First, to address what would make me suspicious of my profile: when I say I'm very serious about my "religion," I also mean I seriously think everyone should make up their own damn mind without me crowing at them about how my way is right. I'm willing to trade viewpoints in a non-hostile environment, and that's where it stops.

I'm looking for life in a population largely concerned with survival, which is ironic in a first-world country. I can't fathom why people blessedly free from immediate, overwhelming threats often seem to simply lose motivation instead of turning it toward other pursuits.

My income is a product of managing quality in human biologics. I find it aptly matches my interests in philosophy and science. Aside from that, I spend my time putzing around on my computer (WoW, among other things), scampering in the woods (or what passes for them in these parts), producing various crafty items, occasionally making music (and sometimes not-so-musical sounds, if things go badly), experimenting with edible chemistry, and wandering aimlessly.

...rhetoric and listening-- the former requires the latter. I'd like to remind the fine folks out there who are convinced they have it all figured out that you can't effectively discount what you haven't taken the time to understand in the first place.

And making fire! I've been put to the task of fire-making (and snuffing, on occasion) since I could barely walk, so while I can't coax a flame out of waterlogged branches with nothing but flint and tinder, I can figure out how to set most things on fire with minimal tools/accelerants.

I'm not sure what people first notice anymore. I used to be pretty good at going unnoticed altogether, and then ambushing people with peculiarity once they've ostensibly known me for several months, but I've largely dropped that habit in the last few years.

However, under the right lighting conditions, it may be my "ethnicity." It was recently suggested to me that in order to be accurate I need to clarify that I am "neon white." Apparently I reflect sunlight with a vengeance.

I'm a fan of Jim Butcher, Grandma's Boy, Veruca Salt, and sushi. I wouldn't say any of these are my favorites, nor that they are at all a representative sample, but limiting myself to one example for now prevents senseless yammering.

attachment without suffering, the nature of the universe, rational emotions... and potatoes, of course potatoes.

generally doing the same sorts of things I do on a non-Friday night, unless I'm taking a weekend road trip.

is that privacy is only necessary when the people around you are intolerant.

you're looking for the same sort of interaction I am. Especially if you're the sort of person who would have to be convinced by an amazing, fabulous human being to give up your precious freedom, rather than the sort who feels nervous about being single. That said, I'm not looking for a relationship-- I'm just not entirely discounting the possibility of one happening.

I have no objections to being IM'ed, but I don't tend to initiate it, as I prefer mail. I also tend to be busy, so if IM is your preference be prepared for me to sometimes disappear without warning or apology.

Finally, if I find your profile, and you intrigue me, I will message you. I will not wink at you, I will not be moronically coy and hope that you notice that I've looked at your profile and message me, and I absolutely, certainly, will not go look at your profile every day and hope you notice a trend. If I don't message you, it doesn't mean I don't think I'd like you, it merely means I wasn't riveted.

Now, if you came here and read my profile because you noticed me browsing yours, you don't have to wonder about my motivations. If you think I made an error in my five-minute evaluation of your self-summary, and you think it may be a worthwhile endeavor to change my mind, I encourage you to call me on it. If I continue to disagree with you, you can rest assured that I will be honest without being brutal....at least for the first couple times I have to explain myself. :-p