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Patrick

Barkeep! Another round!

About Me

ANOTHER social network? Ugh... I'm more on Friendster than here (as you can see...)** The unmotivated nerd. I'm that guy with the disturbingly good memory you hated in school because I wouldn't study much, but would ask you about the class an hour before the exam, somehow got a better mark, and became the TA. (Sorry. Drinks on me?)** Always the thinker; I like to stop and think about life's minutiae, trying to derive some semblance of order or logic behind it all. To date I've figured out squat (well, few things absolutely proven, or of interest to those outside of my head).** Self-deprecating; not for lack of self-esteem, mostly because it's just funnier this way. If I can't laugh at myself, how can I laugh at you! (kidding! But if you're no fun, I can't be bothered...)** Always up for a good conversation (particularly innuendo-laced!). Any topic, you choose. It will invariably splinter off into 5 to 10 other side conversations and random mental tangents.** Grew up watching too many movies on HBO/Showtime/Nickelodeon/et al. Beware the obscure pop culture references and appropo - albeit unexpected - movie/TV quotes.** Not much of a beach bum. I'm more the adventurous type; sitting on a beach just doesn't feel like an accomplishment to me. Show me the country's architecture, throw me out of a plane, drag me behind a boat, find what the locals are eating... Or just get me drunk (because THAT is a challenge).** A perpetual dreamer at heart, but trapped with an annoyingly pragmatic brain. This greatly challenges my hopelessly romantic side... Thankfully I never do things the easy way anyway.** Chock-full of surprises (usually pleasant ones).** A total, absolute, melts in your mouth not in your hands SUCKER for a girl with that special look in her eyes. Flash me a smile, look me in the eyes, and you have complete melts-in-your-mouth-not-in-your-hands PUTTY...

My Interests

Getting my arse back in shape, FOOD, cooking, photography, movies, travelling, sports of all kinds, constant fulfillment of 4 of the 7 Deadly Sins (I'll let you pick which 4), my MINI Cooper S , all things Apple, etc.

I'd like to meet:

People who think outside of the box (perhaps not all the time). People who enjoy all that life has to offer, and aren't afraid of screwing it up every now and then. People with talents (freakish is fun, actual is impressive). People who know where their towel is. -- bonus points for getting that one People as completely off their rocker as the person described in the previous section.*** A girl with that special look in her eyes... (What can I say? Glutton for punishment...) ***

Music:

An eclectic mix of everything

Movies:

Casablanca, The Princess Bride, Rudy, The Usual Suspects, Shawshank Redemption, When Harry Met Sally, Star Wars, The Matrix, Old School, Austin Powers, Almost Famous, Monty Python, Spaceballs, Le Pacte Des Loups, many cheesy 'classic' 80s movies

Television:

So You Think You Can Dance, LOST, Scrubs, The Simpsons, The Daily Show, Connections, Clone High, Family Guy, Futurama, Good Eats, Iron Chef, A Cook's Tour, Gilmore Girls (it's witty!), Puppets Who Kill, NFL Network, damn PVR!

Books:

A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Pushcart War, A Brief History of Time, God's Debris: A Thought Experiment, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy (all five books :)