A healthy hedonist, a passionate thinker, a deliberate doer, and a selfish giver. Life is contradictions and I am one of them.

Here looking for someone to share good food, good wine, stories, new experiences, and the unique discoveries of NYC.

Working & learning daily how to be a better human being and still get my piece of the pie.

Enjoying NYC as much as possible while also taking care of business. Also embarking on a business teaching people some of the things I've learned in life and work.

When I'm dead and gone, I want people to say "he got shit done, son!" and truly mean it.

For stimulation and entertainment, I veer towards eating out, getting quality cocktails, reading, watching movies, and to keep myself in decent shape I take muay thai boxing.

I'm also a writer -- my journalism has been published but none of my fiction. I'm OK with that right now.

Solving problems, squashing drama, giving you lots to think about, doing my own thing, and making you laugh with incredible understatements.

I can also make you a really good drink. Doesn't matter what kind... cocktail, coffee, tea. I am the liquid master.

This is what people usually tell me:

My style. I'm not a fashionista by any means, but I take pride in dressing well and dressing like a man, and care about how I look.

My composure. I maintain myself in the face of most forms of chaos. I may have a cool demeanor, but don't let that fool you about what kind of fire lies within...

So many specific ones to list, not enough space...

Books:
- literary fiction
- classic literature
- some mysteries/scifi but they have to be outstanding
- biographies
- graphic novels

Examples: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Henry Miller, Joan Didion, Junot Diaz, Celine, Cormac McCarthy, Russell Banks, Raymond Carver, Tolkien, Murakami, Autobiography of Miles Davis, The Invisible Man, Maus, Watchmen

Movies:
- foreign films
- gangster movies
- scifi
- independent

Examples: Coup de Torchon, Godfather I & II, Star Wars, Goodfellas, Alien, The American, Lord of the Rings, Bruce Lee movies, Korean movies, Seven Samurai and pretty much every Kurosawa film, documentaries...

Music:
- jazz (none of that smooth jazz nonsense, though)
- blues, soul, and R&B
- hip-hop
- dub, trip hop and beats
- house music

Examples: Fela Kuti, Miles Davis, Roy Ayers, Tom Browne, 80s jheri curl funk, Moodymann, The Black Keys, Mos Def, 9th Wonder, Frank Ocean, John Coltrane, Budos Band, Curtis Mayfield, Erykah Badu, El Michels Affair, The Roots, Daft Punk, Bugz in the Attic, MF Doom, Thelonious Monk, 4Hero, Lee Scratch Perry

Food:
- Mexican
- Vietnamese
- Sushi
- Ethiopian
- Middle-eastern and Mediterranean

- A good, stiff drink -- that includes coffee
- Books
- Ideas
- My iPad (maybe)
- Beaches/sunshine
- Intelligent conversation

- How to do things better
- How to get more out of life
- How to make a difference in other people's lives
- What it would be like to serve on the Starship Enterprise (D)
- Why bourbon tastes so good
- When am I ever going to write that damn novel
- When are people going to stop fucking up the world so much

I might be taking a boxing class, then dinner and drinks with friends (or someone special). If none of the above, then I like to see where the energy of the day & evening take me.

That's a topic for later discussion

You like a good cocktail (i make a damn good Manhattan). You read books. You appreciate quality conversation, passion, intelligence, and someone you can talk to about pretty much anything, as long as it's not reality TV.

Looking to spend time with someone independent, curious, intelligent, wordly, maybe even a little wild (I do have a thing for wild women).

Big bonus points if you have a huge smile.

Just hit me up if you are not into typical guys, in any way, shape, or form.

And if you want to reach out but can't think of anything to say, why don't you write and tell me a) your favorite cocktail [if it's vodka-based prepare to be made fun of] b) any upcoming movie you're excited about, or c) favorite neighborhood in NYC.