“ I want to meet people who seem to share some of my interest. I like trying new things and hope to enrich my life by learning from those who have tried and tested what ever, themselves and ready to share findings what ever that may be. ”

“ I am a heretic. ”

“ I'm 18 years old and I live in Northern California. I enjoy living in the rural area that I do. I love animals and I am very far to the left of the political spectrum, but I hate arguing about politics. I hope to become a poultry vet someday. ”

“ I need to be among thinking people who read and understand the reality of where this country is going. Sacramento seems so conservative and scary right now. Are there really other liberals out there who are as concerned as I am? ”

“ I moved to Sacramento in July 2006. I live with my spouse and his two cats in the Arden area. I'm on this site to meet local people and make friends. I'm not looking for any particular "type" of person -- variety is the spice of life. ”

“ Meet other 'like minded' folks. I live with Mormons, and could sure use a break at times. I've always felt that 'religion' does more harm then good, and can be (and is) quite dangerous. I don't bring these things up around 90% of the people I know, for ob ”

“ Professional Geophysicist, 54, married 25 yrs, three children, one grandchild. Hobbies include tracing my family tree, classic cars, Libertarian politics and Austrian economics. Originally from western NY state but have moved all over. In CA 11 years ”

“ holler. i just moved to sacramento, and i'm here for the same reason as everybody else...to meet more people and experience all that northern california has to offer! ”

“ Participating in events is what makes life worth living. I'll never look back and say "I wish I had watched more television." ”

“ Atheist; Humanist; Freedom From Religion; Science vs Superstition; ”

“ The God Delusion brought me here and I hope to meet like minded people. I do not care to talk about myself, except to say I enjoy reading just about anything. ”

“ I am currently fighting for my degree in nursing school. I will hopefully graduate in May of 2009 and will be ready to attend a whole bunch of meet-ups. Until then though, it looks like I just get to look at the fun events and wish I had a life. ”

“ Weird but not particularly unique. Loud. Stuck between more extraordinary than you know and less charming than I think. Cliche. The girl your mother warned you about. Thinking about rewriting that phrase so that it doesn't end with a preposition... ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I feel humanism is the wave of the future of our species. ”

“ I just moved to California. I look forward to meeting anyone who is not affiliated with a church and is proud of it! ”

“ Hello, I have a son named Bodie. He was born in June of 2007. I sold my business right before I had my son, then wrote a book, and am now a homemaker. I would like to meet other moms and children for Bodie and me to hang out with. Karen ”

“ Just arrived in CA from Ireland. Would like to meet fellow skeptics because I know so few people here. ”