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Profile GeneratorHey, I'm Mark Ryan... welcome to my page.I am now living in San Francisco, in case you haven't noticed that I have been here these last few months. I miss my friends terribly, but the honest answer is that I can't imagine my life right now outside of this city. Portland was slowly destroying me, even despite my close friends, and it was time to get back to my California roots and rediscover that feeling again. The feeling of fresh, pink newness that encompassed myself and mmy life. The feeling of being free and happy and able to express myself in a sea of people that feel much the same way as I do, really.Anyway, I've lived all over the nation. Seattle, Portland, Missoula, Sacramento, San Francisco, Salt Lake City and Denver. I am originally from Portland, OR but I am nomadic by nature. I settle down once I am in a relationship. Presently I live in the Mission District of San Francisco.I adore water.. something about the sound of the rain or a trickling brook or the ocean's rolling and lazy tide. I attribute that to the fact that I am a native Oregonian and everybody knows how much it rains there. I also like Sauvie Island in the summertime, and I'm usually there on my days off work if I live in Portland, Oregon at the time.I am focused toward anything that teaches me something. I am very passionate about both American and world history, as well as the political system. I am a news junkie and it is the first and last thing I do every day. I have a strong love for the judicial branch; Supreme Court justices Kennedy, Breyer, John-Paul Stevens and Ruth Bader-Ginsburg.My strong political philosophy usually rejects anyone of conservative nature. Voting and the political system are very important to me. I am a moderate democrat, but I vote liberally on most social issues. I am moderate because I adhere to a more conservative ideology in terms of government spending.I like to read a lot; a hopeless loyal to authors both classic and dead. Thus, classic American literature and short stories are among my favorite books. I have a strong love for existentialism and philosophy in general despite the fact that I disagree with the philosophy of existentialism itself. Anything in art or literature thought provoking is of great interest. I also love architecture; specifically skyscrapers. I am also very knowledgable about urban issues/policy and current events and I always enjoy discussion. I am currently on a Stephen King trip, which I honestly believe I inherited from my dad, and it shows no signs of giving up as of late!Sometimes it appears to some as though I come off as abrasive or indifferent; it's not personal. I am told that I can be intimidating at first, but I warm up to someone easily. I am mildly bi-polar at times and I tend to medicate this with alcohol a lot.A fatal flaw is my often 'black or white' mentality. I cannot stress this enough, but it seems like I am either loathed or adored. Also, I am impatient and prone to exit someone's life if I do not feel I am a part of them. I appreciate new faces, but I prefer familiar ones. I am codependent and affectionate with a strong will to love. When I am in love I am completely involved in the other person and their life. This has only happened to me three times in 26 years.I am high profile and easily recognized. I have been around "the scene" for a long time, and a lot of people know me. Do not take this to mean that I am one of those SoCal boys that needs to make their presence known; I am not. I am simply just known.Although I go out less and less, when I am out, I usually make my rounds and say hello, have a few drinks and leave. Sometimes I will get absolutely bombed. I do not discriminate my friends or acquaintances on the base of their age, wealth or physical beauty. This has gotten me into some stereotypical trouble in the past. I have never belonged to a "clique". I am a drifter in and out of different social circles, but I am accepted into almost all of them.I am a fairly conservative person when it comes to sexuality, and I am proud of that with no shame. I'm not really "kinky" and I really don't care for sex very often. Unless I am in love. In the case of love, I am very active, usually to my partner's dispelling suggestions.Huge turn-offs like nude photos or any sort of salacious or implied behavior is bound to end the conversation immediately. I'm not looking for a hook-up, and I'm not kidding about that.I'll try anything twice and I like meeting new people even if I can't remember them a few days later.I just ended a very short-lived relationship when I was living in San Francisco the last time around. I stayed there for six of the last nine months and just made my way back up here in late February, 2008. While I am not typically what I would consider to be a "clingy" person, I believe fundamentally in spending a lot of time with someone. Especially when the relationship is new. I just haven't met the right kid yet.I am ready for a relationship at this point in my life. I am not seeking him out, but I am definitely open to the possibility. Okay, I lied, I'm totally waiting for him to come along. Also, I have a horrible curse when it comes to friends falling for me. I believe that if there is chemistry, I will know quickly. I love my friends very much, but the progression of a relationship out of friendship - in my world - is something completely uncommon. Usually I enter into something already knowing the direction it is going. And that's totally cool with me.Finally -- while I am not opposed to a handful of drugs, I am strongly against the use of heroin and crystal meth. I have had some influential losses in my life that involved the deaths of friends and family who involved themselves in these substances and I am tired of it. Pot and pills, etc. and all that stuff is fine as long as it doesn't interfere with your life and it isn't a regular thing.Me drunk on the way home from Sauvie on 6/3/07talking about vagina.
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This one changed this year. The alter the test a little every year, so I'm not sure if it was ME or the TEST that changed but I am now the exact opposite of last year.
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