I'm a young, fun, ambitious professional in San Francisco. A native of Southern California, I spent three years living and working in London, England before I was transferred here to run my company's West Coast office.

I am very big on the work hard, play hard philosophy of living, and always put my best effort into whatever I'm doing.

I am now looking for a potential relationship with someone who has lofty goals and the ambition to achieve them, but also has a real passion for life. And if I make some friends and have some fun in the pursuit of this, that's just fine by me!

I am Managing Director of the San Francisco office of an international PR and marketing agency, specializing in business-to-business external communications for companies in the high tech and energy fields.

Yes, I am rather young for this position, but I have worked hard to get here, and I have the student loan debt to prove it!

Playing into my job, communication is one of my best skills. I consider myself to be an excellent writer, especially when it comes to highly technical subjects. Additionally, I am a very good public speaker and presenter (literally have been winning speech contests since I was 6 years old). At the same time, I think I'm a pretty good conversationalist, and can usually find something in common with most people.

I also think of myself as a creative person, but not an artistic one at all.

And, if I do say so myself, I am a fantastic vacation planner! When my friends and I are planning a trip, they leave everything to me, as I love finding the best flight and hotel deals. I also will plan out all ground transportation, print out all necessary confirmations, maps, guides, etc., make sure everyone is awake and ready to be early for connections, etc. This is not to say I'm a travel-Nazi or anything like that, just that I always like to be prepared and on top of things.

I think this really depends on the circumstances. Meeting me in the morning on the MUNI on my way to work in a suit reading the FT you'll probably get a very different impression than you would meeting me on a Friday night out, or on a Sunday afternoon riding my bike along the beach for that matter.

I suppose one of the most common things people point out when I've first met them are my eyes, which are a fairly uncommon shade of light blue. I've been complimented on them constantly since I was a little kid!

So many! I'm a huge fan of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City (both the books and TV series). Anything by David Sedaris as well. At the moment I'm reading 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies', which I can't recommend enough.

Other TV shows that are set on my DVR include: Ugly Betty, Mad Men, Brothers And Sisters, Desperate Housewives, Greek, Californication, Little Britain, Entourage, The Amazing Race, Robot Chicken, Family Guy, and Weeds.

As for movies, there really are too many to list. They span the spectrum from The Godfather to Mean Girls, Sex and the City to Star Wars, Four Rooms to Love Actually, and about a million others.

Music is another one that's way too diverse to pin down. I'm a bit of an ABC boy - Anything But Country. My iPod has a wide range of artists on it though, from Madonna to Jeff Buckley, Hot Chip to DJ Tiesto, The Feeling to Frank Sinatra. I'll give almost any music a chance.

And, partly due to my career, I consume massive amounts of the mass media. That means reading several newspapers a day, as well as subscribing to literally dozens of magazines at home and at work. You might see me on the MUNI switching from The Advocate to Law Technology News, and then to Conde Nast Traveler without batting an eyelid.

A fascinating book I read recently was 'The White Tiger' by Avarind Adiga. While it was slightly disturbing, it was brilliantly written, and just so different than most other modern works of literature.

Finally, as for food, I will try anything once, and most things many more times than that! I love going to new restaurants, but also quite enjoy cooking at home too. My favorite food would have to be Mexican, which was the worst part about living in London as the British know absolutely nothing about Latin American cooking.

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My phone, sarcastic humor, my passport, white wine, good scotch, and my best friend/roommate!

This is an interesting question. I'm the type who tends to over-think many a subject. That would include my responses to these questions!

There is no such thing as a 'typical Friday night'. Sometimes it's been a long week, maybe I had client events I attended, or travel I did for work, so I end up staying in, watching some TV, and going to bed early. Other times, I may meet up with friends and stay out until the bars close. Or maybe I'll catch a flight out of town for the weekend.

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