"Intimate relationship can be an amazing source of meaning and depth and a place where one can learn to practice kindness to self and other, but it is an unintelligent view to use it as a place to seek happiness" - Bruce Tift

I live and work in Boulder. I work on a social networking website. I enjoy a variety of activities, both indoor and outdoor, such as watching movies and hiking.

I've never read a romance novel, but one of the members on the website I work for is a novelist who writes them. She says she's been so inspired by me that the novel she is currently writing stars me as the hero. Yep, it's true. Now when people compliment me, I get to reply with, "...and that's why they write novels about me! :-)"

People tell me I'm funny. I would tend to agree with those people. I mean, if I can't make you laugh, I'll buy you a coke. I don't drink coke , but you're welcome to. I'm also deep, passionate, kind, "enlightened," warm, authentic, and other good things. But far from perfect ;-) I'm mostly vegetarian (if you know what I mean; if not, I can tell you what I mean... just ask).

Hey, did you know Boulder was just ranked 2nd in the top 10 hottest guy cities? http://www.totalbeauty.com/content/gallery/p-hot-guy-cities On a related note, one of my female friends just told me I'm one of the 5 hottest guys in Boulder.

I like to toot my own horn by using other people's words. I AM supposed to be tooting my own horn in this part, right??

I'm enjoying my life! I try to bring awareness and Love into each moment. Hopefully, I can spread that around. I like to bike (but not hard core) in the summer times. I work out on a regular basis, and I LOVE playing ultimate frisbee when the weather is right and my friends are not being lame. They are lame way too much :( That about sums up what I'm doing with my life right now. I'm also divorced, and now that I am, I'd love to start traveling the globe soon. Gotta hit Europe, South Africa, South America, and some Asian countries. That would be cool :) You agree. You know you do.

making people (especially myself) laugh. I'm also pretty decent at stuff that involves an adequate level of intelligence, and I enjoy high-level, philosophical conversations. Sometimes, I like debating/conversing about theoretical physics and/or anything else that is interesting.

My height (I'm tall). Or my eyes. Or my hair. I'm not sure, exactly, but that's probably what I'd notice if I were noticing me. Maybe you'll notice something else, in which case you can tell me, and I can add it here. Oh, but if you notice that I'm a royal dork, maybe just don't mention it; I really don't want to have to add that to this profile. I mean, who's gonna date a royal dork? Well, I guess it's better than a peasant dork. Hmmm.... I suppose if you're a royal dorkette, you can think I'm a royal dork. In that case, if you are to ever use my toilet, just remember to royal flush! Aaahahahaha. (I told you I'm good at making myself laugh)

Books: Fiction or Nonfiction.

If fiction, it should just be entertaining. I love to laugh, so an author who can throw words together in an unusual or hilarious way always holds my attention.

If Nonfiction, I want to read about something that will blow my mind. How does the way in which we see the world reconcile with the common notion among theoretical physicists that the multi-verse is made up of 11 dimensions? I want to know!

Movies: I tend to choose by actor/actress. I love Will Smith, Adam Sandler, and Jack Black. My current favorite movie is Kung Fu Panda. I'm not too picky, though, when it comes to movies.

Music: Stuart Davis, Kan'nal, AAA (you may not have heard of these artists, but they kick ass!), Spearhead, and most of what they play on 93.3, here in the Boulder/Denver area. I grew up with Green Day, Sound Garden, Nirvana, Sublime, 311, and the like. The newer, younger alternative is pretty good, too.

Food: Ethiopian, Asian, Indian, Mexican, my own creations... pretty much anything, though (like I said above) mainly vegetarian dishes.

Tasty Food - My favorite is probably Ethopian, but I couldn't eat it every day. I love it, though! I like all variety of other foods, too.

A Comfy Bed - I have a sleep number; it's nice :)

Conversation - I enjoy short, light-hearted conversations, but I also love long, deep, heartfelt ones.

Warm Sunshine - It's how I make my vitamin D.

Entertainment - In the right quantities, can have such a cathartic effect, no?

HUGS!!! - I would wrap my arms around the entire planet and just squeeeze, if I could.

I try not to think too much. But that's not easy. So, I like to think about how I can do my part to save the planet.

out and about, with friends. Maybe at a bar. Or chillaxing at home.

I'm a beer snob. I once ordered a pitcher of PBR and hated it so much that I gave it away to some strangers. They were happy. I was happy for them but confused that anyone would pay to drink such crap. The fact that that beer recipe won a blue ribbon at some point in history taints all other blue ribbon winning foods, beverages, and events, in the history of the entire ribbon-giving tradition. "Oh, you say your aunt won a blue ribbon at the State Fair for her chilli recipe? Well, does her chilli taste like stale, carbonated water that someone accidentally spilled some beer into? Because that's what PBR tastes like!" I'm sorry, I don't mean to make fun of your aunt. Blame Pabst. No. Blame the judges who ruined blue ribbons for the rest of eternity.

Is that private enough? How about this? My pupils don't dilate.

BTW, that whole beer-snobbery thing... I don't take it too seriously. I just enjoy a good brewsky every now and then.

You have high self esteem and consider yourself to be attractive. You read through my profile and thought, "I like the cut of this guy's jib!" You like to laugh. You eventually want a long-term, fulfilling relationship, or you just want a totally kick-ass friend, or maybe both? Or if you just feel like messaging someone. If your message makes me laugh, cry, say "awwwww", or interests me in some way, I'll probably respond. But don't try TOO hard... I don't go off of first impressions anyway. I've been completely wrong about my first impression too many times to do that. I guess if I find you attractive and like your profile, I'll probably make an effort to get to know you. Why? Because you're worth it!