About Me

This is a brief introduction to Jianyu Su, as a human-beling.

Who Am I

Jianyu Su (苏健宇), a male, a boy, a man, a Chinese or whatever I am (I am straight but I support LGBTQ). I was born in 92, in Hubei province. I currently live at Charlottesville. I like coffee and I spent a lot of time at Shenandoah Joe (I would really appreciate it if they can upgrade their wifi) prior to the pandemic. I like bakery, especially those from MarieBette, but I am only allowed to eat once per week for bodybuilding reasons. I have been at Charlottesville for more than 5 years and it is my second hometown now. During the pandemic, I get bored very easily when I am not working on projects. The solution to that is to either play some Nintendo Games or take my Q50 out for a spin. You cannot believe how many times that I have driven without a destination in my mind during the pandemic.

My Hobbies

• I like cooking. But I get bored with it quickly. To reduce the time and efforts I spend on cooking, I only eat one or two meals per day during the pandemic.
• I like video games (mostly JRPG). I recommend Persona 5, Zelda, and Hades. Believe it or not, I am good at just dance.
• I like sports and bodybuilding. I was 165 lbs prior to the pandemic and I could back squat over 310 lbs without breaking a sweat. Now I am 143 lbs and I don’t know how much weight I am capable to lift. I also enjoy running and I did one Charlottesville 10 Miler.
• I like animations and comics (mostly Japanese ones). Recently I have been following 鬼灭之刃 (Demon Slayer), 咒术回战 (Jujutsu Kaisen), and 全员恶玉(Akudama Drive).
• I like watermelons so much that I was seriously considering changing my name to Watermelon Su when I was a 2nd-grader.

What I dislike

• Ginger and asian celery. I cannot stand their smell.
• Chicken breast. I ate chicken breast for a whole year when I started bodybuilidng.
• Food with bad tastes. I can only eat a limited number of meals in my whole life so why not eat delicious food.
• Anything that get in the way of whatever I am doing. I am very focused when I am doing research, working out and I hate it if I get interrupted.
• People that are not punctual. I don’t like waiting.

Social Life

I don’t use social media (facebook, twitter, instagram etc.). I might have created accounts years ago but I never used them. I have a number of friends that I interact on a daily basis (of course follow the no-more-than-10-people-gathering guideline). We potluck most of time, drink seldomly.

Prior to the pandemic, I went to gym with my buddies almost every day. And now I play Call of Duty Warzone with them lol.

Work Life

I am a member of UVA link Lab and I have a seat in the Link Lab. During the pandemic, I realized that I spent too much time socializing with people because the link lab is an open space as well as I am a popular guy haha. I might get dragged into some random conversations whenever some guys pass by my seat (I miss those days). I work from home since March 2020. I like to work while listening to kpop and I have good reasons for that:

• Kpop is catchy. It is definitely good to listen to.
• I don’t understand Korean so I don’t get distracted by lyrics. I did need to turn down the volumn if I am doing some serious work.
• Kpop girls bands are aesthetically pleasing, relieving me from pressure, fatigue.

My favorite boys bands are GOT 7 and EXO. My favorite girls bands are TWICE, IZONE, Red Velvet, EVERGLOW, and ITZY.