I think I'm pretty bad at marketing myself on these sites.. I think I tend to highlight my flaws more than my strengths, SO I'll keep things terse before I spin myself the wrong way (counterclockwise).

I'm a mechanical engineer, and I've been working at my current job for nearly 4 years. I have this conflicting aspiration to be a writer. I just started getting into literature again, and I've sort of rekindled my first grade career aspiration (by 2nd grade it was fireman). I'm a practitioner of Northern Shaolin kung fu but admittedly I'm a bit out of practice lately. I enjoy yoga, but I typically practice it on my own (I'm researching studios around here). For about two years up until recently, I was doing gymnastics, which was a load of fun. When the day winds down, I'm either downstairs on my couch with a book or playing videogames. I've become a home owner somewhat recently, and I spend a lot of time procrastinating on various house projects..

I'm pretty much a full time geek. I like science, I like literature, I play videogames, I watch anime/read manga, and I constantly recite Futurama quotes at work, much to the chagrin of most people around me. I'm always adding to a random repertoire of cognitive skills as well.. I had this little foray recently into memorization techniques.. I can recite the first 100 decimal places of pi. I'm also starting to pick up speed reading pretty well. I'm even trying to come up with random ideas for a sci-fi novel. Right now I'm pretty much fully captivated by the Dune novels. OK I've probably limited my potential dating pool a lot by this last paragraph.

I tend to be a bit of a silent philosopher and romantic. Honestly, it takes a little bit of nudging to get me to open up in that manner though.. I'm somewhat of an idealist. I have lofty goals for myself. Little of them have to do with career or typical material successes. It has to do more with character. I see myself as the person I'd like to be, and I slowly inch my way to it (I'll emphasize slowly). I'll probably never reconcile with that perfect image, but I figure it's behooving to have something to work toward. Sometimes I regress and disappoint myself; I'm human. It's kind of similar to something Benjamin Franklin undertook back in his day. I'm wondering if this all belongs back in the nerd paragraph..

I lead a life of sobriety for a couple of reasons, more to do with the people in my life than myself. I probably wouldn't be geared well to a heavy party/bar lifestyle, but I certainly don't mind being in those situations from time to time. At a certain point in the night, I can actually seem just as (if not more) intoxicated than my friends just out of my sheer knack for silliness and goofy behavior. When you're with the right people, I guess the typical social barriers tend to dissolve.

That's it really. Like most people on here, I'm hoping to meet a kindred spirit. I'm anxious at the prospect, can't lie. I would like to find someone who is independent, open-minded, and laid back. I'm also open to conversation of any kind on here, which doesn't necessarily have to lead to anything. I'll never rule out friendships either. I'm a bit torn between lives where I live. My friends are all back home (not here) or at work (not here) so I tend to be bored.

"Terse".. I guess that idea went out the window!