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Age: 30
Height: 5’ 10”
Occupation/Employer: Compliance Specialist & Corrective Action Coordinator, Nuclear Division for The Shaw Group.
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina. I’m a native.
What I’m looking for in a Guy/Doll: A sense of humor as warped as my own and wit go a long way. I also favor a good balance between intelligence and what is referred to as ‘street smarts.’ Few things are more attractive than a confident woman.
Reality show I’m most likely to win: Fear Factor. I’d pretty much do anything to impress Joe Rogan.
I’m most likely to make the evening news for: Protesting stop light cameras.
One book I could read over and over: Blood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy.
First thing I do in the morning: Do a cartwheel out of the bed; I’m a bigtime morning person. Then I typically loudly ask Henri, my still sleeping dog, ‘What’s cracking?’
Celebrity most likely to play me in a movie about my life: Taye Diggs, obviously.
Song that always makes me dance: ‘Night by Night’ from the album Business Casual by Chromeo.
No one would ever believe that I once: Had a moth fly deep into my ear and just chill out in there for a while. As I was driving myself to the hospital it would occasionally flutter since this creature was still very much alive. Luckily they were able to remove it with some tiny instruments but overall it was an awful ordeal and now I freak out around moths because of the experience.
The #1 dating rule I never break: Initiating or terminating a relationship through any sort of electronic communication is impersonal, a terrible idea and I try to avoid it at all costs. Asking someone out through Facebook or breaking up on Facetime (admittedly techno-savvy but seriously ice cold) is a no-go. Face to face is tough to beat.
Favorite first date spot: I had a great first date at Vivace at the Metropolitan. The food is phenomenal and it’s a really cool atmosphere. Just as a heads up there is a waiter there that is at least 7 feet tall. He is a fabulous waiter but you will feel like you are sitting at the children’s table if you get him.
Most valuable possession: Henri, my high-strung, demanding and neurotic pointer. We do hang out quite a bit and I value our time together.
Favorite local restaurant: Intermezzo off of Central and East 10th St. Honestly I was a bit skeptical about the ‘Serbian brick oven pizza place’ that everyone was talking about since I was unfamiliar with how the Serbs got down but this place completely knocked my socks off.
TV show I never miss: For quality, content and production value, Breaking Bad. For absolute ridiculousness, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
I knew I was a grown-up when: I made fun of my parents for qualifying for AARP’s mailing list. It later dawned on me that by default this makes me old.
Most likely to be found at this local hang-out: Ultimate Crossfit in SouthEnd. It’s super close to where I live and quickly became an obsession a couple years ago.
I can’t get enough of this guilty pleasure: Coconut M&M’s, they are outstanding. I’ve looked into a bulk purchase so that I could always have some around. If you enjoy things that are delicious you will not be disappointed.
Three things on my bucket list: 1) race and complete the SCORE International Baja 1000, 2) perform a full restoration of a late 60’s/early 70’s American muscle car and 3) learn to weld
My greatest lifetime accomplishment, so far: Able to say I’ve made my family proud by being a great son, grandson, brother, uncle, etc. and so forth.
If I could choose to be given one super power, it would be: Teleportation. With unstable fuel prices and airfare constantly on the rise I feel like this could be a fiscally responsible power to have.
Favorite movie moment: The Triple Lindy.
It’s annoying how good I am at: Building/Constructing/Creating/Fixing. Anyone who knows me well knows I always have a project of some sort going on and at least half a dozen more in the hopper. I also have ridiculously good penmanship.
