No more essay! Decided it was too serious-everything else is fine enough. :)

Interesting factoid: I went to school where the first two Harry Potter movies were filmed. It was awesome going to class next door to Prof. McGonagall's classroom every day :)

The ordinary events in my life, and my reactions to them, are often the subject of a conceivable sitcom.

Currently working as the classical music radio host and programmer for the npr-affiliate station in my city, working as the online culture reviewer for the website of said-station, and applying for Ph.D programs and composing music, teaching, and building a website advertising my violin-playing. I just returned to Little Rock after getting my Masters degree (Ancient Philosophy) in England. I travelled through Europe, visiting family in Denmark, hiking through the alps, partying in France and Italy, and visiting friends in Chicago and the surrounding region. I should also add that I'm trying not to lose my grip on German and Greek. I enjoy 'vigorous' exercise, and I really love hiking, camping, et al etc etc. If I could, it is likely that I would just live in Germany and do everything over there (!).

Music and Philosophy. I will blow your mind with my esoteric knowledge of all-things-classical (as well as my performance and composition skills) and my brain-rackingly pointless love of conceptual difficulties and the history of old white men. I work on music for film, sometimes, as well. I've been working out for about four months now just about everyday, and it's actually working! So I guess that means I'm really good at that, too. If you wanna hit the gym, I'm totally down! ^^ let's get physical(ly virtuous)!!

Well, *some* people tell me it's 'my eyes' or 'my smile', but I think most people notice that I'm kind of loud (!). They probably notice this because I'm often debating with somebody about something for the sake of intellectual stimulation and hopefully also something like virtue.

I love art house films, and well-done big-budget ones. I'm an endless critic of really popular films, because it makes things exciting and controversial. You might possess some sort of key to my heart (which is evidently under some sort of lock?) if you can teach me more about gothic literature, or alternatively are a fan of Kafka (though I know, a different 'genre'). We could have a chat about 19th century symbolism in art, literature and music, as well. Or we could talk about the merits of Borges' grasp on the problem of universals. Or if you are a fan of history, we could talk about the second world war, Nazi germany, the complete period of the middle ages with an emphasis on scholasticism, or the development of sexuality through the history of cultures (with emphases on Greek pederasty and lyric verse). Anyway, I'm not sure why people care so much about the literary tastes of others, as long as they can be justified eloquently. I'm sort of obsessed with healthy food, so I stick to the best that limited resources can buy :))

my violin.
my piano.
my books.
a pencil.
some paper.
my brain?
(Note the last is a sufficient condition, whereas the others are merely necessary!)

Bunnies, camels, kittens, cute things. I don't know, what the hell else is there to think about!?

at the center of the circle doing the robot like you've never seen before, but on equally typical Friday nights, I am commiserating over the social scene in Little Rock with a bottle of scotch and one of the 'award-winning and cerebral independent films' on netflix with one or two other people. For a more static picture, expect me at any one of the few bars downtown or on Kavanaugh with my close friends.

You find me interesting or wanna meet up for a coffee or date or whatever they call meetings today. I'm William Strigel on Facebook (the only one!) and my email is w_strigel@hotmail.com. If you can have a chat with me about Nietzsche and Plato, that'd be a major plus. Not looking for anything in particular currently, except quality interaction, whatever it may consist of. To throw in some more totally inclusive criteria, be prepared to talk about Middle Platonism!!