I enjoy the company of people who are discreetly inappropriate. For being so coordinated, I'm extremely clumsy. I take my shoes off when I walk in my house. I have a promising career that I actually like. I've worked out my entire adult life which allows me to eat crappy every once and a while. I stay in shape year round, not just when summer is approaching. After I wash my dog, I let her sleep on the bed with me because I love the crap out of her and I'm single. Sometimes I talk to her in an Italian accent and I don't know why because I'm not Italian. My conscience weighs on me heavily which prevents me from doing things I don't morally agree with. I like nice things so I work hard to achieve them, but I'm not consumed with materialism. I think the older we get, the more we realize this. I'm an old soul. I have really good friends and I've known most of them for a long time. I think I value the right things. I enjoy building, working on, and riding bicycles. If I could describe myself with one word it would be conscious. I would never want to be famous. I spend more time reading peoples comments on Yahoo news than the article itself; then I get pissed when they start to get racist.

I like being outdoors and have no problem with getting dirty. I still wear my retainer to bed. I rarely get sick and I attribute that to washing my hands frequently. I pride myself on being a respectable person. I won't message you just because you're attractive. I've been cutting my own hair since I was 12 and I still cut some of my friends hair. I don't eat the crust on bread. I wouldn't consider myself artsy but I'm creative. Arrogance disgusts me. I feel like I break many stereotypes. I'm more comfortable in small groups. I don't like being in loud crowded places. When I first meet someone I come off serious, but once I'm comfortable with people I will do anything and everything to make them laugh, because that makes me happy.

I pay attention to details. I believe in the principal of things. I have a weakness for french fries and women with bangs. I'm kind of a contrarian, and I can see how that's annoying. I need more patience. Sometimes I can be pessimistic with the world and what's going on in it but for the most part I believe I see things clearly. I'm ethnically and culturally sensitive. One of my best friends just told me I was the sweetest asshole he's ever known. I think the rain has its place and I can appreciate it. I'm constantly bumping my head on things- pipes at work, the kitchen cabinet door I left open, the undercarriage of my car when I'm changing my oil. I feel cleaning is therapeutic. I'm honest, probably to a fault. I'm rebellious and usually root for the underdog. I'm very observant, and I pick up on peoples character quickly. I'd think you're crazy if you spend $3.49 for a bottle of Fiji Water. I communicate well. I'm shy but probably more expressive than most. I think I'm funny as hell. I have manners. I've been told I have a quiet confidence about myself. I vote democratic all the way.

I'm in a really good place in my life and I think it stems from being secure with the person I've become and accepting people and things that I can't change.

I've lived on my own and have been self supporting since I was 18. Nothing was ever handed to me and everything I have I've done on my own. My experiences have shaped who I am and I have the upmost respect for successful people who didn't start out with ideal circumstances. I've learned a skilled trade that's been lucrative for me and I couldn't picture myself doing anything else. I wouldn't be lying if I said I love my job and I think a lot of guys in my field would say the same thing.

I have an AA in construction management. I've completed a 5 year program pertaining to fire protection and I'm currently doing another five year program for commercial plumbing and pipefitting. I've thought about opening up my own company after I finish but that takes balls and I don't know if I'm willing to risk losing my savings.

Reflective listening.
Making people laugh at my own expense.
Soldering, brazing, fitting, and welding pipe.
Sports.
Eye contact.
Instantly forgetting the names of people I just met.
Finding useless non verified information on the internet.
Breaking things down logically.
Being a contributing member to society.
Admitting when I'm wrong.

My personality or my huge breasts; I can't figure it out.

Books- Textbooks, blueprints, spiritual, healthy living. I read a book called Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts. It's lengthy but if you have the time I encourage you to read it. I'm currently reading Norwegian Wood.

Movies- I watch a lot of foreign films.

Music- R&B, Hip Hop, 80's light rock, blues, some alternative.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT9qM99l9Yk

Shows- Louie C.K., King of Queens, Breaking Bad, Big Bang Theory, Lockup, Judge Judy (she is a beast!), KQED, MSNBC.

Food- I prefer a good neighborhood hole in the wall restaurant. I don't need fancy table cloths, I don't need the waiter to crack my pepper, and I don't mind all my food being on the same plate. <--That probably makes me look like a cheapskate but I'm not. It's just not something I put a lot of value in. I love food, all different types. The spicier the better.

Burritos
Exercise
Chapstick
Humor
Music
Ambition
A well-paying job
Floss
Rainy day sex

*If the yolk in eggs are good or bad for me.
*What's acceptable and not acceptable at 30 years old- Grinding on the dance floor? Drinking liquor out of the bottle in an alleyway before the bar? Having a subwoofer in the trunk of my car?
*Why old people are so much nicer than people my age.
*How it would have been to be an adult in the 80's.
*How almost all negative things in this world somehow trace back to money in one way or another.
*How I would go about opening up my own business.
*If my honesty in this profile limits who may want to date me.

I've read some other peoples answers to this and I think they're lying.
Usually my Fridays aren't too crazy because I like to wake up early Saturday morning and enjoy the day.

I like John Mayer but I don't want the guys at work to find out.

Up until my late twenties, I climbed completely inside my duvet cover to set my comforter in it until an ex-girlfriend showed me a better way. Bless her soul.

I can barely tie a tie but once it's on I rock the shit out of it.

I've contemplated not picking up my dogs crap off the neighbors lawn because he has a Mitt Romney poster taped to the front window of his house. I know this is immature.

When I wake up in the middle of the night I sit down to pee because I'm too tired to stand.

*You're genuinely down to earth and have an open mind.
*You don't like to argue and you know how to "agree to disagree."
*You like to work out and take care of your body.
*You're humble about the accomplishments you have made.
*You're not too caught up in what society says we all should be doing because you understand we can't be truly happy that way.
*You find superficial conversations boring.
*You're confident enough to not take yourself too seriously.
*You're close to my age or older. I don't know how much I'd have in common with a girl in her early twenties.
*You want to make fun of me or something I said.
*You took a minute to describe yourself in your profile instead of just posting pictures and relying on your looks for guys to message you.
*You'll make me eat more vegetables.
*You're looking for a hard working, scruffy faced man that still has boyish tendencies.

I don't care how much money you make, what kind of car you drive, or that you know all of the right people. If you're intelligent, ambitious, self aware, and if you can relate to what I've said than we might be compatible. I'd like to meet a good person with no pressure for intimacy and let things happen naturally.