"We were born with the capacity and the determination to be utterly happy all the time. Perhaps even in this we were freaks." (If you like this quote, we will probably be good friends. If you know where it's from, you are exceedingly awesome.)

Stand by for profile re-write.... And go for profile re-write:

I take my job very seriously, but that is because I found a job that I absolutely love, which is rare these days. I wouldn't ever want to give that up.

I've never had skills for traditional art, unless you count being able to Frank Lloyd Wright the shit out of some Legos when I was younger. I wonder sometimes why I stopped playing with them. I'd like to consider the manipulation of sound to be an art, but I'm sure someone would take issue with that.

I am a sound engineer. I go out on concert tours and operate and maintain sound equipment for bands. Sometimes I get yelled at by rock stars. I love the work, both the technical aspects, and the work environment. The job also allows me to see free concerts and free travel, which are two of my favorite things to do anyway.

So far, work has taken me all over the US and Canada, to Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Experiencing the food and culture in all of these places has made my work experience so much more enriching. I can't wait to see the rest of the world. Japan and Dubai are the top of the dream destination list.

And if that isn't enough of a reason, you need to hear your favorite music coming at you that's crisp, clean and loud in a way that will make your arm hair stand up, bass that will compliment your heartbeat, and blast every worry and bad thought out of your body. Pure nirvana. It's better than sex. Trust me.

Recalling information, both important, and irrelevant.

Being early, and ready. Tardiness is rude, and irresponsible.

Quoting lines from movies and TV shows.

Staying positive and solving problems, both of my own, and helping friends. I like to lighten the mood, and get the people around me to have fun and laugh, even if sometimes it's at my own expense.

Trying new stuff.

I've been told in the past that I make an awesome pillow.

Most people will notice right away that I'm a happy person, and really like my life. I always want to be having fun.

I have really soft hands, but a firm handshake.

My beard, and the smile that it surrounds.

The rather large tattoo on my leg. If I'm wearing shorts, which is often, you'll see that right away. (I have 6 total, but the rest get covered mostly by my shirt at this point.)

Books: Chuck Klosterman, Vince Flynn, Douglas Coupland, Kurt Vonnegut, The Long Walk, Ender's Game, Yeager, Robert Ballard, Phillip Pullman, Tom Clancy

Movies: Fight Club, Tombstone, Man on Fire, Star Wars, LA Confidential, Inception, The Dark Knight, Rock N Rolla, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Usual Suspects, Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky, Collateral, Saving Private Ryan, Supertroopers, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Zombieland, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Shows: Entourage, Sons of Anarchy, How I Met Your Mother, Californication, Cowboy Bebop, Six Feet Under, The Big Bang Theory, Trailer Park Boys, Family Guy, Archer, Band of Brothers

Music: The Black Keys, Tom Petty, John Mayer, Foo Fighters, Muse, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The White Stripes, Green Day, Audioslave, Dispatch, The Roots, Robert Randolph, Kings of Leon, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Incubus, Linkin Park, Dido, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Gomez, Sublime, Jurassic 5, Adele, Volbeat

Food: Anything but olives, but favorites are Sushi and BBQ

Music
Fine Cuisine
Warm Weather
Friends
Real Beds
Intellectual Stimulation.

My professional and personal future.

How to be the best person I can possibly be.

How awesome sushi probably tastes in Japan.

Does this place serve beer?

It all depends. My job doesn't work on a typical Monday-Friday schedule, but if it's a night off, I enjoy going out to eat or a movie, and then maybe going to find a cool place to hang out and maybe have a few drinks. I'm not a crowded bar type (Dirty 6th sucks). I don't like having to yell to have a conversation. Usually an invitation to any activity is enough to get me out of the house. There's plenty of time to be lazy later.

I love air drumming while listening to music by myself, or when I think no one is watching. I get caught a lot though.

I've worked 2 months without a single day off. I've spent 2 whole months off without a single day of work. I'll take the work anytime. I love my job that much.

I wash my hands 10 times a day on most days. I'm not afraid of germs, as much as I hate the way my hands feel when they're dirty.

Most of the time, I really enjoy fixing people's computers/stereos/phones.

If you are a fan of beards, tattoos, and big never-vanishing grins.

You want to explore places/food/each other's brain.

You like conversations that could be best described as "verbal judo".

If you acknowledge to yourself that you are a nerd about something. (Deep down, we are all nerds in some way, but not everyone has the self-confidence to admit it.)

If you want me to cook you dinner. Or if you want to help me cook dinner.

You don't mind someone who travels a lot.