The one quality that makes someone interesting, above all others,
is curiosity.
Some people can be very intelligent without noticing the world
around them. I'm curious about everything -- people, languages, countries, books, science, art, philosophy, physics. So I want someone to share it
with! Tell me about the cool idea for an invention you just had, or the
novel you're
writing, or the strange drawing you saw on the sidewalk.
So what else should you know about me? Geek. NPR junkie. INTJ. Died-in-the-wool, knee-jerk, bleeding
heart liberal.
Comically inept at any sport involving catching, throwing, or
hitting round objects. I share a Manhattan apartment with Tonks_NYC, who's a girl,
but it's ok because she's gay.
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Ethnicity White
Height 5' 8" (1.72m).
Looking For New friends, Long-term dating, Short-term dating
Smokes No
Drinks Sometimes
Drugs Never
Religion Atheism and very serious about it
Sign Pisces and it's fun to think about
Education Working on masters program
Job Computer / Hardware / Software
Income N/A
Kids N/A
Pets Owns cats
Languages English (Fluently), Spanish (Poorly), French (Poorly), LISP (Okay)
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My self-summary
What I'm doing with my life
I went to school to be an actor, even went all the way to London, then came back to
New York and went for a master's in Computer Science. I don't know
where I'll end up, I just want to be doing something interesting.
I'm trying to find the thing I'm best at; not necessarily better
than anyone else, but the thing I can do better than I can do
anything else.
I'm really good at
Rock-paper-scissors. Seriously. I've won contests.
The first thing(s) people usually notice about me
That I'm quiet. Some people interpret this as aloofness, but it's
not, just thoughtfulness and a touch of shyness around large
groups. I'm happier, and a lot more talkative, one-on-one or in
small groups. People who get to know me in that setting have the
opposite impression -- they describe me as focused, intense, funny,
and a little wacky.
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
Books: Fantasy and science fiction: classics like James Schmidt and Robert A.
Heinlein, and present-day folk like Lois McMaster Bujold,
Terry
Pratchett, John Varley, Diane Duane, and Philip Pullman. I love
Snow Crash but
not much else by Neal Stephenson. For
non-fiction: popular science writers like Mary Roach and Brian Greene, political commentary
by Maureen
Dowd, and contemporary atheists like Richard Dawkins and Christopher
Hitchens.
Movies: anything with dark humor, like Crash, or Juno. Romantic comedies are acceptable only if they're about really f***ed-up people, e.g. Annie Hall or Secretary. Funniest movie I ever saw: Hot Fuzz. Best for subverting cultural norms: D.E.B.S. I'm a minor fan of Star Wars -- the originals, not the dumb prequels. Adaptation is the most brilliant screenplay ever written. I wish Spalding Gray had made more movies; I regret that I never got to see him perform.
TV: more dark humor: Wonderfalls, House, Slings & Arrows, Arrested Development. I've seen every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, even the last season when it kind of fell apart. I've seen almost every episode of Ally McBeal, except the last season when it really fell apart.
Music: a lot of jazz, like Sinatra, Mel Torme, Duke Ellington. But I'll listen to anything that has a solid rhythm and a real melody. In general, I like anything "classic," so classic jazz, classic rock, or classical. Once it gets diluted into some kind of "pop" I lose interest. But there's good music by living people, too, like Eddie from Ohio, plus contemporary musical theatre like Avenue Q or anything by Jason Robert Brown.
Food: Dumplings! All kinds of tea. And I'll never turn down steak frites, tapas, or sangria.
Movies: anything with dark humor, like Crash, or Juno. Romantic comedies are acceptable only if they're about really f***ed-up people, e.g. Annie Hall or Secretary. Funniest movie I ever saw: Hot Fuzz. Best for subverting cultural norms: D.E.B.S. I'm a minor fan of Star Wars -- the originals, not the dumb prequels. Adaptation is the most brilliant screenplay ever written. I wish Spalding Gray had made more movies; I regret that I never got to see him perform.
TV: more dark humor: Wonderfalls, House, Slings & Arrows, Arrested Development. I've seen every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, even the last season when it kind of fell apart. I've seen almost every episode of Ally McBeal, except the last season when it really fell apart.
Music: a lot of jazz, like Sinatra, Mel Torme, Duke Ellington. But I'll listen to anything that has a solid rhythm and a real melody. In general, I like anything "classic," so classic jazz, classic rock, or classical. Once it gets diluted into some kind of "pop" I lose interest. But there's good music by living people, too, like Eddie from Ohio, plus contemporary musical theatre like Avenue Q or anything by Jason Robert Brown.
Food: Dumplings! All kinds of tea. And I'll never turn down steak frites, tapas, or sangria.
The six things I could never do without
1. A computer. Yes, it's an addiction, but not in a
ohmigod-I-have-to-check-my-Facebook kind of way. More of a
how-did-people-function-before-Wikipedia kind of way.
2. Something to read. I get nervous if I'm stuck somewhere without at least a copy of the New Yorker. I always carry at least two things to read so that even if I finish one I'll have a backup.
3. Something to write with. I get ideas all the time, and I don't want to forget them. It's like part of my my brain is running on autopilot, and then the autopilot suddenly decides it wants to land right NOW, and who cares if there's a runway handy.
4. Something to write on, i.e. paper. See #3, and because writing on your hand is so junior high.
5. Natural light. I get slightly claustrophobic in a room without any windows. Why, oh why do I live in Manhattan?
6. The Internet. See #1.
2. Something to read. I get nervous if I'm stuck somewhere without at least a copy of the New Yorker. I always carry at least two things to read so that even if I finish one I'll have a backup.
3. Something to write with. I get ideas all the time, and I don't want to forget them. It's like part of my my brain is running on autopilot, and then the autopilot suddenly decides it wants to land right NOW, and who cares if there's a runway handy.
4. Something to write on, i.e. paper. See #3, and because writing on your hand is so junior high.
5. Natural light. I get slightly claustrophobic in a room without any windows. Why, oh why do I live in Manhattan?
6. The Internet. See #1.
I spend a lot of time thinking about
Everything! When I see an ad on the side of a bus, I study the
typography.
When I ride the train, I think about how cool it would be to have
mag-lev monorails and how fast they could go
before the acceleration would knock everyone over. When I look at a
stop sign, I think about why stop signs in France say "Stop" but in
Québec they say "Arrêt." When I watch people on the street, I make
up stories about
their lives. Why does she have that smirky smile on her face? Who
are those flowers for? Or (since this is New York) what happened to
him?
On a typical Friday night I am
Writing something: music, scraps of dialog for plays, blog posts,
or armchair philosophy.
You should message me if
You don't feel like waiting for me to message you.
You don't run screaming at the thought of a conversation that starts with "I read an interesting article in the New Yorker..."
You don't run screaming at the thought of a conversation that starts with "I read an interesting article in the New Yorker..."
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