I'm going the random route. I think I have a funny sounding laugh but a stranger once told me that I "have the most wonderful laugh, it is like music," she then walked away, which was strange. I've been nearly struck by lightning. I am terrible at foreign languages but passed the foreign service test. I love science but never took a science class in college. I hate injustice and spent a lot of time fighting modern day slavery. I was once attacked by a Black bear in Northern CA. I played rugby, occasionally play squash and bike quite a bit. I'm a great extemporaneous speaker. I love policy and deal with politics. I love books, the beach and bananas (and alliteration). I enjoy good movies and love how many classic movies I can see in the city. I know way too much trivia], but am incompetent when it comes to remember things about music--bands, song names, lyrics. I enjoy traveling, which I tend to think of as a long adventure (opposed to those who think of it as a series of items to check off a list). I get stopped often for directions, which I think means I must have an affect of combined beneficence and authority, but who knows. I once got a fortune cookie that said "You will be fortunate in all things" and I feel that's been pretty close to true. I read the New York Times everyday. Photography is my most intense hobby. I love to cook and bake, but don't always succeed. I've been to more than twenty countries, which isn't much of a feat if you've spend anytime in continental Europe. One of my best friends thinks that I can find the good and interesting in anyone. That might be true, I'm very interested in people's stories, and I think that anyone, upon close examination has a great story. I'm a great storyteller, just not about my life in this little box.

Sometimes I think I can change the world singlehandedly and forget I need some help. I work for a small management consulting firm that does all non-profit and government work. After a few years of stuff like that I might go to some sort of graduate school.

Inappropriately timed wit and puns. Navigating. Thinking. Brevity.

I don't really know. I guess it might be my laugh.

Books:
I read a lot of nonfiction. When a good friend recommends fiction, I'll read it, but for some reason I don't seek it out. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Battle Cry of Freedom, All the King's Men, Slaughterhouse Five, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Team of Rivals, Into Thin Air

Movies:
Many good things, from Godfather to Pixar, from The Searchers to No Country for Old Men, to romantic comedies like Sleepless in Seattle. I really love movies, which makes my not seeking out fiction books a little strange, but who said people have to make sense? Apocalypse Now, On the Waterfront, A Few Good Men, Good Will Hunting, Lawrence of Arabia, Lumière et compagnie, Wall-E

Music:
Alternative, Rock, Indie, Opera, Classical.

Food:
All food made properly is good, except olives; I can't deal with the taste of olives for some reason.

Water, sunlight, vitamin C, proteins, books, (mechanical) pencils.

I'm curious about almost everything, and rarely think about any one thing for too long.

At a restaurant or bar with (a) friend(s), or watching a movie, or wondering around outside...

Generally I get along with people who are curious about the world, passionate about something (doesn't have to be something I care about), and have the ability to converse. Most of the woman I've dated are those that I talk to for two hours with out realizing it. If you think you're that person, than send me a message.