Confident, well-spoken, and opinionated. People who like me describe me as intense.

I can talk at length about Lyndon B. Johnson, fairy tale/myth and their relationship to cultural narratives, the inherent beauty of TV as an artform, and why Joss Whedon makes better TV than J.J. Abrams. I come from a political and feminist perspective all day every day.

I used to have the entirety of Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" memorized.

I am attracted to confidence. I care about being a good person. I care about being right but am not afraid to be wrong. I care about words, and language, and good listening skills. I like people who make me think in more complicated ways.

I'm a visual artist, printmaker, and poet oriented towards teaching/mentorship roles and public figure-dom figuring out my path.

Here's a project of mine: pitchdaily.tumblr.com

I'm a nationally recognized, published slam poet, and a champion thrifter.

I'm very direct. "Intense." Many people's first impression of me is from onstage. And I'm really short.

Books: the Song of Ice and Fire series, the His Dark Materials series, the Discworld series, Jitterbug Perfume, The Last of the Jews, Cat and Mouse, Blankets, Fables, House of Leaves, The City and The City, Watchmen, American Gods, the Graveyard Book, Sexing The Cherry.

Movies: Where the Wild Things Are, Mirrormask, No Country For Old Men, the Counterfeiters, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Hours.

Music: Clever songwriting, acoustic or electronic. Ani DiFranco, the Mountain Goats, Metric, Janelle Monae, Beth Amsel, Dar Williams, Deb Talan, of Montreal, Kanye West, Childish Gambino, Milo & Otis, Elizaveta. Mashups. Also, I love Rihanna and Nicki Minaj and classic J.Lo.

TV: Firefly, Buffy, Mad Men, Community, Friday Night Lights, Pretty Little Liars, and so many more.

communication; art; the internet; human physical contact; popcorn; and my family, birth and otherwise.

Privilege. Tattoos. Hypotheticals.

I do like going out to bars/clubs/concerts/shows, but unless I'm going with someone I'm more often than not at home. Among other things, I'm looking for someone to change that.

My sex drive is low/erratic.

You're the sort of person who can be told that something you did sounded racist/sexist/some other -ist and your first reaction is soul-searching, not defensiveness.

All my other rules are silly, like being shorter than 5' 8". Be a good person. Be a person that works hard on being a good person. Real recognize real.

Also, hey, just message me something non-frivolous and we can get a drink.