I read too much and make a mean gumbo. I'm amateurly obsessive about meteorological phenomena, the electoral college, comicbooks (especially if dyke-penned), and shades of yellow-green. I'm professionally obsessive about the evolution of human behaviour, particularly in regard to sex & relationships.

I revel in inadvisable adventures and like travelling to countries where I don't speak the language.

I haven't lived half as vigorously as I would have liked to have by now, but nobody's perfect.

I am cerebral, snarky, and expressive

Teaching. Researching. Writing. Raising a little person who sees the world with wide-eyed wonder. Figuring out how to make a meaningful difference.

Growing tomato plants the size of trees. Explaining the evolutionary underpinnings of contemporary human behaviour. Shooting animated safari animals at my local divebar. Navigating by cardinal directions.

Dolly.

(a): The Picture of Dorian Grey, We Need to Talk about Kevin, The Wisdom of Whores, LMNOP, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. I'm also rather fond of chosen-by-the-covers trade paperbacks, natural histories of food, and pop biosci texts.

(b): I'm more of a book person than a movie person, but I've a weakness for Ghost World and Good Night and Good Luck.

(c): The Smiths, The Pixies, The Stone Roses, The Watson Twins, damn, how many bands' names start with "the"? My Teenage Stride. Poe. Neko Case. Jenny Lewis. Liz Phair. Shonen Knife. Sleater-Kinney. Cadallaca. All things Kathleen Hanna. Girlpunk in general. Bands that make me bouncy inside.

(d): Thai, sushi, cajun/creole, candy.

(a) iToys, (b) geek life, (c) far flung adventures, (d) songs on repeat, (e) autonomy, & (f) tea (chai, bubble, or otherwise).

The impact of my career, and how to shape it. My kid. Sustainable local eating. The shortcomings of the mainstream media. Getting back to Haiti. Getting back to Thailand. Going to Cambodia and Svalbard. How to make a difference in the health status and quality of life of women in developing nations. How to reorganise my living space.

Sleeping.

I hate pirates. You decide to send me a message making witty pirate puns or gratuitous "Arrrrrr!" subject lines, I'm reporting it as harassment.

--sociobiology doesn't scare you.
--you're in need of a new book collection from which to pilfer.

Please note, I'm not interested in dating these days: my life is way too full for that. I have a kid, I have a partner, & I'm even leaving NY. Just keeping this profile active for the occasional quiz or trying to set up a friend.