Arun Nair is one of my closest friends that I've known since early childhood. He is an ER physician currently working in Baltimore and likely will be moving soon to Austin TX with his wife Kathryn and Major dog. Our conversation delves into a riveting discussion of woodworking, young memories laying atop of a couch, and novel approaches to ordering fast food. The conversation pummels forward to a discussion of his time as a New York hipster before medical school. While there, his activities included taking photographs of strangers on the mean streets of NYC, designing an art/music installation piece with musician David Bryne, and working as a laboratory assistant studying beta-amyloid plaques.