I'm a silly, fun-loving girl who fits in better as one of the guys. I love books, books, and more books--of any type. I talk shit during movies (and t.v. shows), I punctuate correctly, and I spell out words in text messages. I believe that puns are both the lowest and highest form of humor and I have a total weakness for the absurd.

I have an endless capacity for remembering useless information, and don't ever intend to stop learning. There's room in my heart for the utterly logical as well as the metaphysical, but I tend to think that people who are always talking about either are flaky and easily-led. I'm outspoken (could you tell?), and my life's mission is to keep improving myself until I die.

As far as my people skills I'm generous and friendly, loyal, and tend to be the friend everyone brings their problems to, which I (not gonna lie) relish. I don't leave compliments unvoiced, but I do tend not to speak up or cause drama. I'm a cynical optimist, and interested in the darker side of human experience as well.

Working on an M.A. in Cultural Anth, mostly interested in the United States and power exchanges. I'm a humanist, rather than a feminist.

Other goals include traveling--anywhere an everywhere. I just got back from a trip to Europe with my little sister, planning a trip to Jordan/Egypt next summer and Jamaica for this NYE. I did a field school in Oaxaca, Mexico a few years ago, and hope to get a Fulbright Fellowship to Albania after I graduate.

But I'm not the all-academic all the time network. These days I'm spending time with friends, laughing, doing nothing or doing something, and I'd like to be a lot more active. There are too many experiences out there to collect!

Scrabble and Dr. Mario. I'm also into being creative--I paint, draw, write, knit, sculpt, crochet, build sets, whatever. Jill-of-all-trades, master of none and so on. I read like a demon and am no mean conversationalist. I'll probably make you laugh, or else lament your lack of a sense of humor.

I'd like to think that I'd be invaluable on a desert island, or during a zombie apocalypse because of my varied and adaptable skill sets.

My clever t-shirt. After that though, they notice that I'm ridiculously silly, and will totally sacrifice myself for a good joke. And I tend to put people at ease.

Can anyone really sum this up? Books--anything and everything. I love dystopian novels like Stranger in A Strange Land and Brave New World, etc. I also love classics, regular fiction, non-fiction, ethnographies, and...I'll admit it, romance novels. A few favorites, in addition to the two above--Pride and Prejudice, Ender's Game, Skye O'Malley, anything by Chuck Palahniuk or Cormac McCarthy (although his stuff is usually so bleak it takes me days to recover).

Movies--again, anything and everything. Some favorites are Amelie (obviously), The Fifth Element, Princess Bride, 28 Days Later, Society (if you've seen these we HAVE to be friends), Half Baked, Dazed and Confused, Cecile B. Demented, David Lynch and Stanley Kubrick flicks. I love that t.v. has come out of its suck-slump, digging shows like Rome, Dexter and Deadwood, and the old-school MTV series AEon Flux (most emphatically NOT the movie).

Music--I tend to like rock, alternative, punk. I love classic rock, ska, and the new folk-type stuff. But I can't say I don't love some pop. I especially love quirky, intelligent stuff. Bands currently dominating my iPod: Less Than Jake, Kylie Minogue, The Eagles, and The Decemberists. My favorite song right now is Touched by VAST.

As for food, I prefer salty/savory to sweet, but like that too. Living in San Diego has given me a profound appreciation of Cotixan food. I will put the hurt on California burrito from Lolita's.

My contacts--SOOOO blind.

My phone--I'm always afraid I'll miss a crisis or a fun activity when I'm out of touch.

My iPod--she shall have music wherever she goes.

A book. Good for many things.

My sense of humor--it gets me through anything.

A hair tie. I love having long hair, but not so much when it's in my face.

People. It's my job, after all. I'm discovering the joy of advanced theory, but it's time-consuming.

Band names. I'm not in a band, but I have a list several pages long--usually it's just combinations of words that hit my ear nicely...the most recent? Elaborate Codpiece--it'd be a 70's-style glamrock band, of course.

Hanging out with hilarious friends, reading a great book or haunting the hookah bar while using them shamelessly for their free WiFi. Every once in a while I'm kayaking by moonlight or moshing at a ska show.

I have incredibly vivid and involved dreams. Mostly nightmares. About zombies.

You have a rapier wit and like to duel with it. Please be smart and silly, and NOT a creeper. I especially like people who spell out words completely and engage me in interesting conversation before propositioning me. And I'm not in the market for a boyfriend, so if you're looking for the girl of your dreams, it's probably not me.

By the way, if you're looking for a girl who's super-cool but the complete opposite of me, check out my friend Stayin_Classy. And tell her I sent you.