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About me

First and foremost, I am probably one of the most keen persons on honesty that you will meet. I don’t believe in cultural social norms that embrace lying or sugar-coating for reasons of “politeness”, where we act or say the opposite of how we feel in order to maintain the image of the ideal sociable person. I will make no attempts to pretend that I'm amused by you or interested in you as a person if I am not, so insecurities with me are pointless.

If I dislike you, you will know. If I like you, you will also know--as I will give no obvious reason to suggest otherwise. People are not my interest in life, so lack of the enthusiasm you’d expect from most during our conversations isn’t hint to anything other than the fact that I’m an introvert.
I have little to no concern for molding myself so that I wedge neatly in to some corner of the social-strata, and the conceptions of others on me is something that I fail to pay attention to entirely. Socializing is only something I do for the occasional necessity of identifying with another human being, and the occasional joy of finding people that I respect and appreciate.

I live in my head, thus my pursuits are solitary ones. Knowledge is what brings me my daily amusement and joy; the ability to interpret that knowledge, form ideas through its influence, and convey it through various mediums of art is what drives me. I write, I play, I paint, I draw, I design. I love art and education in all forms, and I’m always expanding on what I’ve already familiarized myself with. I'm also a huge Internet dork.

Music is my main hobby. Particularly, I love to dissect as many music genres as I can find. My taste is eclectic, as I’m always finding new music to listen to… I love both to give and receive recommendations. Old or new, obscure or mainstream; I believe there is something good to be taken from every corner of the music world if you are only willing to look.

As I have thus far made clear, I am a solitary person. I do not separate my personal self from my social self, and find the entire concept of it alien in others as much as in myself. I can be a little misanthropic and cynical at times, but I believe very firmly in individualism and subjectivism, and my overall outlook on life is a positive one.
I don’t bite, and meeting new people (although not my favorite pastime) with traits that are genuinely interesting to me, regardless of how well their own beliefs and opinions match up to mine, can amuse me. When I do find myself fascinated by others, I become very interested in how they function. So, if you find me interesting, feel free to drop me a line… if not, I promise not to lose any sleep over it.