I Love animals, like my freedoms, I generally like to go hiking or walks, drives, hang out, watch a movie, or whatever else. I get a bit claustrophobic in small rooms or crowded areas. I have a beagle, live with one roommate. I am ok with friendships but a relationship is sorta the goal here or I would have just started throwing friend requests at everyone on M*y*space.

I am an Athiest. No, I do not hate your god, it would be hard to hate something I do not believe exists. Some have a hard time with this, others wouldn't want to be with someone who doesn't believe in a higher power, if you are one of those people perhapes I am not quite right for you. I will not question your beliefs so long as you don't push them on myself. This being said I would probably get along with non-religious people a bit easier but if you are not bothered then by all means lets see what happens.

Despite my beliefs I am not really a crazy guy. I do drink on occasion, I work hard for what I have and I have been on my own since I was 18. I like tattoos, I have one and probably will have a couple others when I can get them. I do not really like excessively tattooed women, a couple tastefull or personal ones I do, once more ink is showing than skin it has gone to far. I don't like excessive body peircings, the further south they go the less I generally like them, but once again a couple are fine with me. I listen to all music I also listen to a lot of talk radio kinds of things, not really big on watching a ton of TV, do Like movies. I always pick the underdog in sports and often enough in life, I like to see the best get beaten by the one who wanted it more.

I am pretty busy with life (school, work, family, friends, my dog, etc.) but do like getting out when I have the time, generally I am up for anything. Send me an email if wanting to talk, I use yahoo messenger as well if that is more convenient.

Nice plus if you have these attributes:
-Cares about politics/news.
-Has their own oppinions and can state and explain it.
-Competitive, but wins/loses gracefully.
-Easy going, can have fun doing nothing.
-Plays either chess, poker or something else that takes a little strategy or thought.
-Independent
-Likes to go for walks or be outside.
-Expects a man, not a prince.
-Educated.
-Can take a joke.
-Probably others, when I think of them I will add.

sidenote:
On Children, they do not disqualify you or anything like that but the biggest concern I have is the welfare of your child and having repeated father figures leave might cause him/her some stress. I do not want to be part of that. What I don't want is to be the wrong one for you, but the right one for your child or the reverse of that. For that reason I would love to get to know you but would probably be a little concerned with a child joining in the early stages of a relationship, however long that ends up being probably is dependant on how well we get along I would suppose.

I can be a cheap **stard with people I don't know so first date would probably be something easy, Coffee and talk, maybe a walk.