OKCupid get together - picnic at Blue Springs State Park on November 22nd. Check out the forum for details. In addition a couple of us will be going to the Deland Art Festival that morning before the picnic.

I'm a techno geek interested in computers, physics, astronomy, and the aerospace industry. Professionally I'm a writer with over 2,000 published articles. I've also published several technical papers and have made many presentations at technical conferences.

I'm the editor-in-chief and primary writer for neatinformation.com a web magazine about pretty interesting topics.

My first book "Columbia - Final Voyage"(on the space shuttle Columbia's last mission) was published in February 2006. I knew all seven of the astronauts and was one of the last people to talk to them before they died, so the book's primarily about the astronauts and their mission.

I don't consider race, age, or body type to be important in the person I'm dating or friends. I'm far more interested in intelligence, mutual interests, and a good personality.

My interests include - Science fiction, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, music, musicals, reading, trivia, history, and art. I play Texas Hold 'em Poker about one night each week (for fun, no gambling) and also like chess and many board games.

I'd like to find somebody interesting who can keep me excited. Somebody who I can talk to for hours without being bored, but not necessarily a chatterbox. Somebody who likes moonlit strolls on the beach or just staying in for the evening cuddling and listening to music or watching a DVD. I also enjoy going to concerts, museums, plays, or out to a special attraction. I'm pretty easy going and get along with most folks.

You don't have to have a perfect body, be a supermodel, or super-intelligent for me to be interested - but it certainly doesn't hurt! ;-) My journal includes thoughts about many different issues and various comments about OK Cupid questions.

I am _NOT_ interested in marrying a foreigner who wants a green card or any other scams. I doubt that will stop those emails, but it's still worth mentioning. Also if you have a really low match percentage or high enemy percentage it's not likely we'll have much in common. I enjoy chatting with folks, both online and by voice. But DO NOT IM me if you've got a blank profile or if we have nothing in common.

I'm a non-smoker and only drink every now and then. I'm single, child-free by choice, and STD-free. I'm an atheist and libertarian and quite proud of it.

If you've found me through Quickmatch my profile is Phil42

I've come to the conclusion that life's too short to waste. Instead of remaining a wage slave and working at a job which I hate or is stressful because I have to deal with too many idiots (do they purposely hire idiots for public relations positions and editors?) I'm taking the time to enjoy myself. I've got a comfortable amount of money (not enough to go completely crazy but enough to enjoy luxuries) and I'm starting to explore everything I can - traveling, intellectual pursuits, and just going to enjoy life.

Professionally I was a writer for over two decades and I am still writing part time (check out my website.)

I'm certainly interested in writing another book but it will be a more mass market book than my first book (see above).

Personally I'd like to find somebody to share my life and who would like to be part of my life. Obviously it would be highly desirable to find somebody who lives within 50-75 miles, but distance isn't an overriding factor. If it's further away then we can certainly become e-dates and get to know each other better and at that point schedule a mutual vacation to meet in person.

If I find the hypothetical perfect person for me who I want a long term relationship with then great. But I'm not going to turn down other possibilities until that hypothetical person comes into my life.

If I meet somebody and we click and it's just a one-night stand -with the mutual understanding by both folks what's expected then that's okay - not fantastic but it's okay and better than not meeting.

If somebody becomes friends and just friends without anything sexual then that's okay too, I'm certainly not going to turn down any new friendships.

If somebody becomes friends with sex (hopefully with some emotional involvement too) then that's great as long as the friendship is at least as important as the sex side (and I DO mean that).

If there's an emotional bond, and it lasts beyond the "new relationship stage” then that would be incredible.

When I meet somebody new it's with open expectations - there's a chance it might go all the way for the rest of our lives, it may turn out to be nothing at all and we never see each other beyond the initial meeting, but most likely will turn out to be somewhere in the middle.

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• writing
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• trivia
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• a sense of humor
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• treating friends well
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• giving backrubs and massages
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• receiving backrubs and massages.

My looks (pure geek) and intelligence. Most folks think I look much younger than I actually am. I got carded(!) about two years ago and felt so complimented!

(A) Books - my own of course, "Columbia - Final Voyage" - check http://www.sts107.info for details.

Also "Superman - Last Son of Krypton", "A Flag Full of Stars", "Autopsy for a Cosmonaut", "Marooned", "Crisis on Centaurus", "Superman - Miracle Monday", "Rendezvous with Rama". Favorite authors include Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke (I met both in person), Ray Bradbury, Douglas Adams, Robert Heinlein, Piers Anthony, Orson Scott Card, plus far too many to list individually. My personal library has over 3,500 books - science fiction, trivia, non-fiction, and whatever else grabs my interest.

(B) Movies - Apollo 13, Forbidden Planet, 2001: A Space Odyssey, One Two Three, Serenity, Titanic, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Contact, Silent Running, October Sky, Moulin Rouge, The Great Escape, Pearl Harbor, Star Trek IV, and anything by the Marx Brothers or Mel Brooks. My video-DVD collection is not as large as my book collection but it's pretty decent.

(C) Music - Pete Seeger, Beach Boys, Beatles, Air Supply, Peter Paul and Mary, Chicago, The Turtles, Bach, Bond, Paul Simon, Joe Cocker, and lots more.

(D) Foods - sushi, burgers, most chicken, seafood, Indian, Italian, Chinese, Thai, French, Tex-Mex. I'm always interested in trying a new cuisine I haven't tried before.

(E) Television - Buffy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Btvs! (and also "Star Trek", "Smallville", "Angel", "Simpsons", "Fame", "Mad About You" (first three seasons only), "Sliders" (early seasons), "Alien Nation", "Firefly", "Garfield and Friends", "West Wing", "Animaniacs", "Batman the Animated Series", "Heroes", "Mythbusters", "Good Eats", "The Muppets Show"

(F) Musicals - "Rent", "A Chorus Line", "Mamma Mia!", Dr. Horrible", "Moulin Rouge", "South Pacific", "The King and I", "Gigi", "Singing in the Rain", "Chicago", "Oh Calcutta", "Producers", "Gypsy" (especially the Bette Middler / Cynthia Gibb version) and "Once More, with Feeling"

(G) Cartoons - Doonsbury, Mother Goose and Grimmy, Dilbert, Shoe, Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts.

I'm going to interpret this as the six things I really really really really don't want to live without. I could certainly survive biologically without any of the following - but it wouldn't be desirable. So, in no particular order -

• my computer with Internet access
• friends
• my intelligence
• music
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• chocolate

life, the universe, and everything

Watching Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse", at least until the schmucks at Fox cancel it or do something intelligent like move it to a better timeslot.

This one time, at band camp ...

you think I'm more fun than these guys ------------------>

you think I'm interesting and you're an open minded person.

So many people use the term 'open minded' in their profiles and it can mean so many different things. To me 'open minded' means you're open to the concept of trying new experiences (as opposed to dismissing them out of hand), be willing to accept things which are different from what you believe, and most important - accept a person who is different from you and respect that you have your differences.