Profile Review- 36m

OK, so far Im not impressed with eH...so, maybe its me or just something in my profile...

your thoughts please-

The one thing I am most passionate about:
I know its says MOST passionate about, but, its hard to narrow down one. Photography, White Water Kayaking are my biggest passions. If I cant be on the rivers in the mountains, I am looking for a great place to go photograph some views less seen. Delete that first sentence - it's a space waster. Go straight to "I have two huge passions ..." or something like that. Add in a sentence on what attracts you to it, what do you get out of it or how you got into it. Just some brief context.

The most important thing I am looking for in a person is:
Adventure! We get one go on this ride. Lets go to a movie premier in Hollywood for the weekend, drive to the NC mountains with no real destination and see where we end up, take a zip line canopy tour , or even head down to Key West for a laid back day in the sun. We have a business trip to Vegas in January, several coworkers and I are planning to do the "Skyjump" off Stratosphere...look it up Unique way to say adventurous. Just leave off the "look it up" - really don't want to dictate to people what to do and it gives it kind of a bad tone.

Basic Information
Occupation:
Photographer/CameraTech Rep
Age 36
Height 5' 9"
Wants Kids: No
Kids at Home: No
Ethnicity:White, non-Hispanic
Religion: Christian
Drinks: About once a week
Smokes: Never

In my own words
The most influential person in my life has been:
Its so hard to narrow it down to one person. I feel everyone I meet influences me in some way. My Brother, my parents, even my current and past boss' have taught me so much. Personally, I have no issue with this type of an answer, but a lot of people out there see this as a cop out answer. Might be a good idea to just pick someone - a friend who has qualities you admire, a teacher, a boss who inspired you in some way or got to see you something different. It doesn't have to be life changing, just interesting.

The three things which I am most thankful for:
• Family
• I have a career that I fully enjoy
• Friends that have helped in rough times through the years

Three of my best life-skills are:
• Using humor to make friends laugh
• Finding pleasure and contentment in simple things
• Finding new adventures and unique experiences

The one thing I wish MORE people would notice about me:
While on stage I can "turn it on", in private, I can be kinda quiet at first. It takes me a little bit to warm up to new people. My "filter" does not always kick in, so I tend to sit back and observe first (one of those things I am constantly working on) Delete and think of something else. You are basically telling me that a date with you will be that dreadful nightmare where I have to carry the whole conversation or face deafening silence. Why work that hard with you, when I have more interesting matches to talk to?

The things I can't live without are:
• Family
• My Dog Harley
• Yelp!- Im a big foodie
• iPhone (for searching Yelp!)
• a camera

The first thing people notice about me:
I can have a sarcastic sense of humor. I dont mind being the target of a joke, but I will fire right back and smile. I teach photography for a living all over the country- many times to a crowd of 100+ people. I have the ability to keep them entertained, laughing and still learning throughout a 6 hour seminar.

Some additional information I want you to know:
I have not been in the dating world for quite some time. I have always been in a serious relationship or just happy being single for a little while. This is pretty much saying rebound and no sane person will want to be your rebound toy. Online dating is really new to me And I care because? It's a "pity me" statement that really won't earn you too many brownie points. (not sure when to "smile", message or whatever eH calls it)...I would rather have a cup of coffee with you and see how things go- its so hard to tell how sincere people are through email and pre-canned questions. You just called me a liar until proven otherwise. There is nothing more unattractive about a person than a display of this kind of automatic distrust of mankind.

My interests
I typically spend my leisure time:
Hanging out with friends, cooking for them or finding a new restaurant none of us have ever been to. You often find me heading out in a pouring rain to hit a swollen river in the mountains. In town, I am often at live music at the Alamo, Brickhouse or just watching some sports and talking with friends at Taco Mac

The last book I read and enjoyed:
David Beldacci- "Zero Day". it was about an Army CID agent working a case in a West Virginia mining town.

According to my friends:
My friends describe me as:
• Perceptive
• Easy-Going
• Intelligent
• Hard Working

OK, so far Im not impressed with eH...so, maybe its me or just something in my profile...

your thoughts please-

The one thing I am most passionate about:
I know its says MOST passionate about, but, its hard to narrow down one. Photography AND White Water Kayaking are my biggest passions. If I can't be on the rivers in the mountains, I am looking for a great place to go photograph some views less seen.

The most important thing I am looking for in a person is:
Adventure! We get one go on this ride. Lets go to a movie premier in Hollywood for the weekend, drive to the NC mountains with no real destination and see where we end up, take a zip line canopy tour , or even head down to Key West for a laid back day in the sun. We have a business trip to Vegas in January, several coworkers and I are planning to do the "Skyjump" off Stratosphere. [DELETE..look it up ]

Basic Information
Occupation:
Photographer/CameraTech Rep
Age 36
Height 5' 9"
Wants Kids: No
Kids at Home: No
Ethnicity:White, non-Hispanic
Religion: Christian
Drinks: About once a week
Smokes: Never

In my own words
The most influential person in my life has been:
Its so hard to narrow it down to one person. I feel everyone I meet influences me in some way. My Brother, my parents, even my current and past bossES have taught me so much.

The three things which I am most thankful for:
• Family
• I have a career that I fully enjoy
• Lifetime Friends [that have helped in rough times through the years ??? HUH? You are thankful for them having rough times that you have helped them thru?]

Three of my best life-skills are:
• Using humor to make friends laugh
• Finding pleasure and contentment in simple things
• Finding new adventures and unique experiences [slightly contradictory with above (I'm a simple man flying all over to have adventures) but I gather you mean you aren't "fancy"....]

The one thing I wish MORE people would notice about me:
While on stage I can "turn it on", in private, I can be kinda quiet at first. It takes me a little bit to warm up to new people. My "filter" does not always kick in, so I tend to sit back and observe first (one of those things I am constantly working on)

The things I can't live without are:
• Family
• My Dog Harley
• Yelp!- Im a big foodie EXAMPLE??? Sushi? Indian?
• iPhone (for searching Yelp!)
• a camera (dig or film?)


The first thing people notice about me:
I can have a sarcastic sense of humor. I don't mind being the target of a joke, but I will fire right back and smile. I teach photography for a living all over the country- many times to a crowd of 100+ people. I have the ability to keep them entertained, laughing and still learning throughout a 6 hour seminar.

Lots of women are turned off by "sarcastic" as often it is how passive agressive guys describe their sense of humor.

Some additional information I want you to know:
I have not been in the dating world for quite some time. I have always been in a serious relationship or just happy being single for a little while. Online dating is really new to me (not sure when to "smile", message or whatever eH calls it)...I would rather have a cup of coffee with you and see how things go- its so hard to tell how sincere people are through email and pre-canned questions.

On one hand, I think it's fine to say you are new to this and that you have some LTR's under your belt (because, trust me, some don't). On the other hand, it reads: SKEPTICAL.

Also, there are whole threads on the "coffee date" with much vibrant disagreements between those who think it's a good quick cheap way to judge truthfulness and chemistry and those of us who think it's jaded and interview-like which sets you up for no chemistry. So let me put a plug in here for lunch dates, or a micro brew, or a walk around the lake or anything else!

My interests
I typically spend my leisure time:
Hanging out with friends, cooking BBQ for them or finding a new restaurant none of us have ever been to. You often find me heading out in a pouring rain to hit a swollen river (good use of sensory language!!!) in the mountains. In town, I am often at live music at the Alamo, Brickhouse or just watching some sports (GOLF?? Pingpong?? NFL??? TEAM???) and talking with friends at Taco Mac

The last book I read and enjoyed:
David Beldacci- "Zero Day". it was about an Army CID agent working a case in a West Virginia mining town.

According to my friends:
My friends describe me as:
• Perceptive
• Easy-Going
• Intelligent
• Hard Working