some people say I'm a total geek especially when it comes to food. i've also been called funny, inimitable, and resourceful. i'm a strong introspective type: shy, meathead, and cerebral - a mix of muscle, science, and hipster. perpetually curious with wanderlust, i love spontaneity, and taking roads less traveled.

i work a lot but also enjoy all of the benefits that come with it. i walk fast, wear glasses on occasion, and spend more time looking at food porn and random blogs than i should. i have a major sweet tooth and can medal in any pie or ice cream eating contest. i like engaging conversations, roller coasters, and choosing small batch anything. i love the smells of coffee, caramel, and wood. I'm instantly drawn to anything made locally.

new well crafted objects are nice, but i love ones that gain beauty and character over time. plaid should be considered a color.

i don't sleep much but on inclement weather days i treat myself to staying in bed for an extra hour or two, which is always better with affectionate company. alone on such occasion, i can easily become couch potato watching a horror film or two or just plain bad telly.

i'm good at navigating, re-inventing, and remembering small details. i'm not big on celebrations or observing holidays. as a spoon, i'm more little than big, tend to give >100% to relationship, arrive late at parties and gifting. and terrible with saying goodbyes.

travel, turning hobbies into career, recycling, checking off the bucket list, staying digitally connected, spending time with family.

driving, cracking people up, multitasking, board games, vacation planning, creating music playlists, massage, fixing stuff, interfacing, using x-acto knife, getting into hot restaurants.

It depends on their vantage point.

music - sufjan stevens, caribou, radiohead, iron & wine, the national, the carpenters, andrew bird, coltrane, pet shop boys, beck, passion pit, jobim, elo, bon iver, luke bryan, willie nelson, grizzly bear, mgmt, deerhunter, cut copy, pink floyd, toro y moi, explosions in the sky, lady antebellum, zac brown band

movies - the ice storm, drive, working girl, kill bill, magnolia, dancer in the dark, best in show, carrie, harold & maude, annie hall, mean girls, about schmidt, babel, lost in translation, crouching tiger hidden dragon, short cuts, a mighty wind, bring it on, all about my mother, blue valentine, once

tube - nashville, curb your enthusiasm, american horror story, walking dead, it's always sunny in philadelphia, friday night lights, fringe, portlandia

net - facebook, pitchfork, stereo gum, huffpost, hulu, twitter, instagram, nytimes

destinations - sydney, tulum, maldives, stockholm, new orleans, oregon, canada, kyoto, vegas, istanbul, venice, charleston, texas. next - india, peru

guilty pleasures - frito's corn chips, in & out "animal style," american apparel deep v's, glee, 2nd pint of häagen-dasz

passport, iPhone, chocolate, strong iced coffee, unscented soap, sundays with mom

my next meal, close friends & family, which ancient ruin or world heritage site to visit, islands, a plaid/checker shirt today, childhood days, the day after tomorrow

out to dinner, working, laundry, recovering from digital hangover, bowling, driving out of town, or hanging with friends.

that despite the entourage i often feel alone. and sometimes it ain't bad.

you find anything interesting about me or my pics, and think you're compatible with me as a friend, eating or traveling partner, or more. or like to laugh or make me laugh, and get pleasure out of keeping me satiated, as i would with you.

you are authentic, uncomplicated, smart, warm, communicative, and don't wear any cologne. ready to date with availability of being in an LTR. or happen to have have a cute pup like a boston terrier or phu quoc. or like talking nerdy to me. and definitely not afraid to really indulge.