I'm an Aerospace Engineering student, looking to meet the right kinds of people for fun, conversation, and to see where things might go.

I'm someone often best described as very "quirky", in that I can randomly follow the strangest tangents in the middle of a conversation - some people might find changes in subject annoying, some find it endearing. :P

I can come off as very shy, sometimes, but when I'm really comfortable with someone, I can really open up, and be willing to share almost anything with them. And having someone new around me is a great way for me to be introduced to completely new things, or to give me that extra nudge to try things I've wanted to do, but might not have been able to do without anyone to back me up before I chickened out, or whatever, lol...

When not working or at school, I admit, I play a fair bit of WoW, Rock Band/Guitar Hero, as well as chatting with friends online. But these things are mostly just stop-gaps, between opportunities to actually hang out with friends, meet new people, see a movie, or whatever else.

Of course, when the nicer weather happens to roll around, it's inveitable that I find myself wanting to get outdoors a bit more often - not having gone to Canada's Wonderland or anything drove me a bit crazy this year... :( And I didn't even really get to do any bike riding or anything, either, because I'd been too tired from work, most days... Gah! =(

I'm currently in Aerospace Engineering at Ryerson, working towards my degree. Once I graduate, I'm thinking I might really like to get into the automotive industry, working to improve automotive handling/efficiency/top speeds through aerodynamic innovation and optimization - and hopefully making the bodywork even more breathtaking in the process.

As for long-term goals and ambitions, I have the usual hopes of one day finding that "right" person, settling down and everything, as I'm sure most of us do!

Hehe, one of my sillier things is that I'd really like to travel someday, for the sake of checking out the world's best roller coasters. Yeah, it may sound crazy, but I love 'em! :P

Listening to others, and helping them with their problems.

Why is that, you ask? Because while I am a very compassionate and caring person, I'm still able to look at most proplems with an open mind, to take an impartial position, and see how things might be resolved, on both sides of the issue at hand. Some people may see this practice of playing the devil's advocate to be mildly irksome, at first, but quickly come to realize that an unbiased approach *is* often the best way to come up with a solution.

I also drive some people completely crazy without knowing how... It's a gift. =P

Personality-wise, it would be that I can be quite shy, initially, but open up very quickly, once contact has been made.

Physically, most girls - friends of mine, new people I meet, etc. - say that I have really great eyes, lol.

(a) Well, I really enjoyed the LotR books when I read them several years ago, and since that time, I also read a lot of DragonLance books, too. Heh, I guess that was my fantasy period, lol. Now, though, I mostly find myself reading Tom Clancy's stuff, when I get the chance. Somehow, the idea of totally believeable scenarios just seems to make them all the more gripping.

(b) T2, True Lies, Iron Man, the entire LotR trilogy, most Adam Sandler movies, and, hmm... Almost any really good comedy or action movie, really.

(c) I prefer rock, generally (almost any of it, from classic rock, to Green Day, Linkin Park, Billy Talent, and more): think Q 107, Edge 102, 97.7, 92.5... But a lot of different times/moods can be complemented by entirely different genres that I find enjoyable in the context. Except country, of course, lol. Try being kept up all night be a sister who would blast Shania Twain because she "can't sleep without music" every school night for a few years, and see if you don't go a bit bonkers! :P

(d) Things that used to moo are basically guranteed to score with me, but I'm not totally closed to other things... Steak and burgers are consitent favourites, to go along with tacos, lasagne (made in a certain way, though), Kraft dinner, and more. Usually pretty boring stuff, by some peoples' standards, but I have a really sensitive sense of taste (which has been tested and proven, again and again, for being able to detect things such as whether or not a pizza *used* to have other toppings on it, that got picked off, and such, lol) and particular tastes.

I also have a medical condition for which I am supposed to avoid foods high in fibre, while having as much protein and as many carbohydrates as possible, and "attempt" to eat 5+ times/day, for a total of 3500-5000 calories/day depending how stable things are. Lol, so when people are like "Why are you always snacking?" or "You should really eat more vegetables!" or "All that red meat is gonna kill you!", I find it really hard to explain it to them... And I guess some people might be a bit put off by my level of meat consumption, because they don't support the concept of killing animals for food... But a typical vegetarian diet might just starve me to death. =\

Things I should probably worry less about... I'm a worrier, what can I say... Always stressing about one thing or another. Oddly, that seems to be able to stop if and only if I'm with someone special enough that they mean the world to me, and other troubles cease to matter.

This might sound pretty ridiculous, but here goes:

If I read someone's profile, think that we might have enough in common or have compatible enough personalities that it might be fun to talk to them, and take the time to write a thoughtful message, and they don't write back, it kinda hurts. Yeah, I know, some people probably get massive deluges of messages, and can't reply to all of them, but it's not like I message everyone out there, and my messages should at least be quasi-interesting, I believe... So when it feels like my efforts go to naught, and I'm being totally ignored... It kinda stinks... :(

You think we might be able to have some good conversations, online at the very least, and would like to see where it goes from there.