**Revising my whole profile, so it might seem a bit funky for a while. 10.23.2009**

Most of my days are spent either working or hanging out downtown by myself or with a friend. This summer has been the best I've had in approximately 4 years and I plan to keep the good times rolling

I am capable of viewing things from other points of view both personal and objectively. Any discussion to be had will keep my attention if you are putting in equal effort.

On the flip side of that, people who take themselves or me too seriously tend to not like me very much.

Most people that know me well have the tendancy to consider me impulsive. Very impulsive. If something looks good, tastes good, or feel good. I am very likely to look at it, eat it, or touch it. Of all the senses, touch and smell are the most important to me.

I am also a very 'tell the whole truth' type of person. I don't like it when people tell me half-truths, evade answering questions, or flat out lie to my face. It all falls under the umbrella of lieing, which I am pretty quick to sniff out and ultimately destroy mercilessly. There are circumstances in which withheld information is necessary and those I can accept. If I'm asking you how many ice cream sandwiches you ate, you better tell the truth!

My ambitions in life are still in the process of development. I am currently in a Web Design and Interactive Media program. My main focus so far is User Experience and Information Architecture.

I work, therefore I have money, therefore I can pay my own way when I hang out with my friends. And this also means I have more opportunity and ability to be spontaneous! Which usually comes in the form of wandering around Portland, coffee shop hopping, and book reading, note taking, and lots of random chattering laughter.

Cooking, being silly, watching movies, laughing, reading, basic web development, eating, typing, walking.

I love talking about the usability of things, in every sense.

My view of other people is somewhat more innocent than vindictive.
I always like to look at the brighter side of things, in the logical sense moreso than the emotional.

Oh, and I am very talented at pointing out the obvious when I'm nervous or extremely tired, in which case I am probably also laughing or tipsy.

Which brings me to another thing I am good at: games. I am a very honest player and observant. You can not get away with cheating when you play against me! Besides, victory or defeat tastes more golden on a level playing field.

I have also been told on many occasions how sweet I am. Not by taste, but my personality, my general habits, and the way I process and think of things.

There are also the obvious noticable physical parts of me: being short, being asian, wearing glasses, etc. But I do not like to think that is what the question is asking. So many people put down the super super obvious physical tokens of their existence.

I would hope that people notice that I am a great person. I am fun to be around, even when being silent I may actually be laughing on the inside in which case a little nudge would push that internal humor to a real audible laugh.

People who take themselves seriously often do not like me. I am always calmer than the average person in stressful situations. How? I am an excellent blocker.

I don't really have many favorites of anything.
Things that I prefer over others include:

-- Books --
Currently Reading: Lipstick Jihad by Azadeh Moaveni, Designing for Interaction by Dan Saffer, and The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman

Reading Lolita in Tehran
Vampire Hunter D
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Anything Shakespeare
etc.

-- Movies --
Most Recently Watched: Zombieland
Anything horror, suspence, sci-fi, and old "kung-fu" movies subtitled only.
I do enjoy the crazy action flic, animation, and kids-book-turned-movie, every now and again.

-- Music --
Most Recently Listened To: It's Begining to Get to Me by Snow Patrol

(list in progress)
The Killers, Foo Fighters, Colbie Caillat, Death Cab for Cutie, Augustana, Maritime, Russel Stafford, Boys Like Girls, El Ten Eleven, Hockey ... ... ...

I have a wide veriety of music that I like. It is generally whatever sounds good.

-- Food --
Italian, Seafood, Rice, and Curry

I am a HUGE fan of:
UX and IA
Salmon, RAW
Star Trek: tng, ds9, voyager
Aveeno products
Board games
Collecting Hallmark Keepsake ornaments
Cats
Middle Eastern and European history
Journal writing
Taking the time to stop and smell the roses and then taking pictures of them

My phone
The Internet/Computers
Music
Somewhere to go
Hope/Expectation/Ambition
Happiness/Smiles/Heart/Hugs
Friends
Food
Something to think about

(I know, that's more than 6.)

I spend a lot of time thinking about food. Food in general because it's whatever everyone needs, uses, mis-uses, and throws away in some cases. It's amazing what people do with meat and vegetables.

Who people are and who they think they are is another one of my mental pass-times. I don't know a whole lot of people in this world, but I do wonder about the people I see on the max, the guy walking his girlfriend's purse dog, the old woman wearing her 20 year old grand daughters clothes, etc. which goes along with the whole design of things and usability.

Friday is just a day. On my days off work I prefer to be out somewhere all day. More than likely it's downtown Portland. With a friend, by myself, reading or watching people, headphones on, watching the clouds float by, an endless number of things.

I can't wait for fall to begin! The air is more animated with the dancing clouds and the falling sky.

I cry easily. Even though my thoughts and words are more on the side of logic, emotions do get the better of me sometimes.

If you can hold a decent discussion about any random thing that pops into your head. If you have things in life that you want to do and you need someone there to talk about it and be excited about life with you.

I like kids, but not yours. If you have a little one, pass me by. I'm only looking for someone with a clean slate, clean body, and a clean mind...ok maybe not the last part, but you get what I mean.