I am easygoing, relaxed, and ready for fun.
My Self-Summary
This self-summary business isn't much fun but here it goes. I'm
originally from Northern Illinois, but I've been in Carbondale
since August 2005. Right now I'm a semester away from having my
master's degree from SIU. I study accounting (I know it sounds so
interesting). Outside of school, I have quite a few things that I
enjoy doing, including pretty much any sport, reading, video games,
and hanging out with my friends.
As far as sports go, I'm willing to play pretty much anything. My
favorites to play are
golf and
racquetball, mostly because I get a
chance to play those more than any others. The teams I follow are
the
Steelers, the
White Sox, and
Notre Dame. I'm
thrilled when I get a chance to watch the Steelers and actually got
to go their game in Kansas City this season.
Other than playing and watching sports, I really enjoy cooking.
That may be surprising, but I watch the Food Network a lot and
taught myself how to cook when I moved into my apartment. I also
like going to a casino and playing
blackjack. As long as the cards are
going the right way for me, I could play for hours. Besides those
couple of things, I can't really think of too many other specific
things I like to do, but I'm always up for pretty much anything
that has some promise to be fun.
There are a lot of little things about me, as there are about
everybody, that would take up entirely too much space in here, and
would take way too much time to even begin to go through. I think
that I can, in essence, boil myself down to these basics:
Above all else, I try to be a nice guy in everything I do. I open
doors for people, I say please and thank you 99% of the time, and
I'm the friend that's always there if you ask me to be.
I love sports. This may sound stereotypically guy-ish, but it's
true. Half the time my TV is on, it'll probably be on ESPN. During
free time, I like to play sports, or sports-like activities (golf,
racquetball, playing catch, shooting hoops, lifting weights).
I am open-minded. I love trying new things whether it's trying new
food or doing something I've never done before. I would love to go
sky diving or bungee-jumping sometime. I am also open-minded when
it comes to people. I have a wide variety of friends that would fit
into many different groups such as jocks or geeks or any other
label you would like to use.
There's probably more that I could add here, but for now I will
leave it at those. I also won't foolishly consider this a full
summary of myself. Hopefully none of this summary makes me sound
narcissistic. I'm down to earth and pretty easy going. I like
having fun and try to have fun in everything that I do.
What I’m doing with my life
Going to school. I'm close to being done with that, for now
anyways. If I'm not at school, I'm most likely at the rec center,
the gym, or with friends.
I’m really good at
sports, cooking, and reading. I can get good at pretty much
anything I put my mind to, I just need some practice.
The first things people usually notice about me
probably my smile (thank you braces), and the fact that I'm pretty
much always smiling. Either that or my height.
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
1) All the Harry Potter books, the Golden Compass series, anything
by Dean Koontz
2) My favorite movie is Tommy Boy. Some that are close to being my
favorite: The Big Lebowski, Boondock Saints, Pulp Fiction, Full
Metal Jacket, and The Hangover. There are a ton more though, I love
watching movies.
3) Seether, Shinedown, The Fray, Blue October, Papa Roach, Matt
Nathanson, Ernie Halter, Bascom Hill, All American Rejects, Dierks
Bentley, Toby Keith, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Frank Sinatra.
Again, there's tons more. My 60 gb iPod is full of music. I give a
lot of different kinds of music a chance too. I'm pretty open to
new music. You never know if you're going to like it or not until
you give it that chance.
4) Italian, BBQ, Sushi. I'm willing to try pretty much any food.
I'm a huge fan of good food, fancy or not. The Food Network is on
my TV a lot.
The six things I could never do without
1) Computer/Internet - pretty much endless amounts of time-wasting
fun
2) Blackberry - lets me stay connected to pretty much
everything
3) Good Friends - always there for me
4) Laughter - without laughter, life wouldn't be the same
5) Sports - I have a slightly competitive side and I love watching
them
6) My Car - I love my car
I spend a lot of time thinking about
Future endeavors. Where I'll end up, at the very least for the
beginning of my career. If I feel especially day-dreamy, I'll
wonder about where I'll end up later on. I also think about how
everything works out in life, where I've been, and how the past has
shaped my life.
And the perfect ratio of PB to J in a PB&J sandwich...it never
seems quite right.
On a typical Friday night I am
Typical Friday nights recently have become "chill night". My buddy
and I start the evening at my place by having a few drinks and
playing some Wii. Then we head over to our favorite bar, eat
popcorn, and try to relax.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit here
My name is Brad.
You should message me if
you share any of the same interests as me, or if you've enjoyed any
part of my profile.
I'm honestly not looking for anything to happen by being on this
site. I originally joined in high school because a friend had told
me about the quizzes. If you're looking for some kind of romance,
then good luck to you, but I don't think I'll ever fall for someone
online, there's way too much opportunity to create a false self on
here. I'll stick to the old-fashioned way of meeting people. But
who knows, right? Maybe you'll be the one to prove my thinking
wrong.