Creative, quirky, playful, and compassionate former Coney Island Mermaid Queen. Amused by life's absurdity. Mock urban anthropologist and explorer. Thrive on an intelligent exchange of ideas. Passion for travel and exploring other cultures. Lived in Barcelona and London for half a decade. Independent/foreign film fan. Love of music which runs across the spectrum from salsa to Sarah Vaughan.

Voice-over artist and doodler. Occasional head-shrinker and flaneur. Fascinated by NYC's 19th and early 20th century underworld - enjoy discovering offbeat, out of the way haunts in New York today.

I have been told I am a good listener and conversationalist.

Luc Sante's "Low Life," Kafka, Borges, Steinbeck, Baldwin, Sedaris, Murakami.

Lynch, Polanski, Hitchcock, Bergman, Bunuel, Almodovar, Waters, Kieslowski, Scorsese, Woody Allen, Tim Burton, Atom Egoyan, Iñárritu, Truffaut.

Old New York City underworld, Breaking Bad, offbeat art and music, storytelling, carnies, sweet and spicy food, therimans, indie/foreign film, 99 cents stores, reliquaries, Victorian seaside resorts...

Music
Passion
Friendship
The Ocean
Laughter
Humanity
Curiosity

Sharp, witty, kind, compassionate, communicative and self-aware. Enjoy spending time with friends that I can laugh with and share a sense of irony.