::Update - January 2012:: I've got a mightily-busy quarter in school this term. I might check in to browse, or return someone's letter, but for right now, I'm not looking to add names to my active dance card right now. Have a lovely winter, everyone, and we'll talk again when school lets me have more of a social life. Muah!

I believe that when life gives you roses, you stop and smell them. It helps for when there aren't enough roses around.

I believe in wearing a suit on casual Friday simply because I look really good in a suit.

I believe that nearly anything can be an expression of spirituality or artistic vision if done mindfully and from your authentic self.

I believe in being the calm in the storm or the life of the party.

I do love dancing, clubs, games and music (but who doesn't like music?)

When you reply, tell me where you like to dance. At a club? In the park? By yourself?

What would you do if you couldn't fail?

Me gusta la vida para todo. A veces es bonito, a veces es terible, pero siempre es la verdad.

Y lo siento, pero necesito practicar mi espanol. Quieres ayudarme? :)

I am Aces, Swift, and Five-by-five

Huh. OkC ate this entry. Must mean it's time I updated it. ::shrug::

Professionally, I coach people who want to quit smoking. [800-QUIT-NOW in Washington, by the way. It's a free service and we have Patches.]

Scholastically, I'm still working on that MBA in Sustainable Business that largely brought me here to Seattle. I'm also talking with a local tattoo parlor or two about a "Green Business" ink-up. More on that as the project develops.

Personally, I'm fond of what Nietzsche wrote about "Becoming more of what you are." Right now, that's largely about dancing, cooking, negotiating (B-school), and generally getting to know this beautiful city of ours.

I'm stellar at figuring out who I know who would like other people I know. I build networks. I engineer social capital.

Oh, and I'm still a little rusty at Lindy Hop, but I'm getting much better.

Cooking: I'm terrifyingly good at improvising meals from things I find in my fridge. I'm also kind of on a kick of learning how to make stuff I normally either buy at the store or get at restaurants. Recent/current experiments include: quiche, home-made english muffins and (G-d willing) Indian stuff...

Tall guy, long hair, darned good-looking. Humble, too. Terribly, terribly humble.

Truth be told, I'm also probably the guy in the top coat and fedora. They keep the sun off in the summer and the rain off in the winter. Besides, I also look good in them, so what does it hurt?

Fiction: I'm really digging the "Occult Noir" genre lately; Constantine, Dresden Files, et c. I admit to a general appreciation for general modern/urban fantasy (read: anything Neil Gaiman does or would approve-of). And yeah... I'm kind of a role-playing geek, but the good kind. If that scares you off, you probably would have found out eventually.

Otherwise, I try to balance fiction (to keep my language skills sharp) with a mixture of crunchy business/finance stuff and pseudo-subversive, eco-hippy-commie diatribes and the like.

Oh, and so it's said, I've really enjoyed the TED Talks series. I know a guy who was in one.

My Nerve: Ever heard someone say "You've got some nerve...?" I think if I were reduced to one attribute, one thing I had going for me to fill in the following blank, it'd be nerve: "[Blank]? All I've got left is [Blank]..." (Also, see Henley's poem, "Invictus.")

My fedora: See above about "The first thing(s) people usually notice about me," but yeah, I'm awfully fond of my hat.

My Gmail account: Its spam filters are great and it's great not having to delete anything. That means when my grandpa mails me family photos, I can Archive them and then find them years later. Thank you, Google.

Mass Transit: Austin was fun, but I really missed a competent bus system. It's a more relaxing way to start the day, to say the least. Getting stuck in evening rush hour just means that I have a little extra time to curl up with whatever book I'm reading. I can go clubbing downtown, knowing that even if I over-do the drinks (which happens, if rarely), I'll still get home, safe as houses. Finally, taking the bus, you're surrounded by people, not cars. I'll take the crazy guy in the next seat over the crazy guy in the next lane any day.

My CSA Membership: Ha! When I first wrote this profile, I was between CSA subscriptions. I'm back on the hippy-vegetable bandwagon! If you haven't heard of Community Supported Agriculture, drop me a line and we'll chat. It's good for the planet, good for local business, great for your body and usually ends up being a pretty good deal, cost-wise as well.

My little black cat and the great big ginger one that tries to keep her company: Sorry, girls. If you can't handle a guy with a couple of cats, I'll suggest you move on to the next profile. :)

Systems, and the like, sure. I dig systems; how they work, how to improve them, and, when necessary, how to break them.

Ph'o. I can pretty much take it or leave it, sure. Thing is, it's positioned ideally to be in this coming decade what Chinese food was in the 80's, Japanese was in the 90's and Thai was this last decade, so I might as well develop a taste for the stuff.

Oh, and it's also fair to say I spend at least some time pondering how to state someplace on here my solid pro-curves aesthetic preferences without coming across like a superficial ass. Oh well. Much love to my fellow ectomorphs, but hips more narrow than mine will probably be a deal-breaker...

Not sure... ::checks Google Calendar:: Probably hitting one club or another, or possibly a party. After a long week, I do like to cut lose.

Fun Fact: Friday is the day of Friga, Norse goddess of love. So, in a sense, it's kind of a sacred act to go enjoy oneself on Friday night. Additionally, my Jewish roommate tells me that it's a mitzvah to do leisurely, enjoyable things on the Sabbath. Bonus!

I already knew about "Alignment" before taking the test on here. Drop me a line if you knew what it was too.

And I know it's total heresy in the Pacific NW, but i don't really like coffee... I'll probably order a chai or tea or Italian soda when we meet up at a cafe.

A couple of weeks ago, I noticed that I'd answered 666 questions on this site. It was a *complete* accident/coincidence (if you believe those exist), but now I'm kind of hesitant to answer more, lest the number change...

Ah, how the wheel turns. Fall is a time of closure, of some rest, and most importantly, of reflection...

I believe in writing my own story as I live it, and am always in search of interesting characters with whom to share it, and whose lives, in turn, will be more interesting, vivid and enjoyable for having intersected with mine.

Fair to say: I'm not really in the market for a long-running romance at this time. Sorry to play the male stereotype on that one, for now, but that's where I am right now. Carts and horses. How's this: let's start off with a date or two and see where it goes from there, shall we?

Oh, and if you'd just like to add another friend to your retinue, let's talk. It always pays to know people.