Absurdly affable and exceptionally genuine... but kind of a smartass.

I'm a cerebral guy with a rich, weird inner life, but in my outer life I'm quick with a joke or just a sharp turn of phrase, generous, honest (but not rude, shitty honest), loyal, centered, opinionated but reasonable, and just a smidgen eccentric.

Also, prone to cooking big meals for little to no reason.

Also also, kind of a huge dork, and utterly okay with that fact.

Ain't no shame in my lame. Ain't no sleaze in my steez.

I make comic books, volunteer with NY Cares 2-3 days a week, and I'm writing a feminist, sex-positive horror/comedy screenplay.

I'm also taking a martial arts class for the first time in my life. An uncommonly nerdy martial arts class. It's rad.

Beyond that, pretty usual stuff... exercising some, working a square job to support my goals, figuring my shit out, helping friends figure their shit out (over whiskey), and cooking a lot. Ain't bad.

Giving advice, helping friends write their cover letters, editing comic books, shamelessly making jokes that make me seem much stupider than I actually am, witticisms, skiing, getting along with dogs and kids, dropping truth bombs, and making tasty food.

"He was born with the gift of laughter, and the sense that the world was mad."

My articulation is fit to rock the nation.

(Also, I had no idea I was in this Wu-Tang video until a co-worker noticed my hair.)

You can tell I'm a nerd because I'm physically incapable of keeping this section concise. Personally, I'd just scroll past

(a) The Odyssey, The Consolation of Philosophy, The Decameron, de Montaigne, the Gnostics, George Saunders, The Brief, Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao, Vonnegut, A Confederacy of Dunces, Borges, A Song of Ice and Fire, Dune, Illuminatus!, plus a whole bunch of comics. Working on some classic sci-fi/cyberpunk now.

(b) Muppets to Miike, Mel Brooks to Chris Nolan, Coen Bros. to Shaw Bros. I'm all over the map, though I'll admit to being a little weak on the classics and most anything that is or could be a Criterion. Which, if you're into that stuff, means you should sit me down in front of it. I promise, you won't even have to Ludovico me.

(b-2, TV) The Wire, Breaking Bad, any Joss Whedon show (particularly Firefly), Avatar: The Last Airbender, Archer, Party Down, Louie, Community, Adventure Time
Currently watching: The X-Files, Treme, Parks and Rec

(c) P-Funk, 90s New York rap (Gang Starr, A Tribe Called Quest, etc.), The Coup, Immortal Technique, Little Brother, The Roots, J Dilla, Aesop Rock, Brother Ali, Junior Kimbrough, Johnny Cash, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Mudhoney, Death, The Sonics, Firewater, a bunch of metal of various stripes.

Soul a must, funk a plus. No Top 40, ever. Not even ironically.

(d) Most of it, especially if it's spicy. Even my green smoothies have habanero in them. Also, lamb prosciutto.

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Five-act story structure

Old school vs. new school hedonism (advantage: old school)

Old school vs. new school hip-hop (advantage: old school)

Wu wei

My celebrity crushes, Melissa Harris-Perry and Glenn Greenwald

Knee-deep in hedonia and chicanery

Wouldn't hate seeing more live music though

I may never forgive myself for not coming up with the phrase "A Stark in the streets, a wildling in the sheets."

Smoldering good looks and raw animal magnetism are negotiable for you in the presence of humor, emotional stability, and really delicious sweet potato soup

I dunno. You like your men dorky, decent, and maybe a bit odd, and are perhaps a bit odd yourself.