Dating Men, Friends, Activity Partners

Apr 2003

Junction City, OH

http://profiles.friendster.com/112761

St Rose Elementary, St Nicholas Elementary, Bishop Rosecrans High School, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Minnesota

Health Care Policy Analyst

Berkeley Free Clinic, North Country Cooperative, Federation of Workplace Democracies, Minnesota Ices

Urban Planning, Community, Howard Dean, Public Policy, trains, Public Health, Strategy Games, Weight Training, Biking, Swimming, Cooking, Veganism, livejournal (cheerfulchaotic), free software, yoga, Puerto Rico (the board game), final fantasy, linux

stuff by, Neil Gaiman, George RR Martin, Lois McMaster Bujold, Octavia Butler, Howard Gardner, Howard Kunstler, & more

The Corporation, Bend it like Beckham, Fried Green Tomatoes, American Beauty, Fellowship of the Ring, Fight Club, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Ten Things I Hate about You, X-men, Matrix, Nausicaa, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke

Indigo Girls, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Vertical Horizon, Simon & Garfunkel, Rent, the Postal Service & more

I'm an earnest, thoughtful, friendly guy. Several of my likes are spelled out above. I'm also into some more obscure pastimes. Why don't they ask what your favorite board, card or video games are? At any rate, I'm into games that require a fair amount of thought, like Warcraft III, Master of Orion 2, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Settlers of Catan, St Petersburg, Tichu, Twilight Imperium, Das Zepter von Zavandor, and many others. Generally I'm into building/improving/managing games.

I'm an athletic dilettante. The only team ball sport I've enjoyed is soccer. I'm not all that great at it, but I enjoy it nontheless. I'm pretty good at swimming, but not as into it as I used to be. I started picking up gymnastics as a hobby a couple years ago, again, no great shakes, but mucho fun (and occasionally damaging). I like inline skating & biking, even if they are impossible (or at least not-very-enjoyable) for several months of the year here in IL. I've occasionally had a serious gym habit, but usually not when as overcommitted as I currently am.

I read, largely social commentary and scifi/fantasy. I cook. I travel (mostly to see friends). I have yet to leave the continent, but I will do so before I turn 30 (clock is ticking).

Dorks. Supportive, playful and intellectually inclined are important. some competitiveness okay. Ambition and environmental consciousness desired. Fondness for scifi, comic books, strategy and/or roleplaying games (board, tabletop, and/or computer), familiarity with computers, particularly open source, also pluses.

For dating purposes, see above, plus: Articulate, gentle and sensitive strongly preferred. Endearing awkardness a plus. On again/off again or more frequent gym habit also preferred.