 GANYMEDE'S PERSONAL PROFILE
(The photo was taken on 9 November 2006.)
let's begin:
name: James Sanghyun Han.
name #2:  (Han Sanghyun).
I prefer using Mom's last name (Lee):  .
gender: Randy (male).
bloodtype: A+.
birthdate: Old enough (8 November 1979).
sign: Scorpio (ruling planet Pluto, Taurus/Gemini Rising, Moon in Cancer, Virgo North Node, Pisces South Node, in the second decanate of Pisces/Neptune).
ethnicity/nationality: Korean/American.
born and raised in: The San Francisco Bay Area.
family: Mother (born 24 September 1952, but her birth certificate says 6 August 1953); stepfather (i.e. my real father, born 9 April 195X); younger brother (born 7 December 1989).
label my sexuality: I like the mens. >:D
metaphysical categorization: Agnostic, secular humanist, nature lover. :p
society calls my views: Leftist bleeding-heart socialist tax-and-spend Green Party liberal.
I call my views: Common sense.
childhood career goals: Lapidary, entomologist, and doctor.
adult career goals: Marine biologist, musician, writer, and activist.
role models: Ani DiFranco, Jane Goodall, Justine Henin-Hardenne, Carl Sagan.
person/people I most want to meet: Carl Sagan (though I'd need a spiritual medium... *sniff*), David Sedaris, Tommy Robredo, Bruno Eierund, Jane Goodall.
nicknames: Iacobus (pronounced "ya-KOE-bus"), Ganymede, Jeddy Bob, Bob, J'torian, Kasama Haruhiko, Smongolia, Mexicola, the Birkenstalker (with Wings).
phobias: Acrophobia, arachnophobia, mild agoraphobia (only when I'm alone and outside at night).
things I like about myself: Honesty (usually :p), grasping concepts easily, intensity, logic, my voice.
things I hate about myself: Procrastination/Inertia, bad eyesight, escapism via books or the computer.
words/phrases I hate: "Technically"; "ethnic"; "exotic."
handedness: Right-handed for writing, left-handed for eating, left-handed or ambidextrous for everything else. I was switched from left-handedness to right-handedness as a kid, and later I sort of switched myself back, except for when it came to writing.
coolest experiences: Trip to New Orleans (spring, 1993), Civilization all night with Rick (spring, 1994), having a school of fish swim and jump around me while swimming in the Gulf at Florida (summer, 1994), any of my trips to Año Nuevo State Reserve on the California coast.
on whether the glass is half-empty or half-full: Depends on what's in the glass!
miscellaneous: Politically active, tree-hugging, multilingual, into British TV (comedy, sci-fi, drama), love of all things water (e.g. swimming, the ocean, guys and showers... XD).
more about my talents and useless hobbies, along with some extra fun stuff:
- Music - Making, Writing, and Experiencing
- Literature - My Own and That of Others
- Anime, Manga, and Seiyuu (But Mostly Anime)
- Classical World (Mythology, Culture, and Languages)
- Food - Cooking, Macrobiotics, and Nutrition
- Guys! Men! Boys! Anything Slightly Male! :p
- Chicken Scratches
- Extra Bits (Links, Reading, Etc.)
random favorite things:
favorite colors: Mostly dark/deep blues, but I also like any dark, watery colors and dark earth colors in general.
favorite flowers: Most orchids, red-black roses, white calla lilies, dark purple irises (not the pale purple ones you normally see).
favorite metals/stones: Silver, malachite, hematite, tiger's-eye, black opal, dark blue sapphires, jadeite, black pearls, amber.
favorite animals: Dolphins, dragons.
favorite numbers: 9, 0, 69. :p
favorite holidays: Vernal equinox, summer solstice.
favorite vacation spots: Korea, New Orleans, nearly any place by the ocean.
favorite physical activities: Swimming, tennis, dancing, sex.
favorite government structures: A TRUE democracy (which the U.S. doesn't have, and will never have until money stops influencing politics); meritocracy.
favorite parts of the newspaper: Comics, world news, local section, arts section.
favorite subjects: Biology, writing, music, philosophy, political science, ecology.
favorite British actors: Leonard Whiting, Patrick McGoohan, Tom Baker, Stephanie Cole, Rowan Atkinson, Chris Barrie, Joanna Lumley.
favorite U.S. actors: Robert Conrad, John Cusack, Jodie Foster.
favorite British comedies: Waiting for God, Red Dwarf, Absolutely Fabulous, Mulberry, Mr. Bean, The Vicar of Dibley, As Time Goes By, Are You Being Served?
favorite British sci-fi series: Red Dwarf, Neverwhere, THe Prisoner, Dr. Who, Blake's Seven.
favorite U.S. shows: Firefly; practically any PBS show about nature, science, mathematics, and/or cooking; Strangers with Candy; Drawn Together; The Wild Wild West; Animaniacs; old Warner Brothers cartoons.
favorite movies: Serenity, Taboo, Sharkskin Man and Peachhip Girl, Brokeback Mountain, Strangers with Candy, Happy Together, The Closet, Romeo and Juliet (Zefirelli's version), The Secret Garden (Hallmark Hall of Fame version), Better off Dead, A Life Less Ordinary, In&Out, Good Morning Vietnam, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Awakenings.
favorite things to wear: Calvin Klein black button-fly boxer-briefs, Kenneth Cole jackets, Birkenstocks, stainless steel or sterling silver bracelets/anklets, a silver dragon on my right ear.
favorite clothing brands: Kenneth Cole, Calvin Klein, Structure (now called Express Men).
favorite places to be kissed: Lips, neck, ears, chest, back.
favorite qualities in a lover: Sweetness, sense of humor, true intelligence (which is not necessarily "book smarts"), ability to play a musical instrument or sing well, a love of dancing, similar views on politics/philosophy.
favorite things to look for in a friend: Sweetness, sense of humor, true intelligence. :p
favorite artists/sculptors/et cetera: Jacques-Louis David, Maxfield Parrish, Monet, Picasso, Dali, M.C. Escher.
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GANYMEDE'S PERSONAL PROFILE
