Hey folks! Self-summary, eh? I knew this e-dating thing had a catch. Hard to stuff oneself into a box. But here are some things you should know in no particular order, both good and bad. Want to give an honest perspective herein, not just the shiny version. Ok, here's some stuff...

Walking contradiction, intentionally so. Being a stereotype is boring! I prefer to be several, sometimes conflicting stereotypes at once. Smart and feed on the intellectual side of life. I have many nerdy proclivities, including reading, crossword puzzles, excel modeling, and a general love of knowledge. I'm a bit of a goofball. really enjoy telling jokes and making people laugh. Love hearing jokes good enough to laugh at even more. The word "donkey" cracks me up, has for years. Humor, man. What could be better? Ridden a motorcycle as sole means of transportation for the last ten years (though I intend to buy a car before ski season!). Riding a harley is a big part of who I am. I love the freedom of the open road and the counter-culture aspect of the biker world. I ride alone or with my father/friends, rarely in bigger groups than that. Can you have two religions? I'd say Motorcycling and skiing both qualify.

And some more stuff...

Believe in being nice. Sounds lame, but it's important. I think politeness is a great virtue. I try my best to be considerate. I don't always succeed, and there are still some selfish blind spots in my peripheral, but I make an honest effort to change them when I find them. Competitive. I grew up in a family that stressed doing one's best in all things. Though I ardently bucked that line of thinking during my rebellious youth it remains part of who I am, and stands in conflict with another part of me that values relaxation and loosening my grip on ambition. Had a stellar education. It was the greatest gift I've ever received, thanks mom and dad. When it comes to the children I hope to have one day, nothing will be more important than education after basic needs. I'm a romantic - not just when it comes to you wonderful women, but in a "life" sense.

To end this zigzagging self-summary, I'm lookin for brains, beauty, personality. The complete package. Though physically beauty is necessary, it is far from sufficient. If you aren't smart and curious about life it won't work out.

If I haven't scared you off, read on...

An open-ended question to be sure.

Having just moved here, right now i'm taking advantage of the disruption in the routine of life to reject some old habits and build new ones, the most important of which is setting a balance between work and having a life (used to be a banker, a profession that is singularly unbalanced). I recently got into golf, which is infuriating but I love it anyway. I'm exploring new ways to stay in shape like spinning (getting my ass kicked by women all the time is humbling and awesome). Meeting new people. Making an effort to expand my network of friends - I've found it gets harder to do as I get older, and much of that has to do with my own reluctance.

Thinking, skiing, motorycle riding (but not maintenance sadly), being nice to you, laughing, golf (well, maybe one day), self-deprecation, eating peanut butter, not taking it too seriously whenever I'm not taking it seriously, and playing with dogs.

Things I need to improve upon: Obeying traffic laws (if I ever get a jay-walking ticket here, which I undoubtedly will, I have no idea how i'll react to the officer - if he/she's on a Segue I'll probably make 'em chase me). Sufferin' fools. Being better at communicating frustration to a significant other, especially when they're the source. There are others, of course...

I'm guessing tallishness, cowboy boots, and the gap between my two front teeth, in that order.

People make seriously long lists in this section! I've chosen to be verbose elsewhere in this profile, here's a light smattering.

Books: Refuse to even start, there are just too many and I love them all like a parent loves their children. My favorite author is Barbara Tuchman.

Movies: All three Chris Nolan Batmans. Talladega Nights. Old Boy. Winter's Bone. The Informers. Any IMAX movie shown in a museum. Each item in the list is as different from one another as can be, as are the hundreds more unlisted. I have eclectic taste in movies.

Shows: Almost anything on HBO (Wire is top 3 all-time). AMC is like HBO deux, Mad Men and Breaking Bad are the jam. Anything written by Aaron Sorkin, he's got my vote for best writer in the history of TV (WW is top 3 all-time). Jeopardy. Stewart and Colbert. Downton Abbey. And while we're on the subject of PBS, The Newshour is awesome! It's the only source of TV news left in America that reports real news. Sportscenter.

Music and Food: I'm running out of list-making steam, maybe i'll come back to update later. Suffice to say I'm a fan of both (duh).

Maslow's hierarchy has it covered, but here are six and more idiosyncrasies that fit somewhere within: Peanut butter, spaghetti carbonara the way mom makes it, hot tubs, crossword puzzles, literature, snow-blanketed mountains, campfires. Hope that the world will be wiser than it has been. The electricity generated in a woman's fingertips. Lying naked in bed together. Good jokes. Bad jokes. Laughter. Alone time. Imagination.

If I tell you that then you're in.

Out at a bar with friends. At a small party at a friend's house (wish I had more of these in my life). Hosting the same (see previous parenthetical). Reading a book on my couch. Seeing whatever's playing at the Cinerama (love that theater, Paul Allen's all right by me). Heading up to the mountain for a ski weekend. Riding my harley around the state or to Montana, Canada, Oregon. Going to sleep early in anticipation of Saturday am golfing. Fitnessing. Thinking. Once in a great while, working. Trying my best not to be typical.

I'm the worlds tallest leprechaun.

You're interested in meeting me! Chatting once or twice via internet is fine, but wouldn't it better if we just took a lil' chance and met out there in reality-land? It's hard to get a real impression of you by looking at a computer screen.