I'm a full time live aboard, for you land lubbers, that means I live on a boat. Or should I say yacht? That does sound cooler...and according to Webster's it's true ;) It's a 34' catamaran called the Grouchy Turtle to be exact. I recently escaped my cubicle and the real life version of Office Space. Now I'm working on my plan to cut the dock lines, escape NJ, and cruise full time, maybe even sail around the world. But just heading South to escape those NE winters will be a nice start.

So, who wants to come with me?

PS - I'm not against moving back on land someday, but not until the adventure is over and it would have to be someplace tropical and close to the ocean.

Working on my boat, and planning my...or...uh, our escape. Didn't you read that last part?

Anything that doesn't require me to be in a cubicle and allows me to work from off-site...REALLY far off-site.

Bitching about another mediocre season by the Rangers and crying over the fact that I'm no longer a blueseater.

I rode 70 miles in Philly LIVESTRONG Challenge without doing any training at all. Does that count?

Keeping neutral buoyancy and nearly perfect trim in a ripping current while taking close up shots of barracuda. The pictures didn't come out that great...but it took some skill just to take them in the first place.

I'm pretty good at handling a boat...I hope? Otherwise this is going to be a really short trip.

My eyes

I look...alright and maybe I act young for my age (AKA: I'm a smart ass).

I may be a little obsessed with scuba and the whole sailing away thing.

The Last Dive, Shadow Divers, anything scuba and sailing related. These days, mostly cruising guides, navigation and boat handling, maintenance and repair guides, live aboard how to's, etc.

Superbad, Cloverfield, Matrix, 300, Star Wars, Austin Powers, Airplane, Gladiator, Lord of the Rings, Aliens, The Crow, Fight Club, Young Frankenstein, Spaceballs, Full Metal Jacket, Saving Private Ryan, Office Space, Tropic Thunder, Terminator, and too many more to list.

Beatles, Foo Fighters, Police, U2, Parliament, KISS, Iron Maiden, Alice In Chains, Bob Marley, Pink Floyd, Prince, ACDC, Live, Van Halen, STP, Hendrix, Sponge, Zepplin, Stevie Wonder, Sex Pistols, Linkin Park, Billy Idol, Clash, Cult, Ramones, blah blah blah, etc. etc. etc.

Sushi, lobster, cheese steaks, Thai, Mexican, Guiness (there is food in beer, right?), rum (I'm a pirate...are you really surprised!)

Dive gear
Bike
Cameras...does underwater housing count as cameras?
Laptop
Boat...does the the dinghy make that count as two things?
The ocean
& YOU ;)

Yeah, I know that's more than 6. Can we just put cameras and laptop together and call it geeky electronic toys?

Sailing away to someplace with white sandy beaches and palm trees. Diving all day in clear blue water, in between napping on deck after drinking too much rum.

I don't know yet. I just moved here?

Sitting on the boat, trying to relearn guitar, so when I escape I can be a traveling musician instead of working on a computer all day.

Or at a movie or dinner with friends.

Well if I told you, it really wouldn't be private anymore, would it?

You're for scuba, or you want to escape on a small catamaran.

You understand that I don't expect you to meet me and then want to escape on that catamaran next week...but if you do, that's ok too.

You REALLY do have a sense of humor and appreciate sarcasm, unlike people who claim to in their profile, but wouldn't recognize either if it jumped up and smacked them in the face.

The first question you ask me ISN'T, "Do you really live on a boat?" No, I made it up to seem mysterious ;) Or did I? Let's just say that if the boat thing is a deal breaker, you shouldn't waste our time.

You just feel like hanging out with a crazy guy who lives on a boat, until he cuts his dock lines and sails away.

You like cuddling. It's starting to get cold on this damn boat!

Most importantly, if you have no intention of actually meeting someone in person, DON'T message me. The act really interested and then "POOF!" vanish into thin air thing, is really getting old. Besides, I have enough fake friends who I'll probably never meet in real life on facebook. I really don't need any more, thanks.