I recently created a bar treasure hunt on the back of a napkin and instantly made a dozen new friends.

I won the stein holding competition at Oktoberfest in NH last year.

I'm interested in meeting people who are committed to compassion and peace and who are total rock stars. Not one or the other. Both.

After taking a poll, the most popular adjectives my friends use to describe me are:
Passionate
Life of the party (that's not an adjective, but we'll let that slide)
Playful
Courageous
Sexy
Outgoing
Interested/inquisitive
Optimistic
Vivacious
Fearless
Artsy
Spiritual

I moved back to Somervllle about a year ago and am soaking up all the arts, culture, bars, farmers markets, and friendly hipsters it has to offer. As much as I love to travel, I also love where my home is.

This week - going to the Elliot Norton Awards (our local version of the Tonys), changing over my house & wardrobe for summer, and going to NYC with my dad.

Oh, you mean in general? Generally, I'm biking, meditating, dancing, practicing yoga, running, singing at karaoke (or just in the kitchen to myself), seeing a movie, playing guitar with friends, hitting a farmers market, catching a concert or theater performance, or painting a piece of furniture.

Talking to strangers, hamstring stretches, forgiving, cheering for little league baseball, scrabble, using chopsticks, washing my dishes right away, showing appreciation for my unpaid interns, making eggs over easy, flirting, wearing hats, commanding a crowd, making friends with the bartender, budgeting, writing poetry, sauntering, convincing people to dance

My smile or my legs. Or the spinach in my teeth.

Rather than make a laundry list, I'd much rather give you a slice of what I'm enjoying this week:

The Place Beyond the Pines, The Great Gatsby

Bored to Death

Sleigh Bells, Flaming Lips, Wolf Gang, Rocknrolla soundtrack, the Kinks, Jake Owen, 2Pac, Matthew Sweet, CAKE, Ludacris, an assortment of bluegrass bands my friend just turned me on to

Kale.
I'm on a juice detox + tons of veggies and fruit this week following a week of gastronomic delights, including more bourbon and bacon than I really care to own up to.

Fuel by Naomi Shihab Nye
The Wise Heart by Jack Kornfield
The Great Work of Your Life by Stephen Cope
Best Women's Travel Writing 2008
Bust Magazine
Boston Globe & The Week magazine

First and foremost, chapstick.
Then, laughter, romance, new frontiers, art of all kinds (theater, music, dance...), and my chiropractor.

Food and sex, if we're being honest. Also, I've lately been wondering how to make my bike and helmet glow in the dark. Currently researching options.

At a theater, concert, or party.

I'm lying about my age in this profile.

- you dig theater, indie movies, sex, modern art, travel, and philosophical & political conversation
- you're naturally a take charge kind of guy - confident, passionate, comfortable, and equanimous
- you are fascinated by how the human mind works
- your work isn't just to pay the bills
- you have a bicycle, a beard, or a tattoo or two
- you had a dream about a girl that looked oddly like me
- you don't have a picture of you with babies or puppies on okc unless said babies or puppies are yours