CURRENT MISSION

To travel the world as much as possible, so as to inform my life choices.

PHILOSOPHY

I am working intently to improve it, but so far I may generally be defined as:
anti-dogmatic, dharmic, and utilitarian.
I live my life to generally improve the collective lot of humankind. I feel as though this is incredibly difficult and typically discouraging work, but I don't intend to let that stop me from working extremely hard at it.

Interests

Art
Aesthetic Philosophy
Music
the guitar
Literature
Visual arts
Philosophy
Morality/Ethics
Cooking
Wine
Craft Beer
Exercise
Excessive amounts of Coffee
Film, particularly:
Orson Welles, Paul Thomas Anderson, Charlie Kaufmann, and Stanley Kubrick
Meeting beautiful people

• arts
• literature
• beauty
• ethics
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• exercise
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• visual arts

Music, Movies, and Books

Right now:

For pleasure - Jeff Shaara
For philosophy - Kierkegaard
For professional development - Ron Clark

Beethoven Piano sonatas, Bartok's ethnic music, J.S. Bach's contrapuntal music, Hindemith's Mathis der Maler Symphony, Norman Dello Joio's Meditations on Ecclesiastes, Ligeti's micropolyphony, Between the Buried and Me's epic narrative heavy metal, Scale the Summit, ISIS, and Russian Circles's musical landscapes, and the list could never end.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Helped a child realize his potential.
Loved another human being.
Gave a friend a window into the beauty life can offer.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Romania, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States