Looking for Love: Bachelor #1

by Mary Hilliard, Editor in Chief
February 16, 2016

Bachelor #1

Favorite movie/book: 
– Favorite book: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers, Favorite movie(s): “500 Days of Summer”, “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Celebrity look alike: 
– I’ve been told I look like Charlie from “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and August Rush
What you look for in a girlfriend:
– I look for intelligence, compassion, ability to hold a conversation, good taste (in movies, books, music, etc.), honesty, and above all, depth
Ideal date:
– My ideal date would include dinner at Winstead’s or Town Topic or some such place, then a walk around the Nelson or First Friday’s, then desert/ice cream somewhere, then a movie on the couch at my house
Celebrity crush:
-Natalie Portman and Emma Watson, no contest
Go to Netflix show:
– Scrubs
Three words to describe you:
– Intelligent, compassionate, and humble (I asked other people—don’t label me hypocritical for throwing that “humble” in there!)
Hobbies:
– Ceramic pottery, drawing, guitar playing, writing, crossword puzzles, reading
Favorite things:
– My guitar, a new journal, a really clean pair of pants, a really nice pen
If you were stranded on an island- what books/movies do you bring:
– I’d bring Ulysses by James Joyce (it would take being stranded on an island to make me read it), a collection of Ernest Hemingway’s short stories, Raymond Carver’s What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, and as much Dave Eggers as I could carry. Movie-wise I would bring just about every movie from the mid-1980’s (Karate Kid, Ferris Beuller’s Day Off, Breakfast Club, etc.), and every single Wes Anderson movie
Partner in zombie apocalypse:
– John Godfrey
Night owl or early bird:
– Both
Trade places with someone for a day:
– Any editor from the New York Times
College plans:
– Probably Fordham University in New York
Zodiac sign:
– Virgo
Meyer Briggs personality test type:
– INFJ (and proud)
Favorite animal:
– Monkey (the old, wise-looking kind)
One place that’s on your bucket list:
– Japan
Favorite food:
– Italian
First email username:
– [email protected] (I used to fence—get the laughs in now)
Which Friends character are you:
-I want to say Ross, but he bothers me a lot
Disney or Nick:
– Disney
Thing you notice first about a person:
– Voice
Favorite holiday:
– Thanksgiving
Most played song on your iPod:
– Probably something by the Oh Hello’s or the Shins
If you could see any person (living or dead) in concert:
– Led Zeppelin
Super power: 
– Ability to fly
Pet peeve:

– When people chew with their mouths open

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