CURRENT MISSION

Carpe diem, carpe noctem, carpe vitam.

ABOUT ME

The first thing that comes to mind when attempting to describe myself is that I have a hard time staying put in one place for very long. After stints in northern and southern California, New York City, a bunch of cities throughout Switzerland, a few years in Berlin, and 4 years in Nice, I have settled in a little village in France just outside of Geneva. Well, for now anyway...

I am an (overly?) energetic self-professed nerd. I think of myself as rather easy-going, open-minded, voraciously inquisitive and down-to-earth. Everything is relative however so feel free to draw your own conclusions.

I usually have a lot going on but that doesn't stop me from meeting interesting, like-minded people whenever the opportunity presents itself. I often find myself talking to strangers just to see what they have to say. I generally like hanging out in more relaxed settings so if clubbing and screaming over loud music is your thing, I probably won't be of much interest to you.

PHILOSOPHY

I'll try (just about) anything once.

Interests

Languages, art & antiques, music & concerts, good food, wine & beer, PC/video games, reading & writing, paleontology, archaeology, marine biology, traveling, everything related to nature (i.e. camping, hiking, fishing), history, billiards, architecture, geeking out in any number of ways...just to name a few.

• arts
• writing
• architecture
• concerts
• dining
• wine
• beer
• clubbing
• video games
• reading
• traveling
• billiards
• drawing
• music
• fishing
• hiking
• camping
• biology
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: I'm a huge heavy metal and classic rock fan (Iron Maiden, Pink Floyd, Soilwork, etc.) but my appreciation for music is quite eclectic and far-ranging and consequently tends to include a bit of everything (including opera, which I used to sing back in the day...and actually still do sometimes when I assume no one is listening ;-))

MOVIES: I tend to watch more documentaries than anything but my all-time favorite movies include Big Fish, Goodbye Lenin!, The Goonies, Labyrinth, Kung Fu Hustle, Inglourious Basterds, and Shaun of the Dead

SHOWS: Dexter, Modern Family, The Daily Show, Top Chef, Mad Men, South Park

BOOKS: Don't even get me started here. Having worked with words for a living for so many years, I have the tendency to over-analyze authors' choice of language, grammar, orthography, etc. Consequently, I tend to stick to non-fiction these days. I'm currently reading "The $12 Million Stuffed Shark" and loving it (albeit becoming ever more disillusioned with the contemporary art world...)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Monaco, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Switzerland, United States

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