So I read back over my previous profile and I realized it was
entirely too preachy and far too bitter. I'm generally a peaceable
person, so we're going to try this again and see if we can get that
across this time.....
I like art. The arts. Music, literature, film, art. Conversation is
a lost art - to some. Intelligence is sacred; virtue is rare. They
are tenets by which I live. I am honest. Brutal. I will sugar-coat
nothing. I hunger always for the answer to one question: Why? I
like math and physics. I like the solidity of them. The definite.
There is only one answer; everything fits into a model or equation.
I like literature and art. I like the ambiguity. There is no single
right answer. I am logical. I strive for perfection. I believe in
the best of others, not the worst. I used to think there was more
good in this world than bad. I used to think that. I will achieve
the world I was promised in my youth. The anything-is-possible
world. The sky-is-the-limit world. I am hard-working. I don't
generally take no for an answer. Unless there's a good reason. I
always need a reason. I drive fast. I drive fast, but in control.
People who do not use their turn signals bother me. Laziness,
especially that kind of laziness, bothers me. A lot. So do people
who talk on their phones and drive simultaneously. So do bad
spellers. And bad kissers. Truth is everywhere, you just have to
look for it. Starbucks is not the devil. Divorce is not an option.
I will be published before I am 30. More than once. I like material
things. I like material things when they represent what one has
earned. I am selfish. I am candid enough to admit it. I do not
think violence is an answer. The human form is the most beautiful
sight mankind will ever behold. USA is a petulant child that's
going to get itself grounded. I love animals. I love the sunshine
and the rain. Fall is my favorite season. It's probably because I
grew up in the Northeast. I want to live on the water. I have an
imperturbable urge to travel. For a writer, I have a terrible
vocabulary. For a layman, I'm above average. I scored a 600 verbal
on my SAT. I got a 740 math. I like the hard way. I have expensive
hobbies. My guitar will always make me happy. As will a golf
course. Or a good book. There is always more to be learned. My bed
is rarely made. Same-sex friends are different from opposite-sex
friends. They just are. Some people I'll never forget. Even if I
never knew their name to begin with. The eyes really are the
windows to the soul. Anyone who won't look you in the eyes is
hiding something. Anyone who doesn't want to be a rock star is
either lying or boring. I want to be a rock star. There is no such
thing as free time. I am complicated. I rival Oscar Wilde with my
wit. Well, I'd like to think I do. I am genuine. I have loved; I
still love; I will love. Unrequited, platonic, first-sight,
fraternal, true, to die for. It is worth it. If you don't know
Eddie Izzard you are missing out. If you don't know Ayn Rand you
are missing out. Family is important. I abhor smokers. Abhor is not
too strong a word. I would love to be a penguin. Except for the
cold. Snow and I are not friends. Unless I'm balling it and using
it as a weapon. Baseball is boring. And not a real sport.
Competition, perhaps. But it is the only sport where the defense is
rendered defenseless. I am emphatic when I discuss things I'm
passionate about. I'll eat pretty much anything with cherries. I
drink vanilla coke like it's a cure for cancer. I'm particular
about what beer I'll drink. I will someday own a bar/bookstore.
Combined. The plans are amazing. Dikaia Upotheke. If everything is
nothing, then are we anything? I like gadgets. Electronics. I
understand computers. Most of the time. When I don't, I usually
know enough to get lucky. I like to dress well. When you look good
you feel good. When you feel good, you do well. You cannot do
anything good. It's almost as annoying as turn signals and lazy
people. I am indestructable. Anyone who knows who John Galt is will
win my favor. Anyone who doesn't should. Handwritten letters are
still the most personal form of communication. I watch shockingly
little TV. I had to stop watching the news. I would like to think
better of the world. Caffiene is my drug of choice. I love Kurt
Vonnegut. If I become half the writer he is, I will feel
accomplished. My favorite place to be is in a used book shop.
Someday I'll have a study where I can sit and read. With Blue Moon
or a Scotch to drink. Jazz or classical playing in the background.
Carpe diem. C'est la vie. Bon appetit.
I am confident, intelligent, and capable
