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Okay...I haven't fiddled with this profile in quite a while, so I suppose I should do some editing and revision.

Who am I? Hmmm...I feel a bit like the tenth Doctor saying that (big bonus points if you get that reference). Appropriately enough, I'd have to say even I don't know for sure. I'm a work in progress, but I keep learning more and more every day.

In some ways, I'm a walking contradiction. I'm an atheist who loves learning about the religions of this goofy little planet. I'm full Latino, but raised by white protestants from birth, and often speak with a British accent. I have an almost militaristic sense of formality and order, yet I'm totally opposed to violence (and from the look of my apartment and office, one might say I'm opposed to order). I have great passion for the complexity and diversity of humanity, yet seem to despise it within myself as not good enough or too weak. I'm great with an audience, but prefer to get lost and ignored in crowds. I'm compelled to show kindness to absolute strangers, but can be cold or even cruel towards those closest to me.

Even so, there are some constants. I love a good laugh. I have a sense of humor that's low-brow, high-brow and everything in between. I prize intelligence, both in myself and others, and suffer fools not at all. I'm also very political and not the least bit shy about sharing my views on life, the universe and everything (you'll score even more bonus points if you get that reference too).

Right, so here's the story: up until about 2 1/2 years ago, everything seemed perfectly in place. I was back in school, earning my Master's, top of my class, winning honors and accolades. I had the love of a woman who'd been my partner for over nine years, and was almost ready to actually say the hell with nonconformity and ask her to marry me. Sure, there were some problems here and there, but nothing's perfect, right? Then one day, when everything seemed alright, she said it was over and she was leaving. And pretty much like that, life as I knew it was over.

It's taken a while, but things are starting to make sense again. To say I've been sidetracked would be a gross understatement. However, as Nietche said, what does not kill you makes you stronger; plus, I've learned a lot about myself. Some of the things I've learned (and yes, some of them will be contradictory...work in progress, remember?):

1) It's good to have the freedom to be yourself without anyone telling you who/how you have to be.

2) Living alone sucks.

3) Housework can be very therapeutic.

4) Pets don't care if you leave laundry all over the floor or dishes in the sink.

5) Having a future that's certain is not always a good thing.

6) Having a future that is totally of your own choosing can be (fuck that, it IS) terrifying.

7) I like the idea of having a nice-sized group of friends and going out to socialize, but unless someone actually makes me, I rarely do it myself...but give me a role to play or an audience to entertain or inform, and it's a whole other story.

Anyway, if you really want to know the kind of person I am, conversations are better than advertisements, so feel free to get in touch with me.

What I'm doing with my life Propose an edit

I'm trying to finish my Master's thesis so I can go on to earn my PhD.

I'm really good at Propose an edit

arguing, research, writing, computers, music, critiques

The first thing(s) people usually notice about me Propose an edit

that I'm short, hairy, talk too much, laugh too loud...oh, and the hat

My favorite books, movies, music, and food Propose an edit

Books: "Stranger In A Strange Land" and "Time Enough For Love" by Robert Heinlein, "The Demon-Haunted World", "Cosmos", "The Dragons of Eden" and anything else by Carl Sagan , "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series by Douglas Adams, the Harry Potter series, Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and Mayfair Witches series, works by Laurell K. Hamilton, "Red Dragon" and "Silence of the Lambs" by Thomas Harris, Arthur C. Clarke's Odyssey series, the Dune series by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, politics, history, science, satire and other non-fiction, books by Michael Moore, Al Franken and Bob Woodward.

Movies: Other than porn?!?! Seriously, here's what's in my DVD collection or on my wish list...A Beautiful Mind, The Abyss, the Alien films, All the President's Men, Amadeus, American Beauty, As Good As It Gets, the Austin Powers trilogy, The Avengers, Bad Boys, Bad Santa, Batman, Batman Begins, Big Trouble in Little China, The Blair Witch Project, The Blues Brothers, Born on the Fourth of July, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, Bowling for Columbine, Casablanca, Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Comic Book: The Movie, Constantine, Contact, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Crying Game, Daredevil, Die Another Day, Die Hard, Dune, Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn, Army of Darkness, Farenheit 9/11, The Fifth Element, Fight Club, La Fille Sur Le Pont (The Girl on the Bridge), Galaxy Quest, Good Night and Good Luck, the Hannibal Lecter films, Harry Potter, Highlander, Hulk, Interview with the Vampire, Kevin Smith's Jersey/Jay and Silent Bob films, Lara Croft, Tomb Raider, Lara Croft, Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Leon The Professional, Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Minority Report, Office Space, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Orgazmo, Panic, The Princess Bride, Private Parts, Pump Up the Volume, The Punisher, Robert Rodgriguez Mexico Trilogy, Robocop, Robocop 2, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Schindler's List, Shaun of the Dead, Sin City, The Sixth Sense, Something's Gotta Give, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Starman, Star Trek, Star Wars, Superman: The Movie, Superman II, Superman Returns, Talk Radio, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Titanic, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Trancers, Tron, What Dreams May Come, The X-Files: Fight the Future, X-Men, X2: X-Men United

TV: I know this wasn't listed, but others seem to add this on their own, so I might as well too. DOCTOR WHO (and not just the current series; I'm an old-school fan too), Battlestar Galactica (again, I like old and new, but here, the current version is WAY better...maybe the best show made in American TV history, PERIOD!), Law & Order (all of them...original, SVU, CI, doesn't matter), Stargate Atlantis, 24, Heroes, Mythbusters, Red Dwarf, Black Adder, The X Files, The West Wing, Meet the Press, Face the Nation, This Week with George Stephanopolous, The McLaughlin Group, Washington Week, PBS News Hour (hey, I'm a Political Science major, so deal with it).

Music: Rock, Heavy Metal, Alternative, Classical (especially Mozart) and Big Band/Swing...basically everything but country and hip-hop (though I do like Eminem and the Black Eyed Peas)

Actually, I'm going to try something new here...I'm just going to scan my iPod and see what bands/artists came up most recently when I played my "Favorites" playlist (be warned...this is a list of about 3000 of the over 4500 tracks I have on my computer, so it's terribly eclectic.)

Tesla, The Police, Scissor Sisters, Smashing Pumpkins, U2, Peter Gabriel, Kiss, Fiona Apple, The Cure, Heart, Meat Loaf, Dixie Chicks (okay, so I like *liberal* country), Aerosmith, The Clash, Live, Elvis Costello, Bad Company, The Darkness, Guns 'N Roses, Aretha Franklin, Puddle of Mudd, Garbage, Evanescence, Godsmack, ELO, Sarah McLachlan, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Van Halen (NOT Van Hagar!!!), Big Audio Dynamite, Billy Idol, Barenaked Ladies, The Eagles, The Donnas, Judas Priest, Culture Club (I swear I am NOT gay...I went to High School in the 80s, that's all), Candlebox, Depeche Mode, Green Day, Coldplay, Kaiser Chiefs, Samantha Fox (hey, I said it was eclectic!), 10,000 Maniacs, Blues Traveler, Crowded House, Drain STH, Snow Patrol, Paul Simon, Liz Phair, Madonna.

Food: Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Thai and especially SUSHI!!!

The six things I could never do without Propose an edit

DVDs
Books
My laptop
My iPod
My pets (okay, maybe that makes more than six, but it's a bloody match site...I can cheat)
SEX!

I spend a lot of time thinking about Propose an edit

Whether or not human beings should be allowed to continue to evolve or just be exterminated, how to solve the Middle East crises, when we'll finally be rid of the mind virus known as religion, continuity errors in shows like Star Trek and Doctor Who, WWJBD (What Would Jack Bauer Do).

On a typical Friday night I am Propose an edit

taking a bike ride, walking my dog, hanging out at a local coffee shop working on my thesis.

The most private thing I'm willing to admit here Propose an edit

I was once a semi-professional Elvis impersonator (yes, the "white jumpsuit" Elvis era)...not sure how private that is though, since it was in front of audiences, and there are photos and video recordings out there.

You should message me if Propose an edit

you like pina colladas, and getting caught in the rain...I truly HATE that song, by the way, but since I was also going to say "if you have half a brain", which sadly is another lyric of that wretched tune, I figured I'd throw the more well-known line out there...actually, upon further reflection, you might need MORE than "half a brain"...yeah, try the whole goddamned thing, and the ability to use it!

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