more brain than brawn
more train than plane
more philosophy than physics
more Star Trek than Star Wars
more KPFK than KCRW
more backpack than shoulder bag
more short story than novel
more Moleskine than spiral
more documentary than big-budget blockbuster
more Mac than PC
more chai than coffee
more Arial than Times New Roman
more Scrabble than crossword puzzle
more Silverstein than Seuss

or, in the words of Stephin Merritt:

Eligible, not too stupid
Intelligible, and cute as cupid
Knowledgeable, but not always right
Salvageable, and free for the night

In a parallel universe, I work for the National Transportation Safety Board investigating commercial airline disasters. In this universe, I'm a doctoral student studying religion and law in the US.

writing lists and playing Scrabble

is that I actually look like I do in my pictures.

I love documentary films. Beyond that, I don't really care for movies much. That being said, I have to watch To Kill A Mockingbird at least once a year. I also really enjoy it when someone tells me the plot of a movie I have no intention of ever watching.

My favorite TV shows are from the 90s: Twin Peaks, MST3K, and Northern Exposure.

A few of my favorite songs: Axel F by Harold Faltermeyer, Mr. Blue Sky by E.L.O, Raspberry Beret by Prince, and Army by Ben Folds Five.

My dream concert: Cibo Matto, Soda Stereo, Los Straitjackets, and Those Darn Accordions.

As for books, I read a lot of legal theory and religious history. Oh, and I love short stories.

- Democracy Now!
- water filtration pitcher
- backpack
- Quikoins
- highlighter pens
- chai

- my nieces
- Air France 447
- the Black Lodge
- mid 20th century (pre-IRB) sociological and psychological experiments
- ways to improve our national passenger rail system
- the responsibility of academicians

...at my desk.

I love black licorice and I can't fold fitted sheets.

...you have some sense of cellular phone etiquette.