I'm open-minded about most things and pretty unconventional. I could be described as a hippie. I'm into all types of art and creative expression. I'm intellectually-oriented and somewhat nerdy. I enjoy learning about/discussing anti-racism, art, books, biology, cinema, cultures, evolution, feminism, gender, globalization, history, human rights, language, music, parenting, philosophy, prehistoric humans, politics, primatology, privilege and inequality, relationships, physics, sexuality, social issues, sustainable living, spirituality, etc. I also spend equal amounts of time just shooting the shit.

I have pretty strong social/political opinions. Most people would probably call me "liberal". The OKC Politics Test deems me a socialist. I'm really more of a neo-tribalist with left-leaning tendencies. I think civilization has done more bad than good for humanity as a whole, and that we as a species need to seriously re-evaluate the way we've been living since we came up with that pesky thing called sedentary agriculture.

I would classify myself as "spiritual" rather than "agnostic." I don't believe in anthropomorphic deities, but I do believe in a higher power. The Force, if you will. I am not particularly religious, but have more respect for egalitarian ideologies than hierarchical, dogmatic ones. I like astrology and the tarot, and although I'm not quite sure how they work, I have found them to be at least somewhat useful and accurate. I'm also interested in yoga/meditation.

I'd like to meet new people for friendship or dating. I'm not particularly looking for a serious relationship right now, but whatever happens, happens. I'm attracted to people regardless of their sex, but am not interested in dating men at this time. Sorry!

I just finished my Anthropology degree. Right now, I'm living at home with my parents in a state of semi-employment. I plan to attend grad school at some point within the next few years. My ultimate career path will likely consist of one or more of the following elements:

1) teaching
2) writing/other creative endeavors
3) working with children, human-like primates, or disadvantaged groups of people
4) helping to right social wrongs
5) doing some kind of research on some kind of culturally-related topic

I'd also like to get about 10 more degrees in various subjects, but unfortunately it's rather difficult to stay in college forever.

Procrastinating on things I don’t want to do, and concentrating intensely on things that interest me.

That I don't look 23. My face is deceptively youthful and innocent, so don't be fooled.

Books: Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five, Middlesex, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Alice In Wonderland, 1984, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, anything by Christopher Pike, Mister Sandman, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, and many, many more...

Movies: 28 Days Later, Alice in Wonderland, A Life Less Ordinary, Amadeus, Amelie, American Beauty, Being John Malkovich, Buffalo Soldiers, Dancer In The Dark, Dig!, Donnie Darko, The Doors, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, I ♥ Huckabees, Koyaanisqatsi, Love Actually, Me You and Everyone We Know, Night On Earth, Pulp Fiction, Run Lola Run, Star Wars

TV: Arrested Development, Roswell, Twin Peaks, Weeds, Malcolm in the Middle, Jeopardy, the Sopranos, Strangers With Candy, the Colbert Report

Music: The Beatles, Beethoven, The Beta Band, The Bird and the Bee, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Ditty Bops, The Doors, The Dresden Dolls, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Modest Mouse, The Moldy Peaches, The Moody Blues, Mozart, Pink Floyd, The Pixies, Radiohead, Rasputina, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Spice Girls, The Velvet Underground, The Who

Food: I recently became a vegetarian. I eat a lot of rice, frozen fruit smoothies, broccoli, pasta, veggie burgers, minestrone soup, quesadillas, granola, salsa w/ chips, yogurt, etc. I refuse to eat anything with meat, high fructose corn syrup, or lots of preservatives.

1) My central nervous system (brain, spinal cord, and nerves.)
2) Media (as in works of writing, art, or film, and the instruments used in their creation.)
3) Sex. Well, really.
4) Friends.
5) My baby blankie. I’m sure I’d eventually get over it, but the Blankster and I go way back.
6) Substances that enable my body to continue living, like food and oxygen.

The destruction of our natural habitat and way of life by modern civilization.
Different ways of categorizing and arranging my books.
Hidden layers of meaning in songs, movies, books, etc.
Places I want to go, things I want to do.
What my cats are REALLY thinking.
Future courses I would like to teach.
How my life experiences have made me into the person I am, and what kind of person I want to be in the future.

I don't have typical Friday nights, so here are some things I enjoy doing:

Listening to music
Playing the piano
Watching movies
Communing with Nature
Exploring places
Having long, drunk, pseudo-intellectual conversations
Reading and writing
Art (painting, drawing, sculpture/pottery, photography, etc.)
Finding exciting new uses for all the stuff that accumulates around me
Playing games
Lernin' noo stuf
Gardening
Swimming
Badminton
Yoga
Going on random adventures

For friendship:

you're not a straight white guy (sorry, I know some of you out there are cool, but I'm just not into that mindset. Girls, people of color, trans- and queer folk welcome!)

For dates:

you're not a guy
you're in your twenties or thereabouts
you think we would have incredibly stimulating...conversation
you're poly or poly-friendly

Don't be shy. I'm nice, really. :)