I'm looking for a girl who appreciates a good read, and has good taste in music. Someone who's independent, can challenge me intellectually, and is smart and strong woman to compliment me. Typical Aries, though I don't limit my choices based off that.

My typical hangout is anywhere; As long as I'm in good company I like hanging out anywhere from a bar or club, to hanging out at home watching a good movie/TV show on DVD, and anywhere in between. I love the beach, and road trips, any just overall exploring or wandering on a nice day.

I'm currently working in the city at a record label. I'm kind of having an early mid-life occupational crisis. For now I'm still working in music, the subject I went to school for. But I'm considering going back to school or grad school for something else.

I love music, creating, analyzing and finding new music all the time. I'm also a huge bookworm, I love all genres, mostly fiction; also an aspiring writer with severe writer's block. It seems to work out that way with most writers, I find.

Oh and I'm an immense scrabble-aholic and sudoku fiend.

My smile, and my laugh is something people always seem to find humorous, loud and haughty.

TV: Lost, How I Met Your Mother, Scrubs, Stargate, 30 Rock, Red Dwarf, Simpsons, Futurama, The IT Crowd, Absolutely Fabulous, South Park, Fringe, Drawn Together, Arrested Development

Books: The Elegant Universe, God Is Not Great, World War Z, Harry Potter, Belgariad/Mallorean, Alex & Me, Shakespeare, Lots of Autobiographies of random, quirky rockstars and actors.... I'm planning on reading soon: Beyond Good and Evil, The Divine Comedy, I Drink For A Reason, The Prince, and whatever else catches my eye between now and then.

Movies: Clerks, anything Mel Brooks, Pirates of the Carribean, Back to the Future, most Quentin Tarantino movies, Orgazmo/Baseketball, Addams Family, any of Steve Odekirk's films (the Thumb Movies/Kung Pow), and lots, lots more

Music: Frederick Chopin, The Act, Coheed & Cambria, Sublime, Beatles, Rock Kills Kids, Alkaline Trio, Al DiMeola, Aquabats, Bloodhound Gang, Art Brut, Cake, The Doors, Electric Six, Foo Fighters, Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull, Jonathan Coulton, Reel Big Fish, No Doubt, Paramore, Pink Floyd, Renee Olstead, Tenacious D, Tim Minchin, Vitamin String Quartet, The Who, Ziggens, 311.... to name a few.

The last book I read was The Last Symbol, Dan Brown's new book. It was great, although fairly atypical of his usual murder mystery/conspiracy novels. Nothing to phenomenal to write home about though.

My Macbook Pro, oxygen, a fluffy pillow, Kindle, the Beatles albums, friends

Life, the meaning of many little things and how they work, my family and friends, what change in my career should I take if any, and what the next episode of Lost will bring.

How to interpret our ineffably minuscule existence in this virtually endless void of reality we call the Universe.

You know, fun stuff.

Partying with friends at a bar or party, or else just keeping a low profile at someone's house, watching a DVD. I'm generally pretty laid back about plans, what's important is being around friends who can make you laugh.

I'm a big goof ball, pretending to be serious.

I'd like to work my way up to something serious, but for now I'd just like to find someone who is interesting, stimulating, and likes have a laugh. If that's something you sound interested in, feel free to be in touch. You'll be surprised on how truly awesome I am.... probably.