I'm a Southern boy (but not a good ol' boy), a professional and a musician (but not a professional musician). I've got a quirky, sarcastic, often crude but always playful sense of humor. I am intentionally rough around the edges. I am an avid reader and a selfless lover. I drink my bourbon watered, my whiskey with ginger, my scotch neat and single-malted. I believe all experiences in life are worthwhile pursuits. I think most everything is laughable, even and especially myself.

By day, I'm a computer software consultant for an investment ba--zzzzz... sorry... ahem... I studied computer science and classical guitar performance and music theory. I moved to NY just a few years ago in search of a much needed (and much found!) change of pace. I lived in Williamsburg for a few years and enjoyed it, and now I live in Union Square.

I pride myself on my intelligence. Nothing engages me so much as a sexy smart woman with a similarly creative bent.

I also pride myself on my casual nature. I am spontaneous and easygoing. I am outgoing with a seriously shy streak. Although I have large groups of friends in various regions around the country, I can also be a bit of a loner. I cherish my alone time and would love to find someone special with whom I can find closeness enough to share it. There's nothing better than waking up lazily and sexily on a Sunday with a good friend and lover (the same person) and spending the day together.

I love to travel but haven't done nearly enough. I've always felt such experiences are best with someone to share them with. Especially the simple, romantic ones like slow Fall road trips over long weekends with the right girl, enjoying the solitude and beauty of New England's orchards.

I'm at a point in my life where I would love to find one of these elusive so-called "long-term relationships." But... I've always felt nothing is a given. Everything we all do seems like a constant revision. People are complex and deep. It takes a long time to truly know someone. It just has to start with that hello, and hopefully, soon after, that spark. So say hello.

Working a day job that's too good to give up to pursue what I would love to do. I've been spending a lot of time lately building up my recording studio. I have a vision of an audio engineering concept that I haven't finished articulating.

...chess, Scrabble, my job, playing my guitar, painting rooms, taking care of my friends and family, abstraction, washing the dishes, telling stories, entertaining friends, naming that tune, listening, communicating, debating (not arguing), picking the right RGB color code, calculating the tip, getting a cab, getting the joke.

My sexy close-cropped beard, my glasses, my sense of humor, my love of whiskey, my awesome butt, the deep inner workings of my soul, my self-deprecating sense of humour.

Books: Kafka on the Shore, or anything else by Murakami,Vonnegut, Tom Robbins, Martin Amis or Philip K Dick...

Music: Wilco, Spiritualized, Zombies, Radiohead, Built to Spill, Bon Iver, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Neutral Milk Hotel, Broken Social Scene, TV on the Radio, The Information, Supersystem, Pinback, Quasi, Low, Super Furry Animals, The Libertines, Little, Big, The Constantines, Pixies, The XX, Volcano Choir, Gogol Bordello, Howard Jones, Hall and Oates, Pink Floyd, Death Cab for Cutie, The Dandy Warhols, Elvis Costello, Paco Pena, Astor Piazzolla, Isaac Albeniz, Leo Brouwer, Miles Davis, Chet Baker...

Movies: Mother Night, Pecker, Baraka, Mongolian Ping-pong, Delicatessen, Better Off Dead, Fletch, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Edward Scissorhands, Dead Man, Fitzcarraldo, The Goonies, Best in Show, Rushmore, Royal Tenenbaums, Ghostbusters, Shaun of the Dead, The Jerk, Labyrinth, Legend, The Neverending Story, Pootie Tang...

TV: The Daily Show, History Channel, Discovery Channel, CNN, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Food: Mexican, Indian, Dim Sum, Thai, Italian, pretty much everything, I <3 food.

...my glasses so I can read (Twilight Zone, anyone?), my friends, a comfy bed, my freedom, my hands, my hearing.

...last night, next weekend, music theory, philosophy, string theory, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, my place in the universe, quittin' time!

...out with friends, exploring places off the beaten path, trying to avoid the Friday-night-in-Manhattan crowds. Usually somewhere in Brooklyn, playing music or listening to music and generally being up to no good.

I am from a family of rubes. You should hear some of my stories.

Also, I secretly love the Free Credit Report Dot Com songs.

...you know what's good for you!
...you can sing or play an instrument.
...you have good taste in music.
...you're wicked smart (and you don't say wicked).
...you like redheads.
...you like teddy bears (I bear an uncanny resemblance).
...you LOVE to cuddle.