A cynic, a realist, hiding an optimist.

I feel really stupid for forgetting I should have come up with a clever user name.

I'm a political hack. Depending on what you believe, you could say I'm trying to change the world, protecting what we've got, or destroying it. Sometimes I forget which.

procrastinating. sleeping in. eating.

I'm an exiled Chicago sports fan. Go Bear, Sox, and Bulls!

Music: PJ Harvey, Radiohead, St. Vincent, Wilco, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Grimes, Le Butcherettes, the Roots, Yo La Tengo, the Rolling Stones (<1975), Common, Sleater-Kinney

Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Rushmore, Lost in Translation, Blade Runner, Trust, In the Mood for Love, Chungking Express, Godfather II, Memento, Fargo, Talk to Her

TV: The Wire, Battlestar Galactica, Justified, Mad Men, Wilfred, Community, the Sopranos, Archer, Homeland, the Colbert Report

Books: Elmore Leonard books, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Flannery O'Connor short stories,

Food: Somewhere in between chowhound and foodie; let's try listing a few of my favorites from where I've lived: 1)Mmmm, Chicago (Harold's fried chicken, Tacos al pastor from Pilsen, Italian beefs from Johnnie's, Smoque BBQ), 2) NYC I barely knew you (a good plain slice, Thai at Sripraphai, sea urchin pasta at Marea, Daniel, Sushi Taro, ai di la), 3) DC (peruvian chicken, pho, Korean BBQ).

1 Quixotic campaigns for social justice
2 Going fast (on 2 or 4 wheels)
3 My passport
4 Music
5 Orange juice
6 Fire

travelling.

unwinding - nothing too crazy: a good dinner, a few cocktails, maybe dinner.

you're smart, politically liberal, cool, dorky, like to eat, like to do stuff, or just feel like it.