Intersectional WOC theorist doing science fiction and fantasy. I read, write, analyse stories. I spend an inordinate amount of time on Twitter and Tumblr. I like thinky thoughts, assorted geeky pursuits, arts of various kinds, and fluffy things. I will not take coffee, but will do hot chocolate. And cake. I do not suffer fools gladly, and prefer substance over form, content over grammar.

I'm apparently also Famous On The Internet for writing Silver Goggles, a blog on anti-racism and postcolonialism in steampunk. I write genre fiction and poetry (double whammy, I know). The most recent thing with me in it is Vintage Tomorrows, a book on steampunk. I sew and garden as part of how I do steampunk (bricolage approach to life in creating something new and more pleasing out of the old).

I'm from Malaysia and as such work on articulating a Malaysian-specific feminist ethos, among other things. I think I'm liberal, according to Western frames of thinking, and am prolly also a dirty socialist, since I hang out with dirty anarchists. I like things that mess with dominant paradigms. As a result, I am a firm believer in Moff's Law, and that can't-be-neutral-on-a-moving-train principle.

Non-nerdy things I do resembling normalcy involve clubbing, hiking (or long walks), silly little crafts, modeling (commercial and art nudes), and vegetating quietly. I've also traveled widely, and am starting a little garden on my patio.

Starting a PhD in Comparative Literature, with a focus on steampunk and neocolonialism. Revising my MA project, writing short stories, planning a new novel, and looking for a publisher for a SEAsian steampunk anthology. Working on my sewing skills, with an eye to seamstressing since I feel like dropping out of academia after I'm done my PhD.

Decent writing. And extrapolation.

A guy once said "your snappy wit and gorgeous eyes" but your mileage may vary.

Books, non-fiction: i. Beyond Power, by Marilyn French; ii. The Promise of Happiness, by Sara Ahmed; iii. Specters of Marx, by Jacques Derrida

Books, fiction: i. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker; ii. The Last Unicorn, by Peter Beagle; iii. The Redemption of Althalus, by David and Leigh Eddings. Current changeable favourites include: Lilith's Brood novels by Octavia Butler

Movies: i. Mulan (2010, not the Disney one) (I will actually look down on you if you hold the Disney one in high regard); ii. The Color Purple; iii. The Fifth Element; iv. Nausicaa in the Valley of the Wind.

TV Series: Dresden Files, Avatar: The Last Airbender. Props to you if you remember Thundercats, She-Ra: Princess of Power, and Jem and the Holograms. I need someone to do an Elementary marathon with sometime.

Music: Gary Numan, Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, Rammstein, Alexander Rybak, Vernian Process, Pink, The Clockwork Dolls, Unwoman, and various various assorted others.

Food: White rice. Maggi Mee. Roti canai. Kari meen. Whole deep-fried fish. Fast food (it's tastier in Malaysia). And I have a habit of trying out unajyu in every Japanese restaurant I try. I'm not much of a foodie, and I have a pretty carb-high diet, so I can be difficult to eat out with. Still, I'm not opposed to trying out Korean BBQ, Japanese restos, HK cafes, Vietnamese and Thai places.

1) A laptop with a working keyboard and word processor.
2) Printer.
3) Pen
4) Paper
5) Academia
6) Some semblance of happiness.

Me, myself and I in relation to social justice, oppression, systems of power, marginalized peoples, movement making, world transformation. Anything and everything and anyone and everybody connected to me, myself and I. Which is a lot of people, as a Third World feminist upper-middle-class cis woman of color who is able-bodied with clinical depression.

But that's what Tumblr is for. Actually I spend most of the time thinking about my PhD and how I can get it finished on time without killing myself.

Also, my garden, my writing projects, and the next thing to sew.

during the same thing I do every night, Pinky: Tumblr!

I'm not a very private person, so I'll feed you a funny thing instead that will give the best look into how my life works. Recently, while trying to console me over a guy, a friend told me, "You're young, attractive, & healthy. You have no substance problems, no criminal record, no serious financial/credit problems, no significant family of origin issues, no insanely jealous ex partners, no dependents, & no sexual hang-ups. You've travelled widely, and are cosmopolitan & open-minded. You're loyal, honest, politically astute, and passionate about equity & human rights. Extremely intelligent, articulate, creative, & ambitious, you're about to commence your PhD at one of a range of prestigious US universities."

"In short," I replied, "I'm not real."

- you hate small talk about as much as I do. And you think "hi how are you" is an annoying way to start a conversation unless it's with someone you know quite well.

- you're genuinely interested in the shit I talk about in my profile. You can miss me with the "oh how interesting" stuff.

- you need a hobby friend! Sewing, gardening, drawing specifically. I can't drive so you'd have to be local but I am always down to chatting about recent projects. (Maybe also writing but I currently don't have time or spoons to beta-read anybody's stuff.)

- you can hold a conversation in text based on the above, because I refuse to meet people offline until I've had proof you can carry on a substantial conversation.

- you strongly identify as POC. White dudes need not send romantic / sexual overtures. Cutesy jokes about this are not cool; don't make 'em.

- you actually put some thought into that first message; ya'll, I have a LONG profile that has a lot of stuff to respond to, and I'm not even asking for a super-long message. I know it says casual sex, but I don't fuck uninteresting people who can't hold a conversation.