I'm passionate about the environment, food, and art, especially 'green' design. I moved to Austin 3 years ago from Brooklyn, and I really love this place. It seems like there are surprises around every corner -- gorgeous places to swim, amazing strange plants, good people, great food, and lots of weird art, which I love.

I'm looking for someone with a good sense of humor, who wants to talk politics occasionally, and wants to explore dive restaurants and art galleries/junk shops with me. I'd also be up for a beer and a game of pool, or hiking or swimming with the dogs.

Cooking one-pot meals from whatever is in the fridge; writing & editing; drawing; photography.

My height -- I'm a 6' tall girl. I'm a founding member of the Lanky Ladies League of Austin.

Tv addictions -- Weeds, True Blood, the Wire, Project Runway, Freaks & Geeks. I LOVE food especially asian food, and I'll travel for it. Music: I heart pandora. A few favorites: Beck, Ray Charles, Bonde do Role, Santogold, James McMurtry, Spoon, the Decemberists, Jenny Lewis, Ojos de Brujo.

I like way too many movies to list -- I especially like documentaries like Young @ Heart, Street Fight and The Take.

I've always got a few books going at the same time. Right now,

-- Design Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises
-- Savage Dreams: A Journey into the Landscape Wars of the American West by Solnit, Rebecca
--Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living by Pema Chödrön
-- The Motley Fool You Have More Than You Think : The Foolish Guide To Personal Finance

Exhausted. My favorite Friday night is going swimming, laying in the grass, then pigging out on noodles.