Is He the Right Match for Evo?

[Evo]

Here are some pictures of my backyard, it's hard to tell how much of a slope there is.

 

[Evo]

More house. The first is the front door. Where I live used to be the bottom of a sea about 440 million years ago and I collect fossils which are extremely abundant here. All of the rocks I use in my landscaping I gathered on my hunts and are packed with fossils. I took the picture at night.

The other two are of the south side of my house. Since I took them I have installed a wood fence and expanded the flower beds and (of course) used my rocks for the border. It looks completely different now.

 

[Evo]

Last picture. This is my entryway as seen from the formal dining room. You can see the bottom of the chandelier (the dining room has a lower ceiling).

 

[QuantumDefect]

Good Luck!

 

[polyb]

Of course not! I would expect you to get a license first!

No, I need some inside wiring done. I don't know who did the wiring in this house, but they obviously did not know what they were doing. Ultimately I need to relocate the circuit breaker box to someplace more accessible.

Cool, I can have another back-up career as a licensed electrician! Circuits are not that difficult but since I am lacking in experience with basic household circuits it would take me at least twice as long as a pro. Not to say that I couldn't do it but pros know the little tricks that make it easy and quick! I am always willing to learn and I am a quick study, so...

Can you put it in one of those little plastic trays so it looks like the real thing? Make sure you get some heavy duty plastic cutlery, I hate it when my fork melts.

Sure, NO PROBLEM, less work for the clean up!

1 Do you smoke?

I know you won't like this one but presently, yes, but trying to quit. The last year has been very stressful and apparently I have some 'oral' fixation issues to wotk through. With proper motivation though, anything is possible!

2 What kind of music do you like? Do you like loud music?

I like all 'sorts' of music as long as it 'muses' me. Here are some genres I like(in no particular order): Blues, Jazz, Classical, techno, Industrial, alternative, Folke, Bluegrass, Metal, Big Band, Swing, World, Classic Rock, etc,etc,etc. I hope you are getting the point. I just don't like 'canned' music becuase I am not bemused by it and that is kind of antithetical to the whole proposition of music!

I don't know what you really mean by 'loud' music except liking the volume up. For me that is not necessary and if I have to compete with music when conversating then I guess I would rather not talk.

3 Do you like sports?

I can enjoy a game with the right people but it really is not a priority.

4 What types of books do you read?

Presently I am reading: 'The Essence of Chaos' by Lorenz. Other books I read recently: 'Chain of Command' by Hersh, 'The Elegent Universe', 'Alas Babylon', 'Zero' , 'The Origins of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind', 'The Jung Companion', plus a few more that I do not have on hand to cite. So basically books about science, math, philosophy, pyschology, some sci-fi, and just about anything that takes my interest. I'm pretty open to a lot of things I guess.

5 What tv shows do you watch?

I really like 'The Daily Show' and a lot of comedy channel programs. If I don't watch that then it is either PBS(hey I even Like to check in with Mr. Rogers just for kicks), Science, History, or something like that.

6 What type of movies do you like?

There is only ONE movie(in three parts): LORD OF THE RINGS No, I am pretty easy when it comes to movies though I really did like LoTR! So if you wanted to go see a movie that most guys would deem as a 'chic flic', I would watch it and it may even make me cry! GAWD those things can be tear jerkers!

7 How do you feel about animals?

It depends on how they feel about me! Really, animals and I seem to get along pretty well, I have a cat that is completely devouted to me because I feed her and scratch her butt! The lower lumbar massage seems to work on a lot of mammels!

8 Do you like vegetables?

Yes, it is food, what's there to dislike unless it is not prepared well! My culinary pallette is pretty extensive so...

9 Any foods you won't eat, if yes, why?

Yes, bad food! I don't want to get sick or run for the bathroom!

Generally, I am an omnivore!

10 Are you a morning person?

Can be but not really though being goofy first thing in the morning can make waking up a little easier. I am not one of those 'everything is cheery, great, and "the hills are alive with the sound of music"' kind of people.

11 Do you prefer bright, well lit rooms or dark, dim rooms?

Both, I need my dungeon for my experiments and a well sunlit room can have a nice ambiance plus the radiation can be good. Generally though, low lighting.

How would you describe your personality?

All too Human: Goofy, fun loving, intellectual, inquisitive, sensitive, laid back, easy going, and generally just as messed up and confused as every other human being out there. Life is a crazy raw deal and in this culture it is easy to lose sight of the precarious delicate nature of existence.


What else do you want to know? Is this 'The Spanish Inquisition'? Nobody expects 'The Spanish Inquisition'!

 

[Moonbear]

Evo, from that side view of your house (the one that shows a nice close-up of the flower beds) it looks like your gutter downspout drains right into the flower bed. If all your downspouts drain close to the house like that, that can be contributing to your water problem. You should extend those so they drain out further from the house (you can get some inexpensive extensions for the downspout to just try it and see if it improves the situation...if it does, then you can deal with a more aesthetic solution of running drains underground away from the house).

I've heard of some people having success with digging around the house down several feet and filling it with stone to provide more drainage for water running toward the house before it comes in (where I live, the soil has a heavy clay content and in heavy rain, it can be like having the foundation sitting in a bowl of clay where the water runs in next to the foundation and then has nowhere else to go other than find ways into the house).

Or, you can furnish your basement in inflatable furniture so it just floats around when flooded.

 

[polyb]

That's a dreadfully large animal to have for desert.

Do you know how hard it is to get one of those things covered with chocolat?

Then you have to keep it refrigerated!

 

[Evo]

Evo, from that side view of your house (the one that shows a nice close-up of the flower beds) it looks like your gutter downspout drains right into the flower bed. If all your downspouts drain close to the house like that, that can be contributing to your water problem. You should extend those so they drain out further from the house (you can get some inexpensive extensions for the downspout to just try it and see if it improves the situation...if it does, then you can deal with a more aesthetic solution of running drains underground away from the house).

When I enlarged the flower bed I extended the drain spout.

Sometimes it rains so heavily here that water actually starts pouring in through the basement windows.

With enough money, all can be fixed.

 

[Evo]

Do you know how hard it is to get one of those things covered with chocolat?

Then you have to keep it refrigerated!

I was thinking it was a miniature chocolate sculpture of a moose.

 

[Moonbear]

Do you know how hard it is to get one of those things covered with chocolat?

Then you have to keep it refrigerated!

And it's really hard to keep the chocolate from melting again when you have it out in the desert!

 

[Moonbear]

When I enlarged the flower bed I extended the drain spout.

Sometimes it rains so heavily here that water actually starts pouring in through the basement windows.

With enough money, all can be fixed.

I think the stones around the foundation might help drain the water fast enough so it won't come in the windows...maybe. That, or get glass block. That's what they put in my basement (with a part that opens the size of two of the blocks, so I can still get some fresh air in when I need it, but without the water coming in the windows).

I got lucky, and the two leaks in my basement were easy to fix (once I found them...I made a mess sealing things that apparently weren't the source of my leak before I finally found it). It's taken me two years since fixing it to convince myself it's really fixed, but after this past month's near continuous downpours, flooding all over town and ground that seemed to have turned to swamps everywhere, I was finally convinced that my repairs were properly tested. I no longer fear hearing a "squish" when I step on the rugs in the basement after rain and could finally cover the floor drain (I've never lived anywhere where every house seems to have some version of a floor drain in the basement; now my only fear is that drain will decide to back up one day, but I made sure my insurance covers that).

 

[polyb]

I was thinking it was a miniature chocolate sculpture of a moose.

Hey, you could probably actually market that!

Wait, the corporate networks now have in their database and it will be put out by Nestle or someone next week.

 

[polyb]

And it's really hard to keep the chocolate from melting again when you have it out in the desert!

Tell me about it, plus there is the sand to keep off the moose!


That poor confused chocolat covered animal in a strange environment.

 

[Evo]

Cool, I can have another back-up career as a licensed electrician! Circuits are not that difficult but since I am lacking in experience with basic household circuits it would take me at least twice as long as a pro. Not to say that I couldn't do it but pros know the little tricks that make it easy and quick! I am always willing to learn and I am a quick study, so...

(good, I have a do it yourself book that we can use with lots of pretty pictures.)

Sure, NO PROBLEM, less work for the clean up!

Disposable dishes are great.

I know you won't like this one but presently, yes, but trying to quit. The last year has been very stressful and apparently I have some 'oral' fixation issues to wotk through. With proper motivation though, anything is possible!

I like all 'sorts' of music as long as it 'muses' me. Here are some genres I like(in no particular order): Blues, Jazz, Classical, techno, Industrial, alternative, Folke, Bluegrass, Metal, Big Band, Swing, World, Classic Rock, etc,etc,etc. I hope you are getting the point. I just don't like 'canned' music becuase I am not bemused by it and that is kind of antithetical to the whole proposition of music!

Good, no J Lo or Britney, or ANYONE on that american idol show. Please tell me you have never watched it.

I don't know what you really mean by 'loud' music except liking the volume up. For me that is not necessary and if I have to compete with music when conversating then I guess I would rather not talk.

My hearing is very sensitive and I listen to music at a very low volume that my kids say they can't here, No wonder, they have destroyed their hearing by listening to loud music. I saw the show that showed what happens to your inner ear with continued loud music. The little teeth in the comb in your ear break and you start to hear less and less range of music. Once broken that part of your hearing is lost forever

I can enjoy a game with the right people but it really is not a priority.

I don't care to play and even less care to watch.

Presently I am reading: 'The Essence of Chaos' by Lorenz. Other books I read recently: 'Chain of Command' by Hersh, 'The Elegent Universe', 'Alas Babylon', 'Zero' , 'The Origins of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind', 'The Jung Companion', plus a few more that I do not have on hand to cite. So basically books about science, math, philosophy, pyschology, some sci-fi, and just about anything that takes my interest. I'm pretty open to a lot of things I guess.

No self help books! Very good.

I really like 'The Daily Show' and a lot of comedy channel programs. If I don't watch that then it is either PBS(hey I even Like to check in with Mr. Rogers just for kicks), Science, History, or something like that.

not bad

There is only ONE movie(in three parts): LORD OF THE RINGS No, I am pretty easy when it comes to movies though I really did like LoTR!

Since one of my dearest friends was the director of animation for the films (he won three oscars) I approve.

So if you wanted to go see a movie that most guys would deem as a 'chic flic', I would watch it and it may even make me cry! GAWD those things can be tear jerkers!

I'm not into chick flicks.

It depends on how they feel about me! Really, animals and I seem to get along pretty well, I have a cat that is completely devouted to me because I feed her and scratch her butt! The lower lumbar massage seems to work on a lot of mammels!

My older daughter gave me her little Japanese Chen dog to take care of. He is very smart, but he demands to have his butt scratched as soon as I get home.

Yes, it is food, what's there to dislike unless it is not prepared well! My culinary pallette is pretty extensive so...

Good, I love vegetables.

Can be but not really though being goofy first thing in the morning can make waking up a little easier. I am not one of those 'everything is cheery, great, and "the hills are alive with the sound of music"' kind of people.

I am NOT a morning person. I hate mornings.

Both, I need my dungeon for my experiments(what expirements?) and a well sunlit room can have a nice ambiance plus the radiation can be good. Generally though, low lighting.

I dislike bright happy cheery sunfilled rooms. I prefer cool, quite rooms, low light, curtains drawn, quiet, pieceful.

All too Human: Goofy, fun loving, intellectual, inquisitive, sensitive, laid back, easy going, and generally just as messed up and confused as every other human being out there. Life is a crazy raw deal and in this culture it is easy to lose sight of the precarious delicate nature of existence.

Sounds good.

Aaack, it's late, I must go to sleep.

more tomorrow.

 

[Moonbear]

Wow, Polyb, kick that smoking habit and it looks like you're a shoo in!

 

[plover]

Nobody expects aerial cephalopods...

When I enlarged the flower bed I extended the drain spout.

Sometimes it rains so heavily here that water actually starts pouring in through the basement windows.

With enough money, all can be fixed.

Hmm... maybe what you really need is a moat?

The single most important accoutrement of the modern home is a moat and, er, a drawbridge...

The two most important accoutrements of the modern home are a moat and a drawbridge... and turrets...

The three most important accoutrements of the modern home are a moat, a drawbridge, and turrets with http://pharyngula.org/index/weblog/comments/im_torn_between_lusting_for_one_and_deploring_the_waste_of_perfectly_good_c/ ...

Among the most important...

(And don't forget the comfy chair... )

 

[Astronuc]

It's a problem with the grading. The house is at the bottom of a slope and the builder didn't properly grade. I've had an estimate to regrade. I live on an acre.

Yeah, builders will do that. Acutally, I am surprised the CivE would allow that, but then sometimes builders don't follow the drawings, in order to cut costs.

I lease my office in a Architect/Engineering firm, and they design subdivisions and invididual lots. I could probably get some suggestions/recommendations regarding grading and drainage if you're interested. I don't think you need to grade the entire property, just strategic areas. Do you have a drawing(s) of the property (preferably with elevation)?

Moonbear is right, the runoff from the downspouts is a problem. I have had a similar problem in my house - dampness at the footing. I have a hill behind the house. I have regraded a slope toward the backyard and sides.

The first set of pictures of the backyard were too dark to see any detail.

As for the electric service, it seems you may have underground service, and that may have to be relocated or a junction box installed. It will be a major job to relocate the breaker box - that is not a DIY job - it requires licensed electrician.

 

[Moonbear]

I've known others who had problems with this, either out of cheapness or mistake of the builder, and it can be so costly to fix (including the cost of dealing with the water pouring into a brand new house). I learned from their experiences that grading/water problems aren't considered when issuing a certificate of occupancy, so once it gets to that point, and you find it after moving in, there's not much you can do to hold the builder responsible.

I hope one day to get my dream house built, so as I hear of various problems people have, I make my mental note of clauses that need to be added to the contract with the builder (I won't use anyone who insists on their standard contract that covers their butt and not mine). Improper grading and drainage issues are definitely things I'll want to cover since I've just known too many people who have had problems with this, so, are there independent firms one can hire to check the grading of property while it's being done?

Plover, a moat sounds like a wonderful addition to every home! With water features becoming so popular in landscaping, I've always thought a moat would be an absolute necessity for my dream home.

I hadn't known about octopus cannons before. Though, I've always dreamt of having a widow's walk more so than turrets (similar concept though), so I think that would be a great place to mount the octopus cannon.

 

[Evo]

Hmm... maybe what you really need is a moat?

The single most important accoutrement of the modern home is a moat and, er, a drawbridge...

The two most important accoutrements of the modern home are a moat and a drawbridge... and turrets...

The three most important accoutrements of the modern home are a moat, a drawbridge, and turrets with http://pharyngula.org/index/weblog/comments/im_torn_between_lusting_for_one_and_deploring_the_waste_of_perfectly_good_c/ ...

Among the most important...

(And don't forget the comfy chair... )

One of my parents' neighbors has a moat around his house. It's a rather "ecclectic" neighborhood. It's kind of a Japanese style and there are walkways over the moat, it's very cool. Near his house there is a house with a 12 foot high brick wall all around, it a freaking fortress. Some very unique architecture in the homes there around there.

 

[polyb]

Wow, Polyb, kick that smoking habit and it looks like you're a shoo in!

I've been looking for an excuse(as if there wasnt sufficient reason not to smoke), so maybe a virtual girfriend will fit the bill for motivation.

 

[polyb]

(good, I have a do it yourself book that we can use with lots of pretty pictures.)

Oooh, pretty pictures!

Disposable dishes are great.

I'm easy either way. Doing dishes doesn't phase me one bit.

I knew you wouldn't like that part!

I am not that happy with it either, now I have an excuse to kick the habit!

Good, no J Lo or Britney, or ANYONE on that american idol show. Please tell me you have never watched it.

I would rather reside in Dante's 7th circle of hell than subject myself to any of that garbage. Why people watch or listen to that complete lack of talent is beyond me, but then again there is no accounting for taste!

My hearing is very sensitive and I listen to music at a very low volume that my kids say they can't here, No wonder, they have destroyed their hearing by listening to loud music. I saw the show that showed what happens to your inner ear with continued loud music. The little teeth in the comb in your ear break and you start to hear less and less range of music. Once broken that part of your hearing is lost forever

You'll lose your hearing one day wether you like it or not but it is not a good idea to lose it before entropy has it ways. So your girls like the loud razz-a-ma-tazz, they'll get over it once they realize no one else really cares about what they are listening to. Have you noticed how 'noisey' the 'modern' environment is? Annoying, isn't it?

I don't care to play and even less care to watch.

I will only watch or play sports if the company I am keeping prefers that, beyond that I really do not go out of my way!

No self help books! Very good.

'Self Help Books' They should be called: 'Let me help my self to some of your cash sucker' books. If I am ever reduced to Deepok Chopra's 'quantum of conscioussness' I just may actually buy one of those toilet paper back ups and debate myself on whther it should be read or put to better use!

Since one of my dearest friends was the director of animation for the films (he won three oscars) I approve.

OK, I have to confess! I took my nephew to see each movie in the theatre(great bonding experience!), then I rented the extended directors cut, and if ever given the chance I will watch all of them again and again! I'm hooked! Tell your friend he deserved the awards and tell'm thanks, Peter Jackson and the crew down at Wingnut productions(Ilove that name!) superceded my childhood fanatsy of a movie production of LoTR!

Do you know when they are coming out with 'The Hobbit'?

I'm not into chick flicks.

Good! How about foreign films? What about films that are great but never make it in the 'american markets' because they are not superficial or 'shiney'?

I like a lot of different kinds of movies, I just don't go for the box office garbage that is the main stay of american thaeatres. BTW, I just saw 'House of Flying Daggers' and I thought is was pretty good.

My older daughter gave me her little Japanese Chen dog to take care of. He is very smart, but he demands to have his butt scratched as soon as I get home.

I believe it is Chin, not Chen, at least that is what my yahoo search found. That was the cute little pooch you had in your avatar a few days back.

Good, I love vegetables.

Good, then you would like some of my chinese vegetable cuisine!

I am NOT a morning person. I hate mornings.

More than likely that is the result of 'pavalovian' conditioning brought about by having to be on a schedule. It sucks, doesn't it! I bet when you were a kid you were not that way!

I dislike bright happy cheery sunfilled rooms. I prefer cool, quite rooms, low light, curtains drawn, quiet, pieceful.

I really don't go for the 'stepford' thing either!

My latest 'experiments' involve teaching myself about microcontrollers and timing circuits. So far I have been able to make a LED go blinkey, blinkey and have made a slightly off frequency "A" note(it is due to the constraints of the timing crystal and implicit limitations of the entire circuit). http://www.iguanalabs.com/mbkit.htm is what I have been playing with!

What else do you want to know? Should I send a resume'?

When do I get to start asking questions(hey I am doing that right now)?

 

[Evo]

Do you know when they are coming out with 'The Hobbit'?

No.

How about foreign films? What about films that are great but never make it in the 'american markets' because they are not superficial or 'shiney'?

I rarely go to the movies.

I believe it is Chin, not Chen, at least that is what my yahoo search found. That was the cute little pooch you had in your avatar a few days back.

Yes, it's Chin, I don't know why I wrote Chen, and you are correct that is a Sable Japanese Chin, he's my constant companion now. Talk about personality, and very smart.

Good, then you would like some of my chinese vegetable cuisine!

I'm sure I would.

I am NOT a morning person. I hate mornings.

More than likely that is the result of 'pavalovian' conditioning brought about by having to be on a schedule. It sucks, doesn't it! I bet when you were a kid you were not that way!

I have been that way as long as I can remember. I had a terrible time in elementary school because I could not get up in the mornings. If you wake me up too early, I will vomit. The child of Evo is the same way. Yep, I'm a joy to be with in the morning.

My latest 'experiments' involve teaching myself about microcontrollers and timing circuits. So far I have been able to make a LED go blinkey, blinkey and have made a slightly off frequency "A" note(it is due to the constraints of the timing crystal and implicit limitations of the entire circuit). http://www.iguanalabs.com/mbkit.htm is what I have been playing with!

Hmmm, you might be useful...

What else do you want to know? Should I send a resume'?

Everyone knows people exaggerate on resumes, well except me, I would never do that.

When do I get to start asking questions(hey I am doing that right now)?

Ok, ask away.

 

[Moonbear]

I have been that way as long as I can remember. I had a terrible time in elementary school because I could not get up in the mornings. If you wake me up too early, I will vomit. The child of Evo is the same way. Yep, I'm a joy to be with in the morning.

Yep, we're definitely sisters! I used to be absolutely miserable in school...it just started too early!

 

[Chrono]

Yep, we're definitely sisters! I used to be absolutely miserable in school...it just started too early!

I hear you. However, I'd take early classes to evening classes anytime.

 

[polyb]

I rarely go to the movies.

Neither do I really, I usually prefer to rent because of the convenience. But hey, I am pretty easy either way. Wanna go see a movie?

I have been that way as long as I can remember. I had a terrible time in elementary school because I could not get up in the mornings. If you wake me up too early, I will vomit.

WARNING: Evo likes to do her impression of 'The Exorcist' if woken from her quite slumber in order to express her discontent!

The child of Evo is the same way. Yep, I'm a joy to be with in the morning.

It must be genetic! I swear I will never disrupt ya'lls slumber!

Hmmm, you might be useful...

GEEE, Thanks! Now that I finally have some recognition maybe I can raise my self esteem high eneough to be crushed by a heel.

Everyone knows people exaggerate on resumes, well except me, I would never do that.

That's what I've been doing wrong, I NEED to lie more. Maybe then I could land that dream job!

Really, I am actually pretty honest with mine. It seems to be a shortcoming I have, I am a terrible liar!

Ok, ask away.

OKEY DOKEY, I'll just copy some of yours and add a couple more:

1 What kind of music do you like?

2 What types of books do you read?

3 What tv shows do you watch?

4 What type of movies do you like?

5 What do you think about video games?

6 Any foods you won't eat, if yes, why?

7 What is your philosophy on life?

8 How do you deal with conflict?

9 What year were you born?(feel free to be cryptic, just give me enough of a clue. btw, I know this is a faux pas!)

10 How honest are you about anything?

How would you describe your personality?

 

[Evo]

Wanna go see a movie?

Sure.

It must be genetic! I swear I will never disrupt ya'lls slumber!

You are very wise.

OKEY DOKEY, I'll just copy some of yours and add a couple more:

1 What kind of music do you like? - Extremely varied. No "pop" music. Classical, Early Led Zeppelin, like the "battle of Evermore", Moody Blues - "Days of Future Passed album" also songs Candle of Life, Watching and Waiting, Spirit _Fresh Garbage, Mechanical World, On the 12 Dreams of Dr Sardonicus album I like "When I touch you" and "Life has just begun", Lorenna McKinnett, Celtic music, I'll list more tomorrow when I'm not falling asleep

2 What types of books do you read? -ancient history, various science books,I got into fantasy a few years back(Robert Jordan), Feist, Janny Wurts, Eddings, Tracy Hickman & Margaret Weis (Raistlin), Terry Goodkind

3 What tv shows do you watch? Nova, Scientific American Frontiers, documentaries on ancient history, geology, astronomy, Iron Chef and Good Eats

4 What type of movies do you like? - Science fiction (good stuff), and fanatasy like LOTR. I loved the Never Ending Story, comedies like the Princess Bride, The Holy Grail, Time Bandits

5 What do you think about video games? - They're ok, but I'm not into them.

6 Any foods you won't eat, if yes, why? - Canned hominy corn because it smells like old snaekers

7 What is your philosophy on life?- Do want you want as long as it doesn't hurt others, be happy with what you are able to obtain without getting stressed, treat others with the same respect you expect in return


8 How do you deal with conflict? - If I become angry, I will become quiet and I think about why I am angry and sort it out. Usually, I'm over it in about 5 minutes. My ex used to hate the fact that I didn't appear mad, no yelling, no throwing things, I didn't keep dredging it up, his ex wife did all that and he seemed to enjoy it.

9 What year were you born?(feel free to be cryptic, just give me enough of a clue. btw, I know this is a faux pas!) - I'm in my forties. I'm old enough to have been your babysitter.

10 How honest are you about anything? - Very honest, unless a little lie will spare someone's feelings. I would rather tell the truth and deal with it than try to hide it or blame someone else. It works for me. Of course, I am also very private so I may not tell everything about me until I know you much better.

How would you describe your personality?[/QUOTE]

 

[polyb]

Sure.

Which movie would you like to see?

You are very wise.

Dealing with a vomiting tiger is not my idea of a good time!

1 What kind of music do you like? - Extremely varied. No "pop" music. Classical, Early Led Zeppelin, like the "battle of Evermore", Moody Blues - "Days of Future Passed album" also songs Candle of Life, Watching and Waiting, Spirit _Fresh Garbage, Mechanical World, On the 12 Dreams of Dr Sardonicus album I like "When I touch you" and "Life has just begun", Lorenna McKinnett, Celtic music, I'll list more tomorrow when I'm not falling asleep

"Standing at the foothills of the mountain of dreams, telling myself it's not as hard, as hard, as hard as it seems!"-LZ 4 is burnt into my brain, and now I can't stop Paige's handiwork.

2 What types of books do you read? -ancient history, various science books,I got into fantasy a few years back(Robert Jordan), Feist, Janny Wurts, Eddings, Tracy Hickman & Margaret Weis (Raistlin), Terry Goodkind

Cool, you can give me a clue about the ancient world and some sci-fi writers I never heard of.

3 What tv shows do you watch? Nova, Scientific American Frontiers, documentaries on ancient history, geology, astronomy, Iron Chef and Good Eats

Nice!

4 What type of movies do you like? - Science fiction (good stuff), and fanatasy like LOTR. I loved the Never Ending Story, comedies like the Princess Bride, The Holy Grail, Time Bandits

Now you're pushing it! You just listed some of my favorite movies.

5 What do you think about video games? - They're ok, but I'm not into them.

Thats good, because where a lot of guys would sit around and watch games and drink beer with some friends, I would rather do that with video games. Less vicarious I guess. Dont worry though, I don't do that very often(actually it has been a while considering that I don't have many close friends nearby) and I am not obsessed with them... anymore!

6 Any foods you won't eat, if yes, why? - Canned hominy corn because it smells like old snaekers

Since you put it that way!

7 What is your philosophy on life?- Do want you want as long as it doesn't hurt others, be happy with what you are able to obtain without getting stressed, treat others with the same respect you expect in return

Excellent, the golden rule approach!

8 How do you deal with conflict? - If I become angry, I will become quiet and I think about why I am angry and sort it out. Usually, I'm over it in about 5 minutes. My ex used to hate the fact that I didn't appear mad, no yelling, no throwing things, I didn't keep dredging it up, his ex wife did all that and he seemed to enjoy it.

Fantastic! Where did you learn the rational approach to being human?

Sounds like your ex was a little psychotic!

9 What year were you born?(feel free to be cryptic, just give me enough of a clue. btw, I know this is a faux pas!) - I'm in my forties. I'm old enough to have been your babysitter.

Ohhh, doo behave!

Oddly enough, I have always dated woman older than myself. That just occurred to me!

10 How honest are you about anything? - Very honest, unless a little lie will spare someone's feelings. I would rather tell the truth and deal with it than try to hide it or blame someone else. It works for me. Of course, I am also very private so I may not tell everything about me until I know you much better.

Outstanding! The more I read the better it gets! They just don't make'm like you anymore! They must have thrown away the mold when you were finished.

I have always thought the smart ones were hiding!

You missed one question if you are up for it(as if I could not extrapolate from your post the adjectives that would answer it), but for now the night sprites are beckoning me!

How would you describe your personality?

 

[Tsu]

We all vomit if we are awakened too early.

polyp, dear - you didn't post your picture in the Member Photo Thread. You realize, of course, that The Sisterhood needs to see your photo before we can approve of this match... (I mean, after all, we ARE talking about cyber-genes here... *chortle, guffaw*)

 

[Joeyluvluv]

Evo, What is the time now ? Are we close to each other ?
Tell me PLEASE...PLEASE...I want to be someone's greatest man .

 

[hypnagogue]

If you wake me up too early, I will vomit.

We all vomit if we are awakened too early.

Wow, I thought I was the only one. I had a nasty problem in high school when I used to burn the midnight oil writing papers or fooling around on the Internet. I had to wake up at 6am everyday to allow enough time to get to school, so...

 

[Joeyluvluv]

No i post at 7:33 , woke up at 6:30. now quite busy with ansering other site's posts 2

 

[Evo]

You missed one question if you are up for it(as if I could not extrapolate from your post the adjectives that would answer it), but for now the night sprites are beckoning me!

How would you describe your personality?

Weird, I thought I had answered it. Or maybe I'm so boring it auto-deleted.

I'm easy going, but I can be be demanding about certai!n things. If you tell me you're going to do something and I make arrangements accordingly and you "disappear" without an explanation and you do this ALL THE TIME, I will have a problem with it. I think it's rude and inconsiderate.

I'm normally very optimistic, but not one of those bubbly, happy, peppy, perky people that you just want to SLAP.

I am constantly making up little songs on the spur of the moment.

I am somewhat of a loner. Everyone I work with thinks I'm funny and outgoing and a "people" person. I enjoy socializing but I don't "need" it like some people do, I need my time alone.

I have been told that my only fault is that I am too nice. I don't stay angry, I get over things quickly and move along. I am very forgiving and understanding.

I believe in carrying my own weight. I don't expect others to do things for me or give me things.

I am a very giving, caring person.

I guess some people would consider me boring, I love to read, I love gardening, and walks in the woods, I love observing nature, I love animals, and I take in every stray animal in the area including a possum I named Raul. Did you know possums drool when they chew dry cat food? They leave a little puddle.

 

[polyb]

We all vomit if we are awakened too early.

The PF Sisterhood of the Immaculate Vomit !

polyp, dear - you didn't post your picture in the Member Photo Thread. You realize, of course, that The Sisterhood needs to see your photo before we can approve of this match... (I mean, after all, we ARE talking about cyber-genes here... *chortle, guffaw*)

I'm camera shy! Let me see if I can find a photo and maybe I'll post it. Then the sisters can pass their judgement on this poor sinful mortal fool!

 

[Evo]

I'm camera shy! Let me see if I can find a photo and maybe I'll post it. Then the sisters can pass their judgement on this poor sinful mortal fool!

Until you find a picture, you can describe yourself. Height, build, shoe size, hair (color, straight, curly, long short) & eye color, face (round, oval, square traingular, no beard or mustache.

 

[polyb]

Until you find a picture, you can describe yourself. Height, build, shoe size, hair (color, straight, curly, long short) & eye color, face (round, oval, square traingular, no beard or mustache.

Height: ~5'11"

build: Average, slight barrel chest

shoe size( ): depending on the manufacturer, 11.5-12.5 wide

hair: light brown, cut short( for convenience), can be wavy and a little curly if grown out. Thick, I won't be going bald any time soon!

eye color: blue

face: I guess kind of square and slightly triangular. I don't have a beard or mustache(must-ache ) because I can't really grow one nor I have tried. I only have to shave once or twice a week. It's suits me just fine, less time worrying about hair coming out of my face !