I'm a man with a quiet and yet searing passion for knowledge, discovery, and truth. My primary interest is anything to do with ancient Greece, from its politics to its military science to its philosophy. Outside of that, I am interested in basically everything, though I do have to concentrate on my area of study, which is temporarily limiting my range of intellectual exploration. Of the things that I would like to know, I am already strong in ancient history and philosophy and I am currently trying to shore up my knowledge of classical literature, society, and the Greek and Latin languages. I will also have to vastly improve my French and learn German from scratch, but I am looking forward to the challenge. One day, I would like to extend my interests to other areas such as art, but that it will be several years before I have the leisure to accomplish this.

Outside of my academic pursuits, I am also interested in creative writing in both poetry and prose. I have even performed stand-up comedy a few times, though I won't claim that I'm an expert at it. I like to engage in long conversations with intelligent people whenever possible, something which I learned from Socrates. An old friend once told me that it is best to talk with someone about whatever it is which truly interests them, and that is quite possibly the only wise thing that she ever said. Generally speaking, I prefer either being humorous or discussing something with intellectual substance, but I am quite adaptable most of the time.

As a person, I am shy at first, but I quickly warm up and when I do, I really don't hold much back. I always have some reserve, but I am willing to share my thoughts if you so desire. Openness is very important to me and that is what makes me feel connected with someone above all else. Two of my traits are honesty and trustworthiness. I am often lost in thought and I can sometimes speak with a Nixonian randomness.

In dating situations, I can be shy, so I need someone to express interest in a way that I can interpret clearly for things to progress anywhere. Once I am comfortable and past that awkward stage, I am perfectly able to advance things. I am allergic to bullshit and I do not play games with people's feelings. If I commit to dating you, then you can rest assured that I will always bring a ready smile and an open heart.

My favorite philosophers are Plato and Aristotle, as contradictory as they are with one another. Like Plato, I believe that there people are differentiated not so much by their nationality or gender as by their intellectual capacity and natural disposition of character. Naturally, I seek those who I find to be similar and intriguing. Like Aristotle, I believe that man is by nature a rational, political animal who is by nature curious about the world around him. I like it when people share my interests, but I am just as satisfied if they have similar interests that I can appreciate and learn something entirely new by exposure.

I am looking for true love and I hope that I find it soon. At no point do I close my eyes to possibilities and I always remain vigilant. Ultimately, even if I date someone and it doesn't work out, I will feel satisfied if I gave it my best, she reciprocates, and we both emerge as better people in the end. Also, I do not wear glasses anymore since I had laser corrective surgery. I'm not sure where to throw that in, but there you have it.

I'm a History graduate student at UK. I am working on my M.A. in ancient history and I am going to concentrate on classical Athens, probably on the intellectual history of Athens to be as specific as possible. This is still my first semester in graduate school, so things could change, but I doubt it.

Making people laugh, challenging the underlying assumptions of others, and plenty of other things that you should find out about for yourself.

I'm more liberal than most, I like to tell jokes, and I am deeply interested in the inner thoughts of those around me.

Books:
All of Plato's dialogues; Aristotle- Metaphysics, De Anima, Nicomachaean Ethics, Politics, Poetics, Athenian Constitution; Boethius- The Consolation of Philosophy; Herodotus- The Histories; Thucydides- History of the Peloponnesian War; Joseph Conrad- Heart of Darkness; there are simply too many and I am always adding new ones to the list, but the ones above should give you a general idea at least.

Movies:
The Story of Ricky, Wedding Crashers, The Hangover, Borat, Bruno, Pan's Labyrinth, Stranger Than Fiction, A Clockwork Orange.

Music:
Mostly modern rock and classic rock. I am open-minded in this regard, though I am certainly no fan of modern rap or any kind of country music.

Food:
The edible kind. I hate McDonald's. Asian food is superb.

1.) Love
2.) Books
3.) Laughter
4.) Youtube
5.) A pen to write down my thoughts.
6.) Ideas

- Human nature
- Metaphysics
- Epistemiology
- Greek
- Funny things to say
- Why I am who I am
- Why you are who you are
- Why anyone would ever vote Republican
- Beavis and Butthead
- Analogies
- The past
- The future
- The relationship between causes and effects
- Any kind of dream that I may have had recently
- What has become of people whom I used to know
- Why some people have little obsessions that I'll never understand over things as small as eye color or hair color.

Those are my most recurring thoughts, most of the rest of them are extremely random and if you meet me, you'll find out about them soon enough.

Either working on homework and watching a movie or possibly going out with some of my friends. I don't have a regular schedule outside of class, so it really varies based on what I feel like doing and need to get done.

I once went on a date with a girl who asked me if the Gulf War was in the 1950's. It sucked.

-You know what decade the Gulf War occured in.
-You have a good sense of humor.
-You are open to the possibility of a relationship if things seem right.
-You are not a transvestite.
-You like to try new things.
-You relate to the first couple of pages of Aristotle's Metaphysics.
-You like some of the same things that I do.
-You are honest.

When you write, let's talk about some shared interest that we might have. That is probably the best way to strike up a good conversation.

This seems like as good a place as any to bracket off some key words:
honesty
humor
intelligence
sarcasm
Jon Lajoie
history
philosophy
real relationship
open-mindedness
liberal