An east coaster, I've been in SF for nine years and am loving it. Born near Monterey, but after growing up in northern NJ and attending college/working in NC my manifest destiny kicked in and landed me in this beautiful city. Although I love it here, I am quick to defend northern NJ as a not totally crappy place and am thankful for my time spent in NC learning a bit about southern culture. Tired of the bar scene and not quite sure why they call it the Dateway, my curiosity for the online thing has gotten the better of me. I am honest, caring, chivalrous, close to my family and friends, gravitate towards wit and sarcasm, kind and generous to others, and am the occassional dance floor junkie if there's MJ playing. I'm a non-Marina guy living in the heart of the Marina....but then again without any piercings or tattoos maybe I am a Marina guy, who knows. What am I looking for...well the answer is simple, the quest not so much. Simply put, I am ready for finding my life partner and best friend. I look to my grandparents who were married 62 years and my parents rounding the corner on 45 years as inspiration. Who are you? You are bright, witty, energetic, caring, challenge me, don't mind that I just want you to relax with a glass of wine while I cook for you, happy to go on a hike or a run together, want to help me be a better person but not a different person, and believe dogs should be big and not an accessory to tote around in your purse (although it would be entertaining to see someone lug around a chocolate lab in a shoulder bag). I'm the guy on the 30X staring off into space wondering whether liquefaction of the neighborhood means my apartment will gently sink into the ground so I can just walk safely out my bedroom window when the big one hits. Luckily I have an earthquake kit of several cases of wine and a box of protein bars, so I’m feeling pretty good. I am humble yet proud of my accomplishments and take pride in anything I apply myself to. I am ambitious and successful in my career but as I walk by a convenience store I find myself thinking about how I would walk away from it all and spend the lottery jackpot displayed in the window. After donating an embarrassing amount to UNC to secure Tarheel basketball tickets it would be time to travel to distant places. Friends say I am entertaining, loyal and kind and that what I lack in technical chopstick skills I make up for in brute effort. Guess I just need that special girl to show me how to get that damn fish on those little sticks.