Describe: SFO native living in the Bay Area. Probably works too much on internet security. Shaves head, gay, plays loud guitar decently. Nominally Buddhist.  Slavishly devoted to subversive wit, pedantry, fertile imaginations, offbeat films, passionate discussions, fine dining, baseball, fast motorcycles, honesty, manners, and kindness to all living creatures — especially squirrels.

Amuse: wine, Fender Stratocaster, aviation, Manx cats, Scooter, squirrels, Ducati 999S, cycling, traditional jazz, Macintosh, xkcd, Arrested Development, people with a younger spirit/outlook, SF Giants.

Listen: Robin Trower, Jimi Hendrix, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Louis Armstrong, Kings X, groovesalad, Jane’s Addiction, Incubus, Alice in Chains, Love and Rockets, Babble, Chet Baker, Maggie’s Dream.

Read: David Sedaris, Dennis Cooper, Charles Bukowski, Augusten Burroughs, Economist, Vanity Fair.

Travel: Fortunate to have lived in Paris for over three years. Other favorite cities: Chicago, Istanbul, Kyōto, Montréal, New York, Singapore.

See: Amoldóvar, Bertolucci, Larry Clark, Coen Brothers, Alfonso Cuarón, David Lynch, Gus van Sant, West Side Story, The Pillow Book, Diva, The Matrix, The Cement Garden, Lords of Dogtown, Babel, Children of Men, Paris je t’aime, Anthony Bourdain, Iron Chef.