I love music, people, light irony, really nice speakers, Onion crosswords, outdoor tables in the summer, skidding down the sidewalk in winter and Boston walkabouts any day I can. My favorite time of day is that moment when the guitar bursts back in, after a breakin'-it-down song bridge with a metrically tight couplet. It doesn’t take much to get me smiling, talking or dancing. I've landed on a philosophy of life that I'm pretty happy with right now, enjoying the world and learning everything I can, in good company.
I'm a nine-to-fiver for now, but it's not nearly as terrible as I expected it to be. It's actually kind of rewarding work, and the job pays for grad school. I'm thinking pretty hard about kicking it up from a "one-course hobby" to "serious" soon.
I like spending time in cafes. It's a great way to learn a city and occasionally encourage people to write novels. I'm no writer, but I've been cooking up a phone app game and I'm excited to see what I can do with it.

I've got a sweet tech job that pays for classes. I tutor math because (I tell myself) it's kinda lucrative, and (more likely) I love the kids. Sometimes I coach a college fencing club. I feel like I sound pretty busy on paper, but there's always plenty of time to enjoy the day.
I have grand designs to see more of the world, get into pure math research (with a two-story chalkboard and a rolling ladder!), love and be loved and try one of everything that doesn't involve peanut butter or STIs.

Fencing, ice breaking, kissing and proportionate-response punnery.
I also make a beastly mango-avocado salsa.

I'm happy and doing my best to spread it.

Top Ten Movies (from the often-crossed-and-rewritten list on my wall): Casablanca, The Man Who Would Be King, Pulp Fiction, High Fidelity, Harvey, Brazil, Amélie, Shoot 'Em Up, The Great Escape, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Dawn of the Dead (1978) and every zombie movie that wishes it were that good

I love music, and I'm pretty proud of my iTunes. Paul Simon, Flogging Molly, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Sonic Youth, Stereo MCs, Lita Ford, Mos Def & Kweli, M.I.A., and all the fun covers of "Eleanor Rigby." You know what? Let me make you mix tape and I'll show you what makes me happy.

Books is going to take some thought. It will definitely include Will Gibson, Will Shakes and Warren Ellis. Maybe some Through the Looking Glass and Great Gatsby. Hunter S Thompson is great, but I can't stand Kerouac.
I'm knee-deep in a growing pile of literature. Ones that I will never quite finish include: Atlas Shrugged, Finnegan's Wake and Guns, Germs & Steel.

- Length of all the roads in Ireland
- Creative hobbies
- Beautiful science
- Pretty kickin Billie Jean covers

Spelunking around for adventure, live music, odd board games, dancing or pub trivia. Like any night, really.
I'll throw down the glove right here: an open challenge for Pictionary, Mario Kart or name-that-tune 90s hip hop!

No secrets, just stories you haven't heard yet.

If you're happy, energetic and adventurous.