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My self-summary Propose an edit

perpetually cynical wanna-be tough-girl, the great tragedy
of my life is that my favorite time of day is that hour
before everyone else wakes, but i never really was a
morning person.

What I'm doing with my life Propose an edit

In addition to my 24-7 committment to the Krebs cycle, I am working on my PhD, raising an elfin genius who looks just like a six year old girl, and trying not to become a hermit this winter. I am in a long term relationship that recently became non-monogamous for a variety of reasons, mostly geographic. I am an avowed failure at multitasking, so romantically, I tend to be more comfortable with monogomy, but have never really felt that it was inherently more logical than polyamory. So this year will be an interesting experiment to see how well that fits into my life.

I'm really good at Propose an edit

I have a peice of useless trivia for every situation. I make a mean apple pie.

The first thing(s) people usually notice about me Propose an edit

I'm not sure if this is the 1st thing or the 31st thing that people notice, but I've been told multiple times that I sound like the girl from the movie Real Genius.

My favorite books, movies, music, and food Propose an edit

Books: I am a compulsive reader. I read mostly fiction, historical non-fiction, and poular Science. Some of my favorite books are Napoleon's Buttons: Seventeen molecules that changed history, Ammonite and Slow River by Nicola Griffith, Oranges are not the only Fruits by Jeanette Winterson, Diamond Age, Neverwhere. Anything by Kage Baker, William Gibson, Nick Bantock, Octavia Butler, Agatha Christie, Sujata Massey, Jonathan Safran Foer, David Sedaris, Jared Diamond, Nick Hornsby, Peter Watts. I also like books about art and architecture, and personal memoirs.

Movies: I like movies that don't telegraph the ending befor the opening credits roll. Some of my favorites are Dirty Pretty Things, Amelie, Once Were Warriors, Fifth Element, Fight Club (one of the few movies i've watched 5+ times and still find things I missed), Pan's Labyrinth, Sliding Doors, Run Lola Run, Jude, Different for Girls, Red Desert, Before Sunset, Pretty in Pink(have they released the version where duckie gets the girl yet?), Fire, Time of the Gypsies, A Very Long Engagement, My Best Friend's Wedding (cheesy, I know, but you have to admit, you didn't see that ending coming). TV shows I appreciate: Torchwood, Dr. Who, Project Runway, Firefly, Red Dwarf.

Music: My current playlist is Siousxie and the Banshees, Sheila Chandra, the Time of the Gypsies Soundtrack, Cold Mountain Soundtrack, lots of musetta, the Yo Yo Ma Appalachian Waltz collaboration, Jhoti Mishra, a little 80's synthpop, the Dresden Dolls, and more recent U2. Next month it might be different.

Food: I am a fan of(in no particular order) irish, japanese, ethiopian, thai, middle eastern, french, chinese, indian. I am no fan of crustacians, cephalopods, and head cheese.

The six things I could never do without Propose an edit

lipids
polysaccharides
amino acids
nucleic acids

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chocolate
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pinka pinka dirtbomb (AKA the elfin genius)

I spend a lot of time thinking about Propose an edit

sexual dimorphism.
the rampant misuse of quotation marks in modern american society.
the etymology of swear words.
the historical/cultural transition from polytheism to monotheism.
the evolution of sexual attraction.
cleaning my house (as opposed to actually doing it).

On a typical Friday night I am Propose an edit

At home, reading a book or watching a movie. If I'm lucky, I may be having dinner or playing board games with friends.

You should message me if Propose an edit

If you play a mean game of Puerto Rico. If I kept your sweater and you want it back. If you found a typo. If you were enraged, enlightened, or baffled by anything I wrote. If you need someone to occupy the seat next to you at the David Sedaris performance this month. If you read the Utne Reader article about the perfect anti-date, and thought it sounded fun. If I have parked in front of your car and you need me to move. If talking about human speciation sounds like your idea of fun.

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