I am a native Berklelian, and a huge fan of Oakland- every time I move here, it feels like coming home. I have the heart of a hippie and the haircut of a young republican, (I spent a summer in DC and realized that I love wearing suits- if you know of an excuse, please share). Don't own a TV, love my family with all my heart, and hate those raw food people. I try not to hate, but truthfully, stomach acid cooks everything heat does. And that's a lot what talking to me is like, come to think of it.

I am back in school, with the ultimate goal of becoming a social worker. Tied up in loving Oakland and being a hippie is wanting to ground my life in a community. Working in school gardens in west Oakland made me realize that this is where I want to do that.

Cooking- my family is from New Orleans, and so I say, “What are we going to eat for lunch?” at breakfast and “What are we going to eat for dinner?” at lunch. And I grew up in the gourmet ghetto, which really does have stellar produce. And cheese.

Writing- couldn't you tell?

Running/Biking- I enjoy them, at least. Anything outdoors and cardio, I'm in.

Smile.
Tall, wide shoulders, narrow hips.
Have I mentioned that I talk a bit?

Food: Thai, Cajun, Italian, California Traditional, Soul, Nepalese- I can cook anything. But I probably won't cook anything new unless you sugest it. Yes, I am asking for suggestions.
Books: I like Letham, O'Toole, Percy, Kundera, Robbins, Hunter, Pirsig, Buk, Hemingway, Camus.
Music: Kendrick Lamar, A$AP, Eliot Smith, Talib, Jenny Lewis, Kayplex, Blackstar, Chiddy Bang, Dead Prez, Die Antwood, DJ Khaled, Mike Jones, The Mr. T Experiance, Trampled by Turtles, Big KRIT.

my chefs knife, (oldest functioning possession)
Bike
Books, (I bought a kindle, and it helped me move)
Computers, (laptop and pocket)
Whiteboards
Memory-Box

I like thinking, by which I mean talking, since I often think out loud. I was a philosophy major, which I consider fair warning of the above, and that I like talking about ideas and things and even the nature of talking and the limitations inherent in it.

That said, I think I think largely about cooking, theory of mind, politics, mindfulness, feminism, and all the other stuff I've already talked about- damn the redundancy inherent in this question.

Also humor. Such as: Screaming monkeys, hurling rotten bananas molded into miniature monkey dolls. I’m still trying to make typed humor work.

This seems like a "what do I like to do in the evenings, to show how exiting your evenings would be with me." To this I must admit that I often spend friday night cooking with my family, (fish friday!), but last friday I was at off the grid/night at the museum, and the week before that I actually went to a show. So, check it out: mildly interesting weekend night activities!

I thought being called Dano was awesome when I was young, and silly when I got older- until it came out of the mouth of a four year old, and then it got awesome again.

You'd like to have a conversation.