I am an energy analyst at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. I'm a recent-ish transplant to Seattle, and am looking to meet someone who'd be up to grab a beer, go hiking, or just explore the city with me!

Trying to figure out how to be successful in a job with a very nontraditional management structure. Outside of the lab, I travel frequently. Among my idler pursuits, lately I have been working to rediscover the Spanish language through Mexican literature, attempting (with moderate success) to hone my culinary skills, and trying (though generally failing) to cultivate an interest in jazz.

Making a kazoo sound with my teeth. Also, I really like dancing.

My unusually dilated pupils.

Favorites are tough, so here are the most current responses. Books: Emperor of Maladies, Logicomix, and Born to Run. Music: Esperanza Spalding will always have my heart, but Santigold has ruled my iTunes for a couple of months now. Movies: I haven't been out to a movie in months; this situation should be rectified without delay. Food: I am an equal-opportunity diner. Put something delicious in front of me and I will consume it! Among the weirder things I've ever tasted are alligator sausage and fermented mare's milk.

Ways to subtly teach my niece inappropriate words without arousing the suspicions of her mother.

Probably at Havana on Capitol Hill, dancing with good friends, trannies, and grandmas.

I have a fetish for brains. Teach me something new!

If you have the stomach for a NON STOP THRILL RIDE EVERY MINUTE YOU SPEND WITH ME. Because I am totally super extreme.

Update: I have been informed that despite what I thought were relatively clear formatting choices in the preceding sentence, it is not in fact immediately obvious that I am being utterly facetious. Apparently there are a sufficient number of dudes on OKC who make such claims with legitimate conviction that it becomes difficult to differentiate between those that take themselves entirely too seriously, and those who are just plain silly. Count me among the latter group.