let's start with why i'm here. i have a profile because all the
people i like hanging out with are in san francisco, but i don't
live in sf.<br />
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i created this profile so i could meet people in my immediate area
to hang out with when i'm not in the city. so far i've met a few
interesting people, but more would be better.<br />
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ok, so what do i define as interesting? for starters, people who
are good at things and not afraid to tell me about it, make things
happen instead of waiting for things to happen to them, like
learning about the world they're in and the people who exist in it.
are you passionate about something? can you communicate it? great,
let's get <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=coffee">coffee</a>!<br />
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so what about me? well i quit university to take a job in the tech
industry and i've been building that career ever since. i don't
have a typical engineering position though. until recently, i
worked in sales, helping to build solutions for potential
customers. this married my passion for creative problem-solving
with my fascination of people. i love figuring out what makes
people tick.<br />
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i now work in corporate security, which is all about weighing
various risks. interestingly, some of the biggest risks are people.
i try to convince them to engage in less dangerous behavior and
demonstrate why it's in their interest to do so. it's a challenge
:)<br />
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i'm really interested in what makes everything work. as you can
probably tell, how social interactions work is really fascinating
to me. when i encounter a new social situation, i like to observe
until i figure out what's expected and who's doing well, then i
start experimenting to see what works. i take that same approach
with computers, business meetings, sports, etc.<br />
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i like doing anything competitive, <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=running">running</a>, and <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=skiing">skiing</a> (i finally bought a new pair of
skis after 12 years, my how the sport has changed!). last year i
coached and played softball (far too zealously for a work league
i'm told).<br />
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i have 5 piercings. one of them is in my tongue--can you figure out
where the other 4 are?<br />
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once everything else falls into place (house, solid retirement
investments, etc), i would love to <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=travel">travel</a> all over the world--europe, the
mediterranean, japan, and china.<br />
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personality: istj - the inspector (i took the test before i joined;
perhaps i'll retake it to see if it's changed at all in a
year).<br />
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i am honest, passionate, and clever