I'm a software engineer living in San Diego and working full time. Been here for a few years and loving it, originally from SoCal.

But I digress. It turns out that you can learn all sorts of cool stuff on the Internet, so I've been browsing Wikitravel and other sites and imagining myself traveling the world. I'm also scarily good at Google. Tell me what you're looking for and I'll probably be able to find it. :)

Work, mostly. I have a full-time job that pays the bills. I'm also trying to sell my own software and Web-based stuff on the side. I hear the iPhone is where it's at these days. And Android.

When an opportunity arises, I go camping. I have a list of places I want to go camping at one day--I've been to Big Bear, Joshua Tree and a place between Mojave and Ridgecrest that I can't recall the name. Channel Islands is a big place I want to go to.

I also do photography, but I don't do it nearly enough. I now own a Canon Rebel XTi and am looking into getting more lenses for it. In the meantime, I'm playing with other people's awesome lenses. Like that really heavy 70-200mm f/2.8L IS.

I seem to be pretty good at taking pictures, judging by what other people say. :)

And Programming. I've done it since I was little, and my current career path is pretty much a natural evolution of that. I also cook--I know some basic things, and if I have a recipe and the right tools I can probably make it. Speaking of tools, sometimes I want to buy everything in the kitchen section of Bed, Bath and Beyond.

Also, I seem to be really good at making electronics work without the manual. Programming your device's clock is not beyond my reach! Of course, this gets me drafted to fix all sorts of IT issues.

My face, most likely.

Also, I've had someone say I have a unique walk/way of carrying myself. I never really thought about that being something people notice about others, but I could see it happening. Sometimes, family members and others confuse me for my dad when I answer my parents' phone; does that count?

Movies: Pineapple Express, Iron Man, In Bruges, There Will Be Blood, Harry Potter series

Music: It depends. Usually, alternative/classic rock, but I listen to other stuff when I get sick of it.

Food: Potatoes, rice, chicken. Oh, if you mean cuisines: Asian, Indian and Italian.

Laptop, notepad, sunglasses, phone, car, use of hands/feet.

How to fix the world, and why people aren't making the hard choices that'll help society over the long term. It's amazing how many people are thinking only for today instead of for the future, and how people are screwing themselves out of life.

I also daydream a lot. Lately I've been imagining an entire rail system for a country the size of a typical house (with people and buildings/infrastructure shrunken to scale). I've also imagined planes and their routes before, and pretty much other stuff that flies.

There are actually typical Friday nights?

Heh, nice try, OkCupid. But I'll tell it to the right person ;)

* If you have some inside information on awesome places to play in the snow.
* If you really like food. Or know awesome recipes.
* Any other reason. :)

Note: the IM thing on here isn't so bad anymore. At least it doesn't cause my laptop to grind to a halt. But if you still want, you can use AIM. My screen name: mind2198.