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My self-summary Propose an edit

My doctor says that I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fiber, and that I am therefor excused from saving Universes. - Ford Prefect

I've got a fairly off-beat, spontaneous sense of humor, which tends to make half of the people roll their eyes and groan, and the other half laugh hysterically for long periods of time.

I'm pretty nerdy. I'm not the nerd that you will find at a Trekkie convention carrying a phaser or dressed up like Darth Vader at the opening of the next Star Wars movie. I am the nerd that you will find at IndieGamesCon looting schwag and discussing trends in artificial intelligence for games. You might or might not find me singing We Like The Moon at a Karaoke bar after I've had a few too many.

I'm an animal lover. I generally like animals more than people, but there are some exceptions, on both sides.

I believe in the pursuit of the ideal with a firm understanding that reality is much more ordinary. I genuinely believe that all it takes for a relationship to succeed is a lot of the ordinary with adequate moments of the extraordinary. A few magical moments can go a long way as long as you fill the time in between with mutual respect, devotion, honesty, humor, trust, forgiveness, and understanding.

I'm drawn to light. And sometimes you look at a person and you see it in their eyes or smile. Or maybe you hear it in their voice when they talk to someone; hopefully when they talk to you. Or you see it in the way they treat someone else. Nothing is sexier to me, and nothing more seductive than a person with light. It inspires me and I'm drawn towards it. I want to be enchanted. I want someone that makes me laugh. I want someone who changes the atmosphere when they walk into a room. I want a friend. I want whispered ecstasy... or to know what that means. I want someone that inspires me to be my best self rather than inspires me to turn the channel. I want to be loved.

What I'm doing with my life Propose an edit

Right now I'm working as a freelance software developer. I'm basically a programming whore; whatever you need, I've got you covered. As long as it doesn't involve spam or exploiting women, as I'm an ethical whore.

I'm doing pretty well at it so far. In the last 15 minutes alone millions upon millions upon billions of people have bought my latest creation: Notepad 2. Seriously, if I sell any more I'll have to buy my own country.

Okay, so I've sold like 20 things (none of which were named Notepad 2), but hey they were 20 Really Good Things™ and I have enjoyed the experience immensely.

I also do volunteer work at an animal sanctuary, caring for animals that have been abused or are otherwise unable to survive in the wild. I enjoy that even more.

I travel a lot. It's one of my passions. My goal is to visit every country in the world before I die. If that means I have to circumvent US travel restrictions, well, they'll just have to deal with it. I've been to 22 countries so far. Only about 160 to go!

On a personal level I'm at a crossroads. I'm born and raised in Miami, lived here most of my life, with a few notable exceptions. Most recently I moved to Central New York, to be with my girlfriend at that time. I was there for about a year before the crap hit the fan and I came back to Miami. Now I'm deciding where I want to go from here. One of the great things about my current job situation is that I can do it from anywhere as long as I have Internet access. And I'm very open to the idea of relocating. Which I guess makes me a decent candidate for this whole Internet dating phenom.

I'm really good at Propose an edit

I'm really good at developing software, and I'm really good at research. But that's probably not going to carry me very far on a dating site. I'm really good at cooking on the grill. I'm really good at making women roll their eyes. I'm really good at John Madden football. I'm really good at giving massages.

I'm really good at making people laugh when they don't want to.

I'm really good at blending in to foreign countries, and pretending that I belong there. From folk dancing at a tapas bar in San Sebastian, to chanting Death To America on the streets of Tehran, I'm a natural chameleon. (Okay, just kidding about the whole Death To America thing, I promise.)

I'm also something of a wunderkind when it comes to taking a really technical, nerdy, complex subject and explaining it to relatively non-technical people. Maybe when I get old and crusty I'll buy a merschaum pipe and become a professor of some kind.

The first thing(s) people usually notice about me Propose an edit

My enormous nose ring, and the Stonehenge tattoo on my forehead.

Or my eyes. Or that I smell good. Or one of the dozens of smart-ass t-shirts that I'm usually wearing.

My favorite books, movies, music, and food Propose an edit

Books:
I like books about spies and international intrigue. And I like books about paranoid androids named Marvin. And I like books about irreverent JAG officers. And I like books about guys named Bloody Stupid Johnson and dragons that explode when they see themselves in the mirror. I'm a sucker for retarded English humor. I like books about hobbits and angry trees. But Slaughterhouse-Five is probably my all-time favorite.

Movies:
I like movies about robots. I like movies about crazy people. I like movies about nerds. I like movies about hobbits and angry trees. I like cartoon movies about little kids that cuss a lot. I love historical movies.

Music:
I like all kinds. I'm streaky. One day I'll listen to nothing but country music, the next day it's hip hop and reggae, the following day rock, throw in some blues, latin, R&B, classical and whatever you call Weird Al Yankovic's songs. When I'm in a dancing mood, I'll probably be listening to salsa or reggaeton.

Food:
Mmmmmmmmmmm. I love Thai food. I like buffalo wings. Hot ones. If they don't make me sweat they're not very good. I love Italian food. I like cantelope. I like multi-grain bread. I love seafood. I'm iffy on sushi. I like cheese. I love Cuban food, and I love Greek food. I don't like French food. I hate spinach. I love broccoli. I like brownies and cake and ice cream with pieces of things in it.

The six things I could never do without Propose an edit

Footy's Wing Ding Sauce.
Cherry coke.
South Park.
Hats.
Eyelids.
My passport.

I spend a lot of time thinking about Propose an edit

What to make for dinner. Seriously, this takes up way too much of my time. I can go through a day making dozens of important business decisions without batting an eyelash, but when it comes to the dinner menu, I'm your metaphorical deer in the headlights.

I also spend a lot of time thinking about how to achieve all of my goals. I've got a lot of them, some more realistic than others, and I usually spend an hour or two every day evaluating, brainstorming, and scheming.

On a typical Friday night I am Propose an edit

All too often recently I find myself working on Friday nights, but that can't last. I love to go out and do things. Hole-in-the-wall dive bars are a favorite. Shady coffee shops with bad poetry on open mic nights, oh my. The absolute coolest thing in the world to do on Friday nights is dinner party murder mystery games. Too bad most of my friends have moved away, and it's just not the same by yourself.

The most private thing I'm willing to admit here Propose an edit

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One time I walked right into a lake. Really, it was dark out, and I didn't know it was there, and I'm just walking along and SPLASH!

You should message me if Propose an edit

I would previously fill out this section with intimate details about who I was looking for, as though I were making a prescription waiting to be filled. But I don't think love is a checklist. Nor do I think it's a plan that you make.

I now only hope that if in some cosmic twist of fate my soul should brush up against her soul in passing that neither of us is too jaded or distracted to recognize each other for who we are, and that at least one of us has the courage to say something.

So if you made it this far without breaking the scroll wheel on your mouse, and want to know more, say hi or start hiding out in my bushes; I'll leave you a Twinkie. I'll never know you are interested unless I get some sign that you are. I find big maps with lots of circles and arrows pointing to you are useful. I gave up on reading minds and playing games a long time ago.

Really, some great things have come from hellos.

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