***UPDATE*** I am back after working out of town for a few months.

Last things first. The question you get asked the most often on dating sites is "what are you looking for?" At some point marriage, though I don't know if this site is the best place for that. I don't know if any website is. I don't know if they aren't either. And when I say some point, I do mean in the near future. But not necessarily this immediate second.

Which leaves me with 2 things that dating sites have done pretty well for me. Dating interesting women, and meeting interesting women who have become friends. I have found, if nothing else, I have gotten to meet women and have some great conversations and learn about them and some things I didn't know, and I like that.

If it all sounds a bit vague, well I know from other sites I might meet one person here and that will be it. Or I might meet a bunch of women that I like and end up with some nice times and conversations. And that's fine (unless you want something else from life).

I'm a little too much of a homebody. I can easily sit and home and watch movies and documentaries, or read. Which means I have a head full of information, but one can end up short on actually living life. That's where a site like this comes in.

When I'm with someone, I like to try and go somewhere I've never been, or a part of town I haven't been in a long while. I wish I was a more adventurous eater, but I love going to new places to see what the atmosphere is like. I also love taking someone to places that are tried and true for me, but new to them.

I'm the sort of person that everyone thinks should go on a game show. I have a scary memory for dates and pop culture. Remember what day "Star Wars" opened? Or when each "Rocky" film did? Or the order that The Police's albums were released? What can I say? I'm a geek at heart. I love challenging movies from all eras, and some assorted goofy ones ("Easy Money", anyone?). I love new wave music in the'80s. I still have a huge collection of rock/pop/soundtrack music from the late '70s thru to late '80s. Now I like stuff like Keane and Athlete, as well as chill out music (it is NOT elevator music for hipsters, though I get why people say that it is).

Most of all, I like conversations with funny and smart women. Funny and smart PEOPLE, of course, but here, that's kind of the point, right? I always say that I'm incredibly normal, and according to what I hear from my female friends that is no small thing. Normal, but not boring.

And at some point I will get more photos going. Just very picky about them.

First comes a first meeting, which is usually at a Starbucks (such a cliche, I know) or any such place. Sometimes these just last 20-30 minutes, sometimes they've gone on a little longer, depending on chemistry. It depends on the contact beforehand. At times I have had long chats with someone before meeting them and we have a good feel for each other. Other times contact has been a bit limited, so I really don't get to know them until we're face to face.

Point is, I don't live by a hard and fast process. I'd just prefer meeting in a public place. You'd think that would automatically be the case, but experience has proven otherwise...

We can take things from that first meeting. Usually a second meeting (first date?) would be over a meal, or it could be taking in a movie or concert, then going somewhere afterwords to discuss it.