My name is Travis Gary Jelsma and I am 30 years old. I am a Leo,
being born on July 30th 1974. I am 50% intraverted and 50%
extraverted, meaning that I want to be at the center of activity and
left alone, at the same time. I have red hair that is currently
shaved off. I have a goatee. I am of average build. I am a nice
person that wants to be friends with everyone but has a difficult
time getting close to people. This is something that I am working to
remedy.

I am currently unemployed and have spent the last eleven months
recovering from a nervous breakdown. I was recently diagnosed as
HIV+, February 2004, and have assimulated this into my life fairly
well. My doctors and I believe the HIV to be at least partly to
blame for my nervous breakdown, guessing that I contracted the virus
last August, 2003. I would say that I am 95% recovered from my
mental collapse. I still have gaps in my memory but my ability to
think clearly, remember things, think rationally, perform
calculations of mathematics and logic are all returning to factory
specs.

I have just started to look for work over the last 3 weeks. Not many
prospects yet.

I am currently living with my grandmother after losing my house, my
car and my financial security to bankruptcy due to my illness and not
being able to work. I also am six months out of a five year
relationship. I fought for the last two years out of the five to
keep my family together but in the end it was out of my control. I
have one daughter, a cocker spaniel named Cleopatra. She is a good
friend.

I do not have many friends that I spend time with and would really
like to add many new friendships to my life. I am not really
interested in a relationship yet. I think that I will wait till I am
employed before continuing the search for love. I still communicate
with my ex-husband but I am trying to limit this activity because we
are really toxic to each other.

I am in the early stages of recovery from an addiction to Crystal
Meth. My use is less frequent and the amounts small but I am still
fighting to overcome this dependency.

I love being a gay man and I thank god for making me that way. I cam
out when I was eighteen almost nineteen. I have lived proud and out
and have generally been excepted for who I am.

I am very spiritual and wish to nourish my spirituality. I do not
believe in organized religion however.

Thanks for taking the time to learn a little about Travis. I hope to
add many new people to my circle of friends and look forward to
reading about you.

Travis G Jelsma
TJelsma@...