"Man's greatest tragedy is that he can conceive of a perfection which he cannot attain."

I'm a pretty quiet person, and I mostly keep to myself because I quite honestly just don't enjoy the company of most people. I suppose you could say that I'm picky about who I open up to, but I prefer to use the word selective. The problem with this is I've become so used to ignoring others that when I actually do want to talk to someone I'm not entirely sure how to go about it. So yes, I'm somewhat socially awkward. Even though I generally prefer to be alone I've come to realize that I'm actually lonely.

I enjoy reading, writing, martial arts, philosophy, history, movies, anime, and video games among other things. I love a good story, no matter the format. I really enjoy learning new things, but this can be selective. If something interests me I'll learn everything I can about it, nut if it doesn't then I can't be bothered. For instance math never held any interest for me so I never bothered to apply myself to it.

My beliefs would best be described as agnostic, both because I am of the opinion that you can neither prove or disprove the existence of god, but also because I just don't care. I find the question of whether or not god exists to be irrelevant. Either way it isn't going to change the way I live my life. I'm pretty intolerant of those who push their beliefs on others and blindly argue without listening to reason, but if you keep your beliefs to yourself then I have no issues with you. I'm a strong believer in living your life however you want as long as it doesn't interfere with anyone else living theirs the way they want. Aside from that I have my own personal set of beliefs that I've developed over the years, which I won't get into here. I consider myself a philosopher so I'd be very interested in talking to someone who I could have a nice philosophical conversation with. I'm not the kind of person who will refuse to admit that I'm wrong when confronted with a good argument. I make it a point to question myself, and think everyone should do the same now and then.

I have a strong wanderlust in me. I want to travel the world and experience and learn so many different things. I can't imagine wanting to stay in one place your whole life. Maybe because I've never really felt at home anywhere, but still it seems like something I just have to do.

I suppose in the interest of fairness I should mention some of my flaws. Emotionally I'm pretty cold and distant. I don't like most people and have a hard time relating to others. I don't consider myself a nice person but in the rare instance that I actually like someone I can be the nicest person in the world to them. I'm terribly flawed, but really who isn't? I accept and embrace it as a part of who I am. I'm perfect in my imperfection.

Trying to take over the world.

I've recently decided that at some point I'd like to walk across the country.

Analyzing people. I pretty much study everyone I meet. I'm fascinated by human nature. And I'm usually a pretty good judge of character.

People usually think I look pissed off, which is interesting because I'm usually not.

I read a lot of classics, although I'm starting to branch out into some more contemporary stuff. Some of my favorite books include, The Count of Monte Cristo, Musashi, Siddhartha, Dune, Don Quixote, Dracula, etc... I also like Neil Gaiman and various sci-fi and fantasy books. I feel that the fantasy genre is generally disappointing though. In a genre where anything is possible, it seems that most people tend to stick to the same old tropes.

When it comes to movies it's hard to narrow it down to just a few, though my favorite movie of all time is The Fountain. Darren Aronofsky is an amazing director. In general I like movies that make me think. I also tend to watch a lot of foreign films. I don't watch much TV anymore. Pretty much the only shows I keep up with are Doctor Who, Dexter, and True Blood... back when I still had cable I watched a lot of Discovery and History.

I'm kind of a snob when it comes to pizza. I'm originally from New Jersey and I've come to the conclusion that if you aren't from the Northeast then you don't know what real pizza is. I'm also a big fan of Japanese food.

I have a mild obsession with tea, particularly jasmine and chai.

I don't know if there are six things I couldn't do without aside from the obvious. I suppose the one thing I really depend on is my imagination. I thrive on it. A notebook and pen are always nice too.

Just about everything. Life, the world, history, nature, human nature, dreams, the unexplained, myself, story ideas that are always popping into my head. I think too much. I often find myself with multiple trains of thought going on at once.

Doing the same thing I do every night, Pinky...

In all honesty it would probably be that I'm lonely. I sometimes don't even like to admit it to myself. It took me a long time to realize that for myself and I'm honestly embarrassed about it.

You have any interest in talking to me and think that I would enjoy talking to you.

You think you can crack my shell and are willing to try.

You can draw and would like to make a comic book with me. I've been wanting to do that for a long time but alas I lack the artistic talent. So it would be nice to collaborate with someone who provides the artwork while I provide the story.

I'd really like to meet someone who I can have some intelligent conversations with, and I'm open to many subjects. It's been a long time since I've had a good conversation with anyone.

If you live somewhere interesting that I might like to visit and would like to show me around.

If you want to fight a duel with me. No one ever wants to do that.