Friends say I am funny and driven. I also work hard to move through the world with integrity and a since of honor. I am physically fit and I enjoy the out-of-doors as often as I can. I consider life an amazing gift that I should use everyday to positively affect the world I live in. I have always dreamed of the right person in my life to share this experience with.

I work for a company that sells and rents theatrical equipment and supplies. I manage the retail store and handle the purchasing for the company – all theatre toys and accoutrements. That’s lucky for me since I love theatre, especially directing and technical design. I also have a master's degree in directing live theatre from Western Washington University. So I’m lucky to be able to work at something that also occupies a lot of my free time.

Fortunately I have found an outlet for theatre both at work and in the theatre community. I often accept after-work jobs with community colleges and local professional theatre groups to direct or design at some level. I take on these kinds of jobs regularly and I think it grounds my artistic drive.

I love fixing things and I am good at it. I love problem solving around my house, for instance. When I get stumped, my cat helps me. I realize this may sound odd, but she has very flexible thinking and often suggests different ways of looking at a problem. The only issue is keeping her interested and awake.

I can fix just about anything around my house. When I visit family and friends, I almost always end up under the sink fixing a faucet or repairing a lamp that doesn’t work anymore. As I lay with my head in their kitchen cabinet, I frequently wonder how “we ought to have you over” turns into a home renovation show with me as the host. It’s like my little rendition of “America’s Dirtiest Jobs.” (Which is, I should admit, a show I love) I do the same thing at work with the many problems that turn up with that sort of business.

The bottom line is, I love to do stuff. And am almost always working on a project. As I have gotten older, I have begun to enjoy just sitting in my recliner, cat in lap, watching mindless TV after a long day a work as well.

I am tall and intense. I am, however, completely unaware of how tall I am. I am the shortest son in my family. Even my mother is 6’ tall. The reality of it is, when I meet someone who is 5’6” tall, I think, there is someone my height. This perspective holds until I stand right next to them and something seems amiss with my perception.

People say I often use humor to engage people in conversation and put them at ease. I guess I do. The truth is, the humor is aimed at putting myself at ease. The rest is simply unintended, positive consequences of a self-preserving instinct.

I love every film the Cohen brothers ever made along with “Waiting for Guffman”, “The Fall”, “Fight Club”, “Magnolia”, and “The Cradle Will Rock” or any movie that makes me think. Recently I saw the Artist, which I think is brilliant and The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo, also brilliant.

I love interesting, complex theatre and musicals. I think that all of Sondheim’s work is amazing. I particularly loved “Nine” and “Chicago”. I also really enjoyed “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”.

As for books, I’ve loved anything by Isabel Allende, Barbara Kingsolver, Anne Tyler. I try to reread “Loving What Is”, ”The Way of Transition”, and “The Four Agreements” often. They have powerful ideas in them.

My Family
New Challenges
Projects
Coffee
Theatre
Friends
My Cat

Art and the meaning of life and love, and where my next cup of coffee will come from…

I’m often at home recharging my battery after a long week, at a coffee shop or wandering around Seattle seeing what’s new. Lately you could find me cutting up fallen trees into pieces that fit my new nifty airtight stove or working on a project at my house.

There is very little I am not willing to talk about and discuss about myself once I get to know you a bit.

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