I'm 26, I have 99 problems but the bitch aint one, (woe is me, I'm so vulnerable, lulz) and I've recently moved back to Mount Vernon. I'm looking to go out and have some fun, and if it turns into something, I'm totally fine with that.

I'm an interesting, educated, individual trying, like everyone else to maybe, just maybe, one day find that special someone.

When it comes to dating I'm sort of old fashioned, I open doors and pull out chairs, and I usually have to pay for everything or else I feel like a scrub.

If we ever go out and it doesn't work, I'll rap a love song to your little brother to make him fall in love with me, then I'll break up with him and call him a fag. JK! (My gay friend told me to leave this on here because it was effin funny, I'm not a hater...gays show me how to dress.)

I'm enrolled at a University, with a major in political science. I sort of got a late start on things, but it's not slowing me down. I am determined to soon be involved in politics, because if there's one state that will reward a crooked politician, it's Illinois. Things can really only improve from here, right?

I feel that it's good to have a long-term plan, and prefer to leave the day to day stuff spontaneous, or else I have a tendency to get bored.

I read a ton of philosophy, and, given the track record of executed philosophers, hopefully this makes me sound more dangerous and like a bit of a bad boy. Now I'm picturing Plato dressed up like Fonzie from Happy Days, and that's actually pretty damn awesome. Maybe I'll do that for Halloween next year.

Stirring up a delightful cocktail, hurtling down back roads in a sports car, back rubs, winning debates, writing, a-hole come backs, cooking about three different meals, and making a fool out of myself on youtube.

I think it's a given that I'm not very good at talking about the things that I'm good at...and I hope that doesn't come across as redundant as it reads.

O, and I forgot one other very important thing - making feminists fix me a sandwich for the lulz. Yes, I can pull it off, and while I don't actually have a problem with feminists (Emma Goldman, anyone?), I do love irony.

Around here? I would have to say that it's easy to notice that I am not a red neck.

I use the word "fap" a lot.

I also use big words when I generally shouldn't, which can be either amusing or annoying depending on your take of things. I'd like to *think* that usually it's amusing, or maybe even charming, depending on your BAC.

I enjoy reading philosophy (generally with a political slant, such as Kant, Hegel, or Debord), and history. I dabble in fiction from time to time, and have read a few plays in my day - if you know who/what Titus Andronicus is, we will get along swimmingly.

The movies I like are usually comedy, drama, or every now and again, the rare action flick. I also like videos by writer, director, and actor Chad Warden. The C - Wizzle. Chad Pappy. His shit is BALLLINNN.

Musically, I enjoy just about everything except new country music - I have 30-40 gigs of tunes, and several hundred cd's. Some of my favorite bands are Zeromancer, Marilyn Manson, Ben Folds, Bowling for Soup, Eve 6, 3oh!3, The White Rose Movement, Iris, She Wants Revenge, The Veronicas, And One, Basshunter, Black Light Burns, Imperative Reaction, Filter, White Tie Affair, The Crystal Method, Econoline Crush, Ludacris, and, Porcelain and the Tramps, Stabbing Westward, Kid Cudi, Wolfsheim, A Perfect Circle, HIM, Mickey Avalon, Shiny Toy Guns, Rush, Deftones, The Birthday Massacre, and...uh...a lot more than that but I'm too lazy to list them all, and I'm fairly sure that I wouldn't have the space even if I wanted to.

As for food, there isn't much that I'm not into, but I have a general preference towards things off the grill, mainly because I like to grill for my friends and I enjoy the whole "cook out" atmosphere.

My friends, they've helped me through a lot of things, and I only hope that I will be around when they need it to return the favor. They're also an extremely good time, obviously.

Family - While I live quite a distance away from them, we still try to help each other out when possible.

My car - It just so happens that at the moment I'm stuck driving a lame people mover, after 8 years of owning sports cars it's a real pain in the ass, and it bothers me more than I care to admit. However, it still gets me where I "need" to go, as that I am still affected with some sort of odd and insatiable wanderlust, and, to me, nothing is more fun than exploring back roads and finding new things forgotten by the rest of the world. It's like being Indiana Jones without the Nazis, only rural cops asking "do you know how fast you were going?". Of course I always do, but I lie, and to this day I've only ever had two speeding tickets...quite the accomplishment. Sorry if all of this seems like something a 16 year old would do, but driving is one of the few things that I completely and totally enjoy. But hey, if you ever end up dating me you've always got a ride.

Music - I always have tunes of some sort playing, it's a huge part of my life, even though personally I have no musical capability, other than perhaps the wax paper comb. Sometimes I "DJ" at my parties and everyone tells me how much I suck at it - good times.

An outlet for artistic expression - For this I use things such as my camera or camcorder (now filming in high def, yay). Sometimes, with the help of friends, I film what, to us at least, is comedy videos and toss them on you tube. I think after almost a year of posts our channel is up to almost 14 subscribers, which is commendable, given the quality of our work. I also like to write, usually when I'm stressed, because it helps me to "step back" and put things in perspective. I also dabble in writing fiction and hell, if I ever finish a book, I could be happy being a writer.

Beer - I'm hardly an alchie, I just really enjoy pretentious beer with food and at social events. It's so much fun to have something in hand, ready to clank, at any sort of witty comment or random object that catches fire.

The future, world problems, world solutions, friends and family, and, every now and again, myself.

Sometimes I try to decide if evolution really is monkey - man - gun.

Questioning the validity of studying history since tragedy after tragedy repeats itself.

Trying to figure out how to make socialism work...the idea of so much wealth in the hands of so few while people are suffering tends to piss me off.

I try to figure out why it's so hard for so many people to suck it up and do the right thing - it seems like greed is always a factor in nearly every aspect of everyday life.

Now I'm wondering if that last bit of stuff is too emo, but I guess that's just who I am - I see a myriad of problems and I hope to find a way to fix them.

Hanging out with friends, and getting into , um, "heated philosophical debates" over drinks.
Sometimes I get the crew together and we work on filming things, as of right now I'm working on making a "real" movie. It's actually quite fun to be messing with camera angles and assorted lighting, and trying to edit everything into a decent looking package.
Sometimes, in warmer weather, we head out to cemeteries and derelict buildings armed to the teeth with high tech equipment to try to stir up some supernatural stuff. Childish? Hell yes. Fun? Yeah, nothing is funnier then seeing a group of grown men almost poop themselves over a field mouse running amok in the bushes.
So far I've gotten a picture of what looks like a face in what is clearly a cloud of second hand smoke. Is it proof of the afterlife? I certainly hope not...If I die and there is life after death I sure as hell don't want to spend it floating around in cemeteries, it seems like a total bummer.

Sometimes I pee when I laugh, and I really hate to admit how hard it is to sound amusing in a box on a dating website.

I haven't really anything to hide, no skeletons in the closet, no warrants out as far as I'm aware, etc etc. If you want to know anything about me, feel free to ask, and I will be happy to answer.

If you know your age but don't always act it, can handle your own affairs but never too proud to ask for help, if you have an IQ over that of the average marsupial, and if you want to have fun with a guy that will make you feel like the center of the universe.

I haven't the slightest idea what to do with the multitude of winks that I get, and while appreciated, I am terrible at initiating a follow up e-conversation...I have a very different sense of humor and it my emails never seem to go over very well, as it's hard sometimes to convey a certain tone using solely text. What a shit deal.

That being said, if you would like to chat/email etc just go ahead and hit me up, and I will try to respond soon.