Goddamnit. I was tagged in this stupid Twitter chain letter thing. Fine. I’ll play along.


Seven things you may or may not know about me.

1. While I am pretty depraved, I do have my limits. I don’t like talking about pooping or farting. Sure, everybody’s gotta do it. But it’s not that funny and it’s just something I’d rather not envision. Pooping in a toilet is not groundbreaking.

2. I suck at most “guy things.” I don’t watch sports voluntarily. Changing the oil on a car is the extent of my mechanical abilities. I can program a computer, but not a VCR/DVD player. I’ve been hunting once, and I just watched. I can do manual labor, but I prefer not to. And I can’t fix shit around the house. My expertise lies in Computer Science and music, and that’s where I’d prefer to keep it.

3. I probably don’t want to check out that new band you’ve been listening to. For one, my musical tastes are fairly obscure. Moreover, I connect with music differently than most people. It’s kind of hard to describe, but in short, I integrate a particular album into certain points in my life and the memories from that period are forever fused with that soundtrack. This means that I will often listen to one album for weeks or months on end. When I’m able to see that band live, it’s always a spiritual experience.I usually won’t share music with other people either, to avoid the possibility that they ruin that experience for me.

4. I love my area of study and will respect you less if you don’t love yours. If you don’t love what you’re doing, why are you doing it?

5. I am super low maintenance. I can sleep in a car, on a park bench, in a train station - I once slept under the Eiffel Tower in Paris. I didn’t have a place to stay and that seemed as good as any place to sleep. I despise hotels and am a firm believer in Couchsurfing. I hear a lot of, “But what if they rob you, or kill you, or make breakfast and leave the eggs out after they leave?” Well, actually, that last bit did happen. But that’s the worst of it. I’ve met a lot of cool people by both hosting, and being hosted. I think the answer to a lot of our problems is more community. Care for others, and you will be cared for. It’s pretty simple. I guess that makes me a Commie. And on the smaller scale, yes I am.

6. I’m not easily pegged with politics. My teenage years are filled with memories of angst-ridden punk rock and Anarchy. And the real Anarchy too. The kind where people live free from government and authority and everyone takes care of each other. But - since that kind of Utopian society isn’t easily achievable (if at all), I tend to place my allegiances more rationally. I am officially a Green Party member, because I believe in their ideals, and I think we need more than just two parties in the United States. But again, bowing to my practical and logical side, I tend to vote centrist, for the issues and candidates that I think have the best shot at benefiting the greater good.

7. I have had a horrible dating life… Until now. Up to this point, every girl I’ve dated has pretty much just been out of convenience or a feeling of it being the thing to do at the time. I finally found a girl who I feel like I share a connection with and that is amazing. The stars seem to have aligned on this one. I would be lying if I said I hadn’t become extremely cynical about relationships and women and people in general. But I think I’ve finally broken that ugly streak. ‘Bout time!

Alright. This fulfills my obligation in this stupid chain letter. I hope you’ve enjoyed it. I haven’t. :-P

Oh, and I guess I have to tag people. Here, now you people have to deal with this:

eoporto

courtneyisneato

badkitty_

alegna24

homerdash

eatfoss

cranium