Working to live in it, but not living to work in it...Finding humor in most of it...Exploring new things...Traveling whenever possible...Minimizing dull moments...Avoiding negativity...Helping wherever I can...Always striving to make it better...Living in the present but always thinking about the future...Loving the ones I love...Making the most of it...

Sports...Speaking my mind...Trivia...Adapting to almost any situation...Remembering things...Making it to the gym...Reading...Listening...Paying attention...Sarcasm...Picking up on the small things...Brightening up a room...Bringing a smile to a face...

My extroverted personality, and my "infectious" smile... ;)

Books: This list could go on forever...Non-fiction at the moment...Can't seem to shake it as of late...Psychology, Sociology, Global Economics, History, Autobiographies...Authors worthy of note, Malcolm Gladwell, Thomas Friedman, Chuck Klostermann, Jack Keroauc, William Burroughs, Alan Ginsberg, Aldous Huxley, Chuck Palahniuk, Fareed Zakaria, Hunter S. Thompson, All Transcendentalists authors etc...

Movies: Another list that can go for miles...Any Scorcese, Kubrick, Soderbergh, or Cohen Bros movie...Every year I do my best to make it a point to see every movie that's nominated for Best Picture...Not a "movie snob" per se, but those movies, as a collective whole, are usually the best ones...Not too say I don't appreciate stupid ass humor, and the occasional Michael Bay movie...Although anymore, I seem to have an adverse reaction to any new Nicholas Cage movie...

Shows: Boardwalk Empire, Californication, True Blood, Shameless, Archer, No Reservations, Real Time, The Layover, Bored to Death,House of Lies, Dexter, American Horror Story, Game of Thrones, Always Sunny, Modern Family, 30 Rock, The Office, Arrested Development, Portlandia, SNL, Family Guy, Meet the Press, Fareed Zakaria GPS, and yes, ESPN...

Music: Actually this is the one that I have to generalize...No way in hell I can put them all in here...Soooo, let's begin, Jazz 1940's-1960's, early 50's -60's Lounge Crooners, Motown, Early R&B and Soul; Classic Rock, esp: Stones, Doors, Zeppelin, Beatles, The Who amongst others; Late 70's punk; 80's Glam rock; Shitty 80's music (guilty pleasure), 80's-90's East Coast Hip-Hop; 90's Alt-Rock; Mid 90's to modern day House/Trance music; Modern day fusion. Have yet to really categorize today's good acts but there are many...All in all I've got a very diverse taste in music...

Food: Really have yet to come across any foods I'm averse to, especially as I've gotten older...Although, I'm a sucker for Mediterranean, Mexican, French, Thai and Spanish Cuisine...

- Shower/Toothbrush (Hygiene is one answer)
- Cliched answers...Family, Friends, Food, Starbucks, Air etc, etc... (Once again, another bundled answer)
- Rationality and an Open Mind
- Sports/Gym (disclaimer: to anyone interested, I do carry a very healthy sports/life balance, but I don't know if I could ever go "completely" w/o)
- Music, Books, Art
- Constructive Criticism...Keeps me grounded and in check...

Why I'm thinking so much...

Depends on the week....Sometimes I want nothing more than to welcome the weekend with a bang that I've been thinking about since that horrible meeting on Wed; While other times I enjoy the spontaneity that comes over me when I realize I don't have anything to do the next day...So the long and short of it is that it's a week by week situation...

If you like to have good conversations; Have an appreciation for, and find a lot of humor in life; You like Pina Coladas; Are an Optimist yet also a realist; Have great self esteem and carry a good amount of self worth; Like Sports, but certainly not a deal breaker if not; Are the type of person who can call someone out if needed; Have confidence but can also be self deprecating; Finds a way to fit a healthy routine in their life, both mentally and physically...And obviously if you're interested in me... ;)