Who's Single and Available? (aka the Chilling / Comfort Thread)

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Sure, I’m game.

I’m a single, pasty, introverted, nerdy, 5’10, 175 pound, heterosexual, Irish/Polish/Cajun/Two-scoops-of-raisens male, nineteen year old college student working towards my AA while contemplating what kind of career I want to pursue. The idea of incoporating both writing and commercial aviation into my future life was crossing my mind untill it was struck by a hamster on a derailed running wheel…now both ideas are just stuck there twitchin’…so I’ve spent a very good amount of time considering both. Currently I’m living in Brevard County, but I will be moving into a Co-Ed living space in Orlando near the end of this here month. I am absolutely thrilled with the life that lays ahead :cool:.

Books: Favorite authors include Hunter S Thompson, and Douglas Adams. These aren’t the only authors I enjoy, just ones I’ve found more consistently enjoyable than others. I also enjoy Ray Bradbury, Michael Chrichton, Raymond Chandler, Terry Pratchett, and more. I like anything that’s of good quality, and don’t feel the need to limit myself from any particular genres. I often stick with classics. If you’re going to read, why not read the best there is? Right now I’m enjoying:

Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
Republic by Plato
The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
and The Essentials of Psychology, one of my textbooks.

Catch 22 is without a doubt, going to be placed among the ranks of my favorite books once I’m done, right alongside The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Fahrenheit 451. The writing is just warped as hell, and degrades the characters constantly. Behold!:

Awesome book. After I’m done with this batch, I’m going to study religion and read the Bible, and Quran. I’m agnostic myself, but I want to read the books that have been most influential through history, and this would be a good place to start. I like to know what makes people tick.

I love movies as well. Casblanca, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Return of the King, The Incredibles, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Army of Darkness, The Big Lebowski, and Pulp fiction are some of my favorites.

Matter of fact, I just like art in general. I can be obsessive over my hobbies, but never in an unhealthy or unproductive manner. I’m always asking myself “What makes this so enjoyable?”, and What goes into the making of something like this?". In the end, these question are answered through either introspection or researching the matter, and I’m the richer for it. I’ve read that while we’re young we have a lot of intake: we read, learn, and listen to other people for lessons on living, but as we grow older, our output increases. In the years to come, I won’t be obsessing with others works, though I’ll still enjoy them, I’ll be obsessing with my own. Already I’m writing a Sci-Fi story that I think will be a very worthwhile read when all is said and done.

I have a very dark, morbid, warped, and dry sense of humor…though this isn’t to say I don’t have tact. I can get along with the more easily offended, but the people I get along best with are those whose houses I can march into without knocking on the door, question said friend’s gender, raid the fridge, and for this to be not only cool with the buddy in question, but preferable to a more traditional greeting. I don’t expect a relationship with a SO to be similiar, but a shared sense of humor would be a thing of beauty.

What I’m looking for in a woman can best be summed as the ability or desire to converse about a wide variety os subjects and preferably possesing a good taste in food, movies, literature, and if there is a God, videogames. A quote from Almost Famous comes to mind:

And I think I’ll stop here and just give the ladies what they want: pictures :wink:

Even I want to slap that grin off my face
If you hold me up to the light for half a minute, I glow in the dark!
Fall asleep, and I’m burning your house down.

Seriously though, I’m getting a tan next semester.

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He came dancing across the water
absoul, absoul.
What a killer.

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Okay, I’ll play. :slight_smile:

Sunspace. Male, 41, definitely prefers women.

I was born in suburban Southern Ontario, but I live in Toronto because it’s closer to the things I do. I and my family are pretty much the only people I know who come from an exclusively English (not just British) background.

I am bilingual (English and Esperanto) and want very much to add French to that… but it’s going to be a long slog.

Work? I work as a technical writer, though I was trained with a soldering iron and screwdriver in my hands. I now know way too much about wireless networking. I just passed the 15-year mark at the company where I work. I got to select an award; I chose a set of luggage, which I can actually use.

Hobbies? I draw, write, and make DVDs on my computer. Eventually I will finish the comic book I’m working on. I am learning screenwriting in hopes of an eventual career shift. I’m a member of an Esperanto club and a filmmaking co-operative. I went to Europe in 2000 and very much want to go back.

Music? Classic rock from the British Invasion on. Classic electronic music and its derivatives, such as electronica, drum-and-bass, ambient, some forms of dance, etc. I’ll listen to some types of rap, though I don’t know much about it. I know little of country. Toronto radio: I love the freeform jazz/ambient/rock radio on SRC’s Éspace Musique on Friday and Saturday nights, the Eighties music on The Edge, and the psychedelia on Q107.

Books? Lots and lots of books. I do not understand how people can live without reading. My fiction of choice is science fiction, but I read all kinds of non-fiction stuff.

Movies? Animation and anime. SF. I’m branching out though, as part of my learning about screenwriting. I don’t think I will ever like psychological horror though.

Politics? I tend to be rather anti-authoritarian, and dislike proselytisation and the Single-Truth conformist viewpoint: I believe that diversity is good and that there is more than one path to the goal. If pressed, I would describe myself as ‘secular neo-pagan’.

I do not smoke, and drink only a few sips of alcohol on formal occasions. However, I believe that marijuana should be legalised, taxed, and sold through the same places as alcohol. I support same-sex marriage, and am glad it’s legal where I live. I also would support poly marriage (I realise there would need to be greater work preparing the legal infrastructure for that change).

Food? Basic and simple. British, Indian, Canadian. I tend to choose places where I can choose the dressings/condiments/toppings, and will often ask for plain food.

What am I looking for in a woman?

I like most physical types of women: slender, athletic, big, plump, dark, light. However, a curvy woman will tend to get my attention first.

I am intimidated by more than atracted to expensively dressed or perfectly coiffed women. A T-shirt and jeans is fine for me. :slight_smile:

I’d like someone with passion, enthusiasm, and a mind: someone I can talk to and explore all kinds of things with. None of this simpering ‘pretend to be stupid and helpless’ crap… no blind obeisance before received authority either. I’m smart and independent and I want you to be smart and independent too. Computer expertise, wordplay, martial arts, artistic skills are definitely of interest.

I’d really prefer a nonsmoker.

:: inserts standard pics: 1 2 ::

So, Lsura, Harimad-sol, Flamsterette_X… how you doin’? :wink:

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Female, 18 years old, preference for members of the opposite sex.

Interests: I like to cook and I love to eat. Gimme a kitchen and some ingredients and I’ll cook anything your little heart desires. I love to read, I love to learn and I love going to school. I enjoy meeting new and interesting people. I love sunny warm weather and tropical stuff. I like to be outside when the weather is nice. I like camping and fishing and exploring my surroundings. I love animals and birds and creatures of all types. I love farm animals, especially cows. I like science and food which has naturally led me to pursue a career in - suprise suprise - food science!

What I do for fun: Not much to do around this part of the country, however I like to surround myself with friends and have a good time. I like to go to the cemetary and look for ghosts. I like to read good books and watch the Food Network. I like to travel and drive. I am extremely social but I also value solitude. I like to pick a random topic and research it on the internet or by reading books, just because I like to learn. I like to teach other people the things I have learned, too. I love to laugh and make other people laugh.

Foods I like: I love food of almost any kind. I love fresh fruit, especially pineapple. I like vegatables such as broccoli and spinach. I won’t eay anything with onions, and I won’t eat anything that came from a cow or contains cow parts, because cows are our friends. I love pasta of almost any kind. I like chicken and Mexican food and Italian food and seafood. I like cookies and bread, especially if I made them myself.

Music: Country all the way! I love old country, new country, any kind of country. Jason Boland is my favorite musician.

Books and TV: I think Bill Bryson is a genius and have read all of his books. I like nonfiction books that can teach me things. I think everyone should read a book called Slaughterhouse by Gail Eisnitz. I love James Harriot’s tales of being a country veterinarian in England. I don’t watch much TV except for the Food Network. My favorite show is Good Eats because Alton Brown is my favorite food network show host because he doesn’t just show you how to cook, he teaches you the science behind cooking. Which goes great with my love of food science.

And that’s me in a nutshell, for the most part.

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I’m a fairly quiet guy until you get to know me. I’ve been told I have a fairly strange sense of humor and ways of looking at life to the extent that some people consider me an “acquired taste.” That’s not either bragging or trying to scare anyone away; just the simple truth. But I can be a very passionate lover and a steadfast best friend; hopefully both to the same person. I’m looking for a lover who won’t blow my cover. No wait, start over. I really am looking to settle down. I want someone to share this crazy life with; someone to enjoy life, movies, my kids, Spongebob Squarepants, quiet nights at home or whatever life happens to bring to us. As I said earlier, I’m not a complicated guy. There are a lot of simple joys that I take a lot of pleasure in; watching cartoons with my daughter (the original Goth chick); a good grilled cheese sandwich; the smell of cinnamon and a good book to read. But your heart must be free and ready for wherever the wind might blow us to.

You’re passionate. You’re a little off the wall. You’re committed to a relationship. You dance at odd times of the day. You love music; anything from The Beatles to Harry Partch. You have a good sense of humor. You love to go out to eat but are just atisfied calling Dominos and having pizza night at home. You have issues. Don’t we all? You’re not afraid of public displays of affection. You’re sensitive and seductive. Did I mention you dance at odd times of the day? You’re witty, you’re wise, you’re wonderful. You’re out there, I just know it.

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I am single 23 year old female, but I am not really looking. Not for a relationship anyway, I’d rather be friends. If our friendship develops into a romantic relationship, that would be awesome, but I enjoy being single right now.

So either girls or guys who are interested in just meeting a new person to chat with about various topics are welcome to IM me. You can email me too, but I tend to respond better to IMs.

What I do for fun: reading - I love nonfiction and love to read and discuss various subjects with my friends, visiting museums - SoCal has some really nice ones!, sleep, eat - I eat more than most guys I know, have intelligent debates, go hiking - love the outdoors, visit state parks - we have some fascinating tide pools here, dancing - I am terrible at it but I love it so much!, video games - I am addicted to Natural Selection (a half life mod) even though I suck at it and other stuff that I am sure I am forgetting.

Foods I like: There isn’t much that I don’t like! I was raised in the midwest so I can’t handle really spicy stuff. And vegan has nothing done anything for me. I like my steak raw, juicy and bloody!

Music I like: I don’t listen to the radio and all of my stuff is given to me by friends. I have an ecclectic mix that contains everything from German Industrial (I LOVE Rammstein) to Jpop (I am a shameless Gackt fan) to ‘Booty Bass’ (Benassi Bros) to Classical. I love trading music, so if you want to just gmail songs back and forth, that’s cool too.

Stuff I like to read: I don’t really like fiction. I love, love, love nonfiction though. I have a minilibrary that just keeps growing. Books I especially love, are books on : sexuality, science (biology and astromony especially), animals, history, serial killers, religion, the paranormal and random facts/information. I am always looking to expand my collection and branch about into new subjects which I know nothing about.

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Fun!

Me:

25 year old single gal. Don’t have kids, but I do have a fish I have kept alive for 4 years. Lives in Ontario. Works in tech support. Also involved with dog rescue.

I likes: being silly, long car rides. Favorite food is pizza, I’m a vegetarian, not a vegan though. Love going to the cottage and if I was allowed would spend the whole summer there in the water.
You:

Male, breathing, age not important, but easy going disposition is.

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That sounds like me.

Can’t wait for my car to be restored so I can take long drives in it. And I live by the beach.

But I like to eat dead animals.

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Hi, Horrifying! How’s it going? :slight_smile:

I have to warn you that I eat meat and… and… I live south of 7.

** krak-THOOOMMM **

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Hey, there, Sunspace!

Anyone have any bites yet?

Hmm, that didn’t come out right.

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Hey, Harimad! How are things?

I thought the bites came at a later stage in the relationship? At least that’s how it happened wi–er, never mind.

:: pause ::

So… how’s the weather down your way?

:: blush ::

:slight_smile:

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It’s kind of warm. I’ve had shorts on all day. Still do.

I generally let people bite me early if they ask nicely. Hell, ask me nicely, there’s not a lot I won’t do.

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Hey there, Sunspace!

I also cannot understand how people can live without reading. To me, reading allows me to escape and to learn new things. So how’s it going for you?

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What the hell…

I’m a 23 year old guy, currently attending university for a CS degree. I tend to be somewhat introverted, so I’m not going to be one for being around people a lot, and I can be very quiet until engaged in conversation. I don’t know if that means I’m shy or what.

I like reading books of many different subjects. Right now I’m reading “The lay of the Cid” and “The Gulag Archpeligo”. I’ve got a fondness for classics, followed by Sci-fi(Dune series, Arthur C. Clarke) and Lovecraftian horror. I’m fond of books with humor, though.(Hitchhiker’s Guide books, at least the first three). Though my book selections often have to do with research for my fiction, so they can be(and usually are) all over the place.

I can tolerate most movies, so much that there are very few I’ve walked out on. And there are many I enjoy. Favorites off the top of my head: Evil Dead Trilogy, Godfather I+II, Leone’s Eastwood trilogy, most movies by Terry Gilliam, Metropolis, The Big Sleep, The Triplets of Bellvue, Das Boot. If I’m watching a foreign film, I perfer subtitles.

I’m a fan of surrealism in pretty much any media. Pretty much anyone who does stuff in that mode, I like(Terry Gilliam, Hunter S. Thompson, David lynch, etc.)

I watch more movies then TV(even on TV). The shows I watch with any regularity are: South Park(at least when new seasons are running), Family guy, Battlestar Galatica remake, Blackadder, Black Books, Trailor Park Boys, The Daily show, anything monty python. I’m also trying out some anime when I can, Cowboy Bebop being my favorite of these.

Oh, and I like Opera. Particulary Wagner. I think it’s the epic/mythical scope of his work,despite the fact his operas tend to be overlong and drag in places.

In my spare time, I write prose fiction(Mostly sci-fi with some horror), though am currently suffering for a combination of a lack of time and case of writers block. My particular acadamic interest is History, mostly Europeon. Rome and the middle ages if you want to get spefic(In my spare time, I’m trying to learn Latin).

You: Female, between 18 and 30. Has a sense of humor(If you like Family guy, Britcoms or south park, that’s a good sign). Not vegan/vegatarian(nothing personal, I just like meat in my meals). Political moderate or able to avoid politics in conversation a big plus(If you Love/Hate GWB with a passion, don’t bother responding). Likes (or at least tolerates) cats (the animal, not the musical). Intelligent, has a life of your own.

E-mail me if this catches your interest.

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Gay boy seeks same. I’m a 23-year-old translator. I’ve got geek tendencies and a certain amount of social skills. I have a panoply of interesting political views, a tendency to angst slightly, various artistic pretensions, and a hopeless infatuation with lesbian comedy.

I am femme, a political queer, and very out; in a boyfriend, the last is necessary, the second is preferable, and the first is pleasant.

I am sexually adventurous and prefer open relationships. I insist on safe sex.

I have varied tastes in bodies; as for personalities, I like gentle, kind, intelligent men without hangups.

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It’s kind of warm here too, now…
Waitaminnit! Shorts on? All day?

:: glances around at Toronto locked in its icy shroud ::

where are you?!

:: twitch ::

[sub]nossir, we Canadians like winter, honest! No such thing as cabin fever, nossir, noway[/sub]

Hey, Flamsterette!

Things are going well… looking forward to spring and all… the strengthening sunshine is very encouraging.

Though when I met matt_mcl, Emerald_Grue, and Eats_Crayons on the weekend, it started to snow…

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Male, straight, 47

Presently so broken-hearted I doubt I will ever heal. Burned badly and very shy.

Interests, Spanish, travel, obscure cheap novels, cooking (I am teaching myself).

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Male, straight 42.

My intrests

[ul]
[li]Reading[/li][li]Libraries[/li][li]History[/li][li]Comics & Animation[/li][li]Starting a family[/li][li]I like kids. :)[/li][/ul]

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Me, single, 18 years old.

I like sports, watching movies, reading, going to concerts, gardening, writing. I believe in all things paranormal and I love comedy clubs and pranks.

I generally have a very cheerful, optimistic, easy-going disposition. I do tend to be sensitive about things, but I can also stand up for myself–and I love to get an argument or a debate going. Mostly I just go with the flow.

I’m the kind of girl who’s happy doing whatever–low-maintenance, low-key. I hang out with guys as easily as girls. I hope I’m a pretty good date :wink:

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Me: Male, Age 33, former actor, really into shakespeare, mythology, etymology, comparative religion, and any matter of intellectual discussion.

Upsides: Easy going, intelligent, odd sense of humor, and poetic. I tend to go out of my way to be amusing, if not outright helpful, to my friends. Oh, and I have a wind-up monkey!

Downsides: Not very good looking, somewhat mood-swing-y.

I was going to include ‘shy’ on the second list, but after talking with a friend of mine yesterday, I was reminded that it just takes me a while to warm up to people.

Looking for: Heck, I really don’t know. Someone who I can chat with, flirt with on occasion? Gamer-ism is a definate plus; my social circle is pretty much all gamers, although most of us don’t fit the stereotypical mold. shrug Someone who likes to discuss what’s going on in the world, or what went on in the world three hundred years ago.