First of all I am a separated father of two. If that bothers you or you have some dislike of children, I ain't the guy for you. And my dedication and love for my children will not change for any man woman or deity, so don't think it's a malleable concept.

I have views on the world that some people find offensive, but not because I am racist/sexist/any other -ist. I go with what I think would benefit the human species (not race, species) the most, regardless of whose feelings it would hurt. The needs of the many surpass the mores of the one.

If you read all of that, let alone agreed with it, you're an okay person. I don't know what I'm here for because I've been single so long I'm in that trepidation-over-my-own-likeability phase. Mostly I want to get back to dating. If that doesn't horribly clash with your goals here on OKCupid and you don't think I'm a self-righteous douche, I'd love to here from you.

Currently I am working for my father as an assistant foreman in an interior contracting company. I primarily work with drywall and wiring electrical/internet/phone hookups.

I don't plan to do this forever, as I want to go back to school (for Physics or Psychology, not sure yet) and get into a -career- instead of just another job.

When I'm not working I am either A) spending time with my kids or B) doing nerdy stuff with like minded friends.

When it comes to my kids I try to set aside as much time as possible every week to see them. If I can't make time I will try to talk to them on the phone. I feel happiest when I am with them, and saddest when they have just recently left.

When it comes to me doing nerdy stuff, I refer to stereotypical nerd-ery like card games, board games, video games, miniature games, Roleplaying (Dungeons and Dragons, not erotica) and every other Saturday, running a decently successful LARP. I have long since become accustomed to the social stigma attached to the 'gaming' lifestyle. Doesn't really bother me anymore, and if the fact I participate in said activities bugs you, we probably won't get along well.

Puzzles/brain teasers, LEGO, working with my hands, painting on a small scale, storytelling, interacting with kids, typing quickly and accurately, lifting heavy things, motivating others, team-leading, taking the initiative when it comes to making plans to socialize, introspection, drumming on non-traditional drums, enduring physical pain.

Also I don't want to sound braggadocious but I am really god damned good at math, and all the sciences that spawn from it. In fact I actually quite enjoy math and find myself doing unnecessarily complicated math in my head for amusement when I am in a boring situation like waiting in the dentist's office.

90% of the time I'd say people notice that I am tall.
5% of the time I'd say people notice that I am wearing a trench coat.
3% of the time I'd say people notice I am drumming on a nearby surface without noticing I am doing so.
1% of the time I'd say people notice that I look a little young to have 2 kids.

The rest I'm sure they're thinking about what I'd look like drained of blood in a bathtub in a refrigerated truck. Or maybe that's me. Now I've gone and confused myself.

BOOKS: I generally read Math and/or Science related materials. I have never been a big fan of fiction works because I require some degree of interactivity and control over the outcome. I don't like having stories told to me, I prefer to participate in the story or tell it to others. I used to read ALOT ALOT (stress on ALOT) of super-nerdy fantasy novels like the Xanth, Wizards First Rule, Wheel of Time and Shannara series, but have since fallen out of the loop.

MOVIES: Batman Begins/Dark Knight, Wonder Woman, Mystery Men, Zoolander, Taladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, The Number 23, 300, Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo, Grayson, Ying Xiong, Huo Yuan Jia, Shi Mian Mai Fu, Wo Hu Cang Long, Ong Bak, Tom Yung Goong, Black Sheep, Tommy Boy, Pulp Fiction, The Transporter, Danny the Dog, Wonderland, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Cable Guy, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Blade 1-3, There's Something About Mary, Grandma's Boy, Knocked Up, 40 Year Old Virgin, Superbad, South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut, The Prestige, Sin City, Team America: World Police, Baseketball, Orgazmo, The Aristocrats, Stranger Than Fiction, Kicking and Screaming, The Heartbreak Kid, Iron Man

MUSIC: I would probably bare-handed murder a bus full of people for the opportunity to meet the members of Coheed and Cambria. I haven't settled on a favourite band in the past 10 years but that ended recently. "X band changed my life" is cliche and contrived but so is the rest of my life. Peter Gabriel, Genesis, Elton John, Bush, YES, The Mars Volta, Job for a Cowboy, The Black Dahlia Murder, Deicide, Lamb of God, Chimaira, God Dethroned, Behemoth, Carcass, Soilwork, I Killed the Prom Queen, Morbid Angel, Sonata Arctica, Iced Earth, Protest the Hero, Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, At The Gates, These Arms are Snakes, All That Remains, As Blood Runs Black, HORSE the Band, Cannibal Corpse, Mastodon, Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy, Death, Venom, Arsonists Get All The Girls, The Fall of Troy, Heavy Heavy Low Low, Eyehategod, Fear Before the March of Flames, Fintroll, In Flames, KILLWHITNEYDEAD, Children of Bodom, Hellowe'en, Iron Maiden, Wolves in the Throne Room, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Machine Head, Napalm Death, Emperor, Dark Tranquility. I also listen to not-metal when nobody is looking. Like Ashlee Simpson and Lady Gaga level of not-metal. Yeahhh. Let's keep that between us shall we.

FOOD: If I had to pick one thing to eat for the rest of my life until I died it would be burgers. Don't know if it's some weird desire to be accepted in my redneck-ery but I love me some hamburgers. I enjoy food in all it's forms with a few exceptions like brussel sprouts, asparagus, raw tomatoes, and chili.

I'm going to skip the contrived bullshit about body parts that are already essential to human survival or Maslowe's Hierarchy of Needs stuff like food and shelter and air.

1) Really well made pens/pencils. I am a huge snob when it comes to art equipment and even though I don't draw I can't stand leaving notes for people with some dollar store BIC pen. Feels cheap and impersonal. I wish it were socially acceptable to use a feather quill.

2) Black jeans. Baggy or tight, faded or clean, dress or torn, black jeans make up 90% of my lower-body wardrobe.

3) A hat. I wear one all year round. Dunno why. I like how I look in them, and I strongly dislike my hair. So it works out.

4) Cheese. It goes with everything, and I mean everything, and can even be a food by itself. I am to cheese what wine-snobs are to wine. I loves.

5) Air conditioning or a fan. I prefer being cold over being warm. I know, I am strange.

6) My kids. They are the world to me and the reason I haven't just given up after all the shenaniganery in my life thus far.

The past, the future, math and it's endless applications, girls and all their intriguing physiological differences (I'm still a guy, even under all the intellectualism and nerdery), song lyrics and applying them to every day life, the limits (or lack thereof) of human stupidity, interesting food combinations, how to survive random natural/unnatural disasters, why I had to be born colourblind, what I will do for a career that will make me feel useful.

I spend a lot of time thinking period. I wish I could find the off switch for my brain. And no, alcohol or drugs as escapist methods are not an option, as I am straight edge and plan on staying that way.

Friday nights for me are pretty boring. I am usually browsing the internets for entertainment, while calling/emailing/messaging friends trying to make plans. Most of my friends, however, are lame or have significant others. Saturday is my big social night most weekends. But I really really want that to change? I get paid on Friday and get really antsy and want to go skipping in the streets and buying $30 dollar ice cream and causing mayhem, not watching Discovery channel.

For all my nerdyness and intellectualism, I watch little kids TV shows all the time. Like, even when my kids aren't over. I love the simplicity and the humor. I can lay on the couch, throw on some Backyardigans or Pocoyo or WonderPets and giggle my ass off.

You actually read all of that tripe and still have some interest in talking to me.

You looked at my pictures and weren't immediately repulsed.

You want to argue about Batman vs any other comic book character ever. I warn you, I am kind of a Bat-fanatic.

You are also bored on Friday nights and want company for some hijinx or just a lazy evening in watching movies or getting a little -too- competitive about video games.