Honest, pragmatic, hard working.
Kind, direct, decisive.
Understanding, demanding, forgiving.

My focus right now is on getting a job outside of the service industry and putting my degree to good use. My goal is to find work in the transportation planning field and start to identify potential areas of study for graduate school.
I am also always looking to improve myself and learn new things; right now that means practicing guitar and yoga and learning to brew kombucha.

Chess, as well as many strategy/planning board games.
Making my own furniture.

My voice. People always want to know where my 'accent' is from. It's from here, the Pacific Northwest, though people often think I am from the south or from England. The other two things that come up, people ask if I am a singer or if I am on the radio. I wish I could sing and I think it would be fun to be on the radio.

Books; The Visible Man by Chuck Klosterman, Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach, Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien, Tom McCall: Maverick by Tom McCall and Steve Neal, Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, just finished book 5 of A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin

Music; The Roots, The Black Keys, The Dead Weather, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Buddy Guy, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Wu-Tang, Jimi Hendrix, Radio Moscow, The Police

Movies; The Man Who Knew To Little, most kung-fu, Cohen Brothers, almost anything that takes place in outer space

Shows; Archer, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, American Dad, Mad Men, Firefly

Music, food, family, exercise, competition and laughter.

Transportation issues, local politics, urban planning, place making.

Catching a live show (and dancing if it's any good) or reading.

I walked past a coffee shop and saw an old man sitting at a table with a chess board and no opponent. He didn't speak much (or any) English, communicated with grunts and gestures, and he wasn't particularly good at chess. When I left the table we both were wearing ear to ear smiles. I think it was the highlight of both our days.