I'm the guy where someone says, "You know.... that guy... oooohhhh, that guy...."

I have a weird sense of humor, often inappropriate, frequently boundary-crossing, but never intentionally offensive (well, okay, that's not true; sometimes I like offending people, but only if I can see they're the type who I think take themselves WAAAAYYYYY too seriously...). I'm a writer by inclination and talent, and get along well with other creative types. I'm not going to say "Don't be this way" or "You can't think this", because I think we all know what things we *don't* want in a potential partner. What's the point of being negative?

I'm blunt, and you aren't going to have to guess what I'm thinking most of the time. While I would never really answer "Nothing" to the question "What are you thinking?", if I *were* to answer it that way, you can rest assured I'm literally thinking nothing. :) I'm interested in and fascinated by honesty, boldness, unique personality, and intelligence (yes! Spelling counts! You're going to be graded! I'm not above bribes, however...).

There's tons to learn about me; I've been called onion-like. I'm hoping they weren't talking about my odor (I shower! Seriously! On a regular basis!), but I'm fairly certain they were talking about all the layers to be uncovered. I've been told by more than one person that I'm unlike anyone they've ever met; I'm fiercely loyal to my friends, generally disdainful of shallowness, I champion all the music no one ever seems to like (okay, listen, Meat Loaf is cool, and I'm not going to listen to anyone who says differently!), and I'm the guy who tells you about that cool new symphonic metal band from Finland (no, seriously; they're my favorite band of all time. They're called Nightwish...). I'm a Mac zealot, and if you use Windows, I'm going to gently make fun of you and try to convince you to change. Yes, I know Macs cost money. That's okay, we'll work on it together. Baby steps, I understand. I started with Windows too... then I got better.

You? Wow, I really don't have all that many limitations! I like people, I like learning about people, I like debating with people (even if I tend to go for the jugular...). Don't smoke, be honest, don't be shallow, be reasonably healthy, have a diverse range of interests, and be as curious about my pastimes as I'll be about yours. Past that? Let's see who comes along!

Let's go do something chaotic. We want people staring at us. Let's take a picnic and sit in the fountain at Seattle Center (yes, while it's gushing!) and eat. Then we can put on clown outfits and wander into banks. Nope, we aren't going to rob them, and nope, we aren't going to withdraw money or open accounts. It'd just be fun to walk into banks wearing clown outfits.

Shortly after that, we can go some place public and do our own running dialogue. We're going to try to vocalize what we think is going through the heads of various people who pass us. We'll close it out by telling horrendously embarrassing things about each other that we'd never admit to anyone else, then we'll laugh about it and be closer because of it.

First meetings work well if they're an hour or less, but if things are going well, who's to say it can't go longer? Too many rules are just a bore...