Jim Woodard

Orchard Hill School, Attended 1976 - 1983
Timothy Edwards School, Attended 1983 - 1985
South Windsor High School, Attended 1985 - 1989, Class of 1989

Greater Hartford Academy of Performing Arts, (1989)

Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Attended 1999 - 2000, Other, Clinical Psychology
University of Massachusetts - Boston, Attended 1991 - 1995, Class of 1995, Bachelor's Degree, Psychology

Education consultant; finish carpenter

AMC, Sierra Club

Cycling, mountain biking, yoga, snowshoeing, snowboarding, hiking, paddling, pretty much anything outdoors, MLB (LA DODGERS! & Boston Red Sox), carpentry and other things that allow me to create with my hands, music music music music (especially live shows), impulsive roadtrips, film, cooking, animals, old cars, reading

The Alphabet of Modern Annoyances, The Fountainhead, The Corrections, The Lovely Bones, Generation X, Oryx and Crake, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Last Watch of the Night, Wrinkle in Time, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Ice Storm, Suburban Nation, Middlesex, anything by Sedaris, Stephen McCauley, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Cavafy

The Time Machine (1960), Sunset Boulevard, Sixteen Candles, Rear Window, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Happiness, Napolean Dynamite, anything by Almodovar, Winged Migration, I Heart Hukabees, Vertigo

Allman Brothers, American Analog Set, Beta Band, Cowboy Junkies, Deltron, Ella Fitzgerald, Feist, Peter Gabriel, Billie Holliday, Indigo Girls, Jack Johnson, Mark Knopfler, Lyle Lovett, Massive Attack, Stanton Moore, Nina Simone, Anita O'Day, Phish, Queen Latifah, Josh Rouse, Jill Scott, Solomon Burke, Son Volt, Thievery Corporation, Twinemen, Uncle Tupelo, Sarah Vaughan, Widespread Panic, Wilco, Pete Yorn, Zero 7

I don't watch TV. I stream MLB games on my laptop

Capricorn

bristly on the outside, soft chewy center

tree-hugger smartypants nerd

sensitive nose, daily flosser, good with names, politically left but not a bleeding heart, slighly prone to OCD-like planning and organization

focused, intense, kind, honest, fiercely loyal

"I often over-use air quotes"

I like late-night cribbage

THINGS THAT PLEASE ME: snow, fleece, hardcovers, crisp clean sheets, fat cats, dark beer, happy dogs, shoulder rubs, Dodger dogs and Fenway franks, the Optima font, dark roast coffee, board games, Cote du Rhones, shag rugs, NPR/VPR, Keebler Fudge Sticks, lavender, vintage Fiestaware, rainy Saturdays, heated car seats, things that work exactly as they should (like a crepe pan), Bahia Honda state park, going faster than the posted automotive speed limit on my bike, cast iron cookware, SNOW, good shortbread, powder days, a fresh haircut, french cuffs

THINGS THAT DISPLEASE ME: liars, bad (or absent) communication skills, manipulative depressives, flip-flops, most things Disney, cologne and perfume, vinyl siding, Oprah and/or anything remotely connected to Oprah, cultural sleepwalkers, sprawl, rotten cellphone etiquette, people who drive with their fog lights on when it's not foggy, teal, raised ranches, industrial design that overlooks the fact that 10% of the population is left-handed, mud season, overly hot weather, TV, TV references, TV culture, cars with TVs inside, small manic yappy dogs, PDAs and cellphones, stupid giant sunglasses, incorrect use of apostrophes

For friendship
:: smart, fun, spontaneous, authentic people with an edge who also have kind hearts and good laughs
:: generous people who pay attention, who are politically/socially/emotionally aware, and put their money (and actions) where their mouths are
:: people who understand and embrace a cold climate -- other people who love living in VT!

For dating (in addition to the above)
:: an emotionally actualizing, self-confident man who has a handle on his issues
:: a man who wants to DO stuff together, eSPEcially outdoors stuff!
:: a man who limits his television intake
:: a man seeking a relationship based on teamwork and reciprocity

Non-negotiable deal killers: cigarette smoking, clinginess, recklessness with my heart.