"The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." -Eden Phillpotts

I tend to like the weighty stuff: transhumanism, the future, existentialism. But I'm also very laid back — as Oscar Wilde said, "Life is too important to be taken seriously".

Theme song: Symphony of Science – We Are All Connected. Cheesy, but true.

Seeking people to be silly with.

ENTP/INTP. (Yes, the MBTI is mostly bogus, but maybe Jung was onto something?)

(I like parentheses.)

Splitting my time between freelancing as a software engineering consultant (work) and my own projects (play).

Actually, that's not true anymore: I just started a job as a staff engineer in a computer science research lab. Having a lot of fun with it so far, and very happy to be moving more toward the research side of things.

Trying to have more aesthetic experiences. I'm terrible at finding it on my own, but always have a blast tagging along with people who are driven by their need for aesthetic experience.

I'm a devout practitioner of Discordianism and its attendant philosophy of Absurdism. Luckily Discordians are permitted to participate in other religions too, so I also dabble in a bit of Pastafarianism and occasionally visit the Church of the SubGenius. (All Discordians are to partake of No Hot Dog Buns, but I haven't been able to find any. Can you help me procure some No Hot Dog Buns?)

dreaming big

flying by the seat of my pants yet seeming deliberate

googling and wikipediaing

I'm a coconut.

Books: "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"

The last novel I read was Jitterbug Perfume, and it was great. I should read more fiction. :-/

Subscriptions: The Economist, Adbusters, Freedom From Religion Foundation, KQED.

Podcasts: Radiolab, This American Life, 99% Invisible, Judge John Hodgman, KCRW's Strangers, Snap Judgment, Here Be Monsters, Planet Money, All Things Considered, Econtalk, other public radio in podcast form.

Movies: Fucked up dramas like Requiem for a Dream, Pulp Fiction, and Pi. Comedies like Office Space, Half Baked, and The Big Lebowski.

TV: Sorry Jon Stewart, but Arrested Development is the best TV show ever made.

Music: I listen to music all the time but don't have sophisticated taste. I usually just listen to the things I like from the stuff that my friends introduce me to.

Nerdery: computer science, math, biology, economics, philosophy, politics

sarcasm, wordplay, reddit

So yeah, podcasts are my only real connection to pop culture right now. (On that note, Bullseye is excellent.) I kinda miss watching movies, but not enough to do it on my own.

information, coffee, time

communication, affection

bicycle

life, the universe, and everything

What humanity can do to dodge the coming robot uprising and steer toward the best possible future (ha ha only serious).

playa dust

indulging my interests in good beer and stimulating conversation

I would love it if someone gave me a fashion/style consultation. I want to be a designed artifact, but have little intrinsic fashion sense, though I'm willing to learn.

- you're interesting.

- you're an open and honest communicator.

- you have a scientifically grounded worldview. I can't handle large doses of woo.