I’m an aspiring gentleman who is all about goofing around, chivalry, and hard work. I'm a far cry from perfect. I own my own company, in addition to having a lucrative day job...and just started a 2nd business with some friends. I work out frequently, but I’m not the type to flex in a mirror and take a picture (though I get a grin from those guys, I imagine they're the same type that yells while lifting weights to get attention).

I tend to be overly kind to people unless I get burned. However, I’m stern with guys and intense in my goals. I'm a straight shooter, and I don’t waste anyone’s time. I know what I want, and what I have to do to pursue it. No drugs. Only drink with friends/family, rarely. I have a solid dorky streak that ensures the stack of books on my windowsill is constantly growing.

I’m looking for someone I can have fun doing anything with. Comfortable staying in and letting me cook them dinner (or vice versa) or going out exploring. Kind. Honest. Thoughtful discussion.

Working and working out interspersed with periods of aimless goofiness. Carousing with family when we're all available. Being a dork (video games, books, etc). Being eclectic (hopefully without being pretentious). Wishing I was exploring the world. Trying to figure out when I can go back for my MBA. Wondering if I have time to take Judo classes. Being very picky and overly wordy-some.

Conversing with strangers. Cutting out inefficiency. Maintaining my principles. (Gleefully) Ignoring norms. Learning as much as I can about a specific topic, then moving onto another. Analysis. Attention to detail. Building forts out of couch cushions.

I'm terrible at:
Staying awake when I have nothing else going on. I thrive on activity.
Avoiding buying things I don't really need if it's a good deal.
Baking (stuff spontaneously combusts around me).

Depends on the setting.

Social: If I'm relaxed, I'd like to think it's my easy smile and willingness to engage strangers in conversation.

Business: age or build. I'm young and uncommonly fit for my professional level. I frequently get "Oh my goodness, you're just a kid!" when people discover my age. This has led to me dressing like my grandpa to try and hide it at work.

Books...this is really where my inner dork shines. All sci-fi, all the time. Comic books included (but only when I'm reading them next to the check-out aisle), any novel involving redemption and vindication generally gets a high spot on my list.

Movies...I'll watch almost anything. C and D list movies are fun to watch from time to time (Army of Darkness!!!). I'll watch any genre of movie if it's good. Darker/cynical film noir movies like Miller's Crossing are my favorite, I suppose.

I don't watch TV, so I haven't got a whole lot to put in the "shows" category.

Music...Tom Waits, Black Keys, Huey Lewis and the News, White Stripes, Bob Dylan, Metallica, Daft Punk, Elvis Costello, Billy Joel, Elvis, Gnarls Barkley, Eric Clapton, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Prine, Andrew Bird, Velvet Underground, Omar and the Howlers, John Cale, Rancid, Joe Bonamassa, the Ramones, Gorillaz.

Food...all. Except Thai food. It smells like socks. I'm pretty awesome at making breakfast food, especially French omelets.

Travel, the family, exercise, nice and/or interesting people, old things, and distractions (internet, games, books).

I think a lot about moving to another country. Possibly Switzerland. It's like 'Murica, but colder and has more guns. Maybe Texas, seeing as how it's basically 'Murica x2.

Hanging out with friends and family, or plotting a scheme for world domination (at home on the computer). I don't have much of a regular weekend schedule. Possibly wandering Forest Park with my thoughts, a friend and a cup of coffee.

One time, as children at summer camp, a buddy and myself were getting picked on by a group of older guys that would come into our cabin, ransack our room, take our food and split. So we set booby traps. Unfortunately, the next person to walk into our cabin was the camp counselor we liked. He got nailed in both the junk and the head :( We felt really bad, but laughed hysterically all the same. Word got around, and we enjoyed a bit of celebrity for the rest of our stay at camp :)

You're looking for an intelligent, fit guy with principles who doesn't need to get boozed up to have fun.