When I was a kid, everyone quickly discovered that the only way to keep me quiet was to set me directly in front of the television. It worked, and still does.

I am a freelance entertainment writer and pop culture sponge, absorbing and then writing about television, film and music as often as possible.

Although I was raised and went to school in Southern California, the Bay Area has been my home for the past 14 years. I live in a quiet suburb with my better half and our two cats, Mulder & Scully.

Favorite Films: American Beauty, Antonia's Line, Best in Show, Brokeback Mountain, Closer, The Dark Knight, Election, Elizabeth, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Far From Heaven, Garden State, Heavenly Creatures, The Ice Storm, The Hours, The Matrix Reloaded, Magnolia, Thank You For Smoking, There Will Be Blood, To Die For, The Truman Show and Wonder Boys.

Taste in Television: 30 Rock, Arrested Development, Bones, Brothers & Sisters, Burn Notice, Damages, Deadwood, Dexter, Dollhouse, Entourage, FlashForward, Friday Night Lights, Fringe, Glee, Grey's Anatomy, House, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Jericho, LOST, Mad Men, Medium, Modern Family, Nip/Tuck, Nurse Jackie, The Office, Private Practice, Project Runway, Rescue Me, Six Feet Under, The Sopranos, Top Chef, True Blood, United States of Tara, Weeds and The X-Files.