Recently relocated to Brooklyn, NY from Philadelphia. So I am entering the dating pool of the 5 Boroughs and I am looking forward to it. Also, of course not only looking for dating partners but also making new friends...

I need some help exploring the new lay of the land. I need a good brunch place, a good diner place, a good Indian Food place, a good Felafel place and a good Thai place. A coffee shop that is not Starbucks. I need a good independent gallery or book store. I need a good Ethiopian to go to. A knit store, a good second hand clothing store to find a cute dress. Or pick out a quirky jacket for you.

Or just sit with a cup of coffee peruse the New York Times on a Sunday and then take a walk

Who wants to help me with this?

Lately I have described myself as a college educated, solo world traveling, skydiving triathlete. Because I do have a degree, I love to travel, I have been skydiving and I just completed my first triathlon. So, yeah, I like to try new things and challenge myself. I don't want to be a passive observer to my life. I want to be an active participant.

As far as travel goes I have traveled all over Canada. It is amazing how the east coast of Canada differs from the west coast of Canada. Vancouver is a Gorgeous place. I have been to Iceland. Spent my birthday in Barcelona, Spain a couple of years ago. I like to travel on my birthday as a gift to myself. The gift of discovery is the best gift. I have been recently to Budapest, Vienna and Prague. So travel is my vice. I view the world as a prime piece of real estate that you should go out and explore.

I also like motorcycles, roller coasters and good hike through mountains. Thus far Lynn Canyon in Vancouver is one of the best hikes. However, I can totally rock the little black dress for a night out.

Adjusting to life in Brooklyn. Meeting new people. Carving out a new life for myself.

Working very hard so I may enjoy things like travel.

I am good at sarcasm. I am good at making my signature eggplant casserole. Conversation. I have shut restaurants and coffee shops down because I love a good conversation. It should be like a tennis match. Finding dropped stitches in knitting projects and fixing them without having to unravel the whole thing, thus helping the beginning knitters of the world becoming better knitters! I am a good friend.

My height. I am 5'0 tall. But I wear it well! In my head I am 6 feet tall. Imagine my surprise where all my clothes say petite. Or I am in the store and I can't get something off of a high shelf. It's all good though.

However, I am quite adept at asking a gentlemen in a store to get something off of a high shelf.

And I have a heaping helping of moxie

I like beat poetry and Hemingway. I like Langston Hughes. I occasionally read the sad drunken Irish writers with an ax to grind. Though I may have Irish Ancestry...I am not sad, nor drunk and no axes to grind or a chip on my shoulder.

I like quirky independent movies that not everyone gets such as Secretary. I love the Princess Bride and ET. I also love film noir and movies from the 30's and 40's. His Girl Friday is good one. However, I love the first 3 Indiana Jones movies and can quote caddyshack when the moment strikes.

I also have quite the affection for my Eddie Izzard DVD's. I love that guy. So Smart. So British.

I am going to Duke Ellington: If it sounds good it is good. That being said. I like punk, stooges, ramones, clash, X, Black Flag. I love Social Distortion and I freely admit I have a thing for Mike Ness circa 1992. However, Rollins Band is one of my favorite bands. Rollins Band Weight album is probably one of the most significant records to my life to be honest.

I also like jazz; Coltrane, Davis, Holiday that kind of stuff. I need to find a cool jazz place to listen to live jazz. Know of a place. In Philadelphia it was Ortliebs. Well, until they closed. Sad day indeed. Or Chris' Jazz in Center City. Free Jazz or Classic stuff...I don't really care, I just like to hear it.

I like metal, Ozzy, Dio, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest.

Pop from the 60's , swing and southern rock.

I really enjoy Sons of Anarchy and Mythbusters.

Food. I am allergic to fish and strawberries. So anything other than that I am pretty much game for. There was an Ethiopian place in west philly that I love. I would love to find one in NY or Brooklyn. Of course I will travel for good food. I love subtle flavors. But I also love a good curry.

I also love felafel. It is the most perfect food.

I also love a good brunch. I need to find a good brunch place. Any suggestions. Any would be helpful and perhaps I can meet you there sometime! However I also don't rule out a good diner breakfast; bacon, eggs and toast with black coffee. Breakfast can be pretty awesome if you have a Saturday or Sunday morning free. Any good diners you can recommend?

Good Food. Passport. iPod. Laughter. Coffee. An Opinion.

Why Mediocrity is ok. Why doing the bare minimum is just fine?

My trip to the Amazon at the end of February

Typical sounds boring. What I am I doing? I don't know. I could be having a nice dinner. I could be on the road to some place like Boston. I could be knitting an awesome hat. I could be at a movie. However, just the word typical sounds like you have penned in a permanent Friday activity.

I wanted to be Dolly Parton as a kid because she was fearless. She would say and do anything and didn't care what people thought. She is still one of my favorite people today.

I think don't think clowns are funny. They kind of freak me out.

I don't know how to drive. Anyone want to teach me?

I am The Stig (Kudos if you get the reference)

I sometimes weep like a little girl who fell off her bike over the last 10 minutes of ET

You like to travel. You can carry a good conversation and shut a restaurant down and we have to be asked to leave because we've been talking for so long. You like to exercise. You are willing to get stuff off of high shelves and open jars. You actually want to meet and talk to one another like normal human beings and not email for weeks and weeks. You aren't afraid of something that is different. You've got moxie. You find life not to be something you have to deal with but something that can be an adventure.