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Some things about me.

I'm an American, born and raised in [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] and the [[San Francisco]] [[Bay Area]], and this may be one reason for my [[Progressivism|progressive]] views. I am currently a graduate student studying political science in New York. I'm interested in various issues including [[politics]] both in the US and abroad. My hobbies include [[basketball]], [[American football]], [[travel]]ling, [[archaeology]], [[anthropology]], [[history]], [[Middle East|Near Eastern]] affairs, [[Slavic]] studies, [[literature]], [[films]], [[comicbook]]s, [[alternative rock]], [[alternative hip hop]], [[r&b]] music, foreign [[languages]], and sometimes writing articles for wikipedia.

Favorite books: ''[[Light in August]]'', ''[[A People's History of the United States]]'',''[[Flowers for Algernon]]'', ''[[Crime and Punishment]]'', ''[[The Book of One Thousand and One Nights|The Arabian Nights]]'', ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'', ''[[The Iliad]]'', ''[[The Big Sleep]]'', ''[[The Exorcist (book)|The Exorcist]]'', ''[[The Life of Pi]]'', ''[[Wild Cards]]'', ''[[Watchmen]]'', ''[[Dan Simmons|Carrion Comfort]]'', ''[[Harlan Ellison|An Edge in My Voice]]'', ''[[Dracula]]'', ''[[When Gravity Fails]]'', ''[[Moby Dick]]'', ''[[The Stranger]]'', ''[[The Trial]]'', ''[[Lolita]]'', ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'', ''[[Heart of Darkness]]'', ''[[A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court]]'', ''[[Salem's Lot]]'', ''[[Robert R. McCammon|They Thirst]]'', ''[[Cairo Trilogy]]''.

Favorite films: ''[[Good Night and Good Luck]]'', ''[[March of the Penguins]]'', ''[[Trainspotting]]'', ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', ''[[The Godfather]]'', ''[[The Graduate]]'', ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'', ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]'', ''[[The Exorcist]]'', ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'',''[[SLC Punk]]'', ''[[Carlito's Way]]'', ''[[12 Angry Men]]'', ''[[The Omen]]'', ''[[An American Werewolf in London]]'', ''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]]'', ''[[The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly]]'',  ''[[Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day]]'', ''[[The Usual Suspects]]'', ''[[Wolf (film)]]'', ''[[X-Men 2]]'', ''[[Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'', ''[[The Corporation]]'', ''[[Outfoxed]]'', ''[[Manhattan (film)|Manhattan]]'', ''[[The Ring]]'', ''[[Seven Samurai|The Seven Samurai]]'', ''[[Yojimbo (film)|Yojimbo]]''.

Places I've been to in the world outside of the US: [[Argentina]], [[Austria]], [[Canada]], [[Egypt]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Japan]], [[Mexico]], [[Morocco]], [[Netherlands]], [[Pakistan]], [[Spain]], [[Switzerland]], [[Thailand]], [[Tunisia]], [[Turkey]], [[United Kingdom]]
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: bottom; height: 1em;" |<center>'''The Iran's Merit of Excellence Award'''
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|style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;" |<center>It is my pleasure to award you '''''The Iran's Merit of Excellence Award''''' for your superb work on [[Iranian people]] article.[[User:Sangak|Sangak]] 20:02, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
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[[Image:Original_Barnstar.png|left|frame|I give you this barnstar for your great work on the various ethnic group articles and working well with others. --[[User:Khoikhoi|Khoikhoi]] 21:39, 4 February 2006 (UTC)]]
[[Image:Tireless_Contributor_Barnstar.gif|left|frame|The well deserved '''Tireless Contributor Barnstar''' For your excellent contributions to Iranian-related articles :) ''[[User:Kashk|Kashk]]'']]
[[Image:Resilient_Barnstar.png|left|frame|A well deserved star for having thick skin while working on the pashtun article --[[User:Zakksez|Zak]] 02:37, 4 June 2006 (UTC)]]
{{Barnstar|image=Comicbarnstar.png|text=I award you this [[Wikipedia:Personal user awards|Comics Star]] for your hard work and brilliant prose on [[Watchmen]].--[[User:DCAnderson|DCAnderson]] 04:48, 5 June 2006 (UTC)}}
[[Image:Original_Barnstar.png|left|frame|For your excellent contributions to Iranian-related articles. Thanks a lot.[[User:Sangak|Sangak]] 13:57, 26 December 2006 (UTC)]]
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