I am a writer and a hopeless romantic. I have a backbone, though - I know this, because at 6'2", its lower portions hurt whenever I do something I shouldn't, such as jumping out of trees.

I will be totally frank, here: I AM TIRED OF THE GAME! I just want to meet you, sit down and talk to you, and find out if we have anything in common.

This website insists that I should tell you about my hobbies and so on. So, here we go. I rub the belly of my big cat and the ears of my little one. I try not to grimace when they claw me without meaning to. I eat. I am a great fan of eating. I write. It is hard, but it is wonderful and I love doing it. I love to travel, though calling it a "hobby" is hard, as I am burdened by this nuisance called "having a job". I have been to 45 of the 50 states, and France. You may think me unamerican for saying this, but France is awesome! We'll go sometime. They have some amazing cheese. Like I said - big fan of food.

My goals and aspirations are as follows:
1 - Get a book published.
1 - Get a girlfriend.
Those are both "1" because they're both really important.

The next recommendation this site provides is to "talk about yourself and what makes you unique". Well, I'll make you a deal. Let's go out, and we can EACH do that very thing; talk to each other. I'll pay attention and try not to bore you to tears, and you can do whatever you want, as long as you don't mind me ordering a second helping of mostacolli. By now, hopefully, you've got some sense of who I am and what I'm like. I try to be pretty frank and upfront...

Lastly, it urges us to talk about our taste in music. I am wary of doing so, because most people don't even know who Gordon Lightfoot is. You have to remember, I'm a man. That means that if we fall madly in love, go hiking in the Alps, and have wild sex at least once a week, I pretty much won't give a d_mn what kind of music you like. You can play it as loud as you want 24/7 as long as you never fake an orgasm. How's that for a good deal... Yes, I am weird. I see no reason not to be. So. Simon & Garfunkel. Gordon Lightfoot. Are you ready for this? John Denver. No, I'm not gay! Sheesh. He has a song called "Home Grown Tomatoes" and I just think it is AWESOME that you can write a song about TOMATOES and become a famous musician for it.

Anyway... I am an avid traveller, going places, seeing things, reminiscing about places I've gone and things I've seen. I'm not a "man's man". I have little interest in automobiles or football. In fact, I have no interest in football. I'm intelligent, but I really try not to be an elitest, academic snob. I put more energy into emotions than thoughts because there are enough people thinking and not enough people feeling, and I'm told only like .2% of the world's population can think themselves into an orgasm - so, what good is that?

Be honest, be frank, be open, be fun. I don't watch a lot of TV, and I don't drink. BUT, I am perfectly willing to sit with you for hours at a time watching TV while you have a glass of wine, beer, or shot of vodka. I've known enough alcoholics and lost alcoholics and I just don't care to get into it right now. So, look on the bright side, you'll have a permanent designated driver at your disposal. Now, if you'll excuse me, the big cat has just planted himself on me and requires loving.

You should never ask a man what he "would do" on a first date. See, this puts us in a real conundrum. If we tell you what we honestly "would do", you'd smack us and that'd be the end of it. If we say anything else, then we're just lying. Then again, that's probably why we're all on a dating site to begin with.

Really, I just want to go somewhere with you where we can hear each other talk and hear ourselves think, and try really hard NOT to be impressive and macho and all that, to just be myself, and have you just be yourself, and see if we get along. That way, if you end up thinking I'm some sort of uncultured swine, we can go our separate ways, and that's it. Going to movies and concerts and stuff on a first date doesn't really do it for me, as I don't so much see the point of having the other person there... it's not like we're interacting, right?

So. I'm sure that between my eccentric tastes and your particular fancies, we can come up with something and manage not to kill each other in the process.