Let's see... I've worked with children in various ways since 18. Worked at a Head Start with children with special needs for every school year and at many different types of camps in the summers.

As for my illustrious educational achievements: one degree in religion (won't be using it, long story) and one degree in Early Childhood Education. More education to come? I think so.

I'm a special education tutor at an elementary school and am going to school for Computer Science.

Understanding difficult and complicated ideas and how they relate to each other.
Conversing with interesting people about interesting things. Making people laugh.

My eyes.

Books: Origin of Species, Huckleberry Finn, The End of America, The Great Gatsby, The Scarlet Letter, The Mayor of Casterbridge, The Zombie Survival Guide, Moby Dick, Of Mice and Men, The Science of Religion, The Old Man and the Sea, Nineteen Eighty Four, Animal Farm, Scientific American (Not a book, but... well, close enough) The Scarlet Letter, To Kill a Mockingbird, Little Women, The Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit, A Separate Peace, The Selfish Dream, The Demon-Haunted World, End the Fed, Finding Darwin's God

Movies: V for Vendetta, Fun with Dick and Jane, Stargate, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Gladiator, The Pianist, Schindler's List, Dances with Wolves, The Postman, Paul, Shaun of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead (Remake), Evil Dead, Interview with a Vampire, 1984, The Universe, Wonders of the Universe, Zeigeist: Addendum, Capitalism: A Love Story, The Fog of War, Maxed Out, For The Bible Tells Me So, America: Freedom to Fascism, Django Unchained

Shows: Bob's Burgers, American Dad, Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Arrested Development, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Battlestar Gallactica, House, Lie to Me, The Office (Especially the first 4 seasons), The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Archer, Workaholics, The Simpsons

Music: The Pixies, Phoenix, Mutemath, Tracey Chapman, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Metric, MGMT, Xx, Matt & Kim, Jars of Clay, Muse, The Postal Service, Bon Iver, Mumford and Sons, The Beatles, Balmorhea, Stateless, M83, Mumford and Sons, The Lumineers, City and Colours, Ray Lamontagne, Florence and the Machine, Iron and Wine, Horse Feathers, The Middle East, Ben Howard

Food: All

1.) The interwebs
2.) My family and friends
3.) Self-reflection
4.) Passion for a cause greater than myself
5.) Intelligent conversation
6.) Coffee

My overall philosophical framework.

Out with friends getting into some sort of trouble/adventure.

I enjoy conspiracy theories, not to say I believe the vast majority of them but I appreciate them as modern day folklore. They tell an immensely more entertaining version of historical and contemporary events than accepted, established history.

You have the ability to step outside of yourself and view reality from strange perspectives.