i like taking classes and trying new things.
I do Brazilian jiu-jitsu, hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, and a little running just in case I get chased by The Man :).
I have taken a few classes in motorcycle riding, wilderness survival, electrical wiring.
I want to try surfing, stand up paddleboarding, learn to play guitar, fly a plane, speak more Chinese, and do some gardening, machining, and woodworking.

I live in the Peninsula but I work in Silicon Valley so I'm down there all the time.

I work in Silicon Valley in the software industry.
I've been trying to force myself to try new things.

admitting when I'm wrong.

I'm a big pop culture nerd so it would be too long if I listed everything I like. I've been on a standup comedy kick recently.

Books: Cannery Row by John Steinbeck, The moon is a harsh mistress by Robert Heinlein

Movies: I like most movies that aren't a sequel or adaptation of a video game, comic book, old TV show, etc. I like most of those too, but I don't pay money to see them because I don't want to encourage the film industry's laziness/mediocrity.

TV: 30 Rock, Louie, Breaking Bad, Justified

Music: I like everything that's not on MTV. Johnny Cash, Rilo Kiley, The Magnetic Fields, Jean Grae, The Roots, Edan.

Food:
I like everything. Think Anthony Bourdain.

Michelle: No, you don’t understand! I suck at relationships. I’m like Godzilla. Men run from me. They flee. Not just Japanese men, all nationalities flee.
Hubbell: I won’t flee. I’ll be the one scientist who understands you. The one who knows you’re not burning the city down because you’re evil. You’re burning the city down to protect the giant lizard eggs you just laid in a cave by the ocean. The cave no one knows is there—but me.
Michelle: God, that’s beautiful.
- Bunheads

I secretly want the water cooler at work to be empty so I can change the bottle and feel all manly.

You want to. I am looking to meet sooner or later, not just for online pen pals.