About Me
Hey!! My name is Vivek Singh and I am 23 years old. I was a Physics major at Adelphi University in Garden City, NY for three years before transferring to Columbia University’s Materials Science and Engineering program in 2007 as part of a 3-2 Combined Plan Program. I was raised in various parts of India before I came to the US for higher education at the age of 19. I had never been to the US prior to my arrival here in August 2004. But I “think” I have adjusted to life here. Home’s always much better of course, but this is not bad. Food sucks for the most part since I am vegetarian but I get by somehow. People talk about the “Freshman 15″ weight gain and I like to say I lost 15 pounds as a freshman here!
I love good rock music and video games and good comedy and movies. I got my hands on a black Nintendo DS Lite in October 2006 and have been ignoring PC gaming ever since. Tool are currently my favorite band and among others, I really love Porcupine Tree, Rush, Pearl Jam, The Decemberists, Metallica, System of a Down, A Perfect Circle, Electric Six, Nirvana, Incubus, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Dream Theater, The Stone Roses, The Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against the Machine, R.E.M., etc. For a complete list, go to my last.fm profile here:
http://www.last.fm/user/QFirecracker
When it comes to TV, I am a big fan of shows such as Battlestar Galactica, The Office, Arrested Development, South Park, Lost, etc. I love a lot of video games, but my favorite type of games are first person shooters. I am also a big fan of Guitar Hero II and Rock Band.
My weird taste in music, TV, movies and my affinity for science combine to make me quite a uniquely nerdy character. And believe me when I say that I can disgust you with my geeky sense of humor. It usually involves either physics or materials science.
I dread graduating in May 2009. It will be the end of good times. I know it. I do plan on going to graduate school after this.
Last Updated: As of 19 April, 2008, I do not drink or smoke and I still feel old.
