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| Location: | Whitehouse Texas |
| Zip Code: | 75791 |
| Age: | 24, Capricorn |
| Height: | 5 ft. 10 in. |
| Hair, Eyes: | Light Brown, Green |
| Body Type: | Athletic |
| Ethnicity: | White |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Politics: | Conservative |
| Education: | Bachelor's Degree |
| Income: | Didn't Say |
| Job: | Retail/Wholesale |
| Drink: | Don't Drink |
| Smoke: | Don't Smoke |
| Status: | Single |
| Have Kids: | No |
| Want Kids: | Yes |
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| Personality |
Who am I? Why, I am Joseph Brian Nelms. I am a Christian, son, brother, friend, United States citizen, Texan, college student, coworker, writer, poet, and artist. Really, the list does go on, as we all wear many hats and hold many places throughout our lives. Of course, you probably already understand this. What makes us who we are, though? What events and external/internal factors affect who we will become?
All around us culture exists, whether it be our own or others. Unless you are lost on some desert island, culture is virtually inescapable. For me in particular, culture impacted how I treat others, how I treat myself, and also, it has an effect on how I live my life daily. I grew up in a relatively conservative, traditional, southern culture; one that emphasized respect for others as well as yourself. "Lending a helping hand," means more than a passing phrase told to children to get them to get along; it is a core aspect of life.
Socialization is the process by which various institutions and influences in our lives help induct us as members of society. My family remains the most influential socializing agent in my life. Growing up, my parents were always there to openly express love, reassure me when I felt like a failure, and to encourage me to succeed. I attribute much of my success in college and life to the two people who always knew when to provide the stern hand of guidance or to sit back and let me go. Really, they were the ones who helped me become a decent, respectable human being.
Genetics, I feel, have held me back a bit in some ways. For instance I have poor eyesight and a bit of a heart condition (that is not a danger unless I neglect to take care of myself). Also, I've always been rather thin with relatively little muscle to speak of except for what lies between my ears. On the other hand, where I lack in physical capacity and make up for in mental. Once again I can attribute quite a bit to how my parents raised me, and yet my "knack" for understanding things quite easily must have a sort of genetic underlining as well.
I consider my greatest personal strength to lie in my faith in God. Really, much of the success and even the times in which I feel I have failed (though, those are the times in which I learn the most) that I try to attribute to my own abilities, must go to Him. He is the one who created me and through Christ He saved me from my own transgressions. My whole value system is tied to my Christian spirituality, and I strive to tie my other personal talents and strengths that He has granted me to my spirituality as well, such as writing, drawing, debating, intelligence, and ability to express and live my views.
I will be the first to admit that I am in no way a patient guy. I cannot stand waiting for anything. Perhaps this unsettling impatience that I bear may be partially credited to our fast-paced, instant-based society, yet I cannot allow myself to pass on the blame and take up such a faulty claim. I am impatient, and I seriously do not like being told that I am wrong. The reason behind this lies in the fact that these are two things that challenge my character and me completely often resulting in me feeling highly deficient.
Those around me often do not see the vulnerable Brian (besides one lacking super-strength). I put up such a façade of adequacy mixed with humorous repartee that only a few see me, as I really am, shortcomings and all. Some see me as the quiet, comic relief, while others view me as an open, vocal, intellectual, unafraid to share pretty much anything on his mind. I see myself as a little bit of both, yet accepting either of these or even both as all that I am, lacks the solidity of character that makes up Joseph Brian Nelms. You see, few have really seen passed the elaborate barriers of partial depictions to see the sensitive, driven, dreamer.
I relate to people much with a joking, sarcastic persona attempting to bring light to any dull situation. I love to laugh; what is gained from sharing a laugh with another is one of the most special feelings to me because in doing so, it is like you imprint a part of yourselves on each other that is uniquely of the two of you.
Without further ado, here I am, Joseph Brian Nelms-a sensitive, driven, limerick wielding, dreamer. I am me, for who else could I be?
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| Personality Type: | Outgoing |
| Want To Find: | A woman ages 18 to 30 to date |
| I Party: | Not very often |
Interests:
I Like: | Christianity, Comedy, Comics, Fantasy, God, Jesus, Nursing, Reading, Writing |
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