Friends say I'm approachable, often smiling, empathetic, and interested in people and things that affect everybody. I like orchards, railroad tracks, mountaintops, highway rest stops, balconies, oceans, old libraries, concerts in the park, and places with sidewalk vendors.

It can be pretty fun just going for a walk in a new neighborhood and talking about stuff, or exploring some woods. Doing pretty much anything is great if you have chemistry, or are wearing a cool hat.

I'm interested in things like the environment, biking, photography, cooking, gardening, playing any sport involving a ball or wheels, eating my vegetables, and thinking about what it was like in the old days.

I like to encourage people to use their talents and be who they are, and maybe help me grow as a person too. Good communication helps solve a lot of problems. I like people with glasses. I love music and have great respect for all kinds of artistic talents and people with a curious mind.

I'm somewhat reserved, especially when first meeting me, but still enjoy parties or am happy just to chill at a bar or cafe around Columbus, maybe with some entertainment or music. Or unwind at home with good tunes or a movie or the Simpsons.

I work at home on web sites so pretty much could live anywhere depending on what my future holds. My family's from the Kent State area. I'm looking forward to packing up the car and taking a road trip somewhere, maybe through some small towns in Ohio, then branching out to the east coast or going south if it gets cold!

(Note: winks are cool.)

Books... Desert Solitaire (Edward Abbey), Harry Potter, A People's History of the U.S. (Howard Zinn), Nineteen Eighty Four, On the Road (Jack Kerouac), anything by Noam Chomsky, Undaunted Courage (about Lewis and Clark), Catcher in the Rye, Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Tao of Pooh, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Movies... Back to the Future I & II, The Matrix, Star Wars, When Harry Met Sally, Before Sunrise, Dead Poety's Society, Good Will Hunting, The Music Man, The Big Lebowski, Dances with Wolves

Music... Radiohead, U2, Beatles, Beck, Bob Marley, Tom Waits, Led Zeppelin, Pixies, The Breeders, Tanya Donelly, Garbage, Steve Miller Band, Van Halen, ABBA, Tortoise, Medeski Martin & Wood, Komeda, Stereolab, Air, Zero 7, Morcheeba, The For Carnation, Bjork, Rachel Yamagata, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, Carole King, Bob Dylan, John Hartford, Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, Willie Nelson, John Prine, NRBQ, Rolling Stones, The Who, Janis Joplin, John Denver, Elton John, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, The Eagles, Queen, The Cranberries, 10000 Maniacs, The Carpenters, Herb Alpert, Chris Isaak, Fiona Apple, Sarah McLachlan, The Sundays, Nick Drake, Sting, Heart, Madonna, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Aerosmith, Huey Lewis and the News, Pink Floyd, Soundgarden, Rage Against the Machine, Dr. Dre, Black Eyed Peas, Gipsy Kings, Jeff Buckley, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Mahalia Jackson, Elvis, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Oscar Peterson, Tony Monaco, Chopin, Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, miscellaneous 50's and 80's bands, live jazz

TV shows... I don't watch TV regularly, but I like the Simpsons, the Daily Show, Mythbusters, TLC and Discovery Channels, watching anything with someone fun.

Favorite places... Franklin Conservatory, Stauff's coffeehouse, Mozart's, Jeni's ice cream, Ravari Room, Northstar Cafe, Cafe Apropos, Bodega, Lac Viet in the North Market, Inniswood Park, places with patios. California, Washington D.C., Smokies, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Redwood forest, any place in Europe.

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