Total nerd in a good way. Grew up in the Midwest youngest of 4. Two music degrees. Switched to a career in tech and moved to SF. Loving life.

I work for a tech company, but really I'm just enjoying my (relatively) new life and career here in SF, exploring everything the Bay has to offer and enjoying some good wine and food in the process. I also love to travel (for work and pleasure) and am always ready to check out a new concert.

Learning the intricacies of a city's public transportation in less than a day. It's an odd gift, I know, but just wait until we're lost in Hong Kong with 10 minutes to catch a train. It comes in handy.

My glasses. Or the fact that I look like my brother.

Music: Normally I'd say classical music, but then I'd have to explain why most "classical" music isn't really "classical", so...let's just say Brahms.

Radio Shows: This American Life, Radio Lab, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, New Yorker Fiction podcast.

Books: The Elements of Style, short fiction, Green Metropolis

Art: 16th Century Dutch still life paintings, and that Moma exhibit I keep forgetting to go see... Oh, and I also painted my first painting recently!

Shows: Seinfeld, Downton Abbey, How I Met Your Mother, Mad Men

Food: El Castillo burritos. Hands down. I'm also discovering French food—I think Absinthe is my favorite restaurant in the city.

Drink: Tough one. I'm torn between a nice wine and a gin and tonic.

live music performances
music recordings
my trombone (You're probably noticing a theme here...)
urban living and public transportation
laptop/iphone/internet/wallet/passport/watch
shoot, I'm out of space, so number six will be good food, wine, clothes, art, friends, Wikipedia...

The music going through my head, the article I'm writing next

Out on the town: happy hour after work, maybe a concert or show, drinking with friends, burritos at midnight.

I misspelled my username, despite answering the question about spelling as "very important." Oops.

You want to actually meet in person. I'm all for messaging back and forth about how we both like music, the outdoors, and San Francisco or whatever, but I'd much rather talk about it over coffee :)

And also send me a message if you're into classical music and/or running!