I’m interested in who would want to meet me. I try not to slam the door on anyone till they earn it. Below is a little about who I think I am. If I seem to be someone you could get along with, drop me a line and add me as a friend.Foremost is honesty; I have little patience for people that cant see the value in just being honest. My bravest moments upon reflection have been my lowest points of mental prowess. Bravery and stupidity are synonymous terms. I have done some dumb things that initially look brave or fearless but upon reflection are in fact stupid and careless. I have put a finger in molten bronze not as a dare or a bet. I just wanted to see how it felt and was willing to face the consequences. I found that I'm fire resistant and I can pull my finger out of molten bronze at a velocity nearing the speed of light. I have figured out that unless something is fun it needs to be profitable. All things that are fun will only become corrupted if you try to make them profitable. The things I find fun would wear out most people before noon. As for friends: I choose friends that have a wide variety of traits. I enjoy having a dynamic variety of personalities in my life. Interesting people make for interesting stories. I find nothing nastier in this world that people afflicted with an over abundance of vitamin I with the ME complex! Best way to help yourself is to go out of your way to help others. I volunteer in many different ways: I teach metalwork, I'm a volunteer with Comicon International, Im involved heavily in one of the coolest masquerade balls in the world! Giving of my time and effort isn’t a karma thing either. I just believe in contributing to the type of world I would like to live in. Leave nothing unaffected by your presence. Do something good for the sake of doing something good! Sometimes I do amusing crap that’s rarely seen in polite society. For example activities that show little regard for my personal safety. I really don’t know where this behavior comes from. I’m not trying to entertain anyone with my sometimes-bizarre actions. I just want to have something to talk about when I’m on my deathbed (assuming its a bed). I love being around people that make me feel like I don't have my life together; they challenge me to better myself. You surround yourself with negativity or positivity there will be predictable results in each case. Surrounded by positive people I tend to float above most of the bullshit of the world. I got stories! Also on the "having it together" topic, I have a business that pays the bills and a dream that makes waking up each morning seem worthwhile. I constantly venture out of my comfort zone, experiencing life and striving to escape mediocrity. On my deathbed, I would like to close my eyes for the last time and say "Damn that was fun!" I know it will be more like "OK you were right i probably should have thought that through a bit better! I was wrong and if I survive this I wont do that ever again! and this time I mean it!!" Star-wipe and were out! Fade to black roll credits.... I don’t think I'm smart but I tend to be a problem solver. As one diesel mechanic tells me often,"you think out of the box better than anyone I know" I try to learn from everyone I encounter. Everyone seems to have something to teach even if it’s not immediately evident. When you close your mouth and open your ears, you risk learning. I have learned a little about everything and a lot about a few things. I would like to think I have freely passed on what I know to those around me that have wanted to learn what I do. Well that sums it up! Do you want to be my friend?