I appreciate, respect, and enjoy the diversity of life. I've lived in the Middle East, the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South America, in addition to the US. I have spent nearly half my life in other countries.

I believe the best way to define yourself is through your style, thoughts, and personal works. I also believe you should always be learning. It is better than sitting by and letting life happen to you.

My job brought me to Houston, and I plan to be here for a while. I am relatively new here, and it seems to be a really nice city. I've been finding places all over town that are enjoyable.

I am looking forward to meeting and getting to know interesting people in the Houston area.

I really enjoy my job in the sales group of an industrial construction company. I enjoy traveling, and I think that the opportunities for it in this job are intriguing. I am ambitious and look forward to the future.

I've been making road trips to Oklahoma occasionally. I went to high school and university there, and I still have friends in Tulsa, Stillwater, and Norman.

Making friends
Involving people
Grilling
Grammar
Improvisational cooking
Vocabulary :)

My great smile and that I'm outgoing and engaging.

I love food from all over the world, but I really don't have a favorite. I go to a new restaurant each time I go out if I can help it. Some things that do come to mind are Peruvian ceviche, Arabic food (particularly schwarmas and zahtar bread), sashimi and sushi, and pasta with sauces made from my family recipes.

Some of the authors whose books I read over and over are: Lois McMaster Bujold, Isaac Asimov, David Weber, Frank Herbert, Larry Niven, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Elizabeth Moon, and Anne McCaffery. I majored in philosophy at university, and gained a craving for philosophical treatises. Some of my favorite philosophers include Hume, Kant, Nozick, Quine, Ronald Dworkin, John Rawls, and Elizabeth Anscombe. Beyond that, I just enjoy reading in general. I feel it's one of the best ways to learn.

I don't watch that much television; I don't even have a television right now, but there are shows that I like. I've always been a fan of all of the Star Trek series; as for more recent shows, I like Big Bang Theory, Battlestar Galactica, all the Stargate series, The Office, and Parks and Recreation. I've also recently started watching 30 Rock on Hulu, which I am finding to be hilarious.

Some of my favorite comedians and performance artists are Monty Python, Eddie Izzard, Bill Hicks, Tina Fey, and a really great improv duo from Oklahoma called Twinprov, which everyone should watch (you can find some of their stuff online) if they like improvisational comedy.

I also like Broadway musicals. Some of my favorites are Starlight Express, Phantom of the Opera, Oklahoma! (of course), The Producers, Evita, Wicked, West Side Story, and Avenue Q.

As far as music, I'll listen to anything, but my favorite genres are hardcore punk, punk rock and ... I don't know what you'd call it, late-90's-style-pop-alternative? I don't know... like pop, ska, grunge, all mixed up. Oh, and 80's music. And how can I forget to mention Cowboy Mouth!

1. Communication
2. Integrity
3. Sentience
4. Friends
5. Laughter
6. Learning

The future, Earth, space, absurdity, psychology, ethics, justice, friends, and family.

I like to go see far-away friends on the weekends, or have dinner or otherwise go out with at least one friend in Houston.

I am hopelessly romantic.

...you find me interesting.
...you find my ability to use proper grammar and spelling, and a touch of humor refreshing.
...you fit somewhere into my "I'm looking for" category.
...I message you, even if it's just to tell me you're not interested. I find that being thoughtful is a nice thing.