I enjoy cooking, sports (especially playing soccer), traveling, and reading. Hip-hop/R&B, rock, country, pop, and NPR are the presets on my radio. I have a BS in Biology and a BA in Philosophy.

Working at a tech company and applying to grad school

Striking up conversations with strangers, making people see the positive side of a situation (or giving it to them straight), making ice cream and brussels sprouts (separately), grilling, spelling

I look approachable, judging from how often I get asked directions, the time, or to help grab something off of a shelf

Books: Anything by Ray Bradbury, Oliver Sacks, or Chuck Palahniuk

Movies: Bond movies, Amelie, Ghostbusters, The Rock, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Princess Bride

TV: 30 Rock, Top Chef, Bones, Fringe, Modern Family, White Collar, Luther, Sherlock

Music: Kanye West, Dave Brubeck, Eminem, John Legend, James Brown, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Christmas music (only during the holidays)

Food: ice cream, watermelon, my mom's spinach salad, meringues

Family, friends, exercise, lip balm, sunglasses, commas

Food and things I've read

Usually doing something with friends, from watching a movie to mentally preparing for Saturday's adventures, possibly with a drink

You may catch me singing in my car (or, rarely, rapping).

My beard is red, but I'm almost always clean-shaven.

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