I teach and study high energy theoretical physics, which basically says that I'm interested in and spend a lot of time thinking about the 'big questions' such as the existence of the universe and the nature of reality. metaphysics.

I love to travel. I have driven across the country nine times, hiked in most national parks in the country, traveled through nearly every country in Europe, and I have lived and practiced in Buddhist temples in Japan (although I currently meditate not as often as I should). I have never been to the southern hemisphere (that's next on the list). I love nature (hiking, biking, swimming, camping, and just the general serenity of being outdoors), as well as food, beer, and MUSIC! I'm a drummer at heart and will never pass up a chance to rock out in a mosh pit, but I also enjoy dancing in the club.

I go to Burning Man every year, and creating big metal art with blowtorches and power tools is a great way to balance my time in the office.

Living life to the fullest, of course! Continually searching for a steady balance between work and play.

I teach college physics. Eventually I'd like to end up at a small private school where I can establish close working relationships with the students and have freedom to pursue my own academic interests. I think I'll write some books too.

Accomplishing my goals. Partying like a rockstar. Setting things on fire.

Probably my piercings and tatoos. I often find that people create pre-perceived notions about who or what they expect I am and are often surprised to find that I'm actually educated and successful in my career.

Music: way too numerous to mention them all, here's some: Nine Inch Nails. Tool. AFI, Alice in Chains, Aphex Twin, Beastie Boys, Beck, Beethoven, Ben Harper, Black Eyed Peas, Black Sabbath, Bob Marley, BT, Carl Orff Chemical Brothers, Danzig, Delerium, Depeche Mode, Dimmu Borgir, The Distillers, DJ Shadow, The Doors, Dresden Dolls, Elliot Smith, Eminem, Faith No More, Fear Factory, Fury 66, Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz, Hendrix, In Flames, KMFDM, King Missle, Juno Reactor, Jurrasic 5, Lamb of God, Led Zepplin, Leftfield, Leonard Cohen, Linkin Park, Lovage, Lyrics Born, Marilyn Manson, Mars Volta, Massive Attack, Metallica, Mozart, Ministry, Moonspell, Mudvayne, Muse, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Neil Young, Nirvana, Opeth, The Orb, Outkast, Ozzy, Pantera, Perfect Circle, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Primus, The Prodigy, Queens of the Stone Age, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Rammstein, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Roots, Santana, Saul Williams, Sepultura, Sex Pistols, Shadows Fall, Skinny Puppy, Slayer, Slipknot, Sonic Youth, Static-X, Stone Temple Pilots, Sublime, System of a Down, Taproot, Thelonious Monk, Thievery Corporation, Type O negative, U2, Us3, VAST, Velvet Underground, Ween, White Stripes, White Zombie, Wu-Tang, Xzibit, Yoji Biomehanika, Z-trip. I think that's got A-Z covered, but again this is just a partial list of my music library.

I've basically got three kinds of books: Fantasy, philosophy, and my physics texts. Dogen Zen, Shunryu Suzuki, Ken Wilburs, The Tao of Physics, The End of Time, Choosing Reality, Watchmen, The Elegant Universe, Terry Brooks (Shannara series), Celestine Prophecy, Watership Down, Tolkien

Love tons of movies, but not sure how to pick favorites...I really love The Crow, Braveheart, and Mortal Kombat. Basically I enjoy watching explosions, special effects, martial arts, and beautiful women (yes, I am undeniably a little boy when it comes to movies). I guess I have low standards when it comes to being entertained, but I also am really into anything that is complex and thought provoking.

And food, well yes, I love it. Anything that goes well with beer or wine, which is pretty much everything. I generally try to eat vegetarian, but won't refuse a bbq.

quiet places
my friends
rock n roll
my integrity
love
serendipity

intersecting 6-dimensional D-branes, topological compactifications, collisions of expanding bubble universes, the nature of the existence of time, the unfolding of spiritual evolution, and our purpose in this universe.

Also I spend way more time thinking about what I'm going to do for Burning Man this year than actually doing it.

Rocking out.

I don't have any secrets.

You're interested in hanging out or talking or whatever. I just moved to the area and looking to explore with new friends.