well, let's see. i am a member of the species homo sapiens, meaning i have binocular vision, a prehensile thumb, vestigial appendix, etc., etc.

i've been called 'morbidly upbeat' by friends... i'm not precisely sure about the meaning of the phrase, but everyone in the room seemed to give a resounding 'hear, hear', so i guess it doesn't matter.

there's some truth to it i suppose. i enjoy life and living, and i seem to find pleasure in the most basic things. food, physical catharsis and sex seem to be my top three favorite things. i also occasionally enjoy things that the less reptile side of my brain can appreciate, like witty humor and the creative process.

i've been called plenty of other things too. sensualist, nihilist, libertarian, atheist, international playboy... i wear many hats.

the qualities to which i aspire: fairness, compassion, objectivity, humility, and kindness.

the vices which i find especially foul: hypocrisy, gullibility, self-centerdness, subjectivity, and vanity.

the reason i'm using this site is to supplement my dating process. couldn't hurt to widen the playing field. i'm at a point in my life where i would like something a little more than just sex and transient companionship. although, that's great too. i would just prefer something a bit more meaningful.

i have 4 super-big rules about a possible female companion:

1. No drinking (child of two alcoholics. i have some hang-ups.)
2. No smoking (don't like nicotine kisses.)
3. No drugs (falls into the same alcoholic category.)
4. Atheist, agnostic, or at least religious and able to discuss and debate their beliefs without taking personal offense / not try to convert me on a 16th-century torture rack.

also, the quality of your zombie-survival plan may come into play.

that's the question isn't it? i could say work or school or not anything, but in the long run does it matter?

i think i'm accomplishing all a sentient being should in their short stay in this reality. trying to make myself as happy as possible, with the least amount of work possible, while trying to avoid diminishing the happiness of others; as much as possible.

i'm not currently attending school, but that should change soon. might even have a free ride from the government. we shall see. if i went, it would probably be for writing, philosophy, or even law. haven't really made up my mind yet.

i have a few talents i suppose. i'm pretty good at videogames, i've been enjoying the things since age 5, kind of hard to drop the habit.

i took a lot of martial arts when i was younger. i'm pretty big into tao and chinese martial arts more than others. i have a mean headbutt.

i'm pretty good at philosophy, or as 'good' as you can be at philosophy... i tend to spend a lot of time thinking about things and stripping as much subjectivity out of my life as i can.

i have a lot of weird talents. i can sew, ride a horse, and i hold certifications in therapeutic massage and scuba diving. pretty divergent list there, huh?

people say i have kid's eyes. i'm not really sure what that means. but there you go.

too many to mention here. i'm into all standard things that a new-age hipster nerd is expected to be into.

i don't really read, actually. but when i do, i stick mostly with non-fictions and auto-biographies and things of that nature. from Nietzsche to Dawkins to Bruce Lee... my preferred authors list is pretty esoteric.

i've kind of sort of gotten into the comics scene as of late, and i enjoy graphic novels such as Preacher, The Boys, and The Walking Dead.

i find myself drawn to a wide variety of movies and t.v., (The Venture Brothers]], Batman; The Brave and the Bold]], Penn and Teller: BullShit!,) but my quality standards are pretty high. i watch anime, but i'm also very picky about that, and tend to stick with 'down to earth' stuff such as Cowboy Bebop and Golgo 13. basically anything with an intelligible plot, which is hard to find in japanese culture as a rule.

music wise, i'm a fan of anything really. country music is the only genre i don't listen to, but i'm especially partial to Nine Inch Nails and Tech N9ne.

as far as food goes. i love to eat. i'll eat just about anything, but i prefer chinese, italian, or mexican. i once ate two whole pounds of spaghetti and meatballs, while the 'macho man' randy savage was sitting right in front of me. i have a lot of jokes on here, but that is an ABSOLUTELY TRUE STORY.

1. plutonium. my power cells can only last a few days without fuel.
2. blood
3. pancreas
4. my 27 piece tony danza box set
5. pancreas
6. delicious, delicious TANG. (it's a kick in a can.)

the electrical phenomena we call consciousness, the sociologically intrinsic desire of altruism vs. society's focus on self-servitude, the definition of sentience, and the zombie apocalypse.

'hanging out with friends' is the cliched answer, so i'll say... um... fighting dinosaurs. that sounds much cooler. fighting dinosaurs.

the scene in children of men where they carry the baby out of the house almost made me cry.

if you would like to get to know me better and perhaps more. i'm looking to date mostly, but if you think we'd make good pals i can dig that too.