I'm not regular SE++ people, but I have an account on there. Any chance I could get a critique? Also, you may see me visiting you if you posted in this thread, because I enjoy reading profiles.
My favorite part of my own profile is that I made "No Retreat No Surrender" a link, and if I click on it, there is a dude who's profile picture shows him wearing a power glove. Yes!
I hadn't realized just how neat OkCupid is.
I really like the idea of applying data analysis to new areas (marketing, poll prediction, psychology) and it occurs to me that they've become the Nate Silver of internet dating. It's wonderful.
Apparently, my notable personality traits are that I'm mathematical, desiring of sex, and trusting.
That seems about right.
I hadn't realized just how neat OkCupid is.
I really like the idea of applying data analysis to new areas (marketing, poll prediction, psychology) and it occurs to me that they've become the Nate Silver of internet dating. It's wonderful.
Apparently, my notable personality traits are that I'm mathematical, desiring of sex, and trusting.
That seems about right.
When I find where I put my book, you'll get two points in it for a Nate Silver reference.
Man, it is hard to write a profile that is not self-depreciating.
I am, if anything, a man of passion - which, to put it somewhat less grandiosely, basically just means that when I find something I like I tend to burn it at both ends until I get absolutely sick of it, which could take anywhere from days to years depending on the particular subject. When I find a book or a movie I really enjoy I tend to spend a good few hours afterward just hunting down every bit of interesting trivia I can find on it.
Thoughts, anyone?
unless you actually talk like this when you are hanging out with friends I'd drop a heap of adjectives and just say what you mean without embellishment
i.e.
"I know what I like, and I am passionate about what I like. Sometimes I burn out on it because I get so into it. When I find a book or a movie I really enjoy I tend to spend a good few hours afterward just hunting down every bit of interesting trivia I can find on it."
I actually do talk like that - but let me give trimming down a shot.
I am a man of passion - to put less pretentiously, just means that, when I find something I like, I tend to burn it at both ends until I get absolutely sick of it, however long that takes. I have a habit of wasting a few hours just hunting down random trivia for any movie or book I particularly like.
Better?
man see that just sounds depressing
you're adding a lot of words that aren't saying anything and are in fact hinting at the idea that whatever you like, you will eventually not like
such as you know
a GIRL
I was aware that could possibly be one of the unfortunate implications.
Alright, another shot at it...
I am, at the base of things, a man of passion - when I find something I like, I have a tendency to burn it at both ends until I have entirely exhausted myself on the subject, or just exhausted myself in general. I often find myself finishing a book or movie only to immediately lose several hours searching down all the fascinating little bits of trivia I can find about it. I am a sucker for DVD extras, sequels, prequels, and will, given time, milk every last drop of entertainment/information out of any given subject.
I believe that opinions and personalities mean nothing in a vacuum, and that the unshared experience means infinitely less than the shared experience, that there's nothing that can't be improved or rejuvenated by having someone to discuss it with - good company makes everything better.
I think that entertainment is just as important a goal as true art, and that dumbstruck awe, cheap laughs, and "hell yes" are just as important for any work of art to inspire as any of the less base emotions.
I don't know why are you so insistent on putting the words "burn it at both ends" in there. It strikes me as totally unnecessary... just say you are passionate about the things you like; you completely immerse yourself in something you find interesting.... then bam hop into bit about finishing a book or movie and all that. The second and third sentences in your paragraph are great. The first one (the most important one) is clumsy.
I dunno why I am still on about this but it just seems like a very awkward thing to say (both grammatically and personally) at the outset in any sort of setting.
Well, honestly, my first thought was the phrase "gorge myself on it" or something similar, but I am trying to afford phrases that have unfortunate implications when used by a fat dude.
I thought you were a Republican, NaC. Are you just an unusually awesome Republican?
(Not trying to be a pain here; I'm aware they exist.)
I am not a Republican.
If I had to pick what best fit with my personal views, I'd probably end up in the Blue Dog Democrat area. Mostly I'm just skeptical and conservative about fiscal policy but I am all for government intervention when it benefits the people and I'm very liberal on social issues.
I wonder how long one could stave off deletion if they made a joke profile as Ultraman or... I think I'd impersonate Gamera. Just go on and on about Me vs. Shit. "Favorite Movies" is just a complete list of Gamera shows.
Edit: "Message Me If" You are Tokyo, and you want to end it all.
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Relevant to this thread, I was talking to a girl on facebook just now and she's fairly cute. So she says she's curious about me, so she wanted to start to play Q&A. We did, and the first question she asks:
"What do you dislike about me?"
Which just screams "SELF-ESTEEM ISSUES" to me and is just a major turn off. Needless to say I refused to answer and made her ask what I liked about her.
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I want to do with you
What spring does with the cherry trees.
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I thought you were a Republican, NaC. Are you just an unusually awesome Republican?
(Not trying to be a pain here; I'm aware they exist.)
I am not a Republican.
If I had to pick what best fit with my personal views, I'd probably end up in the Blue Dog Democrat area. Mostly I'm just skeptical and conservative about fiscal policy but I am all for government intervention when it benefits the people and I'm very liberal on social issues.
Yeah, that could be me, and I often get confused for a Republican too.
if you guys get a date from this thing
whatever you do
do NOT IM her to tell her that you love her and that you're hers after getting home from the first date
I wonder how long one could stave off deletion if they made a joke profile as Ultraman or... I think I'd impersonate Gamera. Just go on and on about Me vs. Shit. "Favorite Movies" is just a complete list of Gamera shows.
Edit: "Message Me If" You are Tokyo, and you want to end it all.
Auntie, you have great hair.
But your profile has red flags. I'd stay away from mentions of addiction (to drugs, booze, and games.) It really sounds like you don't like yourself. I mean, I get that way too, we all do, but you could put your best foot forward a little.
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You are certainly not a
Well, it's not cookie-cutter, I guess.
It's nice to go north
Whenever I head up towards Washington and the surrounding suburbs I really enjoy it, though it's rare
Might go with my friends on a classic road trip though. I want to go to the Tintin store.
now how do I not be desperate and creepy and awful
I really like the idea of applying data analysis to new areas (marketing, poll prediction, psychology) and it occurs to me that they've become the Nate Silver of internet dating. It's wonderful.
Apparently, my notable personality traits are that I'm mathematical, desiring of sex, and trusting.
That seems about right.
http://numberblog.wordpress.com/
send one of them a message asking about something interesting on her profile
Which parts?
When I find where I put my book, you'll get two points in it for a Nate Silver reference.
(Not trying to be a pain here; I'm aware they exist.)
http://numberblog.wordpress.com/
Please make it an ultra man profile.
God now you're tempting me.
Decisions, decisions.
Well, honestly, my first thought was the phrase "gorge myself on it" or something similar, but I am trying to afford phrases that have unfortunate implications when used by a fat dude.
I am not a Republican.
If I had to pick what best fit with my personal views, I'd probably end up in the Blue Dog Democrat area. Mostly I'm just skeptical and conservative about fiscal policy but I am all for government intervention when it benefits the people and I'm very liberal on social issues.
Edit: "Message Me If" You are Tokyo, and you want to end it all.
"What do you dislike about me?"
Which just screams "SELF-ESTEEM ISSUES" to me and is just a major turn off. Needless to say I refused to answer and made her ask what I liked about her.
What spring does with the cherry trees.
Record a message that is nothing but loud, breathing noises and send it to her via youtube.
im like a better than sex cake
except with more sex
Whose family?
Thats my okcupid profile. Have at it boys.
What spring does with the cherry trees.
Yeah, that could be me, and I often get confused for a Republican too.
http://numberblog.wordpress.com/
whatever you do
do NOT IM her to tell her that you love her and that you're hers after getting home from the first date
just
just trust me on that
The second one makes you look like a burnout.
God, you must be some catch
But your profile has red flags. I'd stay away from mentions of addiction (to drugs, booze, and games.) It really sounds like you don't like yourself. I mean, I get that way too, we all do, but you could put your best foot forward a little.
http://numberblog.wordpress.com/
Hell, I'm pretty new here
But Shibby has a very interesting romantic history