Projects get my juices flowing. A notebook resides on my nightstand, in case a screenplay idea strikes during the night. Museums are great spots for inspiration; I like to make up stories about the subjects of portrait paintings. Way back when, I’d sketch portraits of ’80s rock stars, but now I just visit them on my iPod. Bryan Ferry’s “Slave to Love” puts me in the mood, but The Style Council’s “You’re the Best Thing” makes me hopeful for the future – the future in which kids will still know the value of the Sit-n-Spin. I invent new animal species in my dreams; a recent one was a fuzzy blue miniature warthog. It's more likely a sign of my creativity than a secret desire to play zoologist to a fantasy ecosystem. My name was almost Dwight Bubba, which might explain my odd sense of humor. But I come from an amazing family – the kind that pulls over on a Florida highway so you can get a good look at the armadillo roadkill for a nature lesson. I make a pretty good approximation of my mom’s rugelach, only less symmetrical and slightly more burnt. I come from a family of world-class huggers but believe I developed my kissing skills on my own. Well, others were involved, but…

Just a note that I'm highly allergic to cats. I might be able to make it work with one if I'm medicated, but multiple or longhaired cats are kind of deadly for me!

Pilates, seeing/hearing live music, writing, spending time with my great friends, and looking for you. Tours of obscure LA - through the Conservancy or Esotouric - are fun. And of course movies (love both the Arclight and Cinespia), theater and museums. I'm really looking forward to seeing The National at the Greek and The XX at the Bowl this summer. Looking for a place in Silverlake/Atwater/Los Feliz. I'm always looking for new and interesting things to do and see in LA.

Jumping over puddles
Choosing the perfect birthday card
Raising one eyebrow
Trusting my instincts
Making people feel at home
Backrubs
Making people laugh (intentionally)
Kissing

Probably my smile or my laugh. And people consistently think that I'm at least ten years younger when they first see me. I'll take that.

Some favorite movies (not all!):
Silver Linings Playbook, Annie Hall, Chinatown, Strictly Ballroom, The Hangover, Rear Window, The Bourne Trilogy, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Cinema Paradiso, Tootsie, Man on Wire, My Life as a Dog, Up, The Graduate, Little Miss Sunshine, Fargo, Silence of the Lambs, Pan's Labyrinth, The King's Speech, Motorcycle Diaries, Working Girl, Hands on a Hard Body (it's about a truck!), Jaws, Alien, No Country for Old Men, The Artist, Up in the Air.

Some favorite music (not all!):
I just discovered Houses and their new album is great for unwinding at the end of the day. Other faves include Of Monsters and Men, The National, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Voxhaul Broadcast, The Maccabees, Silversun Pickups, Arcade Fire, New Order, Florence & the Machine, early U2, Adele, The xx, Bat for Lashes, Sky Ferreira, Wild Nothing and Chromatics. But I also love Herb Alpert's Whipped Cream & Other Delights. Burbank Airport is great for many reasons, but its playlist is a big one.

TV (past and present):
The Muppet Show, Lost, Deadwood, X-Files, Outer Limits, Six Feet Under, Project Runway, Moonlighting, The Good Wife, Parenthood, 30 Rock, True Blood, House Hunters International, Curb Your Enthusiasm, New Girl, American Horror Story, The Walking Dead, Downton Abbey, The Mindy Project, Girls. The Americans is one of the best shows currently on TV. And I just watched the first episode of Family Tree. I was laughing out loud. Love Christopher Guest!

I'm so behind in my reading,..but Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto are a couple favorites. I'm just now getting into the Mockingjay series. Currently reading Jon Kabat-Zinn's Full Catastrophe Living, which accompanied a meditation workshop I attended. Fascinating, helpful stuff.

Some of my favorite foods:
good cheese, red wine, chocolate, sushi, lychees and anything lychee-flavored, New York pizza, almost any ethnic food, mom's brisket and corned beef, guacamole, Bar 1886 at the Raymond, the Thirsty Crow, Din Tai Fung, Church & State.

Aside from the (hopefully) obvious family, friends, health and shelter:

Lots of picture frames (to hold family photos)
Genuine laughs
My curiosity
A sense of humor
Creative breakthroughs
Vacation days
Warm smiles
Occasional rainy days

(and yes, I can count - I'm just not one for limitations)

What I'll write next.
Why I keep forgetting that I can fast-forward through commercials.
Where I'd like to explore next.
Finding someone to explore with.
Finding someone to remind me that I can fast-forward through commercials.

It can vary. One night I went to the Village Idiot for dinner with my best friend and then we spontaneously went to the late Groundlings show. So some nights I'm out or in with friends; other nights I might catch up with my DVR or read with a glass of wine.

Not so private, but I have two tattoos.

You'll introduce me to some little-known corner of Los Angeles that will turn into our special spot. You think the best meal to eat out is breakfast, no matter what time of day it's eaten. You'll attempt a satisfied smile when I subject you to one of my cooking experiments. You'll hike the Inca Trail with me, and not roll your eyes when altitude sickness repeatedly takes me out. You'll get lost with me through a medieval European city, then insist we rest our feet when we discover a cafe with amazing pastries in its window. You believe the beagle you pass on the street daily knows his owner’s secrets. You see a little kid making a pink, slobbery, strawberry mess with an ice cream cone, and smile. You complain about your mother’s weekly badgering, but when it gets right down to it, can’t do without family. You think every day should begin and end with a kiss, hopefully involving a woman. More specifically, a woman you're dating. Even more specifically, me.