whatever comes, comes. i'm not hard up for a date, i'm just seeing if i can find some interesting people, and maybe something will work. a friend told me it worked for her, so we'll see. what do i want? i suppose above all, someone on the same wavelength. i don't want to date myself, just someone who takes pride in their mental, spiritual, and physical well-being. someone who makes an effort to improve themself without having to be forced into it. ehh, i should probably clarify the "spiritual" bit. no holy rollers, just someone comfortable enough in their own skin that they aren't about to climb a clocktower and start picking off people at random. being shot at is a total turnoff.

hmm, onto random bits and pieces. i can ice skate pretty well...forwards AND backwards! i don't care for horror films; i prefer comedy. my diet is mostly vegetables and seafood. i don't have any ethical qualms with eating meat, in fact during a recent trip to new orleans, i ate quite a bit. thing is, it just isn't a real mainstay. i'll hike when the weather's nice, jog in 5k's, and like most kinds of music (with the notable exception of anything with a vocoder). i refuse to believe it's because i'm "getting old" or i'm "out of touch," it's just that i don't want to listen to a computer singing to me. i keep fish, tend bonsai, and cook like a friggin' champ. i have my semi-criminal fun side, but i do pretty well at keeping out of trouble. wait, no. that's not true. i haven't gotten in SERIOUS trouble, yet. *knock on wood* don't like to pigeonhole myself, so i'm pretty much down for anything. well, except when it violates my moral core. i refuse to budge when it comes to my sense of right/wrong. i won't look the other way, and i won't ignore something that shakes me at that deep level.

my sense of humor is quite often self-deprecating. narcissism and egotism definitely aren't traits of mine, and i despise others who are constantly one-upping, putting others down, just to make themselves look better. at the end of the day, i'm happy with who i am as a person. can't say so much for those who are constantly running from who they are. i don't open up to people immediately, but i'd certainly call myself a caring person. friendly but impersonal until that initial hurdle is cleared. alright, that should be enough. hope this doesn't come across as arrogant or douchey. this site's meat market format has me skeptical i'll find jack sh*t that's worth my time, but here's to optimism! the site feels a lot like a dating supermarket. if a quick fix were all i were looking for, it'd be a lot easier to just pick up some hoodrat from the bar, and that's definitely not what i'm wanting. i can hold out till i find a girl that's smart enough to keep me on my toes, and cute enough to hold my attention. huzzah, i'm done!

hang out in the basement, shoot up drugs, and contract aids. typical stuff.