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picknwhammy

22 / M / straight / Single

Calcutta, India

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Ethnicity
Indian
Height
5' 11" (1.80m).
Body Type
Average
Looking For
New friends, Short-term dating, Long-distance penpals
Smokes
Yes
Drinks
Often
Drugs
Sometimes
Religion
Agnosticism and somewhat serious about it
Sign
Scorpio and it’s fun to think about
Education
Working on college/university
Job
Student
Income
Kids
Pets
Owns dogs and Likes cats
Languages
English (Fluently), Bengali (Fluently), Hindi (Fluently), C++ (Okay)

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I am confused, bewildered, and hungry.

My Self-Summary

Dilemmas are my speciality. I've never managed to figure out what I'm meant to do; and I don't mean the "my purpose here" kind, but something a lot simpler - just what to do with life. Having certain pretty expensive interests - guitar, computer games, motorbikes - as well as a more or less luxurious lifestyle makes me realise I need cash, and that is why I'm doing what I am, not because I actually have a passion for it.
The only ambition I ever had was to fly. An aeroplane, of course (not like Superman). But my faulty eyes prevent that dream from materialising. I'd love to get serious with music, but not in my country. I'm into archetypes, in almost everything. In art, I can't afford to be that way here, it just won't pay off.
I am a weird mix of opposites in many cases. Having a slight OCD nature, I'll tend to put things back in place, if you misplace them in my presence. But, in general, I'm quite messy, with things strewn all over my room. Most of the times I'm very analytical and logical, which is quite irritating to "normal" people (:P), and yet I have a very artistic (even slightly romantic) side to myself.
I'm eccentric too. When floor-tiles are multi-coloured, I walk in such a way that I step on like tiles, and end up walking in a really weird fashion! While skipping stairs, I always try to end it without an odd step - if there is an odd step, I undertake it in the beginning. I'm usually very particular about grammar and spellings, which is probably obvious to you by now. I often just close my eyes and count the number of distinct sounds I can hear; try to cling on to each of them, as they change, fade, and disappear.
I'm one of the only people you'll ever meet who'd lose his retinas rather than cochlea (read "eyes rather than ears"). This chap dies the day his life becomes a silent film.

What I’m doing with my life

Pretty much wasting it as of now. As I said, my career path isn't something I aspire for or dream about. I'd love to just get a huge rucksack, stuff everything I need in it, mount a sports-style cruiser bike (something like the Ninja 250) and just drive off. Explore the country. The world. Travel, on my wishes and whims. On my wheels. There are times when I really wish to get lost (pun intended).
A dream come true would be one where Dream Theater suddenly decide to keep a second guitarist during live shows, hold an audition, and I get through. Oh man, I'd drop everything and run. I don't even need the money! I'll live off leftovers, sleep on the couches, travel in the boot/roof!
Tomorrow I'll know I'm a day older, and another day has been wasted doing the same old sh*t I'm having to do everyday, without passion or interest. I desperately need "spice", and action (pun intended, again)!

I’m really good at

Playing the guitar, general analysis, tech stuff (this is where the 'geeky' factor comes in), watching/criticising good films, appreciating football (I mean soccer), playing computer games, and usually at holding conversation.

The first things people usually notice about me

My "piercing" eyes! Or so have I been told! ;)
Normal people will tend to think I'm a nerd, which is actually false. At most, you can call me slightly geeky. I'm nowhere near a nerd. If you watch The Big Bang Theory, I'm as far from Leonard as he is from Sheldon! If confused, read up on differences between geeks, nerds and dorks.
Technically inclined people will usually consider me to be a snob and having an attitude problem. Since this is a subjective perception, I can't say whether its true/false straight away. I can tell you this much: I have a certain set of tastes, even in people, but I consider no-one inferior while talking to/about them. Well, except certified idiots.
Most people will notice the "logical" aspect of me straight away, and if they look carefully, they'll see the artist longing to emerge. I'm a violent whirlpool of mixed colours crashing about inside the walls of a closed room, which - from the outside - looks calm. All you have to do is see through the walls, and you'll be on a direct line to the "real" me.

My favorite books, movies, music, and food

All together!?
Books
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Cat among The Pigeons
Sad Cypress
Sparkling Cyanide
The Kite Runner
Life of Pi
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Murder on the Orient Express
The Seven Dials Mystery
Peril at End House
And Then There Were None
ABC Murders
Five Little Pigs
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Movies
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10/10
Schindler's List
Shawshank Redemption

9/10
12 Angry Men
A Clockwork Orange
Amelie
Beauty and the Beast
Castaway
City of God
Dr Strangelove
Forrest Gump
Inglourious Basterds
Life is Beautiful
Lord of the Rings
Memento
Million Dollar Baby
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Motorcycle Diaries
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ratatouille
Requiem for a Dream
Saving Private Ryan
The Bourne Series
The Dark Knight
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Green Mile
The Lives of Others
The Prestige
Unforgiven
Wall E
Watchmen
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Music
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Genres: Progressive metal < Thrash metal = Psychedelic rock < Symphonic Metal < Neoclassical < Modern Jazz = Blues = Classical

Bands: Dream Theater, Pink Floyd, Motherjane, Liquid Tension Experiment, Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci, Megadeth, Metallica, Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Apocalpytica, Guns N Roses, Led Zeppelin, Evanescence, Within Temptation.

Idol: John Petrucci

Inspirations (earliest first): David Gilmour, Slash, Marty Friedman, Yngwie Malmsteen, John Petrucci
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Food
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In matters of cuisine, I'm rather conservative! I prefer not to experiment and wander in taste. I'm a non-vegetarian, and North-Indian food is what suits my tongue the best. I also like Chinese and Italian (the Indian versions of both, of course).
Oh, and I eat a LOT of junk food!
I love drinking. Not necessarily alcohol, but whenever I can, I always have a glass of a soft-drink/juice/lemonade with my food.

The six things I could never do without

Sense of hearing (and humour)
A fully functional neuro-muscular system (my worst nightmare is paralysis...)
Friends (...followed by solitary confinement)
A high-tech computer with an unlimited-download internet connection (and at least a 2.1 sound system)
My cellphone
My guitar and its accessories

I spend a lot of time thinking about

Everything! Ranging from the scientific paradoxes in Nature to fallacies in mathematics, individual psychology, strategies on scoring goals in FIFA (the game), the dreams I had, social hypocrisy, Physics, music, etc.

I guess I should include the total lack of any present sexual activity in my life as well! :P

On a typical Friday night I am

Devising complex plans and optimal strategies to cunningly and silently take over the world... Remember the climax of Watchmen?
If not that, then probably watching a film either alone (on my laptop) or with friends, playing midnight volleyball, packing to go home after a tiresome week, or watching a worthwhile live band performance somewhere.

The most private thing I’m willing to admit here

I dunno. This is too vague! Ask me yourself, and be a bit more specific!

You should message me if

You feel that you can tolerate this mad hatter, with all his idiosyncrasies and over-the-top analysing habits; that you can take criticism and me attempting to correct you at every instance I feel you're technically incorrect; that you're ready to face complete straightforwardness and to-the-point behaviour! [keep reading]

Or if you just feel like it! :)

PS: Definitely, if I messaged you!