the question to ask onesself; is it possible to have humility in a self summary, or does one simply bypass humble and go straight for confident? here goes something...

i love rainy days, but also appreciate basking in the sun.

i am really into fitness and follow a weekly workout regiment, but i am also quite fond of lounging around the house and being perfectly lazy all day long.

i am not married, taken, or spoken for, and i have no children of my own, however the future holds no bounds and in life anything is possible.

i live honestly and in as much simplicity as i can. i am a spiritual being and am very interested in the abilities of the human being, whether it be of the mind, of the body, or of the essence.

i work hard and make an honest living, and i could not care less about being wealthy or content. perhaps life is meant to be a series of incomplete actions that keep you quessing what could have happend if... the longer curiosity remains alive the more possibilities become reality.

goals are one thing that my life is surrounded by. as a certified personal trainer and assistant manger at a golds gym here in amarillo, texas, i teach my clients and my members how to find and achieve goals for themselves. naturally then i of course have goals that i am working hard on getting closer to and eventually achieving for myself.

in april of 2009 i became certified to instruct a class called body combat, which i do twice a week at golds gym. body combat is one of several fitness classes put together and distributed by a company based out of new zealand called les mills. it is a 55 minute choreographed mixed martial arts class complete with a 10 song soundtrack and amazingly empowering moves. teaching this class is the most worthwhile activity i have ever taken part of in my entire life, however it is only the first step in what i hope becomes a great and inspiring future.
in april of 2010 i will have the possibility of becoming a master trainer and working for les mills. rather that just instructing the class itself, i would have the opportunity to travel the united states or abroad showing new instructors how to teach body combat. that is my current goal and that which i am working the hardest on at the moment.

a few different things i suppose.

cooking is a passiion of mine, but i only get to experiment lightly due to the size of my aprtment kitchen.

crossword and logic puzzles come naturally to me, but i do enjoy even the slightest challenge in solving them.

my job. i am really big into fitness myself, so personal training and instucting my class are two things that i have surrounded my life with as well.

taking care of my kittens. i have two kittens; jinx and nepal, who are brother and sister and are currently five months old. i love them very much and when i am not at the gym or out with friends we all keep each other quite grand company.

my eyes... they are, as i have heard, a deep and intriguing color blue. although many have said they could get lost in my eyes, i have yet to find the one person who actually will.

my calves... i was on a competitive diving team in high school and am now cycling for all of my transportation, so i have extremely large calves. although i am fit and have decent muscle definition, i have heard and sometimes even believe that my calves are perhaps a bit out of control. j/k

my sense of humor... i can be very sarcastic at time, but do have a subtlety to my humor. i enjoy makng people laugh, even at the cost of my own self. no one should ever take themselves to seriously. life is too short for that kind of thinking.

yes, yes, yes...and yes. ill take all of the above please.

books... i love to read non ficton more than anything. information books to be exact. how to improve intelligence and understanding/ information retention, books on feng shui and zen meditation, eating healthy and keeping the body young, wines and dark beers of the ages, and anything on logic or unlocking the minds potential. i also love the classic novels, however. heart of darkness, the iliad and the odyssey, walden, canturbury tales, arabian nights, and aesops fables, to name a few.

movies... i cant say enough how much i love movies. i love movies that make you think. movies that after youve wathed them you can have hours of discussion over or that you know you have to watch again just because it changed your life that much. fight club, american beauty, pay it forward, kung fu panda, finding neverland, swing kids, motorcycle diaries (plus the book is amazing), with honors, life as a house, forrest gump, and last samurai, just to name a few.

music... very inportant in my life, and i have a taste for just about every genre you can think of. i like music that shows intelligence. music that is well written or is made to change the world. slow rock and indie rock are some of my favorites, but i also enjoy classical, swing and big band, oldies, punk, hip-hop, techno and some dance, orchestral covers of great new artists and random instrumentals, and experiencing live music will forever be the best thing you can ever do for yourself.

music cont... some of my favorite artists include coldplay, muse, legion of doom, tsunami bomb, fair to midland, sponge, the ting tings, snot, death cab for cutie, arctic monkeys, incubus, silverchair,tat, at the drive-in, the strokes, mars volta, gorillaz, mozart, pacelbel, liszt, benny goodman, duke ellington, count basie, micheal jackson, electric light orchesta, boston, steve miller band, til tuesday, tears for fears, dust brothers, benny benassi, kmfdm, nin, avenged seenfold, afi, and i will always go see trans siberian orchestra in concert for a christmas gift to myself.

food... nothing to say here, i just love food. period.

in no particular order...

martial arts... the ability and the spirituality that surround the practice are to much a part of my life.

the outdoors... i love being outside. a lake, mountains, forests, even just a park or a pond, and the cemetery... the single safest and most quiet spot in any city regardless o the size.

gourmet and international food... i love to go to new cities and try the local cuisine. seeing the customs and learning the origions of different foods is very interesting. i also love to many flavors of the restaurants here in amarillo. greek gyros, italian pastas and chicken, sushi and japanese steak as well as seaweed and squid salad, orange cinnamon chicken and taboule, and anything made right here in my own kitchen. food is my passion.

media... as i said in the above banter, music and movies make up a large portion of my enjoyment. without a little down time i would surely go insane. watching a good movie or just relaxing and listening to a soft tune are both very important to making my life complete.

people... ive often tried to tell myself that i do just fine as a loner, an independant, and that if i were to ever move to the mountains and become a hermit, i would be quite content. the truth is, however, that no matter how much we prefer to be alone, being with someone else or a group of others is just that much better. sharing opinions, anecdotes, wisdom, or even just a bit of advice fulfils our lives to to the brink of happiness. i suppose thats why im here in the first place. i love people and i love being loved by others. it just feels right.

love and emotion... people are a huge part of life, but love and emotion are an even bigger part. emotion drives us to create and to search, and love can come from anywhere. families, friends, pets, a good book or meal, even my houseplants provide me with love and emotion. they make me happy, frustrated, hopeful, irate, saddened, embarrased, and almost always satisfied with my life. emotion helps us to create and love lifts us up to a higher place. we all need it, whether we realize it or not.

death... no that is not creepy. death is part of life. the yang to lifes yin. if it werent for death we would never strive for better. those who practice taoism believe that one should think about death during all free time. death is our link to spirituality, our lnk to another life, even our link to the god we choose to believe in. without it life would have no meaning because there would be no end and anything that has a beginning must have an end.

humanity... or sometimes the lack thereof. it saddens me to know how downhill humanity has become. how most people would never stop to help, or have a conversation with, or even give a second look if they thought you werent as good as they were.
just as im thinking of giving up on humanity as a whole, however, someone will come along and shake my hand or give me a hug, tell me im doing great with my life, or just smile in my direction, and my faith in humanity is restored. we all have it in us, how bout we use it now and again.

finally intelligence... it is my belief that the majority of americas problems could be solved with just a little bit of intelligence. were always trying to make things easier to do, less effort, less thinking, but all that does is cause us to use lees of our menatality and with practice we stop using it altogether. we need to reverse this tragedy so that we are using more of our brains, utilizing common sense, understanding, and striving for a higher amout of knowledge. it seems that people only care about money and power, as it has been for some time now, and that ignorance has become the new cool. we need to take a step back from where we are now and look at what we are doing, and then make necissary changes to our lives.

experiencing life in some form or another. hows that for a completely general answer?

hmmm... im going to take this question in a different direction. this question, in my opinion, needs to be used for all those qualities about yourself that dont really come out until someone really gets to know you. well instead lets throw al the cards out on the table.

i have a temper... life is frustrating, and as much as i hate to sound arrogant, the more intelligent you are, the more frustrating it can be. because of this i have a temper. i would never hurt anyone and i dont throw things around or break my furniture, but i have been known to throw fits, tantrums, and get quite whiney if it so pleases me. i have also been known to close myself off and be silent for hours on end with a "dont talk to me or ill kill you" look on my face. you will know when i am mad, and i will NOT tell you why im mad until i cool off. sorry, but thats just me.

i am arrogant... i have to put this because i have been told too many time not to. i have brought myself to a point in my life that i am very proud of, and because of this i tend to show off a bit. i have more ability, more understanding, and more appreciation for my life right now then i ever have, and im not going to stop shining my "i am great" banner, because in my humble opinion (hehe) i deserve to fly it.

i am lazy... i love sleep and i hate cleaning. i am well organized and i do take care of the things i need to take care of (work, my kittens, this profile), but i will put of dusting and vacuuming, i will avoid laundry, i dont make my bed or fold my socks, i dont shave or clip my nails until ive decided i look too much like grizzly adams, and i will sit and be contently bored if i dont have anything better to do. last thing i want to say about this, i am very independant and very domestic, but sometimes i just want someone to come and take care of me.

i am clingy... i hate to say this because it is almost always the one thing that drives people away. it is, however, the truth. i need someone, and its especially great to have someone that needs me back. i would be perfectly happy with someone who could be with me 24/7 all year round. why? i guess ive been alone and "independant" for so ling that im really ready to have a great relationship. to have someone around all the time, a friend, a companion, a lover, a wife. i think affection should be everywhere. i might hold your hand at the grocery store, or give you a kiss over the restaurant table, or hold you in my arms at the park for everyone to see. i can never let go of love and i want a person who can stand to have me there all the time.

you didnt get bored reading my miles of profile or mind all of the mistakes, which i have noticed and am not going to fix. i am far to lazy and belive that mistakes are part of life. youll see what kind of person i am just based on those alone. :)