I'm an earnest guy trying to better understand the world and people whom I inhabit it with. I'm at the point where I'd like to get to know a person on a more substantial level. I enjoy talking about serious things but always recognize that a sense of humor is among the most important characteristics of a good human.

Just got back from teaching English in South Korea and am trying to meet new people and participate in ample amounts of debauchery. Hopefully I will become a valuable member of society or finally hit that big scratch ticket.

Making gin and tonics...for others of course.

Music is pretty big with me I like: The Antlers, LCD Soundsystem, Bright Eyes, Beirut, Air, The Beatles, Modest Mouse, Tom Waits, David Bowie, Elliott Smith, Frank Sinatra, Arcade Fire, Akron Family.

Books: Notes From the Underground, Under the Banner of Heaven, The Sun Also Rises, A Rumor of War, Crime and Punishment, David Sedaris

Shows: Seinfeld, early Simpsons, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Breaking Bad, Arrested Development, Louis C.K. This American Life, Frontline, Nova, Cosmos, the Civil War by Ken Burns is my hangover cure.

Movies: The Big Lebowski, Apocalypse Now, The Shining, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Lord of the Rings, Burn After Reading

1. NPR
2. Ira Glass's voice
3. Friends
4. Mountains
5. Badminton
6. Coffee

Why people seek out aggravation and how to get my voice to sound more like Alec Baldwin.

Exploring the seedy underground.

That I just read the okcupid success stories.

You are a non-pretentious adventure seeker.