I enjoy: dancing till the sun comes up, taking vacations (duh), thinking up new and innovative things to do when I grow up (so far owning a funny tee shirt shop on a beach somewhere is the greatest idea I've had), remembering the old days when money was abound and I could afford to go see lots of live music, spending Saturdays at the library, learning how to contort my body in strange ways via yoga, cooking delicious things for myself as well as others, many nerdy things, and many non-nerdy things.

Being a Responsible Citizen until I save enough dollars to stop working and write the Great American Novel. It'll probably be in the fantasy genre in case you're wondering.

Wasting time, making fun of people without them realising it, analyzing the shit out of a novel, pulling the perfect pint, talkin' sports, karaoke. Seriously, I have been tipped with money multiple times after karaoke performances.

Books: Lord of the Rings, Midnight's Children, The Grapes of Wrath, 100 Years of Solitude, Everything is Illuminated, Slaughterhouse 5, Clockwork Orange, The Great Gatsby, Handmaid's Tale, The Dark Knight Returns, White Teeth, MAUS, Promethea, Watchmen (and most other Alan Moore), The Cherished Works of Kahlil Gibran, World War Z

Movies: Almost Famous, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, SuperTroopers, High Fidelity, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Scarface, Fight Club, Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan, Night of the Living Dead (and most other things featuring zombies), Star Wars IV-VI, Rocky 1-4, Purple Rain, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Fletch, Dazed and Confused, Dr. Strangelove

Music: Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Radiohead, David Bowie, T-Rex, The Velvet Underground, Weezer's first two records, Prince, New Order, Elton John, Daft Punk, M.I.A., Weakerthans, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, The Knife, Of Montreal, M83, Rage Against the Machine, The Arcade Fire, guilty pleasure summer jams year-round, Baltmore club always and forever.

TV: Gilmore Girls, Mad Men, WWE Raw. Shut up, it's awesome. Also, any football (American) and any baseball.

Food: macaroni and cheese, cheese in general, Italian, Indian, Ethiopian, Mexican, Ramen, Thanksgiving fare, whiskey. Whiskey counts as food, right? Willing to try anything once as long as it's not something I'm deathly allergic to. (I'm looking at you, berries of all varieties!)

My stereo and albums, black low-top Converses with holes in the soles (that is when they reach optimal comfort), the color green, a book in my purse, heavy bass, a good duvet.

Though I don't feel right admitting it, I guess my stereo and albums have been officially replaced by my iPod.

what I'm going to make for dinner, the human condition

breathing; rooftop dance parties in the summer; inside dance parties in the winter; maybe trying to fend off the sleepies so these things will happen.

if I was a hot dog and I was starving, I'd probably eat myself.

Also, one of my most secret fantasies is that one day I will come across a Missed Connection on Craigslist that is unmistakably written to me.

Also also, four years ago, my roommate and I got matching Lord of the Rings tattoos. You know what? That's not private: If you ask nicely I'll probably show it to you.

- you enjoy taking long, ambling walks around the city with no set destination or purpose.

- you will dance with me in a crowded venue and then want to get some tasty brunch the next day.

- you unabashedly describe yourself as a nice guy.

- you are awesome.