I'm an actor with a forte in stage combat (Hah! Pun! Get it? No? Just me? Damn I'm a nerd...)

I'm originally from upstate NY; I honestly feel like I grew up in one of those All-American towns out of some feel-good 80's movie like Stand By Me. I actually really miss living on the Hudson.

What's the difference between geek, dork and nerd? I'm sure I don't understand it entirely, but I epitomize it.

I want to experience as much as I can in life, and it kinda frustrates me that a single human life isn't big enough to take in all that the world has to offer.

I'm Irish and Italian, both of which become very apparent as you get to know me.

I love the outdoors and regularly like to abscond away on some adventure or another. Joiners welcome.

Very little is taboo with me. Challenges are welcome (and ACCEPTED!).

In short, you'll need a really big, odd-looking box if you want to fit me in one... and I won't stay in it for long.

My acting teacher once said to me, "Follow Your Greatest Need, and Do It With Passion." I've taken this close to heart.

Thus I'm an actor combatant--a stage fighter. I support my career working in a museum, freelancing in stage management and theater tech, bartending and cheese-mongering, and hosting karaoke shows. Yes, all the things.

Outside of that, there's spontaneous antics and tomfoolery abounding.

Acting, Singing, Fighting.

Other theatery things like Tech and Stage Management.

Telling stories - I love to spin a yarn and am a big fan or the oral tradition (there's a bad joke there...).

Suggesting a good wine or cheese for you, or mixing you a great cocktail.

Comedy. Not that I'm especially funny but because of the odd and ridiculous situations I often find myself in. I also make the lame, corny and classic jokes everyone's thinking but no one wants to say. It's part of my charm. =D

The fact that I'm a bit of a nerd, though I've been told it's my smile or my eyes (they change color!). If you tell me this, I will probably blush wildly.

I'm frequently told I look like Matthew Brodrick... or more accurately, Ferris Bueller.

You'll just want to scan this section... 'tis long.

Books: Oscar Wilde, Dr. Seuss and William Shakespeare are the holy triumverate at the top of my literary pantheon. J.R.R. Tolkien and Sam Shepard are demigods.
Fahrenheit 451, The Princess Bride, True and False, The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, Timeline, World's End, The Lord Of The Rings, The Shape of Things, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Slaughterhouse Five, 1984, countless plays.

Movies: Serenity, The Boondock Saints, The Princess Bride, REPO! The Genetic Opera, The Court Jester, Star Wars (IV, V &VI), Spaceballs, Much Ado About Nothing, Death To Smootchy, Four Rooms, High Society, Independence Day, High Fidelity, Interstate 60, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Indiana Jones, Dogma, Mallrats, Amelie, But I'm A Cheerleader, 10 Things I Hate About You, Pulp Fiction, Stranger Than Fiction, Dead Poets Society, Zombieland, MST3K The Movie...

TV: Firefly, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Doctor Who, Dexter, NCIS, Roswell, Arrested Development, The Deadliest Catch (it's strangely addicting!), Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Mythbusters (SCIENCE! Now in AWESOME!), How I Met Your Mother, and Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Music: Dave Grohl rules my music pantheon with a rawk fist.
Ska is what makes me 'Rude'.
I love Irish Rock, Pirate Rock, Cover bands like Walk Off The Earth, and the pseudo-folk-punk-gypsy thing that's half-underground right now.
I even have a soft spot for old country-western/rockabilly and old school hip-hop.
I really love songs that tell interesting stories, too.

Foods: Practically Anything--I love food. I'll try most anything twice. Can never go wrong with Italian or a real good burger. I need to discover more sushi, though. Anyone wanna introduce me?
I love Coffeehouses, Delis and Diners.

-Faith. "I don't care what you believe. Just Believe It." ~Shepherd Deriah Book
-People, especially my Family. "There’s something way down deep that’s eternal... and that something has to do with human beings." ~Thorton Wilder, "Our Town"
-Stage Combat and all its shiny weapons
-Passion
-Music
-Answers. Or perhaps more accurately, questions to answer.

How could you climb up Rapunzel's hair without pulling her out the gorram window.
How to be a better actor and fighter.
Why I love Tropicana Orange Juice so much.
The natural state and purpose of things.
Where in the World IS Carmen Sandiego?
How to improve things I'm not happy with.
How to go further with things I am happy about.
Why is everyone thinking about how they'd survive the Zombie Apocalypse?
Why everyone in a karaoke bar has got to sing either Paradise By The Dashboard Light or Don't Stop Believing... and BADLY.
People's stories.
...I think strange things.

doing the same thing I do every night, Pinky. TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!

If I'm not working, it's a crapshoot: movies, concerts, out with friends at a coffeehouse, a dive bar, or a diner; singing karaoke, or finding some new trouble to get into.

I'm Binghamton University's three-time drag queen champion. No lie. My stage name is Daphne (based on Jack Lemmon's character in "Some Like It Hot") and I'm known for my gargantuan boobs and my outrageous performances. Yes, there are pictures.

--Alright, let's make this easy, since everyone's so afraid to hit the message button: pick the one thing you read that most intrigued you about me and ask me about it. What do either of us have to lose?--

...you're a passionate, adventurous, creative, quirky, outside-the-box kind of girl. Trouble-makers and boat-rockers a plus.

... you share a tenacity for life and don't just follow the fold.

...you're looking for a friend or partner in crime for adventures, coffee, and/or entertaining conversation.