I'm here mainly because I want a friend to chat about things and share views, it'd be a bonus if it can develop into a relationship.

I have broad interests, mainly in physics (how things work), environmental protection, biology, and applications of technology. I'd be glad to discuss these topics with you. Fungi and mushrooms also fascinates me.

I'm not good at appreciating literature, but I find the modern construct of English sentence bland. One thing I enjoy is architecture, particularly when the arrangement of space and light makes sense. I don't know how to appreciate art, but there's something special in van Gogh's paintings not seen elsewhere.

I'd like to travel the silk road someday, on foot or on camel, and maybe somewhere else where there aren't so many people.

I like to express my feelings directly and I prefer that my partner/friends to do the same. Sometimes I'm very stubborn and am very capable of being an asshole.

I swim, but sadly not often.

I'm planning to go to College Station, Texas for PhD in Materials Engineering this year, if everything goes well.

I spend the rest of my time mostly on the internet reading things.

I feel I'm in some kind of identity crisis now.

Not really good at anything, but I did spend a lot of time on programming, physics and mathematics. Past interests include keeping insects and playing Go (圍棋).

I'm usually reserved at first. and I usually don't talk much in real life.

Books : Mars triology, Hitchhiker's guide to Galaxy, The Road to Reality
I read science fiction for inspirations on how technology will evolve, so I believe science fiction should be believable. Magic is boring because anything could happen, the story can develop in whichever way you want it to and therefore there can be no surprises.

Music : Classical music (mostly Chopin, some Liszt and Mozart)
I don't like jazz, and I avoid loud music in general. Some pop songs are better with lyrics removed.

Shows : The Big Bang Theory, Game of Thrones
BBT isn't as good as it was.
Fantasy usually doesn't interest me, but GoT doesn't contain much magic, and the medieval life depicted is intriguing.
I watch these online and I don't watch TV.

Food : Salmon.
I wonder if I can eat nothing else but salmon my whole life.

Places : California, South Africa
The Mediterranean climate. Perfect for growing plants.
My hobbies are mostly short-lived, but botany appears to be an exception. I also clone mushroom tissue collected from the wild, even though I don't know how to fruit them.

I've been dreaming of living in the desert off-grid, but I haven't found a way of surviving it there yet.

The internet. to learn things from.

Sunlight. I feel happy when the plants feel happy.

Rain. The sound it makes, the smell (ozone?), and the solitude it brings.

Good air. I can't tolerate internal combustion engines.

Games. I like to play competitive games with friends, but not with strangers.

And friends.

Building a garden in the desert near the coast, using solar energy and desalination to get fresh water for irrigation. Growing exotic plant species and try beekeeping.

How we can utilize all the sand in the desert; whether it's possible to use the silicon in sand to grow diatoms; whether the morning fog of Namib desert can be collected to grow plants & crops there.

I think about terraforming Mars.

Usually Googling, reading, or playing the piano.

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If you naively think you can teach me how to appreciate literature and art. :p
You'd like to share with me what you're good at!