I'm an affable, goofy hunk of a man who gets along with just about anybody. I'm always under the weight of too many hobbies and occupations, but a bored monkey is a crazy(-er) one. I've scooted all over the world, worked all kinds of jobs, and seen some crazy things, especially when I worked for my rich, overbearing Uncle Sam (Ye Olde Signal Corp, 'Talk all you want about us but good luck talking without us'). I'm looking forward to starting school soon with my GI money (there's not enough space here to tell ya just how much I've been looking forward to it) and keeping myself busy doing web design and painting in the interim. Currently the VA's a bit behind on that goal, but I have an infinite amount of patience (and by infinite, I mean not really (and by I want to start school now, I mean Who I gotta yell at))).

When I'm not being a Big Ol' Geek with my friends or working on work/projects (which is a good chunk of my time) I'm out jogging, biking, relaxing, watching TV/Hulu (Hooked on House), walking/playing with friend's pets, or nose deep in a book/books (currently The Greatest Show On Earth, The Men who Stare at Goats, and a book about Java (the geeky kind, not the wonderful, wonderful caffeinated kind)). Seriously, though, I'm friends with geeks, I work in many geeky jobs, and I, myself, am a geek, so if you start breaking out in hives just from reading that your best bet is to start running now.

I originally grew the 'chops when I decided to let my soldiers choose my Civilian Hippie look for me when I got out of the Army, and I've had them ever since, though they vary from full muttons to just sideburns. My hair vacillates over the course of months as well, usually modified by how hot the weather is. If all my soldiers ever become Civilians I might give up the look, but until that day comes I think I'll rock the extra scruff.

I'm a pretty laid back, easy going guy, who's managed to sum up my philosophy on life so succinctly that it fits on a tattoo on my feet (no, seriously). I'm very sarcastic, and will pun all day long if nobody stops me, but my friends think I'm one of the nicest guys on earth as well, so I'm not quite sure how that dichotomy works :). I admit to a pretty irreverent sense of humor most of the time, as I think life's way to serious to take seriously, though I steer clear of really rude/vulgar jokes and whatnot. I've tried to take serious pictures in the past, but it just doesn't work out, so I go for goofy ones. Most of the ones I posted here are the saner of what I have, I have to admit.

I'm into just about all kinds of music except for gangsta rap and "shucks my tractor fell down a well" country (which isn't all of it). I could watch Young Frankenstein, Tombstone, or The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly nonstop (which is weird, as I usually hate Westerns), along with just about anything from the little island across the pond that used to boss us around.

I enjoy cooking, though I'm not exceptional or special at it (yet). I eat fairly healthily most of the time, though it doesn't stop me from demolishing my fair share of pizza or supah-nachos. I sometimes think I'd be a lacto-ovo vegetarian or pescatarian if it wasn't for one of my best friend's grilling skills. I try to stay in roughly the same shape I was back when exercise was part of my job description, though having a bit of a Humpty-Dumpty moment with a shoulder right before I got out of the service tends to get in the way of that sometimes.

Oh, and just in case you were wondering, yes, the farmer's tan you can see in my Halloween costume photo is just as fantastic as it looks. They're not easy to do right, you know.

I'd like to meet someone who has a pretty good idea of who they are and what they want out of life. A silly, sarcastic, or downright goofy sense of humor is plus, as is someone used to taking care of themselves physically and mentally. Someone who would meet my friends, and have them exclaim in horror, "My god, there's two of them!" Kudos if you're the type of woman who could kick my butt in Scrabble, or at least make me shoot coffee out of my nose with fantabulous fake words. Anyone that can argue the merits of why bacon could be classified as a fruit would also get bonus points, with it progressing to game-winning status if it's done in iambic pentameter.

Oh, and as an update, classic A-TM humor at it's random-est, "If I had to guess what a barbeque'd baby wookie would be like, my guess would be a little Chewy."

Really depends so much on the time of year and the mood I'm in, but anything that involves chatting while maybe doing something fun is what I'd be after. I prefer simple, no-stress stuff on meeting up for the first time, like grabbing coffee or an omelette, rather than big song and dance numbers (though I do a pretty mean rendition of "Strangers in the Night"). After that the pie's the limit.