my life in brief: I'm a recent transplant from MI, living in Columbia Heights, DC. I was born, burned myself really badly, got better, broke my wrist falling (jumping) out of a tree, got better, got kidnapped at age 7, got rescued 45 minutes later, broke my wrist again at age 13, survived a bunch of random crushes, went to Mexico, joined a cult in Texas, got kicked out of a cult in Texas, started college, took a break from college, met a girl, fell in love with girl, fell out of love with girl, picked up the mandolin, and moved to DC to intern and study journalism. Oh yeah, and I tie-dyed a bathrobe.

Update: All that's true and all, but it's a bit out of date.

So I got to DC, interned at a magazine, survived Americorps, moved out of Columbia Heights, moved into the ghetto, had three bikes stolen, bought a ping-pong-table, got a job I love, had a tonsillectomy, discovered my dead roommate and my house burned down, taking with it just about everything I owned. I then moved back into Columbia Heights, got another ping-pong table, and some pretty cool roommates. I've been there for a year now, and it's been relatively smooth sailing for a while.

I'm saving the world one computer at a time, working for a company that does IT support for nonprofits that can't afford their own full-time staff. It's a lot of fun for me, as I've been a home techie for years. I was always reluctant to do it professionally, because I didn't want to lose my "social aptitude" and become the SNL IT guy, but I work with awesome people, my supervisors are great, and I genuinely like most of the day-to-day stuff. It's kind of the most awesome job I've ever had.

Frisbee.

I smile a lot. I also tend to walk/run into immobile objects, but years of practice have honed my recovery skills to an art form. Also, I sit still poorly.

I love to "love stuff." I really enjoy the selection process of choosing which piece of completely subjective art/media is "good" or "bad." Someone told me what conoisseur meant as a kid, and I mistakenly grew up thinking that that was what you were "supposed" to aspire to. So there are tons and tons of books, movies and bands I could put up here, and it's overwhelming for me to even try to write them all, let alone you read them... so here are my favorites "right now."

A)The Shadow of the Wind, The Brothers K (by David James Duncan, not The Brothers Karamazov), The Time Traveler's Wife, Cloud Atlas, Snow Crash, and I really enjoyed The Raw Shark Texts.

B)Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, Brick, I Heart Huckabees, Shaun of The Dead, Hot Fuzz, The Big Lebowski, Batman Begins, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Iron Man, Cool Hand Luke, Dazed and Confused, Oh Brother Where Art Thou... I have to stop or I'll just keep going... and no one wants that, trust me.

C)The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, Cake, My Morning Jacket, the Handlebars song by the Flobots, though I'm sure the rest of their stuff will grow on me, Led Zeppelin, Weezer, Yonder Mountain, anything Andy Irvine has ever been in, likewise Sam Bush.

D)I love food. I love trying new things. I'll try most things once, and as opportunities have provided themselves, have. Not all of them have been delicious. (For instance: "Turtle tacos are not something I ever feel like I need to try again.") I find cooking to be a very zen experience and I love making stuff from scratch for the first time. I'm not hugely into sweet things... I'm a far bigger fan of salty, savory and spicy. (I bake a mean cheddar & herb soft pretzel.) I'm a big fan of farmer's markets. I don't utilize them as often as I'd like, but it makes me feel good to know where/who my food comes from.

a mandolin, my faith, passion, stimulus(a book, a pen, paper, music, a deck of cards... I have ADD. If I sit still for too long I explode. Don't question it, it's science.), hope... I'm good with 5.

Where I want to be and what I need to do to get there.

What it's going to be like three years from now when I can look back on this past year with some added perspective.

Women.

My screen name is short for the nickname I got when I was 17.

Said nickname: "Captain Smooth."

I acquired it immediately after walking into a doorframe.

you dig the muppets, suffer musicians, are a musician; you have a strong appreciation of creativity, imagination, and irony.