Hi! I'm Ben.

Nothing is more important to me than taking advantage of the ridiculous world we live in by extracting every last drop of fun and amazement right out of it. At this point in my life enjoyment is common sense to me; just another color in the visible spectrum.

Creation is one of my core instructions! Seriously. I have thick, inky art-blood and making new things is what keeps my brain on its brain-toes and my heart in the heart-pantheon.

I am a dedicated subscriber to the polyamorous lifestyle. There's too many amazing people walking around to do that exclusivity business.

Tags: INTJ, Type 7 Wing 6, Pragma, Agon/Paida

I'm an artist and designer at my own two-man game development company. Everyday I get to build strange creatures, exotic gardens, and special effects you can feel in the marrow of your face bones. I am a farmer of joy; an endorphin specialist.

FYI; I love my job more than I love most people I've ever met. This is not a condemnation of people as much as it is an indicator of my own creative compulsions. You should know this.

In my leisure time I like to write elaborate stories, produce illustrations, kick open doors, yell at movies, sing along with my music, climb trees, and find new ways to organize my physical and mental universes.

I also box and I love it to death. I do it to learn, though, and not to pound people.

Laughing! And making other people laugh. And then laughing with their laughter. Frequently I find myself stuck in the feedback loop of a child-like laughter explosion and then I get euphoric.

I can climb some motherfucking trees.

Ravaging dialectics somehow completely devoid of emotional inflammation. I get a very distinct sense of pleasure from outcalming / outreasoning / outintellecting other smart people. Mind you, I realize there is a time and a place for this but I still love it.

That I'm dressed in all black, and probably laughing about something. You'll most likely hear me before you see me because I'm just that much of a party, assuming I'm energized.

Books: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, Oryx & Crake, House Of Leaves, Memnoch The Devil, Life Of Pi, Aztec, The 12th Planet, There's A Boy In The Girl's Bathroom, Masters Of Doom, The Codex Eldar, The Golden Dawn, and videogame instruction manuals.

Music: The big ones are Tool, Air, Brother Ali, The Heavy, Black Moth Super Rainbow, JJ Grey & Mofro, The Glitch Mob, and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The rest is at http://www.last.fm/user/Mantolith

Food: I eat Paleo-style. If our nomadic ancestors couldn't hunt it or pick it off a plant, I don't eat it; unless it's a special occasion. Or unless it's Chai.

Creating is the only thing I can't really do without.

At a more trivial level, I really love the finer things: sweet, nuanced chai; smooth, rich cigars; complex dark chocolates; deep and engaging games; compelling, vibrant art; joyful and pleasant shisha; soulful, passionate, life-changing music; and brilliant alcoholic mixtures that make you feel like your mouth is being reborn.

And to be completely honest, long-term relationships are not something I need. That's just how I'm wired and it's something I'm at peace with.

Myself, my job, art, social dynamics, aliens, the universe, genetics, mythical creatures, tabletop war games, flowers, my family, the human race, delicious food, plant reproduction, and the location of the legendary city of Atlantis.

Grubbing somewhere delicious with people I care about and drinking tasty things in interesting places. I love to crash resorts and smoke cigars in their scenic grounds.

On most other nights I am creating. There are entire worlds up in this thing *points to brain* and they're not gonna squeeze themselves out.

1. I have a rampant creative addiction.
2. As much as I love people, they drain me very quickly. I am the epitome of Jung's introvert (look this up; this does not mean I am not social. I am actually highly and uniquely social).
3. I tend to get bored with people. I know all the patterns, I'm familiar with all the tendencies, I can see all the quirks, and I've had all the conversations.*

*Wanna get around this? GEEK THE FUCK OUT WITH ME. Share your deep, dark, fascinating wierdnesses. I'm going to whether you like it or not so you might as well, too.

Let's explode.

You're of remarkable intelligence.
You have ideas/hobbies you are passionate about.
You're bold enough to own the room.
You consciously change over time.

These things effectively make you fascinating and powerful. Catch my drift here?

BONUS ROUND: You're a brilliant, incredible, warriorbitch of a woman who wants an intellectual and emotional opponent. I wish desperately to be challenged.

DOUBLE BONUS ROUND: You have tattoos, glasses, and put flowers in your hair.