I'm eclectic. I'm always looking for new thoughts, new faces, new input, and new adventures--Although I've found myself settling in a bit in Nashville...I guess grad school kinda does that to you...

I'm mostly pretty chill, I can go with the flow, and I like to enjoy people as they are. I'm about as open-minded as they come, and I love people who can challenge me and open my mind in new and interesting ways. I'm always looking for new perspectives, so if you've got something to teach, I'm always ready to learn...I'm voracious.

I like to go all out when the spirit moves me, and I am a maniac on the dance-floor. A maniac.

I like to think of myself as dynamic and evolving--ever ready for growth, motion, and change. More realistically, I'm probably a bit more like a ball of controlled chaos--the control being a recent development.

I'm from Northern VA, and have been in Nashville for the past 5 years. I like it here.

I'm an Eastsider.

Working on my Ph.D in philosophy while trying to keep it real...This is not an easy task, but it can be pretty awesome. I'm currently writing my dissertation on metaphor and 20th century French philosophy. You'd be surprised at how much street-cred you lose when you tell people that--or maybe you wouldn't.

Being in the moment. Having an open mind. Lifting stuff.
Thinking big thoughts. Using ellipses...

My Lips. My voice. My often oddly-focused enthusiasm.

Music: M.F. Doom, Aesop Rock, Seu Jorge, Mos Def, Nina Simone, Talib Kweli, Michael Jackson, Smashing Pumpkins, Ahmad Jamal, Camp Lo, Stevie Wonder, Cannibal Ox, Bill Withers, Radiohead, John Coltrane, Outkast, The Rolling Stones, Jackson 5, Sly and the Family Stone, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Sigur Ros, Common, Joe Cocker, Explosions in the Sky, Earth Wind and Fire...

Books: Derrida, Nietzsche, Faulkner, Kafka, Dostoevsky, Freud, Kesey, Dennett, Damasio, Sacks...

T.V.: 30 Rock, Family Guy, Arrested Development, Futurama, The Boondocks, The Upright Citizens Brigade...

Also...RADIOLAB!!!! Listen and learn, fools! http://www.radiolab.org/

Family
Loyal friends
Books
MMA
Philosophy
My Bike...but, of course, my "neighbors" "borrowed" it, soooo, I guess I AM doing without it. So technically I only have five. I'll count that as a strength.

Metaphor...Seriously....

The relationships between minds and brains/minds and bodies/minds and language.

Spontaneous symmetry breaking and the discovery of the Higgs boson.

THIS: htwins.net/scale2/

Oh, and retiring from philosophy in order to start a career as a professional mixed martial artist.

Looking for trouble.
Acting like a fool.
Dancing like a maniac.
Probably with beer in hand...

Don't you think that's a little bit personal?

You are awesome...and you are willing to share.