Hey! I'm Ben! I'm a very social guy and love being around people. I tend to be passionate about whatever I'm into but I also try to keep a lighthearted attitude. I'm a huge nerd--especially in the areas of science, music, and philosophy. I've played piano for 19 years and perform on keys and vocals in a local garage band. I also love staying active and being outdoors so I do a lot of hiking, kayaking, running, cycling, swimming, climbing, etc.

I currently work for Google as an IT Resident. I love working in tech and plan on getting an MBA and a master's degree in computer science sometime in the future.

jamming out to awesome music, building things, fixing things, endurance sports, and giving passionate speeches that sound really profound but don't actually mean anything. I can also make anyone laugh as long as they're a little drunk or very short on sleep.

is my smile (or so I've been told).

Movies: Primer, Memento, The Graduate, Apollo 13, The Social Network, It's a Wonderful Life, The Prestige

TV: The Wire, Breaking Bad, Futurama, Community, How I Met Your Mother, Top Gear, Star Trek, Stargate SG-1, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report

Books: Daemon, Freedom, Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, Ender's Game, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Martian Chronicles

Music: Gershwin, Beethoven, Mahler, Holst, The Who, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Jack White, Ben Folds, Johnny Cash, Queen

Food: most Asian styles

air, water, food, shelter, friends, and weed

thoughts. But it's a tremendous waste of time and rarely makes me feel any better so I try not to think too much.

on my way out of town for a weekend of backpacking, at home hanging out with some fellow nerds, downtown listening to live music, watching TV, or reading a book.

Not at the bars or clubs. Fuck that noise.

This question is sort of a contradiction in terms, don't you think?

you feel like it!