Well, I'll start off by saying I'm a happy, decent, single guy.
If you've seen my profile before, know that there was a recent mistake: I am NOT 19, I am 23!
I know I am funny, I am hoping it's usually in a good way but I am willing to take the bad with the good. :-)
I have a lot of friends who say that I am the kind of guy thats hard to hate or stay mad at.
I started a health craze a while ago and will get healthy again or die trying! :-)
I am very honest, understanding, and caring.
There is a lot more to know about me and I love to meet others so check me out!

I live with my awesome family--a pair of parents and a pair of pooches.
I am in college right now, doing quite well in classes.
I am involved in student activities outside of the classroom like student government, student advocacy, and very involved in an honor society. I am not the type that can just sit around and read textbooks.

Certain old-fashioned games like Scrabble, Mastermind, Crazy Eights, Phase 10, Mario Kart, Tetris, and Mario games,

I enjoy and am very good at writing essays for school and other non-fiction. I used to enjoy playing piano until I got to the point where talent (and practice) was required for my parents' investment to be worthwhile. Now I haven't tickled the ivories for years. Very sad....

I also like to go on amusement park rides--though some roller coasters go too closely under their own tracks and it feels like it'll take my head off. As such, I like the ones where they strap you into a chair and hurl you around and round at breakneck speed

Top 3:
1.) I look younger than I am. That picture is from 2005 but my friends say I still look like I do in my senior portraits. I appear to be about five years younger than I am. It's a blessing and a curse.
3.) I have a positive attitude and love to make people smile and laugh. That goes double for women I fall for. Even when I don't have much luck with romance, often making a girl smile is enough to keep me on cloud nine for a while.
2.) Yes, I am in a battle with my weight. I have a trick with using a scale so I don't go crazy with its fluctuations. Until my weight crosses a different five-pound mark, I count it as the last five-pound mark I crossed. In other words, I only pay attention to five-pound increments.

Favorite fiction books: Any book in the Harry Potter series, any Sherlock Holmes book or collection, Lord of the Rings, Many of Shakespeare's plays: Antony & Cleopatra, King Lear, Measure for Measure, Much Ado about Nothing, Romeo & Juliet, Also other classics like Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sister Carrie, I like many other books once I start digging into them.

Favorite non-fiction or reference books: Useful stuff like Merriam-Webster's Collegiate and Unabridged Dictionaries, MLA Handbook, The Elements of Style, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised... I can't explain it but I really get into the dry stuff.

Favorite Movie: I don't watch a lot of movies but some that stick out are, the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Princess Bride, The Matrix, and Little Miss Sunshine.

I listen mostly to popular genres with a beat like hip-hop, rock, and pop. However I am pretty eclectic and like just about any music. I really enjoy certain classical, jazz, world music, and classic country. I would listen to modern country, grunge, and certain world music but don't really enjoy them.

I am going to add that I love plays and Broadway musicals before going into food.

My #1 guilty pleasure in the food division is Knudsen Caramels followed by root beer floats and deviled eggs.

I can go on for ever about food I like that isnt good for me but some good food I like: lettuce, cucumbers, carrots, black olives, strawberries, rasberries, and a lot more are just some examples.

1.) My friends,
2.) An internet connection,
3.) My MacBook Pro,
4.) My iPod Touch,
5.) My Shure headphones,
6.) My bus pass

I spend a lot of time daydreaming while listening to strong music. I also am very introspective: proud of my positive traits but looking for ways to overcome my weaknesses, which is something that I have been very successful at. I am very passionate about issues in my own life and in my larger world views. I however, am good at keeping a very big picture perspective when it is obvious that fretting will do no good.

My little sister died at the age of twelve in March of 2005. She battled leukemia for four years until she and her body couldn't take it anymore. She had a lot of support when she went through what she did. I don't know if she is in a better place or not. That is not for me to know. I am very open about this and one of my biggest pet peeves is when people say, "I'm so sorry! I had no idea!" Just chill out. If you cross a line you don't have to tell me, I will tell you. She is a good memory, and I don't mind remembering her at all.

Casual dating, friendship, relationships--whatever! if you're interested in getting to know me, hit me up. As far as friends go, the only ones I do not tolerate well are those who do not tolerate others. Also, I will be respectful and patient toward you and expect the same from you. Both of those go toward dating and other relationships as well. I am sort of new to dating etc. and am not ready to set parameters for that besides the ones for friendship. If its gonna happen, there's no need to force it.