Adventurous. I'm a big fan of nerds who wear bullet-proof glasses and perhaps the occasional pocket-protector(?). I really love life and want to wrench all of the awesome experiences I possibly can from it.
Love hiking, bike riding (just got a recumbent trike), and playing with things whose appeal lies normally in the 5 year old's domain.
Inquisitive by nature, I love learning new concepts and debating political or philosophical points - ad nauseum. As often told, I have a bit of a corny sense of humor (but starch is good for you, right?). Precisely.
Photography has been my most recent hobby, and I'm currently pretty enamored with time lapse video and similar technical photography. I like art, but am more entertained by the question "Why do I like art?"
My favorite TV shows (actually Hulu) are The Office, 30 Rock, and the SNL digital shorts (I'm On a Boat!). I'm not a huge fan of horror movies or sad dramas, but do like the depth of movies that raise serious questions - unlike one of my favorites "Old School".
I play the cello, and play along with Yo Yo Ma on my stereo to convince myself that I'm a world class cellist. I dabble in the piano and drums and also play a little bass guitar. I love to jam out with anyone willing. Awesome: Dave Matthews Band, Beck, Radiohead, John Mayer, Keane, and Beck. Not Awesome: Kelly Clarkson.
Summed up, I love to have fun, explore new things, discuss substantive ideas, and observe how we change and adapt with each experience.

School, and the periodic weekend adventure!

Wanting to go to places that my bank account doesn't allow. Lusting after remote places. Using homework time to devise experiments to catch pesky bugs in my apartment. Using homework time to research one of my completely unrelated interests: genetic algorithms, superfluid, logical fallacies. Trying to be John Mayer on the guitar.

I talk a lot and ask lots of questions. Not tan, gap in my front teeth, yet an eerie resemblance to Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Nonfiction books. Magazines: discovery, popular science, scientific american, photography mags. After writing this, it's quite clear that I need more diversity in my influences.

Camera, cellphone, wallet, keys, a free weekend, an exciting future...

Religion: If god made me the way I am, how could I go to hell if he doesn't fit the category of something I could believe in?

Politics: Should I vote purely by what affects me, or should I vote on what I think would be better for the nation? (what if everyone thought either?)

Vanity: Do I look better from the right or left? Strong handshake or not?

I voted for Bush the second go round because I believed what he said: "Everyone deserves to be free." Belief was the problem...

You're cool. Want to jam out. Want to go climb something. Want to teach me math. You want to convince me of the merits of teaching creationism along side science. Want to arm-wrestle.