A few things I've written ...

let me tell you a little bit about my trip to New Orleans (1/2007)
driving to the beach in the middle of the night (12/2006)
letter to James Woods (9/2005)
a poem (7/2005)

A few favorites ...

actors - Al Pacino, Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Peter O'Toole, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jimmy Stewart
actresses - Meryl Streep, Vanessa Redgrave, Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett, Ellen Burstyn, Goldie Hawn, Claire Danes
artists - Marc Chagall, Shepard Fairey, Louis Cannizzaro
books - Catcher in the Rye, The Stranger, Mrs. Dalloway, Life of Pi, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Alice in Wonderland
classical songs - current faves are... Spanish Dance No. 2: Oriental (Granados, piano), Suite No. 1 in G Major - Prelude (Bach, cello), Clair de Lune (Debussy, piano), Piano Concerto IV in G Major, Op. 58 (Beethoven)
comedic actors - Christopher Guest, Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, David Cross, Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Chris Farley
directors - P.T. Anderson, Fernando Meirelles, Werner Herzog
documentaries - Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control, In the Shadow of the Moon, Grizzly Man
foods - dark chocolate, pastries
magazines - W, Technology Review
movies - Sling Blade, The Constant Gardener, Venus, Once, The Lives of Others, Forrest Gump, The Celebration, Magnolia, It's a Wonderful Life
music - Radiohead, Pearl Jam, Better Than Ezra, The Beatles, Bright Eyes, Pink Floyd, Saves the Day, Alkaline Trio, Nina Simone, Smashing Pumpkins, Aimee Mann, Beck, Incubus, U2, Fiona Apple, Eminem
plays - Birdbath, Angels in America, Glass Menagerie, Middle of the Night, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
tv shows (past) - Futurama, Home Movies, Arrested Development, Six Feet Under, My So-Called Life
tv shows (present) - Spongebob Squarepants, Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park, Weeds, The Office, So You Think You Can Dance, What Not to Wear, America's Next Top Model
words - crestfallen, lolligag, melancholy, didgeridoo, crantastic

A bunch of random facts ...

I am afraid of really deep water.
I still have my four best pole vault poles.
I have a huge garbage bag full of track t-shirts that I will someday make into art.
I've been to Japan and Pakistan.
I hiked to 20 minutes from the top of Mt. Whitney and was very pissed about that.
I want to have star power like Bono.
One of my friends threw up in front of all these people at a restaurant with outdoor seating and then ran away, and that is one of the funniest things I can remember.
I'm almost always on some kind of diet, but I find that being head over heels for someone is most effective.
I like driving through Malibu Canyon.
One time I felt like setting fire to the local Washington Mutual. (I didn't follow through.)
I met Better Than Ezra, one of my favorite bands. Unfortunately, it was a few days after getting an oppressive haircut, so I wasn't in a good mood.
The first concert I ever went to was New Kids on the Block. (Joe was my favorite.)
The real Little Mermaid statue is smaller than you'd think.
The worst thing someone can say when you're upset is that you have no reason to be upset.
I love classical piano, especially this song on the Allen Barton - 3 CD called Spanish Dance No. 2: Oriental.
After seeing the movie Once, I cried for like 20 minutes, and I'm not embarrassed about that.
I cry every time I go to the dentist, and I am embarrassed about that, but they could be a little nicer.
I felt very beautiful when I was in Pakistan, because I was exotic.
Giancarlo Rota once said something like "just because a person doesn't know differential equations, that doesn't necessarily make them inferior", but I disagree completely.
I really loved pole vaulting.
When I was in first grade, I had this big furry coat that I hated wearing so I hid it in the school closet and pretended I lost it. The when the teacher found it, I acted surprised and happy.