Interest Tags

Favorite TV Shows

• Top of the Lake Second only to The Fall. This one is set in New Zealand
• which alone makes it worth every minute. The country
• which we almost never get to see on TV
• has a powerful presence and is virtually one of the protagonists. The lead detective is a woman again; Elisabeth Moss [of Mad Men] in a role written magnificently for a woman. Directed by the supremely aloof Jane Campion
• you'll never be complete if you don't see this one.

Favorite Reads

• Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1719) By the end of the 19th century
• no book in English literary history had enjoyed more editions
• spin-offs and translations. Crusoe’s world-famous novel is a complex literary confection
• and it’s irresistible.

Hobbies/Interests

• Homebrewing Beer This is an adventure in chemistry and physics that will teach you how to craft a product you want through empirical experimentation — trial and error — and help you to explore new and creative techniques. It requires relatively few pieces of equipment
• and the startup knowledge can be found for free. All you really need is time and some enthusiastic friends to play guinea pigs during the process of technique refinement.