I'm a big dork. Not a nerd or a dweeb and not one of those comic-book loving dorks... just kind of a dork who says silly things on occasion and finds history, molecules, and various oddities fascinating... I feel no shame about it! I'm a biologist by training and i love smart girls but i understand that many of the things i find interesting are pretty freaking boring to other people.

I honestly don't have a clue about dating anymore. Am i supposed to carry extra jackets around so i can toss them dramaticaly on puddles for you? Is such a gesture considered in bad taste if it's still raining? Anyway, I'm pretty happy with the person that i have become and i'm confident that i can make the right person happy so i'm excited about meeting someone great!


SO... Thanks for dropping by. I have lived in a state of geographical limbo for the past year or two. I will be moving back to New York city in January to finish my phd. I hope to establish the foundations of future snuggling, people-mocking, friendhsip, smooches, and a fine balance between sloth and athleticism before i arrive:) Suffice to say, i have been reluctant to date or really even settle down much here in Albuquerque. I've been here for two years (about a year and a half longer than i expected to be) and i've felt pretty itinerant the whole time. Seeing as how i have been completely single for three years now, and i can't seem to find a good price for mass quantities of cats, i figure i might as well give the relationship thing a shot again. Today is all that's really guaranteed anyway and there is always going to be some excuse not to try if you allow there to be. I have actually found this extended period of singlehood cleansing in a way. I don't NEED to be in a relationship and i won't settle just to stave off emptiness or something. However.... It would be really nice to find someone who i can share myself with and build a life with or, in the absence of that, just some new friends. I still believe in falling in love and that's what i would ideally love to find but i'm old enough to have learned that love is a rare commodity. It takes work and humility in addition to all the standard physical symptoms of butterflies, swooning, and big spontaneous smiles when i think of whoever that person might turn out to be...So yada yada...

WHo am i looking for you might ask? A certain baseline level of physical attractiveness is a must of course. I don't really have a "type" but i'm drawn towards the less girlie types. A woman who looks good and is comfortable in jeans and a T-shirt (ironic is fine) and doesn't need any sort of spray-on tanning products or makeup to go the bodega or gym really makes me swoon! Beyond that, what i seek out is someone of good, kind, loving character who still has a wicked sense of humor and doesn't take herself too seriously. If a woman can be fun and silly but also be good at what she does, i will be on the road to being smitten (smote?). Good character is made up of all the little things you do every day like having basic respect for other people, striving to be a better person, being nice to waiters and puppies, etc... SOmeone who seeks the good in all people and experiences but can still find the bad amusing, informative, and human. Basicaly, i would love to find a smart, funny, positive, attractive woman who is passionate about something in her life (it doesn't matter what as long as it's not a passion for stabbing). I've been single for a long time and i don't really feel the need for random hookups. I would say that i'm holding out for a good one and i'm fine being single in the meantime. SOmeone who has made some mistakes and is a better person for it would be nice as well because god knows i have! Anyway... If you can watch a lifetime movie about (insert secret teen behavior/addiction here) and understand why it's funny, then we will really get along! Oh, if you have ever said: "X makes baby Jesus cry" or laughed at such a statement i will be puddy in your hands! haha

In general i strive to be a positive, optomistic, good person. The key word is strive. The little things still blow me away someimes (in a good way). I'm thankful for that:). It's why i went into science as a career.

I'm sure there are other things but i feel so long winded already so i will make the following cop-out statement: "True wisdom lies in admitting that you know nothing". lol

Summary:
Me=good
you=good
Us=good good(?)

Anything that allows us to talk a bit, maybe people watch, and decide whether or not we have a desire to see each other again. I'm not into fancy first dates (hmmm... yeah, i don't think i have a fancy bone in my body actually. I can "clean up well" when necessary.) haha. That whole "dating for dinner" thing went out with um... all that fifties stuff! Oh yeah: long walks on the beach in the rain, roses, whiskers on kittens, puppies, babies etc...