about me




I'm John Orapello, born April 11th, 1986, 6'1'', blue eyes, brown hair, devastatingly handsome.

The rundown:

hobbies: physics, philosophy, Taoism, computers, web development, psychology, reading, writing, video games

books: Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, Fight Club, Survivor, The God Delusion, Catcher in the Rye

movies: Being John Malkovich, Religulous

music: Smashing Pumpkins, Queensryche, Rolling Stones, Rush


I spend a lot of time thinking "deep thoughts", about life, the universe, history, and philosophy. I attempt to abide by the "golden rule" and love my fellow man even when I've been wronged.

I consider myself an agnostic atheist, but I am extremely tolerant of other people's beliefs, and consider myself a student of theology (or at least, world religions.)

I'm a member of the International High IQ Society, and a lover of art of all forms; I'm a writer and a poet, and often describe myself as torn between my artistic and my scientific sides, though I do know that the two can coexist peacefully.

I tend to appear serious in most of my endeavors but I'm very largely a humorous person. I love to laugh and am usually considered, among my close friends, to be very funny and I believe that the most important thing in life is to laugh about it.

I'm a great believer in the power of people to overcome issues with help.

On some less serious notes, I like zombies, ninjas, good pizza, sake, and boxing.