I'm a student of society, government, politics, and economics. I'm a philosopher at heart, trying to get to the bottom - to UNDERSTAND. More importantly - to see, to "get" how it call comes together, what each thing IS and how it RELATES. Inarticulate, I know, which is frustrating since it's all so clear in my head ;-) Right now I'm working on a secret project about economics. When I'm done, you'll all know my name!

Man

Woman

38 years old

Dating
LTR
Marriage

from 19 to 42

Hispanic/Latino

5'7" (170cm)

Have some extra pounds

Employed, but between careers

Other

Would like to have children

English
Spanish

Masters degree

Philosophy, Physics, Mathematics, Music

Does it matter?

Rarely

Socially

Undergrad - Samford University; Grad school - Florida State University

United States

35805

Huntsville, al

Eucatastrophe

It surprises me when people write that they can't think of anything to write about themselves; my biggest problem is figuring out what to exclude.

I've been an outsider as long as I can remember: I've never "fit right in," "found my niche," insert cliche' about not belonging here. I suppose there were lots of reasons for it, but it ultimately left me with a dim view of following the crowd: "everybody's doing it" is usually a reason to do the opposite.

It's been a long time coming but I've finally figured out a little bit of what *I* want. It's an absurd, impossible dream. I don't know how I'll pull it off. Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

I'm a *person* - I'm not "missing" anything, I'm not "looking" for anything. Enough relationships that ended because I was much more committed to her than she was to me have taught me that much self-reliance. Sometimes I come off cool and aloof: Of COURSE it would be nice to not be alone, but I won't stop being me for a moment, no matter how great it might seem. Have enough illusions shatter around you, everything starts looking like a mirage...

I'm me. Intense, passionate - hot Latin blood and all that. I LOVE classical music - Tchaikovsky and Bach thrill me. I remember when all of life was that way, and I hope that one day it will be again. For now, I'm just trying to muddle my way out of a mess and into a life.

But I never, for a moment, forget that I'm ALIVE....

Orson Scott Card, John Ringo, JRR Tolkien, Daniel Dennett, Alton Brown, Tom Kratman, Andy Clark, Frank Herbert, Idries Shah, Arthur Conan Doyle, Friedrich Nietzsche

Who are you?

Don't play many of those. Maybe Axis and Allies (WWII board game), Vampire: The Masquerade (bonus points if you know the origin of my handle!), Scrabble.

Music: Well, lessee. Was it written before 1900? If not, it's iffy as to whether I like it. Exceptions: The Beatles (of course), GNR, Billy Joel, 60's in general.
Pre-1900: Russian Romantics in general(Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky, etc.), Bach, Handel, Brahms, Wagner, Beethoven, Schubert, etc.

Movies: Bridge on the River Kwai, Star Wars and Star Trek (hey, I'm a geek!), Princess Bride, quite a few more, I just am not a big movie buff.

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