Gender	Male
Industry	Government
Occupation	Student
Location	Philadelphia, PA, United States
Introduction	I'm a grad student building my identity - black, male, gay, independent, economic conservative, nerd, only child, nearsighted, daydreamer. I'm looking for life.
Interests	Art, Architecture, Photography, Reading, Writing, Internet, Hipsters and their Rap, SHOES, Traveling, cool days when the sun is out, people with kind eyes, Working Out, Running, Tennis, Computer and Video Games, Dancing, Rainy Days, Movies, Cereal, Blogs
Favorite movies	Coming to America, Fight the Power, The Nutty Professor, Two Weeks Notice, Die Hard, Pirates of the Caribbean, the original Star Wars, The Dark Knight, The Departed, Harlem Nights, Boomerang, and lots more
Favorite music	Coldplay, Erykah Badu, Pete Rock, Jay-Z, Dave Brubeck, Common, Lupe Fiasco, Los Lonely Boys, too much to remember
Favorite books	A Thousand Acres, Empire Falls, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, To The Lighthouse, One More River to Cross, All Harry Potter, All books by Jhumpha Lahiri, Any atlas or map book loads more

The squish of mud between your toes; how would you live your life as a frog?

My mentors would be Mr. Toad and Michigan J.