I like doing physical activities in my spare time, as a break from sitting at a computer all day, and they offer a good way to socialise. I prefer quiet settings, where you can hear the person you're talking with, to pubs and nightclubs.

I prefer dancing that involves a partner, such as salsa. I've also done pole dancing, which I liked, believe it or not, because of the gymnastics involved.

Sports I've played socially include touch footy (including in the US!) and curling.

I also go cross-country skiing and downhill skiing, and occasionally bushwalking.

I am kind, curious, and tall

I'm currently learning Japanese, as I went to rubykaigi last year, and went skiing and sightseeing in Japan in early 2012. I'm currently learning the kana (katakana and hiragana). 漢字を時々分かります。

Programming is part of my work, and I sometimes go to programming-related meetups, where I learn about new developments.

Spotting typos.

Remembering weird factoids. Google hyena anatomy for an example of a weird factoid, unless you're at work.

I also have a memory for remembering where information is, such as "the が particle was described on this page".

That I'm tall.

I like "Shrek" and "The Princess Bride", and the mockumentary "Dark Side of the Moon"

Books include "True Enough" by Farhad Manjoo, "The Long Tail" by Chris Anderson and "The Black Swan" by Nassim Nicholas Teleb (too long though!). I've read some of the Discworld series, but haven't got around to reading all of them.

When I have access to tv, I watch the shows "Catalyst", "Mythbusters" and "The Big Bang Theory". I haven't bothered trying to download them via the internet, though.

I listen to classical music while I'm working (relaxing and non-distracting), and listen to disco music when I'm kicking back.

Water. Food. Sunlight. Air. Gravity. An internet connection.

Why people believe weird things (conspiracy theories and the like).

Why is the organ donation rate of eligible donors roughly 50%? Are people afraid they'll be killed for their organs?

What's meant by casual sex? Is there black-tie sex?

Japanese. Obviously, you have to be somewhat obsessed with a language to learn it, but it's a logical enough language that when there's something I don't understand, I wonder about it.

For example, why does Japanese have loanwords for things it already had native words for? Is there a term for using kyu-sai instead of ku-sai to mean 9 years old?

Every other Friday I'll be at a meetup for Japanese speakers. Other than that, not much.

I do pole dancing ... oh wait, I put that in the intro!

One day, I'd like to be good enough at skiing to do ski jumping (the one where you go for distance, not freestyle skiing which involves acrobatics).

You live in Sydney.

Or you speak (or are learning) Japanese.