I live in the country and work way to many hours near the city. I spend a ton of time in Seattle proper so we're looking for a house near Capitol Hill, Leschi. I am married and poly; she knows I'm here Rene_13, I'll even introduce you if you like.

I love to travel but right now, it's time for a break. I've been to Europe twice, India, and New Orleans. Kayaking is critical to my sanity and distance running is mandatory for my health (training for a full marathon keeps me busy). Most oddly I suppose, I love caving: with the connection to the earth, the physical effort and the risk, it's the most visceral thing you'll ever do.

I enjoy tactile experiences, interactions and connections. I connect emotionally very quickly one on one. I have a dry, sometimes sardonic wit that always keeps my dance partners laughing, but I have a tendency to sound like a formal tight ass in email. Probably a side effect of my work.

I'm happily married, I have many great friends, and I balance a rewarding and challenging career in software design with all the fun stuff. Usually the balance is off a little.

I design things, I create random objects, often with a steampunk theme. Ask me and I will send you pictures of these collages and sculptures. They pay me to direct the design of software. It's been quite an effective way to make a living. So there are the visual things.

Talking to a large (300+) room full of people is something I'm good at and enjoy. Though I can be shy and isolated in a social gathering if I don't know someone to create the wedge in.

With caving I learned to be good with knots and rope. Turns out it's a transferable skill.

Lately (really) the first thing people notice about me is my shoes. I have one pair of shoes that people complement me on every time I go out. It's a little weird I know, but I have a lot of anecdotes about those shoes now.

My favorite published novel is "Crime and Punishment" or perhaps it's "Breakfast of Champions" or "Kindred", "Time Enough for Love", "Left Hand of Darkness", "Night Circus", "American Gods"... Ahh shit, I give up. I have a roomful of favorite books. I've read your profile, and if there is a book there I haven't read that sounds awesome, I've added it to my Kindle (or if it looked really awesome ordered the book). Thanks for that.

Music: Eclectic in the extreme. I'm really partial to this song right now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVAaBj1G8BI perhaps I'm optimistic.

I just saw a concert combination of Electronica, Western Classical and Indian Sarod with Amjad Ali Khan (and sons) in Hyderabad. Not sure how I felt about it.

This used to be the biggest section in my profile, but it simply occupies the least amount of time in my life, so I cut it. I prefer to be outside, but sometimes curling up with a movie or a show is just what the doctor ordered.

Computers, it's the thing I do
Coffee/Wine, I refuse to pick my vice ...
Books, is literature ephemeral or a thing?
My Kayak, it takes me where I want to go
My Camera, it shows me what I need to see
My Imagination, it opens doors that should be closed.

Thinking about my work, creating art, and how people interpret the world through their tools. The various possible meanings of NSPP.

Often I'm dancing.

We've played board games with friends, and hung out at a dive bar. Going to a concert (last one was Dispatch)... Throwing a barn burner of a party: they tell me I was defying gravity and asked everyone to dance. Then they showed me pictures.

What makes Friday so special anyway? I tend to do things every day, there's no school in the morning anymore. On a random Saturday we drank wine and danced around the fire... That was way better than most Fridays.

My recent creative endeavor was erotic art. It was a great experience.

You want to be swept off your feet (I'm a die-hard romantic).

You're looking for someone to get out and have a good time with traipsing around Seattle, or hiking in the mountains.
You want to know more about knots, or not.