How do I summarize myself? It seems it isn't as simple as listing attributes, yet it shouldn't be so convoluted to come off as pretentious, either (oh shit - fucked that up...).

I've been told I'm a really laid-back person, which I guess is a reasonable thing to say - after all, I'm in the very lucky position of not needing to get a job (though I doubt I'd have time with my school schedule anyway - how some of my classmates do it is beyond me [I think they're either aliens or zombies - it's the only explanation {maybe}]).

I'm a bit shy or aloof around people I'm not familiar with (one reason being that I'm terrible with names, and I know I'd forget them if I didn't consciously make a mental note of it multiple times - even then I may have to remind myself in some way, or [to my great chagrin] have to ask what a person's name is again...I really hate having to do it, because I think it makes me seem like I didn't care what their name was before [there's that neurosis coming through]).

If it somehow slipped past you until now, you are welcome to the knowledge that I'm somewhat socially awkward (though who isn't on some level? I only mention it, because I see myself as rather high on the Hazerian Awkward Scale[TM] and I feel it's necessary to make it known rather than learned later on), and I have only so many friends as a result; hell, I only had a couple until high school (I was always by myself trying to catch various arthropods, collecting four-leaf clovers, or pretending to wield a lightsaber). I've managed to catch up to a reasonable level of social interaction, though it sometimes sucks when I'm around people who are way ahead of me in that regard. The one good thing about that, however, is that I don't have too many people to divide my attention amongst - which makes things far easier for me! One side-effect of this seems to be that I'm attached to the few people I can call real friends, and will often forge strong attachments to new people that I can really relate to (that can be good or bad, obviously - I prefer the good for obvious reasons).

Just so it's clear, I have a great love of nature - an emotional attachment I've had since I was a child reading Zoobooks, getting books on animals at the library, and searching the area around my house for anything that moved (as well as learning that you just don't fucking step on goatheads or touch stinging nettles - it's just a terribly stupid idea Dx). This was only amplified by my experiences with camping through Boy Scouts (I am indeed an Eagle, although that may seem strange to those who know me as an atheist). So if you're wondering whether or not I enjoy camping, hiking, etc., I wouldn't worry about where my allegiances lie ;]

I am currently enrolled in my seventh semester at CSU Stanislaus, and I'm majoring in Music Composition. Hopefully, I'll be able to make a good living off doing what I love, but I still have a few more semesters before I get my degree.

Currently enrolled in:

Orchestration
Music History & Lit. III
Composition
Directed Listening
Concert Chorale
18th Century Counterpoint
String Tech I
Basic Conducting
Classical guitar lessons

Quite the load (it's actually only 16 units total xD)

I'm also writing music in my free time - my current project being a long imstrumental song that I've been working for several months (off-and-on, that is) as well as other small things I think up.

Another thing I've been trying to do in my spare time recently is upload vids on YouTube on my channel "DohsOfReality". I'm putting together ideas for a series using Calvin & Hobbes strips as jumping-off points for topics, and I hope it works out. :] Right now, however, I'm in the middle of a different series - I usually get a vid together once every couple weeks. I do non-series-related ones occasionally as well.

Writing music, playing guitar, analyzing, playing video games, wasting time I could put to better use, being awkward, getting shit done when I'm motivated, and providing a different perspective/insight in conversations.

I also have a penchant for solving puzzles, haha

My art stuff can be viewed here: http://the-maestro-eht.deviantart.com/

The book I'm usually reading in the hallway between classes or in class before it starts; which can be either a "graphic novel" or other fiction or nonfiction book (I'm now reading Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark *PLEASE GIVE ME SUGGESTIONS!*). If I'm not reading at that moment, then they'll likely notice my Metallica jacket/Watchmen and TDK buttons; hair; glasses; various band/nerdy shirts, facial hair...and my Joker socks >8D

...if nothing else, they'd realize I'm a generaly quiet person. And then when they talk to me, they might find I can be particularly conversational! It all depends on what's being said.

Books
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Watchmen
V Fr Vendetta
The Hobbit
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (original and Black Dossier - can't wait for the new one)
Promethea
Sandman
Maus
1984
The Long Halloween, Dark Victory
The God Delusion
America: Democracy Inaction (and Teacher's edition)
The Killing Joke]
The Darwin Awards (1-3)
The Dark Knight Returns
Secrets of the Code
Batman and Philosophy
Amnesia Moon
Angels & Demons, The [Leonardo] Code (what it should be called :p)
Batman: No Man's Land
American Gods
Anansi Boys
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
Your Inner Fish
Frankenstein

Films
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2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
The Shining
Fullmetal Jacket
The Godfather
Schindler's List
Star Wars IV-VI, I, III (the clone what?)
Lord of the Rings trilogy (extended editions)
Pan's Labyrinth
Superbad
Clerks 1 & 2
Mallrats
Dogma
Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke]]
[Snatch
Memento
Pulp Fiction
Grindhouse
Reservoir Dogs
Ratatouille
WALL-E
A Bug's Life
Monsters, Inc.
Toy Story 1 & 2
The Incredibles
Up
Bruce Almighty (****in love Jim Carrey)
Liar Liar
Truman Show
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Stranger Than Fiction
Talladega Nights
This Film is Not Yet Rated
Office Space
300
King Kong (new one)
Dr. Strangelove
Eyes Wide Shut
POTC 1-3
Amadeus
American Psycho
The Prestige
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
District 9
Inglourious Basterds
Zombieland
Groundhog Day
Back to the Future series
There Will Be Blood
No Country For Old Men

...there are many more I can't recall as of yet (I'll probably remember many of them when I'm nowhere near the computer or in the mindset of, "OH - I should put that on my OKC profile!" [the latter being a most unlikely situation]).

Music
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Age of Nemesis
Arch Enemy
Amon Amarth
Ludwig von Beethoven
Johann Sebastian Bach
Frederic Chopin
Johannes Brahms
Claude Debussy
Antonin Dvorak
Bedric Smetana
Bela Bartok
Edvard Grieg
Franz Joseph Haydn
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Black Label Society
Black Sabbath
Blind Guardian
Phillip Glass
Children of Bodom
Igor Stravinsky
Dark Moor
Dethklok
Dream Theater
John Petrucci
Firewind
Hans Zimmer
Iron Maiden
Niccolo Paganini
Jeff Loomis
Antonio Vivaldi
John Williams
Kamelot
Lamb of God (not what you think)
Mastodon
Megadeth
Metallica
Nevermore
Nirvana
Opeth
Pantera
Queensryche
Rammstein
George Frideric Handel
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rush
Slayer
Symphony X
System of a Down
Testament
Trivium (post-Ascendancy)
Van Halen
Yngwie Malmsteen
Joe Satriani
Modeste Moussorgsky
Joseph-Maurice Ravel

Food
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Coming Eventually! (maybe)

TV
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I don't really watch TV all that much anymore - most of those listed are long-gone by now...

The old Nickelodeon line-up = Rocko's Modern Life, Rugrats, Legend of the Hidden Temple, Double Dare, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Angry Beavers, Doug, KABLAM!, etc.
Dexter's Lab
Recess
Pinky & the Brain
Animaniacs
Freakazoid!
Tiny Toon Adventures
Looney Tunes
Scooby Doo Movies (the episodes with the guest stars; ex. the Harlem Globetrotters)
Aladdin
DuckTales
Talespin
Seinfeld
Friends
Frasier
Whose Line is it Anyway?
Firefly
House, M.D.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Bored to Death
Six Feet Under
Everybody Loves Raymond
24
Real Time with Bill Maher
How It's Made
Mythbusters
Crocodile Hunter (RIP)
SNL (pre-2000s [since then it's been mostly terrible with few exceptions such as the Jeopardy sketches, Tina Fey as Sarah Palin, and Andy Samburg can get most of the laughs on his own])
MadTV (mid-90s cast)
Kitchen Nightmares
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Metalocalypse
The Venture Bros.
American Dad
Family Guy (seasons 1-3, preferably)
The Simpsons (seasons 3-9; 10-13 were still decent)
Futurama
Avatar: The Last Airbender (the one good attempt at American anime)

Other
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I'm pretty fond of anime, personally (no, I'm not talking about Pokemon, Naruto, or Bleach :P [although I do have quite a few of the Pokemon RPGs for Game Boy, because they're awesome and addictive - I even collected the cards back when they were first around xD {I'm pretty sure they're still around here somewhere >.>}]). Some of my favorite anime include FLCL, Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist, Samurai Champloo, and Rurouni Kenshin (others I can't remember the names of or haven't seen enough of to merit mention even though I may have liked them).

To be continued! (perhaps)

Love - of all kinds
Music
Entertainment (including humor)
A good book/comic
Nature/science
The ability to think, be creative, and have conversations with other people

How to get from E minor to B minor to D major to C major to A minor to G major back to E minor while retaining the coherence of the piece...

...oh, sorry < D I'm writing a string quartet for my composition class. It's fun :D (although monumentally, headache-inducingly frustrating at times)

Either hanging out with friends or doing stuff at home like playing video games, surfing the web, going to a music performance at school, or doing homework that doesn't take too long.

I'm certainly not pondering about taking over the world... >.>

...though on Monday nights I'm playing D&D with an awesome group :D

I have a man-crush on Lee Ermey |D

Wait - you said private... >.>

Did I mention George Carlin? I love that man xD

...you think we'd either make good friends; be a good match; just want to talk about music, science, anime, comic books, video games, animals, etc.; and be able to have an engaging conversation :]
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If I'm online and my IM is off, it means I'm unable to use it - personally, I prefer yahoo or MSN
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As a side note, I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions to improve my profile - I have a hard time figuring out what to say or put out there :/