Hi! I'm a college student in Brandon, FL. I'm graduating from HCC this semester and going to USF. I started school after leaving the Navy, and I'm loving it; I love learning and meeting all the new people. I'm friendly, open minded, easy to talk to, and a lot of fun with the right company. I have a personality that can be very serious or very goofy depending on what I'm doing. I think I have a healthy combination of both. :) I'm also pretty easy going and don't let many things bother me. I'm a smart guy and I enjoy intelligence in others, but I'm not a snob about it either. Basically if you can have fun without getting drunk or high, then we can get along. If you want a rough idea of my personality, think of Tom Hanks. I'm funny but not usually hillarious. I don't get angry or violent, but I am firm in not letting myself get used. I don't mind acting like a kid or doing silly things as long as I'm in close company, but I can definately be serious as well. I like to have fun doing simple things like watching the stars, flying a kite, riding a bike, or staying inside all day cuddling, talking, and wasting the day away. There's more I can write, but I'll stop here for now. If you have any questions for me, please ask. :)

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As for most of my time, I'm a college student and a professional math tutor. I grew up in California, but moved to New Jersey and back. Then after highschool I joined the Navy for 6 years, and now I'm going to school on the Navy's tab. :)

What did I do in the Navy? The first two years I spent in Navy schools, and the other four years I was stationed on a fast attack submarine out of San Diego. I worked as a nuclear trained electrician, which means my work was on electrical gear mostly, but I had to know everything about the nuclear plant too because each affects the other.

Most people ask if I got claustrophobic being on a submarine, but that never bothered me. The worst part was being out to sea for so long. The longest deployments were six months at a time, and you can imagine, I came out of the sub pretty pale after those, haha.

Nuclear power is good, but fusion power has a lot more potential. One goal for my college studies is to work tword a degree that will help in the fusion power industry. I also like business and computers, so either of those are possibilities too. For the moment I'm declaring electrical engineering as my major, but it could change to computer engineering later. They're both good for my goals in life.

What else? You can see in my pictures that I'm wearing braces. I couldn't get them till now because of a cheap dad as a kid, then divorce, then joining the navy (not allowed on a sub). Anyway, they'll be off in a few months--finally. UPDATE: They're off! Yay! Now I just need some new pics. :)

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I'm really good at figuring things out, but not so good at remembering facts. So I'm good at things like math and science and pretty bad with history and spelling, haha. I got A's in calculus I-III, and differential equations, and it thrills me--I'm a strange one eh? :) Most games come to me easy, and it's hard to find good competition. I've got a quiet character, so I'm naturally a great listener. Last, but not least, I'm musicly inclined. :) I can play some mean steel drums, which I learned in high school, and I taught myself a couple tunes on the piano: Maple Leaf Rag, and Claire de Lune if you know them.

Most people meeting me for the first time tell me they can't believe my real age because I look so young. That's just fine with me. I like looking young and feeling young, and I consider it the fruits for my efforts in eating and living healthy. ...or maybe it's just genes and I got lucky, haha. I do try to take care of myself though, so I probably wouldn't mesh well with a junk food eater, but I'm not crazy about it either. I don't diet, and I don't eat tofu or other exotic foods, just a healthy batch of fruits, veggies, and meat. :)

Also, I'm usually pretty quiet, and I usually just listen and "people watch" in large groups.. I get along and have fun with everyone, but I usually let other people do most of the talking till I get to know them. I respond best when asked lots of questions because I'm very open and will answer anything. Very friendly and outgoing people usually know those questions to ask to get me talking. I just don't talk about myself much without prompting, haha. On the other hand, once I get to know someone, it doesn't matter if they're more outgoing or more quiet like myself because we can always find a common interest to chat about. It's the small talk that gets me in the beginning, and I just take longer to get to know depending on your personality. :)

Books: Usually, I read to learn something--mostly school books lately. Those are pretty boring, I know. :P I have taken up listening to audiobooks of all kinds though. I just finished listening to the Fountain Head by Ayn Rand, and I really enjoyed it. Also, not quite a book, but I'm listening to Japanese language instruction just for fun because I like Asian culture, I'd like to visit Japan again one day, and I like Anime on occasion, even though I don't own any.

Movies: My favorites would have to be the all the movies of these series: Matrix, Harry Potter, Lord of the ring, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, and these movies: Wargames, Goonies, Edward Scissorhands, I'll think of more later maybe. In general, I like epic stories or stories that make you think somehow. Sci-fi is always a favorite.

Music: there's just too much to list, but my favorites would have to be Metallica, 311, Foo Fighters, Sublime, Dave Mathews, Phish, Nine Inch Nails, The Beatles, and classical music. Those are all older bands. I like the new stuff on the radio too, but I don't pay attention to the names so I can't list them. :| Favorite radio show: The John Tesh radio show, intelligence for your life. :) The world needs more DJs like this.

Food: Milk, and its derivatives haha, that's my favorite food. Does a body good after all

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My computer, my bed, and someone to snuggle up with me in it :), air, food, and water (just to make six :P

I spend a lot of time thinking about the environment, or human kind's lack of respect for it. I'm a big environmentalist, and my intrest in fusion power comes from that. I don't go on environmental marches or anything like that, but I do what I can in my own life to set a good example.

Also, I wonder why it is so hard to meet people on a site designed for just that. My guess is that people want to have everything figured out before ever giving someone a chance. Unfortunately, like many people write in their profiles, there is no amount of description that will describe a person. We just have to take the chance and meet. All I can say is, I'm glad I'm in college; the process works a lot better when you meet first, ask questions later.

It's not very private anymore. My personality award badges pretty much put it all out there, haha... Some combinations are interesting to think about though, like Introverted + Adventurous--just think ninja... that's all I can say, hehe. ;) less giving + less greedy--I'm not as generous, but I don't ask for anything either, so at least I'm fair. :) Kinky + Romantic + Desire = fun, lots of playful fun

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