I'm an aspiring writer working my way towards an associate's degree in English. From there I will make my way towards a doctorate and one day a tenured position at a prestigious university, and a nice tweed jacket with leather patches on the elbows.

Back in school. Working towards an english degree and then on to even greater heights of academia. Working for the family business, delivering parts and doing maitenance on produce coolers in the area. Good times.

Cooking unhealthy and amazing comfort food. Communicating with the written word. Commiserating with my friends over a beer. Alliteration.

That I'm a big guy with very nice eyes.

Book: Lost in the Funhouse by John Barth, the works of Harlan Ellison, Philip K. Dick, Stephen R. Donaldson, Asimov, Vonnegut, Le Guin, Clarke, Twain, Burroughs, Adams, Walker,

Movies: Harold and Maude, Being There, Ikiru, Yojimbo, Seven Samurai, High Low, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, Stagecoach, Big Trouble in Little China, Mad Max, Wings of Desire, Duck Soup, F for Fake, Save the Green Planet, Walkabout, Brazil, The Fisher King, Monty Python's the Life of Brian, Dead Man, Ghost Dog, Le Samourai, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Moon, Rear Window, The Seventh Seal,

Music: I was really into punk in high school. Now I dig most everything, Bowie, Wu-Tang Clan, Johnny Cash, the Beatles, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common, the Dead Kennedys, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, Wilco, Son Volt, Mojo Nixon, Tom Waits, Roxy Music, Nick Cave,

1. My family and friends

2. a book to read

3. cuddly kittens

4. good food

5. good beer

6. that warm feeling you get in your heart when you've accomplished what you've set out to do

Deep matters of import. Philosophy, ethics, religion, literature or whether Batman could beat Iron man (yes). How to phrase a statement in the most pretentious way possible. (Spoiler Alert: there is no pretension, I really am this pompous)

Out having dinner with friends trading witty banter.

I've a birth mark that looks like the Kaiser. If you squint and tilt your head.

If you wish to engage in conversation either serious or silly. Or if I seem like a cool guy that you would like to get to know.