There's little I enjoy more than a long, intelligent conversation about anything in particular. I try to surround myself with interesting people from all walks of life.

My friends are my family. There is nothing more important in my life than them.

I have goofy tendencies and I often say odd things that illicit smiles, laughs, eye-rolls, or a combination of all three. I also have a tendency to dance silly little dances when there's no music.

To quote Blur, "I'm a professional cynic but my heart's not in it." Spend any amount of time with me and you'll discover that I'm an incurable optimist. Rarely do I let bad stuff stay with me for any length of time. Don't get me wrong; I'm not a Pollyanna or anything. I simply don't allow bad things to reside in my psyche.

After acquiring my Bachelors of Science in Communications back in 2003, I did the next logical thing: I started working at RadioShack. Makes perfect sense to me. Following 4+ years of retail management craptastickness (sp?), I am now gainfully employed by DISH Network, in which capacity I drive all over God's creation, schmooze with retailers, and develop the sweetest trucker's tan you have ever seen.

I'm a really good driver. All guys think they're really good drivers, and I am their King; they all aspire to be as good as I think I am.

I make a damn good cup of coffee.

I've also been known to effectively insert big fancy words into everyday conversation, like "sycophant" and "obsequious" and "syzygy". How very polysyllabic of me. <---Look! There's one now!

Other than my oversized head? I'm extremely approachable and easy to talk to.

(A) Favorite book of all time would have to be "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" by Dave Eggers. I should really read more stuff by him. I am also an unabashed fan of Stephen King. I really think he gets a bad rap. Big fan of Henry Rollins spoken word stuff, too.

(B) I've never been a huge movie guy, but I'd have to say my all-time favorite would have to be American Beauty. Lester Burnham is one of my heros.

(C) Yes, the following list is in alphabetical order...
APC, Ryan Adams, Air, Angie Aparo, Atmosphere, Beastie Boys, Ben Folds (Five), James Brown, Busta Rhymes, The Clash, Patsy Cline, Jim Croce, The Darkness, Def Leppard, The Fire Theft, Foo Fighters, Fugazi, The Get Up Kids, Goldfinger, Jets to Brazil, Jimmy Eat World, Juno Reactor, Kings of Convenience, Led Zepplin, Gordon Lightfoot, Ludacris, Massive Attack, MC Chris, Modest Mouse, Jason Mraz, Willie Nelson, Nirvana, OutKast, Pearl Jam, The Pietasters, Pinback, The Postal Service, Prodigy, Tito Puente, Queen, Reel Big Fish, RJD2, Rustic Overtones, Saves the Day, Skavoovie and the Epitones, Soul Position, Cat Stevens, Stone Temple Pilots, Sublime, Sunny Day Real Estate, System of a Down, Twothirtyeight, Violent Femmes, Weezer, Stevie Wonder

(D) Oh, I'm not that picky. Put it on my plate and I'll probably eat it. Unless it's broccoli or contains mayonnaise. I can spot mayonnaise from a mile away, so don't even try to sneak some mayo by me. Blech.

Good music, Diet Pepsi, friends, Mystery Science Theater 3000 reruns, Autumn in Maine, enough room to pass this slow driver in front of me.

Where I put things that I have misplaced. I can be a little scatterbrained like that.

Relaxing on the couch watching The Soup. Or out to dinner with friends. Or playing poker. Or hanging out in the Old Port. Or enjoying an adult beverage at Joshua's Tavern.

I guess if you list more than two things, the word "typical" can no longer apply, so I guess there is no typical Friday night.

I have a slight obsession with expensive man accessories: Shoes, sunglasses, pens, and watches. Especially watches. I spend way, way too much money on watches.

You should message me if you're really opinionated about really trivial or really important things, and you enjoy convincing others that you're right and they're wrong.

You should also message me if you contend, as I do, that Def Leppard's "Hysteria" is the greatest rock album of the 80s. That way you can tell my friends and they won't think I'm such a weirdo.

You should also message me if you know for a fact that "Can't Hardly Wait" was a better film than "Varsity Blues", and you can put together a cohesive argument to support your conclusion.