I am.

It's the most powerful sentence in the English language, and one of the most powerful ideas ever formed in the mind of humanity.

If you don't get what I mean, it's probably best to pass on to another profile.

That said, the more grounded, physical-plane details of me are that I'm an endlessly introspective intellectual gamer geek who tries very hard not to take himself too seriously. I don't always succeed at that. If I succeeded at everything I ever wanted, well, life would be boring, for one thing, and for another I probably wouldn't need this profile page.

My hobbies and activites are, to be honest, a list far longer than I care to fully elaborate on here. Chances are if it's out there I've tried it or at least given serious thought to whether I would enjoy it or not. I'm creative in a very sporadic fashion and I've dabbled in writing, illustration, painting, poetry, music, acting (both stage and film), etc. I like to read just about anything, though I certainly enjoy certain types of novels more than others. I enjoy games of just about any variety (RPGs, card games, and board games especially), except the silly ones people play in the dating world. I don't have time for that garbage. Just say what you want to say, and mean it. Nobody's world will end just because you spoke your mind.

I work hard, and I'm looking for someone who can respect that, and holds to similar ethics. I want to meet a partner, not a parasite.

I'm a fiscally moderate social liberal who is very tired of politics. I think people need to start behaving with compassion and foresight instead of selfishness and deceptive practices. Same goes for religion. I don't really care what you believe as long as you're honest (with yourself and others), non-judgemental, and giving (with your actions, not your words).

I've recently opened up a kung fu school. Almost simultaneously, I find myself single. One door opens, another closes. Running my own business while also working another full-time job keeps me incredibly busy, but I try to make room for the finer things in life.

Martial arts (several styles), painting, drawing, making people laugh, conversation, debate, and many other things. Anything I do, I give my whole spirit to.

My hair. It's long. After that, my eyes catch people's attention, and then it's my sense of humor. I love making folks laugh, so of course it's noticeable.

A) Anything by Heinlein, Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman, The Hitchhiker's series by Douglas Adams, and the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. In no particular order.

B) The Matrix Trilogy (yes, even the third one), Kill Bill 1 & 2, Team America: World Police, almost any wuxia, Donnie Darko, Boondock Saints, the newest Batman films, and on and on. If it's thought-provoking, I love it.

C) I like complex music with a lot going on all at once. As a result I focus on electronica and classical a lot, or groups that blend a variety of styles like Mindless Self-Indulgence, Nightwish, Propellerheads, and a large variety of other examples. I like obscure indie or niche music but don't get elitist over it. I also collect the scores from movies.

D) I eat meat. If it was a moving creature at one point, I'll give it a try or already have and loved it.

My mind, my chi, my heart, something less deep like RPGs, my sense of humor, and nutritional sustenance. In that order, I think.

Fate, and/or the interaction of events to cause all the happenings of life. Causality is a fascinating study.

Training at or working on my school, then playing some sort of RPG with my regular group until some obscene hour of the morning.

There is always the fact that I have several secrets that are TOO private to admit here. But one thing I will admit is that I'm semi-retired from the BDSM scene. I wouldn't mind getting back into it, but I'd need someone I seriously trust before I'd consider it.

I'm sick to death of wallflower girls who wait and wait for the world to accomodate them, instead of seizing the moment and making it their own. You're playing the light side of the chess board; make the first move.