Chicago native who moved west to go to Cal. Been here ever since. Trying to keep Oakland a secret.
I'm hoping to meet someone who enjoys the same things that I do -- music, film, food, travel -- generic but true.
I'm outgoing in a paradoxically introverted sort of way. Working on being more social and living in the moment.
I'm an optimistic realist. Or a pessimistic dreamer, depending on the day. I don't care who won the superbowl. But I will go to the party.

I work hard helping to catch financial criminals. I'm like Batman if he usually worked from a cubicle.
I'm always trying to figure out what makes me tick. I meditate and exercise -- of course not as much as I should. I believe in the middle path.
Working on starting my own business, so I can tell the boss to F off all day long.
Transforming my boring back yard into a killer garden. With chickens?

Playing the guitar.
Making you laugh.
Identifying mushrooms.
Fixing your computer.
Cooking you breakfast.

I don't really know.
There's a saying -- when you're young, you think everyone notices you. Later on you stop caring what people think. Then you get old and realize nobody was ever really watching.

movies
cronenberg, kubrick, wes anderson, pt anderson, pedro almodovar, errol morris, werner herzog, documentaries, zombies, rich linklater, hal hartley, coen bros, todd solondz, sergio leone
"The Sound of My Voice" was a great recent movie you should see.

music
coltrane, davis, ornette, tortoise, george harrison, pavement, bob mould, slint, jesus lizard, johnny cash, the wedding present, galaxie 500, mogwai
The Stork Club is a great place for a show. Remember 'The List'?

books
cormac mccarthy, bukowski, vonnegut, biographies, dan clowes, graphic novels, azzerrad, tape op magazine, world war Z, cooks illustrated, national geographic
Pretty much anything Oprah tells me to read.

comedy
mitch hedberg, sarah silverman, adam carolla

belgian beer, sangiovese, mendocino, basil hayden, peanut brittle ice cream, ebisu, pool, mushroom hunting, guitar, camping, schadenfreude, juaquin miller park, the salvation army
Go to the Trappist if you haven't. The Heart and Dagger is a great bar.

BART
electric blanket
3 hard boiled eggs
sweet tarts
my washburn

Human nature. Movies and film. Music. Psychology.
Whatever happened to waterbeds?

Playing pool.

My middle name is Kristofer. I always thought my mom chose this because of my German grandparents. Then at 30 years old I found out it was because she just really liked Kris Kristofferson. Who is Swedish. And spells his name with two "Fs". Parents do the darndest things.

You know a great place for sushi.
You want to play pool.
You can help me with my German skills.
Or any other reason.