Dating Men, Relationship with Men, Friends, Activity Partners

Jul 2003

Birmingham, AL

http://profiles.friendster.com/962624

wildlife biology

water polo, insects and other arthropods, biking, eating spam, dancing, making bad art, hiking, experiencing good art, museums, reading, live music in small places, budget travel, lively conversation, lively people

Beloved, Jazz, The Dirt by Motley Crue, Evolution of Insect Mating Systems

Kill Bill, Death to Smoochy, Raising Arizona, Barb Wire, The Mask, Antwone Fisher, Smilla's Sense of Snow, Usual Suspects, Heaven Can Wait, Vertigo, Darkman, Terminator, Chicago

funk, hip-hop, dance, r&b, jazz, blues, opera, Handel, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey (yes I can admit this), J. Lo (yes I can admit this too), Kylie Minogue, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew

Seinfeld, Sopranos, SNL, MadTV

I enjoy myself.

Life is short and every moment is educational in its own
way. I'm curious as hell and I love to explore -- my own
mind and other people's minds, mine and others' opinions
and how they formed, my woefully inept creative/artisitic
abilities, the local music scene, the world at large, etc.
The world is huge, wonderful, and full of amazing
phenomena, like low-speed squirrel chases.

I love staying in shape (biking, contact sports, weights)
and being in motion, though I can enjoy stillness too. I
take great care of my body, though I'm apt to hit the
McDonald's dollar menu on occasion.

I've travelled to 25 (or so?) countries thus far, and there
are still so many more I want to see. I'm not just trying
to check a block on a list; I truly love seeing new things,
meeting new people, and having travel experiences where I
get to make things up as I go along. I also like the way
travel challenges my mind and my pre-conceived notions
about other people and other parts of the world, as much as
I try to keep my mind open. I like challenging myself. I
like figuring out what holds me back, what scares me, and
then figuring out a way to jump over those hurdles.

You have a brain and you use it. You think. You're curious
about things, and don't mind being around someone who's
likely to stop mid-stride to check out a really cool
squirrel/insect/spider/piece of garbage. You're aware that
life is short. You've lived and have life experience, and
have developed perspective on yourself and the world. But
you haven't lost your sense of joy and wonder. You realize
that human nature can be really disappointing and
shockingly inspiring, sometimes both at the same time, but
you haven't let yourself become cynical and you have a
persistent love of people and their strange little quirks.

And you use your body too. You exercise, not merely to keep
the pounds off, but because you love to exert yourself and
challenge yourself and treat your body well. You have a
tendency to be in motion, but can enjoy relaxation too.

Ideally you've travelled some out of a sense of
exploration, or at least would like to travel. And I'm not
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