I'm your typical 20-something who left home to go to college in a foreign land. If you've ever visited central California, you'll understand just how foreign the Bay Area is compared to that.

I tend to solve my inter-personal problems through the medium of humor. Actually, I solve everything with humor. Especially math. This explains why I have very few inter-personal problems--or perhaps why I have so few inter-personals.

Going to school, mostly. Trying to figure out what to do with a degree once I (eventually) get one. I'm pretty sure I want a degree in graphic design or illustration. I may be a little indecisive.

When I'm not planning my next educational move, I'm riding my bike, learning about home brewing, wishing I were in Portland, wishing I had a decent career already, and wishing I could travel more.

I'm also interested in starting my own graphic T business. Interested but so laaazy...

Being lazy. Reading. Drawing. Mostly I love learning new things--especially anything science or food related.

I also excel at multiple choice tests.

That I'm human-shaped.

The following is a list of my current favorites. My favorites change with my mood; also, I have a terrible memory, which leads me to forget awesome things that I've discovered.

Books (Non-Fiction):
-god Is Not Great
-The God Delusion
-The Blind Watchmaker
-The Psychopath Test
-Bonk!
-Packing for Mars

Books (Fiction):
-The Entire Discworld Series (Terry Pratchett)
-His Dark Materials trilogy (Philip Pullman)
-The City and The City (China Mieville)
-The Mistborn series (Brandon Sanderson)
-Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
-Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
-American Gods (Neil Gaiman)

Movies:
-Kick Ass
-Rushmore
-The Princess Bride
-Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2

Shows:
-Dr Who (the new series--I'm slowly seeking out the old series, but I don't have the nostalgia that I feel is necessary to really dig it)
-Buffy the Vampire Slayer
-Firefly
-Arrested Development
-Battlestar Galactica
-The Simpsons (Seasons 1-10)

Music:
-The Builders and the Butchers
-Radiohead
-Modest Mouse
-They Might Be Giants
-Rasputina
-The Mountain Goats

Food:
-Broccoli
-mabo tofu
-Margherita pizza

Beer:
-Stouts: Stone Russian Imperial Stout
-Ambers: Anderson Valley Boont Amber
-Sours: Liefman's Goudenband; Strubbe's Grand Cru; Jacobins Rogue
-Imperial/Double IPAs: Dogfish Head 90 Minute; Lagunitas Maximus
-Red ales: Bridgeport Kingpin; Lagunitas Imperial Red (which is tragically seasonal); Port Brewing Shark Attack

1. Caffeine
2. Words
3. Sriracha
4. The internet
5. My computer
5.5 Punctuation
6. Numbers

when I'll next be able to sleep. Also, especially lately, beer and the brewing of it.

I have no typical Friday night. But I'm most likely working, relaxing after work, reading, or watching a movie.

But if I share it, then it's not private any more. Is this a trick question?

if you have any good book/movie/comic/music/food recommendations

if you are a nerd, geek, or generally pro-science kind of person

if you find something grammatically offensive in my profile

*FYI: the chances that I'll be interested in meeting face-to-face immediately are slim to none. I work full time in addition to being a part-time student, with a voluntary gig that takes up maybe two or three hours of my week. I'm rather busy, but also selective regarding who and what I spend my free time on. If you're the sort of person who just has to meet someone immediately face-to-face, and don't like online chatting, you are probably wasting your time and mine if you send me a message inquiring whether or not I would want to hang out. However, if you're the sort who likes a challenge, feel free to send that message. I promise I won't call the cyber-police on you.