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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Occupation | student/birder/writer |
| Location | Normal, Illinois, United States |
| Introduction | Birding is a major component in my life. I am opposed to use of the word "should" and overuse of the word "amazing". I like to travel. And the rest of this will be one rambling sentance because the first ones are as curt as a crisply dressed automaton so I also like to travel especially to tropical places where the birding can be ridiculously exhilirating and general experiences surreal such as the following I have had: fighting off a brazen kinkajou in Podocarpus Park, Ecuador, a day in Costa Rica of almost stepping on a jumping viper followed by watching a moustached local fellow cry because I wouldnt go eat tamales and drink with him with strange Nicaraguan TV playing in the background, sitting next to a one-eyed coca chewing (and smelling) non-Spanish speaking eldery woman on a small bus in Bolivia travelling down one of the scariest roads I have ever seen, and as for non-travelling info. oh yes I am trying to finish up a masters in biology at ISU: molecular phylogeny of Automolus with character mapping of vocalizations; Foliage-gleaners don't really glean the foliage, its more like poking and prodding while giving occasional sharp calls and staccato songs. |
| Interests | birding, chen tai chi, long fist kung fu, hong kong movies, fresh coffee, olive oil, sustainable living, travelling, salsa music and dancing, languages, old growth forests |
| Favorite Movies | Winged Migration (except where bird songs from southeast Peru were played when they appeared to be in the Guyanas), Shaolin Soccer, many independent films, Fellini, Run Lola Run, 70s horror flicks, Kurosawa movies, Lord of the Rings |
| Favorite Music | Salsa; Grupo Niche, Victor Manuelle, Joe Arroyo, Frankie Ruiz, Gran Combo, Kings of Convenience, The The, lots of 80s stuff, This Mortal Coil, The Cocteau Twins |
| Favorite Books | The Passerines of South America V. II: The suboscine passerines, The Fan Man, Tolkien, Salinger, Steinbeck, Hemmingway, Robbins, most birding books |
Which is easier to make a model airplane out of and why: a banana peel or a wet sock?
a banana peel because famleejabanandits!!