My name is Danny. I'm a pretty outdoorsy kind of guy and I like to work with my hands. I'm pretty terrible with small talk but love to have people to explain something I hadn't understood before. It seems that my goal in life is to learn as much as I can. I'm originally from the tiny town of Tyner, IN. I love to read. I mostly stick to the classics and science fiction stuff. I've got an interest in astronomy and I even just bought a small telescope but so far it's basically been me getting frustrated. I also like to play my guitar and am ever so slowly teaching myself the piano.

I've been working as a restoration ecologist with a not-for-profit for the past 18 months or so. I really enjoy it and am learning a whole bunch of new things. I know that I won't be doing this job for the rest of my life but I'm pretty sure that this is the field that I want to work in. The general plan is to work off my student loans and then see what happens.

Doing things with my hands. If I don't have some kind of project that I'm building I get pretty antsy. Also making my car run whether it wants to or not. I'm pretty good with science and mathematics.

Not really sure. I wear a beard so probably that.

Authors:
Steinbeck, Vonnegut, Clarke, Bear, Niven, Atwood, Hemingway, Pournelle, Alexie, O'Brien

Music:
Foo Fighters, Bush, Incubus, Third Eye Blind, Jimmy Eat World, Tom Waits, Jeff Buckley, Dave Brubeck, Our Lady Peace, Unwritten Law, Glassjaw, Head Automatica, gogol Bordello

Movies:
If I had to choose a favorite than I guess it would be Wristcutter's. I mostly like more serious films and documentries such as Planet Earth.

TV:
Jeopardy is the only thing I watch.

Old meanings of words. For example, comrade used to just mean someone that you shared a meal with.

I love technical science fiction novels.