Occasionally, I build
robots and
skydive (not concurrently).
Visiting home right now for a few weeks.
I love adventure. Usually, this takes the form of hiking, camping,
or other travel. I finally camped at the bottom of the Grand
Canyon, knocking one big item off of my list, and I'd gladly go
back. Also made it to Alaska recently. I've been to China, Spain,
France, and The Netherlands, too.
OKCupid tells me I'm "The Last Man on Earth". I like to think of
positive aspects of the term, but I really think this is a polite
way of saying "misogynistic asshole". I think a better description
I've been assigned is "opportunistic". I always liked the term
"Southern gentleman".
I'm able to hear the odd-frequencied inaudible (to all others) hum
of a powered-on television upon entering a home. For some reason,
the sound does not resonate well in my mind, and drives me crazy
like a dog with a whistle.
I'm originally from the 'burbs around
New Orleans. I don't really support
pride for things one is born into, but the place I call home is
pretty awesome, and I miss things (such as
Morgus). I'm a grad student in
Electrical
Engineering at ASU. I'm in this program called
Arts,
Media and
Engineering, but sometimes forget
about that, as I'm often found helping students build
circuits as I TA a lab. I
prefer to define myself mostly by my other activities such as
traveling,
camping,
hiking,
rock climbing,
cooking,
napping,
reading,
exercising,
playing music (guitar, keyboard,
iPod, or other), and anything that qualifies as a
good time in my increasingly
hedonistic
lifestyle. At the end of each day, I like to have a good, new, and
hilarious story to tell.
I'm really getting into traveling to see, observe, and appreciate
the world in which we live. And, I'm trying to play my
guitar more and more.
I really miss
DJing at
my old college
radio
station,
WTUL. Most
every other college station I come across is just plain awful. I
recently experimented a bit with the other type of DJing.
A part of me wants to go live in the middle of nowhere for a while.
Or
hike somewhere for
a year or so.
I do not tolerate drama. Passion...OK, drama...no.
OkCupid: Now in Chinese!
Nǐ hǎo.
Wǒ bù dǒng! :(
Wǒ yào péng yǒu.
Trying my hardest to enjoy it.
Working on playing bass and keyboard simultaneously.
Getting in better shape all the time.
Trying to be more productive and creative.
Trying to get my shit together.
math and
deep-frying.
Culinary
experimentation.
Getting better at things.
Making light of everything.
My
harelip? Or my
eyes? Probably the harelip.
Eventually most people ask me if I'm in the circus.
Books:
Ender's
Game,
It,
Asimov's short fiction,
Childhood's
End,
Rendezvous with Rama,
Starship
Troopers,
Stranger in a Strange
Land,
The Autobiography
of Malcolm X,
Fear and Loathing in
Las Vegas,
Harry Potter,
Lonely Planet,
A Confederacy
of Dunces,
The God Delusion,
David Sedaris,
The Joy
of Mathematics,
The Selfish Gene,
The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and mind-blowing non-fiction.
Plus,
Calvin & Hobbes. I'd
like to read most books, and learn everything. Probably not
possible, but I'm trying. I started reading recreationally pretty
late in life. I started off with a lot of sci-fi, but have moved
past that since. Also, I don't know why, but I love Archie and all
his pals' books. Currently reading
One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest.
Directors:
Romero,
Terry
Gilliam,
Wes
Anderson,
Luc
Besson,
Michael Gondry, the
Coen Brothers,
Paul
Thomas Anderson,
Lars Von Trier,
David Cronenberg,
Robert
Rodgriguez,
Quentin Tarantino,
Kevin Smith,
David Mamet,
John Waters,
et cetera. Anything from French New Wave and action movies, to
golden age classics and foreign movies. I really, really like
movies, even pretty bad ones.
Music:
Battles,
The
Beach Boys,
The
Beatles,
Faith No
More,
King
Crimson,
Beck,
Quintron,
Bjork,
Daft Punk,
The Mars Volta,
Eric Serra,
Failure,
Muse,
David Bowie, The
Flaming Lips,
Dälek, Ernie
K-Doe,
Death From Above 1979,
Cornelius,
Joanna
Newsom,
Lovage,
Peeping Tom,
and tons and tons more. Just about anything but late 90s - present
popular music, yes, even country (before Garth Brooks ruined it). I
listened to a lot of
Tool,
A Perfect Circle, and
Nine Inch Nails
back in the day. Still do, but just not so much.
Food: Everything that's insanely terrible for you, but I avoid that
stuff, except for sometimes when I'm out or special occasions. My
regular diet is almost de facto vegetarian, but I love a good
burger or steak. Usually found eating dried fruit from Trader Joe's
or vegetables I've never tried before. Some people say I'm the only
non-vegetarian they know who checks the ingredients in food.
either doing something fun and insane, or making dinner and
watching a movie with some
wine.
Red wine. I could easily be preparing
for or en route to a weekend getaway, too. Never enough
road trips. Maybe I'm at
a bar seeing some form of live music.
...probably at the brewery down the street.
I'm on this semi-pornographic website, www.
wetriffs.com, brought to you by
xkcd. I didn't submit
the photo or even make it for that website.
I stripped at a bachelorette party one time, but that's not so
private considering all the pictures that were taken.
...you think anything, no matter how tasteless, can be the center
of a great joke.
...you want to do awesome things or have a good time (e.g., skip
town, camp, day-drink, hobo-beat, deep-fry, see live music, go to
an art show, and so on). Or if you want to have conversations about
anything deep or remarkably simple.
...you want to go on a road trip with a total stranger.
...you want to climb a mountain.
...you want to jam.
...you want to have a beer.
Move
Move
