Issuing supreme power to you...one moment.

My self-summary Propose an edit

Hi! My name is Allen. Let's play a game... Here is a quick summary of what my high matches seem to have in their profiles:

• The word 'smart-ass' or 'bad-ass' (hyphen optional).
  
• Something about water.
  
• Some mention of the color blue. Or cerulean, maybe teal.
  
• Some comment about poly-ness.
  
• Something gypsy or pirate related.
  
• The word 'play,' 'enjoy' or just-plain 'fun.'
  

How many are in your profile? Even if none, it's okay :) You still win a prize.

This is a dating website, but I'm not really the dating type. For goodness sake, I'm 44 years old! I'm more the carousing type, with earlobe noshing as an occasional sequela of the getting-to-know-you-process.

And if you're a high match for me, you probably don't have a problem with this.

You can learn a great deal more about me over on tribe:
http://people.tribe.net/doctorturvy

...from pictures and blog entries. Many of the blog entries are stories, half of which I created myself; the old, long ones are pretty good. And if you dig through my pictures you might find the artsy sepia tone photo of my bare backside, which I'm not at all shy about showing off.

And here's a link to my spiffy okc test:
http://www.okcupid.com/tests/reincarnation-placement-exam

I check out my stalkers, and I stalk them back. See? You got my attention, even before you found out whether you wanted it.

Oh yeah, this is supposed to be a self-summary. Here's my spin on the usual rhetoric:

I love people. I love to play. I can be a real smart-ass, but I am compassionate, and nobody's fool.

I am the last of the right-brained techie nerds. I write software, and I do it well. I own a giant robot, a small forest and a genuine treasure chest.

I handle my e-mail in a little sacred room, on a table made from a door hand-carved in Afghanistan. The table sits over a burgundy Persian carpet.

I love colored lights, especially blue ones; they help you see ordinary things in extraordinary ways. I am part Irish, part Cherokee, part Bohemian and part mutt. I like to travel. I know the way to Black Rock City, but wish to forsake my burner cred because it's just turned into a giant frat party with RVs. I do not have cable TV. I give away books when I am finished with them. I give away most of the mead I brew. I rarely eat critters with a brain larger than my thumbnail. I am a charter member of the Society for the Preservation of the Adverb; and yet I regularly indulge in semicolon abuse.

My hair changes color frequently. I once dyed my eyebrows blue, but discontinued because it was scaring kids.

But enough about me... Now, let's talk about what I'm doing with my life.

What I'm doing with my life Propose an edit

My life is stable and happy. I am sharing my household with Raven, and am blessed with a solid, small circle of intimate friends. Actually my life might be a little too stable, lately; I'd like to meet more people with whom to share mischief, adventure, opportunities and especially a tribal connection.

But enough about what I'm doing with my life... Now, let's talk about what I'm really good at.

I'm really good at Propose an edit

Conversation. Exploration. Unrehearsed adventure. Creative problem solving. Horrible puns. Writing software. RainMan stuff.

The first thing(s) people usually notice about me Propose an edit

Quips. Now that the eyebrows are black to normal, it's usually the remarks. I'm that guy who makes wisecracks in the elevator.

My favorite books, movies, music, and food Propose an edit

Reading: Elfquest. The Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. Clarke. Sappho. Pratchett. Capek. Fuller. Card. Heinlein. LeGuin. Yeats. Rowling. Niven. Brin. Dahl. Borges.

Watching: My youth was molded by 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. More recent favorites include... Office Space. Lost in Translation. Flesh-Eating Mothers. Eyes Wide Shut. LOTR. Eternal Sunshine (anything Winslet except Titanic). Lost Highway. Pulp Fiction. Orlando. Harold and Maude.

Listening: Eno. Cake. King Missile. Lisa Gerrard. Elfman. Bach. Orb. Jem. LouisXIV. Phish. Laurie Anderson.

Tasting: Seafood. Asian food. Oregon chai.

Seeing: Mucha. Picasso. Royo. Cot. Waterhouse. Leighton.

Grokking: Boy George. Snape. Lady Godiva. Madeline Albright. Alan Turing. John Lennon.

The six things I could never do without Propose an edit

If you asked me this question every day, you would get a different answer every day.

1=Human contact in any/all of its myriad forms.
2=A good balance of organization and uncertainty.
3=The ocean somewhere not too far away.
4=Shiny tools; levers preferred to inclined planes.
5=Something to look forward to.
6=I'll tell you later.

I spend a lot of time thinking about Propose an edit

...why so many people who match me on OKCupid have some kind of blue motif thing going on.

...why I failed to get "Captain Jack Sparrow" on the Which Johnny Depp Character RU Test.

On a typical Friday night I am Propose an edit

...either out to dinner with my kids, or blowing off a stressful work week with friends.

The most private thing I'm willing to admit here Propose an edit

Being in control scares the s**t out of me; I enjoy it immensely.

You should message me if Propose an edit

...if you simply want companionship... if you are part of a like-minded tribe, or want to be... if you are intimately human, have a good spirit and would like to share it. Or, if you're ready to go on a spontaneous weekend road trip.

For goodness, sake, don't use that 'woo' button on me! But I do love getting e-mail, and I like to write back. So... go for it!

Tests He's Taken View all

Title	His Result	Your Result
Title	His Result	Your Result
The What Kind of PIRATE Are You Test	William Dampier	Take it!
What's Your Price?	I'm worth $864 million! (17 dealbreakers.)	Take it!
The What is Your Spirit Animal Test	The Grizzly Bear	Take it!
The Favorite Color Test	ORANGE	Take it!
What Problem Do You Need?	Get Knocked Up (or do the Knocking Up!)	Take it!