Are you afraid to do things out of the "ordinary"? I don't mean anything like bondage, role playing, etc... I mean things like just having a good time being different, being yourself with no regard to how people think of you, actually having a good time doing something. Would you rock a bikini and hula skirt into a restaurant? Might seem funny, but I'm wearing a Kilt to my (I'm neither Scottish nor Irish) best friend's wedding and I'm the best man, so why not? What about some crazy road trip with no direction other than closing your eyes and tuning in a circle and pointing your finger? Does that sound fun? How about on a motorcycle? Driving the back roads and highways in search of a perfect cafe, restaurant, or dive/juke joint and going off of nothing but a hunch, feeling, or some directions scratched down on a napkin. I'm not talking about being a general public nuisance or incredibly annoying to everyone around you. I'm talking about being free to sing as loud as you want in the car (whether you can sing or not) because you know I'll sing along with you and we can even sing to the surrounding people at red lights. I'm talking about a weekend filled full of take out, movie rentals projected against the side of the house (instead of a boring TV). Camping out just build a fire and be alone, having some drinks with my friends and realizing that this is the greatest group of people you could meet. You could learn how to do all kinds of cool stuff like operate a motorcycle, ride a four-wheeler, play in the mud, translate broken english, drive a vehicle with a manual transmission... and more! You can break stuff just to watch me fix it ('cause I'm good at that) I'm sure that there's things that you could teach me... like how to not take a bad picture. I don't live a normal life, the everyday mundane routine kills my soul. Instead, I do things as I see fit. I'm very responsible and have a great job, two actually... I guess in the end I just miss the kind of love that was fun, where I laughed all the time and actually enjoyed being close to someone. I miss walking in the rain and talking. I miss being the envy of people who were secretly jealous of *our* inhibitions. I miss something so real that it made my heart beat faster or my head spin just thinking about her. I miss being everything to someone instead of something to everyone. I know that's not long gone, I know I'm not too grown to have that... and I've just made up my mind that I won't have anything but that.

If you've made it to the end of this and are still interested, understand a few things... I believe in God, I don't use drugs, I'm genuinely nice to people, I take care of myself and I look like it, I'm pretty damn smart, I have a ridiculously great sense of humor, I don't have any kids, I like poetry and giving a good backrub, I can't think of anything I'm afraid of, I'm a lot of country and just as much rock & roll. I have three tattoos and a few scars, I love adventure, and I have a beautiful soul. If a lot of this sounds like you... we may have something in common. ; )

If not, I wish you well in your journey.

Talk, learn, laugh... have something memorable, even if there's not a mutual attraction... at least have a good time!