Profile Bio Version 2.0.2
Ribbed, for your pleasure.
The first thing you have to understand is I have a rather dry and droll sense of humor. It is also quite sarcastically dark. Deal with it. Or I will kill you.
I like writing, although I fear I am not terribly good at it. Fuck it. I only have to impress me.
Sometime around my fourteenth birthday, I discovered a life changing revelation. I do not need someone else's approval to make myself happy. Your opinion of me is immaterial, and mine is paramount. Then, somewhere around my twentieth birthday, I discovered how that kind of shit wasn't going to get me laid. I've been trying to reconcile the two ever since. I'll let you know how that turns out.
I am a bit of an intellectual snob. People who consistently cannot spell irritate me more than anything else. I find vapid and petty people beneath me to the point that I don't even consider them human. You don't have to be Einstein, but for Christ's sake, be able to string more than two sentences together coherently. {Translation: Window lickers, mouth breathers, materialistic twits, and guys in country cover bands are quite disposable. And will be first against the wall when the revolution comes.}
Have an open mind, or I cannot talk to you. Personally, I try to keep mine as open as Nebraska. But I, too, find myself pigeon-holing sects of society into areas where I can ignore them, or taunt them. If you listen to Panic! At The Disco or P. Diddy, we probably won't get along very well. Sorry.
I am trying to quit smoking. So far, I have not succeeded, but the effort is there. We'll see how that works out. After ten years of blissfully enjoying the art and romanticism, I decided to quit. Don't get me wrong; while I am definitely pro-choice on that matter, it was my decision to try to stop and nobody else's.
I don't like drugs, therefore I do not do them. And that includes pot. It's just not for me. But, if a rational adult chooses to indulge in the privacy of their own home, it is none of my goddamn business, And it is none of yours either. Now, on the other hand, let's talk about Jack Daniels or tequila.
I find genuine emotion and art unbearably beautiful. Particularly in music. My favorite live band is someone you probably have never heard of. But I have seen them in three states and two countries at least fifteen times in the past six years. If you will listen for half a second, I will tell you of the month I spent one weekend in that little drinking town with a fishing problem on the Sea Of Cortez in Mexico watching them do a four hour set. Twice.
I also seem to surround myself with artists of all types. Musicians, poets, DJs, painters, authors, etc. These are the people who fall into my life as friends, mostly for their unique and powerful outlook on life.
My personal life philosophy, mannerisms, ethics, sense of humor, political and religious stances, and indeed station in life are influenced by a comedian who died when I was eighteen. I never got to meet him . But have obtained every video, compact disc, and book on him on the market, as well as hours of bootlegs. Most people had never heard of him when he was alive. Hell, I hadn't. But, amazingly, the words of an angry dark poet screaming in America made me the man I am.
I am very rarely ambiguous. When something interests me, I have an intensity and an energy that is overwhelming and enduring. If someone or something earns a place in my life as being important, it becomes my life mission to consume as much of that as possible. It is actually frightening in its ferocity. That, or entirely annoying. Fanatic involvement may not be healthy, but damn do I enjoy it.
Nobody sees me get upset. Of the people in my circle of friends, I can think of none who have ever seen me lose my temper. I just don't do it. I prefer to brush the bullshit away, and let it go. It is usually not worth stressing over. You'd be amazed how much life is easier when you can do that.
Personal responsibility is a bit of a pet peeve of mine. Stand up and take charge of who you are, and who your kids are. I smoked cigarettes for ten years. I made the conscious decision as an adult to start, knowing the dangers full well. And if I became ill, addicted, or broke by doing so, it is my fault. Not a tobacco company, not an ad agency, and certainly not the government. The same idea applies to music, books, television, video games, and the like. If you do not like it, do not buy it or support it. And do not let your kids interact with it. But also do not dare infringe upon my ability as an educated adult to make my own decisions on whether or not I will enjoy them, and if I will allow my children to participate. Lawmakers are not your nannies; it isn't their job to regulate what you and your children do. That is your job, and your job alone. And ultimately, you have to answer for it one way or another.
I apply similar philosophies to politics and religion. If I ask you, tell me your opinion. I'll debate without ever telling you I am right and you are wrong. I may well disagree, but I won't condemn. Who knows, I might actually be wrong. Can you admit that?
I am really good at reading people's personalities. In a five minute conversation with someone, I can usually tell more about them than most people get in a week. Mostly, it is about paying attention to what they say, what they don't say, and how they carry themselves. Ask me how I evaluated you, you might be frightened.
I also seek out conversation and interaction with people who will further my intellectual and psychological evolution. This is quite possibly my favorite past-time. Let me know if you think you are up to the task. I might thrust the task upon you, anyway, if I think you can handle it. Be prepared for deep discussion on everything from God to psychology to titties. And perhaps puppy dogs and mashed potatoes.
Random factoids:
I love Mexico, even though I dislike most Mexican food
If I smell bananas or yams, I get physically ill
I have what looks like it tried to be a third nipple on my ribcage below my actual one
I find incredibly offensive things funny
My guiltiest pleasure musically is "Careless Whisper" by Wham!
When I ran out of my own books, I would read my sister's "Sweet Valley Twins" series. I think I got through 70 of them.
I have never been on a sailboat
I have worn the same earrings since the fall of 1999
I do not like cheese
I do not find Dane Cook funny
I was once struck by a Mercedes while crossing the road and had to go to the hospital
I haven't played Dungeons & Dragons since 1995, and I miss it every day.
I obsessively and compulsively count the buttons on a remote control when it is in my hand.
I still have the first love note a girl ever wrote me. I even know exactly where it is.
I once urinated in the middle of an amusement park, in broad daylight, and my parents walked away pretending I wasn't theirs.
I only sing when I am by myself
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