Welcome, visitors, to my OKC page. It is a silly place. You have been warned.

I had a lot here before, but here's the bottom line: I'm an introvert-turned-extrovert nerd (INTJ). I like to cook. I like gaming (anything from chess to D&D to Halo). I play jazz bass occasionally. I've been to 16 countries. I like frisbee, softball, cycling, and hiking, but I'm not a fan of camping. I smoke weed. I'm big on science fiction and technology, and love debating or talking philosophy/religion/politics.

If any of these interest you, let me know. Otherwise... internet's that way. ->

PS: nerdfighter.

Finishing up a Mechanical Engineering degree at Berkeley, then I'll be starting a job as User Experience Designer with Vertigo Software in Richmond. Looking forward to starting the adventure known as "real life."

Meanwhile, working my butt off to graduate, and enjoying life when I can.

Poker, Team Fortress 2, Settlers of Catan, making puns, procrastinating. I also play bass and frisbee whenever I get the chance. (But not at the same time.) Getting high AFTER getting my work done.

I can get really enthusiastic about stuff sometimes, in which case I start talking a mile a minute. Otherwise I'm pretty chill. I'm also taller than 80.1534% of the American population.

Books:
Game of Thrones - DAMN YOU, Martin, stop killing all my favorite characters!
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams. Wonderfully silly while simultaneously decent science fiction in its own right.
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman - did you know he stole top-class military secrets for nothing but kicks? It's true!
Asimov's short stories, Foundation novels, Ender series, Harry Potter series, His Dark Materials

Movies:
1. V for Vendetta. It has a certain indescribable sense of style about it.
2. Howl's Moving Castle, or any of Miyazaki's films
5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Truly, a classic; the quintessential silly British film.
also Scott Pilgrim, Inside Job, and Star Wars. And almost anything by Quentin Tarantino.

Shows:
Doctor Who, Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, Adventure Time, Avatar, the Last Airbender

Music:
The Beatles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Modest Mouse, KT Tunstall, Queen, Cage the Elephant, Mumford and Sons, OK Go

Manga/Anime
Cowboy Bebop, Death Note ,Bakuman

Webcomics
Girl Genius, Gunnerkrigg Court, Dr McNinja, Dresden Codak, Questionable Content

Video Games
Team Fortress 2, Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Why is using Ganondorf to stomp Pikachu into the ground so fun? We may never know.), Portal/Portal 2, Braid

Food:
Girly drinks in manly cups.
Sushi and Italian food. Yeah, they're kind of opposites. I don't care, they're both delicious.
Also, you can make anything better with either garlic OR chocolate.

A well-stocked kitchen.
Funny hats.
Something to think about.
Games.
Relaxing with mary jane after a long day.
Someone to talk to.

Whether we're going to blow ourselves up or start interstellar colonization first. What I'm going to say next. Why we can't have nice things.

In terms of philosophies, I'm a transhumanist, feminist, liberal, atheist, socialist, utilitarianist, secular humanist, and a naturalist. Fundamentally, though, I'm an engineer and a pragmatist at heart - I think it's pointless to insist about what should be, when we need to be talking about what could be.

At Ultimate Frisbee practice. Hanging out with friends and getting high and/or going to a bar (typically the Albatross). Playing some vidja games. Seeing a movie. Attending Friday Night Magic.

I'm not a fan of clubbing, or other venues where I can't hear myself think.

I have an emergency rubber chicken in my trunk. I play Dungeons and Dragons regularly and yes, it is fun. I can recognize all the memes. I memorized "The Raven" for the sheer, unadulterated hell of it. Also, reddit makes me laugh loudly in crowded public areas.

you're passionate about something and feel like sharing. If you want to watch a marathon of Doctor Who. If you think you can beat me at Super Smash Brothers or chess or a nerf gun fight. If you want to compare strategies for surviving the zombie apocalypse. If you want to challenge me to a DUEL OF HONOR. Or if I sound cool, and you just want to hang out together.