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My self-summary Propose an edit

I'm usually fairly reserved/quiet/shy around strangers, though the level of shyness varies quite a bit depending on the person and my caffeine intake that day and I sometimes have random bursts of gregariousness when the mood strikes. I try not to take myself too seriously and I try to accept people for who they are and appreciate them, but I'm also difficult to manipulate and have pretty strong boundaries. I truly believe that everyone has something to teach me. I try not to regret anything, and instead integrate the cringe worthy experiences into my life as lessons learned. That's what I aspire to do anyway... I'm sarcastic by nature, and I have a somewhat off beat sense of humor. I laugh easily and often and I think that the most flattering thing someone can do for someone else is to try to make them laugh. It just feels so good. I'm playful and I love practical jokes and pranks, roughhousing, tickle fights, good natured teasing, and random physical competitions (arm wrestling, thumb wars, paper airplane contests) and watching my friends engage in these is about as close as I come to watching sports. I love animals and children and adults with child like senses of wonder, enthusiasm and curiosity. I totally count walking to work as exercising. And springtime gets me high on life man. I tend to be intrigued by people who are quiet at first and need some drawing out and have senses of humor that kind of sneak up on you like a pleasant surprise. This can be tricky since I'm also way quiet at first. In my day to day life this is probably only an ideal situation when a more outgoing mutual friend is there to bridge the gap. I have a soft spot for nerdy, eccentric, unique types especially those who find themselves questioning things all the time. I find cynical, sarcastic and playfully bitter people very amusing. Thoughtfulness and intelligence minus pretension are very attractive to me. Random Factoids: I think Conan O'Brien probably has one of the highest I.Q.'s on the planet. I generally only enjoy going to pubs and bars when it's an off night and there aren't huge crowds/lots of noise. I lived in Oregon for 4 years. I lived in Southern California for 3 years & found it soul crushing. I've also lived in New Hampshire and New York, but only briefly. My brother is a musical prodigy and I have a tin ear. I am a night owl to the max! I have to try really hard to not make assumptions about people based on their zodiac signs, yet still consider myself to be a fairly rational person.

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What I'm doing with my life Propose an edit

I'm working in my dream job and living in my favorite place on earth surrounded by people I love, admire and respect. It rocks pretty hard.

I'm really good at Propose an edit

Taking care of myself, others, children and animals. Getting boring, tedious, red-tapey shit done. Being persistent, tenacious and fierce when I need to be (which isn't often, but it's nice to have in reserve sometimes). Connecting people with the pre-pubescent boy side of their sense of humor.

The first thing(s) people usually notice about me Propose an edit

That I'm very quiet at first, but not necessarily shy...

My favorite books, movies, music, and food Propose an edit

I'll pretty much give anything a chance, but I especially like:

Coming of age stories (A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, Angela's Ashes, Tuck Everlasting), Asian American memoirs (I have no idea why, perhaps I have a tendency to fetishize the other; The Woman Warrior, Nisei Daughter, Catfish and Mandala) and End-Of-The-World fiction (The Road, The Stand, Alas Babylon)

According to Netflix my favorite movie genres are Foreign, Comedy, Drama, Independent, Horror, Thrillers, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Hmm my favorite music at the moment (and for the last couple of years) is alternative/indie/radical Hip Hop (The Coup, Dead Prez, Jurassic 5) but I listen to a lot of other stuff as well. Here's a random sampling from party shuffle on my iTunes (Pearl Jam, The Mars Volta, David Bowie, Public Enemy, Queen, Wilco, The Beatles, Gravediggaz, Dead Kennedys, Squirrel Nut Zippers, My Morning Jacket, Talking Heads, Stellastar, Stevie Wonder, The Clash, The Cars)

I'm one of the least picky eaters I know, but I try to eat organic, local, and fresh (rather than processed) when I can. I'm not a Nazi about it or anything though and will totally still eat the neon orange mac & cheez and shit like that if someone serves it to me. Foods I hate include Cheezits, Doritos (which should totally have an "oes" at the end, yet doesn't...), Tater Tots, Olives, and Hard Pretzels. I'm a beer, chocolate and coffee snob, but all wine tastes pretty bad to me (though I have noticed that the dryer the wine, the less offensive it tastes to me) so I'll drink box wine if that's what's being served.

The six things I could never do without Propose an edit

Bathing at least every other day (I know how first-world this is, and I am duly ashamed)

Laughter (my own and that of others)

Going barefoot whenever possible

Dairy (I tried)

Vermont (I tried, admittedly not very hard)

Affection

I spend a lot of time thinking about Propose an edit

Right now, about how good my life is and how lucky I feel. Also sometimes worrying about when the other shoe will drop.

On a typical Friday night I am Propose an edit

Well, I work second shift M-F, so usually I'm working, but on a typical Saturday night I'm... Drinking, loving, laughing, talking, listening, watching, making, drugging, traveling, cooking, cleaning, wandering.

The most private thing I'm willing to admit here Propose an edit

In the language area, by Sign Language: Poorly, I mean I can sign, "You are a rat fucker" in ASL.

You should message me if Propose an edit

For the purposes of dating: You like chubby girls, but are not necessarily a 'chubby chaser' (in the fetishy, "ooh can I pinch your arm fat?" way...) You are legally old enough to drink in the U.S., even if you choose not to. It is biologically impossible for you to have been my mom/dad (when I was born, you were under the age of 12...) You don't smoke tobacco, for whatever reason that's a total deal breaker for me. You want to talk to me, because even if you show up in my stalkers list every day, I'm usually too shy to initiate contact...
For the purposes of friendship/activity partners: Um, you live near me? Dating people who don't is pretty much sucking up all of my gas money!
Especially encouraged in either category: You're a night owl, there seem to be so few of us, we must unite! You can introduce me to something new or unusual, you can explain something you're passionate about to me in excruciating detail, or you can tell me how something works.
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