In a nutshell, and in absolutely no particular order...

I like: cookie dough, Trader Joe's, seeing plays, sleeping in, eating out, maps, cheese, having seven nieces and nephews, office supplies, the Oxford comma, eBay, poker, The Beatles, a daily newspaper, 24-hour diners, thesauruses, fountain pens, single malt Scotches, and donuts.

My bucket list includes jumping into Crater Lake and seeing a mind-blowingly excellent production of Hamlet.

I loved law school and working as a public defender; if I could I'd make Groundhog Day a federal holiday; my family has a lot of redheads and women named "Cordelia"; I can milk a goat, start a campfire, shoot decently, repair your leaky bathtub faucet, and fix your computer. My first cousin once removed wrote an entire book on the word "OK". I dress like Sam Seaborn for work and have sung Mahler's 8th, Bach's B Minor, and Mozart's Requiem.

Going on a culinary tour of Italy... and France... and India... sounds awesome. I've taught juggling classes, run the NYC and Marine Corps marathons, skydived, hang glided, and circled the Beltway on a motorcycle; and although I've lived in DC for a long time, I still think motorcades and helicopters are cool.

Airbag by Radiohead, Arrested Development, The West Wing, 1984, Moulin Rouge, Sea Legs by The Shins, The Daily Show and Colbert Report, Trainspotting, Casablanca, Shortbus, Mother Nature's Son by The Beatles, M*A*S*H, The Godfather, Dean's Dream by The Dead Milkmen, Secretary, Chappelle's Show, CSI, Scrubs, I'm Going to Go Back There Someday (by Gonzo T. Muppet), To Kill a Mockingbird, Rushmore, this old song my grandma used to sing, Close to Me by the Cure . . .

Favorite restaurants include: Domku, Granville Moore's, Ray's Hell Burger, Amma Vegetarian Kitchen, El Pollo Rico, The Inn at Little Washington, Earl's, The Original Pancake House, La Madeleine, PaperMoon Diner (Baltimore), any Waffle House location, Etete, Luna Grill and Diner (in DuPont), Duangrat's Thai Restaurant, Yechon Korean Restaurant, Vegetate (closed), City Diner, Kabob Palace, One World Cafe (Baltimore), and anyplace that serves breakfast all day.

I've read She Comes First, and, as Dan Savage advises, I strive to be GGG.

You're creative, free-spirited, snarky, playful, strong-willed, open-minded, feisty, quirky, or a little mischievous.

You get thoughts other people don't get; you often make yourself smile; or you're just different than everyone around you.

Extra credit if you:
· sing out loud the songs that get stuck in your head
· catch references to The Princess Bride or Monty Python skits
· enjoy reading the business section of a newspaper
· have a single rich dad who will marry my mom
· can envision us in this wonderful Bollywood song and dance number
· also wish you had a Cardigan Welsh Corgi
· caught at least one grammar problem in this profile