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I love to explore the city, meet new people, and find cheap good eats. I aspire to become outdoorsy. I am slowly climbing out of my urban/suburban comfort zone. I was a theater major in college (though I want to be a doctor), so I love all kinds of stories, including books, movies, music, dance, and plays. I also like to volunteer around the city.

I am a socialist (in theory), a christian (in practice), and a pirate (in my dreams). I like to talk about politics and religion, and thankfully my friends agree that our conversations are always about the free exchange of ideas, and never get heated. Although those Pirate vs. Ninja debates tend to get a bit bloody...

My sarcastic friends think I'm goofy and my silly friends ask "could you BE any more sarcastic?" Sigh. The world is a complex and crazy place, and laughter is truly the best medicine and the universal language! That banana peel gag transcends cultural barriers. Or, if you believe Eddie Izzard, the phrase "Shaggy and Scooby" is an international sign of friendship.

I am a liberal Christian and an honorary Jew (I can sing and pray in Hebrew AND Latin). I wish I could be both. I mean, Jesus and all his disciples were Jewish! I was a leader in both fellowship groups in college.

Hi there! I am enjoying my mid-twenties living in Boston! I am always looking to make new friends. I love to go out and DO things. Sitting around is boring when the whole world is right outside! Wanderlust is ingrained in me, and I am itching to go abroad again. Right now I console myself with reading a lot of travel writing. I have started taking Spanish lessons. I figure that it's the second language of this country, and if I want to be a doctor, it will definitely be a necessity! I am struggling with not saying in French what I want to say in Spanish.

I've been taking dance lessons in west coast swing, lindy hop, and jive for about a month. Dancing with another person is very different from dancing with an ensemble (ballet, jazz, modern). I am having a ball at being a beginner again!

I ply my trade as a superhero by day (office manager) trying to work my way towards grad school in public health. I eventually want to go to med school, and then it's off to help save the world from itself! Dr. Paul Farmer is one of my role models. Seriously, look him up!

I'm a die-hard Lost fan. The show is now on hiatus until February 2009, and I am distraught. I also like Scrubs, House, CSI: Las Vegas, and MythBusters.

Making people laugh! I enjoy irony, sarcasm, and just plain silliness!

I am a fantastic storyteller, and I really enjoy it. Understandably, I am addicted to books, movies, etc.

I look up everything and anything on Google, Wikipedia, and imdb.com. I also poke around Lostpedia from time to time. Podcasts are my drug of choice.

I really try to figure out why my friends like the things they do, so I am always willing to try a new activity, food, kind of music, etc. Ya know... as long as I (probably) won't be arrested for it.

My warm, outgoing Midwestern friendliness and energy; my large expressive hazel-grey, green, blue eyes; my sense of humor; the book that's inevitably in my purse; the fact that half of their veggie platter has disappeared!

My friends tell me that I am always ready with a smile, and I am THE person to call if they need cheering up (or an honest opinion)! I can find a silver lining anywhere. It keeps me sane. I call myself an optimistic realist.

As a storyteller, I love books, movies, and music. Favorites always evolve over time, as we change, don't they?

I am a serious bibliophile! What do you recommend? I'll add it to my to-read list. I love fiction and plays! I also drop into biographies, science, and history books from time to time. I'd say about 60% of my books are from the 19th century or earlier. I ADORE Harry Potter. Some of my favorite modern books are Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, by Christopher Moore (his best work by far); Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett; The Once and Future King, by TH White; Eat Pray Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert; Thursday Next by Jasper Fforde, and Holy Cow, by Sarah MacDonald.

I adore the Muppet movies and foreign films, especially from China, India, Spain, and France. I bonded with my dad over Indiana Jones, James Bond, Star Trek, and the (original) Star Wars movies. I've seen most Shakespeare films (since his work was the focus of my major). Other favorites include: Stranger than Fiction, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Hero, Peter Pan, Angels in America, Dracula (1931), Good Morning Vietnam, Monty Python, Newsies, Fried Green Tomatoes, Joy Luck Club, Tao of Steve, Some Like It Hot, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Princess Bride, Annie Hall, Almost Famous, The Usual Suspects, North By Northwest, Clerks, Dogma.

I have serious relationships with the music I love. Sting, U2, Phil Vassar, Gin Blossoms, Eddie From Ohio, CCR, Jewel, Lonestar, Jars of Clay, Bobby Darin, Miles Davis, Dido, the Smiths, Beautiful South, Dar Williams], and Selena]. I love folk, country, and indie rock. Brit Pop makes me laugh, so I love it! I like most music, but I rarely recognize a top 40 pop song. The 80s and 90s are nostalgic, the 60s and 70s had some great rock and folk, and the 50s were just plain fun! Before that, it's all about the blues. <3

Milk, strawberries, apples, Jack Daniel's BBQ sauce, and dark chocolate make everything better. I try to eat healthier food, though I was raised in the Midwest, so BBQ will always have a special place in my heart. I also have a love of good Mexican food from visiting my dad in Tucson. Boston has so many interesting restaurants, and I love to try exotic food. I am definitely a city girl, since there is always something interesting and new to find, try, and explore!

My favorite things in life are laughter, dark chocolate, fruit, being active, affection, and stories; ideally, they are enjoyed all at the same time!

I would have to add Irish tea, sunshine, the color green, my Mac, and spicy food.

Life, the universe, everything...

My future, the state of the world, God, my friends scattered across the globe, how fun free association is, what novel I'd like to live in, what kind of superhero I'd be if I had powers, how much fun a game of Calvinball on the Boston Common would be!

Convincing myself that I do not NEED an iPhone when people are starving in Burma, no matter how pretty and shiny and useful they are! The shops at Copley Place are just infuriating to me. How can people spend that much on clothing and purses when that money could go to feed families or provide medical supplies to places with no infrastructure.... and I am getting off my soap box now. I've got first-world guilt.

At a movie, dance lesson, new (cheap) restaurant, friend's house, author reading, guest lecture, or pub. Sometimes a few of these in one night! I am not a fan of clubbing at places where it's all cheesy electronica and "back that ass up" hip hop (those genres have so much more to offer); I'd rather go somewhere I can talk to the people with whom I am spending time! I do like to go out to louder pubs, though, like the Burren when a good band is playing, for some fun dancing and a beer or two. There is this one 90s cover band that makes my night!

I really enjoy my loving, accepting, LIBERAL Episcopal church! I help coordinate the high school youth group, and the kids crack me up and impress me every week! It's a great thing to find a community where you don't have to conform to fit into the prescribed "acceptable parameters." Episcopalians are all about discussion, learning, and thoughtfulness. It's a very collegiate atmosphere. Check out Robin Williams' list of the Top 10 Reasons to be an Episcopalian. Hilarious! But when I mention that I go to church, most people write me off as a Republican Evangelical. That's just not me, but the stereotype is persistent.

Also, while I have lots of energy and friendliness, I am bashful when I am interested in someone. Painfully shy, actually. I can be great friends with someone, laughing, joking, flirting, but the minute I feel that spark, I clam up and turn beet red. *sigh*

Finally, I am totally envious of Eddie Izzard: the comedic skill, his career, his fabulous makeup and ability to walk in treacherous heels!

Message me if you want to hang out and make a new friend! Read any good books lately? See anything good at Coolidge Corner? Want to bike along the Charles or take a sailing lesson? Do you know of any good, cheap international eats? Let me know! :-D

An EMAIL will impress me far more than a random IM of "hi." Tell me about yourself! What caught your eye? Start a conversation! Seriously, I will answer all coherent emails, especially since I am kinda shy about making the first move (see above).

Also: if you know the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow, Tim wants to know.

Note: If you're offensive, explicit, or looking for a May-December thing, keep on movin.