I hate people, but I like person. If that makes any sense.

I love problem-solving. If you give me an interesting problem, like something that needs to be fixed, I will study and dissect and modify until it is fixed. Or until we need to call an ambulance. One of the two.

I have a serious issue with fidgeting. I mean always. Please. Give me something to fidget with.

I'll laugh at family guy, but that doesn't make it a good show. I prefer to watch entertainment with a mix of high and low-brow humor, even if I sometimes only fully understand the lower half.

I have nothing against books, I just don't read them. Unless it's a book full of facts or pictures. Better yet, a book with pictures that tell me how things work. Awesome.

I love things that are designed well. A lot. Buildings mostly, then furniture, then hardware, vehicles, and then everything else. If it's designed well enough, it's basically a turn on. For example, when I went to Barcelona, I may or may not have humped La Sagrada Familia. Huge bonus points for knowing that building.

I need to have debates. I don't even care what it's about, I just need to discuss ideas. I rarely come up with concrete solutions, but the whole point is just to see things from a different perspective, not to find definitive answers.

I refuse to send abbreviated text messages. I would rather not respond than communicate in that bastardized txt speak.

I only drink coffee if it tastes great. I mean, it has to taste like chocolate for me to drink it willingly. And nothing beats a shot of good espresso.

I love sandwiches. I would eat one for every meal if I didn't already.

I graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Minnesota in '08, and spent the next year living in Europe. 4 months in Sicily, 2 months wandering, and 5 months in Dublin. I had no debt before last year, and now I have plenty, but I feel like it was worth it. I got to see things in ways I never considered before, developed a great fondness of going new places, and rekindled my passion for buildings. Thank you Europe.

Now I'm back home, and the building market is a little slow for someone without a masters to find work in the field. I'm currently working at my favorite sandwich shop to pay the bills, and am looking for new projects and friends to make the most of this next year. After this year the plan is go to grad school, but who the hell knows where?

I know some people in town, and have a handful of friends from school that I'm still in contact with, but I'm ready to meet new people and have new experiences. I've got a year before school starts to make some memories, and find new people I can't live without... or at least create a few stories that are worth telling.

Problem-solving. Solving design problems with elegant solutions is what drives me.

Fidgeting. That can be a plus or a minus. If there is a sharp knife available and I want to trim my beard, it could very easily be a minus. If I'm lounging with a special someone who as sore feet, shoulders, or just generally likes attention, it could just as easily be a good thing.

is that charming and magnetic, yet undefinable, quality that draws you instinctively toward me.

I mean, that sounds plausible, right?

have pictures,

are funny,

was made in the 60's,

is served hot, with melted cheese, on fresh bread.

socialization.

design.

sandwiches.

internet.

tools.

thumbs. for the tools. and other things that thumbs do well.

How to make things work better, and how the hell I can try to make a living off of it.

Hoping friends want to get together for a night of reckless abandon. Or board games. Actually I'm pretty happy with just some friends, a movie, and a glass of whiskey coke.

is that I'm embarrassed to answer some of the questions the site keeps asking me because acknowledging them with a yes or no makes me feel like a degenerate or a deviant.

not really too personal, but true.

it seems like a good idea.

Seriously. If it doesn't seem like a good idea, don't. But if it does sound like a good idea, why the hell wouldn't you?