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otesaanek

31 / F / gay / Single

Washington, District of Columbia

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Ethnicity
White
Height
5' 9" (1.75m).
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New friends, Long-term dating, Short-term dating, Activity partners, Casual sex
Smokes
No
Drinks
Sometimes
Drugs
Religion
Atheism but not too serious about it
Sign
Cancer and it’s fun to think about
Education
Graduated from college/university
Job
Medicine / Health
Income
Kids
Pets
Owns cats
Languages
English

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I am cranky, queer, and fun.

My Self-Summary

I'm excited to meet new people, so I've decided to check out this new-fangled series of invisible wires and small tubes known as the World Wide Web. I live in Northwest DC by way of upstate New York, and I miss the winter but I love living here anyway. I like plants, biking, people who I can trust not to judge me too harshly, and lurking around at the library. I hate cell phones, "green" consumerism, and jam bands.

I'm interested in friends, dates, making out, events, and learning about all kinds of fun to be had in DC. I don't want to spend lots of time online. I checked off "gay" for lack of a better option, but really i'm open to queers of any gender.

What I’m doing with my life

Working on becoming an herbalist without distancing myself too much from the kinds of health care that are accessible to most people. Examining the ways i've been taught to exist in the world and trying to unlearn fucked up ideas about race and gender. Prioritizing relationships with close friends and family (and blurring the lines between the two, i hope). Staying in bed late reading graphic novels! Drawing plants.

I’m really good at

Acting silly
Identifying plants
Fixing bikes
Feeling awkward
Appropriate comma placement
Saving money for later

The first things people usually notice about me

That I am unfriendly. But really it's just a misinterpretation of shyness.

My favorite books, movies, music, and food

Books....Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon by Tom Spanbauer, Gleason and Cronquist's Manual of Vascular Plants of the Northeast (and other such volumes of plant geekery), Class Matters by Bell Hooks, Laurie Marks' Elemental Logic series (the first two, at least), The Ledgend of Drizzt series by R. A. Salvatore, Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie, The Sandman comics.

Movies....??? I like horror movies, I guess. Last year I saw the documentary Chocolate City, which I thought was great.

Music....Jawbreaker, Queen (except those awful songs that tend to be played at sporting events), Husker Du, Stevie Wonder, L7, Martha Scanlan, Sinead O'Connor, Alica Keys, Neko Case. Best of all, any music played by friends in person.

Food: vegetables! I love them all, except zuchinni, which is just OK. Also, pinto beans, popcorn, eggs, and catsup/ketchup/whatever.

The six things I could never do without

Friends who give a shit, the public library, clean tap water (NOT bottled water), my bike, crossword puzzles, and swearing. Really only the friends and water are necessities.

I spend a lot of time thinking about

Why health care is so fucked up
When I am going to have a good space for growing food
How to stick to my principles in a daily series of confusing situations
How to talk constructively about politics with my nice liberal family
Condos, what they mean, and how they got to be everywhere, and where the fuck people who grew up here are going to live as rent in DC becomes unaffordable
Lots and lots of boring stuff, like how it's time for a haircut and "oops, i forgot to buy oatmeal again," and "I wonder if I'll ever care enough to clean my room...."

On a typical Friday night I am

Goofing around, dancing, or moping. Maybe riding bikes or playing scrabble or digging around in piles of trash.

The most private thing I’m willing to admit here

yeah, right. I'll admit anything in person, though.

You should message me if

You want new friends or low-pressure dates.