Online Dating & Personals    

Hrm, what you should know about me: I'm often silly. If you like Monty Python, you'll likely like me. I'd say I'm pretty smart, but I often do the dumbest things to prove this wrong - I locked my keys in my house the second day of owning it. I'm pretty laid-back; I like to go with the flow. I like spontanaety ("I'm hungry, let's eat." "OK, where do you want to eat?" "How 'bout, uh, Montreal?" "OK, but that's two hours away." "Yeah, so?" "Alrighty, then. Let's go!"). I like to see imagination and creativity expressed in any form.

So why am I here? What do I want?

I want YOU! (Famous Uncle Sam picture hanging here)

OK, no, just kidding, I don't even know you. What I really want is to meet a girl, maybe she's you and you're her, and we become friends who like spending time with each other, chatting, enjoying each others' personalities. If we get here, then maybe we decide that when our hands touch electric sparks fly and we want to hang out with each other in more intimate ways. I'm a enjoy-the-moment kinda guy, no pressure, no rush. After all, there's plenty of fish, right? And the best part about fishin' is relaxin' in the sun in the boat or on the dock, waiting for the next fish to come along.

My favourite first dates:
1) Hang out in Downtown Ottawa, just walking up and down the streets and chatting, stopping for a quick drink or snack at the pubs, walking down by parliament and the canal.
2) Finding a pool hall where we can chat, drink, and play some pool! (I'm not saying I'm good, although on a good day I can't believe how awesome I am at pool, and on a bad day I worry about accidentally poking someone's eye out with the cue).
3) The coffeeshop hangout. I'm not a huge coffee drinker. I have my cup of coffee in the morning at work, and I love a cup of coffee after dinner with friends, and that's usually it. But coffee shops nowadays have loads of stuff I like, so it's all good. And they *expect* you to just hang out and chat. Coffee shops were *made* for first dates. It's true. When coffee shops are built the First Date Inspection Squad has to come in and check the place out. Ask the shop owner if you can see their FDIS certificate.

My not-so-favourite dates:
1) Movies. Movies are bad. You get to the theatre, meet up, and then you find some seats. It's dark and you're not facing each other, so ya hafta keep turning your head to chat. And nobody wants to start a good, long conversation because you know as soon as you do the sound and video will start up. Then the movie's over, and away you go. I suppose, if we went to a coffee shop or something after the movie to relax and talk about it, that'd make it OK, but otherwise, not much opportunity for really getting to know you, ya see?
2) Dinner. Dinner is a GREAT date, just not a first date. Sure, there's plenty of time to relax and talk, but it's also kinda too structured for a first date. You get in the restaurant, get seated, order drinks, order meal, eat appetizer, eat entree, maybe dessert and coffee, and then you're gone. Lots of chances to talk, but also lots going on, so not really the ideal scenario.