This is the box where you say 'I hate writing these things.' The most defining factor of my life right now is the fact that I was recently laid off. Though it's never fun, it has given me a chance to think about and plan the direction of my career and life goals. Cliche, I know, but that's how it goes. I'm pretty confident the right (and a better) opportunity will come along.

Aside from that I am busy enjoying life with friends and family in Cleveland. I will move for the right job but I will always love this grungy, craggy city and it's ability to laugh at itself.

Looking for a new job. Coming to terms with almost being 30. Enjoying time with friends. Anxious to go back to school for a Masters.

Making people laugh, writing, running, basketball, cooking, cleaning a house. Really good at sucking at golf and enjoying it anyway.

Sense of humor, eyes.

Books: Jonathan Franzen, Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, Scott Fitzgerald, Ian Frazier, generally read a lot of non-fiction on politics, cultural history, etc.

Movies: The Back to the Future trilogy is my cherished favorite. Anything with Robert Downey Jr, Daniel Day Lewis or Bill Hader. Richard Linklater, Wong Kar Wai, Andrew Bujalski, most Judd Apatow comedies, Friday 13th VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (for a hoot)

Music: Oh, where to start. A lot of indie rock - Animal Collective, Belle & Sebastian, Yo La Tengo, a lot of old stuff - the Who, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Motown. Exotica. Can't help but like Lady Gaga in the right context, diddo Taylor Swift. Lil Wayne, Ghostface Killah. Green Day, Radiohead, Wilco, U2, The Clash, Brian Eno. Like to listen to polka and try to enjoy it by sheer force of will.

Food: The banana is the perfect food - delicious, filling, healthy, cheap, plays no games (you know exactly when it is ripe). Generally lean towards Asian and Mediterranean cuisine. Love a good Indian or Thai restaurant. Try to be a locavore but it's not easy.

Come on.

My future, my family, Meaning o' Life, politics, about how to make people laugh, about what to go to grad school for, about where and how far to run today, what book to read this week. What am I going to eat today, what bar for happy hour

Having drinks with friends. Or maybe a wine-and-sweatpants night.

This sounds like one of those tricky "your weakest quality" questions you hear in a job interview.

You are not evil. You have a sense of humor, you have a sense of irony. You care about serious things but aren't pretentious. You are generally liberal in political outlook. You read my profile and want to, or you just want to make friends.