What you see is pretty much what you get with me. So, rather than try and explain myself in general paragraphs here are some specifics.

I've been to Italy, Germany, France, and the UK. I also don't speak Italian, German, or French.

I get lost easily. I usually have two GPS devices in my car.

I ran my first 5k in March after four months of training. I'm trying for a 10k next.

My family all lives in Michigan and we get together at least once a month.

My favorite authors are Timothy Zahn, Mary Roach, and Peter David.

I overthink things. A lot.

I'd like to be a museum tour guide when I retire.

Alton Brown is my favorite chef. I've learned a lot from "Good Eats".

I listen to "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me", "Car Talk" and "Ask Me Another" when running.

I've had to resole my rock climbing shoes because I wore a hole through the right toe.

I confuse Netflix.

I hate heights.

I DVR "The Big Bang Theory" and "How I Met Your Mother" every week. I really miss "The West Wing", "Leverage", "Chuck", and "Stargate SG-1".

My favorite travel spots in the US are D.C. and San Francisco.

Now you know me a little, what about you?

I never quite decided, but since this is probably what's expected here: I am a web developer. It's also a lot of fun for me, which probably says more about me than the first paragraph.

Work is important but I leave it at work. The rest of the time I try to keep busy. When we have good weather I bike; a friend got me in to rock climbing but that takes scheduling. Bad weather or winter will find me reading, hanging out with friends, watching one of my many DVDs, and trying not to hate the treadmill.

Learning from my mistakes. Trying new things. Getting lost. I'm also good at: staying calm while learning from my mistakes, trying new things, or getting lost.

I'm a really bad poker player; I'm way too easy to read.

Some of my favorite authors are: Timothy Zahn, Mary Roach, Peter David, Mercedes Lackey, and Piers Anthony. I couldn't limit myself to picking favorite books.

When I go out to a movie it's usually an action flick or comedy. Basically I like to laugh and watch things blow up. I collect some movies and TV shows for their writing and follow people like: Aaron Sorkin, Steven Moffat, and Joss Whedon. This is your warning that I can be one of those annoying people that can actually recognize TV writers and directors. It's a hazard of my education.

I'll eat almost anything when I'm eating out, except seafood, but chopsticks are especially fun to use. If it's just me I'm likely to make a one pot meal like curry, chili, or pot roast. Since I like cooking and cooking shows I experiment--- I mean that literally: I take notes to figure out recipes. Once I've figured out a dish, then I'll cook it for friends.

Like I said, what you see is what you get.

We have something in common.