o hai!

I'm here as a UC Grad student, twiddling my thumbs and waiting to graduate after many long years here. I am sufficiently intimidated of the future; I admire those that have a plan, but I am not one of those. I'll be looking for an Engineering job when I graduate, but where that takes me, I have no idea. At the current juncture, I spend a great deal of time with a small pack of close friends or my latest video game addiction and often both at the same time (or around a table for some D&D; I'm a fairly predictable nerd).

I'm a fencer, with a decidedly bastardized American style, and I live for the competition of the sport. As such, being the Coach at the UC club has been pretty awesome and done a good job keeping my skills sharp while I get to impart some of my enthusiasm for the sport to others.

I am perpetually sleepy, a hopeless gamer, and a rocket man.

Hah. Great question. When I figure that out, I'll let you know. I'll give the aerospace gig a go for a while and if I don't like it, there are plenty of other schemes brewing in my brain that I can pursue. There are simply too many things I want to do and not enough time to do them (though it will be nice to have disposable income in the near future).

Napping? Napping counts, right?

Failing that: being far too self aware for my own good, fencing foil and epee, thinking with Portals, reading people while playing the "Mafia" party game, and walking in 5-inch heels (I have amazing legs and they look decidedly fabulous in thigh-high fishnets).

The unamused stare. No seriously, every friend I have, without fail, thought I didn't like them when we first met. Nope. Just shy.

Interests: Fencing, Sleeping, Existing, Writing, Video games, Physics, OSU and UC Football, D&D, MMA

Favorite Music: Ennio Morricone, Flogging Molly, OK GO, Styx, Queen, Music of Final Fantasy, Johnny Cash, Jay-Z, the Fratellis; I'm one of those people with anything under the sun on their playlist.

Favorite TV Shows: Dexter, Firefly, LOST, Walking Dead, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Samurai Champloo, Death Note

Favorite Movies: Serenity, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Phone Booth, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Shawshank Redemption, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Good The Bad and The Ugly

I adore Eddie Izzard's Standup Specials!

Favorite Books: The Death Gate Cycle, Ender's Shadow series, The Increasingly Inaccurately Named Hitchhiker's Trilogy, JOB: A Comedy of Justice, The Dresden Files, Dragonlance

Favorite Food: (oh god, where do I start?) Indian Food in general and particularly from Krisha near UC, Dewey's Pizza is the best in town, Tofu/Broccoli Stir Fry, Cheesecake, Apple Pie, anything with lemon in it, Spicy buffalo chicken. I'm mostly a pure carnivore, with a few exceptions.

- Cayenne pepper
- The internets
- Affection
- Naps
- My Nintendo DS
- Nail polish

How I'm going to avoid schoolwork today, my most recent D&D campaign or mafia game, or whatever next creative project that is brewing in my brain. I enjoy writing, sketching (poorly), and creating new gaming systems (I'd really love to make games some day).

Either curled up with a video game controller in hand, out hanging with friends/family, or banging my head against my most recent graduate work.

After 21 years of having it drilled into us that monogamy was the only *acceptable* thing in society, me and the GF have thrown that whole silly notion out the window. To put the pressure of all your wants and hopes and needs and sexual desires on one person can be an unreasonable expectation. So go out and enjoy people, ya'know?

- You're looking for a friend, some fun (within realistic expectations), or think I'm interesting and just want to shoot a message my way.

- Being polyamorous does not mean I'm just looking for a casual fling (while those may be fun). I'm always up for adding someone to my life who is fun/compelling/exciting to be around and thinks the same of me. If you're awesome and think I'm awesome, let's talk and see where it goes!

- You're a gamer or D&D nerd that wants to talk shop

- You're a fencer in the Ohio region