i'm laid back and try to be as drama free as possible. i work from home, make my own schedule. just living life doing what i love and would love to meet someone who calls instead of texts, who likes to stay in bed in the morning, who can not be a freak about commitment or falling in love, and who doesn't bring his old baggage into his new relationship.

trying to find a perfect balance of work and fun, and make enough money to allow me to do everything i wanna do. more specifically, i'm a photographer. my job is my life, but my life is not all about my job. i make time for the people I care about, and don't play games.

eating, karaoke, using sticky notes, sleeping, cooking, volleyball, being happy, owning my shit, hearing tv's while they're muted, parallel parking, being blunt, not getting jealous, and i try really hard to be self-aware

i made a goal several years back to go at least 2 new places in the world every year. so far i'm on track, but i haven't decided where to go this year yet... any ideas?

People have told me that I'm intimidating. I go back and forth on whether that's a good thing... But don't be, the worst you'll ever get from me is honesty.

i love all food, literally. and I'm a really really good cook.

chuck palahniuk, kerouac, the glass castle, i read the madeliene l'engle 'wrinkle in time' series a lot because it reminds me of being a kid and i always wanted to hang out with charles wallace, perks of being a wallflower

almost anything by judd apatow, pixar or with daniel craig, toni collette, maggie gyllenhaal, or paul dano

dexter, walking dead, breaking bad, the office, portlandia, united states of tara, parks & rec, californication.. i watch netflix a lot when i'm home editing photos

frank ocean, the national, the weeknd, beloved, hey mercedes, anything 90's, postal service, 311 (yes still), lana del ray, the shins, outcast, washed out, asap rocky, timbaland, tom petty, bruce springsteen, tribe/anything q-tip, pharrell, justin timberlake (don't act like you don't like him, despite your best efforts) bowie... so many more

-meat
-bobbi pins
-a camera
-champagne
-nail polish
-friends and family

running a business, the people i love, how to make myself a better person, food.

Almost nothing about my schedule is typical.

The main reason I paint my nails all the time is so I don't bite them. It's the only habit I've ever had and this seems to work. Oh and if I'm stoned I rock the shit outta some emoji's.

-you have more to say than just 'hey' or 'i like your tattoos'
-you're taller than me. in all honesty, i'm really not attracted to shorter men.
-you're laid back and honest, you know what you want and don't wanna play games
-you have facial hair, tattoos, are kinda nerdy, you like eating and drinking delicious things, you're open minded, and in general just super awesome.