"Mike, only an idiot uses sarcasm in an OK Cupid profile"

Things about me:

1. Dont let the introverted personality fool you; there exists a raging dance party behind those eyes

2. I like weird people with weird and well thought out ideas. Do you have weird ideas? We should trade!

3. After living in Southern California all my life, I moved to WA a year ago... for no particular reason. My time here has consisted of design, dive bars, waxing poetic, petting dogs, and having conversations with strangers over cocktails.

I like to write sometimes, so if I send you a long message just go with it... don't make it weird.

Career stuff at a tech company...

"Oh he's in Seattle AND he works in tech? What a unique combination! A magical unicorn!"

After being here about a year I decided I should buy a house... for no particular reason. So now I spend time looking at my surroundings and stifling the urge to freak out/run away to Belize.

Promising myself I will do more outdoorsy stuff this year.

I'm also beta testing my life for compatibility with a dog/dogs. Results are promising that I may make a suitable dog owner for something in the mid to larger sized variety... just making the final round of life-bug fixes

Wordplay. Seriously. I love words.
Snap Judgments.
Daytime drinking.
Intellectual conversations.
Saying horrible things in a way that makes you laugh.

Lists. To the point that sometimes when I get something done, and it wasn't on a list, I will write that item down and then cross it out.

Saying/doing things in public to quietly amuse myself. Most of the time people don't notice when I do those things... because why would they? What kind of sociopath amuses himself while talking to other people?

I dont know...Certainly not the final fantasy hair.

That I'm a rebel with a heart of gold who is addicted to commitment and changing myself.

After people talk to me:
I say uncouth/weird things.

I love fantasy stuff... always have since being a kid and it isn't going away (I generally try to go to a renaissance fair at least once a year and it never disappoints. Its like an all day bar crawl but everyone is in costume and bad accents).

I eat any type of food-- yes, any. Especially distinct food that others tend to loathe ('divisive' food). I can generally appreciate anything that is distinct tasting even if the taste is more acquired. Outside of gefilte fish, I like to eat most things given the right mood.

I read a lot... judging by what other people usually list in this category for books, I am probably familiar with the authors you read.

TV: I just got digital rabbit ears so now I can watch TV for the first time in a year... and all the shows on network television are talent shows. Why did this become a thing?

1. Pattern recognition
2. Pale blue dot
3. Long conversations over craft cocktails
4. The Awesome tension of awkward moments
5. Sense of humor (mine might offend yours)
6. "Local spots"
And because I feel an unnerving need to keep this list prime:

7. Early mornings, with time, coffee, and a book.

Sex/Money

Gamma ray bursts/dark energy/string theory/roving super-massive black holes/all the other batshit crazy things about our universe.

Why so many people have the ubiquitous weird-angled pictures of themselves rockclimbing. I rock climb on occasion and I think its great that you do as well, but cant you just tell me you like to rock climb, and Ill take your word for it? I think I already know what you look like when rock climbing 200 yards away... like a speck of a human in a harness against a rock cliff. It's tough to tell the difference between you/anyone else/Danny Devito in some of the rockclimbing pics.

Misc fantasy stuff. Dragons and whatnot.

Friday nights aren't typically my party night. Friday night tends to be special introvert time. My preferred party times involve having awesome fun during the daytime for the most part.

Once, I dropped a girl off after a date and said, "Goodnight, I'll most likely kill you in the morning"... and she was the only girl in my demographic who hadn't seen The Princess Bride. Awkward.

When a girl looks sleep deprived, I find that strangely sexy.

You have inner weirdness.

You like awesome fun.

You appreciate conversations.

You appreciate long silences and dont feel compelled to break them up with silliness.

You want to have weekend brunch.

You like bar trivia, and would like a partner.