About me...here it goes:

Insightful, occasionally confrontational, fun-loving, engaging, irreverent, unconventional, outgoing, diplomatic, opinionated, brutally forthright and honest when needed, will gladly buy a cocktail providing you can hold up the other end of the conversation, maintains a degree of humility as much as possible, not into all flash and no substance, enjoys a “mental health” day every now and again, not boring in any way, paradoxical, comfortable at many levels, very detail-oriented, a bit of a challenge at times, funny (some might say and you can hold off on that whole Joe Pesci/”Goodfellas” routine), not afraid to push boundaries, get past certain comfort zones and “color outside the lines,” passionate; don’t mind withdrawing at times, loyal…

Well that covers it, for now unless I’m missing anything!

Working in the fairy-tale-gumdrop-kingdom that is PR as an EA to the firm's EVP/GM -- and just so we're clear, while I may be an Executive Assistant, I am 100% hetero, ladies. Not meant to be a "sales pitch" of any kind -- just "going against type."

The occasional Christopher Walken, Marlon Brando, Sean Connery or Stewie Griffin impersonation (no joke)...being an unrepentant wise-ass...picking apart a good movie or piece of literature...being an unrepentant wise-ass...going into lengthy discussions about small details...oh...and did I mention being an unrepentant wise-ass?

It's a combination of looking just a little bit like James Spader paired with the mannerisms of Kevin Spacey and, from what I'm told, a voice similar to Seth MacFarlane's (interesting trifecta!)...and my height. Anything else?

WHAT I LISTEN TO (IN NO WAY COMPLETE)
MODERN: Radiohead, Franz Ferdinand, The Editors, Interpol, Arcade Fire, Ben Harper, The Shins, The Killers, MGMT, Oasis, Blur, London Suede, Stereophonics, Massive Attack, Portishead, Hooverphonic, Morcheeba, The Stone Roses, The Verve, Tool, TV On The Radio, A Perfect Circle, The XX, DIIV, The Horrors, Tamaryn, LCD Soundsystem, Friends...WAY TOO MANY to list but whatever is playing on Sirius XMU (35) works for me!

RETRO AND GROWN-UP ROCK N' ROLL: Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, Adam Ant, Blondie, New Order, Echo and The Bunnymen, The Jam, Jesus and Mary Chain, Love & Rockets, The The, Elvis Costello, Graham Parker; The Pretenders, Dire Straits, Paul Weller, Mark Knopfler, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams…

GLAM: David Bowie, T. Rex, Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno…

THE "CLASSICS": Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, Cream, The Who, Velvet Underground, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, Small Faces, Nick Drake…

"OLD-SCHOOL" ALTERNATIVE: Ride, The Smiths, Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, Loop, Spacemen 3, Spiritualized, Joy Division, Lush, Morrissey, Ocean Colour Scene, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds...

JAZZ: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Gil Evans, Dave Brubek, Astrud Gilberto…

WHAT I WATCH (WHENEVER POSSIBLE)
CURRENT TV: Family Guy, Boston Legal, The Wire, Deadwood, Six Feet Under, Entourage, Dexter, The Shield, Rescue Me, Nip/Tuck, House, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, The Office (UK & US versions), The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, History Channel, Travel Channel, Food Network, Frontline...

"ACROSS THE POND" TELLY: The Avengers, The Prisoner, Doctor Who, MI-5, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Blackadder, Thin Blue Line, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers, Absolutely Fabulous, Life on Mars, Later with Jools Holland...

For cinematography excellence, anything by Stanley Kubrick or Robert Altman -- true artists!

The Bond films (except Die Another Day, though Halle Berry in that orange two-piece bikini and the Aston Martin Vanquish were certainly highlights)

AND NOW, IN PARTICULAR ORDER, SOME OF MY FAVS:
Bullitt, Le Mans, The Great Escape, Thomas Crown Affair, Blow-Up, Europa Europa, The Night Porter, The Servant, Darling, This Sporting Life, Alfie, Death In Venice, Wings of Desire, Faraway So Close, If...., Reservoir Dogs, Trainspotting, Rushmore, The Darjeeling Limited, Pulp Fiction, Blood Guts Bullets and Octane, Performance, Layer Cake, Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, Sexy Beast, The Long Good Friday, Gangster No. 1., The Bank Job, Revolver, Apocalypse Now, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, Friends and Lovers, The Godfather I & The Godfather II, The Machinist, Stalag 17, Closer, Match Point, In The Company Of Men, Silence Of The Lambs, Belle Du Jour, Chinatown, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, Magnolia, Get Carter, Sex Lies & Videotape, The Limey, The Ipcress File, Goodfellas, 25th Hour, No Country For Old Men, Eastern Promises, Donnie Darko, There Will Be Blood...

DOCUMENTARIES:
The Corporation, Why We Fight, The Kid Stays In The Picture, Maxed Out...

AND NOW, THE LIGHT-HEARTED AND IRREVERENT COMEDIES SECTION:
Anchorman, Old School, Animal House, National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Superbad, Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Juno, Step Brothers, Caddyshack...

AUTHORS, PLAYWRIGHTS & POETS:
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Joseph Conrad, Andre Gide, Oscar Wilde, Albert Camus, J.G. Ballard, Francois Rabelais, William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Martin Amis, Anthony Burgess, Henry Miller, Thomas Pynchon, Bret Easton Ellis, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Chuck Palanhuik, Irvine Welsh, Harold Pinter, David Mamet, Tom Stoppard, Vladimir Nabokov, Ian Fleming, John LeCarre, T.S. Eliot

NON-FICTION AND BIOGRAPHY TITLES:
"Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond
"Dirk Bogarde: The Authorized Biography" by John Coldstream
"Culture of Complaint: The Fraying of America" by Robert Hughes
"The Golden Bough" by James George Frazier
"Kitchen Confidential," "A Cook's Tour" and "The Les Halles Cookbook" by Anthony Bourdain
"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," The Rum Diary" and "Fear and Loathing in America" by Hunter S. Thompson
"A User's Guide to the Millenium" by J.G. Ballard
"Down and Out in Paris and London" by George Orwell
"Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius

The love of family and friends (I know...blatantly obvious!)
Hot and cold running water
Soap
Eyeglasses
Mobile phone
Toilet paper

How's that?

Well, I think about a veritable melange of topics at any given moment on a wide variety of topics...however, the one on my mind as I type this is why people insist on putting up dating profiles without pics. Now I'm neither too shallow nor will I judge too harshly on one's looks (I'm certainly no George Clooney!) but I think it's safe to say anybody with that kind of profile needs to overcome whatever "issues" or "schoolgirl shyness" are holding them back.

Finding some way to decompress after the work week is over: it could be a night on my own doing something or out with friends doing something: dinner, drinks, bulls***ing and ball-busting -- all in the best possible taste, of course!

Nice try and well-played, OKC! I'm not giving that one up so easily...;-)

You should message me if your idea of a first date would be simply us getting to know one another over a glass of wine, anything with the acronym "IPA" or a coffee...even meeting at a farmers market, bookstore or antique market would actually be ideal: no pressures or performances needed. If you have a wicked sense of humor full of wit, irony and insight and are into delighting young and old with saucy banter, bring it on!

You should NOT message me if:

Your idea of a fun night out is clubbing, needing to be "seen," going from bar to bar getting boldy and obnoxiously trashed.

You are simply looking for a "meal ticket" of sorts (i.e. -- somebody to buy all the drinks, dinners, cab fares, manis/pedis, etc.). Please note that I am not cheap: just a man who has held some form of employment since I was 15 (helping pay for both Catholic high school and private college) and finally has learned the value of a dollar! I am generous...but not a doormat, so we're clear.

You are rude and dismissive to waitstaff of any kind for no justifiable reason at all: instant deal-breaker!

You are in any way mentally/emotionally unhealthy, overly insecure, suffer from unbridled jealousy (sorry to come off as mean, but I've had my share of those types and I'll gladly take a pass!), bigoted, intolerant, or one-dimensional in being.

You are a conservative.

Finally, for all you fine young ladies in Russia and elsewhere beyond Central Standard Time...sorry, the longest long-distance relationship I had was a with a wonderful woman in Portland, Oregon...and while we had a wonderful time together and are/remain dear friends, 25-35 miles away is my limit.