Well, I'm often told I'm a funny guy - but really I'm just entertaining myself. Sounds kinda selfish I suppose, but if others around me can laugh at whatever it is I'm doing to make myself laugh, then I guess we all win really.

But anywho, I just made this account out of curiosity. For most of my life I haven't bothered with relationships and I was perfectly content with that, until one random day earlier this year something hit me like a ton of bricks - I think it was the realization that I was almost 30 and I had nothing to show for it in the love department. Call it a mid life crisis but I suddenly got this almost sickening feeling that I've wasted half my life away....

So now I'm just trying to catch up for lost time. I'm losing patience trying to find someone in the real world, so I thought I'd give one of these dating sites a try, what with their science and pie charts and whatnots, maybe it'll help us compatible people meet up and do those things compatible people do. Or maybe we'll just end up having an awkward dinner some night. Yeah, I suppose that seems most likely hehe.

I work as a grip in the film industry - not a bad racket this film industry, it pays well and it's actually kind of fun. I got sick of those desk jobs a looong time ago, and I don't think I can ever go back.

Maybe I'm too modest but I'm not sure there's anything I could feel comfortable saying I'm really good at. I suppose I have a knack for diffusing angry people. Earlier on in my career I worked as a service adviser for Glendale Mitsubishi, and then as a customer service representative for Bank of America - which I find hilarious because I know little about banking and even less about cars, but I can somehow bring angry screaming customers down to a level of calm, and my bosses loved that about me.

A good 7 times out of 10 when I meet someone for the first time, it's not long before they tell me I remind them of Cheech Marin - I'm not entirely sure why that is, I mean sure I've got a mustache (mostly because it makes me laugh every time I look in the mirror) but aside from that, well, uh, I don't know. I guess that's all it takes really.

The other 3 times btw - when I happen to wear a ball cap, people tell me I look like Super Mario :/

Books, eh? Well looking at my little bookshelf right now, it mostly consists of horror and self help type stuff. To be honest though, I haven't read anything in some time - I was recently told I would enjoy 'The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge' maybe I'll pick it up.

Movies... thinking about it, most movies that I would consider favourites and could watch over and over again, involve comedy but are not explicitly comedies. Such as 'Hot Fuzz', anything Terry Gilliam really, as well Jackie Chan - yet those same genres (action, horror, psychological, martial arts) kind of bore me when they take themselves too seriously. For example, if Denzel Washington is in it, I will probably only ever watch it once. That guy is not the least bit funny whatsoever.

Music wise, I guess you can say I like just about everything. Grew up with classic rock, so that will always be a favourite. In high school I went through a metal phase where even now I can still get into some doom and black metal from time to time (but only if it's really good). When driving in the car I tend to always choose the oldies station first or reggae if I can find it. Country wise, it's hard to not like Johnny Cash - I've also found myself enjoying super old timey country and bluegrass thanks to the movie 'Oh Borther, Where art thou?'. Old Jazz and Blues is amazing, Billie Holiday has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard out of anyone ever, Louie Armstrong makes me smile every time, and listening to old blues on Pandora has really turned me on to Mississippi John Hurt. Post Rock type music like Mogwai and Explosions in the Sky can get you in a really introspective mood if you ever feel like peering inside of yourself, and Celtic Punk like Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphy's is all out fun and just makes me want to jump around all over the place. Not to leave Hip Hop out, Beastie Boys are also great fun, and I really respect the likes of Wyclef, Busdriver, and Jurassic 5. There's some ridiculously eclectic stuff I can get into as well, like Manu Chao and The Real Tuesday Weld (I really dig the album 'At the End of the World' for some reason). Man, I could keep going on just about every genre ever really, but this is getting pretty long I should probably cut it here.

Food, uh, maybe mexican. Enchiladas, Chiles Rellenos, Tamales - all awesome.

Hmmm, I have never had an addictive or possessive personality. I'm not sure there's anything I could never do without - In fact, I consider everything that happens in life as acceptable and even necessary to make you who you are, or rather who you will be. So I tend to welcome any and all changes whether they are for the better or worse at such a moment in time. Everything happens exactly the way it needs to happen.

I guess I went off on a slightly different tangent from the topic hehe, woops.

Lately, all I've been thinking about is how I'm tired of living in an apartment with two other guys. I think I might like to find a girl I can ultimately marry - go on vacations with to Europe and Hawaii and such - then buy a house with - and raise children together. Getting close to thirty is making me realize I'm not a kid anymore and I need to stop wasting time.

There is no typical Friday night. Sometimes I'm off with friends at bars or bowling or watching a movie, sometimes I find myself working whether on friday or saturday or both, sometimes I have zero plans at all and end up doing nothing, sometimes I'm in San Diego for the weekend with some other friends of mine - surfing in PB at the buttcrack of dawn and barbecuing at night. There is nothing I do particularly more than any other, though I haven't been surfing in over a month... I should change that.

What an odd topic for discussion.

you'd like to hang out with the most zenned out person you've ever met in your entire life - everything is beautiful ;)