I'm a musician, and I hear. I'm a writer, and a clear thinker. I can draw, because I can see. I'm a scientist, I'm interested, I love new things, I devour information. I'm an engineer, I'm logical, I solve problems, I make things. I'm neat and organised. I'm fun, and funny. I care deeply, about other people, other societies, other species, other biomes. I don't let myself get dragged down by others' problems, but am willing to listen if it seems helpful. I approach things mechanistically, but I understand that emotions and relationships are critical in everything. And I thrive in both spaces. I don't judge others, especially if I don't know their story. I am not perfect. I see the beauty in all things. I hope for the future. I like space, and distance, and silence. I love intensity and chaos in short bursts. I can tolerate nearly anything, except intolerance. I'm a human, primate, chordate, animal, alive, mineral. An eddy in the inevitable march of entropy. I am small, I am finite, I will die. I see no essential meaning. I make my own.