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idlewhistler

23 / M / straight / Single

Washington, District of Columbia

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White
Height
5' 8" (1.72m).
Body Type
Athletic
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New friends, Long-term dating, Short-term dating, Activity partners
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No
Drinks
Sometimes
Drugs
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Education
Graduated from college/university
Job
Entertainment / Media
Income
Kids
Pets
Languages
English (Fluently), Spanish (Fluently)

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I am burly, criminally-minded, and kidding about those.

My Self-Summary

I'm originally from a small town in central Texas (though twang-free). I moved to DC for school and am still here for some reason or another (mainly because I really like my job and where I live).

I don't take anything too seriously, least of all myself (which is good because I am a walking farce). Which isn't to say I'm a nihilist. Things should just be kept in perspective. Missing the bus isn't something that upsets me; injustice, sure.

I think it displays a lot of grace to admit that you're just an insignificant speck on the face of the universe. I also think being a speck is great because you get to do all sorts of fun speck stuff like laugh and love and travel and learn new languages and draw pictures of robots.

What I’m doing with my life

I work in TV. It's pretty fun. When I'm not doing that I'm riding my bike around and singing my "bikes are better than cars" song to motorists as I pass them in rush hour. Lyrics upon request. Also playing with my ragtag softball team on the weekends. We've lost every game but one so far, but hell if we haven't had fun doing it. If it were up to me we'd call ourselves the Worse News Bears. In fact, if more things were left up to me the world would be a much more hilarious place.

I’m really good at

Busting a move. Whistling idly (see how I tied it back to the username there?). Making machines do what I want them to do. City biking. Making up new swears. Scrabble. Playing the devil's advocate in spirited intellectual debate just to get you riled up.

The first things people usually notice about me

widow's peak.

My favorite books, movies, music, and food

Books: Garcia Marquez, Shakespeare, Vonnegut, Steve Toltz

Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Children of Men, Amadeus, The Sting, The Departed, Before Sunrise/Sunset, Down By Law, Wet Hot American Summer. Also it doesn't really count as a movie but if you've seen and appreciate "Wizard People, Dear Reader," you get an instant 50,000 bonus points.

Music: Ghostland Observatory, Joanna Newsom, Decemberists, M. Ward, St. Vincent, Whatever's cool these days I have no idea

Food: Anything from the southern hemisphere

The six things I could never do without

My bike
Food, constantly
The misfortune of others
Someone to laugh with
My manpurse (yes, that's right. and no, it's not a "satchel," you're not kidding anyone but yourself)
Hands

I spend a lot of time thinking about

Language and culture. Whether I should move to Spain. The vastness of the cosmos. What I'm going to eat next. Sex. Drugs. Rock and/or roll.

On a typical Friday night I am

Having good beer with good friends and laughing about dumb shit. Either that or writing the next great American novel.

The most private thing I’m willing to admit here

Well, I cry easily at movies. Mainly ones where parents are reunited with children or children are reunited with pets.

Actually the fact that I have a profile on here is probably my safest-guarded secret of all in real life (this place is cool and all but I can't help being supremely embarrassed). So you already know something about me that not a single one of my best friends knows. No blackmail plz.

You should message me if

you've got a song in your heart, a bounce in your step, a feather in your cap, your heart on your sleeve, or any combination of the above.

or you play the harpsichord.