If you've ever undergone a revolution in your perspective on life during which you question everything from your job, your friends, your decision to go to college, etc, then you'll understand has occurred for me in 2009. I can't say I came to a specific epiphany; it was more like a gradual snowballing of frustration and doubt.

Anyway, in August, I left my "well-paying, upstanding" position in the corporate world in order to pursue my dreams of becoming a musician (and achieving financial independence). I've sang and played guitar and piano seriously for about 10 years, but until now I've never tried to put it out there or make a living off of it. It's now or never!

For those concerned about stability, never fear--I'm also making a living trading currency online. It's so boring it's not worth wasting any more characters on here.

So I'm taking my act on the road.. I've made a few demos that aren't perfect but I still like them very much. I'm working hard on a few more that are in a different style now--I'm certainly at a creative apex in my life.

Feeling estranged from my fellow members of this society. This especially goes for those upper-middle class, suburbanite, college-preparatory Gen-Y'ers with whom I grew up, whose materialistic, judgemental, and self-serving ways I find especially foreign. *gets off high horse*

To answer the question, I feel like I'm "good" at a lot of things, but great at very few. It's frustrating.

I suppose my height, although I don't think I'm all that tall. Or perhaps my supposed resemblance to that no-talent ass clown star of Pearl Harbor and Armegeddon. I don't see that either.

He, as well as the rest of the cast, was great in Dogma though.

I don't read books. This isn't to say I don't read; I would put the amount I read up against just about anyone. I just do it in a different way. I seek bits and pieces of information from various sources on the internet rather than a single coalesced viewpoint of a single author. (no offense)

I am also apparently deficient in keeping up with the latest movies and DVD releases. If I had a dime for each time I was chided for not seeing something like The Big Lebowski. "Dude, it was hilarious!"

Music: No surprise, I'm a bit of a snob here. I'll throw out some well-known faves: Radiohead, Air, the Police, Led Zepplin, Rush, Nirvana, and--what the hell--the gorillaz.

Food is almost unimportant to me. Whatever can be made in under 5 minutes usually works.

I don't think "air, water, etc" are in the spirit of this field. Those notwithstanding, I would say:

1. An instrument and my vocal chords
2. A device connected to the internet (for me these days it's becoming about 50/50 phone/computer thanks to smart phones)
3. A game console, in my case a ps3
4. A t-shirt and mesh shorts
5. A device that can extract Tetrahydrocannabinol from that infamous green plant and deliver it into my bloodstream
6. Something to read while I'm on the john (I'm being pragmatic here)

For God's sakes, why was I born here? And now? I'm often pessimistic about our society, it's members, and its institutions. But that isn't to say I've lost hope or that I don't care. Quite the opposite.

Probably hitting the gym, then either back home for a night of internet surfing, music strumming, 420 and TV watching or over to a friend's for the same.

Most likely you won't find me at a bar, although I get drug out on occasion. In general I find them loud, uncomfortable, confining, and just downright boring most of the time. If we're going to out to hang out and converse, why would we choose a location that plays its music so loud that you must scream over it in order to hear one another? Considering the frequency with which people who I know gravitate to places like this, I'm convinced I'm the only one who feels this way.

I'm a HUGE Star Trek TNG fan. I'm watching an episode on my computer as I type.

To make a generalization, I tend to get along with other souls who feel misunderstood, are fiercely independent, are very progressive in their values, and don't have a judgmental bone in their body. As I've stated, I feel society's institutions more often confine, rather than liberate us.

From my past experiences, here are a few things that are important to me:

1. I'm a crazy texter, but not much for long-winded phone calls. Come on over and we'll talk for hours.

2. I'm also not much of a drinker, but I'm very much into 420 and the culture that surrounds it. Hundreds of hall of fame musicians can't be wrong.

3. More than any other factor, the loyalty/trust I perceive from someone is that variable which most directly corresponds to how close they become to me.

4. For all of the lamenting I do in this profile, I feel like I have a great--if dark--sense of humor. It permeates everything, and nothing is out of bounds. The easily offended and politically correct should steer clear.

5. Typically I'm attracted to those who are rough around the edges and less mature than I am. Not sure why that is or even if its relevant here.

I feel like I'm coming off as dour and a bit pretentious. I think I can be a little of each of those sometimes, but in general I'm anything but.