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My self-summary Propose an edit

I'm a conservation biologist by day, and a swing dance instructor and DJ by night. I'm also an aspiring writer and an off-and-on-again stand-up comedian, but I'm usually too busy dancing to get lots of gigs.

People often characterize me as passionate, intellectual, insightful, and sarcastic (maybe other things too). I like hanging out with friends, making people laugh, and having great personal or philosophical conversations. But I also love to stay in, cook myself a nice dinner, and kick back in front of the TV.

In addition to dance (primarily West Coast Swing), I like seeing movies(sans horror), watching television, theatre (dramas), reading, cooking, traveling, and music (most everything but particularly jazz, soul and R&B). I'm a dreamer and an optimist and I strive to make the world a better place, but I'm no tree-hugging radical hippie. And I'm a slave to my computer, my DVR, and pretty much any baked good - especially Vienna Fingers (hint hint).

What I'm doing with my life Propose an edit

Teaching swing dance lessons, competing at national swing dance events, and generally dancing all over the country. After finishing my master's in conservation biology at Columbia, I'm working as a Project Coordinator at Wildlife Conservation Society, doing my best to keep whales, manatees, turtles and dolphins in Africa. (Man can't live on dancing alone... or saving the world, for that matter.) Plus, I've always got my hands in a few other projects too...

My favorite books, movies, music, and food Propose an edit

(A) Favorite Books: High Fidelity, Much Ado About Nothing, The Lovely Bones, Harry Potter, Baghadvad Gita, Tao Te Ching, The Kite Runner, Sideways, books by Michael Crichton, Dan Brown, James Patterson, Nick Hornby, and Shakespeare, The New Economy of Nature, The Diversity of Life, The Autobiography of Charles Darwin

(B) Favorite Movies: Grosse Pointe Blank, Garden State, When Harry Met Sally..., Say Anything..., The Silence of the Lambs, Spider-Man, Batman, Batman Begins, Shakespeare In Love, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Beautiful Girls, Chasing Amy, Pirates of the Caribbean, 10 Things I Hate About You, Sideways, The Muppet Movie, The Nightmare Before Christmas, A Bug's Life, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Monsters Inc., The Jungle Book, Hercules, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Aladdin, Tarzan, Lilo & Stitch (yes, these are animated films - what's wrong with that?)

(C) Favorite Music: Maroon 5, Joss Stone, Marvin Gaye, DMB, BNL, Al Green, Gene Harris, Gavin DeGraw, Aretha Franklin, Ernestine Anderson, Diana Krall, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, U2, jazz, R&B, blues, pop, anything with soul, most everything but hard rap, heavy metal, and country.

(D) Favorite TV Shows: 30 Rock, Heroes, Chuck, Brothers & Sisters, The Office, Lost, Boston Legal, Reaper, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, The Closer, ER (prefer the Mark Green days), The West Wing (prefer the Aaron Sorkin days...), Sports Night, Gilmore Girls (I know, but watch it, seriously), Futurama, The Family Guy, Everwood, Sex and the City

The six things I could never do without Propose an edit

humor, sarcasm, intellectual stimulation, music, good friends, and sleep

On a typical Friday night I am Propose an edit

Swing dancing and/or DJing, or out with friends, probably listening to live music, or seeing a movie.

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