Raised and learned in Kansas, I spent the first years out of college in Honduras and Spain teaching English. I've since gone corporate and work in digital marketing in the city. Therefore, I have fantastic manners and find almost anything interesting, and I like Spanish-related things/travel.

See above.

making conversation and making dinner party playlists.

Chivalry isn't dead.

Books: Frankenstein, Things Fall Apart, Goodnight Moon, Born to Run, What's the Matter with Kansas?, George's Marvelous Medicine, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Shows: The Office, The Walking Dead, South Park, Seinfeld, educational programming, KU Basketball

Movies: I just came to the realization the other day that Groundhog Day is my favorite movie and Bill Murray is my favorite actor.

Music: Live music in general, Conor Oberst, Mos Def, Rancid, NOFX, Wilco, Ryan Adams, Delta Spirit, Natalie Merchant, Augustana, Sufjan Stevens, Paul Simon, folky pop-rock, punk rock, etc.

- music
- a higher purpose
- family/friends
- dogs
- challenging perspectives
- humor

Juxtaposition and Contrast

at home playing guitar, convincing someone to do something interesting or being convinced to go out.

I prefer an Oxford comma.

awesome people don't bother you.