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My self-summary Propose an edit

I love Colorado. Winter, Summer, Spring, or Fall. I also love all the other places I've lived, but this seems to be my favorite. I'm always looking for great new people to talk to. Especially if it means finding new snowboarding or hiking buddies who want to share a carpool!

Describing one's self is an interesting challenge. I certainly have my fair share of quirks and oddities. I pride myself on my eclectic nature. To be continued ;-).

What I'm doing with my life Propose an edit

Being an awesome field geologist and getting paid to be outdoors. Being concerned enough about the environment and outdoors that I have worked many a time for good causes and little money (although I can't do that as much now that I own a house). So, that means, I go play in the desert and mountains and people pay me to bring back little bottles of water and soil, or maybe even just Descriptions of the water and soil.

And dancing. Can't forget about the dancing.

I'm really good at Propose an edit

Well, not to brag, but I'm not a bad dancer! And since I've been asked, it's partner dancing, like argentine tango, west coast swing, waltz, cha cha, two step, and salsa.

What else? I'd confess to playing board games, snowshoeing, being silly, and painting (walls and pottery).

The first thing(s) people usually notice about me Propose an edit

When they see me? My smile.
When they hear me? My silly laughter.

My favorite books, movies, music, and food Propose an edit

(a)Specific Titles: The Speed of Dark, The Chronicles of Amber, Ender's Game, The Complete Fuzzy, The Beak of the Finch, The Riddle Master of Hed, The Wizard of EarthSea, Brave New World, Roughing It, Escape From Kathmandu, Cryptonomicon, Anne of Green Gables, The Little Prince
(a) Authors: Elizabeth Moon, Roger Zelazny, Orson Scott Card, H. Beam Piper, Jonathon Weiner, Patricia McKillip, Ursula K. Le Guin, Aldous Huxley, Mark Twain, Kim Stanley Robinson, Neal Stephenson, L.M. Montgomery, Antoine de Sainte Exupery
(yes they correspond directly and are only examples)

(b) The Man from Snowy River, The Royal Tennanbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, everything with Audrey Hepburn particularly Wait Until Dark, Star Wars (I even own the originals on LaserDisc!), North by Northwest, Grumpy Old Men, Cabaret, Anne of Green Gables, Indiana Jones, Inherit the Wind, To Kill a Mockingbird, Good Morning Vietnam, Shall We Dance (the original)

(c) Much tougher one. I listen to just about everything. If I had to pick a favorite... Hedningarna--a Swedish/Finnish modernized folk group. Otherwise? Billy Joel, Eagles, CCR, Chopin, Pearl Jam, Audioslave. There, that's five. I'll stop while I'm ahead. Assume I like everything. Especially if I can dance to it, so that includes Country since that's all there is to do a two-step to.

(d)Even harder to nail down. I'm much too eclectic to have one or two favorites, and even if I do for a short time, they generally change. I guess I've always loved chocolate though, even if I can't have most of it because of evil nuts (Actual nuts, not just crazy people)! So, I'll stick with my favorite types. Sushi, Vietnamese, Northern Italian, French-particularly northwestern fare, Fondue... I also love experimental cooking and enjoy being able to cook fish to perfection (at least for most people). And anything off the grill. I Am from Minnesota after all, and nothing could ever replace a good beer brat with saurkraut and mustard. Is wine a food? :-)

The six things I could never do without Propose an edit

Aside from all of those necessities to being alive that I could put here...

My cat, Coal

Snow

Getting away

Dancing

Seeing all of the beautiful world; in, out, and through

Good walking shoes/hiking boots

I spend a lot of time thinking about Propose an edit

My friends, since they're so scattered and distant from me these days.

How to make enough money to do the work that I want to do. (Volunteerism is not generally a good career move. Subsistence is hard to maintain, and I wouldn't get to keep my cat.)

On a typical Friday night I am Propose an edit

Hopefully I'm dancing or out doing something else fun. Or, perhaps I'm still out in the field!

The most private thing I'm willing to admit here Propose an edit

I'm a geologist..... Ooooooo, I know it's scary.

You should message me if Propose an edit

you love the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, camping, etc., and want a buddy for those endeavors.

you love some kind of partner dance and are looking for someone to dance with.

you love football and want to watch and talk about it with a fellow football nut.

you love snowboarding/skiing and are ready to hit the slopes.

you are geologist and think we rock!

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