books, i don't really read them! when i do, its always non fiction.
as a kid, i read books voraciously, was in all the advanced reading
classes. i just don't have the attention span for books. fiction i
prefer either as audio/visual (e.g. movie) or interactive (e.g.
game). non-fiction i'll take any way i can get it.<br />
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i will say my vocabulary has suffered a bit but i like to think
that is offset by my taking the time to look up words i am
unfamiliar with (or, with spoken word, asking the speaker what the
word definition is in context). that said, if your vocabulary is
deeper than mine, please bust out a few of those words in a
sentence with some context so i can expand my oratory
horizons.<br />
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i look forward to the bucket list of books to start when i'm 50.
i'm more "article" length based, e.g. reading wikipedia for an hour
randomly following links. my radio is locked to npr. the topics i
care most about are tech, health, food, sustainability, business,
lifestyle, and finance. geek-wise, a slew of reading sites, this
one probably being my favorite <a href="http://stackoverflow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stack overflow</a> .<br />
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the process of getting to knowledge is as important as the
knowledge itself to me -- books (and other media) can hand stuff to
you delivered -- this argument has many "flaws" of course -- but,
for example, knowing how you could figure out the speed of light is
as important as someone telling you, kinda like pi, most know its
3.1415_ but could you figure a way to derive it (even if you can't
do the math)). the point is, if you are told something, you are far
less likely to discover it on your own. on the other hand, you
can't discover hundreds of lifetimes of knowledge on your
own.<br />
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movies... often i like mindless action movies with thin plots and
heavy special effects, and because these movies aren't usually
popular with women, i usually watch them alone or with my guy
friends. but i can dig a good drama, indie movie, comedy, etc.,
with the right company (hint hint).<br />
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music - basically i like electronic on the funk, breaks, and hip
hop side around 120-130bpm, but i can dance down to about 110,
maybe 105... and then i stop. i also am not a big fan of the 4-4
beat (house music) but can tolerate it in small doses (say a
breakdown)<br />
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i stopped going to live shows a number of years ago (but i like it
and still find myself going to the occasional show with friends) i
listen to a lot of new music, and am working on a remix with a
friend (we're just starting; it's fleetwood mac's 'never goin'
back' which has no percussion so finding the places to put the
drums is harder than you think!). i exclusively use ableton live 8,
with a bunch of different synths (massive being my favorite)<br />
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i track down my friends (who are performers/djs) that play the kind
of music i can groove to and that is where you will find me when i
go out. unlike nyc, we track people, not places. we don't need to
be seen at a particular place (but i do love nyc ,don't get me
wrong, i was born there!)<br />
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the dj crews i'm closest to are; space cowboys, fix, nu funk
boutique, anonsalon, and heart deco<br />
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food is good - most foods - healthy foods. i'm a huge salad fan and
with my salad, mostly i eat rice/pasta with lots of veggies over
some kind of spicyish sauce (i always cook). i do wish to partner
with a super healthy eater. do you love kale, swiss chard, flax,
etc? do you blend it all together? let's talk healthy food. (i do
eat the occasional pollo and pescado, but if you are veggie we'll
get along great, if you are vegan, i'll adapt so we can eat with
big smiles all the time!)