I am sensitive, imaginative, and analytical.
My Self-Summary
(If you're viewing me through quickmatch, my user name is
Russ_Blake)
I enjoy
reading,
drawing,
watching films,
playing games,
jogging, spending time with my
cat, and hiking/sightseeing in
new cities and the outdoors. General interests are:
travel;
art;
animals;
languages;
I'm a "serial
monogomist"...settled down for what I
thought was for good a few years back, but unfortunately my wife
decided she was NOT a monogomist. So now I'm single again. Win
some, lose some, I guess.
(You can take my personal test that I wrote here:
okcupid.com/tests/8937583297200806345/are-you-a-match-for-Russ
)
Some old photo albums (mostly of my travels) are at
http://picasaweb.google.com/RussinPrague
and now I'm on Facebook, if you want to know more about me. Send me
a message and I'll tell you my full name, so you can find me on FB.
What I’m doing with my life
I've lived in
Prague, the Czech Republic, since 2002
and it's my home now. I teach English as a foreign language, and
for me it's a career...or as close to one as I've ever had.
I like to dance and play party games, but I don't go out much,
because I don't like cigarette smoke.
I’m really good at
Entertaining/relating to animals and children. Explaining things to
people. Remembering lines and actors from films.
The first things people usually notice about me
I have no idea...you'd have to ask them. Depending on when/where
they meet me, I know that some people notice that I'm scowling.
(I'm stuck with deep-set eyes and a droopy eyebrows, so I look like
I'm scowling/angry when I relax my face).
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
Favorite Music: I like almost all kinds of music, but really don't
listen to it very often...only as background. I like to dance, but
I don't get to do it very often. Favorite TV Shows:
The Simpsons;
The Office
(US); random silly stuff...don't really watch anything regularly.
Favorite Movies:
About a Boy; Aliens; Band of
Brothers; The Breakfast Club; The Usual Suspects; Little Miss
Sunshine; Pelisky; Kolja; many others I can't think of now...
Favorite Books: A lot of
Terry Pratchett Books. The Story
of B. The Time Traveller's Wife. About a Boy. Guns, Germs, and
Steel. Many more
I love veggies and dishes with lots of veggies and spice, like
Indian and chinese, but I also love Italian, Greek/Turkish, and
Mexican food, too. I'm not a vegetarian, but I can go without meat
for weeks or more with no problem.
The six things I could never do without
Animals Exercise Books My legs The Sun Chocolate
I spend a lot of time thinking about
Hmmm...that's a good question, and I don't really know. I spend a
lot of time thinking, but can't really say a general thing. I think
a lot about things I've seen or read recently. Sometimes, regret
about something I have/haven't done creeps into my mind (in the
past few years I've really begun to feel like I'm SO DAMN OLD), but
I try not to dwell on things that are in the past. I think a lot
about the people I'm close to and what's happening around me...when
I can exercise again...when I can eat again.
On a typical Friday night I am
At home with my cat, watching tv or surfing the net, or watching a
film. Waiting in vain for Prague to develope some nightlife options
for people who don't want to inhale several tons of second-hand
cigarette smoke.
Ask me what I'm doing on a Saturday/Sunday afternoon! That's much
more interesting. :)
I also read a lot, but I do most of that during the week between
classes.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit here
I can't have children (and don't want to be a father). Because of
this, I doubt I'll find another partner...but I still hope!
You should message me if
anything I said sounds interesting, or especially if it sounds like
something you would say!