Drinking: I drink because it keeps me sane and hangovers are merely reminders of the kickass time I had last night.
Style: I dress to impress, even when I'm alone at home, because you never know who you're going to come across and first impressions are important.
Music: I'm a sucker for meaningful lyrics, I love anything with a good beat, and I can definitely dance circles around you.
Family and friends: They mean more to me than anything in this life, and if you are one of them, I will do anything for you.
Learning: I've successfully blended book smarts and street smarts and it is a deadly combination.
Sports: I play almost any sport, I am a natural competitor and a born leader, and I can't stand losing.
Cars: My greatest addiction. I drive what I feel is a pretty sweet car, which I do all the work on. The only thing it's missing is a pretty young thing in the passenger seat.
A woman that blows me away. Someone I can be comfortable spending my days and my nights with. A woman who is sure of herself and knows how to take a compliment. Someone who can respond with anything but "I don't care" when I ask her what she wants to do or where she wants to eat. A woman who is particular about how she looks but shouldn't because she's already beautiful. Someone who enjoys learning something new. A woman who keeps me intrigued and keeps me on my toes. Someone who is open to trying new things. A woman who will trust me with everything because she knows that I trust her too. Someone who will watch the big game with me and sometimes the little ones, too. A woman who understands "time with the guys" but can hold her own if invited to join. Someone who is her own person and has her own life and dreams and ambitions. A woman who can be silly with me yet challenge me intellectually. Someone I can spend my holidays with. A mature woman who can appreciate me for who and what I am and doesn't expect me to change. Yes I'm picky because I won't let myself settle for less than Perfection.
Who I have no interest in meeting:
Immature girls - I need a woman, plain and simple. Be silly and be cute, but be mature about it. I'm not getting any younger and I don't have time for childish games. Drama was a class in high school - leave it there.
Indecisive types - Make a decision. Who cares if it's right, wrong, or whatever, just decide something. You're wasting my time and yours by stalling.
Psycho stalker types - I don't do overly clingy. Call and leave a message if I don't pick up, there's no need to call 35 times in the span of five minutes. And don't show up at my house if I'm not expecting you. That's not cute, it's illegal and our government made restraining orders for people like that.
Cheaters - If you don't have enough respect for me to be loyal, don't bother in the first place. I've been cheated .. and I will not be cheated on again. If I'm not getting the job done, tell me and we can both move on. If I have to, I will retaliate, I won't be kind about it.
Liars - No one deserves to be lied to and no one likes having the truth hidden from them. I'm no different. If you feel a certain way, just say it. Whether or not you offend me or piss me off doesn't matter... being upfront is what's important.
Low self esteem - I have enough issues of my own, I don't need to put up with someone else's too. You know your strengths and your weaknesses. Show yourself off, make good impressions. If you're looking for someone to feel sorry for you, look somewhere else.
Excuse makers - Why bother fabricating something? There are no excuses for the things that happen, only reasons. If I wanted a story, I'd go to Barnes & Noble.
Linkin Park, Incubus, Breaking Benjamin, Something Corporate, Blink-182, Angels and Airwaves, Hoobastank, The All-American Rejects, Three Days Grace, Third Eye Blind, Acceptance, Yellowcard, 311, Staind, Chevelle, Disturbed
Super Troopers, Anchorman, Old School, Talladega Nights, Office Space, Half Baked, Vanilla Sky, Fight Club, Crash, Training Day, The Matrix trilogy, 40 Year Old Virgin, Wedding Crashers, Van Wilder, Boondock Saints, Waiting, and...
Law and Order SVU, Yes Dear, Cops, DOG, Reno 911, Psych, Monk, How I Met Your Mother
The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Digital Fortress, Deception Point, Footprints of God, The Messiah Code, The Eight, The Bourne Identity, The Last Templar, Wordplay.
My late great-grandfather will always be my foremost role model on how to be a real man.