I'm here to expand my perspective and befriend all kinds of people from all kinds of places.

MUSIC: Nearly everything. But especially classic rock (The Kinks), alt rock (Radiohead), old jazz and blues (Etta James, Frank Sinatra, Muddy Waters), Motown (Marvin Gaye), hip hop (Tribe Called Quest), indie (Shins, Iron and Wine), punk (Patti Smith), classical (Dvordak), 90's rap (Slick Rick, Nas), pop (Beyonce), showtunes (Sondheim), and classical (Shostakovich). Lately I've been hypnotized by Seu Jorge's "The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions" and Hamilton (of course). The last big name concert I went to was Adele. I also love love love the orchestra, did you know that in most US cities if you're under 40 you can usually go to classical performances at a [sometimes very] supplemented price? They want to induct us youngsters into the fine arts so that they don't lose donors and patronage. Works for me! BOOKS: Too many to list. I'm currently reading Evicted (Matthew Desmond) and Superintelligence (Nick Bostrom). Next on the docket is Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari) and Lolita (Nabokov). Harry Potter forever. MOVIES: Pulp Fiction, Mulan, The Great Dictator, The Voyage Home (Star Trek), Godfather I & II, Star Wars, 90s Tom Hanks flicks, Pixar/Disney stuff, Lord of the Rings, Mad Max: Fury Road (because it was basically sexy twisted metal two with more explosions, I mean...come on, yes), Star Wars... Most anything directed by Quentin Tarantino These days I don't see many movies unless I'm with friends. But I really like old James Bond movies and Spaghetti Westerns, and I wish I had more time to watch them. TV: I don't own a TV anymore, but when I'm painting or drawing it's all about Star Trek. I've seen it all (I even suffered through Enterprise) but TNG and Original is best. DS9 has exceptional character development. Voyager has great plot continuity. I can also pretty much recite any line from The Office or Parks & Rec verbatim.