Since you can see all the technological things I do in the Services section of this website, I suppose I'll explain some of the non-technological things about myself here! I'm 28 years old and I've spent the last 7 years in school. I have a B.S. in Chemistry and an 'almost' M.D. I absolutely love chemistry. I find it fascinating, and there is a great deal of problem solving involved, which I love. The past three years have been spent working toward the M.D. degree, which along the way I realized I did NOT love. In fact, not love are not strong enough words to describe my feelings toward the practice of medicine... I HATE it. And after much soul searching I realized I would not only be doing myself a great disservice, but also my future patients, if I were to continue down that career path. You really must love medicine to practice it well, and I certainly did not love it. So now, after 7 years of higher education, I find myself without a steady job. 3 years of further education have greatly limited my chances of getting a job in chemistry because I haven't used any chemistry during my medical education. But I keep looking, because I really enjoy the subject.

I love reading, I love movies, I love music. The more unusual and out of the way, the more likely I am to enjoy it. If you have any suggestions for really weird stuff, please by all means let me know!

FAVORITES:

Color: Purple
Author: Edgar Allen Poe
Band: The Beatles
Book: 1984
Movie: Brazil
TV Show: Project Runway
Actor: Kevin Spacey
Vegetable: Asparagus
Fruit: Pears
Meat: Kangaroo
EtOH: Scotch
Cocktail: Russian Qualude (1pt Vodka, 1pt Amaretto, 1pt Irish Cream, 1pt Khalua)
Outdoor Activity: Hiking
Board Game: Monopoly
Video Game: Guitar Hero series

Anything else you want to know? Just ask!

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