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samuel_h

28 / M / straight / Single

Seattle, Washington

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Ethnicity
White
Height
5' 10" (1.77m).
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New friends, Long-term dating, Short-term dating
Smokes
No
Drinks
Sometimes
Drugs
Religion
Atheism but not too serious about it
Sign
Taurus but it doesn’t matter
Education
Graduated from college/university
Job
Artistic / Musical / Writer
Income
Kids
Pets
Likes dogs and Likes cats
Languages
English (Fluently), Spanish (Okay)

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I am nerdy, literate, and liberal.

My Self-Summary

I'm a nerd, semi-professionally.

I started riding a bike again when I moved to Seattle two years ago, so any excuse to do that--without wearing skin-tight leggings or reading cyclist magazines--is welcome. So I like getting out and doing stuff like that--biking, hiking, walking through the city--and I mix that up with my love of gizmos, couches, and fancy beers. It's a pleasant balance.

What I’m doing with my life

Freelance writing for newspapers and magazines. Volunteering at a tutoring center.

Currently focusing on my nerd-writing portfolio, though music writing still pays the bills. I also have designs on grad school in the near future to get into teaching kids about writing/journalism.

I’m really good at

finding interesting things to do in any city I find myself in (take me traveling anywhere and I will dig up dive bars, food stands, and art exhibits out of the blue). Also: giving weirdos on the bus the benefit of the doubt, combining words that shouldn't be combined, fixing friends' laptops, editing friends' cover letters, and making scrambled eggs and omelets.

The first things people usually notice about me

That I'm pretty good at first impressions in terms of conversation and thinking on my feet. Or that I'm a ginger.

My favorite books, movies, music, and food

MUSIC: I was compared to Jack Black's High Fidelity character when I worked at a record store in college. But the guy who said that was a crackhead who wanted more money for his used CDs. Fat chance, cracky.

MOVIES: Yeah, High Fidelity was good.

BOOKS: Liked the book a little better.

FOOD: I used to not like gyros, but now I do, so I don't really have any food dislikes in mind. In particular, I'm a homesick Texan always craving better tacos. Prefer cooking over eating out whenever possible.

The six things I could never do without

I'm more curious what happens if I am without these six things. Would I grow tentacles?

I spend a lot of time thinking about

We live in a democracy, but we don't have direct control of how our country is run, so people act like every problem is something for some higher-up person to deal with. I think about how people pass the political/responsibility buck and get into pointless red/blue squabbles as a result.

I also think about lesson stuff for tutoring, or what I might cook, or the zillions of records I'm juggling on my hard drive, or why dark chocolate peanut butter is so amazing.

On a typical Friday night I am

laying low, because the rest of the week is better for movies, art exhibits, shows, less-crowded bars, and driving around/exploring Seattle.

The most private thing I’m willing to admit here

Attended a Limp Bizkit concert in 1999 and enjoyed it. Wes Borland is a really good pop guitarist, and that's what I tell myself to cope. Ugh.

You should message me if

* if you're into nerdy things but also love to hike, camp, or even just drive some random place when the mood strikes
* if you think watching episodes of Freaks & Geeks AGAIN is a perfectly fine way to spend a Tuesday night
* if turning up the car stereo too loud is a good idea in your book
* if you've made it to the end of these millions of questions... Jesus, is this eHarmony?