santa monica mountains 2006 picture

chronic insomniac, compulsive thinker, compulsive runner, compulsive coffee drinker, compulsive reader, obsessive compulsive (about just anything), lover of prime numbers, klutzy, easily distracted, cigarette smoke hater, very low tolerance for noisy drunk neighbors, wild mood swings, pastafarian (godless heathen), socially inept (sorry in advance), avid toenail collector,

i would spread the butter myself, but the elephant cage has been left open.

What it's like to have shock therapy?

Read about my experience having ECT (Electro-Convulsive Therapy) or commonly known as "shock therapy".

although of course you end up becoming yourself: a road trip with david foster wallace, by david lipsky

"oh god i am the american dream i do not think i'm too extreme an' i'm a handsome sonofabitch i'm gonna get a good job 'n' be real rich get a good, get a good, get a good job..."

my marathon maniacs race log lists all marathons and ultras i've done to date.