I'm a bright, talented, and down to earth guy. I'm the kind of guy who easily moves between teaching and research to heading out to a local watering hole to sing karaoke and drink a few beers or some whiskey. I'm serious about my schoolwork but I also get restless and have many a fun night out.

I'm currently working on my PhD in English. I'm also very musically active, attending open mic night and currently playing bass in a band, Big Shoals, which plays frequently in North Central Florida. Also. I enjoy composing, playing, and singing songs.

singing, playing music, laughing, listening, giving massages, teaching

that I have an obvious and genuine interest in other's passions.

Books: The Road, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Heart of Darkness, Mrs. Dalloway, Beyond Good and Evil.

Movies: American Beauty, Usual Suspects, Vanilla Sky, Pulp Fiction, No Country for Old Men,

TV: The Wire, Six Feet Under, The West Wing, Rescue Me, Weeds, Better off Ted, South Park, Breaking Bad, Mad Men

Music: Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Whiskeytown, Hayes Carll, Green Day, Third Eye Blind, Norah Jones, Pixies, Radiohead, Semisonic, Gillian Welch, Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley

Food: I love Indian food and southern food--some good pulled pork BBQ and collard greens.

1.) Books
2.) Other people
3.) Music
4.) My guitar
5.) Coffee
6.) Internet

new song lyrics, what to cook for dinner, where to go out at night
and interesting conversation I've had with friends because I love learning about other people

either playing a show with my band or out and about with friends.

You want to have a coffee, beer, or grab a quick bite to eat and have a good conversation where someone listens to you without waiting for their turn to talk.