While I work hard here in Silicon Valley, I am also cognizant that life has much more to offer than what's done behind a desk. I appreciate opportunities to step outside the day-to-day bubble.

On that note, I'm jetting off to Nashville later this week to spend 10 days with my younger brother, who is also my best friend. He's lived back there for about 2 years and somehow I have yet to visit, so we have quite the itinerary planned. Should be beautiful in Tennessee in the fall. And his connections on Music Row makes the trip that much more promising. Rumor has it we may also make a short trek to Kentucky to explore the "Bourbon Trail."

Interests: Mainly Ninjas. Just about any activity that takes my mind off lawyer stuff, including snowboarding, hiking, exploring hidden gems in SF, travel, photography, computer/techie stuff.

Favorite Music: Too many to list, but ... M. Ward, The Format, Reubens Accomplice, Switchfoot, The Clientele, Sigur Ros, Radiohead, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, The Faint, The Killers, White Stripes, Bright Eyes, Pinback, Blonde Redhead, Jackie Greene, Jamie Cullum, and the list goes on and on...

Favorite TV Shows: PBS, Hulu. Flight of the Conchords, Mad Men, 60 Minutes.

Favorite Movies: Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy, Elf, Eternal Sunshine, Zoolander, Rushmore, Napoleon Dynamite, Donnie Darko, Royal Tenenbaums, Casino Royale, American Psycho, Munich, Batman Begins, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Old School, and (any movie with Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christian Bale, Daniel Craig).

Favorite Books: Jack Kerouac's "On The Road", Po Bronson's "The Nudist on the Late Shift", Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood", Peter Drucker books, Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges by Antonin Scalia & Bryan A. Garner.

About Me: Grew up in Salinas. After graduating from UC Davis, lived in Sacramento for five years. Went to law school at Santa Clara University, now live/work in Palo Alto. That's not really a bio, more like a geographic timeline, but whatever...

Favorite Quotations:
One / One/ One / One or two won't do / 'Cause I want it all /
And a sip / A sip / A sip or a spoonful won't do / No, I want it all
And I hope / I hope / Hope you know what I'm thinking of
I want all of your love / I need all of your love
She said / "If love / If love / Is a poison cup / Then drink it up
'Cause a sip/ A sip / Or a spoonful won't do / Won't do nothing for you / Except mess you up"

And I hope / I hope / Hope you know what this means /
I'm gonna give you everything
-- M. Ward, Post-War, Poison Cup (2006) [you really have to hear it to appreciate it]

Well I wish I had a parachute/
Cause I'm falling mad for you/
I can see the ground approaching now/
But I'm not sure what to do/
I feel like the pinata/
Once you take a swing at me/
If you could just crack the shell open/
I think inside you would find something sweet/
-- Bright Eyes, Digital Ash In A Digital Urn, Theme From Pinata