Non-math Things That Make Darren Happy

Places I've Been

• I went to The Paideia School from Kindergarten through High School.
• I did my undergraduate work at Rice University, where I studied math and Mathematical Economic Analysis and was a loyal member of Sid Richardson College
• I got my PhD at the University of Pennsylvania.

Talkin' Baseball

• The Braves
• Baseball Prospectus
• ESPN.com in general and Rob Neyer in particular
• The 2003 National Champion Rice Owls
• Baseball Primer

Reading Material

• Books I've read, December 2002 - present
• Some book reviews I have written.
• Real News: The New York Times
• News Commentary: Tom Tomorrow and Kos
• Fake News: The Onion and The Daily Show
• I am a McSweeneys person
• The Chronicle of Higher Education
• The New Yorker
• IMDB: it singlehandedly justifies why the internet was invented.

Music I Get Obsessive Over

• My Top Five Albums of the Year, 1997 - present
• REM were my first musical obsessees.
• The Nields
• The Davids: Mead, Garza, and Byrne
• Some Alt-Country: Wilco and Old 97s
• Radio is a sound salvation: WXPN, WFUV KCRW
• It aint music, but I enjoy listening to This American Life.

Foodie Links

• egullet
• Chowhound
• Grub Report
• This space reserved for links to great mexican recipes. Let me know if you have any suggestions.