I am fun, passionate, and a little cliche?.
My Self-Summary
I'm an engineering grad student who is into music and the arts. I
cannot imagine my life without music and I frequently wish that I
had taken more dance classes as a child, though I'm trying to
remedy that now. I love being outdoors and being active but hate
exercise for the sake of exercise. I'm a fish, and will always need
to be near the water. I'm a liberal because I believe in human
rights and an atheist because I don't believe in magic. I love
traveling and learning new languages. Spain is my favorite
destination so far, but Germany is a very close second. I believe
that people don't lift their heads to look up enough. You don't
know what you're missing.
I like beautiful things, where beautiful is not limited to its
classical definition.
What I’m doing with my life
I just moved from Boston where I did my undergraduate degree and am
now on my way to a masters degree in mechanical engineering, likely
continuing on to a PhD. My focus is in fluid mechanics and energy.
In the meantime I'm exploring the United States (and world, to the
best of my ability) to figure out where I want to end up.
I’m really good at
I would rather be decent at many things than great at any one
thing. As a result, I am a decent sailor, trumpet player, scuba
diver, pianist, dancer, chef, billiards player, skier, etc....
The first things people usually notice about me
Unabashed smile. I will apparently never be mysterious.
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
Books
"The Selfish Gene" and "The Blind Watchmaker" by Richard
Dawkins
"To the Lighthouse" by Virginia Woolf
"El Lapiz del Carpintero" by Manuel Rivas
Movies
The Hours, Shortbus, Brick, Much Ado About Nothing, Midnight in the
Garden of Good and Evil, Amelie, The Boondock Saints, A Room with a
View, Fight Club, The Rock, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless
Mind
Music
Chill folky-acoustic stuff, generally with male vocalists,
classical, classic rock, I am physically incapable of being unhappy
while listening to any form of jazz (even blues, incredibly
enough)
Food
I pretty much think everything is delicious. It can be a problem.
The six things I could never do without
I can't really think of six things I couldn't live without, but I'd
be very sad without my music collection, my down comforter, and a
body of water nearby. I pretty much need my laptop, and I prefer to
have my trumpet around.
I spend a lot of time thinking about
People and our motivations and behavior, primarily from an
evolutionary viewpoint. We are a fascinating animal.
On a typical Friday night I am
at some happy hour with the other grad students or at a show.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit here
I'm on OkCupid because my mom heckled me about not dating after my
last relationship. She's worried I'm getting a little to good at
being on my own, and she may be right.
You should message me if
You think all the previous statements are interesting, just want to
hang out, and have no immediate relationship goals. At this point,
I'm really just interested in getting to know different kinds of
people and enjoying my limited free time.