Hi, I'm an environmental scientist who sometimes, occasionally, does a little art. I did considerably more when I was in high school. Throughout college and grad school, I stopped because I was so busy.
Things I love lots: cats, giraffes, echidnas, koalas, leafy & weedy sea dragons, all sea turtles, soft corals, penguins, redwoods, eucalypts (when they keep themselves in Australia), Reinhardtia gracilis, most mangroves, kaori pine, all octopuses (except blue-ringed which scare the shit out of me), mantas, and probably anything else you show me.
Things I dislike: cane toads, bullfrogs, Astrocaryum mexicanum, and Trichodesmium.
In my free time I enjoy drawing & painting, baking, hugging cute animals, scuba diving, and communing with sea turtles. My ultimate goal in life is to befriend / hug a cute animal on each continent. I've gotten Africa (giraffe), North America (baby cougar), and Australia (koala) down.
I am crazy squeamish and terrified of botflies and Lady Gaga's sunglasses at the beginning of Bad Romance.
Operating System: Windows
MP3 player of choice: tiny sansa
Favourite cartoon character: Stitch, Tod, Toph, Squishy, Dory, Hiccup, & Master Oogway