My name is Constantine, 25. I'm a graduate student at the University of Waterloo, DRC School of Computer Science, busy working on my thesis.

Before Canada, I have lived in the US and the UK, and originally I was from Russia. My most recent foreign trip was to Tokyo, Japan, which was a very exciting experience. I've been to a number of international conferences all over the world delivering technical talks.

I'm an avid motorist, and in my spare time I enjoy cornering my Jetta (V-Dub in da house!). A couple of times, I drove all the way from North Carolina to Waterloo, and from Waterloo to Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, as well as the Niagara region (I even saw Roger Hodgson (Supertramp) live on the New Year's Eve).

I'm tall and thin, have somewhat long and blond hair (that changes colour with the season) and blue eyes.

People who spend some time around me often point out that I'm always smiling. :-)

Books:
On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt.
On Truth, "from the author of On Bullshit". :)

Movies:
Snatch by Guy Ritchie.
About a Boy with Hugh Grant and Rachel Weisz.

Shows:
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

Personalities:
I shook hands with Ralph Nader and George Galloway. :)

Radio:
Sirius 1st Wave, BBC Radio 1. When driving, I used to listen to the BBC World Service for many years (first through NPR on FM and then on Sirius), but recently I have switched to the Playboy Radio and Howard 100 instead. :p On the internet, my favourite station by far is the Absolute Radio UK (formerly known as Virgin Radio UK), too bad it's not on Sirius!

Music bands:
Blur, Depeche Mode, The The, The Human League, Fatboy Slim, The BPA, The Cure, Supertramp, HIM, Dandy Warhols, Fluke, Cake, E-Rotic, Lily Allen, Kasabian. I'm mostly into various British music and Eurodance.

Food:
Sushi, Japanese and Chinese cuisines, all sorts of tea (black, green, white, herbal), orange juice. I generally prefer dishes with fish, prawns and chicken; I'm not fond of red meat, but it mostly depends on just how lean it is and how well it is cooked. I used to have a bit of a vegetarian diet after some influence from my philosophy professor in regards to animal farming, but that is no more.

Hanging around UW, in the office or at the SLC.

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