I'm a German/Italian/English mix. Am creative and artistic by nature, love to draw and paint. I have a half-sleeve tattoo that's about to be finished and I'm eager to start on the other arm. I'm also looking to change careers and try my hand at being a tattoo artist, but that will probably be in a few years. For now, I'm a creative director at a large ad agency. In my off hours, I study/practice Japanese swordsmanship and teach a class twice a week.

I'm all about a good cup of coffee, am all but addicted to Starbucks. Actually, I'm all about the caffeine, so I also love Red Bull and Sobe No Fear. Love text messaging with my girlfriend. Love good sushi and sashimi. Not real big into red meat but will enjoy a good steak about once a year. I'm an extremely organized person, which freaks people out at my job... creatives are usually so messy and disorganized.

I love taking personality and IQ tests and I consistently test as INTJ in the Jung/Myers-Briggs tests. I'm very quiet until you get to know me, or unless I'm having several drinks at the bar before karaoke. I love to sing and shake my ass on the stage, too. I'm big on good bourbon and good tequila, prefer shots whenever possible. But I also make the world's best margaritas.

I have strong opinions but don't exactly fit in either political party as my views are too diverse for either one. Love a good debate and can still be friends with folks, even if we have different ideas.

I live my life as I see fit. I refuse to fit anyone's mold. I can deal with the everyday, but I want much more from my life than that. I want to live my dreams and enjoy the journey. At the risk of sounding trite, I wanna live before I die.

Kenjutsu, tattoos, Japanese swords, Japanese culture, aikido, jujutsu, shibari and hojojutsu, Japanese Tea Ceremony, BDSM, goth culture, thunderstorms, Sugar Gliders, music, karaoke, drawing, comic books, graphic novels, reading, working out, philosophy, Maker's Mark, Sauza Conmemorativo Tequila, Captain Morgan's Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, Totino's Party Pizza, boba tea, sushi

Jane's Addiction, Metallica, They Might Be Giants, Cold, Marilyn Manson, Evanescence, Fiona Apple, Kid Rock, System Of A Down, Limp Bizkit, Gavin DeGraw, Staind, Linkin Park, Nickelback, Aerosmith, ELO, Dwight Yoakam, Prince, Foo Fighters, Billy Joel, Elton John, Stray Cats, Train, Rob Zombie, Def Leppard, Mozart, Kodo, Queen, Sevendust, Adam Ant, Velvet Revolver, Tenacious D, Slipknot, Puddle of Mudd, The Panic Channel, Dave Navarro, Art Of Noise, Disturbed, Drowning Pool, Lacuna Coil, Motorhead, Pink Floyd, Spanking Machine, Collide

Shaun Of The Dead, The Crow, Hedwig &, The Angry Inch, Labyrinth, The Seven Samurai, Braveheart, Dogma, O Brother Where Art Thou, The Cell, Blade Runner, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Saw, Princess Mononoke, Fight Club, The Grudge (or Ju-On), Monty Python &, The Holy Grail, Napoleon Dynamite, The Goonies, Memento, Office Space, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, The Last Samurai, Leon: The Professional, The Matrix trilogy, Aliens, Spirited Away, Jay &, Silent Bob Strike Back, Star Wars trilogy (episodes 4-6), Lord Of The Rings trilogy, Princess Bride, A Fish Called Wanda, The Fifth Element, Unforgiven, The Punisher, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Near Dark, Blade 1 &, 2, The Lost Boys, Interview With The Vampire, From Dusk Till Dawn, Underworld

Lost, 24, Miami Ink, Aeon Flux, Inked, The Young Ones, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Invader Zim, Mr. Bean, Mad Mad House, Whose Line Is It Anyway, The Three Stooges, The Simpsons, Friends, Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, The Surreal Life, Ren and Stimpy

Interview with the Vampire, Lone Wolf and Cub, Neuromancer, 1984, Animal Farm, Hagakure, Autumn Lightning, Musashi