About Michael
I've been described as nice, sweet, extraordinary, smart, intelligent, sexy, shy, quiet, odd, weird, crazy rude, hairy ... and a great many other things in similar veins that tend to become confusing and contradictory. The truth? I suffer from an anxiety disorder and I also tend to treat everyone the same. I have no patience for hidden meanings and therefore if you don't immediately understand what I say ... the wrong words came out or some such. Asking a question or shrugging it off does much to recommend your character while getting upset will cause you to be shrugged off and hopefully forgotten as someone not worth having around.
After all, while the truth may sting a bit, unlike lies it rarely will leave a lasting scar.
I met a wonderful girl on here and we have been together for something like six months now. I'm not looking to change that, just looking for more friends. Funny thing about growing up, people find themselves with responsibilities like families and jobs and whatnot. I have unexpectedly found myself out of school with no job and back in Halifax. Well, the HRM. I'm staying with my parents for a bit while I look for something.... But this leaves me with quite a bit of time on my hands, so getting out to meet someone new and have a bit of a walk or tea would be nice. The girlfriend isn't the jealous type ... as long as you keep your clothes on and your lips to yourself. You know, because it's so hard to not jump a strangers bones.
I'm good with my hands, I can build things. I can do artsy stuff. I like to write. I am also an animator. I love the work. I love reading fantasy novels, you know: A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones), Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings.... Movies are wonderful, I'm hoping to get to work on some big titles eventually. I love music as well, all music, really, except the bad stuff. Which is to say, across all genres. There are plenty of bad artists out there, or even just bad songs. Just don't expect me to listen to anything with that obnoxious "dance beat" dubbed over it. I don't dance. Well, I could be persuaded to learn something like swing, most likely. But not dance in the flailing downtown sense. I have a trombone, trumpet, guitar, harmonica, and tin whistle. I like to think myself a musician, but the only one I ever learned to play well was the trombone and I haven't really touched that in about thirteen years.
Hiking through woods or along a coast is something I love to do whenever I get a chance, even if there isn't a trail to follow. I tend to not go alone, maybe I could show you somewhere you've never seen. I also love taking the four wheeler up to the cabin on the lake to spend a Saturday night curled up in front of a fire in the woodstove. Well, in the winter. In the summer it's the boat and much more active pastimes.
Someday I should like to see at least Ireland and Germany; I've lived in five provinces but have only left the country a handful of times, only to the US and the last time was back in 2000. From a navy family, I love travelling ... I just haven't had the time or money for years now. I'll have to remedy that....
In the fear that I've been babbling, I'll leave off now. Chances are I won't be able to think of something proper to start a conversation with. Feel free to ask anything you should think of.