I'm passionate, loud, funny, opinionated, exasperating, iconoclastic, overly-analytical, complex, compassionate, interested in the world and in not sleep-walking through it.

I like interesting, intelligent, or lively/engaged/awake people. My favorite people are also kind, friendly, gracious and at least occasionally cheerful.

I'm also voluptuous and lusciously curved. If you've got hangups about size, please move on--I spend my time with those who can appreciate my gifts as they are.

Working in the policy arena for a local non-profit organization. As activist/organizer my time is often limited and erratic.

Relationship status: complicated. Want details? Tell me a little about yourself and let's get to know one another first.

When not focusing on the above, I can be found singing at the top of my lungs, dancing to sultry music in my living room, conversing with friends, neighbors and passers-by, reading something engaging, or playing on my computer. Napping rocks, too.

I was an organizer for Obama before supporting Obama was cool. Don't expect me to avoid talking politics...or religion or sex for that matter. Otherwise, my sense of etiquette is pretty highly developed.

Rationalization.

My presence
My eyes
My voice
My opinion

Books: sf/f literature, philosophy, fiction, spirituality/religion. young adult lit.
Some authors: Marion Zimmer Bradley; Orson Scott Card; Neil Gaiman; Robert Heinlein; Cornel West; Thich Nhat Hanh; Z. Budapest. Seriously into Pamela Freeman right now.

Movies: Indie, alternative, documentaries, HBO shows, comedy, animated
Some titles: About Schmidt; Lars and the Real Girl; Six Feet Under; Carnivale; Koyanisqqatsi; The Wire; Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus; Heathers; Color Purple; Princess Bride; Fried Green Tomatoes...The L Word--only because I have to.

Music: hip hop, world, Middle Eastern, Bhangra, funk, dance, rock, jazz
Some artists: Snoop Dogg; Laurie Anderson; Me'shell Ndege'ocello; Zakir Hussain; Hossam Ramzy; Clipse; George Clinton/Parliament; Bob Seger; Kraftwerk; Peter Gabriel; Panjabi MC, Gillian Welch

Food cultures: Ethiopian, Greek, Lebanese, Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese, Indian, Japanese, Mexican...
Some foods: sushi (hella), roast chicken (my own), breakfast foods, fish esp halibut and salmon, really good salads, artichokes, asparagus, broccoli, tomatoes, pickles, olives and I am adamantly addicted to lemons and limes.

(First two tiers of Maslow's hierarchy implied)

Love
Cats
Friends/chosen family/tribe
Music
Books
Passion

death
inequality
injustice
my faults
my strengths
whether or not the latter compensates for the former
spirituality/The Great Whatever
...and if it/she/they exist
...and what it/she/they want with me
whether or not I'm on "the path"
and if not, how far off "the path" have I strayed?
and is there really a (single) path anyway?
relationships
sex and/or personal fantasies
including certain kinks you don't get to know about yet
psychology
ethics
how over-analytical I am
...and whether or not I'm spending too much time thinking about all the above.

You're asking me this on a *Friday night*? I'm so fucked.

I own and listen to misogynistic rap and hip hop music. I am an avid feminist. This is not oxymoronic.

You liked my profile. You're engaged in some aspect(s) of life and/or community. You are generally compassionate. You support a woman's right to give birth in a place and time of her choosing and the rights of people of any gender to love people of any gender. You consistently spell "you" with three letters.