I'm positive, genuine, curious, and excitable, and looking for the same. I really love a person who shows passion and enthusiasm, it makes shared experiences a million times better.

Random facts about me:

- I've been to all 50 US states. A lot of them I picked up when I was a kid and part of a touring musical act.

- When I was a kid my parents made me walk everywhere instead of giving me rides. I hated it at the time but now I absolutely love walking and hiking (especially when traveling).

- I beat cancer once and am waiting to see if it dares to come back someday and get beaten again.

- My favorite kind of alcohol is sake. I think it's a crying shame that it's only served at Japanese restaurants.

- I've traveled a lot to Europe and can't get enough of it, but am working on branching out to the rest of the world.

- I'm a huge sucker for pretty neighborhoods and beautiful houses. I like visiting open houses even when I'm not in the market to buy (especially fancy houses that I'll never afford). Not a bad way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

- I have sung Compline for many years at St. Mark's Cathedral (as one of "The Monks"). If you've been in Seattle long there's a good chance you know what I'm talking about.

Having tons of energy, especially for new experiences. This summer when friends and I went to Europe, I decided I was dying to see Cinque Terre, but it wasn't part of the group's itinerary. So I took about 36 hours out of our time in Rome, took a train to La Spezia, hiked all five town in one day in 97-degree weather, and it turned out to be one of the absolute highlights of the trip for me.

It's weird to write about yourself, so let me instead repeat what a very cool person who I don't know that well wrote about me recently:

"You're a deeply charming individual. In brief one-on-one interactions, you come off as kind, humble, very quick-witted, nuclear smart. These qualities are magnetic. I'm guessing you hear that all the time from the people who you spend said time interacting with. But that magnetism extends to strangers who don't know you."

"literalist" is my fancy way of saying that I don't get puns or riddles. "Wait, why did the piece of string say 'I'm afraid not?'" Ok I'm exaggerating, I get at LEAST 50% of jokes... eventually.

Anything you read here made you smile.