Updated to minimize my repeating myself:

Pretty pictures must be accompanied by thoughtful words. Not impressed by lucky rolls of the genetic dice.

Intelligence is attractive; pretension isn't.

I'm the quintessential autodidact, built through self-discipline and reflection. Looking for someone who similarly straddles a ruthlessly pragmatic maturity with a light-hearted appreciation for the mysteries and little things in life. Integrity and playfulness are a hard combo to find, but I'm patient.

I'm a natural teacher and advice-giver and am open to friendships with new subs who simply need an ear or have a question; all of my serious relationships are strictly friends-first anyway.

I prefer someone I share vanilla interests with. I'm an artist (trained as painter, moving into film and video), and a film lover- especially classics, arthouse, and cult films. I'm also an ex-rave dj (yes, I'm ex-alot-of-things) who has a techno addiction that must be fixed at a bar or club every few weeks.

If you message me please send a Yahoo ID or AIM screen name if you're interested in chatting. This saves us both some time. If you’re shy about giving those out you might need to leave the internet. It's important you be a least somewhat local to Brooklyn, New York. I'm not over-eager to meet anyone in person (read above), but I'm not eager to relocate anyone either, and being way past the "send me nude photos" stage of experience, online play with someone I have little opportunity to spend actual time with isn't something I'm interested in.