I'm a pretty unusual guy. I am not into sports and I don't know anything about cars, but I enjoy things like cooking, shopping, and dancing. Granted I don't shop or dance very often, but I do cook just about every day. I just love fresh food and eating at least somewhat healthy. Needless to say I do not frequent fast food establishments! I will make a rare exception if I am on the road and late for something but otherwise I stay away.

I can be blunt sometimes so I usually click better with people who can appreciate a little dry wit and a generally odd sense of humor. I see the humor in everything, for better or worse. I'm also strikingly bold, direct, decisive, and straightforward. I carry myself in a very friendly and pleasant manner however so only the shyest are intimidated by me. I will be the first to introduce myself and start conversations with new people at social gatherings and am the opposite of timid.

I have a pretty active lifestyle, exercising and walking a few miles once or twice daily, and I enjoy getting outside for a little hiking, swimming, canoeing, snowboarding, or bike riding, but then some days I just feel like staying in and making dinner, reading a book or watching a movie. I'm always adventurous though and there's not much I enjoy more than trying new things.

Never married and no children. I own a consulting firm and although I take my job very seriously I still know how to relax and have fun in a personal setting.

Cooking and food preparation
Taking criticism
Listening to and interpreting people's thoughts and feelings
Misbehaving

Sharp attire
Distinctly assertive voice
Confidence
Unusual maturity for my age

Books: The Mirror Effect, Crimes Against Logic, Blink, Musicophilia, Complicated Lives, Predictably Irrational, Animals Make Us Human

Movies: Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, The Birdcage

Music: I love jangly guitars and distortion pedals so I'm heavy into indie, especially shoegaze. I also enjoy classic rock, trance, and classical, and I will generally tolerate anything besides country.

Some fave artists in no particular order include Iron On, Metric, Black Tambourine, ELO, Matt & Kim, M83, MGMT, Velocity Girl, Third Eye Blind, Armin Van Buuren, Rolling Stones, Dum Dum Girls, ZZ Top, Oceanlab, Tom Petty, Best Coast, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Crocodiles, An Horse, The Burning Hotels, Oasis, Chicane, Mew, The Smashing Pumpkins

Food: Wine with fresh fruit, cheese and crackers, Italian, Sushi, Baked mac and cheese, Anything I have not tried yet.

Language
Humor
Adventure
Failure
Security
Opportunity

Purified water
Climate control
Tasteful clothing
Fine wines
Comfortable shoes
My Blackberry

Unconventional solutions to everyday problems
Food and beverage pairings
Ways to beat the system
Moderation in all things
What would happen if I ran over a ninja?

Already dreading Monday
Enjoying a martini with a good friend or two
Knocking over garbage cans
Prepping for surgery
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Seeking out new life and new civilizations, boldly going where no one has gone before

I am in fact a relatively sensitive and emotional person at heart, but I bury it under a wall of sarcasm and arrogance as a defense mechanism. And I don't actually spend my Friday nights knocking over garbage cans with Mr. Cooper. We only do that on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Don't tell anyone!

You are good natured, personable, and fun with a great sense of humor. You'll need one to appreciate me!