The Hash/Eric

Main character in The Hash. Love interest of Jen.

• Hypnotist
• Geek

#One - Part 1

• Meets Jen at Gregory Levinson Memorial Park
• A little over average height
• A little slimmer than average
• Impossibly perfect white teeth
• Kind of athletic
• Confident smile that gives the impression he's seen the punchline
• Self-assured.
• Fashionably dressed (by Jen's assessment, so maybe not)
• Thinks "you meet weird people" is a good reason to do something
• philosophy: "variety is the spice of life"
• Geohasher
  • Started at a pub in Stamford, when he met a couple of people who'd found a hash there. He was at a conference at the time.
• Old-school single function GPS device - prefers to do his navigation by hand
  • Says he's learning to use a sextant too
• Works with computers
  • But doesn't like ubiquity - likes devices that have a clearly defined function
  • For work, uses all the technology. So he likes hobbies that take him away from that
  • "Like an artist using a brush rather than a camera. Might not give the most accurate picture, but gives the feeling that you achieved something"
• Quite well-off; doesn't think twice about paying for the boat

#One - Part 2

• "Not so good at wrangling numbers". Is better with theoretical maths, and uses a calculator if he has to do arithmetic
• "Mysteries are my bread and butter" - loves investigating, and solving problems
• Used to be a self-employed web designer
  • Has nothing but contempt for WYSIWYG toolkits that are supposed to make things easier, but end up creating more work for actual designers who have to maintain their output
• Has written poetry and short stories. Had a job offer once from a supermarket tabloid, to make up "true stories"
• Had a photography exhibit at a local museum once
• Likes doing a little bit of everything
• His degree was actually in constructive psychotherapy. Is a qualified hypnotherapist, but let it lapse because he prefers to use those skills for fun
  • Hasn't used it in three years, but is tempted