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Dan

All we'll ever have is now

About Me


I'm a geek who likes cooking, getting outside, going for bike rides and walks. I'm into politics. If you're not outraged...YOU'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION! I'm a born-again atheist but I'd be happy if more people who called themselves Christians really were. I read mostly non-fiction: science, history, politics but I've got a few favorite fiction authors as well.
I'm happily married with a crazy little four year old son.
Your Five Factor Personality Profile
Extroversion:
You have low extroversion.
You are quiet and reserved in most social situations.
A low key, laid back lifestyle is important to you.
You tend to bond slowly, over time, with one or two people.
Conscientiousness:
You have medium conscientiousness.
You're generally good at balancing work and play.
When you need to buckle down, you can usually get tasks done.
But you've been known to goof off when you know you can get away with it.
Agreeableness:
You have medium agreeableness.
You're generally a friendly and trusting person.
But you also have a healthy dose of cynicism.
You get along well with others, as long as they play fair.
Neuroticism:
You have low neuroticism.
You are very emotionally stable and mentally together.
Only the greatest setbacks upset you, and you bounce back quickly.
Overall, you are typically calm and relaxed - making others feel secure.
Openness to experience:
Your openness to new experiences is high.
In life, you tend to be an early adopter of all new things and ideas.
You'll try almost anything interesting, and you're constantly pushing your own limits.
A great connoisseir of art and beauty, you can find the positive side of almost anything. The Five Factor Personality Test
It's a little weird that there isn't a Web links section under Interests and Personality, so here goes:
    thinkprogress.org dailykos.com metafilter.com fark.com erowid.org

My Interests

Getting outside as much as possible with my four year old son, biking, hiking, cooking, politics, science, computers - linux, OS X, video games

I'd like to meet:

Anybody else looking for some new friends in the area. I'd like to meet just about anybody really, except for people who voted for Bush just to save us both the effort of finding each other completely incomprehensible. Though I'd love to meet people who are incomprehensible in some other, more interesting way!

Music:

EELS, Wilco, Elliot Smith, Flaming Lips, Tom Waits, Morphine, Jonathan Richman, Bjork, Beck, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, The Coup, Rage Against the Machine, Dead Kennedys, The Clash, Beastie Boys, Evan Dando, Peaches, Beastie Boys, Joe Price, Tool, Innocence Mission, Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd.

Movies:

Pan's Labyrinth, Rushmore, Big Lebowski, Lost In Translation, Ghost World, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Adaptation, Being John Malkovich, Requiem For a Dream, O Brother Where Art Thou, 12 Monkeys, Fitzcarraldo, Last Temptation of Christ, 1984, Fargo, Fight Club

Television:

Daily Show, Colbert Report, Frontline, Nova, Nature, NOW.

Books:

Choke, Cloudsplitter, A People's History of the United States, Paul Auster - New York Trilogy, Moon Palace, Hunger, The Corporation : The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power, Harry Potter

Heroes:

John Brown. Who do you think he'd be hacking up with broadswords if he was alive today?