I write for a living. I've worked as a reporter, magazine writer, video game reviewer and - when I'm feeling like making some actual money - in corporate communications. I'm also a published poet who's hoping to be even more published.

I love living in California. I'm more driven by my ethics than the average person. I get by on my intuition more than most, too. I'm not much of a planner. I'm almost absurdly hopeful. I'm allegedly "talkative" and "not at all shy," but I'm still getting used to that idea. I've been told that I'm interesting, intelligent, well-spoken and very funny. I'm not sure what "interesting" is supposed to mean ...

I'm working for a research company near Stanford doing communications work. I take photos, write stories and memo-ish type stuff. I also do web design and web content management work. I've had photos published in four newspapers and two magazines despite not being a very good photographer. I've been published in 11 newspapers, two magazines and on five websites.

When I'm not at work, I do a pretty good job of keeping busy. I work on my poems and read. I'm in a book club and go to the gym usually four or five nights a week. I like to go out to dinner and lunch and brunch. Not usually breakfast. I'll eat almost anything, and I like trying out new places whether they're an expensive French restaurant or little hole in the wall.

I see a concert every few weeks or so. I like museums and that sort of thing, too. I like to have a drink, and I'm a total beer snob and amateur bartender. I'm happy sitting around in a pub or going to a club. If you get me drunk, I will dance – badly. Sometimes I like to just hang out at my best friend's house, drink a few antiquated cocktails and play videogames. I feel like I don't have enough time to do everything I would like, but I don't mind too much.

General adventuring. I can write a pretty good poem on a good day. I can write a news story really fast almost any day. I can run three miles without getting too tired. That's about how far I can make it before I get bored. I'm a good listener most of the time. I have exceptional taste in music, and I'm almost always willing to do the things everyone else is too scared to do.

According to my friend: "You have nice eyes but that sounds pretty trite. Say 'my unmatched grasp of the English language.'" I've been told I have a nice voice, too, by a couple of people, but I sing really, really badly.

• (A) I'm reading 2666: A Novel by Robert Bolaño
• (B) Lately, I've been watching 30 Rock and Battlestar Galactica.
• (C) A general mish mash of experimental stuff and hipster baloney. I am an official turbo music snob.
• (D) I'll eat just about anything. At home I eat a lot of organic stuff, fruit, yogurt, granola, boring junk like that. I like trying new restaurants and try to hit up a new place up almost weekly.

Friends (preferably bearing beer or a cocktail). Something to be in love with. A belief that most people will do the right thing. Something to read. Something to write. Interesting memories (even the bad ones).

And bonus item: My 2009 Volkswagen GTI. I would marry it if possible.

My plans for the future. I have a lot of goals, and I'm always working on a scheme to achieve them.

I do a lot of things. I went to a carnivorous plant store a few weeks ago. I went to three concerts this last week. We went to go see tide pools a couple of weekends ago, but totally failed. I usually try out new restaurants with friends on Fridays. I'm in a book club. I go out to bars and clubs all the time. I can't remember the last time I spent a Friday at home.

Even though I don't look it (or maybe I do?), I am really, really ticklish. Just the threat of being tickled makes me feel all ticklish.

You have a heartbeat.