how do i begin? i work in publishing - i have the best job. naturally, i love to read, though more fiction than what i do - academic nonfiction. i like to spend time with my friends and family, and also, always, figure in time at home by myself. my childhood dream was to watch every movie ever made - i was naive then and a smidge cynical now. l love live music, but don't go as much as i want to. if i had to be something other than an editor, i'd either be an illustrator (think: colored pencils/crayons and a long coloring book) or a cartoon voice character. even if it were just a minor character. i like to wander around nyc and people-watch and find delicious treats. though i have been known to drink a beer or two, i'm not much of a drinker - though am happy to drink my ginger ale in good company.

my favorite movie is 'this is spinal tap' and i do have a thing for david bowie. sometimes i like to go out and dance, but mostly i'm more of a low-key kinda gal - good dinner, CATAN, dive (not crowded) bar, movie, nothing, scrabble

working in manhattan, living in brooklyn...it's great - i love living alone. i enjoy my job and hope to never get complacent. (if i keep repeating that to myself, it works...) i volunteer at a nursing home - which is a great reality check every week.

i do other things too.

scrabble....well, to be honest, i just lost 2 games in a row, but i'm usually pretty good.

bird law

i'm told my smile. or my sneakers.

pale fire, anna karenina, jitterbug perfume, skinny legs and all, catch-22, the gum thief!, historical fiction, thomas hardy, jane austen, henry james, detective novels, better off dead, wayne's world, this is spinal tap, monty python and the holy grail. it's always sunny in philadelphia, seinfeld, 30 rock, law and order. david bowie, elvis perkins, the national, the shins, belle & sebastian, the new pornographers, velvet underground, jonathan richman, magnetic fields, the replacements. tacos. or pretty much anything else. no lamb.

my family, friends, dogs, ipod, a good book and water

my next meal...or my dog.

who knows. hopefully something i want to be doing!

i'm not sure yet. i'm sure if you ask, i'll tell.

you are kind, honest, smart and a bit weird.