miles_fieldman: Prospectin' for a Battle Buddy on the Trail

I am a prospecting student on the trail of a tasty prospect. I'll take the student off once I prove my skills. I have watched others who have done it well and studied up on geology and mineral deposition models. Education is key in this field, but it's so not rocket science, and I like the relative ease of learning entry. But most of it seems to come from experience, knowing rocks and the structural situations in which they occur.

I love the outdoors, mountains, and geology in general, and grew up in the Pacific NW on a huge river. I believe knowledge and wisdom are the best investments one can make, aside from investing in people, and I believe that people are generally more valuable than money. Some aren't worth the oxygen they breathe, though (of course one has to be a pretty evil douche for that to be the case), but most folks don't fit into that category. We all make mistakes and provided we learn from them and drive on, we deserve second chances -- as long as we are genuine about it. And to convince someone of that, you gotta prove it with determination, perseverance and action.

Most of the time you will find me head-down at my desk in research or catching up on different science things helpful to my career. In general, I enjoy good times with good people and laughing. I also enjoy goofy and eccentric board games and a friendly poker game where the object isn't money, but to get to know folks and goof around. I don't like to take myself too seriously, but sometimes I do. I like to treat everyone fairly, justly and warmly, but sometimes I'm an a**. And I get along with most people fine til someone crosses the line and I try to politely let them know. Crossing the line = unfairly judging others and being a general douche.

My hobbies are:
- music comp
- sound design for some friends making a video game
- reading anything interesting (fiction and non-fiction, but I love a good sci-fi epic)
- video games (occasionally, but not often)
- playing with the crazy Retriever
- building and repairing computers
- and a bunch of other stuff...

Goals, Aspirations, Future Plans:
- make a living prospecting (and yeah, people do that)
- start a mining company that focuses on responsible mining and land management -- no superfund water poisoning and cyanide leaching or any stupid stuff like that; keep nature clean; if the Australians figured out how to do this, we can too; the goal of this company is to fund charity organizations listed below
- a non-profit organization to help the homeless wherever homeless outreach programs need extra help with funds and job-placement training
- a non-profit to coordinate with law enforcement and find missing people/children to reunite them with their families
- I would also like to one day become a crack shot with a pistol and rifle, but guns are an investment I can't afford at the moment

Musical Taste:
- first and foremost "Walking in Memphis" is probably my favorite song right now. Just real catchy and seems to fit.
- Really good Film Scores/Soundtracks
- Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Elton John, Billy Joel, oh hell this list is gonna be a monster...
- Tasteful electronic music that is artfully created (whatever the hell that means)
- I like a lot of different types of music, but I'm picky for my personal library; I will not dog you for liking music I don't -- we all like what we like

Other entertainment preferences:
- funny stuff
- good sci-fi shows and movies
- detective stories
- some fantasy and/or historical fiction
- yeah, this list is gonna get too long

Well, I'll make this simple. You don't have to have all of these qualities, but you should shoot for something close to them, because they are needed:
- you're a tomboy, and this gets you excited
- your opinion matters and you should have one
- no drug addictions, period; you need to stay alert to stay alive; not talking about pot, just be sensible with it
- I don't care if you smoke, but don't burn down the forest (tossing cigs); please field strip the butt and put it in a bag in your pocket and make sure the cherry is out in the dirt, not duff
- appearance is not king; what attracts me is who you are
- you can be a plain jane or a supermodel, a little chubby or super athletic
- doesn't matter as long as you can cautiously navigate through the woods and scan the area for hostile wildlife and relay what you see
- your best friends in unfamiliar territory are a compass, binoculars, camera and two-way radio and memorizing a list of codes and the military alphabet
- this allows us to relay what we find and/or other situations without eavesdroppers on the frequency knowing what we are doing (trust me, when you are prospecting before claiming, you really don't want people to know you are)
- always keep your voice calm when you see something exciting but act as if it is the dumbest thing in the world when relaying the message (I mean really sound disappointed about the find) -- in this way I will be really confused and have no way of telling what we found unless you specify a short code after your expression of absolute disgust
- are willing to learn geology and mineral deposit models; we won't always be hunting for gold, but it's nice when it's there; don't worry, you don't need to know it all at once
- must be tough-minded, but have a warm and generous personality and the desire to help people in need; that is my future company goal, and I want my partner to be all in on it
- if we come across people who need rescue or help, you are able to assess self-threats before approaching and giving aid while at the same time radioing me for backup if I'm not there; the worst thing is to start with two needing rescue and ending up with three
- you like that our mission in life is to leave the parts of the world we touch better than when we arrived
- everything else is what you bring with your personality and life experience

Honestly, I think I went bananas with this. But I'll leave it here for lulz. Just be you.

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