I'm a man with many interests, and so have become a jack of many trades, but hopefully will end up mastering at least one of them (theology).
My hobbies include reading science fiction, fantasy, and world literature; creating stop-motion videos (from time to time), writing, and exploring the cultural traditions (music, food, and thought) of the world.
I have too many influences in my life to list them all, but they include: J.R.R. Tolkien, H.P. Lovecraft, Vladimir Solovyov, Sergius Bulgakov, Pavel Florensky, Hans Urs Von Balthasar, Henri de Lubac, St Clement of Alexandria, St Maximus the Confessor, St Symeon the New Theologian, St Gregory Palamas, St Antony of Egypt, St Francis of Assisi, and the Yogacarin "school of thought" of Mahayana Buddhism.