11) Jon Park Enjoys Online Word Games, a little

Jon Park likes frivolous activities tempered with a little bit of intellectual rigor and vocabulary expansion. During our years working as corporate drones we would engage in frequent battles.


Admittedly, Jon prefers to engage in these activities solo- the competitive element sullies the academic endeavor. (See crossword and sudoku obsession.) In fact, I recently revived one of our old Lexulous duels, only to be brutally rebuffed. See ACTUAL FACEBOOK MESSAGE CONVERSATION pictured here. Yes, this actually happened.

Jon has decided that while he likes Facebook enough to have a profile for self-promotion purposes, it is another thing altogether to participate in activities on said site. FACT: He has more important intellectual pursuits to further his ability to understand and analyze irony, like law school.

10) Jon Park Owns a Bolo Tie

Not only does Jon own a bolo tie, but he actually he wears it. To work, out on the town, it doesn't matter. And this is not a badass piece, like the double bullet number pictured to the left. However, his two strands (skinny obvi) attached with a silver bull head really pull together an outfit, and provide the ultimate irony in the concrete jungle. Unless you wear it to a rodeo...with a flannel shirt....and skinny jeans....as Park definitely did last January, (evidence below.)

9) Jon Park Dates Older Women

Jon Park has far surpassed the intellectual capacity and maturity level of his peers and dates women who are older than him, exclusively. As his current girlfriend pointed out, this makes him even more ironic and hipsterly, as most gentlemen of his age tend to aim for the recently graduated coeds that flock to the bright lights of Manhattan. Also, he's comfortable with his girlfriend wearing the pants. (Probs bc that way he doubles his supply of skinny jeans.)

dearest jon,

"We made eye contact as the train was pulling in and again when the doors opened. I got shy and bit my lip. You were tall, had red hair, white shirt and dark framed glasses. I had brown hair (something something something, I forget). This is the nerdiest thing ever but you're stunning."

hope you don't catch the clap.

<3 43.

8) Jon Park Prefers to be Called Jonathan

Jon Park has decided that he prefers to be referred to as Jonathan, which is, of course, his legal name.

Know what Jonathan means? "Gift of God." That's right. Know what Jon means? "God is gracious."

Think pretty highly of ourselves do we, Jon?

He's too grown up now to play around with a nick name that is, in fact, an actual name. He'd prefer to be taken more seriously now that he's old enough to brew beer in his flannel.

7) Jon Park Studied Abroad at Howard University

That's right, Howard University. In the US. The same country. Cue irony seepage.

6) Jon Park likes Skinny Ties

After his initial discovery of skinny jeans, Jon slowly began to explore the world of skinny work wear. We will begin with his affinity for the skinny tie. Some said it originated as an homage to the style prowess of Barack Obama. (However, if you are up on your current news stories, the prez clearly doesn't share Jon's taste in form-fitting denim.) I would prefer to think of it as Jon's personal way of elongating his already 6' plus frame. It's like a streamline down the middle.

Not only does he constantly search through vintage shops in hot pursuit of yet another colorful, patterned, or otherwise distracting neck ornament, but he affixes it to his shirt with a variety of tie clips, the modern equivalent of a man ring. Each combination is carefully chosen to suit the mood of the day. (I'll admit that these are a step up from his former fave tie tool- the midsize binder clip.) Blaze on, fashion forward beacon of Brooklyn!