I am smart, driven, and caring.
My Self-Summary
I'm a grad student in chemistry here at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. I'd love to find a guy who understands my busy
schedule but can distract me when I need a break. I grew up in the
mountains of West Virginia and went to undergrad in Kentucky, so
trust me, I've already heard (and probably witnessed) all the
redneck jokes. I play hockey and am a former swimmer and band geek
(I say former, even though a little part of that never dies). Feel
free to contact me, and I'll try to respond soon!
What I’m doing with my life
I'm currently pursuing my PhD in Inorganic Chemistry. I originally
started down this path because I was planning to go into teaching,
most likely at a small liberal arts college, like I attended for my
undergrad. Recently, however, I've started reconsidering, largely
due to the monotony I've already noticed in just TAing two
semesters of Gen Chem. I'm not sure I could teach the same subject
for years on end, so if anyone has any other suggestions for what I
can do instead, feel free to tell me. Sadly, my fallback plan at
this point is to go for even more schooling, this time in Library
Science. I've really just always loved books, so I figure I could
dedicate my life to them if this chemistry path doesn't work out
(but I'm on track so far with it, so no official plans are being
made for library school yet).
The first things people usually notice about me
Probably my smile. As you can see in my picture, it's pretty
prominent, and it tends to spend a lot of time on my face. I
certainly have my orthodontist to thank for the smile that I have;
I had what they referred to as a "cross-bite" beforehand. Later, my
orthodontist became my swim coach too, so there was a bit of an
additional connection there. Believe it or not, I like going to the
dentist.
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
Such a broad question... Favorite authors are
Diana Wynne Jones,
Philip
Pullman (the Sally Lockhart trilogy is FAR superior to the His
Dark Materials trilogy), and
Trudi Canavan. I also enjoy the
Harry Potter books and a variety of other literature, too. Favorite
movie is
Rat
Race, and I tend to like comedies the most. I recently got
Netflix, so I'm exploring a variety of other movies now too. I'm
not terribly picky on my music, although I hate rap and am not a
big fan of country, either. Food-wise, Mexican (authentic, Tex-Mex,
Chipotle, Taco Bell...I really don't care which type) is definitely
the best, probably followed by Italian. Not a big fan of Indian
food, but that's not to say that I never eat it.
The six things I could never do without
Milk, cheese, my computer, TV, my
skates, and my bike.
I spend a lot of time thinking about
What I'm doing with my life. I contemplate whether or not I'm doing
the right thing with my life, studying chemistry, going to grad
school, etc. I considered a few different career paths while
growing up, starting from my early childhood dream of being a
policeman, which ended around age 5. At that point, I decided I
wanted to be a lawyer, which lasted until I was about 16. Then I
realized I wanted a math-based career, which led me to accounting,
which I thought I would pursue until I started college, and I
realized that chemistry is also a math-based career. So here I am
in grad school, having finished my undergrad, still doing
chemistry. I definitely enjoy it, but sometimes I ask why I never
decided to become a librarian, which as I said above, is definitely
my fall-back plan.
On a typical Friday night I am
doing one of a few things. When there's a Badger hockey game,
that's where I'll be. The same goes for Badger volleyball games,
when they're in season. On some Friday nights, you may find me at
the Shamrock, where I'll probably be hanging out with some of my
friends from the hockey league. On the rest of the Friday nights, I
like to spend the night at home, watching tv or movies, trying to
recover from the week's events. Grad school is really just too
tiring sometimes...
Anyway, I would love to find someone to spend my Friday nights
with, whether I decide to spend them in or out (although in would
be a lot more fun if I had someone to keep me company).
You should message me if
anything here interests you. I'll probably answer, so what do you
have to lose?