CURRENT MISSION

writing papers, biking, swimming, and making tasty food.

ABOUT ME

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PHILOSOPHY

I am rarely disappointed when I make the effort to prefer quality, elegance (in the mathematical / scientific sense), or “doing things right” over quantity, ease, a quick fix, or a hack.

That’s not to say I don't use duck tape in a pinch, or wear the same jeans for days at a time, or necessarily eschew a tempting but not stellar dessert.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I’ve couchsurfed alone and with Scott in Europe; and hosted both at our place in Chicago and more recently in my place in New York

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We joined at the recommendation of a good friend, and couchsurfed for the first time in a weeklong trip to Budapest and Vienna. We could not possibly have been happier; see the reviews Scott posted of our supercool hosts.

Interests

biking, bread, butter, charcuterie, cheese, cockatils, contemporary art, dinner parties, geotagging, graffiti, Markov chain monte carlo, MythTV, Mac OS, pâté (all kinds), pâtisserie, photography, pizza, probability, Python, R, sausage (all kinds, but northern Thai / Lao pork with lemongrass is probably my favorite), statistics, swimming, [anything] vindaloo, wine.

• arts
• writing
• contemporary art
• photography
• dining
• wine
• cheese
• partying
• cycling
• swimming
• statistics

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

After helping get out the vote all day in Indianapolis in 2008, we got home to Chicago and walked out to Grant Park for the Obama election night rally.

Teach, Learn, Share

I make a mean Challah bread…