I'm originally from Massachusetts but have lived in Paris; Ohio; Illinois; and now here. I come from a bi-national (French/American) family of Polish-Russian-Jewish atheists.

I think a lot about what's wrong with the world, and how to change it. I am a socialist, spend a lot of time organizing around one cause or another, and worked for an anti-death penalty organization for several years. I am now an aspiring librarian.

I used to play a mean blues piano, but haven't had access to the instrument in a while. Many people wouldn't peg me as someone who would like sports--or karaoke, but I enjoy both (I don't do karaoke that often, but when I do, I take it more seriously than people would think). I like checking out new beers, new restaurants, checking out new movies, or going somewhere I haven't been before.

Right now, I'm having fun getting to know the city (San Francisco) by walking up hills and checking out the view, or just having a coffee at a coffee-house. Every morning, I jog to the top of Bernal Heights, stop, and look at the view for a few minutes.

I spend a lot of my life organizing for social change. Career-wise, I just got my Masters in library science at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign after living and working in Chicago for about 10 years. I moved out here to find my first librarian job and am hoping to stay if I can find work in my field here.

languages (I speak English, French and Spanish with various degrees of fluency. I also speak excellent German gibberish); political organizing; making conversation (even if I have nothing in common with someone, I can usually talk about sports, what people do for a living, and the weather); listening to people; going with the flow.

I've been told my eyes are an unusual color (greenish blue); and that I have a distinctive way of talking (hard to explain, but you'll see if we meet). Also, my deadpan sense of humor.

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, The Communist Manifesto, State & Revolution, No One Writes to the Colonel, Scottsboro; La Strada, the Seventh Seal, any movie by Jim Jarmusch, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the show). The next four artists scheduled to play by my iTunes DJ are Common, Toots and the Maytals, Primus, and Belle & Sebastian. I haven't met too many foods I didn't like.

Sleep, music, books, a morning newspaper (I know, print media isn't doing so hot), a local coffee shop, and a few good friends.

random songs that pop into my head, and how to organize against oppression.

nursing a beer over (hopefully) good conversation.

I once missed a flight because I went to the wrong airport.

you want to explore the Bay Area with me; or if you're an interesting person and you think we would get along. Of course, there's no sure-fire way to know that ahead of time, so send me a message if you want to find out.