I'm part geek, part tinkerer, part activist. I'm blissfully ignorant of most pop culture, and I like doing things rather than watching things. I've never quite fit into one category or one group, and i've learned to be quite happy with that. I grew up in Rhode island, went to college for engineering in LA, and moved to SF about 4 years ago.
I started my dating career by dating guys, but lately most of the people I like are girls. I'm also poly and seeing an awesome girl now

Working with my hands and making things has always been a big part of what moves me in life, and lately, the Burningman arts community has become an important part of how i do that. I became a flaming lotus girl a few years ago and learned metalworking while building a huge flaming snake. I've since worked on quite a few other kinetic and fire art projects, and have learned alot and showed others alot about building things and making them work. I feel that there's some contradictory stuff about the whole burningman thing, however the coming together of creative energy and the support to just go out and create whatever you want is like nothing else I've experienced.

I like activism, but mostly the kind of things where you go out and create a better alternative to what's there now. Things like food not bombs, the really really free market, or just building bike trailers or fun bike powered vehicles.

I was working full time for a contractor doing home remodels and fancy kitchens, but left that about a year ago to enjoy having more time to make things that I want to make, do yoga, and just enjoy life.

Long term, I think that I want to put my energy and technical ability towards creating some kind of collective community organization. I'm doing a little of that now at the art space I live at, and it's made me think about that as a long term thing that I want to do.

I also want to further my exploration of the joys of intimacy, touch, and connection with other people.

Building and fixing things, getting distracted, baking, listening to people, learning by doing, cuddling

Something I made or did. Or my eyes.

Books: Pronoia by Rob Breezny, Days of War Nights of Love by Crimethinc, the Ethucal Slut, No Logo by Naomi Klein, After the Deluge by Chris Carlsson, repair & technical books

Movies: hmm not really a big movie buff, though I can usually enjoy almost any movie for what it is.

Music: Balkan brass music, classic rock, trance, punk, classical, and more!

Food: Mexican, Italian, Indian, Sushi, anything that's not overly processed or prepackaged(though I'm a sucker for cheez-its). I mostly eat vegetarian, but if somebody makes me a really good meat dish i'm not opposed to eating it :) I really like beer too- it's one of the things I'm sort of snobbish about, and budweiser or mgd doesn't count as beer to me :)

making things, friends, my tools, sex, new experiences, going fast on 2 wheels

I tend to think in terms of overall themes and not so much in details. So alot of times i'm sort of constructing broad themes on how the world works from things i observe in life. Unless i'm working on creating some project that interests me, then my engineering mind kicks in and i'm thinking about how to make every little detail of it.

Probably either welding away at the shop, going to a party or 2, or relaxing at home.

I hate talking on the phone- my ideal phone conversation is "OK- meet you there at 5? OK see you there- bye!"

I seem interesting to you, you're non-flakey(that's one part of my east coast origin that hasn't been californicated!), and you think we'd get along!