Hobbies:

• I like weight lifting and moving with my iPod.

• There is nothing like starting a new painting on a toned, virgin canvas.

• I have very curly hair. It takes hours to straighten those spirals!

• I have a soft spot for episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. I'm a geek at heart.

• My favorite book is Carl Sagan's Demon Haunted World.

• I plan to pursue a Master of Fine Arts in painting in 2009.