If this seems disjunct its because it is. I add things in waves. That also may be why its somewhat long. But these things are supposed to demonstrate personality right? Its also why I've eschewed most serious discussion about my background - potential is just so much more interesting. I would imagine its a lot more telling that listing off random unsubstantiated descriptors like, "I'm a really caring person", or "I'm intelligent and great conversation", or "I'm not the typical girl, I'm really unique" or etc,etc. I'm pretty sure most people like to think they're all these things... In fact if you must pointedly state you are a certain way, I'm more inclined to disbelief than anything. I mean I could list that I'm particularly adept at constructing trebechuts from common household materials. What good does that do you? What good does that do anyone? Trebechuts, historically, bring only pain and suffering. Ask the Byzantines. It's actually quite insensitive of me to even bring those bringers of death and pestilence up. I apologize.

Basically I consider this entire thing to be meant as the provision of the raw materials from which you could construct a message. In a related note, people that provide scarce such raw materials of their own, and then are exceedingly demanding in what people message them about: Don't blame the mirror for the reflection.

*I suppose I should pre-warn you that I actually like Hall & Oates. So theres that.*

I've spent my entire life in and around Detroit. I'm a Michigan alum and as a result a Michigan football fan. I'm also an alum of Indiana, and I'll admit during my Indiana exile I succumbed to the charms of Big Red and became a Hoosiers basketball fan. Its just those damn striped warmups! They're so... 1953. I'm moving back up to Michigan for work - and great lakes, great times. Uh, for some reason I think its hokey to tell people what I do for a living, so I guess you can ask me that. I guarantee its something that will go over decently well enough at c-o-c-ktail (its a not a curse word, filter, and you're not stopping me. I'm smarter than you. I have prehensile thumbs) parties with your cousins Bret and Tina.

I travel and explore new places a lot. I have a theory that life moves faster as you age because you begin to live more repetitively and thus create fewer new memories. So in order to maximize life, you'd better experience as many new things as possible. Edit: I've made my escape from the state of Indiana. I feel like I never truly unlocked its mysteries. All I know is the drive between Fort Wayne and Indianapolis must be the most boring stretch of highway in the history of man. I never found out what Hoosier was, but perhaps thats for the best. I just can never fully understand a state that sells itself as the Crossroads of America. What, we're supposed to be impressed that people drive through your state to get somewhere else, without stopping? I don't get you Indiana.

Bloomington was nice though. And Nashville. Evansville has a riverboat...

I'm big on music. I kinda hate when people say that because its so nondescript and uninformative, but uh... yeah I don't know how else to say that: I'm big on music. I'll go for pretty much any kind if it has a hook, but I have to say I'm partial to folksy type music, 80s and Detroit Indie Rock. Post-90s Rap and Modern Country, however, make my ears bleed. My current favorites among newer bands are Kings of Leon, Sufjan Stevens, the Eels and the Killers. I think I like Muse. I'm not sure. But my Indiana exile means I'm not particularly up to speed with new music. Its currently only 1985 down there, so I'm really big into the Talking Heads at the moment. Naive Melody!

I tend to think a person's musical preferences give a quick snapshot of the internal workings of someone's mind. Which I suppose leads me to conclusion that a terrible taste in music a serious, serious turnoff. I just can't live with someone who forces me to listen to Britney Spears on a daily basis. Just can't do it.

So, if anyone can spot what song my title comes from, I will incipiently consider you a cool person. Look though, I got to be honest - I find most people boring. Like seriously, if you don't get interesting messages, its probably because you're not putting anything in your profile with which to construct an interesting response. Shit, even Steve Jobs can't build a 1989 Apple Macintosh with two sticks and a rock. What I'm striving to find is someone who keeps my attention. Or someone who can build me a 1989 Apple Macintosh with two sticks and a rock. Either would impress me.

Also... please be some kind of creative? I write quite a bit, but I can appreciate many types of creativity. I just like to be able to discuss ideas with people and seriously fear mental atrophy through lack of discourse. I think mostly in images; I'd probably be the greatest painter in history if I could physically wield a paintbrush. Alas, I cannot. Still, my stick figure creations are quite often powerful statements on the human condition...

And um, since this is supposed to be a dating site... What I want most in a girl is someone to challenge me to be a better man. It sounds cliched, and I kind of just threw up in my mouth, a little, but I think that's really the only point of having a relationship. At least a serious one.

And in general, I just want someone to interest me. In some way. Anyway. Please. My brain is melting over here. Most people are just massive cliches and I totally unsurprising/uninspiring. And the somewhat cool people greatly inflate what little coolness they have. Wow. That sounded harsh. F it, its already in.

Really, the best formula is probably a movie and dinner so you establish some common background to talk about during dinner. Spontaneity is great but I'd rather not subject another human being to my level of spontaneity without their informed consent. But if you convince me otherwise I'd have no problem abruptly ending the lunch to go shoot skeet or something. I'd be sure to bring my orange protective goggles. Very stylish. Why not?

In college the best formula was 'everybody get drunk!,' but I'd like to think I've progressed beyond that. Although I still idolize Dylan Thomas because his last words were: "I had eighteen straight whiskeys. I think this is a record."

Museums. Museums would be a nice filter. Check out "The Court of Death" at the DIA. Its my favorite American painting. Its by a Rembrandt, but not THE Rembrandt.

Keep in my mind I'm mostly on here as a diversion from listening to my professors during class... so if I don't always respond to messages please don't take offense. I come to this thing with no expectations and use it primarily for my own sociological observation.


Also: Compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe.