I'm a queer, femme-ish lady who is new to the bay area and looking for some wonderful new queer friends.

I tend to get myself into trouble because I have a very hard time censoring my thoughts. I say what I mean and mean what I say.

Caffeine makes me jittery but I love the taste of coffee so I drink it anyway.

I want to: get more into astrology (I'm a scorpio but I'm not entirely sure what that means), try ballet (being graceful is not my strong suit :), explore ceramics (because wet clay feels cool), and learn a musical instrument (I have a guitar that I don’t know how to play).

I cut my own hair.

I like hiking, big skies, pretty much all animals (except snakes... I’m terrified of snakes), vegan food, gin, going on road trips, warm weather, Netflix, and expanding my vocabulary.

I'm finally making a second attempt at earning a college degree. I'm a sociology major and queer studies minor and I'm actually really enjoying it. I've turned into a bit of a nerd (no shame). I read a lot and write even more. I'm also in the process of redecorating my apartment (which is awesome because it's a perfect excuse for way too much thrift shopping :).

-having very honest and open conversations
-writing
-picking out pets with awesome personalities
-procrastinating
-sleeping in

No idea.

Books:
-Paint it Black by Janet Finch
-Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
-Absolutely anything written by Audre Lorde or Judith Butler

Movies:
-I’m a sucker for a good rom-com (i.e. pretty much anything with Julia Roberts or Emma Stone).
-American Beauty

Shows:
-The Office
-30 Rock
-Mad Men
-Modern Family
-Friends

Music:
-Pretty much anything. I was raised on a combination of The Who, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and, of course, Britney Spears.

Food:
-Tofu Scrambles
-Ethiopian food
-Spicy stuff

-the color turquoise
-water (because... the pacific ocean makes me feel at home, I love taking baths, I get a headache when I'm dehydrated, and I think house plants are a requirement.)
-play dates with puppies
-my favorite stuffed animal (yes, I'm 24 and still sleep with a stuffed animal haha)
-google and dictionary.com (easy access to new knowledge is such a privilege)
-gender fluidity (I'm discovering I'm more of a switch than I realized :)

queer theory, capitalism, gender fluidity, polyamory, human sexuality, femme invisibility, ableism, how to transform progressive ideas into actions... and on a lighter note: whether or not I should get a cat, how I should redo my apt, how wonderful open spaces and ocean views are, and how nice it is to smile at strangers.

Who knows... typical is something that I am not.

I don't want to give everything away upfront but ask away; I'm an open book :)

-you like making new friends :)
-you have a more clever opening line than "Hi". I get bored easily, so something that tells me you've read my profile and are an interesting person is appreciated :)
-you want to get together in person. I have a hard time keeping up with conversations on Okc.
-you're okay with the fact that I'm currently in an open relationship with the truly wonderful _buddyglass and not looking for anything serious.