I am
A lot of fun and a little flawed (in all the good ways). I'm interested in my surroundings, love to explore, to travel and enjoy genuine, human, intelligent conversation. i have a good sense of humor, embrace sarcasm, and am a good listener—are you? I like to make things. I'm curious and capable. I appreciate simplicity, resourcefulness, sincerity, and your willingness to be open-minded and playful. I have a small garden on my fire escape, I love to cook, swim, and bike.

I do research, create animations and edit films. I've just upgraded my bike and am riding longer distances for the first time. I am learning about street trees (read my journal).

not bragging. But also cooking, taking photos, doodling.

Ni idea....

Recent pick:
I just saw Woman Under the Influence for the first time in a long time and I have to say, that is right up there with the painful best of them.
Old Joy (and soundtrack was excellent (Yo la Tengo). I like movies about places. Lisbon Story, McCabe and Mrs Miller, The Conversation, Nanook of the North, Aguirre: The Wrath of God, Burden of Dreams, Sink or Swim, Jeanne Dielman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, American Splendor, The English Surgeon blew my mind (bad pun and true). Experimental documentaries always get my attention, and super adrenaline movies not so much (though I thought The Hurt Locker was very good).
Read The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao a while back and loved it. The Yiddish Policeman's Union and Kavalier & Clay. Graham Greene. W.G. Sebald, Joan Didion, Jose Saramago, Seeing is forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees. Just finished Lush Life which was good, but I live too much in the thick of that world (geographically) to be the perfect reader. Like 19th century novels maybe as much, maybe more as contemporary ones.
All sorts of Cuban music, Gnarls Barkley, generally pretty eclectic music tastes: world music, alternative (does this mean anything anymore?), and old school classics like Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, Pretenders, Violent Femmes, Brian Eno, The Clash, Roxy Music...I know, I know...it is all so old.
I love Vietnamese food, Indian, almost all delicious food and almost anything that was still growing yesterday.

Dark chocolate. Dark chocolate. Movies and photos. Dark chocolate. Dark chocolate. Travel to foreign climes.

The state of the world, my friends, my nieces, work, what to cook for dinner.

At a film, at the pool, cooking for or eating out with friends, trying to dance rueda de casino, listening to live music or at theater, strolling, cavorting, searching or sometimes staying home and watching a movie or reading.

Privacy is underrated.
I am pretty finicky about the notebooks I write it and the pens I use.
I go to the post office and ask to see the selection of stamps they have and it really pleases me when they have stamps that appeal.

you live within commuting distance of me, have read my profile, and...

You have a question? You are curious? You just want to?
You want to meet and go for a walk, drink, coffee, snack?
You want to go out Salsa dancing together (even though I'm still learning)?