I like all four seasons, so I tend to do stuff outside on sunny days (and rainy or snowy ones). I guess I laugh easily, but that doesn't mean I don't have high standards for humor. I admire good writing and an aggressive game of tennis, among other things. Engaging conversation, smart comedy, and planning trips (but not over-planning them) are things I enjoy. Like many of us who are from the middle of nowhere, I have a ton of hometown pride (Go Cards!!) but no interest in moving back there. I like mountains more than beaches -- mountainous beaches are just ridiculously beautiful.

I generally spend my time reading or watching something good, running or playing tennis, catching shows, hanging out with friends, taking as many trips as I can, and writing stuff for fun. I am also a big fan of downtime. And I have a job.

procrastinating. I'm pretty good at cooking, playing tennis, taking pictures, and making fun of things (and people).

My long, curly hair, and whether it's a good first impression is closely linked to the humidity level that day.

Books: I like lots of random stuff. I just finished Lawrence Wright's Going Clear and loved it, so I'm now reading The Looming Tower. I'm looking at my bookshelf for inspiration: Jon Krakauer, George Orwell, Neil Gaiman, Emily Bronte, and Alison Bechdel are some of my favorite writers. I re-read To Kill A Mockingbird every five years or so. I re-start The Brothers Karamazov every few years and never get that far.

TV: Arrested Development and The Wire, obviously. I like them both, but I think Curb Your Enthusiasm is brilliant, while Seinfeld was funny. I'm a sucker for almost anything on HBO -- particularly Enlightened, Veep and Thrones -- and I have seen every episode of South Park at least once.

Movies: Woody Allen and Christopher Guest are geniuses. The Lives of Others, Sneakers, Amelie, Stories We Tell, Capturing the Friedmans, His Girl Friday, Charlie Wilson's War.

I am a spicy food addict -- I even grow my own hot peppers. I also love fresh fruit, roasted vegetables, raw fish, grilled meat, beer, and red wine.

For music, I like Radiohead, Aimee Mann, The White Stripes, Elliott Smith, Bon Iver, Of Monsters and Men, Brad Mehldau, Charles Mingus, Dvorak, Beethoven, and lots more, but the more I answer these questions, the more pretentious I feel.

cities
good books
a challenge
sunscreen
hot sauce
comedy

where I'd want to live if not in DC. (Right now it's Seattle.) Which parts of this profile are totally banal. Whatever podcast I listened to on my run that day.

Oh, and why so many people on here list Moonrise Kingdom as a favorite movie. I don't get the appeal.

really glad to be done with work for a couple days.

I have a total geek streak.

I tend to get along best with people who are laid-back, smart, independent, thoughtful and funny in an offensive way.