Let's start with some labels- feminist, scientist, vegetarian, liberal.

I am driven by an insatiable lust for knowledge. I want to know how everything works, why it works and the motivations for its creation. I'm interested in the idea of power- who has it, how it is maintained and how to subvert it.

I enjoy exploring the world around me- this can range from walking randomly through Boston to taking a road trip around New Zealand.

I am very open and sarcastic, with a rather dark sense of humor.

I'm currently working on my Ph.D. in Neuroscience. This means that I sit in a dark, little room all day long taking pretty pictures and making movies from them. Sometimes, I even analyze my data.

Solving partially answered crossword puzzles, discovering amazing restaurants and bakeries, navigating mass transportation, and learning new languages.

That I'm fat. I realize that this is a deal breaker for many, so I'd like to be clear on this. I am healthy, active, and completely happy with the way that I look. That being said, most people dig my luscious blonde locks and my fabulous ass.

Books/Authors- Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Milan Kundera, Philip Roth, Daniel Clowes, Ayn Rand, M.F.K. Fisher, Kurt Vonnegut, Mary Gaitskill, Naomi Wolf, etc. I also really enjoy novels about dystopic societies a la 1984, Brave New World, Handmaid's Tale.
Recently Enjoyed: The Omnivore’s Dilemma, The United States of Arugula, Master and Margarita, Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries.

Movies/Directors- Pedro Almodovar, Werner Herzog, Wong Kar-wai, John Waters, Catherine Breillat, Alfred Hitchcock. Requiem for a Dream, Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Secretary, Donnie Darko, Idiocracy, A Clockwork Orange, Annie Hall, Lust, Caution, All About Eve, Synecdoche, New York, Encounters at the End of the World.

Music- I lean towards the indie variety but that doesn't really mean anything. Arcade Fire, Calypso/Reggae, Bowie, Paul Simon (& Garfunkel), David Byrne (& Talking Heads), Devendra Banhart, Dresden Dolls, Elvis Perkins, John Vanderslice, Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Portishead, Seu Jorge, Honey Honey, The Republic Tigers, Gin, M Ward, Regina Spektor, Santigold, Beirut, Bon Iver, etc.

Food- I am a vegetarian who adores all manner of fresh, well-prepared foods. I try to eat locally when possible- I hit the farmer’s markets all the time in the summer. I love trying new cuisines and foods, especially if they involve dumplings.

1. Chickpeas 2. MacBook 3. Intelligent discourse 4. Sunlight

How to replicate the amazing Burmese tofu salad I just had at YoMa.

Elitism. Mulling over different solutions to any number of problems. How profoundly fucked up the world can be and if I can possibly change any of it.

I usually like to decompress with a good book or movie on Fridays but the lure of good friends, good food and good music can often tempt me to go out.

You are younger than 38.

You want to have lengthy, thought-provoking conversations.

Your sense of humor has been deemed highly inappropriate.

You are curious and love to explore.