Graduated a few years back with my B.S. in Chemical Engineering. Moved from east coast to west coast... and I think found my calling... got my M.Ed. recently and am now a Math Teacher, a job which I absolutely love.

I guess I'm pretty easy going... my students ask me "Don't you ever get mad?" Mostly the answer is no.

I love seeing all the amazing things that can be done with patience, and persistence.

I have a few hobbies... and try to stay in good shape. I really enjoy hiking, sailing, reading books, cooking, climbing, and finding things that make me laugh.

teaching and learning

reading ... and trying to understand

Cooking while listening to music... and making the house smell good

Reading while walking/hiking in the late afternoon away from the sounds of cars

Enjoying vacations in unfamiliar places all over the world without being nervous

Archery... shooting apples off peoples heads and stuff like that

My tendency to be too philosophical...

or

my good snowball throwing skills (applies mainly in winter situations...)

Books:
The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexander Dumas
The Heroes - Joe Abercrombie
Lord of the Silver Bow - David Gemmell
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami
Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
Breakfast of Champions - Kurt Vonnegut
Thud - Terry Pratchett
Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin
Tigana - Guy Gavriel Kay
The Book - Alan Watts
The Nature of Man According to the Vedanta - John Levy
The Great Train Robbery - Michael Crichton

Currently reading: Dancing Wu Li Masters - Gary Zukav

Movies:
Hoosiers
Spinal Tap
Die Hard
The Blues Brothers
I heart Huckabees
Dazed and Confused
Waking Life
Blow
American Psycho
Teen Wolf
Princess Bride

Shows:
Home Movies
Star Trek
Dexter
Game of Thrones
Breaking Bad
Firefly
Boardwalk Empire

Music:
Pete Seeger
Lightning Hopkins
Ozzy
Django Reinhardt
Leonard Cohen
Tom Waits
Led Zeppelin
Gillian Welch
Tony Bennett
Buddy Holly
Matisyahu
The Temptations
The Ojays
Sigur Ros
The Rolling Stones
Chuck Berry

Music
Books
Cooking
Laughter
A challenge
Family / Friends

the widespread odd beliefs of our culture and species when it comes to self and art and time

Also, can anybody explain to me why all painters seem to put their work inside rectangular boxes... then on the walls at museums.... seriously what is with the uniformly rectangular shaped paintings.... I thought these guys were creative... I mean just what the hell is going on here? Am I the only one that has a huge problem with this?

grading papers :)

maybe playing basketball... maybe sailing to watch the sunset out on the bay (i'm a sailing instructor so i'm out there a lot)

or cooking myself a nice dinner at home and watching a movie

I'm 30 years old and still haven't given up on the idea that I can grab the world by the tail... that somehow the most important contributions I have still yet to give

You think we might get along

maybe you have an idea for a hike or a concert or basketball in the park... a trip to the zoo... a good breakfast spot... an aimless walk through no where in particular