I am an international English teacher. I'm not especially outgoing, but I am smart and a little loony in a harmless way. I studied film and humanities at BYU because it was the only way I could legitimately study all the disparate subjects I would normally dabble in for fun, watch lots of movies, and still get a degree out of it.

I think too much, or too deeply, or something. I rewrote this thing five times from different angles, then I figured, just put the basics and anyone who wants additional information can ask for it.

I should probably throw out here that I'm Mormon, serious about it, and proud of it. Yes, Mormonism IS a subset of Christianity, and I WILL argue that point. If you have a problem with Mormons, it may be wise to back out now.

That being said, I'm not your typical Mormon, nor your typical geek, nor your typical overseas English teacher, nor your typical anything, really. (Oh, yeah, did I mention I am a geek?)

I disagree with some of my personality awards.

I am ecclectic, whimsical, and astute

Teaching English in Japan (again). Still doing some game development, video editing, and blogging on the side.

categorizing, improvising, cooking, brainstorming, critiquing media, sounding smart, synthesizing disparate ideas

I'm tall, I have a serious expression, and I'm gruff with strangers - most people assume I'm angry when I'm just being cautious and/or civil.

(a) The Moorchild by Eloise McGraw, The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams, The Alvin Maker Series by Orson Scott Card, the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling

(b) Welcome to Dongmakgol, Life is Beautiful, Man on Fire, Unbreakable, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The Four Feathers, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Lord of the Rings (extended, of course), About A Boy, Lawrence of Arabia, Family Man, The Dark Crystal........I was a film major, ok!

(b.5 - Television) Teen Titans, Bleach, Fruits Basket, Futurama, Mad About You, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Firefly

(c) They Might Be Giants, Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Billy Joel, Enya, Queen, Vocal Point, Rie Fu

(d) You name it

CRAZY stuff (e.g. the difference between 'm' and 'n' and other sublteties of phonics, alternative dating paradigms, the pros/cons and ethics of downloading massive quantities of media, idioms from Sesame Street, how to best survive being accidentally transported back in time)

I'm pretty open...about most things. If I won't admit it here, I won't admit it to anyone.