I am a soft-spoken guy who will talk your ear off about music, Western European & Latin American literature, and redistricting (I know-sexy, right?).

I've spent the past two-and-a-half years working for a couple of civic engagement non-profits in the city and am now working on the fundraising side of progressive politics.

Reaching things on the top shelf
Having a preternatural ability to recall useless pieces of trivia (also, knowing what preternatural means)
Not sweating the small stuff (except, of course, for crappy driving)

I smile every time I blush.

Top shows: Mad Men, Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey, The Walking Dead, Community, Parks and Rec, Doctor Who, Archer, Homeland, Dexter

Favorite books: A Song of Ice and Fire, Siddhartha, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Stranger, The Little Prince, The Plague, This is How You Lose Her

Bands I've been listening to recently: The Avalanches, Cornelius, The Knife, Berlin Trilogy-era David Bowie, Los Campesinos!

Long-time favorite music: Deerhunter/Atlas Sound, Animal Collective, LCD Soundsystem, of Montreal, Radiohead, El Guincho, Hot Chip, Dirty Projectors, Talking Heads, Andrew Bird, Titus Andronicus, Yo La Tengo, Shugo Tokumaru, Bruce Springsteen

1. A good pair of headphones
2. Working out
3. FC Barcelona
4. Weekends
5. Caffeine
6. "Treat Yo'self"

Ways to restructure the country’s political and electoral systems
My plans for the future

Relaxing at home, catching up on TV, or grabbing a drink with friends and co-workers

I may or may not come up with choreography for my favorite albums.