I'm a scientist by day and connoisseur of all things artistic by night (and sometimes day), ranging from the visionary to the culinary and most things in between. I've lived in Austin Texas for the past 3 out of 6 years though have happily re-settled in my hometown of Baltimore in 2008.

Working, remodeling, practicing, creating, exploring, relaxing, connoisseur-ing...

Confederacy of Dunces, Vonnegut, David Foster Wallace, Existential novels, beat poets, Dostoevsky, Hemingway, Leonard Cohen, Smiths, Morrissey, Tom Waits, Joanna Newsom, Cure, Depeche Mode, Calexico, Marc Ribot, David Bowie, John Zorn, Cash, Fugazi, Minor Threat, Neutral Milk Hotel, Archers of Loaf, sushi, Indian, Mediterranean, 60's free jazz, NPR, MPT, good wines, great wines, organic foods, Bergman, Kubrick, Aronofsky, Fellini, the list goes on...

Friends, family, coffee, good food, travel, art.