Well lets see, I have ten fingers and toes, two lungs, a pair of eyes, and all the rest of the standard package. I eat too many apples and not enough broccoli. I read the New York Times, Washington Post, the Exponent and the Battalion.

The books I read are older than I am. Carl Sagan is my hero. I love funnel cake, fried turkey legs and other state fair food. I watch too much MythBusters. I've seen Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. I love walking barefoot. I've been to every state west of the Mississippi and driven a car 112 down a Montana mountain highway.

I know a man who sold his house, quit his job, and went and explored the jungles of Papua New Guinea. I've haggled with street vendors in Tijuana. I almost got busted for MIP a week before my 21st birthday. I know an endless series of facts and can accurately describe the distances, times, and largest scales of the cosmos. I like cottage cheese. I've never read the comic book but I think the Watchmen was highly underrated. I've gotten drunk in a movie theater.

I have detailed opinions on the livability of various Texas cities. I leave my heat on low and let my neighbors pay part of my heating bill. I have a wireless network named 'OlSarge.' I love German beer. I went to Fish Camp and drank the kool-aid. I discovered an ancient pipe at an archeological dig at an abandoned Anasazi ruin. I know how to design a skyscrapers, bridges, and shoe boxes.

I've studied the physiology of a zombie pandemic. The Dixie Chicken is the best restaurant ever. Triple XXX is quite nice as well. Movie tickets cost too much here, they cost $4 back at A&M. I own a leather coat that doesn't fit. I do laundry when I run out of boxers. I cook an ungodly amount of food at once and then live off the resulting frozen entrees. I got a job offer processing nuclear waste in the middle of the Idaho desert. I owned a cat in college and I suppose technically still do.

I've seen the inside of a German U-boat. I got away from a speeding ticket once. I use a chunk of concrete as a bookend. My hair randomly varies from buzzcut to mini-afro. I think we landed on the moon, Oswald shot Kennedy, 9/11 was not an inside job, and that I really can believe it's not butter.

I'm a graduate student here at Purdue. I grew up in Des Moines, IA. My senior year of high school, I decided I wanted to try living in a different state, so I packed my things and moved to Texas for school. I completed my studies there last May and am now in Indiana working on my masters in civil engineering.

I'm simple and complicated, serious and sarcastic. I spend much of my time studying/working but enjoy hanging out and having a drink with friends. I think life is too short for regrets and to live each day to the fullest. I've traveled a lot around the country, and I'll never pass up a road trip.

All in all, I think life is going pretty well. Got a decent job with the university, have a path I'm following, and I can say I've lived my life with few regrets. I don't think anyone knows where their journey will lead, but hopefully we can see some great things along the way.

I'm good at finding humor in any situation, or at least making a decent attempt. The world could be ending tomorrow and I'll find something to laugh about. Life's to short to be sad, silver linings, etc. At my funeral I want people laughing. Hell, I want there to be an open bar.

I'm also good at not sweating the small stuff. I try to live simply, have a good time, and know that with a little hard work and a dash of luck it will all work out in the end.

The first time I meet someone I like to meet for coffee or dinner, get to know them a bit. After that, something outside is great if the weather is decent, or a concert if there's anything in town. The classic movie or a get together for a few drinks is a possibility as well.