pub theology. half marathons. community organizing. long talks. vanilla bean running GU. snowshoeing. ecumenism. SATIRE. rowing. chocolate ovaltine. anti-zionism. socially-responsible investing. free trade. fractal geometry & abstract nerd math/physics/philosophy. .. biking. cross-country skiing. piano. mom & pop restaurants. singing. guitar. skinny dipping. kids. culture. travel. reading. hot chocolate. fireplaces. chilean slang. staying up late (and sleeping in just as late). dancing. spanish. knitting. yarn stores. fuzzy things. kite flying. twinkly/sparkly things. getting a good night's sleep (one of these days). giving massages. sleeping under a meteor shower. white irish mochas. mudslides. getting massages! camping. piscolas. chocolate. eskimo kisses. sunsets. campfires (& s'mores). waterfalls. the ocean. barefoot hiking. tidepools. people watching. walking all over the place.
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I'd like to meet:
imperfect people.
hiking buddies.
and pirates.
and somebody who has seen this show:
Music:
My friends' bands, and little NW garage bands that make it to the radio. "eclectic" is a good term, but mostly alt./indie rock: Feist, The Fratellis, The Kooks, Postal Service, Mika, Teitur, Marcus Eaton, Muse, Spoon, Regina Spektor, The Clash, The Killers, music from "Nikki's Green Disk" that shall not be named, Barenaked Ladies, Blessid Union, Dido, Amy Winehouse, OAR, David Bowie, Linkin Park, Nirvana, Nickelback, AFI, Jack Johnson, eastmountainsouth, Maroon 5, Guster, Usher, and good Latin/World music like Maná, La Ley, Sonar, Juanes, Luis Fonsi, Alejandro Sanz, and stuff that none of my friends understand.
Movies:
MONTY PYTHON. Amelie. Pursuit of Happyness. Rent was good, though better on stage. Pan's Labyrinth, Little Miss Sunshine, Princess Bride, Meg Ryan flicks (when I'm in a "girly" mood), Brokeback Mountain, Totoro! Chronicles of Narnia, Crash, Lillies of the Valley, Amy's O, the *original* WOTW, Rudy, Shrek (of course), Mother, Life is Beautiful, Subterra, My Life as a Dog, some of the French flicks that Rayna & I rent (yeah, neither of us speaks French), Moulin Rouge, LOTR, X-Men 1 and 2... (3 sucked, but I
Television:
not so much, but OPB,The Discovery Channel, Friends, The Simpsons, Machos, & Family Guy (not to mention Vicar of Dibley parties...)
you get 20 points in my book if you know what this show is and love it too.
Books:
It's almost to the point of embarrassment that most of my literature is liberal theology, philosophy, & comparative religions, interspersed with some knitting magazines, National Geographic, Tom Robbins, e.e. cummings, some stuff in Spanish, and Get Fuzzy comic books. Powell's is dangerous.
Heroes:
my brother.
firefighters.
my friend Matt.
The Dalai Lama.
Gautama Buddha.
Mother Teresa.
MLK Jr.
Mary Magdalene....and Betty Butterfield