I am clumsy, oblivious, and trusting.
My Self-Summary
For those of you who know the whole Myers-Briggs thing, I usually
classify as INFP or INFJ.
I'm somewhat shy. Its not really my M.O. to walk up to random
people and initiate conversation, which is why I have been trying
to use this as a tool to meet people, with some limited (stress on
limited) success. I'm working on breaking out of my shell, but it's
been a slow process. If you act goofy or find some other way to
make me laugh I'll be a lot more relaxed around you.
Second, I have been accused of being a somewhat ridiculous person
in the past, and that's about the best way to describe it. See
below for details.
Third, as it says in my adjectives, I can be very clumsy and
oblivious to my surroundings. I've had people talking to me that I
don't even hear because of my selective hearing, people trying to
get my attention in other ways that I don't see, etc. My clumsiness
is legendary. If I don't trip at least once a day its a miracle. I
attribute this to some loss of equilibrium in my past that I have
never been able to regain.
What I’m doing with my life
I just graduated from the College of Charleston with a Bachelor's
in Computer Information Systems and in Computer Science, which I
currently plan on turning into some career, hopefully in software
engineering (yes, it's quite nerdy). Meanwhile, I'm working at a
bank, which is fine until I can get settled into a. It's coming up
shortly. I was planning on moving as soon as I can gainful
employment in Raleigh or Charlotte but I'm discovering that leaving
home by yourself to go to a strange place where you have no friends
is a scary proposition...but an exciting one none the less.
I'd like to make some friends so that when I do move I won't be all
by myself trying to find something to do in a strange city. I
realize this part may have to wait until I actually move myself, or
at least when I'm on the cusp of it.
I recently found out that I'll be doing some traveling to Atlanta
for my current job, so it would be cool to meet some people there.
I’m really good at
listening. I'd much rather listen to someone else talk about
themselves (most of the time anyway). I'm not sure if I'm a good
listener or just a really bad talker, but I guess the latter kind
of implies the former.
The first things people usually notice about me
It's the beard whenever I have it. It's the absence of a beard when
I don't. Current beard status : 5 o'clock shadow.
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
Books:
Chuck
Palahniuk;
Choke,
Fight Club,
Survivor and
Rant .
Kurt Vonnegut;
Cat's Cradle,
Slaughterhouse
Five,
Player
Piano,
Slapstick, currently reading
Timequake.
Movies:
Memento,
Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,
WALL-E,
Music:
EELS,
Rilo Kiley,
The White
Stripes,
Ben
Folds,
2
Skinnee J's,
Pixies,
The Clash,
The Ramones,
The Flaming Lips,
The Strokes
and many others.
Food: spicy food, pasta, chicken,
Cajun,
Italian and
Mexican.
The six things I could never do without
I spend a lot of time thinking about
The future of my life, both short and long term.
On a typical Friday night I am
At the gym, out with friends, or perhaps just at home. I don't
really have a set routine for Friday nights.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit here
Last year I dyed my beard green for
Bonnaroo (and then shaved it off,
because even I can't go through life with green facial hair). This
year I walked around in a full green spandex bodysuit (see It's
Always Sunny in Philadelphia; Green Man) I tend to be one of those
faces in the crowd so sometimes it's fun to do something to draw a
little attention to myself, you only live once right?
You should message me if
If I interest you or if you just want a friend, but if you are not
within an hour or two of me, then you should probably not message
me. (Unless you're in the Charlotte or Raleigh areas...or if you're
so awesome that you can convince me to move wherever you are)