Hi! How are you? My name is Sean. I'm a super cool, really laid-back guy, and you should get to know me. Just because.

I'm in kind of a transition phase just now: working hard at slowing down, finding me again, de-stressing, gaining inner peace, setting new goals, facing the music. I'm starting with the man in the mirror. God I'm a cheeseball.

I'm open to friendship or more; it's whatever. I'd love to have a girlfriend, but I'm not actively seeking one, if that makes sense. I've been on some dates (good and bad) and made a few very cool friends as a result of OkCupid, but sometimes I just really enjoy wasting time on here taking tests and lurking the forums. Okay, I lurk profiles sometimes too. I just really like reading about people. I'm shy, but I secretly want to make out with all of you.

Oh, yeah: Please excuse the mess. After a few years, I felt it was time for a profile edit. It's a little disjointed, but so am I. In a good way.

I'm happier than I've been in a long while. I've completely given up smoking, and rarely drink. I am working out like a madman 6 or 7 days a week, which is no small surprise to myself. In my wildest dreams, I never thought I'd make it more than 30 paces of jogging without getting winded, much less become the type of person that would enjoy hours of a sweaty workout that didn't require getting naked. I've lost some fat, gained some muscle, and have been told I'm looking thinner, but I still have work to do. I'll try to get some new pictures up soon.

I am no longer tending bar or waiting tables. I even spent some time working at an assisted living facility, but have since been downsized and am enjoying a little unemployment vacation while waiting for my next great gig to begin (I've already gotten the job; just waiting for the start date). I'm still not sure what I want to when I "grow up", but I'm no longer letting that fact get me down. This "letting go" feels like an important step in actually figuring out my direction. It's only a matter of time now.

As a result of giving up slinging drinks, as well as losing the other job, I have drawn into my shell considerably. I can easily lose half of the day reading, and the other half just walking around the plaza and Westport (honk if you see me). I've had more time to devote to learning about and improving myself - body, mind and spirit. It's a little lonely, but so therapeutic. Come to think about it, I could probably use a workout buddy, or at least someone who can help me make sense of all this confusing heart rate gibberish. Wanna ride bikes? :P

Drawing, painting, acting, writing, cooking... really most anything creative.
Karaoke
Solving problems
Editing/tweaking anything, criticizing
MacGyvering solutions for everyday life
Listening to problems/being a shoulder to cry on
Giving/being attentive (in both naughty and nice situations)

and most recently:
Cardio
Digging for stamina / pushing my limits
Turning life's lemons into lemonade (but I can't drink lemonade. Anyone want this before I pour it out?)

Hmmm, usually that I look young for my age. I catch a fair amount of crap, as well as compliments for it. After first impressions are out of the way, people tend to comment on my mature attitude and shining sweetness. People also really like my genuine smile. I'm usually a jeans and t-shirt dude, but when I'm in the mood, I'll wear something a little more off-beat, in a "hip to be square" kinda way. I avoid the pricey stuff, and I get compliments on my style.

I get told to quiet down a lot, in the ironic sense, because I'm usually such a wallflower. Yeah, there's some shyness there, but I've had years to work on that, and can impose my ability to be heard and recognized at will, on a dime even. I can get very effing vocal when the situation calls for it. Usually when I'm quiet, it's because I'm deep in thought, or absorbing. I love to just chill and take the room in, my attention flitting from person to person, to inanimate object, to what was the name of that song a few minutes ago, to person again. I also prefer to edit (not to be mistaken for censor) myself, while those who comment on my quietness tend to be the type of people who will just let words fall out of their face stream-of-consciousness, which I can rarely bring myself to do, but sometimes envy. As utterances from my mouth go, it's a quality over quantity thing.

My favorite authors are Vonnegut, Salinger, Douglas Adams, Ayn Rand, John Irving, Stephen King. Movies: Old westerns, Coen brothers, Broken Lizard, Parker/Stone, Jackie Chan, Christopher Guest, Speilberg, Akira Kurosawa. I love all kinds of music, but I mostly listen to punk, ska, oldies, and 80s. My favorite foods are cheeseburgers, bbq, chicken & tomato pizza, greek, chinese, Jager , banana bread, tapioca pudding, and anything blackened. I'm not really eating any of that right now, though. :(

>my family and friends
>but also my solitude
>adventure
>affection
>freedom
>the money I saved by switching to Geico

Friends and loved ones, my surroundings, sex, the world, politics, work, people I see, brainstorming new ideas, sex, the future, shit-shit-what-did-I-do-with-my-keys. Pretty much what everyone thinks about.

Hanging with friends, roommates, or with my treadmill. Sometimes the odd family thing. I like to go out on the town, but I also don't see a weekend night at home as any kind of a waste.

I dunno, Cupid. Boxers?

Ask, I'll tell. :P

Screw if.

Do it :)