I'm a guy from Pittsburgh PA with a past full of stories that mostly make me smile. I have a great family, predominantly back in PGH, and the funniest people I know are my niece and nephew. I had a career, left it, went back to school, and now have my dream job - I make video games. I'm on the tall side, exceptionally casual, and I like to think I'm an eloquent person who chooses to be succinct. Equal parts unabashed dork and driven wanderer.

Gotta stress this: I cannot call what I do for a living, work. I'm making awesomeness for kids around the world to lose themselves and their imaginations in. It's freaking Santa's Workshop! Work isn't my life, but hot damn it's a blast.

What else... my trivia team made it to the finals this spring and I let myself be talked into doing some triathlons (my second one is on Cinco de Mayo).

Other than that, just tryin not to stress and enjoy all the good things I have/that are around me. I love to read, but have a pile of shame that seemingly can never be dented. Same applies to movies, puzzles, games, bars I need to check out, etc. There are definitely worse problems to have...

Using big words because they sound cool? Finding randomly fun music that would be great for a mix tape? Improvisational cooking? Depends on the day basically...

It was a beard, but that bad boy is mostly gone for the time being. I have a pretty boisterous laugh too, and that one's always on the ready. After that, it's all smiles and a couple tattoos.

This is a tough one. I'm never gonna do it justice...
Music (recent): Clutch, Placebo, NIN, Murder By Death, Portishead, Cardigans, P.O.S., Sneaker Pimps, Hooverphonic, Doomtree, Joy Formidable, TMBG, VNV Nation, Kendrick Lammar, The Dodos, The Hives, Caro Emerald, Joao Gilberto, alt-J, Gold Panda, Fang Island, The Drums, Elzhi, Kimbra, Husky Rescue, Polica, Tegan & Sara, Zero 7, Thom Yorke, Wax Tailor, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gold Motel, Boy, Rhye, Suuns, Ramona Flowers, Paul Simon, Mr Little Jeans, Tor, Foals,
Movies: Almost all... I watch a ton. Lately Sound of My Voice, Cloud Atlas, Pitch Perfect, 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy', Batman Trilogy, Welcome to the Punch, Attack the Block... jeez too many to think through
Shows (in SF): How to Destroy Angels, Clutch, Polica, IAMX, TMBG, VNV Nation, Gomez, Broken Social Scene, Nouvelle Vague, Donald Glover, A Perfect Circle, Portishead, Joy Formidable, Japandroids... more to come
Books: Ready Player One, A song of Ice and Fire series, Fables, Locke & Key, Northlanders, DMZ, The Baroque Cycle, Insomnia, Tesla: A Man Out of Time, Abarat
TV: Battlestar Galactica, Sons of Anarchy, Friday Night Lights, Psych, Fringe, Happy Endings, Smallville, Supernatural, Scrubs, Chuck, The League, Community, Parks & Rec, Castle, Chuck, Once Upon a Time, Modern Family, Suburgatory, Elementary
Food: I dig experimenting at home when i have the time, I'm a big fan of dive taquerias, and other than that I'm open to most anything.

The non-corny things that are always noted (family/air), though still applicable - or what you will most likely always find me with:
My bookbag filled with assorted things
Some tool for communication
A pen (mostly for crosswords)
Some tools for entering buildings/vehicles
Music, with listening devices
A wallet

Jeez... everything? The world is an entertaining place. People are weird, which is rad. Etymology is not only a fun word. Why am I (not) smiling? Basically it varies.

How about a typical Thursday? --> Trivia Night! That tends to be more consistent than Fridays, and always a blast.

When I quit smoking a couple years back, I developed a passive (aka ridiculous/not that serious) fear of bridges - so I try to run across one as regularly as possible to mess with myself.

You're classy with how awesome you are
You can handle a tv marathon as well as hangin outdoors (I'm new to cycling, but can hold my own for a couple rounds of Paradise Loop... more fun than I expected)
You have a good band in mind that I should totally check out

...or you're good people and you want to chat about something or nothing in particular