About Me

I'm a wannabe scholar-activist interested in the in the intersection of disability rights and biomedical ethics. That is, I read, write, and think a lot about how people's concepts about disability impact the institution and practice of medicine. Eventually, I hope to get paid to do this as philosophy professor specializing in "the disability rights critique" of bioethics. For now, I am in my first of 5 years of "Philosophy PhD School." That means I live in a dorm room the size of a typical 25 year old man's closet (I even store stuff in the bathroom) and spend most of my time getting hopped up on energy drinks and going in search of that "perfect spot" in the library. I do make an effort to not be too isolated to the ivory tower though. I am really into justice issues surrounding disability more broadly and see it as a lifestyle akin to something like being a radical feminist, rather than a mere academic interest or political ideology. So, my world-view may be a bit different than most people's to say the least. I like being around people who laugh loudly and think openly. My leisure activities include: listening to live music, eating good food, ranting to my friends about politics, consuming unreasonable amounts of caffeine, and embarrassing myself in exceedingly public places – sometimes all simultaneously.

My Profile

My Sign:  Pisces
My Age:  26
My Status:  Single

Hobbies and Interests

Hobbies: finding really appropriate song lyrics for every situation; trying to become a midwesterner; writing; singing in the shower, in the car, and occasionally on a stage; getting hopelessly lost and then finding my way; laughing much louder than is socially acceptable; befriending other social misfits; IMing; going to rock shows; trying new red wine; attempting to become a hippy and a yuppy at the same time
Interests: rational thought; irrational hope; good food, good drink, and good friends; feisty women; political and social progress

Favorites

Music: Rage Against the Machine, Tool, Sublime, The White Stripes, Staind, Pearl Jam, Metallica, Green Day, Soundgarden, and many more
TV Show: presidential debates, MSU football and basketball, family guy
Movies: Star Wars, Sideways, The Matrix, Shaun of The Dead, Telladega Nights, Life Is Beautiful, LOTR Trilogy, Murderball, Adaptation
Books: (authors) j.r.r. tolkien, vonnegut, marx, hemingway, huxley, stephen king, sartre, phillip k. dick, george r.r. martin, rawls
People: My Family, My Friends, My Teachers, My Fellow Activisits working to make a better world

Groups

Me and Disability