Me: (in no particular order and with knowingly terrible grammar) Fun, love to laugh, smart, political (left, but picky), logical almost to a fault, love life, love Google and Wikipedia, physically active and love taking walks. love learning new things and getting lost in new places, love movies and live music shows. Dislike mindgames, lies, and being "fake"...also dislike small useless dogs, scary clowns, and "values" voting.
You: Would have better grammar than the above, be hygienic, be tall (sorry, have to be superficial about something), be chill and know when to be serious and when to be goofy, be decently smart and at least somewhat well-informed, have a bit of a sardonic streak, know the importance of work but also the fun of life, and would enjoy a confident woman who wants an equal and not a master or a slave. Would not have a drug addiction, a small useless dog, a scary clown costume, and would not be a closeted homosexual nor be a homophobe. Oh yeah, and I love cooking, so you'd better like eating.

"Dates" are a little antiquated and overrated, unfortunately. How much can you really get to know someone over dinner and drinks, when it's either massively crowded and loud or it's unbearably pin-drop quiet, all the while nervous you're going to spill food or drink down your shirt? I propose something physical (don't be naughty!). We take a walk through the city, assuming it's not raining. We can look at people, look at newspaper headlines in the vending thingies, try to follow the bronze (brass?) dance steps on Broadway, and talk to find things in common and otherwise. Then when someone gets unbearably hungry or thirsty, we slip into the first place that looks acceptable, and we can really talk after we've gained some bearing and maybe broken some ice. These are just suggestions, really. Something new, something blue.. whatever. :)