About Me

  • About Me: I am a work in progress. "He who began a good work in me will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." Phil 1:6

Music

  • Favorite Artists: Jars of Clay, Dave Mathews Band, Shawn McDonald, Howie Day
  • Favorite Albums: Furthermore (Jars of Clay)
  • Favorite Genre: Mideastern (Armenian) and Salsa
  • Favorite Songs: Liquid (Jars of Clay)
  • Favorite Lyrics: Don't push me, cuz I'm close to the edge, I'm tryin' not to lose my head....sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep from goin' under. .....Grandmaster Flash Wikki-wikki-wikki-wikki-wikki... from "Jam on It" by Newcleus

Books

  • Favorite Authors: Philip Yancey, Yukio Mishima
  • Favorite Genres: Japanese 20th Century novels
  • Recent Reads: Pyramids of Glass (Short Stories from Mexico)

Television

  • Favorite Shows: Criminal Minds
  • Favorite Reruns: Friends, Dick Van Dyke, Green Acres
  • Show I wished wasn't cancelled: The Practice, Melrose Place, Sisters, Legacy

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Japanese and Armenian
  • Favorite Dishes: Sarma, sushi
  • Favorite Desserts: Raspberry sundaes, key lime pie
  • Favorite Drinks: Mango juice and guava juice
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Doritos
  • Favorite Restaurants: Sayat Nova in Chicago (Armenian)
  • Foods I hate: natto

Travel

  • Places I love: Japan, Costa Rica (La Playa Manual Antonio), The Netherlands, North Carolina, Marco Island, Hawaii, Lake Michigan
  • Places I've been: All 50 states, 20 countries,
  • Places to see before I die: Africa and Australia

College

  • School Name: Carleton College

Movies

  • Favorite Actors: Rob Lowe, Meryl Streep
  • Favorite Genre: Foreign and independent films
  • Movies I can watch over and over: That Thing You Do