Berkeley Native.

Well-rounded anything man. Coach. Player. Trainer. Student. Teacher. Brewer. Vintner. Grower. Designer. Builder. Fixer. Cook.

Outspoken, yet reserved. Cocky, yet modest. Talkative and a good listener. Intellectual, yet silly. Self-hating hippie. Loving and respectful. The original hipster doofus, yet not a hipster.

I define beauty as a combination of qualities that pleases the intellect or moral sense.

Athleticism/sport/competition is very important to me. I've played sports since I was 5, was a college athlete, have traveled abroad to compete, and still train and play competitively today.

I am looking for the person I am friends with because we have similar interests, political views, and lifestyle. With some mutual attraction, loyalty & devotion, and intellect sprinkled on top. That sounds like someone I could certainly be happy with.

Trying to be better everyday. Absorbing knowledge like a sponge. Tabata burpees. High-Intensity Interval Training. Stadiums. Project Management for an Architectural Design firm, although I'm thinking about switching to another facet of the design industry. I'd really like to get into game design even if it means starting from an entry level position and moving somewhere else like LA. Lacrosse on a competitive post-collegiate team. Making boutique wine. Forever cleaning my house.

Frying turkeys. Video games. Talking when people aren't listening.

Okay, there's more than that. I have always had a good eye for design, and often get ideas on how to improve efficacy and efficiency.

Public speaking somehow. Everyone loved the toast at my brother's wedding and now I'm being asked to "say something" on the regular and have been urged to pursue a minister's license.

Making friends! Despite being very much introvert, when put in a place where I don't know anyone, I will leave with a new friend, or at least acquaintance.

Eating, yeah I can eat A LOT. But cooking too, so that's a +/- combo there.

Seeing the bright side. I try not to harbor negativity in any form, and will often be the first one to alleviate tension by making light of a situation or offering an "Well, at least...".

Were you expecting practical talents?

Is that they can't tell if I'm serious or joking.

People notice me? Well then it's probably my smile. While I wish it was "how I'm such a loving, kind, and caring person" we are not telekinetic beings, so the outward appearance is usually the first thing we notice.

Books
I prefer to read non-fiction over fiction and research journals over periodicals. My current favorite topics are global health, epidemiology, and fructose poisoning. I'd like to learn how to solve the obesity epidemic. If I'm reading fiction though, it's probably fantasy, what can I say I love slaying dragons. I also own several books of photography, nature, and sciencey stuff. Fast Food Nation, Pathologies of Power, Mountains Beyond Mountains, In Defense of Food, Born to Run, Parallel Worlds, Reality is Broken. Flowers for Algernon, The Outsiders, The Godfather, The Tao of Jeet Kun Do, Ender's Game, Saul Williams poems...

Movies
The Fifth Element, Drive, Taxi Driver, Beverly Hills Cop, Aliens, Terminator 2, The Professional, Enter The Dragon, Rumble In The Bronx, The Science of Sleep, Anchorman, American Gangster, The Last Samurai, City of God, 15 Minutes, Casino Royale, Zombieland, Tropic Thunder, Pineapple Express, Jurassic Park, Tommy Boy, The Hangover, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Wall-E, Sin City, Ong Bak, Blade, Office Space, No Country For Old Men, LoTR, Gran Torino, Ghostdog, Star Wars, Dumb And Dumber, Braveheart, Liar Liar, Pulp Fiction, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Wayne's World, Good Fellas, Fight Club, Reservoir Dogs, The Usual Suspects, Se7en, Forrest Gump, Princess Mononoke, Gladiator, Die Hard, Donnie Darko, The Big Lebowski, Naked Gun, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, True Lies, Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters, 12 Monkeys, Super Troopers, Kung Fu Hustle, Beerfest, Let the Right One In, The Goonies, Up In Smoke, Any Given Sunday, Wanted, Indiana Jones, The Invention of Lying, Labrynth, Wet Hot American Summer, Ip Man, Howl's Moving Castle, The Warrior's Way, Django Unchained...

Comedy
Louis C.K., Dave Chappelle, Bill Cosby, Chris Rock, Dennis Leary, Charlie Murphy, Jim Gaffigan, Ricky Gervais, Dave Attell, Bruce Bruce, Donald Glover, Cheech and Chong, Richard Pryor, J.B. Smoove, Patton Oswalt, Katt Williams, Robin Williams, George Carlin, Jerry Seinfeld, Jeff Dunham...

TV
I have a 46" TV and I cancelled my cable. The Daily Show, Charlie Rose, Tavis Smiley, The Colbert Report, The Boondocks, Cash Cab, Planet Earth, Life, Blue Planet, anything with David Attenborough really, Wild Kingdom, South Park, True Blood, MXC, Ninja Warrior, Good Eats, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Weeds, Arrested Development, Reno 911, The Simpsons, The Office, Futurama, Chapelle's Show, Entourage, Generation Kill, News Radio, Home Movies, It's Always Sunny in Philidephia, Flight of the Concords, FLCL, Neon Genesis, Reign the Conqueror. Samurai Champloo, Cowboy Beebop, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Louie, The League, Portlandia, Downton Abbey, Top Gear (UK), Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Check it Out! With Doctor Steve Brule, Adventure Time...

Music
I despise the radio. Music is hugely inspirational to me. It has a much stronger effect on my mood than any person can.
Strange Fruit Project, A Tribe Called Quest, The Foreign Exchange, Nujabes The Shanghai Restoration Project, Kero One, Hiroshima, Bonobo, Mos Def, Q-Tip, RJD2, People Under the Stairs, 2pac, 9th Wonder, Bajofondo, Beastie Boys, Bill Withers, Black Spade, Iomos Marad, Bone Thugs, Lupe Fiasco, Kurrupt, Braille, Brother Ali, Zo!, Chromeo, Common, Felonious, Jedi Mind Tricks, The Killers, Manu Chao, Common Market, Honeymoon, CunninLynguists, Cut Copy, Beyonce, Daft Punk, De La Soul, Deadmau5, Del, Living Legends, Marvin Gaye, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Kev Brown, John Coltrane, DJ Shadow, Gotan Project, Groove Armada, J Rawls, J Dilla, Jay-Z, J-Live, LCD soundsystem, Real Big Fish, Little Brother, London Elektricity, Mac Dre, Herbie Hancock, Masta Ace, Hieroglyphics, MGMT, Pete Rock, Phoenix, Prefuse 73, Sage Francis, Atmosphere, Stevie Wonder, Third Eye Blind, The Offspring, Michael Franti, Ziggy Marley, Dynamic Syncopation, Quantic, Kodomo, Eastern Sun, Guru, Aerosmith, Afro Cuban All-Stars, Al Green, Guns N Roses, Alpha Blondy, Ken Starr, Audio Slave, Fourplay, Blackalicious, Foo Fighters, Blue Scholars, Bob Marley, Bobby Caldwell, Braille, Brother Ali, Buckshot, Coldplay, Common, C-Rayz Walz, Crown City Rockers, The Sound Providers, Cut Copy, Daft Punk, Dan The Automator, Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, The Fugees, Hi-Tek, J. Boogie, Jimmy Eat World, Green Day, Kidz In The Hall, Lyrics Born, Murs, Mylo, Outkast, Paul Van Dyk, The Gap Band, Linus Loves, Reflection Eternal, Talib Kweli, Rob Sonic, Steel Pulse, Ziggy Marley, Steely Dan, Gym Class Heroes, Tosca, Usher, Van She, Zion I, Aceyalone, LL Cool J, Dilated Peoples, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, The Coup, The Pharcyde, Oceanlab, Jungle Brothers, Slum Village, Fat Jon, Gramatik, and maybe even Kanye...

Food
Sushi is my favorite, then pizza. I've contemplated buying 50 crab and cheese fried wontons before. They are pretty bad for you though. I'd still like to make a competition of it. I'll just eat about anything as long as it's fresh. Mexican, Thai, pesto, dark chocolate, buffalo, tomatoes, avocado, blackberries, oranges, quesadillas, sourdough baguettes, milkshakes, wild rice, broccoli, kale, chicken soup from scratch. I studied Food Science in college.

Compassion, temperance, prudence, justice, Pandora, delicious tap water.

The stars.
Starting a hemp farm.
Starting a winery.
Starting a brewery.
When will global oil demand surpass global oil supply.
Fitness.
Going back to school.
What I should probably be doing.
How I can get a pet tiger.
Sex (gotta be honest!)
What's the deal with airline food?
Ideas>events>people.

Trying to decompress. Not so much with happy hour, more likely with a nice long run, a relaxing dinner with friends, or just an early night, although I'm not adverse to a late night adventure. The weekend is too precious when you work 9-5+ and I get up and get after it on Saturdays.

I am precognitive/clairvoyant. I dream the future.

And I may or may not have secret aspirations to be an underwear and/or fitness model.

You are not passive-aggressive. You enjoy exercising and take pride in the way you look. You don't watch reality television. Dinner and curling up with a movie is equally enticing as a night out on the town. You are empathetic and tough skinned. You have a silly sense of humor and keep things light most of the time. You avoid eating fast food if at all possible. You understand sarcasm and appreciate dry humor. You are more afraid of scuba diving than of sky diving. You appreciate the little things. You are self-aware and introspective. You can explain the difference between objective/subjective analysis to someone who doesn't get it. You try to leave places cleaner than how you found them. You will go slightly out of your way to step on that crunchy-looking leaf.