Right now I have the coolest girlfriend ever, and I met her right here on OkCupid, so don't give up!

My name's Alex. I'm definitely a nerd, and I will make you laugh: humor and sarcasm for the win, people. Life's too short to be normal.

I also like talking about more serious philosophical and social issues. (philosophy of science, morality, all that good stuff) In general, I'm a pretty smart guy, and modest beyond measure. (trite joke is trite, I know)

I'm also a very down-to-earth person, which means two things:
> If someone's doing something stupid, I'll call them on it. I really do have a low-tolerance for stupid bullshit. (ಠ_ಠ)
> If someone needs help, I always do my best to help them. Social issues, handyman repairs, pretty much anything.

I'm studying mechanical engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (for building an Iron Man suit), and I fence on the fencing team.

My college is in Champaign-Urbana, but my home is up north in Lincolnshire (~40 minutes north of Chicago).

I also have a YouTube channel where I talk about science, religion, and philosophy. Yeah I know, no life, I'm cool with that.

> Fixing stuff and engineering things around me.
> Helping people with their problems.
> Singing and acting.
> Fencing.
> Video editing.
> Being old at heart.

I like making jokes, I'm very friendly, and I have gray hairs.
(because I'm secretly an old man in a young body)

Books: The Eragon books, Your Inner Fish, The Road, Harry Potter, The Philosophy of Science, White Fang, The God Delusion, Fahrenheit 451.

Music: Mostly alternative/punk/pop: Simple Plan, Sum 41, Avril Lavigne, The All-American Rejects, Bowling for Soup, Linkin Park, Weird Al Yankovic, Taylor Swift, Roy Zimmerman, Michael Jackson, and Gaelic Storm.

TV: MythBusters, The Simpsons, The Colbert Report, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Young Turks, Futurama, Big Bang Theory, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Doctor Who.

Video games: Portal, Portal 2, Half Life 2, Team Fortress 2, Populous: The Beginning, From Dust, N64 Smash Bros, and Tiberian Sun.

> Humor.
> Insightful, interesting ideas.
> YouTube.
> Pliers and paper clips.
> A calendar.
> Other?

Inventions, ideas for funny videos, philosophy, a zombie apocalypse, puns and jokes, how I would run the world, and how I'm going to respond to texts and emails.

Usually just relaxing doing my own thing (video games, etc) or out with friends. I'm not really about partying 'till 2am though. It's fun, I do it, but not routinely.

I'm scared of worms. No idea why. I even remember being fine with them as a little kid.

> You have a good joke to tell me.
> You can entertain a smart conversation.
> You smile and dance a lot.
> You know the difference between there, their, and they're (etc.)
> You know that the cake is a lie.
> You can sing (it's very sexy).
> You want a prototype Iron Man suit. It's $89.99 for smuggl.... shipping, and handling.
> You're more nerdy than artsy.
> You're a fan of Star Trek/Mythbusters/Doctor Who.
> Anything you just read made you smile.