I laugh readily, sincerely, and loudly. I'm curious about everything, and I love to brainstorm and debate about any topic under the sun. I like to walk, and I listen well, and I hug even better.

I am not heavily bound by convention, but I respect it.

I am socially adaptable, but gravitate to positive people.

I am almost always lost, and admit it freely. This does not just apply to navigation.

I can exhibit profound patience in the pursuit of long term goals, and profound impatience in the face of uncertainty.

I'm not a heavy drinker, but I aspire to master mixology.

I just jumped sideways from a lucrative career at Google to pursue a passion for life-science research. I started a PhD in Biophysics at UCSF this fall so that I can try to get inside the mind of a bacterium. Like Martin Short in Innerspace in Martin Short in Innerspace.

finding the funny. This is not always an appropriate skill. I am good at finding the funny when your sister doesn't quite tell the joke as it was intended and laughing anyway. I'm also good at finding the funny at a funeral.

My manic theme music, flatly facetious sense of humor, and ominous lighting.

Later they notice (this from a friend):
John's laugh and his sense of humor are unmistakable: the one is a little dark and the other is full, whole-hearted, and completely contagious. John is someone you want on your team, whether in a math contest (he can pull out the right answer before you can say boo), on hikes (where he brings extra water in case someone else forgets), during life changes (he is a tireless supporter and cheerleader), or during emergencies (he once stayed in the emergency room with me for 5 hours just because).

I read a Will-It-Blend mix of non-fiction, speculative-fiction, and the internet.

I believe serial TV is, at its finest, the most excellent art being produced by modern humans. The current season of Mad Men is some of the most impressive writing I've ever seen in any form.

I also love anything Aaron Sorkin has ever touched except for all the cocaine, which is not my bag.

My favorite food is an outstanding deli sandwich four miles into an 8 mile mountain hike, sitting in front of an awesome view. I'm still mourning the loss of Klein's (and flying Alaska so I can cling to the remnants).

I like my music to be either something I can sing along to, or something I _really_ can't. So musicals and electronica wind up in the same Genius mix for me as often as not.

--Challenging questions
--Google
--Cell phones
--Hiking boots
--Dark humor
--Warm hugs
--Laughter

Shit, that's seven? Tell you what. You can take the challenging questions. I'll be left with Google, a cell phone, hiking boots, and lots of spare time.

I'LL FIND YOUR ASS.

why I just came into this room...?

Trying to find brilliantly well-crafted cocktails in places where there are no people.

The current plan involves becoming the off-season maintainer of a haunted resort lodge and working on my writing.

probably isn't about me.

Actually, I'm not a particularly private person. So I'm not really sure what the metric is. I guess that would be something like "what's the thing I'm willing to reveal that I'm closest to not being willing to reveal"?

...

I once tried to fire a nerf weapon with my forehead and wound up injuring myself on an upright piano.

But I don't exactly keep that card close to my chest.

I like women who are smarter than I am, and exercise that intelligence to carve humor out of the world around them. Beyond that...the things that matter wouldn't handle being pinned to a box very well. If you consider Faith a virtue, particularly if you hold it above Reason, we're probably not going to have a lot of long conversations. Otherwise, I'm pretty flexible. Especially if we amuse each other. That's generally a hell of a start.