Birth Name: Anand V Patel [ આનંદ વિ પટેલ ]

Nickname: Alex

Trade marks: Black resin glasses, dark humor, facetious nature, unsuccessful sarcasm, and pseudo-intellectual conversation

Heros: Fred Rogers, Frank Zappa and Andy Rooney

Motto: सत्यमेव जयते

Mini Biography:

Anand was born early one August morning during 79', in Chicago, Illinois, to Vitthal and Vimla Patel. He has two older sisters (Neela and Shilpa) and one younger brother (Adarsh). Patel spent the first few years of his life in Des Plaines, Illinois and the rest stumbling down the East Coast. He has lived in ILL, NY, NJ, MD, GA, and FL. His childhood was happy and marked with many moves, schools and biannual summer visits to his father's village, Dantali, in Gujarat, India. Anand attended Florida Southern College, where he majored in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. He was reportedly last seen playing "Doctor" in Chicago. Interests Paintball, tennis, golf, chess, occationally surfing (long board tri-fin) and running. Pop, Modern, and Abstract Art, Museums. Theater, Filmophile, Music Junkie, Stock Market, Botony, Computers, Gadgets, eBay, Traveling, Religions, and Politics...