I am 33 years old, I play guitar in a couple of bands, I make beer, I am working on a plan that will have me out from my cubicle and into a different profession in a couple of years.

I like to live life. I like to see and do things. I really think that there's no point in being stressed out to the point of worrying all the time. I just want to have fun, and meet great people along the way. I am a work in progress. There's nothing perfect about me. That said, I'm not an idiot, and I am as sarcastic as they come. And I have a horribly foul mouth.

I'm very left-leaning. Nothing is really off limits to me, but I am respectful enough to know when to shut up. If I make fun of you it is typically because I like you. I can be very affectionate and giving when I care about people. All in all, I'm kind of a sarcastic jerk, a bit of a snob, and pretty much rad.

Sometimes I want to escape the world and live in the mountains like Henry David Thoreau when he went to the Walden Woods. Other times, that sounds like punishment for spending too much time with technology.

Sometimes I think about where my life would be right now if I wouldn't have toured in a band for a couple of summers and if I would have been better off staying in school and getting some sort of degree. I'd probably be somewhere suburban with a family at this point. That seems weird to me. I can't imagine being anywhere else in life at this point. I guess there's no point in wondering. This is where I've led myself, and that's ok.

I work for a video game company making sure our programs work so people can give us money and they can afford to pay me. This is a means to an end. The rest of life is spent playing and brewing and hanging out, punching my dog in the face, and trying to go along with whatever comes up in a day. I am spontaneous enough that plans often get in the way, although I am not too afraid to make them.

I want to get out and do more camping and outdoor things. I need it, so I might as well make it fun.

In the next couple of years I plan on changing my life around. I am working on becoming a professional brewer, and there are some steps I need to take to make it happen, but it is all going to come together. I would like to own my own brewery someday and be comfortable enough to make a living off it and possibly even bring a significant other on board in some capacity were it the right thing to do. I am not one to take someone away from something they love. I just think it might be fun to do together.

That said, I am not really interested in anyone who wants a big paycheck, someone not interested in living a life that might be a little less conventional, and someone who won't be supportive of my goals. I'd also think it would be hard to date someone without even a slight appreciation of beer. You don't have to know anything about it, but if you hate it, you don't drink, you're a recovering alcoholic, etc., that's probably a big strike against you. Anything's possible, but it would be like dating someone who didn't like music. Yikes.

Brewing. Making people laugh. Being a bit of a fuck up. Petting my dog. Scrabble. Playing loud guitar. Talking shit in that way that's funny.

I'm a big, reasonably loud guy. I hope that people notice that I am happy. If you get me started talking about something I love, you'll see excitement. If you mention something I hate, I'll give you shit for it. It is all in good fun. So maybe you'll see my sarcasm. Who knows?

Books: Coupland, Eggers, Robbins, anything amusing.

Movies: Stupid comedies, great classics, most everything in between. You'd have to drug me, tie me down, and then pay me a million dollars to watch Titanic.

Music: the list is endless... Wilco, Explosions in the Sky, Superchunk, the Ramones, the Weakerthans, Bonnie Prince Billy, Will Oldham, (smog), Crooked Fingers, Promise Ring, Shellac, Jawbreaker, Jawbox, Three Mile Pilot, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Blitzen Trapper, Iron and Wine, Rocket from the Crypt, Boilermaker, Tanner, No Knife, Calexico, Nick Drake, Billy Bragg, etc. Lots of etc. I have a bit of a man crush on Will Oldham. That might be an understatement.

Food: Umm, I'm a big guy. Food an I have a love/hate thing going on. I hope it will someday be a love only type thing. Moderation is not a strong point of mine, but I'm learning.

A guitar, my dog, beer making equipment, friends, and that might be it. I'm not that complicated.

how to escape the cube farm, what is going on outside this office, where I want to go, what I want to do when I get there, and a ton of random crap that is of no consequence, and often offensive.

either out with friends or in for a good night's rest before a fun weekend.

I'm not sure that there's anything I wouldn't tell you if you asked, so this is sort of pointless. I let people in when I think they're good people. At that point, I'm an open book.

you'd like. I can talk for days about anything. If you want to talk about something I am interested in, I could do so for days. If I go on too long, you can tell me to shut up. Or if you want to go for a walk sometime. Or if you want to chat about beer or music, or anything, really.