i am the kind of person who actually wants to answer this question seriously but needs some sort of defense method like a clever and 'i'm not taking this too seriously' lead in. on the other hand, i'm also the kind of person who can't answer purely with clever/ironic response, because i actually do want to answer sincerely and not sound like a arrogant asshole. that's kinda my goal in life: don't be an asshole.

actually, that whole bit describes me about as well as i can manage. so yeah, there you go.

oh, and i'm reliably informed that i'm "adorable." so there's that, too.

i moved to nyc a couple years ago, and work at a non-profit doing research-y things on higher education and technology. i can somewhat accurately describe my current job as "library pundit." other than that, i ride my bike around queens, i eat delicious things (which often means delicious variants on junk food), i go to heavy metal concerts.

also, i'm trying to meet you (n.b. "you" may not necessarily refer to every reader of this sentence, but hopefully does refer to at least one. i would express this notion using set theory, except i've forgotten how to do discrete math).

having potential, consuming media, being a sympathetic ear, and bringing out the best in people. presumably also some other stuff. i encourage you to devise your own scientifically rigorous procedures to help us collaboratively determine the answer to this question.

that i rarely, if ever, am engulfed in flames. minimal risk of having your eyebrows scorched over here!

1) my favorite author is haruki murakami (weirdly many people on here say this. it's odd, i didn't realize he was this popular...). i read too many comic books for my own good. i also read a lot of cheesy sci-fi stuff, books about the internet, etc. i occasionally also read what you might call "real literature."

two) japanese movies, angstful indie stuff, twisted sci-fi... things that take place after an apocalypse or in a particularly stylized setting are always good. tank girl is perhaps my favorite movie. it may not be objectively good, but it fills me with joy. p-p-p-pow. i watch more television than movies nowadays, but only the good things on tv.

iii) one week i decided i would only listen to black metal and prince. it was an interesting week. general themes of music i listen to: sad people, sad people who rock, rocking people who are sad, and rocking people. i don't like ironic music. i do like slayer.

d) i primarily subsist on junk food and sandwiches, but i also enjoy a wide variety of delicious foodstuffs (although not so wild about vegetables, in general). i own a fryer, and i know how to use it. i make buffalo wings that could destroy tokyo if given the opportunity.

nah, i think instead i will list six objects and/or metaphysical concepts that i like a lot but am not really dependent upon.

(1) diet coke (no, really, i drink obscene amounts)

(2) my roomba, thomas

(3) hope (i could live in hope (was a good album))

(4) the internet

(5) twitter (my addiction is frightening)

(6) a pillow.

the future of (the) media in a digital world. also, naps - specifically, when i can have another one.

doing stuff. i dunno, going to a concert, having dinner or drinks with friends, seeing a movie, hanging around the house playing video games or watching television, that sort of thing. nothing too crazy, really. i will say that if you're the kind of person who has to go out and have some wild crazy night all the time and can't appreciate a nice quiet night in with some delivery and television, we probably won't get along too great.

i really haven't 'dated' an enormous amount in my life. i strive to make up for lack of experience with awesomeness, though.

you're interesting, you think i might be interesting. that sounds like a good start, right?

btw, woodside (where i live) is in queens, and it's really quite close to manhattan. just in case you didn't know and were wondering where, exactly, in the hell i am.