I'm a scientist. If I'm summing it up in one word, that would be it. I believe the word is a rational place, and we can understand it through observation and experimentation.

I believe that the descriptions of the world in mathematics are as beautiful as the words of any poet, and I enjoy both.

Green Bay Packers games are my version of Holy Days of Obligation.

I should NEVER be given scissors and told to cut out a shape. And at one point in my life I was legitimately afraid I would flunk Kindergarten for not being able to tie my shoes. Still wish I could have velcro all the time.

I like to solve puzzles. Waving a puzzle in front of me is like taunting a golden retriever with a tennis ball. Or calling Marty McFly chicken.

Like a lot of other people I see on here, I didn't grow up out East, but have ended up here for a job that I enjoy.

Right now, I'm trying to establish my career. Working the medical device field, working to bring a non-pharmaceutical pain therapy to market. I really love what I do, and I believe that we're going to help people.

I love talking about my work, but I tend not to be able to shut up about it once I get started, so... I'm leaving it at that right now.

Outside of work, lately I've been reading more, trying to read contemporary fiction. I like to catch a game on tv in the evening.

I am trying to teach myself to play the piano, which is a slow process, but rewarding, when I get it right. I do logic problems, and try to keep my mind active at all times.

For physical activities, I like to swim. I'm also cleaning the rust off of my golf swing.

Analyzing problems, puzzles, data
Remembering useless information
Being on time
Doing math in my head
Finding fantastic times to look at someone and say, "Is that a fat joke?"
Keeping an open mind
Breaking the ice (Wait, is that a fat joke?)

Most people tend to notice my warped sense of humor pretty quickly. I have a hard time covering it up. It just leaps out and attacks sometimes.

Books: Foundation series, Jurassic Park, Thursday Next series

Favorite sentence, from the Thursday Next series, discussing excessive use of "that that" and "had had" in Dickens

"Had had had approval but had had had not; equally is it true to say that that that that had had approval but that that other that that had not." -Jasper Fforde

If you enjoyed that sentence, we would probably get along.

Movies: The Usual Suspects, Bull Durham, Apollo 13
Music: Beethoven, Miles Davis, The Beatles, Tom Lehrer, The Police, Train, Tonic
Food: Pretty much anything (Is that a fat joke?)
Games: Mass Effect, Dragon Age, The Witcher, FTL, Civilization, Pirates!, Path of Exile, League of Legends, D&D, Pathfinder, Shadowrun

Unanswered questions
Hugs
A car- I love driving.
Challenges
Independence
Creativity

work. When your job is to figure out stuff that hasn't been done, you find things kicking around your brain all the time. Other than that, pretty much everything. All the time. I'm not sure how to stop thinking about stuff.

either hanging out with co-workers (I have a very social workplace, which is awesome), chilling with friends, or catching up with friends online. Most of my friends from grad school are pretty busy, but lots of people have time to talk on Fridays.

If my falsetto is having a good day, I can sing a mean rendition of "I Will Survive."

Sometimes, I enjoy impersonating John Facenda of NFL films and narrate ordinary life tasks.

You like a conversation that can range from current events in the Middle East to killing bugs in Dr. Mario in the span of 5 minutes.

You'd like to have breakfast with me. That's not a cheesy pickup line either. I'm a morning person, and like going out for breakfast on weekends, but don't know any other morning people right now.

You end up singing "Ah-ooooooooooooo. Werewolves in London" whenever "All Summer Long" plays, and you feel no shame about it.

You enjoy extreme levels of sarcasm, and a sense of humor many would describe as evil.

You'd like to.