I love tossing frisbees, hiking, swimming, and snowshoeing. I write, draw occasionally, do stand-up comedy, love travelling, trying new things, good food and cooking for myself. I work with kids, and would like to do so in the future, too.

I love Pearson's Nut Rolls, but I think that Mr. Goodbar is the most under-appreciated bar of the Hershey's franchise. When I was little, I loved to play that game where you spin the globe and point to the spot where you're going to go on vacation. Actually, I still like to play that game....

I am looking for a woman around my age who shares some of my interests. Somebody who is independent and self-confident. Somebody who likes going out, but can have long conversations at home, too. Somebody who is looking for new adventures. If you can appreciate a good sense of humor-- and especially if you can make me laugh-- move to the front of the line!

I am creative, corky, and adventurous

I work for a non-profit agency in Pittsburgh, PA, working with kids in the families and youth department. I plan on attending Chatham to earn my MFA-Creative Writing in the Fall (2012). I worked with kids back home in Minnesota, too, graduated from
the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul with a History major and English and German minors. I may attend law school or a graduate program in history eventually, but for now am committed to my MFA....

Making my friends laugh, and making strangers comfortable. I've done stand-up comedy before, love it, and am trying to get back into it.

I like to cook, and I LOVE trying new food. I like to travel, and am in search of new adventures-- I want to go skydiving...

My seasonally-appropriate sweaters.

Books? Too many to count...I like classics straight out of the cannon: anything by Hemmingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, or Steinbeck. Or Flannery O'Connor. I'm also a History geek, so I like reading about History. "A Brief History of Byzantium" is one of my favorites. Otherwise, "Freakanomics" and "Sidewalk" for non-fiction. I've been known to read an absurdist play now and again, too.

For movies, anything National Lampoon, Coen Bros, or Monty Python. I like scary movies, but don't tend to get very scared by them. For oldies, Patton, The Right Stuff, Twelve Angry Men, and Dr. Strangelove.

I love music. REM is my all-time favorite band. But I like any alternative, folk-alternative, rock, or some hip-hop (particularly Rhymesayers). I like old folk and country from Woodie Guthrie to Harry Chapin and John Denver. Also, traditional Irish music: Clancy Bros and anything by The Pogues.

In no particular order:

My laptop
My family
My best friends
Changes in the Seasons
The Twins
Quality beers

The future.

Drinking and chatting with friends, or at a party that they've decided to throw.

I like Nicholas Cage. Especially "The Weatherman." I know nobody else likes him....if that's a deal-breaker, sorry....my mind is made up.

You'd like to. I am attracted to confidence in a woman. If you think you'd like to get to know me better, please take a chance and message me, because I'll be honest, I'm not on here often and might not message you first...