Recent content by ChessGuy42

I have a hard time seeing that there is any sort of grand purpose to life, and this is something I've really been struggling with for the past few years. The only answer I've found is that there is some solace in discovering the person you want to be and choosing to act in accordance with that...

I could use some advice... I basically only have two friends in the area, both women, and they're roommates. We'll call them A and B. B is a friend, but we're not super close. A and I, however, are super close... but, there's a problem. I'm basically head over heels for A. This isn't just a...

Hi all, I stumbled on this site about a year ago, hung around for a little while, and then got swept away by the real world so I thought that I probably should redo my intro. Basically, I'm a college lecturer in new york state. I love my job and I've honestly accomplished most of my...

1. Intelligence - I'm a smart guy, and I need a woman who can keep up with me. A. Not defined by intelligence - Someone who can tell me to shut up succesfully when I become a windbag. 2. Nerdiness - I'm a huge nerd and I need someone who can share some of those interests. 3. Trustworthy -...

Single for two and a half years, with one week-long fling in there about a year and a half ago. I'm going to be a member of this club for quite a while, still, I suspect.

Woke up at 8. Reset alarm for 9:30 because of last night's insomnia. Woke up at 9:30. Hit snooze 3 times. Woke up at 10. Showered Dressed Walked to campus Graded papers Taught Went to my office to wait for the rain to die down so I can walk back home.

Disorder | Rating Paranoid: High Schizoid: High Schizotypal: High Antisocial: Moderate Borderline: Moderate Histrionic: Very High Narcissistic: High Avoidant: Low Dependent: Moderate Obsessive-Compulsive: Moderate I'm not too sure how I can be both Histrionic and Schizoid. I definitely agree...

In no particular order: The Beatles The Rolling Stones The Who Aerosmith Led Zeppelin I love my classic rock.

Thinking... why can't some of my students read their books? I hate sinus infections I would kill for some mountain dew. I think I'm going to try to avoid the housemates and 'our' friends tonight.

Most of the time, I think about what Aristotle said: Virtue is the mean between two extremes. But there are a few absolutes I adhere to besides: Never treat a person merely as a means to an end. Help those who can't help themselves. (For people that won't.. I have no sympathy.) Never speak out...

Absolutely! I wish I had the cash to buy myself a nice telecope. The next person has never been on a trampoline.

It's a tie: Albert Einstein - I'd want to ask him at one point the solitude which he refers to in the quote I have as my sig stops being painful and starts being delicious. Any of the 12 Apostles - I'd love to see just how much modern Christianity has it right. Same question.

I'm the only person on ALL that really enjoys formal logic and discrete mathematics. Mm.... Godel's incompleteness theorems fascinate me.

My dream job is college professor... which I actually am, although I'm only a lowly adjunct so I can't really call it my full time occupation. I've also wanted to be a lawyer, a writer, and a photographer at one time or another... the last of which is one of my hobbies.

I used to think this way.... so, I tried to change myself. And I was right - there were a few things about myself that needed to be changed. However, on the whole, I found it's the world that has the problem... not me. How would I change the world? I'd love to see world instilled with a sense...