Michael

King's College, Meyers High School, Kistler Elementary

Kings College, Attended 1997 - 2001, Class of 2001, Bachelor's Degree, English

Policy Analyst

Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Democratic Party, People who get twitchy without their BlackBerrys

Travel, loud music, self-confident guys

"Working" by Studs Terkel, "Nickel and Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenreich, "Man of the House" by Tip O'Neill; Poetry of ee cummings, Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, John Berryman, Vasko Popa.

Clue, Shawshank Redemption, Beautiful Thing, Manhattan Murder Mystery, most Woody Allen movies, Saw, Saw II

I'm all over the map on this one. There's no music that I don't like, but lately I've been grooving to the following on my iPod: Ray Charles, Green Day, Jason Mraz, Eminem, Johnny Cash, Rob Thomas, my friend Matt, a/k/a/: "me: the one man band" and as soon as Chris Daughtry and Mandisa from "American Idol" release their CDs, I will be purchasing them posthaste.

Cold Case, House, CSI, Law & Order, and I've finally given in: I watch American Idol.

I'm an Irish-German-Lebanese-Scottish mutt. I'm a Democrat who agrees with much of what Clarence Thomas says. I'm a gay man who loves football and can't stand shopping. I hate asparagus. I love balsamic vinegar. I have a BlackBerry and an iPod and can get twitchy without them. I'm from northern Pennsylvania and laugh at people who can't handle a strong winter wind. I hate the fact there's no decent pizza in Harrisburg, but am grateful for the lack of temptation. I believe OJ Simpson is innocent. I was for Howard Dean before he discovered the Internet and when he was still an unknown former governor campaigning on health care and not the war. I'm color blind. I think train travel is the best way to go. I miss Jerry Orbach. I think checks with cartoon characters or football teams or smileys on them are ridiculous; it's a legal document, not a t-shirt. I've never had a really good bowl of soup. I'm an organ donor. I live in Steeler country but am an absolute Cleveland Browns fan. I sleepwalk. I use prescription toothpaste because men of Middle Eastern descent are genetically predisposed to gingival disease. I can't whistle. I used to work as a mascot for a professional baseball team. I'm an only child. I think Chris Daughtry is the sexiest guy on "American Idol" this season but think the competition is Mandisa's to lose. I want you to write to me.

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