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39 / M / Straight / Single

Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Ethnicity
White
Height
5′ 9″ (1.75m).
Body Type
Average
Diet
Strictly anything
Smokes
No
Drinks
Socially
Drugs
Religion
Atheism but not too serious about it
Sign
Virgo but it doesn’t matter
Education
Working on Ph.D program
Job
Student
Income
Offspring
Doesn’t have kids, but might want them
Pets
Has dogs
Speaks
English, Spanish (Poorly)

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My self-summary
I'm moving to Cambridge in the late summer, so if you're looking for something to do this weekend, I'm not your man. But if you want to chat, or if you know of a great roommate situation for a man and his dog...

I'm dependable, even-keeled, and curious (as in curious about things, not as in a little odd).

As far as relationships go, I believe in equal partnerships (it comes from having two sisters). I'd prefer a woman who likes to cook, but only because I'd like to have a partner in the kitchen (I'll totally be sous chef if it's your recipe, as long as you return the favor). I'd prefer someone with an open diet (okay, by that I mean an omnivore), because I think sharing a home-cooked meal matters (although I've seen mixed-diet relationships work just fine). In my book, dinner parties beat house parties.

I like hoppy ale, peety scotch, rare burgers, roast chicken, brussel sprouts, a real breakfast (every day), extra pulpy orange juice, french roast coffee, season 1 of BSG, season 2 of the Wire (the rest is great, too, I'm just sayin'), every moment of Deadwood, Preston Sturges movies, Casablanca (in HD, especially), Friday Night Lights (the TV show), late 19th century British novels, mid-20th century American drama, Andre Kertesz, Henri Cartier-Bresson, listening to Italian opera while I work, building computers from parts, Gatsby, Hemingway (Ernest, though I had a crush on Mariel back in the day), the craggy Oregon coastline, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Madeleine Peyroux, and autumn.

Dogs bring the happy. My dog rocks. Seriously.
What I’m doing with my life
I'm working on my PhD in Political Science (International Relations and the politics of U.S. Foreign Policy). Because what women isn't looking for a nearly 40-year-old grad student? On the plus side, I get $20 student discounts to the opera.
I’m really good at
I make a mean bolognese sauce. And banana bread. And pancakes from scratch (the special ingredient is cayenne pepper). And my life improved substantially when I discovered how easy it is to make biscuits and sausage gravy (as long as you don't have to make the biscuits from scratch).

Not saying I'm really good at it (yet), but I'm working on Sichuan and Hunan cooking also (thank you, Fuchsia Dunlop).

Okay, so all these are about cooking, I know. Right now it's my chief hobby.
The first things people usually notice about me
Either the beard (slightly reddish) or the eyes (mostly greenish)
Favorite books, movies, shows, music, and food
Books:

The Great Gatsby (like the Grand Canyon, it really is that good)
Jude the Obscure
Time's Arrow
The Sun Also Rises
David Copperfield
The Adventures of Augie March
The Secret Agent
Lolita
Slaughterhouse Five
The Perfect Spy

Movies:
Tree of Life
Days of Heaven
The Last Picture Show
Jaws
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Breaking Away
Doctor Zhivago
Once Upon a Time In America
Modern Times
Pan's Labyrinth
Once
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
You Can Count on Me

Disaster movies are a guilty pleasure. If I studied film instead of politics, I'd probably write a dissertation on the natural disaster as metaphor for family disruption.

Music:
Tom Waits
Los Lobos
Leonard Cohen
The Beatles: Revolver and Abbey Road ("She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" gets me every.single.time)
Nick Drake
Gillian Welch

TV (kind of an addict):
Deadwood (worst cancellation decision ever)
The Wire
Arrested Development (second worst cancellation decision ever)
Battlestar (shut up) Galactica -- until about halfway through season 2
Friday Night Lights
Top Chef
Homicide: Life on the Streets (esp. seasons 1 and 2)
Breaking Bad
American Horror Story
Walking Dead

Food:
The best meal I've ever had was at a tiny dysfunctional place in Chicago called Schwa -- especially good was the duck breast with truffled sweet potato mash on a brussel sprout leaf.

If I were to go on a gastro-tourism trip, I would definitely start in Asia (China, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, and India).

In Chicago:
Villains (they put fried shrimp on a burger!)
Kasia's Pierogi
Geno's East pizza (with the layer of sausage, thanks)
Ed's Potsticker House
Pekin House egg rolls (left-over from childhood)
May St. Cafe (say hello to Mario and Lupe for me)
Flo and Santos (best pepperoni ever)
The six things I could never do without
Dog
Frying pan
Eggs
Brain work
Exercise
Salt (seriously, the nervous system can't function without it).
I spend a lot of time thinking about
The difference between morals and ethics.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit
"The West Wing" had a non-zero impact on my decision to study politics.
I’m looking for
  • Girls who like guys
  • Ages 27–40
  • Near me
  • Who are single
  • For long-term dating, short-term dating
You should message me if
you agree that the word, "intense" means very little on its own. It reminds me of a Bill Cosby bit about cocaine:

"I said to a guy, 'Tell me, what is it about cocaine that makes it so wonderful,' and he said, 'Because it intensifies your personality.' I said, 'Yes, but what if you're an asshole?'"

Also, liking Ayn Rand is a deal-breaker. I don't date adolescents.

And you have to accept that I think Malcolm Gladwell is a tool. If you want to understand tipping points, read Thomas Schelling instead.

And I couldn't care less about celebrities getting married, getting divorced, dying, killing, having children, yelling at their children, losing weight, gaining weight, or checking into rehab.