Hello out there!

My personal goal is to find a way to appear to be cultured, but not pretentious. Sophisticated in a way that is subdued, but approachable? I'm not sure how to put it into words.

Working full time at a technology company as test engineer (I make hardware and software break!) and enjoy it very much. In the off time I try to mix it up; seeing live music, playing in a pickup league of kickball, reading various genres of books. I listen to a wide variety of music, alternative, metal, hip hop, garage punk and few other sub categories. I also enjoy social psychology and political discussions.

I'm in decent physical shape and exercise at a gym regularly. I drink alcohol socially, don't smoke, and don't have any kids. I've never been married. I don't have pets right now because I tend to travel a bit for work, and I wouldn't want to leave them alone!

I'm looking an affectionate woman who can laugh and tell a joke or two, appreciates literary works, a sense of humor, and the guts to show it! Someone who I can be friends with first, who has some overlapping interests with mine.

On a side note, I realize that my profile kind of totally really sucks. I'm not sure the [i]exact[/i] reasons why, but it's a hunch I have. Maybe it's too direct? I feel its a bit mechanical, when I'm not really like that. I am not a robot! If someone has a suggestion or feedback, please don't hesitate.

Trying to figure out where I'd go for vacation. Have an idea? Send it to me! I'm thinking pacific north west.

Update: Went to Japan instead. Next I'm thinking Europe.

Trying to get into better physical shape then I currently am. I'm at around 180#s but I can't do nearly as many pull ups as I should be able to!

Moving into software development officially at the company I work for. Love to write some code.

Dry humor, telling a good yarn, technical things (computers, mechanical). Finding ways to make strange situations occur around me.

Memorizing weird facts, trivia, and happenstance.

Finding the devil in the details.

Smiling at strangers for reasons that are not obvious.

I smile a hole bunch, particularly if I'm day dreaming.

That I'm a bit inquisitive. I like finding out about who you are, what you're up to, etc.

Visually, it's that I tend to have different levels of facial hair any given time. I go from smooth, to scruffy, to i-need-to-really-shave-right-now in too short of a time. I don't like shaving very much as I'm not very good at it. I'll do it to dress up or impress someone, but all too often it just proves that I too, bleed red blood. :(

My favorite books are social behavior books. Love Terry Pratchett, Orson Scott Card, Isaac Asimov, David Weber and some other Scifi and Fantasy authors.

5th element, Big Trouble in Little China, most tongue-in-cheek movies are fun. Eternal sunshine of the spotless Mind, Seven Samurai, old Godzilla movies. MST3K, other dorky past times.

Bush, Foo Fighters, KRS-one, The Line, Ratatat, Mumblemix, Dead Milkmen, and more. I make mix CDs of what I'm listening to, and either keep them for myself or hand em out. I secretly believe the music I listen to is better then the music you listen to. :)

Italian is my favorite, and I know of several good places to get some in the local area, as well cook a few dishes. I've also developed what I call, 'sandwich theory', a set of guidelines to make the perfectly proportioned sandwich in terms of flavor, texture, and overall deliciousness.

A/C, the internet, my imagination, at least 4 hours of sleep, caffeine, and Python programming language. Yes I am a big dork.

How I can improve my quality of living. How to buy clothes without clothes shopping. What's going on the next weekend. How many holes will fit into the ground if I had a shovel.

Spending time with friends and family, going to see live music, playing some pool or foosball, or just watching a movie.

Planning on how to be free.

I often forget how old I am. I usually think I'm one or two years older, or that I just turned 20.

Know where I should vacation, or...

Know who Terry Pratchett is, or...

Know what Python is (The language), or...

Have a distinct taste for geeks.