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Phil tagged me way back in August, it is my duty to finally post 8 random things about me. Here goes:

1) I worked for about 9 months at the United Nations in New York City. At the time ('93) I was just out of school and penniless. First post-college pay check was from the UN, but it didn't come until I'd been there for two weeks. I had to walk to work (40 blocks) before it came in cuz I had no car and could not afford bus fare. Had to sleep on my friend's couch. Hard times.

2) I speak Mandarin Chinese. I studied it for 3 years as an undergrad, and spent 18 months in Nanjing at Nanjing University. It's been awhile since I've spoken regularly, but on a recent trip to China I realized the language comes back after a few days.

3) I've played in a few bands over the years, most recently (until about 2005) the "Loud Clappers" (http://www.loudclappers.com)

3) My band in China was called the "The Patriots" ("Aiguozhe yuedui" -- i didn't choose the name and *no* there was no relation to the New England Patriots). We played gigs to 2000+ people in Nanjing, and were written up in the "Teen" mags at the time. Good, clean fun. But sometimes the communist goverment wasn't amused...

4) My favorite bands currently are "Sigur Ros" and "Belle and Sebastian", I've seen both live in the Boston area...

5) My favorite bar in Helsinki is "Sling Bar" but I've only been there once. (I'd like to take a vacation in Helsinki sometime.)

6) I once did the NYC "century" ride on a mountain bike. It sucked -- big mistake.

7) I love to eat food. Just about all kinds. Except cilantro. But especially Chinese, Thai, Hungarian, Italian, and Mexican foods.

8) Jesus built my car. It's a love affair, mainly jesus.