So, I've reached a point in my life where I'm very comfortable with myself and being independent. I enjoy my time around friends and going out, but I also cherish my solitude.
That being said, I always try to be honest and communicative, and I feel I am old enough and experienced enough that I know better than to waste my time on situations where both parties' goals and ultimate criteria do not mesh. I don't believe anyone should have to change who they are if it means compromising their own happiness and well being.
For the day job, I'm a self-employed hair stylist by trade, and by night I'm a DJ and sometime-promoter in the Industrial/Gothic music scene (for well over a decade) in addition to working for at a downtown alternative/underground nightclub. You'll often find me wearing lots of black and the occasional pale makeup and eyeliner. It's what I do.
Despite all of this, I am NOT some kind of out-of-control party-drug kind of guy. I do like to drink when I go out, but I tend to stay away from anything else. Not big on hanging around pot smokers or hard drug users.
Music is generally my life - mainly Goth, Industrial, Metal (classic, thrash, symphonic, black, death), most punk, some alternative, 80s New Wave, 70s Glam, some electronica, old school jazz, but NOT SO MUCH rap, hip hop, top 40, current (as in post-80s) r & b or country.
I spend time watching a lot of movies and animation - mainly sci fi, some horror (mostly older), some comedies, and historical dramas. Not particularly huge on relationship-based dramas. Sometimes, I get a soft spot for some old movies like those shown on TCM or some of the retro channels. Speaking of which, I love retro TV!
I'm also big into comics. I grew up with them, and was inspired to write and mostly draw from an early age, and was once an avid collector. I've got a few buddies that like to geek out with me on this stuff when we are out and about... to the point that some people find it nauseating.
The big picture is that ideally I'd like to meet someone with common interests and passions, and who's not a total hermit and isn't intimidated by a guy who has a fairly active social life. Non-jealous/laid back personality is a plus.
