I just moved to the DC area. I love being near so many bars and restaurants, and I love being able to get everywhere without a car.

I'm kind of an intellectual. I like having conversations. I'm interested in lots of stuff--linguistics, psychology, Constitutional law, the novel, and so forth.

But what about the physical? I bike everywhere, run sometimes, go camping and skiing when I can. I recently got back from a weeklong bike trip in Northwest Ohio (thrilling I know). I feel more comfortable in hiking boots than in high heels, and don't tell me I can't ride a bike in a skirt, because I do it all the time.

Remember that episode of The Simpsons in which Homer meets Frank Grimes, a man who has had to struggle for everything in life and who is ultimately driven insane by Homer's sloppy carelessness? That's me. But sexier. I try to keep it under control, but basically I'm incredibly precise, pedantic, judgmental, intolerant and pessimistic. I really care about getting things right.

I have strong opinions, but I also like to understand the enemy. So, for instance, I'm an atheist, but I take the Bible seriously. I really think an intelligent person ought to be able to have a productive conversation with anyone, no matter how much you disagree.

I don't think I'm allowed to be simultaneously a member of the NRA and the ACLU, but I would if I could. I'm a feminist, but it's a vague term.

I don't take life too seriously. I don't think words have meanings. I don't get along well with authority figures.

Right now I'm working on my first comic strip! I can't draw, but it's fun, telling the story of an adventure I had. It all began on a quiet Monday night, watching Twin Peaks at home...

I like reading to read meaning into things that have none, like reading tarot cards, analyzing people's handwriting, and predicting elections.

Drinking like a man. And staying calm in a crisis. People have complimented me often on my vocabulary, determination, and breasts.

Update: yes I realize technically I cannot be good at 'breasts', but I like to take credit where I can.

I'm quiet. But opinionated. Later on, people usually notice I have heterochromia--in other words, I have a brown spot in one green eye.

I'm a snob when it comes to liquor, beer (not a wine snob yet but it'll come), movies, and books. That doesn't mean I'll look down on you if you have different tastes, but it does mean I won't want to see the latest Bruce Willis action movie with you.

I read a lot. Basically, if you read Freud and Proust, with a sprinkling of Henry James, then the world makes sense.

I like zombie movies and noir films, the best exemplar of each being the Night of the Living Dead trilogy and The Big Sleep. Also the Lost Skeleton of Cadavra and Cannibal! the Musical.

Music: not something I know a lot about. But on a desert island, I'd pick Elliott Smith, the Beatles, and Bach.

I like to cook! I eat healthy foods and not a lot of meat. My favorite foods are salmon with a mustard marinade, coffee yogurt, poached eggs, curries, etc. Fun fact: you can cook almost anything with mustard. If you're determined.

a to-do list, books, privacy, my bike, whiskey and a clean kitchen.

And six things I would rather do without: marijuana, political correctness, religion, TV, shorts (they look bad on everyone fyi), and cliché.

Language, personality, hair, clothes, the way people talk and think, sex, money, my past, my future, work I have to get done. Things I am ignorant about (like Constitutional law!)

either out drinking cocktails with friends or at home cooking with my cat.

I listen to Britney Spears and eat at McDonald's.

I would especially like to hear from people who know about things I want to know about, like beer, wine, skiing, how to shoot a gun, linguistics, or postmodern French philosophy.

Or if you are a: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces, Aquarius, or Capricorn. Yes I know astrology is bullshit but still.