How do you put a box around your personality and say this is me? I'm unusual, outspoken, humble and confident. I'm fickle but as true a friend as you could ever ask for. I'm generous to a fault and often wildly impractical but I'm also strangely pragmatic. I'm extremely tolerant of nearly everything except intolerance. And finally, you should probably avoid me if you aren't willing to have your ideas and values challenged.

That is a really good question. Maybe someday, I'll know.

What I'm not doing with my life:

Sitting in one place waiting for it to happen.

...writing, solving puzzles (not jigsaw, the other kind), empathizing, and new things. I pick things up much more quickly than most people but I'm rarely interested enough to become a true expert. I'm a great philosopher but not an especially schooled one.

My eyes. I've been told they are expressive, penetrating and even captivating. They are hazel and often seem to change color. I've even been accused of seeing someone's thoughts. People also notice I'm very intelligent. I try hard not to cram it down your throat but I do like an energetic and challenging conversation.

Books: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Ender's Game, Tao te Ching
Movies: A River Runs through It, The Fifth Element, Snatch, In Search of Bobby Fischer
Music: Everything.
Food: Anything authentically ethnic, seafood, vegetables

In no particular order:
Access to the natural world.
Philosophy.
Friends.
Integrity.
Learning new things.
Challenges.

love, music, philosophy, food, drink, sex, and the absurdity of it all.

What is typical? I just moved (again), and I am staying with friends. Ask me again in a few months and maybe I will have some kind of an answer to this question.

There isn't much I won't admit, just ask. Here is one for a start:

I once had a male friend make a very strong pass at me. After turning him down, I naively agreed to cuddle. When he tried again, I left and walked 10 miles to get home.

you want to chat with or meet a quirky eccentric with too much time on his hands.