A little about me:
I have a wicked sense of humor. I love to get out and have a good time. I try to appreciate all life has to offer. I work hard and play hard.
I'm well rounded I like sports especially hockey, football and baseball. I'm from upstate New York and am loving California. I am prior service military I got out after my 8 year contract was finished after serving here and in Iraq I decided the military wasn't for me. I work in the human services field working with adults with disabilities who are dually diagnosed. I have a wide range of interests, art, music playing and listening, writing, reading, hiking, biking, fishing, camping and photography to name a few. I love to cook and spend time with friends and family.

Presently I work full time assisting Individuals with Disabilities gain independence in their lives at a day habilitation setting and two sites that are residential settings. Basically I work to make peoples lives better every day and help them help themselves as much as possible while inspiring my team members do the same. It's a challenging job but I love it, I go home ever day knowing I make a difference.

I will be finishing my Masters Psychology degree in May of this year. My education has been a big part of my life for a long time and I'm not sure it will ever be over. After my degree is done I will be starting the process of doing hours for licensing in counseling in the State of California. I haven't totally decided what population I want to work with so I'll probably work with different groups for a while until I find something that really works. I think I'd like to work with veterans returning from war, I'm a veteran myself of the Iraq war.

On the social side of things, I'm still new to California and aside from my roommates and co-workers I don't know many people. I'd like to develop a wider social network and also have a need to network to develop a richer body of people to assist with development and implementation of an idea I have to advance the field I work in. It's a personal interest and professional obligation to advance the field and I think I have a great way to do that. I want to see more of California, I love it here it's so different from where I'm from.

Communication, cooking, making coffee, finding great places to eat or explore. I believe I'm a great friend and lover because I take care and interest in the other person involved.

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Shows: anything with Gordon Ramsay or Anthony Bourdain. I'm a fan of Jamie Oliver's food revolution. Top Gear, Shipping Wars, Bleach, Bones.

Music: Pandora stations I've created; The Black Keys, Eric Clapton, Indie Rock, Adele, Kings Of Leon, Muse.

Talk Radio: Local and National News. BBC, NPR.

Books: I love to read. I'm a Psychology/Sociology Major so I read a lot of related books and peer reviewed journal articles. I'm very interested in Behavioral Neuroscience and Nueroplasticity very interesting stuff.
I'm currently taking coursework dealing with Community Psychology and Multicultual Counseling.

Food: I'm a big fan of Italian foods and flavors, also Indian, Vietnamese, and Mexican. I love to try new things and love to cook. I love sushi too. I used to be a barista for about 5 years so I know a lot about coffee.

Family, friends, phone, tattoos, my wheels

My next adventure. Enjoying myself. Figuring things out. Setting goals.

Playing with my dog after work, going for a short hike or watching a movie. If I can find someone that is up to do something early enough I'm game but pretty much every Saturday morning I'm up at 5am for work so that puts a damper on things.

I don't have as many friends/activity partners as I would like. I do a lot of stuff on my own because it's the only way it seems that I can do exactly what I want. I'd like to have company to have a richer experience but frankly hardly anybody is down to have the kind of great time I'm looking to experience. Can you keep up?

You can cut through the BS be honest, genuine, don't take yourself too seriously, don't let manners get in the way of getting to know the real me and allowing me to get to know the real you. Life's too short to waste time, I like to dive right in and drink up what life has to offer. We don't have to be a perfect fit to have a good time. People who are real can learn to accept each other for who and what they are over time. Good communication is the great equalizer of all things. Oh and if you like making a great meal together, love to laugh, and can keep up on a moderate hike I'm game any day.