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Zedekosh

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About Me

I am a helpless (not hopeless) romantic. I write poetry, faerie tales and adventure games. Once, for a very long time, I was fat. I long to leave this country, perhaps for ever. I prefer German cars, Victorian clothing, dark colours, British spellings, Turkish tobacco, cool and cloudy days, silver, female vocalists, low-tech machines and tools, long hair, black & white photography and baseball. I have great hope and respect for humanity but am constantly disappointed by the people who comprise it. I do not trust those who cannot admit mistakes. I enjoy puns and absurd humor. Brussel sprouts are my favorite vegetable. Bordeaux is my favorite wine. I really don't like writing about myself.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Darren
Birthday: 31 December 1964
Birthplace: (L)ost (I)n (M)iddle (A)merica, Ohio
Current Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Dark brown with silver
Height: 5'9"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: Alsatian
The Shoes You Wore Today: 10-eye Grinders
Your Perfect Pizza: As long as it has mushrooms, I'm good
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: To see my next birthday
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: I don't generally use IM
Thoughts First Waking Up: Snooze!!!!!!
Your Best Physical Feature: Hair?
Your Bedtime: Usually between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.
Your Most Missed Memory: Not sure
Pepsi or Coke: Neither, I don't drink soda
MacDonalds or Burger King: Neither, I don't eat fast food (as a rule)
Single or Group Dates: Single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Neither, but I am partial to Twinnings hot tea
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: Coffee sans everything
Do you Smoke: More than I should
Do you Swear: Yes but not often
Do you Sing: Yes
Do you Shower Daily: Without fail
Have you Been in Love: Oh yes
Do you want to go to College: Tried it once...not for me
Do you want to get Married: Strangely, yes
Do you belive in yourself: I'm pretty sure that I exist
Do you get Motion Sickness: Up and down, yes. Sideways or spinning, no
Do you think you are Attractive: Who am I to say?
Are you a Health Freak: To a degree
Do you get along with your Parents: One of them
Do you like Thunderstorms: Let me count the ways!
Do you play an Instrument: Several
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Indeed
In the past month have you Smoked: I am now
In the past month have you been on Drugs: Only alcohol and nicotine
In the past month have you gone on a Date: Nope
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Yes, shoot me!
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: Good Lord, no!!
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Yes
In the past month have you been on Stage: Yes
In the past month have you been Dumped: No
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: Never...yet
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: Past month? No
Ever been Drunk: Blindly so, on occasion
Ever been called a Tease: Not to my knowlegde
Ever been Beaten up: No, but you should see the other guy.
Ever Shoplifted: Once. Guilt, guilt, guilt.
How do you want to Die: Fighting
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: Like that will ever happen!
What country would you most like to Visit: Damned near all of them
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!Your results:
You are Batman
Batman 75%
Spider-Man 75%
Hulk 70%
Supergirl 65%
Green Lantern 65%
Superman 60%
Wonder Woman 55%
Robin 45%
Iron Man 45%
Catwoman 40%
The Flash 40% You are dark, love gadgets
and have vowed to help the innocent
not suffer the pain you have endured.
Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz
What American accent do you have? Your Result: Philadelphia

Your accent is as Philadelphian as a cheesesteak! If you're not from Philadelphia, then you're from someplace near there like south Jersey, Baltimore, or Wilmington. if you've ever journeyed to some far off place where people don't know that Philly has an accent, someone may have thought you talked a little weird even though they didn't have a clue what accent it was they heard.


The Northeast
The Midland
The Inland North
The South
Boston
The West
North Central
What American accent do you have?
Quiz Created on GoToQuizI Am A: True Neutral Human Bard (6th Level)
Ability Scores:
Strength-13
Dexterity-16
Constitution-12
Intelligence-17
Wisdom-16
Charisma-16
Alignment:
True Neutral A true neutral character does what seems to be a good idea. He doesn't feel strongly one way or the other when it comes to good vs. evil or law vs. chaos. Most true neutral characters exhibit a lack of conviction or bias rather than a commitment to neutrality. Such a character thinks of good as better than evil after all, he would rather have good neighbors and rulers than evil ones. Still, he's not personally committed to upholding good in any abstract or universal way. Some true neutral characters, on the other hand, commit themselves philosophically to neutrality. They see good, evil, law, and chaos as prejudices and dangerous extremes. They advocate the middle way of neutrality as the best, most balanced road in the long run. True neutral is the best alignment you can be because it means you act naturally, without prejudice or compulsion. However, true neutral can be a dangerous alignment because it represents apathy, indifference, and a lack of conviction.
Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.
Class:
Bards often serve as negotiators, messengers, scouts, and spies. They love to accompany heroes (and villains) to witness heroic (or villainous) deeds firsthand, since a bard who can tell a story from personal experience earns renown among his fellows. A bard casts arcane spells without any advance preparation, much like a sorcerer. Bards also share some specialized skills with rogues, and their knowledge of item lore is nearly unmatched. A high Charisma score allows a bard to cast high-level spells.
Find out What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be? , courtesy of Easydamus (e-mail)

My Interests

Reading, writing, poetry, faerie tales, RPGs, music, history, archaeology, physics, theatre, museums, festivals, Guiness, vodka, Maker's Mark bourbon...

I'd like to meet:

Alive now: Stephen Hawking, Harlan Ellison, Stevie Nicks, Bill Clinton, David Letterman, James Burke, Al Franken, Fran Lebowitz...From history: L.V. Beethoven, Thomas Jefferson, H.R.H.Queen Elizabeth I of England, Philip K. Dick, Omar Khayyam...

Music:

Favorite bands: Legendary Pink Dots, Dead Can Dance, The Tear Garden, Musafir, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Rasputina, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Jethro Tull, Roxy Music, Portishead, The Grateful Dead, Bel Canto, Stereolab, Mediaeval Babes, Sergio Mendez & Brazil '66, The Pentangle, Fairport Convention, God Speed You! Black Emperor, Jai Uttal & the Pagan Love Orchestra, Turkana, Sixteen Horsepower, The Tea Party...Favorite Composers: Philip Glass, Brian Eno, L.V. Beethoven, J. S. Bach...Favorite Solo Artists: Nick Drake, Van Morrison, Janis Ian, Sevara Nazarkhan, Fiona Apple, Ravi Shankar, Lisa Gerrard, Yvonne Elliman, David Bowie...

Movies:

Films: Zardoz, The Royal Tenenbaums, Amelie, Blade Runner, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Das Boot, Conan the Barbarian, Woman in the Dunes, Lost in Translation, Qatsi trilogy, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Code 46...Directors: Jim Jarmusch, Sergio Leone, Luc Besson, Fritz Lang, Stanley Kubrick, M. Night Shyamalan, Akira Kurosawa...

Television:

Nova, Connections, Firefly, Star Trek (original), M*A*S*H, Frontline, The Prisoner, UFO, Monty Python, Dr. Who, The Starlost, The Simpsons, and Lost.
You scored as Captain Malcolm Reynolds. Also known as "Captain Tight Pants". Simply put, you are a Browncoat-turned-pirate, but with a conscience. You are a leader of men and women, but you tend to fall for whores.

Captain Malcolm Reynolds


88%

Inara, the "Companion"


81%

Simon, the Doctor


56%

First Mate Zoe


50%

Jayne Cobb, resident bad-ass


44%

Wash, the Pilot


44%

Kaylee, the Mechanic


31%

RiVER


31%

Shepherd Book


25%
FiREFLY QUIZ
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Books:

Favorite Authors: Harlan Ellison, Philip K. Dick, Arthur C. Clarke, Emma Donoghue, Jeanette Winterson, Bill Bryson, J.R.R. Tolkien, H.G. Wells, Chuck Palahniuk...Best Novel Ever: 'Slammerkin' by Emma Donoghue...Best Non-Fiction Ever: "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson...Other faves: "Waterland" by Graham Swift, "Steppenwolf" By Herman Hesse, "Inherit the Stars" by James P. Hogan, "The Transitive Vampire", "The Trial" by Franz Kafka, "The Thousand Nights and a Night", "1066: The Year of the Conquest" by David Howarth...

Heroes:

Cyrano DeBergerac

My Blog

Impeach!

Hello all,As many of you know, I have been calling forimpeachment for some time now.Finally someone in Congress has the guts tointroduce the articles. We need to show support for them and tell Rep.Pel...
Posted by Zedekosh on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:00:00 PST

A good death

Jerry Falwell died today. While I take no pleasure in the death of a person, I am extremely relieved that this man will no longer have direct influence over the state of politics and culture in this c...
Posted by Zedekosh on Tue, 15 May 2007 12:20:00 PST

14,340

Another year. Last night's debauchery was a bit tame compared to other years. I drank Guinness and Jameson instead of wine so the hangover wasn't as bad. The whipping was also less injurious than prev...
Posted by Zedekosh on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:42:00 PST

Travel I to Edingurgh

Travel I to Edinburgh?I will to sik my dear.For she hes gone so far awayAnd left me with the feirThat I sall never look intoThose eyes that ne'er cast down,Nor never taste those honey lipsThat never w...
Posted by Zedekosh on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

The Debate Over Pornography

The Debate Over Pornography Living in Cincinnati, one is never far from a fresh outbreak of the debate over pornography. Like Bird Flu in Asia, Influenza in the 1920s or country music in the Bible B...
Posted by Zedekosh on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:15:00 PST

The Misuse of Quotation Marks

The Misuse of Quotation Marks  As I am not yet a phenomenally successful writer, I was walking to work the other day. Upon passing by one of those movable letter type of signs that have become ...
Posted by Zedekosh on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:33:00 PST

The Tale of the Rosewood Sword

The Tale of the Rosewood Sword     Once, long ago, there lived a prince whose father was a great king. The prince was a good son and well on his way to learning all he would need to k...
Posted by Zedekosh on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:30:00 PST

The Tale of the Sky-Coloured Rose

A Sky-coloured Rose     "I shall marry the man who brings to me a rose the colour of the sky."  said the most beautiful woman in the world. All of the men who had gathered to hea...
Posted by Zedekosh on Sat, 18 Mar 2006 04:00:00 PST

Officially 40

Well, here I am. 40 years old. I know that I am 40 because as I reloaded my profile page it listed me as being 40. So, it is official; I am 40. How many times can I type the number 40 in a single blog...
Posted by Zedekosh on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Out of Season

Out of Season They didn't have any peonies Peonies are a Spring flower But her birthday is in November Peonies remind her of her youth The tree that blosomed outside her window Or was it a bush? So I...
Posted by Zedekosh on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST