Cooking (as in I know how to do it WELL!!), Wine, Football (Go 'Canes!!), Reading, Meeting new people that help me grow and become a better person, Japan (lived there for two years)...I'll think of more later...
I'd like to meet:
Honestly, I'm not looking for anything serious right now, which doesn't make me shallow or a player or anything. I'm currently separated, and my divorce is nearly finalized. I'm not a bad guy, but it's just not the right time for me to get involved in something serious, but I do like to have fun and hang out with fun people. I like girls that are intelligent. I also like girls that like sports and can talk trash about teams they don't like. I like girls that have goals and some kind of direction in their lives. If you act like a prepubescent because you can't figure out how to act your age, then we won't get along. On the other hand, if you normally act like an adult, but have moments where you regress, I can handle that...I do it myself :) Seriously...I would love to talk to you if you can carry on an intelligent conversation...I don't really care if you're older or younger than me...cute with brains or brainy with cuteness...either way....
All that being said, I do think that a girl could do A LOT WORSE than me (or so I've been told)...I've got a lot to offer, I am intelligent, I love to cook.....
Music:
classic rock, a little metal, a little rap and hip hop, classical, and jazz...
Movies:
Star Wars, Indiana Jones, annything with John Cusack, Caddy Shack, Harold and Kumar...., Batman Begins, X-Men, Spider Man, I can't wait for Superman Returns, love Mel Brooks and Woody Allen movies too....
Television:
The Simpsons, 24, American Dad, The War at Home, The Daily Show, Smallville (oohh....that hunk Tom Welling...ok, that's a joke...no really...it's a joke...I collected comic books as a kid and so anything related to Superman or Batman is a guilty pleasure--even if it's age appropriate for teenagers), and College Football Gameday (and the good ol' days when Kirk Herbstreit loved my 'Canes and Corso wouldn't EVER pick them)
Books:
I read when I get the chance but most of my reading is dedicated to keeping up with good children's lit. It's for the job...I have to know what my students should be reading, and the best way to do that is to read it :) Actually there's some GREAT authors out there. I mean, I love Harry Potter, but read Inkheart by Gloria Funke...read anything by Lois Lowry...read some of E.L. Konigsberg's books...oh, and don't forget Phillip Pullman! There's GREAT stuff out there for kids, and not all of it is getting made into movies :) Even Neil Gaiman has written a children's book (check out Coraline for a WEIRD, but good and very short book).
