A few years back I moved from the Las Vegas, Nevada area to Wisconsin. Since I'm mildly socially retarded, I haven't made too many close friendships since moving, which can suck at times.

I write fantasy and science fiction and spend far too much time roleplaying. When I venture outside, I tend to enjoy hiking and gardening and generally running amuck. Someday, I hope to hike the Appalachian Trail. I'm rather sardonic and have the bad habit of playing Devil's advocate no matter what's being discussed. If I really like someone I'll argue with him, because I know he can take it.

I've found that having different views from someone doesn't really get in the way of friendship. Having similar goals and compatible lifestyles seems to matter so much more. I guess I'd call myself a social liberal, though I might sometimes argue from a conservative point of view just to mess with people's heads. I probably have more in common with a sort of...friendly anarchy than either major political party in the US.

I am sadistic, zen, and amused

Writing, editing other people's writing, trying to figure out where I want to spend the rest of my life, and now illustrating the covers for romance novels. Wut?

Did I mention writing? I consider myself to be a fairly brilliant cook. Indian and Mexican food tend to be what I do best, though I'm pretty handy with creme puffs and puddings. I'm pretty into theatre, too, and founded the Student Theatre Association at my college. And then had the honor of our very first production being banned.

Then we put it on in the parking lot and ate cake.

My hair, which is fluffy and red, and my eyes, which are big and blue. I think the rest of my is fairly nondescript and I'm probably not speaking when someone first sees me, so my personality (unless you happen to catch a hateful glare) is likely not on display.

(A) Rather than books, which are all too brief, let's try authors: Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, J.K. Rowling, Gregory Maguire, Kurt Vonnegut, Susie Bright, George Orwell, Anthony Burgess, Ernest Hemingway, William Shakespeare, Norah Vincent, Germaine Greer, Desmond Morris, Chuck Palahniuk, Vladimir Nabokov.

(B) Y Tu Mamá También, Sin City, Life as a House, The Peace Fish, Shortbus, Crash, Once Upon a Time in Mexico.

(C) Somehow, I'd been under the impression that I only had 44 hours worth of music. Now, iTunes informs me it's actually 6.7 days. So, just the bands and artists I've actually listened to recently: 3 Doors Down, 30 Seconds to Mars, Adam Cohen, Aimee Mann, Akira Yamaoka, Alanis Morissette, Alien Ant Farm, Alison Krauss, Amal Murkus, Ambulance, Ltd., Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys, Azam Ali, Bear McCreary, The Beatles, Better Than Ezra, Billy Joel, Black Eyed Peas, Black Lab, Black Sabbath, Blachmore's Night, Blink 182, Blue Man Group, Bob Seger, Breaking Benjamin, Brian Tyler, Britney Spears, Bush, Carly Simon, Caroline's Spine, Cat Stevens, Christina Aguilera, Clash, Coldplay, Crash Test Dummies, Dana Fuchs, Danzig, Darren Hayes, Dave Matthews Band, David Bowie, Deine Lakaien, Delerium, Denez Prigent, Depeche Mode, Dido, Disturbed, Dropkick Murphys, Drowning Pool, Eddie Izzard, Ego Likeness, Elton John, Emiliana Torrini, Etti Ankri, Eva Trout, Evan Rachel Wood, Fastball, Filter, The Flaming Lips, Flogging Molly, Foo Fighters, Franz Ferdinand, Frontline Assembly, Fuel, Future Bible Heroes, Garbage, The Gin Blossoms, Goo Goo Dolls, Gorillaz, Green Day, Guided by Voices, Incubus, Jeff Buckley, Jimmy Eat World, John Fogerty, Johnny Cash, Josh Groban, Justin Timberlake, Kidney Thieves, The Killers, Kim Robertson, KMFDM, Ladysmih Black Mambazo, Led Zeplin, Less Than Jake, Lisp, Live, Loreena McKennitt, Lou Reed, Machines of Living Grace, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Massive Attack, Matchbox Twenty, Midnight Oil, Mindless Self Indulgence, Muse, Mx Px, My Chemical Romance, Nellie McKay, Nick Cave, NIN, Offspring, Orgy, Over the Rhine, Paul Simon, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Powerman 5000, Primitive Radio Gods, Prodigy, Puscifer, R.E.M., Radiohead, The Refreshments, Rufus Wainwright, Santana, Savage Garden, Scissor Sisters, The Secret Machines, Shriekback, Simple Plan, Snow Patrol, System of a Down, Theatre of Tragedy, Thelonius Monk, Thom Yorke, Tom Petty, Tori Amos, Type O Negative, U2, The Verve, Vienna Teng, Violent Femmes, Voltaire, Wheatus, White Stripes, The Who.

(D) There are few foods I actively dislike. Things that are bland and mushy generally don't appeal much, otherwise I love trying new things.

I know I should put something clever in here that allows you to understand just what kind of person I am and what makes me tick, but I seriously can't think of a single thing (aside from the basics of survival) that I couldn't do without. So long as I have my own mind, I'm pretty much set to go. Having something to write with and a person to talk to would be a pleasant bonus.

The impending zombie apocalypse.

Or how a body could instantaneously disappear using WWII technology (would a direct artillery shell hit do it? Hmmmm).

Or the Chinese room argument.

Or lots of other random, weird things.

Sitting at home, most likely. I may be roleplaying or reading or watching a movie, but while I like going out well enough, I'm not the type to go wander bars alone. Like I said above, I haven't been too great at socializing since I moved.

Ooh, here's a major private thing: I'm a trans guy. Probably better to have that here than deal with disappointing surprise bigots.

You're interesting and fun to talk to without being an arrogant ass, I guess.