I usually say I need a girl who's okay with Jesus, tattoos and anime. Everything else is just details.
I was introduced to anime in college, back in 2004, and really took to the medium. I tend to stay away from long-winded action series, leaning more on finite-length stories, romance, tearjerkers and the like. My own life is fairly bland so perhaps I like the vicarious emotion. I have a decent collection of anime tattoos: full sleeve of elements from Clannad, Angel Beats, FLCL and a few others on a Eureka Seven backdrop, a half leg sleeve of Fate command seals and a summoning circle, and working on a Clannad leg. I'll post pictures sometime.
Eureka Seven is my all-time favorite anime, and if I could live in any fictional world it would be that one. Clannad is second favorite but only because the world is smaller, not because it's not easily the best series I've ever seen. I marathon Clannad and After Story end-to-end every year around Christmas, been doing so since 2010.
I'm a jack of all trades and very self-sufficient. Always been on my own. I don't need anything, so I'm willing to wait for exactly what I want.
I am an engineer by trade, specifically computer and electronics, so I've always been attracted to intelligence. I've been described as a "Renaissance man" due to my wide-ranging interests and skills, from crochet to car mechanics. I just like having skills, because it makes me independent and better able to help others.
I don't drink, I don't smoke, no drugs. I won't date a smoker, full stop. I don't play video games, but I can enjoy watching. Just didn't grow up with 'em so I never cared that much.
Politically left-leaning, some of my favorite concepts are equal rights, election integrity and breaking income inequality. My formative years were spent in the church and I have seen enough that I do not doubt God, but the American church has lost its flavor for me, especially in the last five years. I've never been a proselytizer, I just expect people to be decent to each other no matter what their beliefs.
I enjoy reading, mostly English and (translated) French classics but I'm picking up a few modern series as well. Near-encyclopedic knowledge of Dune and Lord of the Rings (enjoyed Silmarillion more though). Been keeping up to date on Spice&Wolf and Wolf&Parchment light novel series, and reading up on Apollo-era NASA history.
I live in the country, having recently moved back to the family farm. I built a shop and moved my electronics business (GekkoScience, yes it's a Eureka Seven reference) back so I could be closer to family, and so I could help the economy of the small town I grew up in.
I'm a fan of renewable energy sources, and one of my ongoing projects is restoring a 1963 Chevy Impala and rebuilding for an electric drivetrain. I plan on styling it after Roger Smith's car from The Big O. I don't have the resources to do as much as I would like, but I have interests in solar and wind power, solar desalination, methanol fuels from biomass...
Stubbornness runs deep in both sides of my family. I inherited a temper from both sides as well but I can't stomach violence. I generally assume people are being honest so I'm probably fairly easy to manipulate. I do not forgive manipulators.
I like being right, but I can also be swayed by rational argument. I like having informed opinions, and am comfortable with changing those opinions as I learn more about the subject. Truth matters more than pride. I'd rather receive honesty than kindness, if I can't have both.
I don't exercise regularly, but not because of any fundamental opposition. It's just boring. I'd rather work than work out. I have enjoyed workouts with friends in the past because then it becomes a mobile conversation, so I'm not opposed to that. I broke my leg on some icy stairs last winter which laid me up for a while and honestly were I in better shape the leg would deal better in the long run. So if that's your thing I'll try to keep up.
I know myself fairly well, but I suck at self-promotion. To be completely honest, I am most comfortable when invisible. I like to let my work speak for me. I'm quite shy by nature, don't really like crowds, generally hate cities. That's one of the reasons I'm not often photographed, so sorry but there really aren't any pictures to post.
I was introduced to anime in college, back in 2004, and really took to the medium. I tend to stay away from long-winded action series, leaning more on finite-length stories, romance, tearjerkers and the like. My own life is fairly bland so perhaps I like the vicarious emotion. I have a decent collection of anime tattoos: full sleeve of elements from Clannad, Angel Beats, FLCL and a few others on a Eureka Seven backdrop, a half leg sleeve of Fate command seals and a summoning circle, and working on a Clannad leg. I'll post pictures sometime.
Eureka Seven is my all-time favorite anime, and if I could live in any fictional world it would be that one. Clannad is second favorite but only because the world is smaller, not because it's not easily the best series I've ever seen. I marathon Clannad and After Story end-to-end every year around Christmas, been doing so since 2010.
I'm a jack of all trades and very self-sufficient. Always been on my own. I don't need anything, so I'm willing to wait for exactly what I want.
I am an engineer by trade, specifically computer and electronics, so I've always been attracted to intelligence. I've been described as a "Renaissance man" due to my wide-ranging interests and skills, from crochet to car mechanics. I just like having skills, because it makes me independent and better able to help others.
I don't drink, I don't smoke, no drugs. I won't date a smoker, full stop. I don't play video games, but I can enjoy watching. Just didn't grow up with 'em so I never cared that much.
Politically left-leaning, some of my favorite concepts are equal rights, election integrity and breaking income inequality. My formative years were spent in the church and I have seen enough that I do not doubt God, but the American church has lost its flavor for me, especially in the last five years. I've never been a proselytizer, I just expect people to be decent to each other no matter what their beliefs.
I enjoy reading, mostly English and (translated) French classics but I'm picking up a few modern series as well. Near-encyclopedic knowledge of Dune and Lord of the Rings (enjoyed Silmarillion more though). Been keeping up to date on Spice&Wolf and Wolf&Parchment light novel series, and reading up on Apollo-era NASA history.
I live in the country, having recently moved back to the family farm. I built a shop and moved my electronics business (GekkoScience, yes it's a Eureka Seven reference) back so I could be closer to family, and so I could help the economy of the small town I grew up in.
I'm a fan of renewable energy sources, and one of my ongoing projects is restoring a 1963 Chevy Impala and rebuilding for an electric drivetrain. I plan on styling it after Roger Smith's car from The Big O. I don't have the resources to do as much as I would like, but I have interests in solar and wind power, solar desalination, methanol fuels from biomass...
Stubbornness runs deep in both sides of my family. I inherited a temper from both sides as well but I can't stomach violence. I generally assume people are being honest so I'm probably fairly easy to manipulate. I do not forgive manipulators.
I like being right, but I can also be swayed by rational argument. I like having informed opinions, and am comfortable with changing those opinions as I learn more about the subject. Truth matters more than pride. I'd rather receive honesty than kindness, if I can't have both.
I don't exercise regularly, but not because of any fundamental opposition. It's just boring. I'd rather work than work out. I have enjoyed workouts with friends in the past because then it becomes a mobile conversation, so I'm not opposed to that. I broke my leg on some icy stairs last winter which laid me up for a while and honestly were I in better shape the leg would deal better in the long run. So if that's your thing I'll try to keep up.
I know myself fairly well, but I suck at self-promotion. To be completely honest, I am most comfortable when invisible. I like to let my work speak for me. I'm quite shy by nature, don't really like crowds, generally hate cities. That's one of the reasons I'm not often photographed, so sorry but there really aren't any pictures to post.
