The latest installment of our Baristanet Profile series, where we get to know the people in our neighborhood:

Name: James William Wojtal Jr.

Where do you live? Verona

When did you move there? Lived here all my life.

How do you make a living? I design, build, and perform with puppets for TV, film, video, Internet , and theatre.

Coffee, tea or … ? Just more coffee. Lots and lots of coffee.

What’s your idea of a perfect Saturday? No phone, a nice walk around the park, coffee with friends.

What’s your favorite local restaurant? Red Eye Cafe in Montclair.

What’s on your nightstand? Sketch book and an iPhone charger.

Your iPod? Mostly podcasts,”Big Kev’s geek stuff,” “The Dana Gould Hour,” smodcast, “Smartest Man in the World,” and “The Mediocre Show.”

What are your current addictions? Vanilla wafers. I can eat a whole box in one sitting.

Talent you would most like to have. Financial …

What’s the worst-kept secret about Montclair? Red Eye Cafe.

What do you hope they say about you at your funeral? ” Well he wasn’t too big of a jerk ”