I'm a listener, a dreamer, an idealist and a realist. I'm spontaneous and a planner. I'm passionate about a lot of things. I love laughing. I want to try new things and meet new people. I have some of the best friends in the entire world. I feel very lucky in life and when I'm not, I always do my best to find a bright side (in a non-cheerleader/valleygirl kinda way).

I believe in working hard and playing hard. I believe you should cry enough to make you enjoy laugh, and laugh enough to appreciate crying. My friends know me as the one who's out to try and save the world (save the whales, human rights, etc.).

*wish i could have been more witty/sarcastic... but that is reserved for in-person interactions i s'pose*

Just doing what I can to be sure I love life more and more each day.

I do audio/production work at a local cable tv news station and work part-time with teens doing leadership and community services activities. And I love almost every moment of it. I'm also into documentary filmmaking and social justice education.

laughing (my smile's usually pretty contagious, too), carrying on conversations for hours past expected, having heated discussions, finding a bright side, and a few other things I hope...

my height. I'm kinda short. But then they get to know me and realize my personality doesn't fall as short...

Music:
Open to almost anything, but I'm not a huge/obsessive fan of anything in particular.
Mraz, Folds, Simon & Garfunkel, Mayer, Johnson, Harper, All American Rejects, NFG, most acoustic stuff, Kanye, Legend, Chili Peppers, John Legend, reggaeton, things that I can dance to, my friends' bands, etc.

Favorite TV Shows (though I'm never home to watch):
Sex and the City, Family Guy, Law & Order, Life on Mars, Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job, Robot Chicken, 20/20

Favorite Movies:
Way too many to name!

Hotel Rwanda, Farenheit 9/11, napolean dynamite, Corina Corina, Goonies, Billy Madison, Almost Famous, Wet Hot American Summer, Zoolander, Fast and Furious, i am sam, Ferris Buller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club, willy wonka and the chocolate factory (the original), now and then, dirty dancing, fight club, kissing jessica stein, amy's o, dogma...
DOCUMENTARIES: Jesus Camp, murderball, praying with lior, collector of bedford street, shut up & sing, cats of mirikitani, and then some...

Favorite Books:
Dr. Seuss's Horton Hears A Who, Farenheit 451, Stargirl, Death Be Not Proud, brave new world, catcher in the rye, the Color of Water, The Namesake

Food:
yummy things. oh, and chocolate.

sun
my amazing friends
passion
laughter
art/music/film/expression
new and exciting things

how I can be a better person.
religion, traditions, community, identity.
the next documentary film i want to make.
how lucky i am to be where i am doing what i'm doing.
making folks smile.

... there's no such thing as 'typical' for me.

I might be working (two jobs, odd hours), sleeping, sharing a dinner with friends, at a bar or club (though it might last through the wee hours of Saturday morning), and who knows? There's always something new to explore in NYC.

you can't answer the question: why not?