I moved to DC to be a hill rat. Sorry about that. I still do politics, but for a nonprofit, and I don't have any of that starting-out Capitol Hill self-importance.

DC, I guess, is home. I've been here for years. I can't handle the Boston cold anymore, which makes me feel disturbingly disconnected from my New England roots. This wasn't my plan and my eyes wander to other cities, but good beer, good (or pleasingly bad) bars, good friends, good venues - we've got 'em all here.

I am optimistic, pessimistic, and contradictory. And that is totally canned.

Drinking lots of coffee; doing crosswords; working; walking or biking; hanging out; contemplating going to shows and often times then going to them last minute.

Finding humor in everyday life, even when I'm in a crappy mood.

I'm very open and honest about myself, and everything. It's a fault. Seriously. My sense of discretion is ashamed of me.

Also, the length of my hair, both on top of my head and on my face, changes with some regularity.

Books. Until recently I avoided classics, thinking they'd been covered by others and I'd find my own way. Now I'm someone who's read The Hunger Games books (not classics, by any means) and loves to talk about them. One of my favorite books is very, very short, The Mystery Guest. I love pretty much anything by Neil Gaiman.

TV. I like Doctor Who. Also on BBC, I watch a lot of Top Gear, despite not being a car person in the slightest. I don't know why either of them grabbed my attention. Is Sherlock on BBC across the pond? Either way, maybe I'm smitten with Britain. (See what I did there?) On our soil, Community and Archer and funniness. (I guess Daily Show and Colbert Report, but those seem like givens.) I'm a bit of geek, and to make it even more distressingly obvious, I'll say that I'm really into Game of Thrones.

Music. More important than TV. But I hate listing individual bands or artists, because I feel like it gives short shrift to other bands and genres. I'm glad my parents instilled a love for Bob Dylan and Simon & Garfunkel, among others. David Byrne and Brian Eno's album from a few years is something I often go back to. I have an abiding love for REM. LCD Soundsystem. New Pornographers. Mountain Goats. My playlist lately has featured a lot of Tune-Yards and Purity Ring and the new Crystal Castles.

A music listening device; Friends; A pen and paper; Pointless learning; Some sort of camera to capture the unexpected.

The fact that the camera and music thingamajigger are currently the same telephonic device is giving me some trouble here. Trouble not only in the listing, but in my judgement of the worthiness of my items.

Too much and too little at the same time.

Concerts or house parties or bars or beer at home.

Someone once told me I look like Eliot Spitzer. I wasn't upset, but I also want you to know that absolutely no one agreed with them.

I mean, why not?