I am a figure of romance; of spirit and action, but at the same time humble and tender. I am a man of iron with the soul of a poet. I am adventurous, but with a lovers brooding melancholy. I live for a sigh, I die for a kiss, I lust for the laugh, ha!

I'm also heavily infringing on copyright law here, a slight geek and a perpetually confused romantic cynic and childish stoic.

Confusing Americans with my knowledge of US pop culture and other trivia. I found my true purpose!

And while I still dread the "5 years from now question", at least it's not out of existential dread anymore. I'm happy enought where I'm right now (A German Expat in King Arthur, erm, in New Jersey), but ready for anything that might come.

...building IKEA furniture. I'm the Supreme Master of the Allen Wrench! Look upon my works oh mighty and despair!
...coming up with unexpected solutions. Don't expect precise engineering, but I'll find a way!
...stealthily skipping.
...procrastinating.

Apparently my mouth is locked in eternal dichotomy, I either get told not to grin *that* much, or people want to know what's wrong, thinking I'm borderline depressed when I'm just thinking about where I parked my car or why people ever liked "Papa Roach".

I just threw away some books because I was moving out of my apartment. That hurt. So I don't want to play favorites with the poor little leftovers. Books I read recently: Yiddish Policeman's Union, Gentlemen of the Road, The Lies of Locke Lamora, The Stranger, Frankenstein, Pyrates, Zen of Motorcycle Maintenance, Ghost Rider (no, not the comic), Programming in Clojure, the Prydain Chronicles, Game of Thrones.

Movies. I might be somewhat nerdy, but I actually prefer the movies before CGI and instant celebrities abounded. Something that doesn't try to be to ironic, or grim-dark. Exceptions do happen. Perennial favorites: The Princess Bride, The Court Jester, The Maltese Falcon, Young Frankenstein, Star Wars, Shawshank Redemption, Almost Famous, Mallrats, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Blade Runner, Harry & Sally, The Draughtsman's Contract, Duelists, Henry V and everything John Huges made.
The JJJ rule hasn't disappointed me yet (Watch anything by Jeremy Irons, Jeff Bridges or John Cusack)

I like my music even more escapist than my fiction. And I adore a good melody, even if unaccompanied by a voice (but not for too long). That tends to lead me again and again to prog rock, classical music, symphonic metal and good singer/songwriter stuff. Examples: Rainbow, Mike Oldfield, Blue Oyster Cult, Angra, Kansas, Camel, Alan Parsons Project, Beethoven, Bruckner, Bach, Rush, early Genesis etc.

Hah, I'm much more tolerant about food. I like my ethnic stuff, I like a good 'burger, I have a deep-seated love affair with peas and could be converted to a rather weird faith if it just included enough rice pudding amongst its sacraments.

A genie that would grant me six more wishes!
Contact lenses to actually see him.
A computer to show him what I actually meant.
Comfortable pants. (Couldn't ask the genie for one or I'd just wind up with Harem/Hammer pants)
Music & Books (again, asking the genie would be bad, as a "good book/song" is a rather subjective choice.)

Whether the "Location: New Jersey" text is causing me trouble. I'm not from here! I don't like sports bars! I wouldn't know a Camaro when it hit me!

Why almost every woman here has 'chapstick' in their 'six things' list. No, really, why?

Whether having a zero percentage on "Enemy" would be a good or a bad thing.

...afraid that I have to parallel park at my destination.

I once was afraid of cows. (The reason for this involves a wheelbarrow)

...you want to go the circus with me. Running away with them optional.