I am guileless, halcyon, and scrumdiddilyumptious.
My Self-Summary
I am:
- Probably not at all what you'd expect
- Kinetic but relaxed
- Recklessly honest yet kind
- Outdoorsy much of the time but indoorsy sometimes too
- Lots of seemingly conflicting things at once
- One of those mildly-idealistic, quasi-socialistic, happily
minimalistic, tree-hugging, do-gooder types
- Prone to using big words where small ones suffice
- TV free (It's still good for Netflix but not much else)
-
A
traveler and being such is one of my greatest
joys
- Well-balanced and nutritious
- On my way but enjoying the scenic route
I'm looking for an angel who has beauty and grace but isn't afraid
to get her feathers dirty; who has a bright open mind and isn't
afraid to use it; who amazes and challenges me; who has strength
but can be vulnerable as well.
What I’m doing with my life
I'm an itinerant ecologist which basically means that I'm a science
geek that works outdoors with some environmentally-minded
objective. Where I am and exactly what I'm doing changes every so
often and I expect that it will continue to do so until I find a
good reason to stay in one place.
Until then I'm moving around; living, learning, and working in some
of the most beautiful places on Earth. Right now, my work has me
enjoying the crisp clear days and sleeping under the infinitely
starry night skies of the desert.
In my off-time I'm usually traveling with my housemates/coworkers
around to just about anywhere within a reasonable driving distance.
Generally though, I'm just hanging out, trying new things,
experiencing new places, and maybe making a new friend once in a
while.
I’m really good at
By the accounts of others:
- Cooking
- Yoga (who knew that flexibility was actually good for
something)
- Giving massages (and I offer that info as innocently as
possible)
- Falling asleep at any and all opportunities (coffee is my
copilot)
- Photography and art in general (of true talent however I have
little)
- SCIENCE!
The first things people usually notice about me
Probably that I tend to keep to myself making it difficult to
really notice much else. It can take me a little while to warm up
to people and even then I tend to be silent most of the time...
Sometimes I talk.
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
I'm locked in a losing battle with my ever-growing to-read
pile.
Books: The Omnivore's Dilemma, Natural Capitalism, The
God of Small Things, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Siddhartha,
1984, In a Sunburned Country, A Walk in the Woods, Ender's Game, I
Am Legend, When You Are Engulfed in Flames
Heavy Netflix user when I have time...
Movies: The Constant Gardener, Planet B-Boy, You've Got
Mail, Life as a House, The Science of Sleep, Wall-E, Howl's Moving
Castle, Say Anything, Predator, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless
Mind, Labyrinth, etc.
Music: Brandi Carlile, Norah Jones, Sigur Rós, Radiohead,
M. Ward, Madeleine Peyroux, Death Cab for Cutie, Wilco, Telefon Tel
Aviv, Ratatat, the Flaming Lips, Cake, TOOL, etc.
Food: I'll eat just about anything so long as it's real
food. Thai, Cajun, sushi, Italian, Mexican... All the better if its
spicy and I can cook it for myself.
The six things I could never do without
-
Adventures in the out of doors
- Personal transportation
- Tasty edibles
- Good music
- Appropriate and durable footwear
- Campfires
I spend a lot of time thinking about
- How complex and amazing the world is and how we are both great
and insignificant in it
- All the places that I'd like to go and wonders I've yet to
see
- What the hell is wrong with people and why do they cause so much
trouble for each other
On a typical Friday night I am
I don't really have Friday nights these days but if I did, I'd
probably be sleeping.
I'm much more likely to be getting up early on Saturday morning
than getting in late on a Friday night.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit here
I'm a cancer survivor.
Moving along.
You should message me if
...you want to talk for a bit.
I like it when people dig right into important matters so don't be
afraid to walk right up to then over a few lines of
propriety.
I'll often be away from civilization for several days at a time
so don't be offended if I don't answer quickly.