So, what are you into ?

“What are you into?” means “What do you like?” or "What are you interested in?" When someone asks you this, he/it/they/she is wondering what you enjoy doing in your free time or what your preferences are for a particular subject.
In my circles, it means, "What is your sexual position?"
"What are you up to?" means “What are you doing right now?” if the person sees you regularly.
If the person does not see you very often and it’s someone who is checking in with you after six months or a year, it would mean “What is going on in your life?” or it could still mean “What are you doing right now?”
In my circles, it means, "Whom are you banging at the moment?"

"What are you in for?" means "Why are you here?" or "what brings you here?" but with a specific implication that the person being asked the question has come somewhere unwillingly.
In my circles, it means, "What crime did you commit?"

I have been dared to register with a dating/hook up site called GRINDr. I was led to believe that it was a phone application that would find local guys to anywhere in my vicinity. Instead it seems to have put me on a target list for any guy on the planet (and sometimes for guys who don't much look or act like guys). I have had to push some away; especially the ones who think they have found a life partner in me. Whence does this madness stem?

People ask some of the strangest questions upon the first meeting. What comes to my mind? Hmmm... What do you like for breakfast? Do you have houseplants? Do you have animals or pets in your life? What are your requirements for laundry? Is there a restaurant that you have made your regular spot and that you want to share with all of your friends that you want all of your friends to love as much as you love it? Well, maybe not the last one!

I say these questions mostly because I know and am secure in my answers. My breakfast is rice and beans with an egg. I've got two houseplants. I have inherited an indoor/outdoor longhair black cat. I launder on weekends and hang wet clothes to dry to air (inside and out); and I use whatever soap is the cheapest or on sale. I have a few local places that I visit more from time to time, but none of them would be considered to be 'my place.'

When I'm asked what I'm into, I generally say that I'm looking for friends. It's true, after all. And in addition, as a rule I don't have sex with someone I don't know or don't like. I mean, can you imagine having sex with a republican? Or how about someone who hangs out with guys who are under 18? I have limits, and preferences, and standards that i'm not willing to compromise. And what happens if someone finds that attractive? That person who hears that you are not willing to compromise and then makes it his life's obsession to get you to change. Sounds like a candidate for Codependents Anonymous.

Not into drinking, smoking, or drugs. I am HIV-negative and do my own version of pre-screening. I believe in vaccinations. I also believe in staying well-hydrated and to anyone who questions me on the number of times I must micturate per hour, I say, "Go take a flying leap!"

There are so many things about my daily routine that I have learned are considered odd. For example, I make four cups of tea at a time and put three of them in a THERMOS while I drink the first. Why use a microwave? And, if you're going to brew tea in a proper teapot, might as well make a full pot! I brush my teeth before and after meals so that's about six times a day. I only buy toothpaste that's made in the USA (which has become more and more difficult to find). I use a wash cloth and a back brush in the douche. I have a list of vegetables I don't eat.

I've never been brought in for questioning. I have only been approached by the police one time and that was at work when he was answering the call of the cry of some whack-a-doodle chick at my workplace. I filed a grievance against him.

I use one credit card and I pay it off every week. I still write checks by hand and balance the checkbook to the penny. I support credit unions and don't have warm and fuzzy feelings towards any large banks. In fact, some large banks are on my sh*tlist, with the stagecoach bank being in position #1.

I wear cotton and linen and avoid polyester like the plague. Most of my shirts are from Hawaii. I don't believe in paying more than a dollar for a pound of pasta (unless it's made from mushrooms). I have never said no to Cuban food for dinner (or lunch for that matter).

Well, that's it for me for now. I'm sure the list will grow over time