Among other callings, I am a computer geek, a nerd, and a radical atheist. I am fond of science fiction and fantasy; my favourite authors are Douglas Adams, Greg Egan, Mary Gentle, China Mieville, and Steven Erikson.

I'd say that I am an intellectual, but I do not have that kind of arrogance. My immense arrogance is of an entirely different variety. Nevertheless, my curiosity is vast and rapacious. Everything must be known, and everyone must be well informed.

A sense of humour would be strategically wise if you wish to bug me. A simultaneous appreciation of the supremely esoteric and the extremely vulgar, with a healthy disdain for the well-travelled middle ground. My best friends are funnier than me, but not by default.

I am hyperintelligent, ultracaring, and supremely humble

I am studying Computer Science at the University of Toronto. Schoolwise, I am also quite fond of Mathematics, Physics, Anthropology, and History. Never have enough of a chance to take general interest courses in my specialist programme, I must admit.

everything. The trick is to be me.

My brilliance, naturally. Insanity, perhaps. Humour, certainly. Quite recently, my hair could have been a contender, but the locks have been shed for now.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Unequivocably so. The list may or may not also include Axiomatic and Diaspora by Greg Egan; 1610 and Grunts by Mary Gentle; and, finally, Perdido Street Station and The Scar by China Mieville.

Movies? Well, eh, if I may say so non-chalantly, of which I have great doubts, I am fond of the Austin Powers triptych, the Naked Gun trinity, classic films such as Life of Brian and Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Stephen Chow's magnificent Kung Fu Hustle, the eerily beautiful Kill Bill Vol1 (though, after some thought, I find it misogynistic), the unfairly maligned Alien Resurrection, the deliciously sanguinary Battle Royale, and Airplane!

And, lest your palate be more sophisticated and you think me a doofious* buffoon, I have enjoyed viewing cerebral fare such as Amelie, Run Lola Run, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sideways, Shaun of the Dead, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It is merely that I am unmotivated to rewatch them, whereas Austin Powers can be watched over and over and over again with no noticeable depreciation of the awesome awesomeness.:)

* may not be a real word

I don't watch tv, but Futurama, Invader Zim, and Blackadder number among my favourite tv shows. (Your head is permitted to explode at this point if it feels so inclined.) Bromwell High has been tickling my fancy of late, but it is too early to tell how far it will rise.

My musical tastes favour Punk of the Distillers and Dead Kennedys variety; Metal of the Helloween, Rammstein. and Nightwish variety; Rock of the White Stripes and Dresden Dolls variety; Folk of the Utah Phillips and Billy Bragg variety; and Classical of the Beethoven and Mendelssohn variety.

I am fond of carbohydrates, but proteins add a certain je ne sais quois flavour.

Telling people on the internet that it's actually Frigg's Day (or Freya's Day) in honour of the chief goddess of the Norse pantheon.

Ironing in the nude is a good way to freeze your buttocks off right quick. But I have my principles, and persevere over all.

Obviously, I do not mean to use this profile to score. The tests are the siren call that brought me here. But, if the above sounds good to you, perhaps I could be persuaded to open up my gorgeous, manly legs. Or whatever other body parts you like. I don't judge.

And, for Hephaestus' sake, please don't use the green bar. I am on AIM (lpetrazickis), MSN (lpetrazickis@hotmail.com) and virtually anything else you might prefer.