I like to spend time outdoors, even if it's just to go for a walk. I want to go to the Kentucky Derby one day. I love to read, but I never have time. I tend to overcommit my time, so I'm always running around trying to get things done. And I love to travel - I spent most of the winter in New Zealand, and I want to take a major trip again next summer. I'm pretty interested in conservation, in particular protecting endangered species, and I donate to several environmental charities.

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• tifteach

I have an engineering degree, but it doesn't suit me - I'm getting certified to teach, and I'll probably get an advanced degree sooner or later. I bought a fixer-upper a couple years ago, and that takes up way too much of my time - single people should NOT own a house. I'm also trying to learn French.

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• tifteach

Finding cool places to visit, board games, school ... and I guess batting cages, too, because I went the other day and hit better than anyone else around me, even though I haven't tried for a few years.

I get a lot of comments on my eyes, sometimes on my voice, too ...

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• tifteach

Books - I like to read, so I end up liking most of the books. I want to read The Horse Whisperer next. Some of my favorites have been Tracks, The Scarlet Letter, David Copperfield, and The Stars by H. A. Rey.
Movies - Anything with good acting, which rules out most, but not all, action flicks. I go to a lot of independent movies, but I also like some blockbusters like the DaVinci Code and National Treasure. I also laugh at pretty cheesy comedies like Scary Movie and Beer Fest.
Music - I like a lot of lighter independent stuff and also 80s rock.
Food - I'm torn between wanting to stay healthy and loving to eat ice cream - I think I could eat ice cream every meal. I usually order seafood when I go out to eat, but at home I fix a lot of macaroni-and-cheese and other simple things. Once in a while I'll get ambitious and try to make a gourmet meal.

1. Nature
2. Lake Michigan
3. Family
4. Friends
5. Movies
6. Books

Decisions I've made and ones I still have to make; the future. Books I want to read. Endangered species.

This summer, probably hanging out at my family's beach house up north, since I haven't been seeing anyone lately.

I miss my grandmother, who died in 2005, and I still have a lot of dreams in which she's still alive.

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• tifteach

You're nice, smart, just enough of a smart ass to be interesting, and actually interested in going out eventually.