I just moved to Minneapolis from Kansas City. I've been pushing myself to get out and meet people, and Minneapolis does offer a lot of opportunities to go out, seems like there is a great concert going on every other day, among other things.... But I can't keep going to those things by myself forever...

Sometimes people say I'm "stoic". I'm not sure how I feel about that, stoic sounds like a nice way of saying boring, but I assure you I am not. I've lived a full life, and have a lot more to do yet. I think in my case being stoic just means a little more stable, a little more dependable, a little less likely to sweat the small stuff.

I was a scientist, and I think like one. I question everything, and I know lots of nerdy stuff. But I have lots of other interests, and probably try a little too hard to avoid a "nerd" stereotype.

I love music, and I play guitar. There is nothing I love more than playing music at a coffeehouse, or performing with my band (which I don't have anymore, since I moved away...) It is a huge part of who I am, and I am really quite good at it. But I also recognize that it is still just a hobby, and I don't plan my whole life around it. Besides playing, I also love seeing concerts, of course, and will plan entire weekends and roadtrips around such things...

I am a very competitive person. I hate losing. I hate losing in volleyball, I hate losing in cards, I hate losing in Scrabble, you get the idea. I'm not a jerk about it, I am just a little more competitive than most people. Hopefully it just means that I try harder not to lose, and not that I'm a sore loser...

I'm looking for someone who "gets it". By that I mean someone who understands that the connection and attraction between people is in the brain, and from soul to soul, and has nothing to do with fake boobs and tanning beds.

Independence and self-esteem are very important. Sanity isn't a requirement, but might make things easier in the long run...

I left my job as a research chemist recently to start an MBA program. I hope to focus a significant portion of my studies toward social, environmental, and economic sustainability. Beyond that, I am leaving options pretty open. I am not without direction, I do have a plan, but I know a lot of doors will open in the next two years that I haven't even considered yet...

Teaching, settling disputes, playing guitar, Super Tecmo football, sarcasm, Googling things, guessing what time it is, reading a map, driving, board games, card games (especially poker). I used to really enjoy playing volleyball, haven't played in years, though...

Music: The list is endless. Built to Spill, Broken Social Scene, Wilco, Silversun Pickups, Flaming Lips, Tapes n Tapes, Arcade Fire, Feist, Band of Horses, Bob Marley, Doves, System of a Down, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, The Weepies, The Go! Team, Neil Young, Katie Herzig, Storyhill, Ray Lamontagne...

Books: mostly been reading non-fiction lately, reading for work and school unfortunately takes away from reading for pleasure... Currently reading The World is Flat (Thomas Friedman)...
The last few books I have read: On the Road (Jack Kerouac), A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson), Animal Farm (George Orwell).

Food: Cincinnati chili, chinese food, buttered noodles, breakfast for lunch, this is actually something I need to work on. I get away with doing too much fast food, but that doesn't mean I should, I would really like to learn how to cook and eat a little better...

Not sure what it will be now that I'm going back to school. When I was working, Friday was actually almost always a crash night after a long tiring week of work, and Saturday night was the night to go out. I almost prefer to go out on weeknights, for some reason that's just when the stuff I want to do or bands I want to see end up occurring...