I attended Tulane University in New Orleans because the drinking age used to be lower there. When I turned 21, it stopped being fun and I dropped out. Eventually I earned a degree in Wildlife Science from the University of Washington. Before I graduated, I was inducted in a secret society of foresters; I don't remember the name of it and, because it's a secret society, I'm not really sure who to ask about that.
At the age of seventeen, I became vegetarian and have been vegan for the past thirteen years. I am as healthy as anyone who drinks vast quantities of coffee and beer on a regular basis could possibly be, and I could probably beat you at arm wrestling. I have made this lifestyle choice for a very simple reason: I am lucky enough to have been born into a country, time period, and economic status that makes a wide variety of foods easily accessible to me; thus, eating animals is entirely optional, and I feel better about myself for choosing not to do it. No, I don't think that lions who eat meat are acting immorally; then again, I base very few of my lifestyle choices on the behavior of lions.
I dislike many activists, but continually find myself slipping back into being one of them. Aside from veganism, I am a supporter of libertarianism and gay marriage rights. I have also been known to take controversial stands on binge drinking (pro), fat people (con) and mandatory sterilization of absolutely everyone (pro). I am a registered Libertarian, an atheist, and find Ann Coulter hilarious; I almost always throw my votes away on third-party candidates.
I am very lazy and therefore work extremely hard to make sure that I never have to get an actual job. From 1999 until 2006, I was the owner of vegancats.com, a company that sells vegan cat and dogs foods online. As wacky and fringe as that might sound to many people, gross receipts exceeded $20,000 per month, and my client list included many famous names.
In 2003, I wrote a book called Obligate Carnivore, ostensibly dedicated to explaining the moral argument behind the decision to feed cats and dogs a vegan diet, but actually delving into the rationale behind personal veganism as well. Also, because I have a short attention span, I filled it with funny stories and jokes. It sold out fairly quickly and has been out of print since 2006. The second edition, published in 2008, is currently available in stores.
In the summer of 2007, Mona and I founded Liv Films, producing short, often sexy and/or politically incorrect, comedy videos. I write, direct, and do the music and she is our principal actress as well as video editor. Exceptionally popular on YouTube and several other video-sharing sites, our 50+ comedy shorts are collectively watched in excess of 100,000 times each day, making us one of the most successful producers of scripted comedy in the world.
In December of 2008, our first complilation DVD, "Brushing Teeth in Undies", went into national distribution and is now available at Target, Best Buy, Netflix and elsewhere.
Over the course of my lifetime, I hope to attain the status such that my violent death is reported on the news as an "assassination" rather than a simple "murder".