Word has it Dan Humphrey nabbed a pretty good summer job.  Instead of serving up lattes at Starbucks or folding shirts at J. Crew, Dan will be assisting famed Pulitzer-Prize-winning novelist Jeremiah Harris.  I’m sure Dan’s piece in The New Yorker helped with that (I mean, how else did a boy from Brooklyn snag such a stellar gig?).  Even though most of his duties will include walking a dog and making sure there’s Splenda and not Equal in Jeremiah’s coffee, we’re pretty certain Dan will learn a thing or two from such a famed writer.  And maybe it can even help him with his own writing.  Surely Dan must have a lot on his mind that would make for a good story…

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Angelika Film Center
There’s nothing Dan loves more than the latest and greatest independent and foreign films.  In the past you could usually find Dan here alone on Friday and Saturday nights, but that’s not the case any longer now that he is dating Serena van der Woodsen.
Veselka
Dan and Vanessa love this Ukrainian restaurant where they serve NYC’s finest pierogies.
Gray’s Papaya
This famous NYC haunt is open 24 hours a day and serves the best hot dogs in the city.  Dan loves coming here late night.  Make sure you get sauerkraut on your dog!
New York Public Library
Books upon books upon books.  It’s like a dream come true for our aspiring writer Dan.  He loves to come here and sit and read for hours (but he’s not a dork, really).
H&H Bagels
New York City’s most famous bagel place.  These are a favorite among the entire Humphrey family.
teany
Dan loves this vegan tea house owned by Moby.  Teany has a wide array of teas and is located in one of Dan’s favorite NYC neighborhoods: the Lower East Side.

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Current song playing on iPod: “Don’t Kiss Me Goodbye” by Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle
Current Book on the nightstand: Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life by Steve Martin
Ideal Vacation Destination: Prague, Czech Republic
Childhood Crush: Vanessa Abrams
Favorite Afterschool Activity: Poetry Club
Favorite School Subject: AP Literature and Composition
Favorite Website: The Huffington Post
Favorite Food: Falafel
Favorite Video Game: Call of Duty
Favorite Magazine: The New Yorker
Favorite Reality Show: Little People Big World
Phone of Choice: Motorola KRZR
Dream Job: Novelist, poet, essayist, blogger, any kind of working writer

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Current song playing on iPod: “Flashing Lights” by Kanye West
Current Book on the nightstand: Fifty Places to Sail Before You Die by Chris Santella
Ideal Vacation Destination: Greek Islands
Childhood Crush: Blair Waldorf
Favorite Afterschool Activity: Lacrosse
Favorite School Subject: Geography
Favorite Website: Travelocity
Favorite Food: Burritos
Favorite Video Game: Madden NFL
Favorite Magazine: Maxim
Favorite Reality Show: Man Vs. Wild
Phone of Choice: Verizon Juke
Dream Job: Not a lawyer. Still trying to figure it all out.

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Lives with: dad, Rufus, and little sister, Jenny, in a loft in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Dan’s mother, Alison, moved to Hudson, NY over the summer
Likes: Adventurous blondes, The New Yorker, the L train, NPR, Netflix, reading, writing, coffee, Dartmouth, good values, saving the day, politics
Dislikes: Pretentious people, the ice capades, rumors and drama, college legacies, alarm clocks, mean girls, dancing (he’s not very good at it)
Best Friend: Vanessa Abrams
Current Crush: Serena van der Woodsen
Favorite fashion accessory: T-shirts
Favorite places in New York: the Angelika, Gray’s Papaya, the Tea Lounge (great place to see live music in Brooklyn), New York Public Library, Communitea, the Whitney
Favorite Music: Lincoln Hawk, Beastie Boys, Kooks, Wilco, Rogue Wave, Beck, Of Montreal, Band of Horses, Arcade Fire, Jose Gonzalez, Eliott Smith, Hot Hot Heat
Favorite Authors: JL Hall, William Faulkner, David Sedaris, Dave Eggers, Thomas Pynchon, Philip Roth, JD Salinger
Favorite Movies: Harold and Maude, Rushmore, City of God, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, ET, History of the World: Part I, The Kid, The Bicycle Thief, Play It Again, Sam
Favorite designers: Um…he just wears whatever looks and feels best
Favorite TV Shows: The Daily Show, anything on PBS, Arrested Development, The Office (both versions), Law and Order: SVU, Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Battlestar Galactica
Heroes: His dad, Rufus
Motto: “What doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.”

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