I'm new to the Bay Area after living a bunch of other places. Most recently New York, but also Massachusetts, Colorado, Chicago. I'm excited to be here, and I like it a lot so far.

My sense of humor can get a little nerdy at times but I connect with all types. My closest friends have always been an eclectic group, which is great except it means it's rare to get them all together at one time.

I run a lot. I'm running my first marathon soon, which I am really excited about. I also love to ski - I got a ski lease in Tahoe for the winter, so I'm super excited about that too.

I guess I'd have to say I'm pretty excited about life in general right now. Feel very lucky to be in the current position I'm in.

Switching coasts, switching careers. Planning on taking advantage of SF by learning about things like wine and how to surf.

Folding up a map back to its original configuration. Or at least I was, the last time I actually used a paper map. Not sure when that was.

Fiction: Infinite Jest, The Corrections, 1Q84, Invitation to a Beheading, Lolita, Brave New World, Blood Meridian, Choke, Devil in the White City

Nonfiction: Smartest Guys in the Room, Liar's Poker, Steve Jobs, DFW essays, Freakonomics, In Cold Blood, The Big Short, Guns, Germs and Steel, Into Thin Air

Movies: Kill Bill, Master and Commander, Revolutionary Road, About Schmidt, Apocalypse Now, City of God, anything by TGR or Matchstick Films, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Team America, Star Wars, Princess Bride

Shows: Mad Men, Archer, Breaking Bad, Daily Show, Family Guy, South Park, The Sopranos

Music: Killers, White Stripes, U2, Beatles, Rolling Stones

Food: really ripe fruit with a lot of flavor, hearty multigrain bread, chocolate, ice cream, anything spicy - Thai, Vietnamese, Mexican, Indian

Startup ideas. Programming languages. Education. City infrastructure. Maps. Neighborhoods. Public transportation. Fitness. Nutrition. Homeless people. Efficiency. Procrastination. Relationships.

I like to listen to energetic music while running, so ... I may have left out some pop stars from my list of favorite musicians up above

If you want to endlessly debate the pros and cons of NY vs SF. If you like to spend time outside in the beautiful CA weather (I don't care what anyone else says, I think it's nice here). If you want to show me the best hole in the wall Vietnamese restaurant you know. If you think we'll have something to talk about.