I am 23 years old. I’ve experienced many of life’s many experiences. I haven’t done everything I’ve wanted to do and everything that I can and should do. There’s a lot of life that I haven’t lived. However, I do believe I’ve lived life pretty close to the fullest. I am not a depressed pessimistic. I am not down and out. I don’t have a lot of drama in my life. I’ve had adventures and challenges that have made me stronger. I believe everything happens for a reason. Bad things happen to make us stronger, tougher and better, not to make us bitter, hateful and disheartened. And more than anything else, life is what you make it. You can make your life Heaven, or you can make it a living hell. Everybody has choices to make and paths to pursue. We make hundreds of decisions every day. Sometimes we make poor decisions and we have to suffer the consequences. We learn from our mistakes and misjudgments.

I consider myself a reliable friend. Every one of my friends will tell you that I’ve been there for them. I always have an open ear when times are tough. I listen more than I give advice, but I will speak my mind. I love my friends and would do anything for them. I’m always ready to brighten up their day. Depression is a meaningless obstacle that can easily be overcome by fun. If you’re depressed, I will take you out. If you’re broke, I don’t care. I’m willing to cover it. Most of the time the good Karma comes back and you’ll end up bettering my day even more when it matters the most. I’m always there for my friends. Life is meaningless without friends.

I consider myself a compassionate and reliable co-worker. I look out for my co-workers. I don’t participate too much in workplace gossip. I do have my favorites and I will help my favorites. I work for a regional convenience store chain. I’ll work extra hours at another store so that my favorite co-workers at my store can get my hours. I’ll work at a store that’s harder to work at, just so my co-workers can gain extra hours when they’re needed the most. If you want a certain day off and I happen to be off that day, I’m willing to switch days with you. I’ve been known to sacrifice some of my weekends for co-workers so they could spend time with their families and fiancés. I sometimes buy my favorite co-workers small gifts during the year. Christmas isn’t the only time of giving. I’m friends with many of my co-workers because they know I care about them. If you call out sick, I’m not going to judge you and assume you’re intoxicated or just don’t want to work. I give everybody the benefit of the doubt.

I’ve been an Activist. I’ve co-Chaired a gay rights organization and have co-founded a gay rights cause. I’ve fought for women’s rights, gay rights, environmental rights and overall progressive political causes. I’ve participated in local African American causes and have fought for general social justice and economic causes. Some might label me a radical, but I don’t consider myself a radical. I believe in the rights of people to pursue social and economic equality. I also believe animals have a certain right to fair equality. I believe all living things can suffer pain and have a right to fair treatment. I believe in Peace, Love and Unity above greed, selfishness, disrespect, hatred, prejudice, phobias, misunderstandings and apathy.

I will never stop fighting for a better world. I believe a better world is possible and I believe our petty differences can be overcome. We are mankind and we should join hands in unity and solidarity with our brothers and sisters around the world. I don’t consider myself an American. I am a human being. The life of one American isn’t worth the lives of ten Iraqis. I don’t care about Jews and Muslims. Your religion isn’t worth a human life. Imagine what we could achieve if we put aside our differences and worked toward the common good of our species. I don’t care about skin color. The color of a person’s skin means nothing. Just because a person is black doesn’t make them any less smarter and attractive than a person that is Caucasian. Imagine one world that’s united in harmony. Imagine a world where science and reason flourishes. Imagine a world without hate, prejudice, phobias, injustices and religious fundamentalism. Imagine a world that’s free of homelessness, malnutrition, unemployment and poverty. Imagine a world where people don’t die in battlefields and where the threat of nuclear annihilation doesn’t exist. That world is possible. We can make that world possible by getting involved in the political process and by demanding change and progress. Who would have thought that we’d elect an African American to the White House? If that’s possible, anything is possible.

I was a bright student. I attended college and maintained a high grade average during the semesters that I attended. I didn’t finish and ended up dropping out, but I do want to return to college. I was a successful student and I’ve been blessed with an outstanding gift. I don’t have to pay attention in class to ace an exam. I learn through reading and memorization. I can read a few chapters and memorize those chapters for an exam. Homework was never important for me. I do intend on going back to college. I just don’t know what I want to major in. I love economics and business administration. I love finance. However, I also love Sociology because of the comprehensive analysis of socioeconomics and mass psychology. I don’t know which I love more and I don’t know for sure what I want to do with the rest of my life. I’m a very uncertain person. I’m not even sure about what I want to eat, let alone what I want to spend my life doing.

I love going to bars and clubs and used to spend every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at a bar or club, depending of where drink and drown was occurring. I’ve experimented with most drugs. I don’t really use drugs anymore because I don’t really see the point in using drugs. Drugs were an experimental phase for me. However, I do still love going out on weekends and having parties. None the less, I also enjoy house parties just as much as the clubs. Most clubs are segregated anyways. What’s the different between a core group of friends having a blast at home, and a core group of friends having a blast amongst other groups? You don’t meet your friends at bars and clubs. You meet your friends at schools, workplaces, organizations, charities and through other friends and family members.

I was once a religious fundamentalist. I was a devoted Southern Baptist that went to church avidly. I didn’t go to church because my family made me. I went to church because I was searching for something in my life. I went on the church trips and contributed money to the church. My family didn’t want me to be so dedicated. However, I felt a need for something outside of myself. I felt attached to an external happiness. Through that devotion to God and Christian fundamentalism, I realized that there was something wrong. The sermons of injustice, misunderstanding and misdirection were clear to me. If God is compassionate, he doesn’t hate. I knew that God didn’t hate and judge people. I started studying biblical history and learned a lot of what I know now.

I’m no longer a Christian and I don’t even need a God to fill my void. I am a happy person that’s happy with who and what I am. However, I don’t claim to know everything about the unknowable. What I do know is that whatever created us was selfless, loving, compassionate, passionate, romantic, caring, understanding and considerate. This world is beautiful. All the creations in our world are beautiful. The birds are beautiful. The trees are beautiful. The massive icebergs, mountains and volcanoes are beautiful. The universe and its extensive and endless infinity are beautiful. If there is truly no end to the universe, imagine what’s awaiting us. I am not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim, I am a spiritual man.

I believe that it doesn’t matter which God created us, we’re all gifted and judged based on our beliefs and actions. If you killed somebody because of your religious beliefs, you’re condemned to hell. If you are prejudiced against certain peoples, you’re condemned to hell. If you hate certain peoples, you’re condemned to hell. If you enslave and mistreat certain peoples, you’re condemned to hell. Your religion doesn’t matter. What matters is how you treat your fellow man. For I was starving and you didn’t feed me, for I was naked and you didn’t clothe me, for I was thirsty and you didn’t give me a drink, that which you’ve didn’t do for the least of these, you didn’t do for the Lord your God. Every religion revolves around love, acceptance and compassion at its core. So if you’re not practicing those three golden rules, you’re condemned yourself to hell. Thus, I don’t care about your religion. However, I believe I can claim to better “know” God than you. Just as you claim to better know God, I also claim to better know God. The end times don’t matter to me. “God” didn’t map out the future. Whatever happens to us is by choice. I’ve learned my truth by my own path in life. Your life is probably different and you’ve probably experienced, been through and thought less or more about things than I have. I’m not claiming my beliefs and thoughts are better than yours. However, I believe what I believe and if you believe in love, you believe in accepting those beliefs without believing I’m going to hell. That’s a simpletons thought.

In short, I’m not judging you, so you shouldn’t be judging me. “But for the grace of God, go I.” I could be wrong and God would still love me and you could be extremely wrong and God could still love you. The core values are the only thing that matter.

While I’ve dropped out of college, I’m considering trade school to become a truck driver. Many truck drivers earn over $800 per week. I want to go back to college to gain my degree in economics, business administration or sociology. However, I also want to get certified in truck driving so I can get a pretty much immediate job that earns over $35,000 a year. Most teachers with years of college experience don’t make as much as truck drivers. Even nurses don’t make as much as many truck drivers and there’s a shortage of 300,000 registered nurses over the next 10 years. I want to go back to college, but that’s a long-term goal. Over the intermediate term, I want to get a good paying job.

I’m smart, happy, outgoing, fun loving, popular and accepting and loving of everybody. I don’t hate. I love everybody and support everyone’s goals and ambitions. More than anything, I’m the happy and fun loving guy.

Books: What if God were One of Us?, Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire, The Origin of Totalitarianism, A People's History of the United States, Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky, Financial Reckoning Day, Random Walk Down Wall St., Utopia, Atheism Reader, Capital, Wealth of Nations, State and Revolution, The Will to Power, Antichrist, Open Society and its Enemies, Skeptic's Annotated Bible, Commanding Heights, The Alchemy of Finance.

Movies: V for Vendetta, The Devil Wears Prada, The Notebook, I Robot, Titanic, 13 Going On 30, Fahrenheit 9/11, Forrest Gump, Independence Day, War of the Worlds (2005 baby!), Return of the Living Dead (1985), Bowling for Columbine, Dawn of the Dead (1970's), Dawn of the Dead (2003), Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Resident Evil: Extinction, Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead, Rave to the Grave, Stargate Continuum, Transformers, Maximum Overdrive, Duel, The Day After Tomorrow, 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, Matrix, Matrix Reloaded, Finding Nemo, Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Euro Trip, First Daughter.

Music: Progressive House, Rave, Techno, Trance, Dance, Hard Rock, Ghetto Rap.

Food: Lasagna, Macaroni and Cheese, Pizza, Steak, Seafood, Salad, McDonald’s Big Mac meals.

Friends, family, the internet, books and newspapers, movies and TV programs, music.

(1) My future.
(2) My friends.
(3) My family.
(4) My computer.
(5) My job.
(6) My skills and beliefs.

Either I’m out clubbing or I’m bettering a happy house party. Fridays are all about partying and having fun. I empower the party, be it massive or be it small and restricted. I can have just as much fun clubbing as watching movies, drinking and letting loose.

(1) If you’d love to have me as a friend.
(2) If you think I’m hot and sexy.
(3) If you think I’m an interesting encounter.
(4) If you believe in similar beliefs and would like to conversate.