***Lots of tidbits and info from previous versions of my profile can be found in the Journal tab.***

(I have no idea why/how the stuff above is highlighted in blue. If you know what that's all about, hit me up--it's kinda cool.)

I'm a genuinely good guy who's just looking to make a real, lasting, special connection with someone...perhaps you. So if anything you see on here strikes your fancy, don't be shy and do send me a message. If I notice that you've checked me out a few times without saying anything, I might assume you're just looking at my pictures, and I'm not a piece of meat (but I'm still immensely flattered nonetheless). ☺

A few noteworthy topics:
>>I have a sometimes mean, but still sweet cat, and I'm rather fond of her. She's 11. (That's 11 in cat years, too. Every cat calendar I've ever seen uses the same 7-days-to-a-week system that people do.)
>>I'm 5'8½" tall (rounded up on the right), and the trend since 8th grade is that I'll be stuck here. It would honestly bother me exactly not at all if you're taller than I, and wearing heels would add precisely nothing to my troubles.
>>My "average" body type is not adjusted for the inflation of fat America, so I truly have an average build. I am working on an upgrade, though. (side note: "Athletic" is a body type, NOT an activity meter. Just because you exercise doesn't mean you have an athletic body; however, there are also many kinds of athletes, so if you're going for a sumo wrestler, well...I got nothing. This all goes for both guys and gals, by the way.)
>>I eat meat and I enjoy it. It's cool if you don't, but that's not going to change for me.
>>My eyes are too bad to drive. I still get around OK via the bus, friends, and family. I do not expect you to be my chauffeuse.
>>Check out some of my explanations to questions if you're worried about our match percentage. Very often, I had to fill in some major gaps.
>>I don't drink (for many reasons), but I'm fine being around it.
>>I can't be around smoke, though.
>>My best friend is female. She means a lot to me, but she's not a romantic threat to you.
>>I like sports--quite a bit, in fact--but I do have other interests.
>>I wash my hands ~118.627% of the time after using the toilet (sometimes I'll wash them more than once to ensure that they're clean)...other guys, ever disgustingly, not so much.
I have some health stuff that I get into in the next section (plus there's more in the Journal), but it's nothing contagious or terminal, and my...uhh...plumbing works just fine.

I'm adjusting to my somewhat recent independence. After a long and ridiculous battle, I finally got SSI last year, so now I have a little money and my own place downtown. It's not a lot, but it's enough to take care of what I need. I'm not looking for a sugar momma, though I wouldn't necessarily refuse...

Main health stuff:
Scars on retinas cause blind spots, light sensitivity, and extra fatigue from having to work harder. It makes reading difficult, but I can mitigate that by adjusting fonts, etc., on my PC. My functional vision OK.

A benign tumor in my head (but not my brain) messes with some nerves and makes me various degrees of woozy (lightheaded mostly, but dizzy, too), along with a few other minor things. There's a baseline that I always feel, but I can usually manage fine as long as it's just that. When it hits worse, I'm out of commission for a bit until it passes (I just have to sit or lie down). Surgery in 2009 didn't help. Radiation in 2010 has stopped it from growing, so it's stable (I'm still waiting on my superpowers, though). It's in a tough spot to get to and there's no guarantee that I'll feel any better even if they removed it without incident. I could push for another operation, and I might at some point, but it's too risky for me to consider right now.

My circumstances are not ideal, but that's how it goes. I do what I can, when I can, with whom I can, however I can. You'll have to bear with me somewhat to make things work, but I'm far from an invalid who needs taken care of...and I'm worth the trouble. Think of it this way: when I'm out of it, you can have your way with me (you can take that however you want, but I know you went dirty with it, you vixen you) and I won't be able to put up much of a fight. ☻

...listening and being a great friend.
...puzzles.
...compartmentalizing.
...lacing/unlacing corsets.
...math.
...hunting down hard to find items.
...dealing with crises and emergencies.
...space management and arranging things.

I would imagine it’s the visor and shades or the scar on my neck.

I don't have very many outright favorites of anything, but here are a few worth mentioning...

*BOOKS*
To Kill a Mockingbird, Where the Red Fern Grows, The Time Traveler's Wife, Tom Sawyer, and Island of the Blue Dolphins.

*MOVIES*
Untamed Heart is my all time favorite, with this scene largely epitomizing why: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob2i8bOTIwQ.

Also: The Wizard of Oz, 50/50, 500 Days of Summer, In Bruges, Big, Powder, Happy Gilmore, Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (en français, même), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Stand by Me

*TELEVISION*
Game of Thrones, The Killing, Survivor, Psych, The Big Bang Theory, Raising Hope, Breaking Bad, True Blood, The Walking Dead, Homeland, Grimm, Mad About You, Arrested Development, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The X Files, Party of Five

I watch a fair amount of sports, mainly MMA (the UFC mostly, but other promotions, too), football, and basketball.

*MUSIC*
I try to take each song and artist, as I do most things in life, on a case by case basis. I would say that 90s soft rock and R&B are my bread and butter, but my taste is hardly exclusive to those.

Some artists I particularly dig: Madonna, Babyface, Prince, Billie Myers, Axelle Red, Mylène Farmer, Boyz II Men, Eminem, Cyndi Lauper, Color Me Badd, P!nk, Maria Mena, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, John Mellencamp, Lââm, Leona Lewis, Sophie B. Hawkins, Beethoven, The Tony Rich Project, Kina Grannis.

*FOOD*
Unfortunately, I'm a very picky. It's not by choice, but I haven't figured out a way around it yet. My favorite food is crisp, baked tator tots with ketchup. Oh, we can't forget bacon.

Really, aside from physical necessities, all I need is LOVE...
...but if you absolutely must have 5 more, here are some from which to choose:
Visor/shades, Tooth brush/toothpaste, Internet access, Music, Q-Tips, Air conditioning, Creativity, Knowledge, Curiosity, Expression, Truth, Intimacy, Diversity, Kindness, Wonder, Peace of mind, Understanding, Acceptance, Whimsy, Pleasant surprises, Fun.

...how I can improve and how I can help make (at least) the world (around me) better.
...projects I'd like to do (writing, videos, stuff around the house, etc.).
...thresholds: when nothing becomes something, when something becomes something else, and when something turns into nothing.
...how I'd really like to kick the inventors of CAPTCHA in the nuts (even if any of them are female).
...the nature of time, causality, and free will. If the past, present, and future all exist concurrently as physics seems to imply, how much control do we really have over our lives?
...the nature of our existence. Could we all be part of some advanced computer simulation made by more intelligent beings (God?)? What if the program just started right now...or now...or at some other arbitrary point and nothing we know existed before then, but our history/back story was just coded in like continuing a saved video game?
...why OkCupid thinks that people hundreds or thousands of miles away are "close to me."
...why so many of you can't do without chapstick/lip balm (seriously, what's up with that?)
...how much I want to quit online dating (but hoping it's because I found my gal and not out of frustration).

Friday night is date night, and by date night, I mean that I pick a random date in history and research it to see if anything interesting happened. If not, then I just make stuff up so I don't completely waste my time. I kid, I kid...that's more of a Tuesday thing.

(That just popped into my head to be silly, but now that it's had time to settle in, it sounds kinda fun. Damn, now I have to come up with some date calculator now. My fanciful imagination shouldn't give me homework. It's cool, though, I'm genuinely intrigued by this now. Plus, I have something to do on Tuesdays, so yay!)

Really, though, I'm usually looking for something to do, and I am open to suggestions. In the summer, though, I go to the WORLD CHAMPION Indiana Fever (WNBA) games when they're playing at home. I've had season tickets since 2002.

I am ready for love,
...And when push comes to shove,
.....I know it's not something to rush.
I'd just like someone to hold,
...Into whose arms I would fold,
.....Whose sweet kisses make me blush.
It's cool to start off slow,
...And let it naturally grow-
.....I'm not looking to play a game.
But there's room for fun,
...And not to jump the gun,
.....Maybe one day you'd take my name.
Can we start with, "Hello,"
...And see how things go?
.....Forever doesn't have to start today.
Remember I'll always be me,
...What you get's what you see,
.....I hope that'll be OK.
Sometimes I am a fool,
...And I'll make it a rule
.....To always make you smile.
To give you my heart,
...First we must start,
.....So are you free the next while?

-Me 3/22/13 (leading ...'s for spacing)

...I messaged you first, even if simply to say, "No." I won't bug you again if you're not interested.
...I seem the least bit interesting to you. Don't worry too much if we don't fit each other’s 'criteria' because you never know how things may go.
...you want someone to actually reply to you.
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Please do NOT message me if
…you are not single, unless you just want to be friends.
…you are intolerant or closed minded. My loved ones cover a broad spectrum, spanning many colors, races, nationalities, religions, sexual preferences, and life philosophies, so we won't get along if you don't think that they deserve respect or basic rights.