Kick Boxer Seeks American Dreamgirl

I caught up with Kevin Fisher at in La Crescenta, some of the finest Mexican cuisine this end of Foothill Blvd. His thirst for a creative type and outlook on the "New American Dream" had me really thinking about my own 401k and my inability to recognize my ticking clock as I keep hitting the snooze button. But this smart local also has something special that many people are starting to lack around here—optimism about marriage.

Name: Kevin Fisher

Age: 34 

Occupation: Trainer

Current Location: Los Rapidos

Relationship Status: Single 

Interested In: A sleepover with ‘half is glass full’ girl  

You’re 34?

I’m just another year older towards death. 

What do you do?

I’m a kickboxing instructor and have taken my whole life. 

What would you say your top three qualities are in a woman?

. I know everyone says that, but if they can’t laugh at me when I’m not funny, it’s boring. I would also like intelligence, but not obnoxious intelligence.

Like University intelligence?

I don’t want the conversation to always be like, “Did you see the last Jersey Shore?”

But did you though?

I don’t have television.

You’re missing out on the reality of people today. It’s not the sixties anymore. Not that it ever was... for us.

is also important. I know a lot of people probably say that. 

Actually, some people are simply much more surface that that. This is the first time I have heard creativity.

Maybe they do macramé, but something.

Are you Democratic? I actually am not sure why I asked that.

Yes, but I would vote Republican if I feel like it. The first John McCain was intriguing to me, although I never voted for him. I had a few things I wanted to say at the time.

Ever want to get ? 

Sure. I’d like to be optimistic. I think I can be a lot to deal with though.

Why? Are you high maintenance?

I think I may be the opposite of that. I think I’m just me.

Are you commitment-phobic? 

No. My last girlfriend broke up with me. I’ve been single for two years now and it took a year for me to kind of get over her. I'm just about ready to get back out there.

What happened with you guys?

She is a couple years older and her baby clock started ticking.

Ugh. I hate when that happens. 

She wanted kids and she looked at where I was at in my life goals and while I will get there eventually, I wasn’t in the place that she wanted and so therefore could not afford a baby and a house and all the things that she wanted. I respectfully reminded her that she lives in Los Angeles and each person has to have five jobs if you want those things sometimes.

And she wasn’t willing to wait?

I think it was out of control. Her girl bits were making her decide. And I am getting older so I would like to own a house and have something to work towards and fix up a house.

Where are you from?

Iowa. And my ex is from Wisconsin.

A match made in heaven. Where do you like to go in the Montrose area? 

I like . It’s a friendly place for hanging out with friends.

Do you have a dating story? 

I was on a dating site and someone contacted me and we chatted for a bit and she came over with a bag on our date and asked me if she could sleep over.

Nothing wrong with a pillow fight and a little slumber party. Wait, was this before the date?

Yes. Apparently I made her feel too comfortable and safe. I suggested perhaps we can go have a drink first.

Huh. A bit of a backwards philosophy, but go ahead…

Turns out she didn’t spend the night.

If that is your worst dating story, you’ve got it pretty good.

Well, I’m a guy.

Right. And yet, all girls are crazy.

There’s that. Especially ones from across the pond. Guys are crazy, too.

Without the hormonal handicap. What do you like to do for fun?

I read a lot. I like sci-fi.

Do you want ?

Yes.

Do you want the American Dream?

There is no American Dream anymore. There’s the glass-half-empty.

What’s your ideal dream?

Pay your bills and don’t buy more than you need. Have food on your tables, a roof over your head, see your friends, do stuff and live within your means. The other “American Dream” is what got us lost in this economy.

Did you see I Am?

No.

It’s a documentary about how we take more than we need.

Right. Buy a house you can afford and retire early instead of working thirty years to pay off your mortgage. And I think I’m right about this.

Because…?

Because sometimes the shit you own, starts owning you.

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