I am a-one, a-two, a-one, two, three, and ♫♩♪♬♩.
My Self-Summary
I am professionally playful.
I'm a game designer for a Medium-Sized Videogame Company, and I've
been getting more into improv lately.
I have a lot of creative hobbies that I rotate between: writing,
photography, video, music, acting, etc. I love to encourage
creativity in others.
I have a rather unusually specialized Masters Degree.
I have lived in Minneapolis, Chicago, Hakodate, Kyoto, Pittsburgh,
San Francisco, and now Brooklyn.
I have surrendered myself to the fact that I do not have any
particular religious drive at this time, although I have a soft
spot for
Buddhism.
I love stories and storytelling. I like to think about narrative,
and when I watch a film or a tv show, I try to guess the narrative
and character arcs. Sometimes I picture the script in my
head.
Photography: http://www.flickr.com/photos/clockworkgrue/
What I’m doing with my life
Demanding more.
I design
games for a
living. My job is to make sure the game is "fun." As such, I spend
a lot of time thinking about fun, and seeking out as many different
kinds of it as possible. Play is a big part of who I am and what I
do.
Having found myself in a career where I spend hours sitting in a
chair, I've gotten myself to become more physically active. I take
yoga classes every week (work allowing), and generally do some sort
of workout every day.
I live in a weird converted schoolhouse, and I think that's pretty
neat.
I’m really good at
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
AUTHORS: Neil Gaiman, Haruki Murakami, Umberto Eco, Jorge Luis
Borges, Ken Nordine; BOOKS: Light, House of Leaves, People of
Paper, Cloud Atlas, The Sandman, The Invisibles, Sagas of the
Icelanders, American Gods, Anansi Boys, The Elephant Vanishes
FILM: Brick; The Muppet Movie; Shaun of the Dead; Wave Twisters;
Waking Life; The Brothers Bloom; MirrorMask; Pan's Labyrinth; The
Big Sleep
MUSIC: I listen to lots of music. Lots and lots. Many genres. Many
artists. However, desert island yada-yada: Boom Boom Satellites,
Ani Difranco, Atmosphere, The Decemberists, Flying Lotus
FOOD: Thai, Indian, sushi, Italian, anything I feel like making
(especially cheesecake)
The six things I could never do without
Something to write with. A book for writing in. A book for reading.
Current generation videogame consoles. My turntables. My record
collection.
I spend a lot of time thinking about
Just everything. Some people tell me I think too much. I think
those people don't think enough.
Nevertheless, you are encouraged to draw me out of my head.
On a typical Friday night I am
Exercising, singing, cooking and/or figuring out what I'm doing for
the weekend.
If there's a
roller derby going on, I'm probably
at that. On the West Coast, I cheer for The Richmond
Wrecking-Belles. On the East Coast, I cheer for the Manhattan
Mayhem.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit here
I jumped naked into a hole in a frozen lake at night in January
three times so a girl would like me better. Sober.
Since people keep asking me: this was many years ago now, but yes,
it worked.
You should message me if
It's so hard to know what to say to somebody when you contact them
out of nowhere. I'm going to make it easy for you. If I sound
interesting, scroll up to that "message" button and send me one
word: "
doorknob."
You don't have to say anything else, just "
doorknob." That's it. I'm serious.