I'm confident and secure; and straightforward and honest. I've been told I'm sweet,
cute, and caring. I'm also told I'm funny, but I'm not so sure
about that - I have a very dry sense of humor and most people can't
decipher if I'm making a joke for them, or about them! I do like to
laugh, and I'm
pretty easy-going.
I like to read, and I'm into music and the arts (...not so much for modern dance or
rap). I went to art school and I still paint and write songs. I'm a
vegetarian, but I enjoy shellfish and bi-valves (lobster, shrimp,
mussels, clams). I love to try new restaurants; and I love to cook.
I can make a pretty good attempt at some Chinese dishes, and I'm
really good at Indian. I like beer and wine.
I'm a compulsive Aries, but with that comes passion. I'm very soft
and tender too. I'll dance with you, if you'd like; and I love to
stay up late. I like going out to see bands or foreign/intellectual
films, or staying in with a funny video or action flick. I like
museums and quirky things like celebrating Bloom'sday or
International Talk Like A Pirate Day. I like breakfast or Sunday
brunch with the New York Times. And, in general, I try to just be a
really nice guy :)
My profile name comes from a poem by Walt Whitman. I'm not that
into his poetry (I
prefer Bukowksi), but it seemed to fit. It wasn't easy to find a
name that wasn't already taken; and to be honest, it's a pretty
good poem!
I'm looking for someone to share things with, and have a good time
with in general, regardless of what that might be. I'm easy-going,
playful, and funny. But more importantly, I'm honest and sincere. I'm humble and a bit
idealistic. I like to try new things and I'm pretty adventurous.
I'm also level-headed, which keeps me from jumping into things even
though my Aries nature tends to push me that way. I guess I'm a
little cautious as I know how impulsive I can be at times.
Some of my favorite things to do are paint, check out bands, try
new restaurants, see art/foreign films, visit the art museum, have
little picnics, write songs, walk aimlessly about the city taking
photos of anything that seems interesting, or just hang out at home
and watch a video with a beer and a bucket of popcorn. And, as I
mentioned earlier, I love to cook!
I don't watch much TV, but I like documentaries and informative
shows. For entertainment I like comedies and some action adventure.
And I also have a thing for old TV shows, the things that I used to
watch when I was a kid... The Avengers, The Nightstalker (no one
seems to remember this one!), Night Gallery, Alfred Hitchcock, and
cartoons like Speed Racer and Catch The Pidgeon (no one remembers
that one either), and Ultra Man.
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I am compassionate, humorous, and rarely cranky
MyselfAndMine
41 / m / straight / Single
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Height 5' 6" (1.67m).
Looking For Long-term dating
Smokes No
Drinks Often
Drugs Never
Religion Atheism
Sign Aries
Education Graduated from college/university
Job Other
Income $40,000-$50,000
Kids Has children
Pets N/A
Languages English
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My self-summary
What I'm doing with my life
When I was in first grade I had a girlfriend, or rather, she had
me... she used to jump on my back every time I walked into the
schoolyard! Anyway, she was the first person that ever asked me
what I wanted to do when I grew up (as far as I remember). I told
her that I wanted to be an artist and paint the Eiffel tower. I
haven't done that yet, but I will (unless I die fairly quickly. Did
I mention I have a dry sense of humor?) Anyway, I went to art
school. I paint and draw and take photos. Check out my blog at
http://shoeboxheart.blogspot.com
And I'm a mediochre musician. Being tone deaf with a weak voice hasn't helped. (Again, dry humor). I make my living in the craft beer industry though, which is pretty fun. I love my job and I'm pretty happy with my life, so although I haven't succeeded at everything, at least I've gotten one of the important things right!
And I'm a mediochre musician. Being tone deaf with a weak voice hasn't helped. (Again, dry humor). I make my living in the craft beer industry though, which is pretty fun. I love my job and I'm pretty happy with my life, so although I haven't succeeded at everything, at least I've gotten one of the important things right!
I'm really good at
tasting beer and wine and cheese. Making a decent dinner from
whatever's been left in the back of the pantry. Compiling mixed
CDs. Changing the radio station IMMEDIATELY when crap comes on.
Kissing. Hugging. Remembering to call if I'll be late. Penny
pinching. Swimming with sharks. Seeing the forest for the trees.
Driving. Recycling. Hanging out. Being responsible. Hatching ideas
I'll never use.
The first thing(s) people usually notice about me
I'm kind of quiet. I'm not the regular Joe. Perhaps that I don't
look my age, although incoming gray hairs may soon hinder that.
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
FAVORITE ARTISTS: Leonardo (I once wrote Da Vinci on a paper in
college and got severely reprimanded!), Rembrandt, Marc Chagall,
Modigliani, Joan Miro, Jackson Pollock, Pablo Picasso, Thomas Hart
Benton, Red Grooms, Jasper Johns, Anselm Kiefer, Richard Serra,
Paul Klee, Ansel Adams, Van Gogh, Keith Haring, Diego Rivera
FAVORITE BEERS: New Belgium La Folie (I guess I shouldn't have started with a beer that's pretty rare! DOH!), Aventinus, Duvel, Westvleteren 12, La Fin Du Monde, Paulaner Hefe Weizen, Boon Kriek, Cantillon Geueze, Alesmith Speedway Stout, Russian River Supplication, Ayinger Celebrator
FAVORITE POETS: Bukowski, William Carlos Williams, e.e.cummings, Anne Sexton, Christina Rossetti, Emily Dickinson, Shakespeare
FAVORITE FICTION: James Joyce, Raymond Carver, Chuck Pahlaniuk, James Baldwin, John Steinbeck, E.Annie Proulx, T.C.Boyle, Mishima, Sartre, Murakami, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Shakespeare, Thoreau
FAVORITE FILMS: The Fisher King, The Cook The Thief His Wife and Her Lover, Jaws, Big, Cinema Paradiso, Queen of Hearts, Brazil, Crimes And Misdemeanors, Aladdin, The Road Warrior, Being There, All The Right Moves, Edward Scissorhands, Amadeus, Belle Epoque, Birdy, L.A. Story, Moonstruck, Blade Runner, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Big Fish, My Left Foot, Tin Men, Pinocchio, Boys On The Side, Fried Green Tomatoes
FAVORITE MUSIC: How can I possibly answer this??? I like all kinds of music... Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Jordan, Billie Holiday, Art Blakey, The Count, The Duke, The Beatles, The Smiths, The Cure, Depeche Mode, XTC, Midnight Oil, Husker Du, The Clash, The Police, Squeeze, Talking Heads, The Pogues, They Might Be Giants, Sinead O'Connor, The Pixies, Peter Gabriel, Bowie, Springsteen, Hendrix, The Kinks, Cream, Deep Purple, Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Albinoni, Corelli, Holst, Listz, Brahms, Scarlatti, Rachmaninov, Shostakovitch, Stevie Ray Vaughan, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Pink Floyd, R.E.M., Leonard Cohen, Elliott Smith, Tom Waites, Alejandro Escovedo, Lucinda Williams, Fountains of Wayne, Johnny Cash, Old 97's, Catie Curtis, Junior Brown, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jr. Gong, and on and on! I will say that one of my all-time favorite pieces is the intro and kyrie of Mozart's Requiem.
- The best live show I've seen may have been The Clash at the U of Penn skating rink with Burning Spear opening. It was so close you could actually smell them on stage! And, it was The Clash at their height, except they did mainly "Combat Rock".
FAVORITE FOODS: Almost anything Asian (Chinese, Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Korean, Thai, Indonesian, Malaysian - not so into sushi), Mexican, Indian, Italian.
MAGAZINES I SUBSCRIBE TO: Wired, Paste, Newsweek, Scientific American, Popular Mechanics (it's not what it used to be!), Esquire
FAVORITE BEERS: New Belgium La Folie (I guess I shouldn't have started with a beer that's pretty rare! DOH!), Aventinus, Duvel, Westvleteren 12, La Fin Du Monde, Paulaner Hefe Weizen, Boon Kriek, Cantillon Geueze, Alesmith Speedway Stout, Russian River Supplication, Ayinger Celebrator
FAVORITE POETS: Bukowski, William Carlos Williams, e.e.cummings, Anne Sexton, Christina Rossetti, Emily Dickinson, Shakespeare
FAVORITE FICTION: James Joyce, Raymond Carver, Chuck Pahlaniuk, James Baldwin, John Steinbeck, E.Annie Proulx, T.C.Boyle, Mishima, Sartre, Murakami, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Shakespeare, Thoreau
FAVORITE FILMS: The Fisher King, The Cook The Thief His Wife and Her Lover, Jaws, Big, Cinema Paradiso, Queen of Hearts, Brazil, Crimes And Misdemeanors, Aladdin, The Road Warrior, Being There, All The Right Moves, Edward Scissorhands, Amadeus, Belle Epoque, Birdy, L.A. Story, Moonstruck, Blade Runner, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Big Fish, My Left Foot, Tin Men, Pinocchio, Boys On The Side, Fried Green Tomatoes
FAVORITE MUSIC: How can I possibly answer this??? I like all kinds of music... Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Jordan, Billie Holiday, Art Blakey, The Count, The Duke, The Beatles, The Smiths, The Cure, Depeche Mode, XTC, Midnight Oil, Husker Du, The Clash, The Police, Squeeze, Talking Heads, The Pogues, They Might Be Giants, Sinead O'Connor, The Pixies, Peter Gabriel, Bowie, Springsteen, Hendrix, The Kinks, Cream, Deep Purple, Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Albinoni, Corelli, Holst, Listz, Brahms, Scarlatti, Rachmaninov, Shostakovitch, Stevie Ray Vaughan, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Pink Floyd, R.E.M., Leonard Cohen, Elliott Smith, Tom Waites, Alejandro Escovedo, Lucinda Williams, Fountains of Wayne, Johnny Cash, Old 97's, Catie Curtis, Junior Brown, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jr. Gong, and on and on! I will say that one of my all-time favorite pieces is the intro and kyrie of Mozart's Requiem.
- The best live show I've seen may have been The Clash at the U of Penn skating rink with Burning Spear opening. It was so close you could actually smell them on stage! And, it was The Clash at their height, except they did mainly "Combat Rock".
FAVORITE FOODS: Almost anything Asian (Chinese, Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Korean, Thai, Indonesian, Malaysian - not so into sushi), Mexican, Indian, Italian.
MAGAZINES I SUBSCRIBE TO: Wired, Paste, Newsweek, Scientific American, Popular Mechanics (it's not what it used to be!), Esquire
The six things I could never do without
Love. Everything else is easy.
I spend a lot of time thinking about
the big picture... the concept of "God", the expanding universe and
beyond, the fate of the earth. Life. Death. The future. How to be a
better person.
Art. Music. Our current political picture. Whether or not it's possible for us to have a black man or woman as president. And why some people have a problem with that. How we're so afraid of terrorists blowing up buildings while our bridges and roads are falling apart around us. Oh, and our levees... remember New Orleans, because the government hasn't! Traffic patterns and how to fix them. Architecture. Beer. Movies I've seen and books I've read. What my friends are doing. What my parents are feeling as they get older.
Art. Music. Our current political picture. Whether or not it's possible for us to have a black man or woman as president. And why some people have a problem with that. How we're so afraid of terrorists blowing up buildings while our bridges and roads are falling apart around us. Oh, and our levees... remember New Orleans, because the government hasn't! Traffic patterns and how to fix them. Architecture. Beer. Movies I've seen and books I've read. What my friends are doing. What my parents are feeling as they get older.
On a typical Friday night I am
Every other weekend I have my two daughters, so I'm with them.
Beyond that I could be anywhere: dinner, theater, concert, party,
beach, bar, working, reading, playing music, writing, painting,
dancing, movies, etc. I have a lot of different interests, and a
lot of friends that I hang out with. It would be easier if they all
got together, but that would make it less fun, wouldn't it?
The most private thing I'm willing to admit here
Not much. I'm a very guarded person until I get to know you.
However, I think if you look at the tests I've taken you should be
able to figure a few things out for yourself. I should add however
to this and say that I've changed a bit and some of my old views
may be different now.
I did, however, go to see Culture Club when I was younger... and there WAS a girlfriend involved (I know you were expecting that), but I won't use that as an excuse! I did it, and I lived to tell about it! In fact, I sometimes break into song while at work - "kharma, kharma, kharma chameleon... red, gold and green, red, gold and greeee-eee-een" - much to the shock and horror of my fellow workers! Of course I'm only doing it to get a laugh, but it's more of an Andy Kauffman comedy (or as he would say, anti-humor, or dada absurdist performance art.
I did, however, go to see Culture Club when I was younger... and there WAS a girlfriend involved (I know you were expecting that), but I won't use that as an excuse! I did it, and I lived to tell about it! In fact, I sometimes break into song while at work - "kharma, kharma, kharma chameleon... red, gold and green, red, gold and greeee-eee-een" - much to the shock and horror of my fellow workers! Of course I'm only doing it to get a laugh, but it's more of an Andy Kauffman comedy (or as he would say, anti-humor, or dada absurdist performance art.
You should message me if
you're an intelligent, free-spirited person with a zest for life,
and you don't mind a guy who fills his OKcupid profile to the brim!
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