I feel like I'm an average guy, living an average life, but I tend to do things in an unconventional way. I'm fairly non-judgmental, and even tempered, but I'm definitely a realist. I usually assume people are going to screw things up, and hope that I'll be pleasantly surprised when they don't. I'm sarcastic, but do it with a smile, so usually my friends find my humor amusing rather than irritating.

I started a new job in October, and love the company and the work I'm doing (nerdy engineering stuff, I promise I won't bore you with details unless you ask for it). However, it has made me lapse into a bit of my reclusive habits, so I've been feeling strong urges to socialize with people, but going to bars by myself doesn't sound like fun, maybe that's just an excuse... Maybe I should try interacting with my co-workers more, but the lure of finding people on here to interact with that I have a small mathematical chance of not disliking is very tempting.

Working, mountain biking, going to the park with my dalmation (Pokey, she's 13), video games, spending too much time on my computer (playing Starcraft, it's old, but still fun).

Searching for new activities now that my life has settled down a bit...

Listening/counseling/giving advice, friends and acquaintances seem to sense this about me and come to me with their problems constantly (which I'm generally happy to help them through).

Also, fixing things, there's been many times when people have been amazed by my ability to fix pretty much anything. (It's not bragging if it's a fact, right?)

The contrast between my friendly smile and my sarcastic sense of humor.

Books: Almost everything that Frank Herbert, or Brian Herbert has written. Aurthur C. Clarke, Stephen King, Poppy Z. Brite, Clifford Simak, Isaac Asimov, ceramics technique books, random economics books, and other random books.

Movies: I'm kinda picky about, I rarely watch a movie twice, and my standards are probably too high, but give me a decent comedy or Sci-Fi and I'm happy.

Music: Tool, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, Eagles of Death Metal, Pusifer, A Perfect Circle, Combichrist, All That Remains, Creature Feature, Stolen Babies, Lacuna Coil, Static-X, Deftones, Gravity Kills, Ministry, The Murder City Devils, Linkin Park, She Wants Revenge, Radiohead, Tori Amos, Bjork, PJ Harvey, Vitalic, Black Strobe...

Food is hit and miss, I'll try most stuff, I prefer American, Thai, Lebanese, or Indian, but I'm not too keen on seafood.

friends
my dog
Sci-Fi books
music
video games
cake/brownies

Finding stuff to do so I'm not bored, the size of the universe, car racing (rally, not Nascar), Giant Mutant-Nuclear-powered robots, my dog, the future, and technology.

I seem to spend alot of my Friday nights with friends at a variety of activities. Video games, foosball, or going out are the typical activities. Although since I just bought a rallycross car with a friend that has been occupying my weekends lately.

Just ask me, I don't believe in hiding anything.

- Something caught your eye...
- You have your life relatively together, or you are at least trying to get there.