I'm a pretty laid back guy most of the time, though I can be a loudmouth when I'm with close friends. I enjoy making people laugh, even when it's at my own expense. "Graceful" would not be a word you could use to describe me. While I sometimes like to go out and meet new people, I usually prefer going somewhere quiet with a small group of people I know. I rarely lie, partly because I believe in being honest, but mostly because I'm terrible at it.

Also, I'm not a creep. That seems to be important to the women of OKCupid.

I'm looking for someone who loves to be active and outdoors, but can also appreciate a quiet night at home. I tend to fall for smart women with big smiles who are more tomboyish. I'm not saying you have to know how to clean a fish, but it wouldn't hurt!

In the last year or so, I've shed a lot of weight by dumping every food that I was led to believe was healthy. Now I love cooking from scratch. I've also rekindled my love for the outdoors. Hiking, fishing, geocaching, and biking occupy a lot of my free time in the warmer months. I get pretty lazy when winter rolls around, but the beauty and calm of a fresh blanket of snow makes it my favorite season. Reading, Bears/Blackhawks games, and movies occupy the colder months. Attempting to solve the world's problems (while drinking bourbon) with friends and family is a year round affair.

I have a job that's not very fulfilling, but it gets the bills paid. I'm not sure exactly where I want to go, though at this point I have a pretty good idea.

Late night drunken love notes. Finding lost car keys and other stuff I dropped in the forest. Drinking bourbon from Ball™ canning jars. Verbal Judo.

Height, and cheeks that you're elderly aunt would want to pinch. I suspect that I'll be stuck with those for life. I've also been told that I have sexy elbows, so I guess that's a thing?

I don't read books regularly, but I am a news junkie. I usually stretch out on the couch in the morning and read the news, with my cat periodically jumping in front of my tablet. When I have time, I read lots of longform investigative pieces about a variety of topics. I don't watch TV often, other than the Daily Show / Colbert Report. Music is on almost 24/7. Mixtapes of the music that I'm currently fascinated by are available upon request.

The internet and the outdoors. Contrarian, I know. Also music, work of some kind, my car, and my cat. My cat was kind of thrust upon me (I really wanted a dog), but she's grown on me via amusing acrobatics and paws to the face.

Where to go next.

Working! I work a PM shift. If I'm off though, I try to round up a friend or two and do something other than hit the bars. Movies, bands, or just something out of the ordinary.

That I am using an online dating website.

If you're looking for someone to go out clubbing with on a Friday night, I'm probably not your guy. However, if you're looking for someone to enjoy the outdoors with, I'm your man!