The Fun Stuff

When I'm not doing math, you can typically find me exclaiming at my computer screen over a Starcraft or chess tournament. I also spend some time doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and coach class once a week. Since I moved to Germany, I have been biking around, a lot. I've also been hiking a lot! I've been trying to learn how to cook and have pretty much mastered a beef stew. I haven't been disciplined about learning German, but my wife and I watched Breaking Bad in German and it still slapped. Plus, now I know they say "Waffe" for "gun" and "Meth" for "meth," so I'm basically good to go.

Things I Like

Books

Cover of Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
  • Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
  • Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

Movies

Poster for the film Arrival
  • Arrival
  • Inglourious Basterds
  • Midnight in Paris

Animals

A tiger standing in tall grass
  • Tigers and, more broadly, most land mammalian carnivores

Games

Poster art for the video game Hades
  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Divinity: Original Sin 2
  • Hades I & II
  • StarCraft I & II

Sports to Play

An orange basketball resting on an outdoor court
  • Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
  • Bouldering
  • Basketball

Sports to Watch

Lionel Messi celebrating a goal
  • MMA
  • Soccer (only during the World Cup)