My blogs

Blogs I follow

Gender	Male
Location	Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Introduction	I am a lot of things. An Orthodox Jew, a former homeschooler, a Democrat, a movie buff, a bookworm, an English major, a juggler, a checkers fan, a Toastmasters member, and several other things besides. I love feedback! I encourage anyone who comes to my blog to respond, even if it's to a post I wrote months earlier. I'll make sure to read it.
Interests	linguistics, film criticism, Toastmasters, science fiction and fantasy, computer programming, Myers-Briggs, juggling, piano
Favorite movies	Groundhog Day, Pulp Fiction, The Empire Strikes Back, The Wizard of Oz, Jaws, Quiz Show, Ed Wood, Sallah, Fargo, Psycho, The Sixth Sense, Misery, Silence of the Lambs, The Odd Couple
Favorite music	Aerosmith, Alice in Chains, Beatles, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Depeche Mode, Diaspora Yeshiva Band, Elton John, Fiona Apple, Nirvana, No Doubt, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rolling Stones, White Stripes, Cream, Radiohead, Gordon Lightfoot, Rage Against the Machine, Simon and Garfunkel
Favorite books	Authors: Alan Dean Foster, Richard Matheson, Douglas Adams, John Steinbeck, J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, Charles de Lint, Geoffrey Nunberg. Books: How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy (Orson Scott Card), Word on the Street (John McWhorter), PreHistory of the Far Side (Gary Larson), Chutzpah (Alan Dershowitz)