Under Construction. There's some good stuff under this in the meantime.

I'm a java web programmer at Highmark. It is frakking awesome. I've lost count of how many times I've looked down at the clock and realized that I had forgotten to eat lunch because of how focused I was on getting that little piece of code to do just what I need it to.

It's closing in on a year since I moved to Pittsburgh. 2012 was my "financial catch up" year, and looking back, I'm pretty close to where I wanted to be. So after some glowbasking, I have decided that 2013 will be "the year I get my shit together."

I'm hoping that by adding some structure to proactively take care of all the little things that come with being an adult, I will be able to more aggressively and actively pursue the more exciting goals that require more time and focus to achieve. Wish me luck!

learning...anything.

Check out my pictures and guess :)

Any movie, book, or tv show that is primarily focused on developing already deeply developed characters is likely going to win me over. Sacrificing that in the name of a fast storyline or a low neckline may be good for cheap thrills (which I have nothing against), but is rarely going to make any of my lists.

Not a huge fiction reader to be honest, but - The Princess Bride, Chronicles of Narnia, A Wrinkle in Time, Harry Potter, Brave New World, Count of Monte Cristo, Catcher In The Rye

Movies - Four Faced Liar, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Princess Bride, Braveheart, Fight Club, Sin City, Amelie, Office Space, EuroTrip, Pan's Labyrinth, considering adding Black Swan.

TV - How I Met Your Mother, Frasier, Scrubs, Better Off Ted, Battlestar Gallactica

Music - Elliott Smith, Rise Against, Breaking Benjamin, Queen, Chopin, Grieg, Joshua Radin, Math and Physics Club, Ratatat, The Glitch Mob

Food - Mexican, Indian, Sushi, Hothead Burritos, Stir fry, raspberries, mangoes, all sorts of other fruit, and potato chips no more! They were my guilty pleasure food.

I just read that they did an experiment where people were led to believe that they threw up one of their favorite foods as a child. It caused them to have much less of a desire for all kinds of sweets and other foods that were bad for you. The one food it didn't work on? Potato chips.

I've been a vegetarian for almost two years now, and it's a very important part of my life, but also a very personal decision. All my friends eat meat, and we seem to get along ok.

Brown rice.
A cat.
Time to be alone.
Fractions*
Friends who show affection through brutal sarcasm.
My laptop.

*I don't know how much money fractions made me as a tutor, but it was a lot.

Don't ask. It's a minefield up here.

Having a beer with one of my coworkers at Primantis after work.

I have frequent conversations with my friends about poop.

Every minute you put off messaging me, a kitten dies. Do you really want that on your conscience?