Michael

Lompoc HS, Stanford, and Stanford

Teacher

Languages and linguistics, going to movies, running (weights are too heavy!), dropping my iPod, going out for a drink or three with the boys, riding the abandoned excercise bike on my local street corner like I'm on a parade float, cheap beer

"A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish, " 4th ed. by Butt & Benjamin, White Noise, Sedaris, nerdy linguistics textbooks, Hofstadler's "Le Ton Beau de Marot"

Steel Magnolias, Dot and the Kangaroo (watch out for the Bunyip!--scary!), Almodovar, Best In Show, Return to Oz, Silence of the Lambs (I can't listen to "American Girl" or walk by open vans anymore), Kill Bills, Magic Carpet Ride video I made at Pier 39

Pretty much anything (yes, maybe even a little country), Beatles, Yo La Tengo, Fleetwood Mac, Fangoria, Dar/Lucinda Williams, Chili Peppers, Liz Phair

Mostly a news junkie these days, but good random sample: Six Feet Under, ER, Star Trek

Capricorn

You can probably tell a lot about who I am by checking out the bios of
my friends since, as you might expect, they sort of make up different
parts of my personality. I can get along with most types of people, and
though I'm pretty critical/analytical, I try to keep a positive attitude.

I moved up to the Bay Area for school 10 years ago. I also studied in Chile for 7 months, and I've worked here for four years. I love my job though it kills me sometimes. During the school year I stay pretty busy but try to still find some time on the weekends for fun or maybe a Wednesday beer.

I like guys who are fun, funny, open-minded, not overly
concerned about what others think of them, can carry intelligent and dumb conversations, and have something to teach me. I found one too!