Nothing unusual to report.

Maybe you can learn something about me from my interests, which are: arduino, plant care, pet care, photography, painting & drawing, woodworking (furniture making), machining, stained glass, pinball, pool, walking, swimming, surfing, snowboarding, power lifting (seriously), and fixing broken things. I'm not particularly good at any of these, and I'm willing to be directed to others, too.

If it matters to you, my politics are progressive/left. It does not matter to me.

I love dogs and cats. Plural. I love the fur.

I feel like I still have a long way to go.

I wish we didn't have to thin-slice each other like this.

I'm a research and development engineer in the field of solar photovoltaics, and, outside of that, a Chinese language student.

Penmanship and Tetris. This is a sincere response.

I don't know.

Authors:

1. Etgar Keret
2. Terry Pratchett
3. Katherine Dunn
4. Peter Drucker
5. Michel Houellebecq
6. Czeslaw Milosz
7. Ursula Le Guin
8. Daniel Clowes

Film:

1. Barcelona (Stillman's, not Allen's "VCB")
2. Bottle Rocket
3. The Tao of Steve
4. Sideways
5. Over the Hedge
6. Primer
7. Ciao, Professore!
8. Wonder Boys

Music:

1. Cat Power
2. The Smiths
3. Mazzy Star/Opal
4. Grandaddy
5. Black Heart Procession
6. The Handsome Family
7. Innocence Mission
8. Fugazi/The Evens
9. Sibylle Baier

TV:

1. Simpsons
2. Futurama

Food:

1. cherries
2. apples
3. walnuts
4. cabbage
5. garlic
6. onions
7. tomatoes

1. Sharpies
2. wool socks
3. leak-proof Tupperware
4. Swiss army knife
5. bicycle
6. secret hideout (I just need 10 minutes to find Buddha. Do you feel me?)

1. Plans for a better tomorrow
2. Those who died
3. Lunch

having a Chinese lesson, fixing a meal, cleaning-up and then preparing for the next day, which is a working day.

I believe in ghosts.
I drink wine with ice.

you're looking for answers. I have them.