Tired of "Looking for a few good men" ?
How about giving a good scoundrel a try ?
Scoundrels are a rare breed these days. We're almost-gentlemen
who wear a semi-gruff exterior/persona, but inside, we're all heart.
We're the kind of guys who might not bring roses every week. Instead,
we're more likely to show up in a stolen, swindled, or otherwise purloined
hot air balloon (that we may have very little idea how to operate), to
take you out for an air-born picnic. Think Han Solo, or Hannibal
Smith (from the A-Team), or maybe the Duke Boys, (from the Dukes of Hazzard),
or Robin Hood.
I'm Charlie, and I am in search of a witty, spirited young
lady who has a strong sense of humor, and is willing to put it to (occasionally
malicious) use... sometimes against ME.
On a personal attraction level, - I am very
drawn to self-confident, assertive women. For example, I'd be happy
to give you two or three options for dinner restaurants. If you'd
pick one, or suggest a choice of your own, that's all I ask.
I like women who have an opinion on a variety of matters, and who enjoy
stating and defending their opinins. I'm attracted to women who have
their own lives, interests, and activities -- those who don't depend upon
anyone else to be happy, but nonetheless make the choice to share their
lives with a romantic partner. A romantic partner is there, in part,
to share joy in happy times, and to offer consolation, assistance,
and caring when things go badly, but ultimately, we must each be responsible
for our own happiness.
In the past, I have been drawn to Goth, "Indie," and Punk
women -- but I'm not all that particular about a young lady's "style."
It is definitely NOT a requirement of mine that a potential romantic partner
be a goth-chick or anything. I do tend to think, however, that
there is something to be said for women who dress uniquely and expressively
-- a woman who isn't afraid to call some attention to herself by dressing
or carrying herself in such a manner is probably pretty confident about
herself -- and THAT is attractive, regardless of what her particular preferences
are. I definitely appreciate long hair. I readily admit that
I will play with a young lady's hair if she allows it. I have a slight
preference for women who are also the ideal height, but again, I'm not
all that particular. I sort of like... tummies -- I love shirts/tops
that show just a little tummy. Faces are more important to me than
figures. I think I may prefer 'cute' to 'beautiful,' but more than
anything else, I think "attractive" is important. Attractiveness
doesn't have much to do with the way a person looks. It's more about
the way that a person acts, and how that person treats other people.
In a way, it's not really much of a compliment to be called
beautiful, or cute, or even smart or brilliant. Those qualities are
things that we're born with. If you're born with beautiful brown
eyes, you didn't make any effort to have that gift. Sure, you can
enhance your looks by dressing well, and with skillful use of cosmetics,
a good hair-cut, etc., and you can enhance your intelligence by education
and reading, but really, they are part of the "package" we're handed at
birth. I'm a lot more impressed by the EFFORT that another person
makes. If a young lady spends a little of her valuable time on my
behalf, that definitely has a strong effect on me. If she takes the
time to do something with me or she makes something for me, or finds something
for us to do that she knows that I will enjoy, that's really worth quite
a bit to me.
I like women who can draw, and who do so without
hesitation. If you draw on paper place mats at diners -- if you ask
for crayons (I always do) -- you'll have my undivided attention.
(I do graphic arts on the computer, but my ability to draw straight lines
by hand is... limited. However, if you draw stuff, you can count
on seeing it on a web page -- a 'virtual shrine' that I build for you.)
I'm partial to women who appreciate typography, and who
won't get cranky if I fuss about the typeface used on the menu -- AFTER
we've ordered dinner (It is totally unacceptable to keep a young lady waiting
for dinner whilst I indulge in my appetite for typography. In fact,
not only is it inappropriate to do so; it might actually be DANGEROUS to
stand between a woman and her meal, or to delay it from reaching her in
any way). I like women who are into culinary exploration and experimentation
-- I've not yet tried every type of ethnic food, but I'm working on it.
Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Malaysian, Polynesian, Thai, Cajun, Creole,
Ethiopian, Indian, Moroccan, Greek, Turkish, Persian, Afghan, Armenian,
Italian, Peruvian, Mexican, Spanish, and Tex-Mex are on my current culinary
resume. I know how to cook and/or prepare a few ethnic dishes --
sushi, jambaliya, blackened tuna and shrimp, kofta kebabs, and a variety
of wonderful, tangy pastas. I'd like to learn more. I enjoy
watching a young lady's eyes light up as she tastes some delicacy I've
made.
If you are affectionate and attentive, that's a big plus
-- I *like* holding hands, and I like snuggling, and... other stuff.
I don't have to have my hands on you all the time, but that doesn't mean
I won't be *thinking* about it.
If you are interested in Japan, Japanese culture (especially
feudal Japan), Taoism, Buddhism, Eastern religions/spirituality/psychology/culture,
and like to talk about such things, you win points in my book. If
you know about/are interested in Ancient, Eastern, and Middle Eastern cultures
(I don't speak any languages of the East... YET -- but I've got my Introduction
to Sanskrit book) you also get big bonus points on my Index of Attraction.
I'm interested in alphabets -- I created the animations of the evolution
of alphabets on this URL: www.wam.umd.edu/~rfradkin
I'm also moderately interested in Kaballa, Alchemy, and
Enochian Magic -- mainly because all of these systems have scads of cool
diagrams and symbols. I accept the possibility there may be more to reality
than we can currently perceive through science and the five senses. I don't
believe that our destinies are governed by the Zodiac, but on the other
hand, if the moon affects millions of tons of water with its gravitational
influences on the tides, surely, it makes sense that it may affects us in ways
we do not yet understand, and may never understand. My logic on the Zodiac
is similar -- we are born under certain configurations of stars, based upon
the position of the Earth in space.
Stars have tremendous gravitic effects. We develop in the womb under
these changing gravitic effects. It seems likely to me that they
may play some factor in our development. The Chinese have been using
the a Zodiac system for at least 4,000 years. Cultures do not maintain
systems
that have no value or validity for that long.
Wanna talk about the paradigm of the wife-stealing villain
in Indic/Indian mythology? Do you want to debate why Ravanna really
was cheated by the gods in the Ramayana? I'm your man. Greco-Roman
mythology is O.K. too. I can't say that I care too much for Celtic
mythology, because the Celts were brutal oppressors of the Picts, an infinitely
more interesting culture, from whom the Celts stole most of their art and
imagery. The Irish were rotten to the Picts, too, so don't expect
me to say lots of nice things about how they saved Western Civilization.
They may have, but they also helped exterminate the nice-but-very-primitive
Picts.
If you tolerate (you don't have to actually *like*) wretched
old 1960s and 70s foreign sports cars, that's a plus. (I will admit
that occasionally, my Inner Redneck shows through, and I will look longingly
on an American Muscle Car of the same era -- those headlight-less SS Camaros
and Chargers are just so mean-looking, like a high school bully or something.
Oh, and don't let any guy EVER tell you that he doesn't have an Inner Redneck.
He has one. He may be good at suppressing him, like I am, but occasionally,
the Inner Redneck is going to manifest. If you're lucky, he won't
ever manifest at the dinner table. Oh. My friend Mike doesn't
have an Inner Redneck. He has an Inner Cop. But it's a Bad
Cop. One that takes bribes, and beats up hippies. It has been
suggested by some that I may have an Inner Ninja or an Inner Necromancer,
and I admit that there is some validity to these suggestions.)
Note that a sports car is NOT a fast, high-performance,
testosterone-dripping machine; rather, it is a car that one must be a good
sport about. This is why the British make so many famous sports cars
-- they seem to be a race with a genetic predisposition to self-flagellation.
I don't drive a sports car like a maniac or idiot. I drive it gently,
because I don't want to be seriously injured when the car rusts apart
while in motion. This actually happened to me once (the sports car
falling apart whilst I was driving it, not the injury).
If you have some interest in fantasy or science fiction
literature, role playing games, Rennaissance Festivals, Star Trek (any
series except "Enterprise"), Dr. Who, The Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone,
and that sort of
thing, that's good. Monty Python, The Avengers, Get Smart, Cadfael,
(humourous) Shakespeare, foriegn films -- all thise things get my
attention as well.
What You Might Want/Need to Know About Me: I'm
not a Goth; I'm a Baroque -- perhaps the only one. I sort of 'evolved'
out of late 1980s/early 90s punk, and I slip back into that sometimes.
It's not something one ever really "recovers" from, really.
I don't wear much black at all -- I prefer purple. I've got no
piercings,
and the only tattoos I have are a few little gunpowder tattoos on my hands
from the "bad old days" when I played with home-made fireworks. I
don't mind tattoos on young ladies; I've even seen a few that
are cute. I'm not so keen on anyone -- men or women -- having a half-dozen
piercing on their faces.
I'm politically aware. I get upset if I can't read
the front section of a newspaper every day. I read news on-line,
from several sources. I am rather concerned about what is and is
not publicized -- by not reporting on an issue/event, a media organization
is in effect saying that the issue/event is not newsworthy -- not important.
One must NEVER forget that the primary purpose of a media organization
is to make money. The owners of media organizations have a direct
interest in making careful decisions as to what is covered. Was it
any surprise that NBC's coverage of the Microsoft anti-trust case was more
favorable than other broadcasters, since NBC and Microsoft have a joint
venture in MSNBC?
I'm also socially conscious, and occasionally, I'm socially
active. I write letters to my congresswoman, and to the Washington
Post, and to on-line forums. I sometimes give money to homeless people.
I'm concerned about my privacy -- I have little interest in
the government knowing more about me than I choose to reveal. I have
absolutely *no* interest in private (corporate) entities knowing anything
about me, and selling my name and personal information -- they should PAY
me for selling my personal information. I'm especially concerned
by the power wielded by credit bureaus, who I believe have FAR too much
power, and must be subjected to stricter regulation. A private individual
has little recourse against them, and that's not how it ought to be.
As I get older, my leanings are getting a *little* bit
socialist. I'm not in favor of business having as much control over
national policies as they currently do. Energy research, environmental
issues, health care -- businesses work directly against my personal interests
in many of these areas. Part of the problem of our political system
is that businesses can contribute to political campaigns -- effectively
bankrolling a politician to gain their support. The oil companies
and automobile industry, for example, fight against public transit and
research into alternative fuels/energy sources, because it is in their
financial interest to do so.
I'm also very much in favor of opening up the political
process to more political parties. I'd like to see Libertarians,
Reformers, and Greens in Congress and the Senate.
Other Stuff
I don't dance well. This does not prevent me from
stumbling about on the dance floors at clubs, however. I'll try to
stay out of your way if you're a serious dancer. I can watch you
appreciatively.
I tend to "wear my heart on my sleeve," or so I'm told.
If I like a young lady, I give her quite a bit of attention. I don't
smother her, but I bring her or mail her toys, chocolate, sushi, pasta,
firecrackers, jewelry, haiku, and anything else that makes me think
of her. I write love-letters. Sometimes really long love-letters.
I'm NOT one of those control nut guys -- I think
it's really important for Romantically Involved couples to have their OWN
friends, of both genders, and spend time with these friends. If you
want to go out for an evening with a male friend you've known for ten years,
or you go to lunch with the new fellow who started to work in your office/joined
your class this week, I've got NO problem with that. You don't have
to tell me about it, and I won't ask, "So where were YOU last Friday night
when I called to ask you if you wanted to go out for New Orleans-style
food?" Now, if you *volunteer* something like, "I went out for New
Orleans-style food last night, and my dinner was BETTER than yours, THEN
it is possible that I'll get jealous. But that's about the only condition.
I figure that if a young lady wants to be in a romantic relationship with
me, she's going to be honest and faithful because she has enough SELF-RESPECT
to be that way -- it's not about me, as much as I might want to imagine
it is.
Oh. You should be aware that I tend to slander food
that I don't like. I'm particularly unkind to toadstools, because
they are too primitive and poisonous to eat, and to eggplant, because it
looks too much like the
bulbous, purple nose of a friend of mine. I pretend
to get VERY UPSET if I eat a good meal, and I later find out that it has
something I don't imagine that I like in it.
You should also be aware that I am
the Ideal Height, which is to say, about 5'2" -- there is simply no need
to be taller than that. If you're one of these ladies who only want
to meet/date gentlemen over seven feet in height, just hit that "next"
button... When I am Emperor, I'm going to impose a Height Tax on
folks who are over 5'6", because they consume disproportionately more resources
than people under that height use. Why anyone would limit themselves
to really tall partners, or make ANY physical feature a requirement for
initiating a romantic relationship, is beyond me. I can just imagine
the kind of responses that would I get to this ad if I said, "I'm only
interested in meeting women with a cup size of 44 DD or larger."
I'd be harshly criticized, and deservedly so. I don't see how height
requirements are any different. I also think they reek of a subtle
kind of sexism -- one that suggests that tall men are somehow more "manly"
or desirable than short men. I suspect that women who have
height requirements are probably not comfortable with their own size or
shape. I've dated and/or lusted after tall and short women, Rubenesque
women and petite women. All physical types have their own special
appeal. I can evaluate what your special appeal is, but I need to
perform a hands-on evaluation.
I detest all tea that I have tried thusfar. However,
in most of the East, one is not considered an adult until one drinks tea.
And so, when I go to a Persian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Indian, or other
ethnic restaurant at which tea is served, I always fill my tea-cup up half-way,
and then make a point of PRETENDING to drink tea when the waiter or waitress
comes by. He or she eventually notices that my cup appears to have
been drunk from, and then I am treated like an adult.
Oh -- That's something else a young lady I am attracted
to should expect -- long, late-night e-mail messages that tend to meander
a bit.
Quotes:
Chivalry is not dead, but I'm working on it. --
Me
I've already had my 15 minutes of blame. -- Me |