Yawning and stretching its long limbs, The Sunday Showcase comes back to life after a peaceful winter’s rest.
This is one of my most favorite parts about Date Wrecks and, for the life of me, I can’t figure out why I’ve been such a dolt and haven’t been posting them this winter. If you’re not familiar with The Sunday Showcase, read the rulez, lest you look like an ace-whole in the comments.
Up today, a slightly pretentious, public radio-loving, book snob. Love it!
26 / M / Straight / Single
I am really into, awkward timing, and misplacing commas.
My Self-Summary
I’m not terribly good at small talk. I’ve never owned a television. I tend to avoid situations that involve more than ten people in a room. I’m concerned with aesthetics more than most people. I love winter and I’m not very fond of warm weather. Politically, I’m an Objectivist, though I often support Libertarians as well. I get weak in the knees for mid-century modern furniture, vintage automobiles, thick non-fiction books, jazz, heavy red wine, architecture, Ira Glass, French pop music, dogs, and motorcycles.
What I’m doing with my life
Working for a left-leaning public radio station and whoring myself out as a writer for very little compensation.
I’m really good at
Correcting grammar and alienating people.
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
Books:
Anything by Patrick McCabe . A Confederacy of Dunces . Picture of Dorian Gray . Candide . Master and Margarita . Ulysses . The Plague . Les Fleurs du mal . Branches . Tidelands [to name a few..]
If you ever meet me, there is a good chance that I will force a Patrick McCabe book on you. If you’ve already read one of his and enjoyed it, there is an equally good chance that I will propose to you.
Movies and Television Shows:
Dancer in the Dark . Reprise . Der Untergang . There Will Be Blood . Let the Right One In . In the Loop . Noi . Mad Men . Dexter . Sopranos . Breaking Bad . I’m Alan Partridge . The Thick of It
Music:
Monica Zetterlund . BLUR . PULP . The Kinks . Flaming Lips . Dinosaur Jr . Wesley Willis . MGMT . Calvin Harris . Pavement . The Apples in Stereo . Polaris . The Daredevil Christopher Wright . Stars . The Jesus and Mary Chain . Ambulance LTD . MSTRKRFT . Daft Punk . Mr. Oizo . Dizzee Rascal . SebastiAn . Riot in Belgium . Vicarious Bliss . Oasis . Elliot Smith . Deerhoof . Bjork . Doves . Ash . David Bowie . Beatles . Radiohead . Feist . The Album Leaf . Tegan and Sara . the Shins . Violens . West Indian Girl . Under Byen . Peter Bjorn and John . Mazzy Star . Metric . Spoon . Louis XIV . Miles Davis . Lionel Hampton . Bill Evans . Stan Getz . Chemical Brothers . Justice . Uffie . Les Georges Leningrad . Sonic Youth . Vampire Weekend . Tom Waits . Animal Collective [..the list goes on.]
Food:
I’m not terribly picky, but I am a complete wimp when it comes to ingesting anything spicy. This often presents a problem, considering my love for Indian and Thai cuisine.
The six things I could never do without
1. Books.
2. The pretentious pleasure I derive from talking about books.
3. Public radio.
4. The pretentious pleasure I derive from working in public radio.
5. New Amsterdam gin.
6. PutThisOn.com
I spend a lot of time thinking about
[user name redacted] — My very best and very gayest friend.
If you’re an attractive gay man, you should visit his profile. He’s single and ready to mingle.
On a typical Friday night I am
Getting ready to go out for a drink, deciding I don’t feel like mingling with massive crowds of people, and ultimately drinking wine whilst reading in bed.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit here
I have a general aversion toward making personal commitments of a romantic nature and what bit of sentimentality I may possess is usually directed towards pets and inanimate objects.
That being said, I am quite fond of the friends I do have and I’m always open to meeting new ones.
You should message me if
You’re an intelligent and confident person with progressive social views who knows how to spell.
What is my crippling fascination with having crushes on men who live thousands of miles away? Le sigh. IÂ loved this profile. I felt like it was the perfect smattering of pretentious I’m-actually-a-smart-person-itis and I-can-also-laugh-at-myself-itis. I mean, yea, correcting grammar DOES usually alienate people. Heh. Super clever.
He sounds like someone that I would love to sit with and drink top-shelf Belgians and red wine and talk about writers and music. There’s not a lot of pressure for serious romance right away, and even though he makes mention of being a bit of a commitment-phobe, he makes a joke about proposing, too.
My only real criticism would be that picture with the orange vase. It’s not a particularly flattering pose and I’m wondering what that shifty vase did to you to make you look so suspicious.
I also can’t believe I like your bathroom mirror picture. I mean, it’s a little arty, but I think that’s how you can pull it off. Check your weather this week, kids… Look for the Freak Bacon flying or something like that.
