I do not negotiate with terrorists.

I like to look classy; I often wear a soccer jersey with a sport coat. Most of my best clothes have come from Goodwill.

Late night is my favorite time. Too often I end up being awake all night and asleep during the day. Unless I'm doing something important during the day, in which case I might not sleep at all.

I love rain. Especially thunderstorms.

I know things. I study philosophy, so I like to think of myself as a Renaissance Man. I know a bit about everything, and if I don't, I'm good at making stuff up.

My car died. It was a 1983 Volvo. Now I have a 1998 Saturn. It has a lot less character.

Michigan is my favorite state. I grew up there, and I hope I'll be able to make it back to the Great Lake State sometime after I graduate.

If you ever ask me to think of a number, I'll always choose 7.

Recently, my philosophical views have been described as "infuriatingly consistent." I think that's a good thing.

I'm not very good at typing.

Sometimes people tell me I talk with an accent. It's been described as sounding Irish, Welsh, Dutch, Australian, Croatian, German, and Czech. I wonder if any of these people have ever even heard a foreign accent. I've lived in America my entire life. I guess I just picked up some weird speech patterns from watching too much soccer on TV as a kid.

My favourite word is "wicked."

I play soccer. If anything is at all related to soccer, I'm probably in love with it. I love watching soccer on TV, playing soccer video games, and talking about soccer.

Technically, I don't "work" right now since I'm a student. I had a few odd jobs growing up and have done things in the summer to make money, but they were mainly just for that: to make money. Hopefully when I finish school, I'll get a dream job that I totally love. Obviously I want to get paid to do the kind of thing that's so amazing and inspiring and fun that I'd do it for free. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like anyone wants to pay me to kick a soccer ball, so I might have to settle for making money.

I'm not "really" good at soccer, but I think I'm better than most at it. I'm really good at talking about soccer, if that counts as a skill. I'm really good at being sarcastic and cynical. I'm really good at filling out survey boxes on websites. I'm really good at using the spell-check function on my computer. I'm really good at sleeping through class. I'm really good at winning pointless arguments. I kick ass on standardized tests.

On the other hand, one thing I'm really bad at is sleeping. I find my self awake at all sorts of odd hours due to my inability to sleep well. I think I'm more likely to be awake at 1:30 am than 1:30 pm.

I just realized that I claimed to be really good and really bad at sleeping. Maybe it averages out, and I'm just bad as sleeping at the right times.

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• ixamxloved

Sometimes they notice that I'm joking, other times it's too subtle.

Also, I have beard.

Harry Potter, 1984, Brave New World, Snow Crash, Animal Farm, Fever Pitch, Keane, Da Vinci Code, How Soccer Explains the World, American Gods, Rosencrantz and Gildenstern Are Dead, Neverwhere, Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, Waiting for Godot, The Old Man and the Sea, Cryptonomicon, Spin

Cool Runnings, Star Wars, Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, Big Daddy, V for Vendetta, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, Life Aquatic, Saved, Indiana Jones, Snatch, Mission Impossible, Goal, Aussie Skiffs, Powers of Ten, El Maricahi, Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Boondock Saints, Goodbye Lenin, Shot at Glory, Thank You for Smoking, Eurotrip, Blood Diamond, Starship Troopers, American Pie, Lions for Lambs, I [Heart] Huckabees, Good Will Hunting, Zidane- un portrait du 21e siècle , Green Street Hooligans, Bourne Supremecy, the Man From Earth, Gattaca, anything with Will Smith

Flogging Molly, Juanes, Ben Folds, Beatles, Shakira, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, La Oreja de Van Gogh, Clint Dempsey, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Marley, Simple Plan, Fountains of Wayne, Nek, Kings of Leon, Will Smith, the Streets, the Business, Greenday, the Ramones, Reel Big Fish, Streetlight Manifesto, Greydon Square, that Czech orchestra who recorded the MLS anthem

Tacos, Burritos, Chalupas, Nachos, Mexican food in general, Burger King (Double Whoppers), Klondike Bars, Beer, Pizza, Pizza Rolls, anything Morimoto makes on Iron Chef (the original, not the new American version), Animal Crackers, Sour Gummy Worms, those mint flavored Life Savers

Soccer
Conversation
the number 3
Creativity
Music
Free Time

Mostly soccer. Also philosophy, sailing, girls, politics, the past, the future, life, movies, TV shows, food, friends, family, mathematics, quantum physics, poetry, and sleep. But mostly soccer.

Most of the time I just chill at home, drink a few beers, and play video games or watch TV with my roommates, especially if I have a game Saturday morning. If not, sometimes I go out to parties or go to a movie or something.

I have an irrational fear of accidentally being served the New Coke instead of Coca-Cola Classic. This is not a phobia or mental condition recognized by any medical association, or anyone else, ever.

Editors

• ixamxloved

You're a real person. If nothing else, talking to someone new helps kill the boredom, and you never know when you're going to meet someone special. Anyone who reads this far should message me.

Also, if I'm online and it's the middle of the night, I'm probably bored and looking for someone to talk to, so don't be shy.