I'm a political strategist, blogger, gardener, cook, and friend, not necessarily in that order. I like my life to be full of laughter, good food, and good stories, with just enough mystery and/or absurdity to keep things interesting.

I went to grad school for public policy after succeeding in pulling myself off the law school track. Now I work in progressive politics, performing statistical acrobatics to come up with new ways to run more efficient media campaigns. It's fortuitous, having a job that lets me combine my love of politics and my love of spreadsheets. Lucky me.

In my spare time, I like cooking food and drinking wine with my friends. I also like to tend to my community garden plot where I grow lots of vegetables, which end up in the aforementioned cooking adventures. And although I'm skeptical of downward-facing dog, I do yoga.

culinary experimentation, seeing the sunny side of most situations, swing dancing, getting seedlings to grow, doing the Sunday crossword, making my friends laugh, obsessing over television shows.

Oh, and I'm pretty awesome at pub trivia. My mind is full of useless knowledge. It's a good way to win free beer.

My curly hair. My smile. And if it's fall, my boots. I'm a big fan of knee-high boots. They're stylish and fun, and I can hide stuff in them so that I don't have to carry a purse when I go out at night. Score!

Books: One Hundred Years of Solitude, On The Road, Sophie's World, Harry Potter, The Great Gatsby, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Sense and Sensibility

TV: Lost, Mad Men, True Blood, How I Met Your Mother, and of course old episodes of The West Wing. How many people in DC were drawn here in part because of that show, I wonder?

Podcasts: Savage Love Podcast, Filmspotting, Dinner Party Download

Web comic: xckd

Food: Pie. Pretty much any kind of pie. (And too many other foods to list).

Music: Carbon Leaf, Le Tigre, Great Big Sea, Postal Service, 13 Stories, Frou Frou, Regina Spektor, The Bird and the Bee, Roisin Murphy, Alana Davis, Alanis Morissette, Scissor Sisters, Joni Mitchell, Squirell Nut Zippers, Pink Martini, Morcheeba, Thievery Corporation, Röyksopp, Cibo Matto, Bebel Gilberto, St. Germain, Beady Belle, Suba, Air, Sufjan Stevens, Jamie Cullum, Queen, Mika, Psapp, Bitter:Sweet, CSS, Flight of the Conchords, Mike Doughty, Vampire Weekend

Movies: All About Eve, Wet Hot American Summer, Strictly Ballroom, The Fifth Element, Thelma & Louise, Secretary, Fargo, The Science of Sleep, The Departed

iPhone
Fresh produce
Bacon
Dancing
Friends
My imagination

how lucky I am to have found my adorable 1BR in Dupont Circle.

I don't like wasabi, or horseradish, or any of those strong mustardy flavors. For a foodie, this is a serious confession.