Just came back from a year working in Korea as an English teacher, studying for the foreign service exam (June!).

Chess, using analogies/examples to explain things, singing

My impeccable enunciation.

Books:
Augustus, Stoner, Homage to Catalonia, King Lear, The Caves of Steel, Dune, The Metamorphosis, Naming and Necessity, A Distant Mirror, tons of nonfiction

Movies:
Barry Lyndon, This is Spinal Tap, The Wizard of Oz, Eyes Wide Shut, Five Easy Pieces, Beauty and the Beast, Sleuth, Goldfinger, Wayne's World, Planet of the Apes

Shows:
The Simpsons; King of the Hill; Curb Your Enthusiasm; Girls; Futurama; Daria; Seinfeld; various Star Trek; I, Claudius

Music:
Beatles, Hendrix, Sly + the Family Stone, Wire, Otis Redding, The Supremes, Captain Beefheart, Led Zeppelin, Brian Eno, Parliament/Funkadelic, Pink Floyd, Yes, Neil Young, Talking Heads, The Kinks
Why don't you listen to some of mine?

Food:
Eastern European, Jewish delis, Italian delis, fondue, pizza, shellfish, sashimi, pickled fish in wine sauce, pickled fish in mustard sauce, mattar paneer, naan, any Mexican food featuring Chihuahua cheese, samgyeopsal, Caprese salad, steak

cool people, delicious food, wikipedia, guitars, chess, boring lectures

Maker's Mark at a bar. Maker's Mark at a friend's place. Maker's Mark at my place with friends.

I'm terrible at all sports.
I once ended a phone conversation with my boss with "I love you."

Hey, even if you don't like me, we all can use a little constructive criticism. Do I need a better haircut? Is my personality greatly flawed? Only you can tell me!