I'm not a native New Yorker. I've only been living here a little over 3 years, less than the only two other places I have lived (18 years in suburban South Florida and then 4 years near Boston), but it's finally starting to feel like home. I'm looking for someone to explore more of New York with and better appreciate this city.

I am nerdy, ambitious, and epicurean

Aside from living, I also work. I use my math and computer science powers for the good of a small finance company in Manhattan.

Math, thinking quickly, figuring things out, cooking, eating, eating while cooking

Maybe that I'm pretty tall (6 foot 1). Maybe the glasses. Maybe the slight sense of nerdy awkwardness that I exude.

Books: Moneyball, The Big Short, Politics of Glory, Freakonomics, Man's Fate, Modernist Cuisine

Movies: The Usual Suspects, Memento, The Dark Knight, Dr. Strangelove, Requiem for a Dream

TV: King of the Hill, Community, Parks and Recreation, Modern Family. Before they became shitty: 30 Rock and The Office (US).

Music: RHCP, older Green Day, Hot Chip, ironic covers

Food: Burgers, Lasagna, Sushi, Jalapenos, Anything I make, Most anything else

My computer, my cell phone, internet connection, my friends, my cast iron dutch oven, and a wide variety of good beer.

The future (both mine and humanity's), food, baseball, my friends, my job

With friends, doing some combination of drinking, eating, and playing Settlers of Catan or some similar-style board game.

I feel very satisfied when I inadvertently write text messages that are exactly 160 characters.

You find the person described above interesting or just want to get to know me better for anything other reason. Or if you have any suggestions for good restaurants that won't necessarily show up high on yelp but are worth checking out.