I don't take life too seriously, we're only here once, and there's a lot of great things in this world to do and see. Sure, there's a time for seriousness, but there are a lot of opportunities where it's better to just live in the moment and enjoy.

I believe that science and spirituality aren't as separate as they sometimes appear, and I like to ponder both sides of that coin, often wishing spirituality was as obvious as science.

When I get together with friends, I prefer quieter environments were we can strike up a good conversation. Though I do enjoy a good concert, movie or show as well, especially if there's opportunity afterward to talk. Road trips are one of my favorite ways to spend a weekend, there are so many unique and amazing things to see along the back roads and highways.

I also like to cook, but not follow recipes. I tend to create things from scratch, using a recipe only as a rough guide. I draw my cooking inspiration from shows like Good Eats, Frugal Gourmet, Iron Chef and a lot more.

Along with occasional weekend road trips, my friends and I find ourselves exploring abandoned buildings, camping or just exploring the local parks. Other times we may just stay in and rent a movie, or play games. I like a mix of adventure and relaxing weekends, too much of either and life just seems out of balance.

People with unusual brains and perceptions of the world I get along with very well. I prefer those with their own ways of looking at and understanding the world. My own is ADD, so I tend to see the world from a different perspective, focusing on the overall patterns and flows of a situation more than the minute details.

I have a great love for all animals, most particularly cats, whom I seem to have a natural way of interacting with. I have lived with cats all my life, and a home just doesn't feel complete without a couple 4 footed critters running around. Currently I have two cats, a cat from a shelter, and one who's owners abandoned him on he street. They're stuck with me for life, they're part of my family.

I currently work in Software Development for a great company which focuses on improving technology and access to education. Since 2002 I have worked here, I started in Technical Support and moved into development, I love this company and am looking forward to being here for many years to come.

Since I was young, I've been interested in investigating things to find out how they work, and how the parts all interact. Broken machines are an invitation for me to tinker, and repair, I love seeing how things should work and trying to put them back in working order. This aspect of my personality comes out in my programming carer.

As a hobby I write science fiction and fantasy, they're what I read, so naturally they tend to be what I write as well. Along with that, I joke that MacGyver and Walter Mitty are my patron saints.

Computers, logic, putting things together, taking them apart solving logical problems.

When dating, I am very dedicated to my partner, I am willing to learn how they think and interact with the world, and work together with them to understand them and find a common ground where we're both happy. I'm supportive of my friends, and like to be a positive part of their life, they are all a positive part of my life.

I like to enjoy life and joke about it. Sometimes just puns, but also more complex humor like the XKCD web-comic that make you think too. I like to laugh, and have people laugh with me. The best things that can be shared between friends are laughs and hugs (and if you hug them just right while laughing, they'll make funny squeaky noises too).

I really haven't asked people what they see first, but I do notice that people tend to relax around me. My hair is probably one of the things people notice first. I used to keep it shorter, but these last few years I let it grow out, I've gotten a lot more comments on it since then, and find that I enjoy it this way.

I tend to see things in a way that others don't, and sometimes miss the things they see quite easily. My brain tends to take in a lot of information about the world, and connect things that others miss, at the same time, I miss things others see because I'm excited by finding something new and shiny. In some situations it can be a disadvantage, but I found that learning how it works, it can be a great advantage as well.

My reading and viewing interests lay within Science Fiction and Fantasy primarily, but not exclusively. Amongst my favorite shows are Dr Who, Babylon 5, Firefly, Stargate and Heroes (the beginning and end, not the slushy seasons between.).

A few of my favorite authors are : Isaac Asimov, Diane Duane, H. Beam Piper, Voan D. Vinge, C.S Friedman, Christopher Paolini and J.K.Rowling to name a few. I write a bit on my own, for myself, and those that care to read, but nothing that I've published yet (someday). Most Novembers I participate in Nanowrimo, or at least write along with that group.

Movies that I tend to enjoy are those that inspire and make you think, while entertaining, like Farenheit 451, Harrison Bergeron, Finding Forrester, or K-Pax. More mainstream interests include Avatar, Tron, the Narnia movies, Let Me In, Kick Ass, Lord of the Rings, Iron Man. I like a movie that inspires, but also can enjoy a movie that's just a ride film. I'll admit, Skyline was an awful movie, but I did enjoy some parts of it.

I listen to a wide variety of music, my focus tends to be on rock and alternative. I like ballads that tell a story, with music that matches the emotion of that story. I tend not to like Rap, Techno or Classical, but that's not an absolute either, I have found some really great songs, in just about every Genre.

I will try just about any kind of food I can find, Indian, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, American, German, Polish, and far more. I like to try new foods, and taste how other cultures differ from the one I grew up in. Pho (Vietnamese soup) is a distinct favorite of mine, and I trek to Chicago now and then to explore the city, and get Pho.

Besides the necessities of life (wafer, food, shelter, freedom) ...

My friends, pets, and family they've been through a lot with me, and the world would be pretty meaningless without them by my side.

computers, yes, I'm a geek, I speak computer, and enjoy doing so. It's my profession, and my hobby. But often it's nice to get away from the keyboard too.

weekends, everyone needs time away from work, and weekends fit the bill. I would much prefer working 3-4 days a week and have the remainder off to do things with, but I haven't managed to convince any of my bosses that a 14 hour work day is a good idea. It'd be worth it to have more time off to explore the world.

humor, this really makes life worth living. A joke, a pun or a sight gag, can turn someone's day around, and pick them back up. I carry a jar of Grey Poupon in my car with me, it's amazing watching people smile and laugh when I show it to them when we're stuck in traffic together.

I'm pretty flexible, with the things in my life, and what I need to survive. While I really like computers, and technology, I'm not uncomfortable unplugging from it for a weekend, or vacation and leaving it all behind for a while, but you'll never find me abandoning it for good. I enjoy the modern conveniences, but I have a survival streak, where I sometimes imagine how I would live life without all of it. Sometimes it's appealing to imagine the world stripped of all the complexity, back to simpler times, where a small village of folks worked together, and knew each other's names.

My thoughts wander across a wide range of topics, sometimes running through situations I want to write into a story, sometimes pondering the evolution of human kind, how modern behaviors would map into caveman survival. I think about life, where I feel I am, where I want to be. I like to philosophize, and consider "what if" situations. I try to imagine how the world would change if a detail were missing, or some new technology suddenly sprung into being. Not that all my thoughts are deep and meaningful, sometimes I just exist in the moment, and watch what's going on.

I have a weakness for petting kitties, they find their way into my brain with quick and frightening efficiency.

Playing games with friends, D20, or obscure board games. Sometimes we just get together to watch a movie, occasionally we forget to actually start the movie. When it's nice out I like to go wander around outdoors with friends and just talk, heading nowhere in particular and just going where the moment leads. When friends are over at my place, we tend to fire up the grill, and wonder how the time passes so quickly.

Other nights of the week might find me going out to a movie, or out with friends at a coffee shop (getting Tea) to chat and hang out. I guess there's no typical Friday night for me, I'm up for hanging out whenever it's convenient, and don't do anything special just because it's Friday.

I am spiritual to a degree, even though I never "see" the things my friends are explaining to me. I very much believe there is a creator of the universe, but I'm not sure that any one religion has it correct, I tend to lean towards Unitarianism, but my upbringing was Christian. I tend to see the whole of world religions as all part of the same truth, that truth I have only begun to piece together. I connect very well with animals, and it seems natural for me to have them in my life. Animals can help us find truths in ourselves that as humans we may have forgotten.

- If you feel like it, I wrote a lot, if any of it made you smile, or wonder, say hi!

- You wouldn't mind hanging out with someone who has a jar of Grey Poupon in his car that he shows to other drivers for laughs.

- You can recite the Wizards Oath that Diane Duane wrote.

- You have an unusual brain and enjoy being a bit different from the rest of the world.

I wouldn't object to finding someone to date, but my focus has always been on finding friends, and letting that friendship become more if there's a compatibility. I've met some special people in my life this way and many many great and wonderful friends.