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A charitable self-description: passionate, versatile, introspective, eccentric, self-aware, spontaneous, nerdy.

An uncharitable self-description: obsessive, scattered, self-involved, insane, narcissistic, disorganized, nerdy.

You be the judge.

I like photographing myself (mostly), and occasionally my cats, Chicago (especially random aspects of the CTA -- I am a bit of a railfan), food, science/lab things, and assorted other sundry.

I don't currently have photoshop or similar, so all of my photos are edited exclusively in iPhoto. Though this is somewhat limiting, I think I've gotten pretty good at manipulating things with iPhoto, and the challenge can be really quite fun sometimes.

I'm far too obsessive for my own good. Current active obsessions include Star Trek, gourmet cooking, neuroscience, and Jeffrey Combs. Dormant obsessions include House MD, Harry Potter, and Dostoevsky.

I was actually born in Santa Monica, CA but I've listed Chicago as my hometown as well as where I live now because it feels more like my home than Santa Monica ever did.

I love cats and hate children.

Sometimes something I find wildly funny will occur to me and I will burst out laughing. When this happens in awkward situations (classes, meetings, etc) I cover it up by pretending to cough furiously. I'm not sure how effective this strategy is.

Jeanne Shade is not my real name. It's a literary reference. Props to you for reading (or at least knowing about) an awesome book if you get it.

That's all for now.