Phboo, 60

A little nerd, a little rock star, a little . . . First I'd like to dispel the usual reaction to my appearance--I have a job (a good one, even). I have a brain and I can even complete sentences! I'm not looking for anyone's couch to sleep on and I can even be responsible when required.

I develop software to pay the bills and play music to feed the soul. I can be a bit random and odd but I'm a good guy. Anything odd or unusual will get my attention . . . there's a lot of fun to be found on the fringes.

I have a 20 year old daughter living with me. She's grown into a totally amazing young woman and I'm so much the better for having the privilege of being her father. Some things in life are so much better than advertised!

I can be a homebody much of the time--I enjoy redoing my house and building things. I'm more of a smaller-group kinda guy than a social butterfly. I'm definitely missing the sports gene so you won't find me glued to a TV watching football or anything. I do love bowling, though, even though I'm not very good. The game is more important than the score.

I'm not much of a spectator--I'd prefer to be doing something rather than watching someone else do it. I'll try just about anything at least once and then a second time if I survive.

I'm definitely into silliness and quirkiness. I think there's a lot more to life and working and paying the bills. The more interesting things don't have much of an ROI but I think that pursuing them has its own reward. I still play music even though it won't pay--I like to play for the sake of playing.