Have never been a good salesman, so I'll just write a list of random stuff, which hopefully someone will think shares a lot with her own list and whatnot:

Hello my name is: Eli
Work as: Software dev
But also had a brief stint as: a cook
Best 2009 concert: Neko Case
Best concert ever: Ted Leo at the Mod Club
Comfort food of choice: Queso relleno (mexican stuff)
Cake or pie: Always cake. The superior of treats
Most carried around item last moth: Camera
Last favourite read: The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
Most useless possession: Betamax VCR
Most useful possession: My bicycle (I like to ride my)
Haiku: Please don't even try/Haiku is not my forte/Yes yes this is lame
I hate to carry: Fat wallets
Useless fact: More people die every year by getting their head crushed by a falling coconut than by shark attacks.
I do: have an optimum card
Cadbury: Fruit and nut (yum)
Film I want to see right now (again): Miller's Crossing
City I want to visit badly: Brussels
Hate: Mimes
Guilty pleasure bad movie: 300

To expand on a few more of these I'll just list some of my favourite things:
Music I currently enjoy: The New Pornographers, My Morning Jacket, Ted Leo, Neko Case
Movies: The Big Lebowski, The Royal Tanenbaums, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Being John Malkovich, Memento
Books: Chronicle of a death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, The Thought Gang by Tibor Fischer, The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon.

I am currently employed and like what I do, but already look forward to take further steps. I just got into photography, and while I don't think I have a good eye for it it doesn't stop me from trying.

Also, I don't have a car, nor really want one. My bicycle has served me well in Toronto and it actually makes going places enjoyable.

I wouldn't call it a date. It is probably boring for some but I think having a coffee leaves enough time for there to be a good conversation and see if there is any chemistry.