This is something beautiful that I wrote. I recommend you read it before the rest.

I am a lover of wisdom, a lover of life, and a lover of people. I am a sage, an adventurer, and a dancer.

I am someone who speaks his thoughts vehemently, and often giddily. I reject those with simple minds, but I am a big fan of simple fun with and among complex minds. If you are riddled with self-delusion, you will probably end up hating me. Though I may fall in love with you anyway. It will be tragic and wonderful.

I believe that contrast is the most important aspect of reality. I revel in the flow between extremes, and I embrace paradoxes.

I believe that love is an endless resource; I believe that jealousy is an avoidable manifestation of insecurity. I do not believe my love for anything or anyone takes away from my love of anything else or anyone else. And I believe the same can be true of your love.

I am a paladin, harlequin, and philosopher. I wield ethics like an axe, and wit like a rapier, and words like ballistic missiles. Though I am neither a warrior nor a rapper. I do not seek battles of body or mind, though I do not flee from them, either. I have trouble peacefully enduring the misguided: I speak my mind and accept the consequences.

I care about human interaction above all things. But when interaction is not available, I settle for self-played games of thought and body.

I am in a strange place in my life. I spent a while with a cushy office job, but left it to seek my fortune. Fortune has since eluded me. I am now floating along the river of waiting, waiting for opportunity and adventure to find me. I never have to wait long for adventure.

I go out to clubs and parties as often as I can. I do karaoke once a week, and I often dance at electronic music venues with a pair of light sabers. If you like electronica and live in gainesville, maybe you've seen me.

Dancing, cooking, moving, eating, tasting,drinking, learning, analyzing, listening, loving, wanting, achieving, laughing, sensing, fencing, focusing, unfocusing, innovating, building and, sometimes, destroying.

It would be much easier to list the things I am NOT good at.

...nothing comes to mind. Self-effacing, then!

I am a giant. I am very tall and thick and strong. I am visibly Norwegian: blonde and pale.

Usually my smile is warm enough to make up for all the big-n-scary I carry.

The first thing I will notice about YOU is your walk. Much can be learned about the flow with which someone moves. Understanding of one's body and environment is a treasure that permeates many actions and responses; it englightens the physical realm, which eases all the burdens of the mind.

Books Heroic Fantasy is my passion. some of my favorites... Talion: Revenant, The Blending, The Sword of Truth, Harry Potter, the Drizzt Saga, the Vlad Taltos saga, everything by Orson Scott Card, Stephen King's Dark Tower, Le Petit Prince.

MoviesLimitless, Mr. Nobody, Matilda, Joe versus the Volcano, Sucker Punch, Run Lola Run, Groundhog Day, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Garden State, Original Sin, Untamed Heart, Labyrinth, The Matrix, What Dreams May Come, Wanted...

Music Nero, Gemini, Pretty Lights, Grimes, Figure, Born Gold, Flux Pavillion, Datsik, Jinja Safari, Marina and the Diamonds, Múm, Paranormal Attack, MSI, the Protomen, Crooked Stills, Apparat, Powerlifter, Cake, NIN, How to kill an Angel, Garbage, Liz Phair, Poe, Yanni, Amanda Fucking Palmer, Mirah, Sarah McLachlan, Justin Timberlake, Lamb, the Postal Service, the Cardigans, Delerium, Dune, Roxette, VAST, Cyndi Lauper, the Shins, the Magnetic Fields, Ok Go, Metric, Beck, Annie Lennox, Eminem, Imogen Heap, Sigur Ros, the Knife, St. Vincent, Gregory and the Hawk, the Knife, Royksopp, the Veils, Gazpacho, Gogol Bordello, Within Temptation, Tosca Tango Orchestra

Food Tres Leches, Kaddo Bourani, lamb in any form, burgers with cajun seasoning, penne with vodka sauce, anything curried, most forms of ice cream, custards, peppers of all kinds (black, bell, habanero, jalapeno, serrano, etc), and god I love sushi, especially accompanied by nigori sake, pretty much anything interesting!

I've lately been eating lots of trail mix. Cashews, pecans, dried fruit, chunks of dark chocolate, coconut, sesame seeds, peanuts. Whatever strikes my fancy.

adventure
contrast
human touch
music
beauty
patience
balance
flow
complexity
understanding

Myself, but not because of vanity; rather, introspection and self-analysis. I am constantly worrying over how I can improve myself to best reflect my philosophical ideals. To quote a taoist principle: "Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power." I abhor self-delusion and am very dedicated to resolving conflicts between my ethics and my emotions.

"People often think that it is hard to do the right thing. It is not hard to do the right thing; it is hard to know what the right thing is. Once you know what is right, then it is hard to not do the right thing." -The Confession

Sheriff Bourne: You were truthful back in town. These are tough times. A man can get a job, he might not look too close at what that job is. But a man learns all the details of a situation like ours, well, then he has a choice. Mal: I don't believe he does. -Firefly, The Train Job

The human condition. I identify as an extropian, a transhumanist, and a singularitarian. I am very looking forward to what life will be like when the distinction between human and technology becomes negligible.

a sweaty mess from dancing and laughing and loving life.

Twice a week, after work, I put on a totally realistic bear costume and hang out in the park. It makes me feel powerful; mighty. I don't scare anyone. I sit in the bushes, root around for berries. Once I pushed on a camper. Y'know, bear kinda stuff.

And I'm a complete and total sucker for unnaturally colored hair.

If you have something like "if you can keep up with me" in YOUR message me if section. Trust me, I can keep up.

If you think I'm interesting, or cute. I'm just about as friendly and accepting as its possible to be. If you want to go out on a date with me, I can pretty much guarantee at least one and as soon as possible (it's amazing how many connections I have lost to cautious delay). But if you're interested in me, know that I am polyamorous, and I currently have a girlfriend. If you can live with that, don't be dampened by it either: I am just as thirsty for new love as someone who is single. Ever does my heart grow more vast.

Other reasons for messaging me include:
If you have some thoughts on the detrimental impact of culture on romantic proactivity.

If you expect to be either hungry or lonely tonight or any night; I will bring you nourishment.

If you are in need of a dragonslayer.

Feel free to IM me. My gmail/gtalk, AIM, and facebook are all Vicariance