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*FYI: I've made quite a few journal posts, some of which I think are actually pretty good. Take a gander, if you have the time :)

Also, another quick pre-script: I just wanted to politely ask that, if I have messaged you, please write something back. I'm not asking for much - just a little message is a-okay :) But please write something. I'm only asking for the same courtesy I give to others. It's not too much to ask, right?

Anywho, thanks a bundle :) Now, on to my wonderfully inane profile...

Let's see, how do I describe who I am to you guys? Well, first off, I suppose I'm a rather intellectual person. My thoughts and feelings cover a vast range of subjects, of varying complexity and importance. I have my outlooks and opinions on life, as do we all, I suppose. Some would probably consider me a bit of a 'nerd' or intellectual, as I'm constantly pondering over various issues dealing with spirituality, existence, and the like. Some may look at me and consider me too introspective and contemplative, but I personally don't think that's possible. After all, the unexamined life is not worth living, as one of those Greek guys said. You'd think I'd remember who, but I don't. And it's 4 in the morning, so I'm not going to bother looking it up. So there. Nyah.

Anyways, despite being such a 'thinker' (I use the term loosely, of course; I think about a lot of things, but not necessarily intelligent things. You dig?)I can live in the moment, when the mood strikes me. You know, I'm a walking set of contradictions, frankly. A friend of mine recently compared me to Bilbo Baggins, in that I'm perfectly happy sitting around being a homebody, leaving the outside world to it's own devices. However, if you throw me out into the world at large, I tend to thrive in that arena, as well. I can settle down or go on 'adventures', and I enjoy both with equal enthusiasm.

And that's just one of my many contradictions, hehe :)

You know, I think I'm both more complicated, yet also simpler, than I have made myself out to be. Uh, yeah, that makes sense... Anyways, I really sound pretty dull and stupid trying to sum myself up in a 'self-summary' like this. I've come to believe that you don't know anyone until you've actually conversed with them, and gotten to know them for yourself. The true essence of a person is best discovered through conversation. Wouldn't you agree?

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You should be writing an eloquent, thoughtful, deep monologue of an e-mail to me right about now, if you aren't already.

Thanks :)

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Well, uh... nothing much right now. I was in college, until I graduated a couple of weeks ago. Now... nuthin'. Still trying to figure out what to do with my life. My aim is to work to my strengths in order to accomplish the greatest possible amount of good for the greatest possible number of people. Yeah... still not sure how to do that :( Military? Government? Other? I just don't know yet, and until I do, I have a feeling I'm going to be in limbo. Still, I'm not complaining... not much, at least :) Above all, I have faith in God through all this. I'm sure He will put me where I am supposed to be.

Suffice it to say, we will see...

By the way, don't be freaked out that my religion is listed as 'Other'. OkCupid just didn't have the correct catagory to describe my particular set of beliefs. I think I'm best described as a 'monotheist', in the Judeo-Christian tradition, although I'm pretty open-minded about the ways in which I believe people can connect with 'God'.

Anyways, the point is, I'm not sacrificing bulls to Zeus or anything ;)

Changing things, usually making them better in the process. Simplifying complex things. Complicating simple things. Preparing for the future.

Also, many years of playing video games as a replacement for normal social interaction has given me exceptional hand-eye coordination. Being a social outcast does have its advantages :}

...Oh, and I'm also good at singing along to Johnny Cash songs in the car. I do a mean bass.

:)

I really don't want to know, to be completely honest. I think people's first impression is often that I am rather odd. I'd like to think that my pleasant, affable nature is the first thing people notice about me, but the look on their faces often indicates otherwise...

Of course, this is my own slightly satirical, self-critical evaluation of other people's reactions towards me. This question is one best posed to the aforementioned "people", I'd say.

1) Love, in all its many forms, in all its transcendant, glorious splendor. Without it, I don't know where I would be. I shudder to think. Sometimes, it is the only bulwark we have against the darker things of this world. Thank God we have such a thing...

2) Friends and Family - obviously 3) My dog Rusty 4) My friend Eddy, who suffers from a rare form of polio 5) The ability to construct fake literary pets to emphasize my down-to-earth nature and folksy goodness 6) The ability to construct a sympathy-inducing literary friend, who emphasizes not only my abnormaly large sense of caring and compassion, but also my heroically tender pathos for the plight and condition of my fellow man (and woman, of course) 7) My ability to add a seventh value to a list that is explicitely limited to six items, thus making me feel like a rebel and a man who knows how to live outside the bounds of normal society.

I love my list. Mmmm :}

Everything and nothing, if I may deal in yet MORE contradictions, lol. I think about everything from what I'm going to eat at my next meal (moreso than I think most people do, heh), to what will become of the planet Earth and the Human race.

Yep, it's that broad. That's me.

Doing the menial tasks life demands, taking part in the pleasant moments that life grants us in between these demands, or doing neither. Duplicitous, but true, nonetheless...

Actually... was that triplicitous? Is triplicitous even a word? I digress to comment further...

I wish to ride into glorious battle atop a white steed, cutting a bloody swath through my bewildered foes as they flee in panic and terror!

Oh, and I like knitting.

Seriously, if you want to know something about me, why not ask? I promise I won't be too playful in a personal message... if you don't want me to be...

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Er, you want to? That seems like a pretty good reason to me. My journals bring up some pretty good topics, I think. They really do say a lot about me. Why not comment on one of 'em?

...Also, if you feel like maybe we could have a truly deep, meaningful relationship, on the most transcendant, spiritually entwined level humanly conceivable, I'd also like to talk with you.

Oh yeah, and if you have big knockers! I love talking to chicks with big knockers...