Rational, objective, and thoughtful. I am a scientist by temperament, but perhaps ought not to be one by trade. I like to thoroughly consider something you've said, and then bring it up 10-30 minutes later when you've completely forgotten. I appreciate variety, and I'm extremely saddened by the fact that one person can't experience every facet of life.

I'm doing cancer research at the local children's hospital. I just recently broke down and started studying for the MCAT, but I simultaneously decided to devote a lot more time to cooking and having dinner parties.

Fixing things, cooking, making coffee, driving/riding, observing. Advice. Sleeping, sprawling, and various other activities typically done in bed. I'm really good at most things-- just ask.

Recently, probably my disheveled, curly hair. If they look closely, they might ask if my conch piercing hurt (not too much, actually felt kind of good). If I'm riding my motorcycle or Vespa, that.

(a) Oryx and Crake, Good Omens, The Day of the Jackal, Kalki, Unnatural Death: Confessions of a Medical Examiner, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Michel Houellebecq, In Cold Blood, A Clockwork Orange, Harry Fucking Potter. I also like skimming Nature, Science, and Cell to see what we think we've figured out now. The latter give the impression that I'm working even though the majority of my tabs are anything but work-related.

(b) Dr. Strangelove, Secretary, La Haine, The Professional, Pulp Fiction, 2046, and the Sherlock Holmes TV movies with Jeremy Brett. As for TV, I enjoy QI, Doctor Who, Black Books, The IT Crowd, and Battlestar Galactica.

(c) I'm very fond of Blur, Depeche Mode, Stephane Grappelli, Hybrid, Ladytron, Jim Noir, Thelonious Monk, Morrissey, Charlie Parker, Plaid, and Royksopp. Check this for more details.

(d) Good bun is amazing. If you're confused, that is a delicious Vietnamese dish. On that note, I also have frequent cravings for Vietnamese sandwiches and pho. I lived in Taiwan for four months, and dumplings and potstickers have been favorites ever since. I also highly recommend my stuffed pork chops. And since I live in LA, I feel obligated to love Thai curry.

Six is so arbitrary. One thing that really makes me happy is when an NPR show is so good that it compels me to stay in my parked car to finish listening to it.

Sex. Dying. What's going on in that head of yours. The world of tomorrow. Whether Sherlock Holmes was good in bed.

Probably either getting mildly snockered with friends or gaming. These two activities often commingle.

I have a latent preference for women with long noses. And probably gingers.

If you got to here, you'd better already have a reason.

I really am looking to meet more people in LA. Especially around Highland Park/Eagle Rock/Pasadena or Silverlake/Echo Park/Los Feliz. General awesomeness and an affinity for video games and/or good food are pluses.