You know, I never know what to check in those "what I'm looking for" boxes. I'm looking for nice people. Beyond that, WHAT happens is of less consequence to me. Of course I'm looking for someone to spend the rest of my life with -- but I'm not looking for that on a first date. (I would much rather eventually REALIZE that I'm attracted to someone rather than DECIDING it 20 seconds after meeting them!) If that makes sense to you, I'm sure we'll click on some level.

Soooooo that said, let's see now ... I am a musician and music producer who is currently working on my second CD with the lovely and talented Michelle Hotaling. I'm an eternal optimist despite having taken a few hits in this life. I'm a 2-years+ testicular cancer survivor which, yeah, I'll say it -- makes me kind of kick-ass. Not to mention the fact that this might be the only profile on here that includes the word "testicular." So there. (If you haven't gotten the impression by now that I'm an open book, well, I'm an open book.) Humor, family, friends, music, travel, food (especially dessert), and a spiritual/meditative outlook of gratitude -- these are some of the most important things in my life. I'm very passionate but place equal importance on the ability to lie in a hammock and do ... nothing. It's amazing how many people just can't relax and let go.

I also can't seem to be in the Temple of Dendur room at the Met without saying "Waiter, there's too much pepper in my paprikash." I just can't.

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• lolabeanie
• Well_Tempered

Trying to be a rock star. There, I said it. Actually I'm very happy to be working on this new CD because it means I'm doing what I love. And who can argue with that?

Filling out online profiles, apparently.

The fact that I look absolutely nothing like George Clooney.

Wow, all in one answer? OK, you asked for it ...

BOOKS:
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
The Power of Intention by Wayne Dyer
A New Earth by Echkart Tolle
Conversations With God by Neale Donald Walsch
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey (the inner geek in me ... oh wait, my geek is sorta outer, too.)

MOVIES:
It's A Wonderful Life
Lady & The Tramp
The Princess Bride
The Blues Brothers
Wall-E
When Harry Met Sally
Lilo & Stitch
Young Frankenstein
Before Sunrise
The Muppet Movie

MUSIC:
Michelle Hotaling (of course!)
Marillion
The Beatles
Genesis (w/Peter Gabriel)
Radiohead
Duncan Sheik
Transatlantic
Spock's Beard
U2
Garbage
Green Day
Dido
Sheryl Crow
Rush
Manu Chao
Antonín Dvořák
Gustav Mahler
Camille Saint-Saëns
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
John Adams
Igor Stravinsky
Arvo Pärt
Leonard Bernstein
Ella Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday
... and about 5 million others.

FOOD:
Dessert -- basically all kinds
Tapas
Indian
French
Italian
Cajun/Creole
The occasional bacon cheeseburger
Mexican
Dessert (it bears repeating)
Almost anything except seafood. I keep trying, but no deal.

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• skiffyrestless

Laughter
Friends
Family
Music
Passion
Dessert
Sex is pretty good too. Yeah.

Gratitude. Energy. Frequency. Vibration. Things that make me laugh. Napping in a hammock. People that make me smile.

Great. Now I spend a lot of time thinking about answers to this question.

Saving the universe from the evil plots of a diabolical madman. Or possibly eating cupcakes.

Ok, don't tell anyone, but ... I have a profile on OKCupid and I'm actually considering the possibility of meeting someone through online means. Shocking, I know.

Oh, and despite the fact that I love traveling to new and exotic locales, I REALLY enjoy the occasional vacation at Disney World.

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• skiffyrestless

You are attractive and you know it.*
You are funny (or better yet, goofy).
You don't believe in creating drama.
You are an eternal optimist.
You know how to friggin' RELAX (a dying art form, indeed).
You love life. You love yourself.
You have not lost your connection to your inner child.
You ARE your inner child.
You prefer warm weather over cold.

*Because if you don't know it, how can anyone else?