Chris

Cornell University, Attended - , Ph.D., Animal Behavior

Becoming a doctor, of the non-medical kind

Reading, writing, poetry, acting, movies, studying the evolution of sex, cooking, gymming. WoW addict.

The Ghost Road, Knowledge of Angels, The Fountainhead, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Lord of the Rings, A Room With a View, His Dark Materials, Foundation, The Blind Watchmaker. I've been told I look like Harry Potter.

Adaptation, Gattaca, Amadeus, Wilde, LoTR trilogy, Dr.Strangelove, Avalon (v.obscure), Labyrinth, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Hero (Ying Xiong), American Beauty

Alanis, Allegri, Blondie, Beethoven, Cher, Chopin, Grieg, Garbage, Handel, Kula Shaker, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, R.E.M, Skunk Anansie, Vivaldi, The weirdest album I own is by Andreas Scholl, a countertenor....

C-Span 2 all the way! OK, so also Ab Fab, Simpsons, ER a long time ago.

Originally from England -thus having a strange sense of humour (and spelling)- but I am now at Cornell, teaching and researching, probably for the indefinite future, or until I produce something useful.

I like acting, and try to be in at least one play per semester. Going out is good, staying in is sometimes better. I like talking, preferably to people other than myself.

I think most people have things about them that make them worth meeting. I enjoy people who are a challenge. I also need to meet more native speakers of American, who can teach me new and exciting words like "pitch it", "countertop", "hella good", and a personal favourite: "sorostitute". Incidentally, I understand "y'all", but what is "all y'all"?