Meet Mr. Libra..

Check out my photography @ dapphotography dot com

***Correction to my page! I have been informed by drturtle that the word "conversate" has been added to the dictionary, and is indeed now a word. So it is safe to use in everyday "conversation". Somebody needs to inform Google so that they may fix their spell checker to stop underlining the word conversate in red every time I type it. (-:

Alright, so I decided to put a little more effort into the information I put into this box. (I pretty much just copy and pasted the first one from an old profile). Obviously this is a dating site, and it's only fair that you get to know at least a little about me before deciding if you want to respond to any of my messages. To start off with, I'm 33 (B-day is in Oct.), very open minded, very liberal type of dude. I'm very much a live and let live person. I am a photographer by profession, which means I actually get paid to take pictures. Yes, people can actually feed themselves by taking pictures. I am part owner of a photography company, as well as a photo/video production studio. 3500 sq/ft, fully equipped studio. We rent out to anybody who needs production space for their photography or video project. So if you know anybody who needs space, (or pictures), let me know.

Me on Religion...

Not so much religious, but very spiritual. This is not to say I don't believe in Church, I think it plays a very important role within our community. I just find more closeness when I meditate and pray alone. To each his own right? I very much believe that we control our own destiny, and whatever our thought process has been, (be it good or bad), is the reason why we are living in our current situations today. You don't like how living? Change the way you think.

Me on relationships...

I've always been the good guy. And we all know what place the good guy ends up finishing. So in the last few years, after a string of bad relationships, I've learned how to be "Bad". I figured out being bad isn't necessarily being an ***hole, but just being straight up, brutally honest, and putting "me" first. In the past I would let my relationships take priority in my life right away, and set aside any plans or goals that I had for my self. Not anymore. Until I find a Women who I feel has earned the "priority position", I'm focused on self. Sounds pretty selfish? It is. Too many times we give ourselves away too quickly, just to find out the person we gave ourselves to didn't deserve us to begin with. Understand though, I would expect the Women who is right for me to have the same mentality. I would expect that I would have to earn my place in her life as well. I am determined to find a best friend, before a mate. We have to have common building blocks that are structured around more than just sex.

Me on Dating Sites...

I was on POF a while back, got frustrated and closed my page. I got bored and recently did another one. I don't need dating sites to get dates. I am not a hermit sitting in a dark room on a computer all day. Part of business is to be out and network...a lot. And I mean, lets face it, I'm a photographer so I meet beautiful women all the time. I just haven't found anybody that I really click with yet. I spend a lot of time editing pictures or doing graphic work on my computer, I get bored and get online. Dating sites are a good way to communicate with people who aren't necessarily in your world. So I join these sites with no expectations, just to meet and mingle when I'm bored and not doing the work that I know I'm supposed to be doing.....like right now.

My philosophy on life...

LIVE IT! The world is a beautiful place, but if you are determined to live on the West side of Atlanta and never leave, then you will never know just how beautiful it really is. I was lucky enough to be a military brat, and live in a few different countries. It's embedded in me now, so that every year or two I have to leave and just go visit another place. A lot of us are enclosed by the way we live, the music that we listen to, the way that we think about and see others. We need to open our minds a little bit, and allow ourselves to experience more than whats in front of us.

Lightning round...

*drink coffee & tea. Not a caffeine freak, hot drinks are just calming

*I am a beer drinker, (love the taste). And I have just started to enjoy the experience of wine. (Use to hate it).

*I don't watch tv. The only reason I even have one is so that my son can play his xbox when he is at home with me. I am addicted to Entourage and Curb Your Enthusiasm though, and watch it online.

*I am a nerd.

*I love history, The philosophies of Bruce Lee, and all things art.

*Creative, non-conforming women are the sexiest women in the world to me.

*I have a new found love for Mens fashion, and can't wait for the fall/winter season to kick in.

*I am addicted to audio books.

*Football season is a religious experience. This year is even more so with my 6 year old and 12 year old playing for the first time. I'm finding that it is hard not to be one of those dads who cusses out the refs every chance that he gets.

*I am writing a book about the basics of photography, and also give photography and photoshop classes. So if you need any help, get at me.

*I lived in Japan for 2 years, but have never tried any type of fish sushi. I am determined to stop being a punk, and give it a try.

And that my friends, in a nutshell is me. As much as I typed on here, I left A LOT off. I mean you're just not going to find out everything about a person by reading their dating profile. So hit me up, let's converse, or like so many of us like to say, "conversate". Lol (no...really...that's a word now).

Everybody is different, everybody deserves a date that is specifically catered for them. I won't know what to do on a first date with you until I get a chance to talk to you, find out what you like.