Hey there, I'm Roy.

I strongly believe common interests are integral in starting communication, but differing interests will lead to growth for both members of a relationship.

I have worked at my current job, at my local library, since getting out of high school in 1998. It started as an 8-hour per week job and became a full-time position. I'd like to think that my coworkers consider my skill set invaluable, given the fact that I have been called upon to work in 2 locations, often on the same day. It took a lot of hard work to become that go-to guy at my job.

I can be really shy and quiet at times, especially when I get around people I don't know. Once I get to know a person, especially knowing what we have in common, I will open up. I'm not a partier. I've tried drinking and I honestly don't get the appeal.

I really enjoy classic movies. I've got a book called 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. It is a goal of mine to see as many of them as I can. I've seen well over 300 of them.

Friends and coworkers tell me I'm smart, nice, caring, funny and kind. They might also add that I complain a lot, however, it is worth noting that what I complain about is being single.

I'm taking each day as it comes. For the most part, its pretty predictable. Work, eat, sleep. While I generally like life being predictable, a little change in routine would be nice.

Unlike many people, I'm also preparing for my future. I'm investing money in the hopes that I can retire early and live off the residuals (this is besides job-imposed retirement program which I would opt out of if I could).

Besides my full-time job, I also have a small-business which I own with my two best friends from high school.

Above and beyond this work, I'm writing a couple books. One about my experiences at the library, which I plan to self-publish after I retire, and a nonfiction book of lost history.

I have also been restoring old, public domain books for use on e-readers and selling them online.

my job. After over 14 years on the job, I've made myself extremely valuable. As I mentioned above, I have to work at multiple locations each day.
I find myself being taught new things frequently. I've done almost every job imaginable at my library.

I'm also good at working with technology. I can usually find my way around a phone, computer or TV without an instruction manual (though I'm not afraid to use the manual if I need it).

I used to be quite good on the cello, but it has been a long time since I played.

Saying the right thing, but phrasing it the wrong way.

Lately, its been my shoes. Packers green and gold has a tendency to stand out.

Its a little unusual because normally people don't notice me. I had a coworker begin to refer to me as a ninja because she'd look up from a book and I was there. She never heard me or saw me.

Anything science fiction, particularly Star Wars related.

Books: Jurassic Park, The 5000 Year Leap, The Hound of the Baskervilles, which I just finished.
I tend to read more non-fiction than anything else right now.

Movies: Lord of the Rings trilogy, films of the Marx Brothers, Alfred Hitchcock films, almost any film on the AFI top 100 films list.
I have a collection of over 400 movies and TV series on DVD.

Shows: Leverage, Get Smart (1960s), Mythbusters, Stargate, Animaniacs, Mr. Wizard's World

Music: There is no rhyme or reason to what I like. I like what I like. Rock, classical, blues, country, big band. The collection of MP3s on my computer ranges from Daft Punk to The Irish Rovers, Rammstein to Bach.
Have yet to find any rap I like, besides Weird Al Yankovic.

In the grand scheme of things, there is nothing I could never do without besides sustenance, a roof over my head and the freedom to live my life as I desire. While the Internet, TV and a cellphone are things I have come to rely on, I could probably survive without them.

1/25/12 Update: I've been thinking about myself and what I've been doing about my "shortcomings." My friends have been trying to get me to go out with them so I can get over being shy and socially awkward. It hasn't helped.
Today I've decided that I need to accept myself for who I am.

working until 9, then at home. I haven't had much reason to go out on a Friday night. Bars offer little since I so infrequently drink and never get drunk.

But I'd love to have a reason.

At least once per week, I think about giving up on ever finding the love of my life and the only thing that keeps me from doing so is my desire to have the same happiness as my friends that have married and even had families.

I spend so much of my personal time alone that the most valuable thing anyone can give me is the chance to share time with them. I hope to find someone who feels the same way.

- you've grown 'beyond your years' and realized party time is over.
- you prefer quiet, intellectual stimulation over the loud, obnoxious bar scene.
- You feel that time is a more valuable gift that any bauble.
- you feel perfectly comfortable going out without makeup.
- you've ever read 'A Girls Guide to Dating a Geek.' It will prepare you adequately for understanding me.
- you know the more conventional name for the T-65 starfighter, without looking it up.