I am interested in a lot of different things really. I am very passionate about learning and always trying to improve myself. I have pretty much always been interested in computers and online communities ever since I installed my 300-baud modem at the age of 7 :P I was a BBSer of course and ran my own BBS. I also did a lot of ANSI art. Currently I am working as a web developer with a Master's German Studies. I am also a gamer and have played anything from a German paper & pen (das schwarze Auge) to MMORPGs. I have an X360, PS2, PS3, Wii, and an original Nintendo complete with power pad and gun ;P I should probably also mention that I speak English and German fluently, as well a tiny bit of Spanish and Hindi. I love to travel and I have visited Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, England, Morroco, St. Lucia, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Canada. I would like to go some place in Asia next. I have also been vegetarian for 16 years and I am passionate about that and related issues such as environmentalism, sustainable development, human rights, health, etc. Music, art, and creativity are also important to me. Both creating and enjoying the creations of others.I used to rock climb and snowboard, but I haven't been in awhile. I am generally fairly open. If you ask, I will probably answer you openly and honestly.

Right now I am working as a web developer in Michigan and wondering what I am still doing here :P

I dunno... mostly I am just OK at a lot of different things. Guitar, piano, singing, web development, web standards / accessibility / usability stuff, Photoshop, Illustrator, computers in general, photography, gaming, rock climbing, snowboarding, painting (mostly oils), cooking, baking, being a geek, kissing, being passionate, being vegetarian, blowing off guys who ask me why I am reading in a bar, and looking silly.

Physically probably my eyes, lips, or toesocks. Otherwise? Probably how blunt / open / honest I am or just how geeky I am.

Books: Pattern Recognition (William Gibson), Accelerando (Charles Stross), Dune (Frank Herbert), Hitch Hiker's Guild to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams), Good Omens (Neil Gaiman / Terry Pratchett), 1984 (George Orwell), Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert Heinlein), The Time Machine (H G Wells), Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson), Cat's Cradle (Vonnegut), A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'Engle), Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K Dick), many poems / stories by Dorothy Parker, The Lord of the Rings (J. R. R. Tolkien), Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card), His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman), And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie), Die unendliche Geschichte [The Neverending Story] (Michael Ende), Zonenkinder (Jana Hensel), Die Verwandlung (Franz Kafka), Des Leiden des Jungen Werther (Goethe), Die neuen Leiden des jungen W (Ulrich Plenzdorf), Ein Wintermaerchen (Heinrich Heine), various poems from Rainer Maria Rilke, Katz und Maus (Guenter Grass), Der geteilte Himmel (Christa Wolf)... OK, stopping now, might check bookshelves and edit later :P

Books currently in the queue (order may vary depending on mood): Perdido Street Station (China Mieville), A Fine Balance (Rohinron Mistry), Life of Pi (Yann Martel), Toast (Charles Stross), The Fade (Chris Wooding), Catch-22 (Joseph Heller), Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy), and Watership Down (Richard Adams) -- think I am missing a few, need to check the "need to read section" of my bookself ;P

Movies: Aimme und Jaguar, Baraka, Batteries Not Included, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Beyond Silence, The Breakfast Club, The Count of Monte Cristo, Die fetten Jahre sind Vorbei, French Kiss, Good Will Hunting, Grave of the Fireflies, Comedian Harmonistd, Juno, Labyrinth, La Vita e Bella, Moulin Rouge!, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Kaze no tani no Naushika, The Neverending Story, The Notebook, Office Space, Pan's Labyrinth, Princess Mononoke, The Professional, Sen to Chichiro no kamikakushi, Star Wars, Thank You for Smoking, The Thomas Crown Affair, What Dreams May Come, etc.

TV: Firefly, Doctor Who, Heroes, Dexter, The L Word, The IT Crowd, House etc.

Music: I have very eclectic tastes and enjoy most types of music. I do not really like whiny country and gangster rap though. Some artists / stuff I like: Lisa Hannigan, Jason Mraz, Death Cab for Cutie, Glen Hansard, Colin Hay, Damien Rice, Ellis Paul, Mike Mangione, Nina Persson, Gemma Hayes, Best of Bootie Mash-ups, Muddy Waters, Etta James, Howlin' Wolf, Alison Krauss, Patsy Cline, Aimee Mann, Neko Case, Rilo Kiley, The Pogues, Flogging Molly, The Clash, Social Distortion, Ben Harper, Ingrid Michaelson, The Murmurs, Joshua Radin, Josh Ritter, Missy Higgins, Pink, Tom Waits, Patti Smith, Joni Mitchell, Sara McLachlan, The Smiths, Flight of the Conchords, Jonathan Coulton, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, A. R. Rahman, Yo-Yo Ma, Aerosmith, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Aereogramme, Iron and Wine, Bright Eyes, The Shins, Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, Regina Spektor, The National, Air, Alien Ant Farm, Rosenstolz, Sam Corbin, Jen Sygit, Daisy May, Sari Brown etc.

If anyone ever took me to see Beethoven's 7th Symphony performed I would probably swoon over them forever...

Food: Anything delicious and vegetarian, Indian, Thai, Ethiopian, Middle Eastern, Sushi (the vegetarian kind -- no fish), Italian[, etc. I also like cooking and baking delicious things. I sometimes take pictures of my food.

Games: Katamari Damacy, Fallout 3, Oblivion, Morrowind, Left 4 Dead, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Lost Odyssey, Scrabble, Settlers of Catan, Star Ocean 3, Resident Evil, Mass Effect, WoW, EQ, EQ2, Guild Wars, Star Wars Galaxies, Civilization, Fable, World of Goo, Fat Princess, Flower, Bejeweled, 1503 A.D., Diablo 2, Mario Brothers, Sim City, Tetris, Final Fantasy, Zelda, Heroes Quest, Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle, Oregon Trail

Other things I like: xkcd, The Guild, Tiny Gorgeous Chicken Machine Show, this sushi video.

1. Clean Water
2. Food
3. Clean Air
4. Shelter
5. Intellectual and Sensory Stimulation
6. Love

Everything, unfortunately for me...

I don't really have any secrets...

You have similar interests, are looking for a new friend, and don't type things like "omgz... u r beuatiful!!11" ;P If you aren't interested in friendship at all, you probably should not contact me.

If you are interested in more than friendship:
It is important that my partner be honest, open, affectionate, intelligent, witty, passionate, and willing to try new things :) I really would like to be with a lacto-ovo vegetarian like myself if possible. Vegan would be fine too, as long as they can handle the power cheese has over me ;P I would be willing to try veganism though, especially if my partner made me lotsa yummy stuff :D I also need my partner to be communicative or at least willing to put an effort into it. I am very honest, open, blunt, and unfiltered to the point it can almost cause issues with some people. So you need to be able to handle that :) Also, I like massages and coffee in the morning :P