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Andrew AKA Trout

I am here for Friends

About Me

Tucson is the newest addition to my slowly growing list of places I've lived (Austin, TX and the San Francisco Bay Area make up the rest of the list)... Love will make you do mysterious things, like move to the desert to live with your girlfriend after proclaiming to the world that I would never leave Austin, TX just a few months before packing my stuff, haha.
Local restaurants, venues with live music of any kind, and whatever happens to be the cool local hangout is usually where you'll find me... when I'm not working in my apartment office or traveling on business.
I'm an audiobook junkie, no thanks to Audible.com. So new book recommendations are always welcome. I've never been much of a reader, but I love the compromise of listening to a professional reader.
Some things you should know about me:
I sing terribly, but sing often; I can't play the guitar, but do a great job of making noises with my Schecter Diamond Series Gryphon and pretend like I'm making beautiful music for people to cherish; I am tethered to work by the double-edged status symbol known as the crackberry to which I'm addicted (the only time I turn it off is when I'm at the movies or a concert)

My Interests

Music, Arts of various forms, DRIVING, traveling, exploring all those local places unique to a city, bowling, electronic gadgets, computers, computer games (Counter Strike), exploring new foods, cooking (I'm a bit of a food snob), drinking alcohol (but only on Friday and Saturday)

I'd like to meet:

I'm just hoping to find some new friends and people to get me away from my apartment/home office since I'm a recently discovered workaholic. If you are up on local events, cool things to do around Tucson, and can tolerate my work requirement of never leaving home without my blackberry, then send a message and let's hang out.
Special note: I already have a girlfriend and not looking for another or a replacement... if I was, I don't think I would have moved to Tucson, haha.McCain Vows To Replace Secret Service With His Own Bare Fists
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Music:

It's very hard to describe my taste in music... I have bands or artists that I both love and hate in just about every genre. I absolutely love anything "chillout." Some of my favorite bands or artists are the Killers, Last Town Chorus, Mazzy Star, Blue October, Eisley, Eminem, Gym Class Heroes, Hush Sound, John Mayer, Postal Service, Deathcab for Cutie, Sigur Ros, Bjork, Something Corporate, Jack's Mannequin, The Decemberists, Armor for Sleep, Coldplay, Damien Rice, Frou Frou, Imogen Heap.. The list goes on, but that should give you a good idea as to what I like.

Movies:

Don't get me started with a list here... I absolutely love films and movies (there is a difference). If I could make money by talking about movies, I would do it in an instant... WHAT??? There's already people that get paid to do that? Fuck...

Television:

Myth Busters, COPS, Hockey (thanks to my Girlfriend), UT Longhorn Football (Hook 'Em!!!), Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, What Not to Wear, Just about anything broadcast in HD

Books:

Anything written by David Sedaris, World War Z by Max Brooks, The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman, The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating by David Buss, The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, Primal Branding by Patrick Hanlon, Blue Blood by Edward Conlon, Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Heroes:

Police officers, those who help others at the expense of their own lives and well-being