Life is like a hurricane, here in Duckberg--- er, I mean:

Hey there, I'm Ryan.

I'm not here to say that I don't know how to write about myself or come up with some excuse about why I joined this site. I'm here because I like meeting new people, if I can find someone who wants to share more than pop culture discussion and banter about the best 80's song ever (It's Your Love by the Outfield) then that's all the better.

Work, school, occasionally fighting the forces of good, but mostly work and school.

Throwing out the right punchline at the right time in casual conversations. Board games. Pop culture trivia, that I've tried to erase from my mind via my early twenties alcoholism, but I can still recall all the words to the Golden Girls theme song and all the Power Rangers.

I honestly, haven't the foggiest.

Books
Well, like everyone else in my demographic I'll go with Ender's Game, assorted Vonnegut, and the Harry Potter series. I wish I could impress you with something crazy off the wall yet thoughtful here, but alas, everything seems average nowadays. Right now I'm reading Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs.

Movies
In no particular order my top 12...
Groundhogs Day, Sideways, The Sting, Beautiful Dreamer, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Casablanca, Lord of the Rings, Dark Knight, Grosse Point Blank, The Professional, Princess Bride, 40 Year Old Virgin

TV
Arrested Development(sigh), 30 Rock, Pushing Daisies (also sigh), Scrubs, The Office (British and the first three seasons of the US version), Flight of the Conchords and House

Music
Currently:
Arctic Monkeys, Modest Mouse, Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses, The National, Rilo Kiley, Manchester Orchestra, MGMT, Jenny Lewis, My Morning Jacket, TV on the Radio, Vampire Weekend, Arcade Fire, Death Cab for Cutie, Radiohead, Bon Iver, New Pornographers, Kings of Leon, Spoon, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Wilco, The Strokes, The Decemberists and Franz Ferdinand.

Food
Mmmmm... whatever really. I really enjoy cooking. My favorite dishes to cook are orange-chipotle-garlic fajitas, feta-craisin salad, assorted chicken and steak dishes . Not a fan of fish generally though.

random.org, Orbit gum, almonds, Tetris, modern plumbing and sarcasm.

Honestly, this section is going to be either boring or sarcastic. So I'll be 100% honest and off the top of my head right now I'll tell you what I'm thinking about:

1. A large tree that makes me unhappy.
2. Turning into 80 smaller versions of myself so I can do everything I need to do.
3. A stomach ache that won't quit.
4. A past habit that wont' quit.
5. Where my room mate is at this time of night and whether or not that should be roommate.
6. A bottle of Maui that sits on my desk.

Updates:
1. Nobody seems to care about that tree anymore.
2. That's still cool, but I found one large me can take care of most problems.
3. Stomach aches are fleeting.
4. Habits are too.
5. He's home. Still not sure if it's one word or two.
6. The bottle of Maui grew sentient and is living a life of it's own now. It settled down in Ft Collins, CO and is happily living with a wife and two kids, with another on the way. Way to go Maui!!

Playing the world's most dangerous games. So, alternatively hunting humans for sport and playing full contact chess.

Seriously, most Fridays are either at spent at work or at a pub of some sort.

I'm afraid I might be not be 5'10". A doctor once took my height and told me I was 5'9" and three quarters. And this terrifies me.

Also, when I go running I always wish life had ambient music playing to represent your mood. Right now, I'd want my song to be "First in the Gang to Die" by Morrissey.

you want to.

You can leave your friends behind.

Cause your friends don't message and if they don't message, well then they're no friends of mine.