I'm just this guy, you know? Generally easy-going and laid back. Somewhat introverted, but I have a large social nework and I am often the last to leave a party. I enjoy geocaching, disc golf, and maize mazes. I am a night owl, and I value having free, unplanned, unscheduled time. I love to learn new things, when I have the time. I have a web page and a journal, which you could probably find with Google.

The personality type I most identify with is INTP ("The Thinker" or "The Architect"), but every time I take a personality test I get a different answer (as you can see on my tests page here). I am always a strong T (more analytical than emotional), but apparently I'm near the middle on the other three axes. Or maybe they're just not very good tests!

I consider myself polyamorous, in that I am comfortable dating people who are also in other relationships. I haven't been in multiple simultaneous relationships much myself, but I think I would be comfortable with that too. On the other hand, I have also been confortable in monogamous relationships, and would be comfortable in a monogamous relationship with the right person. So I don't think this should be a dealbreaker in either direction. But it's hard to get that across in the Questions here.

Speaking of Questions, I enjoy looking at match percentages and seeing where we differ, but I try not to take them too seriously. I'm open-minded, and while it is important to have things in common, I don't think a relationship needs to be about maximizing similarity. Mainly I'm looking for mutual attraction and compatible personalities. The rest will follow, right?

Right now I am a freelance software developer, currently doing web app stuff. It's not exactly putting my computer science PhD to good use, but for now it's fun and interesting. Plus I get to work from home on my own schedule. Meanwhile I am figuring out what I really want to be doing with my life. Let me get back to you on that!

Studies showing how bad most people are at self-assessment (the Dunning–Kruger effect) have made me wary about asserting what I'm really good at. For now let's just say that I'm really good at being wary.

I had to ask a friend. She said, "tall and hunky and dimple :)". I am doubtful about the hunky, but I'll buy the other two.

Lists like these aren't as important as I used to think. Still, they make good conversation starters. A random sampling:

Books: Consider Phlebas, Iain M. Banks. Pattern Recognition, William Gibson. How the Mind Works, Steven Pinker. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. Brett Easton Ellis, Jay McInerny, Douglas Coupland, F. Scott Fitzgerald. Illuminatus books by Robert Anton Wilson. Douglas Adams, Harry Potter, Tolkien, Earthsea, etc.

Movies: Slacker, Until the End of the World, Serenity, Baraka, The Bad News Bears, The Idiots, Brazil, Barton Fink, Dazed & Confused, 2001, Kill Bill, Last Days, Broken Flowers.

Music: Bardo Pond, Poster Children, Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, The Melvins, Crystalized Movements, My Bloody Valentine, Kinski, Trans Am, The Cure, Deerhoof, The Stone Roses, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin. Find me on Last.fm to see what I've been listening to recently.

Foods: chicken caesar salad, carnitas burrito, lamb curry, garlic squid, turkey club, cheeseburger & chocolate shake. Lately I've been perfecting a recipe for turkey black bean chili.

TV shows: Twin Peaks, Firefly, The West Wing, Lost, Dollhouse, Sons of Anarchy, Futurama, Venture Brothers, How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory, 30 Rock, Seinfeld, Entourage, Big Love, Daily Show, McLaughlin Group.

Tivo, precipitation, Emacs, my glasses, air conditioning, pillows.

I spend a lot of time thinking about how to improve this profile. It still seems pretty far away from communicating the essential me-ness. On the other hand, I don't want to overthink it. (too late...)

I also spend a lot of time thinking about politics, philosophy, technology, games, puzzles, music, the future, and the past. I should probably spend more time thinking about the present, but it goes by so fast!

Lately I've been spending more time thinking about dating than actually dating, which I should probably do something about. Feel free to suggest something.

Since I don't have a 9-5 weekday schedule, Fridays are much like any other night. Typically on any given evening I am out watching live rock music in a small club, playing board games with friends, or just relaxing and catching up with Tivo or Google Reader.

I own a rather ridiculous number of board games. But I have a few friends who have even more than I do, so I don't feel too bad.

You should drop me a line if any of the conversation starters above inspire you to start a conversation. Or, if you think I'm hunky.