Welcome to my profile!

I'm apparently very changeable - I just returned back from Seattle after having moved there a month ago. I guess that makes me a flake. I suppose I most closely line up with the geek stereotype, though I'm also more than just a one-word stereotype.

So, what am I? I'm both a fighter and a lover. I'm an alpha and a beta and an omega. I am a pessimist and an optimist. I am mutable, but I'm also stubborn. I am a paradox, but a few things remain consistent. I am a dreamer, and when I'm doing well I will chase that dream down unto the end of the earth...if it is appropriate and courteous to do so.

Trying to find a job (note: if someone reading this is in the computer/console gaming industry, I'm an experienced designer and QA guy who's looking!) and to reestablish myself socially.

Being sincere
Writing sonnets
Public speaking and acting
Singing
Knowing a little bit about many things and being able to hold a conversation about whatever
Letting my curiosity take hold when I don't know about something and find out about it
Kissing
Being courteous
Surprising people with what I am capable of
...and...*ahem*...yes, sex

I'm actually not sure anymore - perhaps my presence? When I'm "on" I can get people's attentions very easily. I think my eyes are pretty noticeable, also - they change color.

Authors/Works: Shakespeare, Arthur Conan Doyle, any poetry with a strong meter (but especially dramatic works), George R. R. Martin, Stephen Brust, Neil Gaiman, Harry Turtledove, William Gibson, Alan Moore, Art Spiegelman...a lot more. Reading is good!

Movies: Lord of the Rings, Ladyhawke, Conan the Barbarian, Star Wars...gosh, other stuff too, but it's not popping into my head at the moment and I only brought a small selection of DVDs out with me

TV: Babylon 5, Firefly, Lost, House, Star Trek (but not really past Voyager - I wasn't so much a fan of that or of Enterprise)

Music: Musicals (of which, I'd have to put my favorites as Les Miserables, Man of La Mancha, and Jekyll and Hyde as my favorites, but I like a lot more than that), Classic Rock (The Police and Dire Straits are my favorites in that genre), Progressive Rock (Rush!), Classical (Holst, Wagner, and Grieg among my favorites there), Soundtracks (Star Wars and other Williams scores, Braveheart, Dragonheart), Celtic/English Folk (Loreena McKennit, Tannahill Weavers, Steeleye Span, Tempest), New Age (Christopher Franke, Ed Van Fleet, Enya)

Food: Pasta, ice cream, and chocolate cream pie (though I know that this is not very healthy, so it's now how I always eat)

My computer
My car
A pair of comfortable hiking boots
Hope
Affection
Loyalty

(Ha! Weren't expecting the switch from literal to figurative in the middle, eh? Though, I should note that I do not actually rank my car above hope in my scale of needs.)

Lately, I think about how to find a job and what social circles to involve myself in.

Nothing's typical yet. Care to make any suggestions?

I believe in true love.

If you're a gamer geek in the area, I'd very much like to hear about what's around, especially in terms of larps.

If you'd like to hear my story, I'd be more than willing to share it.

If you'd like to meet someone who'd like to sing and howl at the moonlight and be a little crazy sometimes...well, I've been a lunatic (of the good sort) a bit.

Or if you're just interesting and think I am - well, it never hurt to send a message over and see where it might go.

This much I promise - if you message me (and you're not obviously a bot) I will reply.