I am a defender of the destitute, cry at dog food commercials, laugh at inappropriate moments, plan trips that I cannot afford, run half marathons I really had no interest in running, take dance classes to nourish my soul that the legal profession is trying to steal from me, have a concerning obsession with tartare, foie gras and really stinky cheeses, dream about having gay sons that love museums, cooking and clothes as much as I do, love my dogs more than anyone on this earth except my sisters.

I learned my life’s philosophy from only eating muffin tops (Take the best and leave the rest). I believe that being a soundtrack compilationist is my life’s true calling, find inspiration in the most unusual places, and am nothing if not intense. Although I am a dancer I am probably one of the clumsiest people you will ever meet and rarely go a day or two without sustaining some mild to moderate injury. I have banned myself from listening to my iPod in public places because of the large numbers of incredulous looks I began receiving from strangers as a result of the fact unbeknownst to me, I often sing aloud to my favorite songs.

I love movies about neurotic endearing women, can chug a beer faster than any girl you have ever met and think that normalcy is the functional equivalent of boring. I make up words and then argue with people that they really exist (crazy birding for instance), constantly search for that next new song that I can't stop listening to, workout at the gym like no one else is there, love nigerian dwarf goats and alpacas, am terrified of chimpanzees and monkeys because they spread ebola and I arguably have a touch of hypochondria, spend too much time doing crosswords and worry about the fact that I still say “when I grow up.”

Still figuring this one out....

-connect four
-stopping the hiccups
-making lists
-packing trunks
-napping

That I am not nearly as high maintenance as I come across on this
site. I swear I do things that don't involve getting all dolled
up...unfortunately, camera (or smartphone) rarely comes with me!

Books: Siddhartha, Brave New World, Utz, White Teeth, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Tales of the City, City of God, The Bean Trees, The Hot Zone, Le Divorce, Like Water for Chocolate, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Movies: The Usual Suspects, Frida, Momento, High Fidelity, The Quiet Man, 12 Monkeys, Almost Famous, Reality Bites, Big Fish, Empire Records, Old School, Amelie, Little Miss Sunshine, Harry Potter, American Beauty, Roman Holiday, Dangerous Beauty, Pulp Fiction, Dirty Dancing

Music: LCD Soundsystem, Sia, MIA, Wolf Gang, Penguin Prison, The Temper Trap, Chromeo, Broken Bells, Drake, Theophilus London, Surfer Blood, Rouge Wave, Bon Iver, Dragonette, Scissor Sisters, Spoon, Phoenix, Scissors for Lefty, The Black Crowes, John Butler Trio, Velvet Revolver, Wilco, The Rolling Stones, Guns N' Roses, Manu Chao, Jeff Buckley, Ben Harper, Wolfmother, Massive Attack, Travis, Imogen Heap, Rice, N.E.R.D, The Doors, Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Death Cab for Cutie, The Roots, Jimmy Buffett, O.A.R., Yo La Tengo, The Beatles, Talking Heads, Tracy Chapman, The Yardbirds, Rufus Wainwright, Queen, Led Zeppelin

Food: French, Persian, Korean and of course Japanese.

-red wine
-dark chocolate
-youtube (I have probably watched any cute video involving an animal or baby at least 15 times)
-my iPod
-a smart phone
-diet coke

Ok, I just didn't want to say the same things as everyone else but obviously family, friends and my dogs are actually at the top of that list.