In spirit, I can definitely say that I am an optimist about humanity and life. I am also a lover of all forms of art, from visual arts to film to theater to music. Total geek for SF, film, comedies, comedy, and other fun stuff. I like being transported to another world, to be sent into a whole different state of mind. Going along with this, I like to explore the world, both in going to new places and having new experiences and reading about different subjects. Finally, I like to make people smile, and I love to do it by just being myself.

I'm a recent graduate of NYU with a double major in Journalism and Sociology. After a bit of time in the job wilderness, I now have a job as an administrative assistant in the Pathology Department of Mount Sinai Hospital. I never expected to work in a hospital, but I'm always open to deviations from the straight path that I walk. We'll see how things go when I begin the day after President's Day.

When not working, I still intend to go every week to NYU's Sci-Fi Club for some amazing discussions with great people and regularly attend meetings of the NY Sci Fi & Fantasy Meetup group, particularly the book clubs they organize.

listening, writing , dancing like a maniac and getting others to laugh at it, attempting to sing(whether that singing is good is another questions), epic walks, conversations, acting.

Usually, it's either that I'm singing loudly or they notice my shirts, a good number of which are old school and pretty interesting design wise. Also, my hair is pretty notable right now, being super curly and fluffy.

My absolute favorite book is Douglas Adams' Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, hands down. Others are the collected oeuvre of Nick Hornby and George Orwell, Catch-22, Brave New World, Dune, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Mystic River, Iron & Silk, Dear American Airlines, the Harry Potter series, Ender's Game, the works of Chuck Klosterman, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, The Shining, Phillip K. Dick novels, The Hunger Games, Nickled And Dimed, and probably a ton more.

Movies: Into a huge number of them. Just to give a taste of the variety I've been willing to see and liked, I've seen Tron, Trainspotting, Raiders Of The Lost Arc, The Wrestler, Star Trek (2009), Observe & Report, Frost/Nixon, The Cockettes, The Muppets Take Manhattan, Monty Python & The Holy Grail, Slumdog Millionaire, The City Of Lost Children, Requiem For A Dream, the Iron Man films, The Dark Knight and Seven. My perennial favorite will probably be Star Wars for being the first film I fell in love with. Other favorites include On The Waterfront, Moonrise Kingdom, the Lord Of The Rings trilogy (The Hobbit's looking good too), The Cabin In The Woods, Anchorman, the good Star Trek films, the Godzilla series, Birdemic! Shock And Terror, and just so much more.

Music: Even longer than movies. Here are just a few: Elvis Costello, LCD Soundsystem, Young The Giant, The Killers, Weezer The Who, The Kinks, Matthew Sweet, Arcade Fire, The Doors, Al Green, Big Star, Young The Giant, Frank Sinatra Wilco, ELO, Jellyfish, Marvin Gaye, Joe Jackson, Arctic Monkeys, Van Morrison, Blur, Oasis, Tegan & Sara, R&B, Black Sabbath, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and my namesake, Ben Folds.

Food: I used to be fairly picky but now I'd like to think I'm willing to try most things and from most cultures. The only thing I absolutely can't have due to allergies are peanuts and peanut butter. I particularly enjoy pizza, Middle Eastern, Chinese, Italian, meats of all sorts, melons, and I have a large sweet tooth.

TV: The comedies I watch on a regular basis are Community and Parks & Recreation. For classic sitcoms, I love The IT Crowd, Blackadder, Seinfeld, and classic Simpsons. And while it's not a sitcom, I absolutely love Mystery Science Theater 3000. Love Doctor Who and all the Star Trek series, with a particular love for DS9.

1. My family.
2. My friends.
3. My books.
4. My music.
5. My laptop.
6. A cell phone, although not necessarily a smart phone. Still using a reliably dumb flip phone.

-what's going to happen in the future.
-what can I be doing now
-lots of songs that I've heard
-art in general

Trying to do something interesting in the City, whether it be a free outdoor concert, a midnight movie, dancing outside of the Meatpacking District, going on epic walks through interesting neighborhoods, going to a Babylon 5 marathon thrown by the Sci-Fi Club, etc.

I also now regularly play D&D on Saturdays. It's always a pleasure to get limbs your left arm and right leg chopped off before giving a mercy killing!

I'm really open about most things. If you have something you want to ask, just go and ask it.

if you're a passionate, funny person who wants to discuss life, the universe ,and everything, even if they know the answer to the Ultimate Question. Those who are offbeat or geeky are especially welcomed. Because those are the best types of people in the world to hang out with and talk to.