I'm smart and very occasionally, serious.

Writing a PhD thesis in Economics at Stanford. (see smart!)

Warm, soft-spoken; I previously entered quixotic but that takes some time to appreciate.

Authors: Asimov, David Mitchell, Don DeLillo, Russel Banks, John McPhee, Eugenides, Paul Muldoon. Fantasy and long-form journalism excite me. When my eyes are too tired to read, I peruse Yanko Designs for cues about the future. Movies, I love. I've been re-watching my favorites as a girl: The Thin Man, Reversal of Fortune, The Big Chill, All About Eve. When I go out for food I usually choose a spicy ethnic place that serves beer. I'll admit I love my father's cooking the best.