Brian

University of Washington, Ohio State University, Ohio University

PhD student - Microbiology

reading, music, art, conversation, beer, food, books, travel

The Player of Games (and other Iain M. Banks), The Frontiersmen, Lonely Planet (any destination), The Translator and Little, Big (John Crowley), Guns Germs and Steel (Jared Diamond)

Big Liebowski, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Syriana, Princess Bride, Secretary

Death Cab for Cutie, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Louis XIV, African (D'Gary, Salif Keita, Ladysmith), Nusrat, Megadeth, Skeletonwitch, Sigur Ros, Bjork, Nirvana, G'n'R, Ween, Bill Frisell, John Zorn

hmmm....

I've lived in Columbus for 3.5 years, but I'm only just now getting to know the city. I'm a scientist-in-training, with a profound (but not contradictory) passion for art (Impressionist painting, modern photography, dance) and live music (see above). I'm tall, kind, clever and (often) intense. I am also (obviously) fond of parenthetical asides.

I'd like to meet a) friends for intelligent conversation, hiking trips, seeing bands at Andyman's, etc. and b) women for a + more. I once was the shyest person I knew, but I've somehow (mostly) grown into a clever conversationist. I'm worth knowing if you like to talk about the world around us, if you appreciate the small absurdities of life, if you think one is sometimes better than two.