Thoughtful, opinionated, and articulate people exude an energy I tend to crave and feed off of...every full moon...mmmm, kidding

I value ideas. Intelligence is a turn on. A sharp yet playful wit can drive me bananas (in a good way). I playfully tease those that I am fond of, and jab at myself quite often.

Animated and goofy folk tend to make me even more so; as analytical as I like to be, nonsense is a wonderful juxtaposition.

I am fascinated by people as individuals and social beings - we are amazingly complex! I love the social sciences and consider myself to have a curious and scientific mind (and Seinfeld sense of humor).

I am a vegetarian (you need not be) and take care of my body. I bike and lift weights, but also enjoy random activities like frisbee, sailing, canoeing, hiking, ping pong, racquetball...but not much of a spectator in any capacity of life..I could watch football ie, I am not opposed to it, I just typically don't unless it is at a social event.

If you asked those that have known me the longest what one single word best describes me, several of them would say hard-working. I put myself through six years of undergrad with my own landscaping business, and after graduation I have worked hard to create opportunities for myself and create my own studio.

I am a conductor (not on a train) and voice teacher...and I get paid to do these things? Life is amazing. I feel lucky to do what I do.

making my family laugh
asking the right questions; sometimes the hard questions...
locating other INTJs, possible "mindmates"
meeting folks where they are at

my cackle of a laugh
I like to playfully tease
I can be awkwardly forward with folks I just met

I love all kinds of classical and pop music.
Beck, Andrew Bird, Paul Simon, Mumford and Sons, The Beatles, Patty Griffin, and David Byrne...Brahms, Vaughan Williams, Monteverdi, and Gabrieli....

Movies: Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings, and really any good Sci-Fi or adventure/fantasy. ...it is about a good story, complex characters, believable acting, stylized art direction; not necessarily the action. Yes, I am a nerd.

I love Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm, Flight of the Conchords, Arrested Development, Game of Thrones

Books: Siddhartha. not much time for fiction though... I read mostly non-fiction: musicology, science, or history, and try to stay up on current events/politics. I recently read Time Magazine's 100 Ideas that Changed the World...love that sort of thing

Thai food, Mexican; margarita anyone?

I love finding new IPAs

water, exercise, coffee, family, love...you know the usual list

people who don't answer obvious questions in obvious ways
the music-making journey
thought-provoking conversation
belief in myself
laughter with people who matter
kindness from people I will never see again

...the next rehearsal.
...why people accept so much crap that was either handed to them by mere chance, or even forced upon them.

typical options include either staying in with an epic movie and surely a beer, having a few friends over for dinner or a board game extravaganza, or going to a concert... not a fan of screaming at the person next to me in order to be heard, unless it is to go dancing

I don't mind going dress shopping with my significant other...I am not going to go shopping for a whole day though, but a couple of hours is cool. You just have to let me come in the dressing room, and give feedback...maybe?

...if you are a women who is into men, hates men ultimately, but is in fact looking for a man...we are deplorable, aren't we?

...if you are in touch with your thoughts and feelings + enjoy sharing these things = conversation = a second date... ha! :) but really though, someone has to be communicative. Conversation is the most important thing in my relationships, and that is a chemistry that goes beyond common interests

...if you can hold your own in any kind of conversation. I paraphrase, but a truly wise person can talk to anyone about anything. This does NOT require specific knowledge, yet it requires one to think on one's feet, actively listen, and ask intelligent questions

...if you wrote more than four sentences in the "self-summary" section above

...if you acknowledge and celebrate the many absurdities of everyday life

...if you get this and agree www.osorhan.com/bigo/

bonus points if you have spunk [read: attitude, un peu], make fun of me, call me out when I think I know what I am talking about (maybe even interrupt from time to time), know how to play sheepshead, have a healthy amount of cynicism and/or sarcasm but are ultimately positive and optimistic, are energetic but can chill out, are independent, artistic, analytical, philosophical, and passionate about something