Me in a nutshell (no prizes for guessing who's the nut)

I am a carbon based organism whose ancestors descended from the trees (most probably Apple). Several mutations later - voila - me! (hey, they tried, you know).

Based on Earth years, I am 35 - although I feel 6 at times (a world to explore). Given top marks by my psychiatrist ("fit for rehabilitation and mingling with normal people i.e. if you can find normal people") whom I suspect bought his couch from the flea market.

Been in the US for about 11 years and have traveled around the world a bit during childhood. Checked out Brazil and Alaska last year. Well read, great conversationalist, and very easy to mingle with.

Have a well developed sense of humor (the seventh sense so to speak). I gym frequently, do Yoga, meditate now and then.

Hit me (ouch! not physically you twit) if you dare to. Or don't.

1) Pay the bills
2) Decrease my carbon footprint
3) Improve in some way every week
4) Learn Spanish (ola senorita!)
5) Keep fit - both physical, mental, and fiscal
6) To be continued

* Humor
* Short stories
* Conversations
* Creativity
* With my hands
* Chem lab er.. I mean cooking
* Empathy
* Cranium
* Converting oxygen into carbon dioxide
* Digestion

* The stuffed vulture on my shoulder
* The mischievous sparkle in my eyes
* That I am scoping out the exits if I need to use them suddenly
* My socks match
* The Cat in my hat (Is there a Dr. in the house?)
* The irresistible magnetism which leads to the conclusion that we are 'poles' part
* That I'm outraged when women try to slip me a Mickey since I personally prefer Goofy

Books
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The Lords of the Rings
Autobiography of a Yogi
The Wind in the Willows
A Pattern Language - Towns, Buildings, Construction
Books by Salman Rushdie, PG Wodehouse, Neville Shute, Malcolm Gladwell, Bill Bryson, Ruskin Bond, RK Narayan, Alexander McCall Smith, James Hardley Chase
Read a lot of pop psychology, philosophy, and fiction.
Also read WSJ, Economist, BW and my favourites - New York Times and National Geographic

Music
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Jazz (Keiko Matsui), New Age (Sacred Spirits, Enya, Enigma), Oldies (70s,80s,90s), World music (Rai, French, Bollywood), Instrumental (Vanessa Mae, White Stones, Robert Miles, Vangelis), and lots more

Food
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Thai (where's the nearest hydrant?), Sushi (here fishy,fishy) , Indian (Don't worry, have curry ), Mexican (windbreakers required), Ethiopian (I eat my plate?), British (can u make this blander?), Chinese (uh, don't ask)

Movies
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- All movies by Akira Kurosawa, Johnny To, Zhang Yimou, Wes Anderson, Alfred Hitchcock, Ang Lee, Coen brothers
- GroundHog Day, LOTR, Shawshank Redemption, Amelie, The Thin Man series, Indiana Jones, Delicatessen, To kill a mockingbird, Grapes of Wrath, Ace Venutura series, The Mask, Monsieur Hire, A Fish named Wanda, Spaceballs

* My Family, Friends, and Fiends (they slow the Alzheimer's)
* Books
* Music
* Nature
* Vigorous activities (this is exercise for those who are guessing)
* Oxygen (duh!)
* The Internet
* Sunshine

'Nuff said.

* The origins of species (and whether it is time for us to climb back on the trees)
* How to save the world while still looking fabulous
* My purpose in life - am I just a consumer?
* Why do Amazonian women look so puny?
* Who took the cookies from the cookies jar?
* Does Harry Potter use a spell checker?

* Trying my best to get beaten at Pictionary or Taboo
* Striving to get a 'XXX' - this is wrt bowling and not movies
* Discussing the latest book at my book club
* Cooking a mushroom Marsala that has been banned in 3 counties
* Attending a local meetup event
* Trying a new wine with friends
* Working in the basement on my top secret nuclear fission project (Back off Dexter!)
* Rollerskating

My password is 8 stars.

* You forgot the number for 911
* You think there is chemistry between us that can lead to some physics and ultimately some biology
* You like to laugh and have a sense of humor
* My name figures in your 'to do' list
* You won the Lotto and want to help a non-profit(aka me!)
* You are looking for someone to grow old with.