After eight years of living in Portland, OR, I decided that it was time to move on. I'm originally from Chicago, IL. A bunch of old friends of mine moved out Austin, TX awhile ago, so I decided to stay with them, and get away from rainy days and overcast skies. I found a job with a fine dining establishment that was just opening up in September, but business was way too slow, I barely made any money, and I decided to come back here.

I worked a retail job at one of the largest bookstores in the world for the past five years of my life, and despite how comfortable I felt at such a place, the industry is dying like a stuck pig, and I needed to escape that. I've wanted to be a bartender for awhile now, only because I'd like to make a realistic wage as I finish up my bachelor's, and continue my academic pursuit of learning the Japanese language and eventually studying to become an American diplomat.

Bookstores are wonderful, and I'll always cherish the memories and experiences that I had over the years at that job, but I don't find that it's very conducive to feeling much like an adult.

Drumming, writing, being a spectacular conversationalist, but I need a drumset again.

My green eyes.

This always turns into this labored, alphabetical list of pop-culture because I'll fill it out whenever I'm bored. So I think I'll spare everyone. Also, as I enter my thirties I find that I hardly base relationships or dates on shared cultural interests anymore. That shit is for tweens. Actually, I'm not that cynical. Just ask.

Coffee, whiskey, the New Yorker, a library card, sex, showers.

Use your imagination.

Shit, I dunno ... drinking.

I just dislike this question on a number of levels.

If you're interested in meeting new people, and you're really laid back. I like meeting up with people that I contact on here, but I tend to not have that much fun when the other person has weird expectations. I'm definitely interested in seeing someone, but it's certainly not a priority at the moment.