I am warm, logical, and undefinable.
My Self-Summary
[UPDATE: I'm going to be in Sydney, Australia from December 9
through 24 working with the Google Wave team. Not looking for
long-distance love, but would be up for having a drink / walk /
swing dance with an Aussie.]
[UPDATE: Intrigued by my profile but too busy / shy / lazy to send
me a note? Feel free to give me 4 or 5 stars with the handy
star-rating thing up above, and if the interest is mutual, OKCupid
will let us know.]
Hmm... me in a concise yet (hopefully) engaging nutshell.
- DANCE: I love
lindy hop (swing dancing)! The music,
the people, and the lessons I've gotten in confidence, listening,
posture, and more... all awesome!
- MUSIC: I am a longtime albeit somewhat-lapsed
musician... a
pianist and
composer. At a friend's urging, I
finally posted on YouTube some recent clips of me piano'ing.
- TRAVEL: I am grateful to have been able to
travel a ton these last few years, and
have now visited over 30 countries and taken thousands of
photos.
- DEMEANOR: I smile a lot. And I seem extroverted; I enjoy
conversation and generally love people. But deep down, I'm at least
a good bit of an introvert... liking small dinner get-togethers far
more than big crowded parties, and content to quite often curl up
with a magazine.
- CURIOSITY: I am never bored, and in fact, cannot honestly ever
remember being bored in my life. There's always too much going on
in my head... ideas, dance steps, musical phrases, dreams, and a
never-ending to-do list.
- FOOD: I love
food!
I mean, I seriously get excited thinking about different flavors
and textures. In this way I'm like Remi in Ratatouille (but alas
without the same culinary talents).
What I’m doing with my life
Living it!
Okay, more specifically...
- Serving as the one and only Search Evangelist for
Google.
- Kickboxing, yoga'ing and more at the gym in the afternoon 2-3
days a week
- Dancing at a lindy hop event 1-2 nights a week.
- Reading stuff (online and offline) many evenings.
- Hanging out with friends and catching up on sleep on the
weekend.
- Traveling to different countries to meet with colleagues, groups
of webmasters, and friends.
I’m really good at
Keeping track of things and
people, packing strategically, making
friends when
traveling, playing
piano,
listening to people and
music, remaining
optimistic even when
times are crappy, and cheering people up.
The first things people usually notice about me
I'm taller than they thought I'd be. I'm shorter than they thought
I'd be. I'm easily distracted yet focused. I walk fast.
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
I spend more time reading magazines (culture, health, technology)
than books nowadays, a fact I'm neither terribly proud of nor
ashamed of.
I am not a big movie buff, but I did join Netflix and I'm enjoying
that. I like sci-fi movies without lots of car chases. Let me know
if you come across one -- they're a rarity, because apparently the
American attention span is smaller than George Bush's brain matter
(translation for the clueless: that means VERY SMALL).
[UPDATE: I found a non-car-chase sci-fi movie: Primer. Very cool
film, but ow, my over-time-line'd head!]
I love music and tend to have quirky tastes. I typically disdain
most popular groups not because I think it's trendy to be
independent, but because so many modern singers and music composers
really suck. I'm particularly fond of schlocky
80's pop (which at least had no
pretenses of being meaningful art), funny and complex and soulful
a cappella,
intricate
musicals, and lots more.
Foodwise... oh wow, what DON'T I love! And not just the
food itself, but the whole
(natural) "process" of sharing food with others; one of my favorite
things in the whole world is sitting down to a really really long
meal with a group of friends, including fine wine, desserts,
coffee, and lots of conversation!
The six things I could never do without
With the understanding that people are not things...
A music
keyboard.
Chocolate.
Bodies of
water (I
love
lakes and
streams!)
Tea. The human
touch.
Dancing.
I spend a lot of time thinking about
how I can quiet my mind and not think about things for a bit.
On a typical Friday night I am
Twenty-four hours past Thursday night.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit here
Something I really shouldn't.
You should message me if
- You have passions (no, working / drinking / watching TV aren't
sufficient).
- We have at least some interests in common.
- You are generally a positive person.
- You are creative and active (athletic, energetic, etc.).
- You don't care that I dislike beer.
- You aren't put off by the fact that I have no interest in having
kids or dating someone with kids. Don't get me wrong... I think
kids are (often) cute and I enjoy spending time with them on
occasion (and they seem to like me, too). But I also think it's
wonderful that I can visit them and then retreat to a quiet home or
go to Australia at last minute without worrying about the lil'
ones.