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It's difficult to fit just everything you want to talk about in a dating profile bio. How can I reduce myself down to 500 characters?

About Me:

• Progressive leftist. It's important to me that you are, too.
• 155lbs and 5'8". I drink a lot of water during the day and try to take care of myself physically. I put in the work. I've taken a break from bowling, but considering my return! I also enjoy Ultimate Frisbee.
• I'm an engineer.
• I'm a puzzle nerd. I like crosswords, Boggle, and Scrabble
  • I've let my NYT app subscription lapse because I kept not doing the daily crossword. I don't always solve them all. The clues about people are especially difficult for me.
  • The official rules of Boggle say 3 letter words are allowed. Those rules suck... four letters minimum, but really 5 letters is where your metal really gets tested and is what I enjoy. I'll play 4 letters for people, but with 3 letter words I'd just be writing the whole time and it would be no fun for anyone, anyway.
  • Words with Friends is *not* Scrabble, and don't let anyone convince you otherwise.
• I'm also a chess player, big time. I don't like to play for the rating or the points; for me it's more about loving the game. But I enjoy solving difficult puzzles from there too. I just downloaded some apps with hundreds of puzzles to choose from; some have tricked very strong players.
  • No, but seriously!
  • I play chess with other people in person, just casually around 4 times a week. I don't really like playing online, it doesn't give the same brain chemicals that playing "over the board" does.
  • No, but really - speed chess in person is way way fun.
  • I'll also play any chess variant (i.e. chess games with different rules). Bughouse is my favorite.
  • I realize this makes me kind of a crazy chess person.
• At any given time I'm probably in the middle of 3-5 books all scattered around my house. Is this an awful way to read books? Maybe, but you can't stop me.
  • Related, something else I'll do is buy more books and forget that I'm already in the middle of other books. But, yay, more books to read!
  • Usually I like to read science fiction; occasionally I like nonfiction. I read Everything is Tuberculosis not too long ago by John Green - excellent novel and I highly recommend. Even has some backstory about how Europeans "colonized" Africa (meaning, they built the road from the sea to the mines in Sierra Leone, then used the roads to steal all the natural resources).

About You:

• You're also a progressive leftist! I know we exist in Texas...

• You're between the ages of 27 and 39.

• You're on the journey of taking care of your physical and mental health.

• You're smart and confident. Bonus points if we can make great puns together, or can reference internet lore/memes/vines (see my pinned profile post for the meme that burned the brightest, but is no longer)

• You have your own career! This goes into that "smart and confident" - and I'm not looking to support anyone financially.

I'm not looking for someone to complete me; I'm a whole person, and you should be too.