Age: 37.

Sign: Gemini.

Lives in: Downtown bitchin' condo.

Education: B.A. in theater arts.

Occupation: Freelance travel writer, attention whore, wino.

Hangouts: Chatterbox, Grumpy's, any downtown happy hour, prone on couch.

Turn-ons: Wit, wisdom, twirlable hair and lips that make me want to put them on a stick and suck them like a lollipop (but not, you know, literally).

About him: Pettersen recently returned to MSP after 41/2 years abroad. He was "Kramered" into being a homeless, shameless, godless freelance travel writer by an unbalanced friend. He writes a nearly award-winning travel blog at KillingBatteries.com and an even less frequently updated local-interest blog at ThisIsWhyILoveMinneapolis.com. Both are read by literally tens of people each month.

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