The Valtrex commercial says that 70% of people with genital herpes got it from their partner when said partner had no signs of symptoms of an outbreak. This implies that 30% of the genital herpes population contracted it because they were willing to have sex with someone with obvious oozing sores on their genitals. I find this fascinating.

I also find it fascinating how many people have sent me angry messages concerning the above statement.

Disclaimer: I'm not looking for sex or romance, but friends are great!

To give you an idea of what kind of person I am, I once got an extra tube of toothpaste from my dentist because I pointed out a grammatical error on one of the posters in his exam room.

I like watching movies, reading, going for walks, practicing yoga, and spending time with people I can stand. I like watching baseball and am a big Twins fan. I swear a lot and drink a lot of water. I carry a periodic table of the elements in my billfold because you never know when you're going to need to know the atomic mass of boron. I'm very attached to my houseplants. I love to travel when I have the money to do so. I'm an atheist and a liberal but only sacrifice babies maybe once or twice a month. I tend to find humor in everyday things, and it makes life fun!

I'm a huge film buff and tend to end up at the theater several times a month if not weekly. I tend to be the go-to person among my friends and coworkers for anything movie-related. It's pretty awesome.

I am hydrogen bonded, ambiguous, and a bag of guts

I'm an analytical chemist in the drug delivery systems division of 3M in St. Paul, using beakers and flasks and fancy instruments and generally being a science geek. I aspire to reach "mad scientist" status one day.
I also spend too much time on Reddit. You'll find this to be either pathetic or awesome.

Secreting things like boogers and earwax, recovering from minor chemical burns, crossing one eye at a time, being cynical but yet somehow optimistic, spreading my toes apart really far, and making roses out of napkins.

If I'm talking, probably that I swear a lot. If not, probably my hair. I have big hair.

Books: Jane Eyre. The Sookie Stackhouse books. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The Book Thief. Stuff by Richard Dawkins. The Twilight series, unfortunately (give me a break, it's a guilty pleasure!). Water for Elephants, The Dead Zone, Breakfast of Champions, House of the Spirits, Night, anything by Mary Roach.

Movies: Little Miss Sunshine, Pride and Prejudice, Everything Is Illuminated, The Phantom of the Opera and most other musicals. Anything with Johnny Depp or Cillian Murphy. Films by the Coen brothers, Wes Anderson, Tim Burton, or Edgar Wright.

TV: Futurama, True Blood, MST3K, Spaced, Six Feet Under, How I Met Your Mother, The Simpsons, Raising Hope, Community, The Soup, Arrested Development, Top Gear. I avoid reality shows like the plague.

Music: Ben Folds, Ben Arthur, maybe some other artists named Ben. Adele, Lady Gaga, The Hush Sound, The Civil Wars, The Decemberists, Tim Minchin. I love going to see the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra; I've almost fallen asleep at a few of their concerts, not because I'm bored, but because the music and atmosphere relax me so much.

People to talk to and hug. I'm an introvert, but not antisocial.
A bottle of water (a reusable bottle; I don't waste money on buying the shit when I can get it from my tap).
A fan.
My stuffed penguin Stanley.
A wristwatch, set approximately 4 minutes fast.
My bus pass (I take the bus or walk everywhere).

I'd rather not think about that.

Taking a nap after work like an idiot and then not being able to sleep when I end up actually going to bed.

I still listen to the Backstreet Boys, I love androgyny, and I have a small third nipple.

You'd be willing to tell me if I had something stuck between my teeth to prevent further embarrassment. I can appreciate that.

Or if you want to go see a movie.

Just message me, yo! Why not?