A girl who likes to bake, dance, play video games, dress up, explore local hidden gems, see live bands, and eat eat eat. Also I built my own computer, so there's that.

I consider myself to be a very laid back, calm, easy going person who enjoys herself most when the people around her are at ease and enjoying themselves too. I usually go out of my way to make sure those around me are included in the fun, because the more the merrier. I actively dislike drama and confrontation and avoid people who drag that kind of baggage around with them.

I have a great passion for food, cooking, and ingredients, and am constantly reading up on popular restaurants, new cookbooks, and food policy in the US (the ONLY thing in politics I find interesting). I am especially passionate about local foods and food artisans, and am head over heels whenever I find a new bakery that makes their own sourdough.

I am in the process of perfecting my own sweets- and bread-making skills and foist the results off on friends and family for review (and to avoid eating it all myself).

I bake cookies for a living. It's not as terrible as it sounds.

Currently enrolled in a Pastry Arts program, studying baking, desserts and confectionary in and out of the classroom. When I'm not baking I'm thinking about baking, and dreaming up recipes inspired by daily experiences. It's not that profound; one day I was drinking cream soda and eating salt and pepper potato chips (not one of my finest moments) and invented a recipe for sweet vanilla salt & pepper cookies. Never had salt on a cookie? Trust me, it's good.

A few nights a week I'm in Boston, Cambridge and Somerville at swing and blues dancing events, with the rare Scottish country and contra dance thrown in.

I occasionally assist organizing events for a Boston-based Japanese and English social group, which mostly consists of both Japanese and others who get together for language/cultural exchange at restaurants, pubs, and other events in the Boston area. I took two trips to Japan, in 2008 and 2011, and was able to meet with friends in various cities across the country.

Baking
Spelling
Air hockey
Time Crisis 3
Parallel parking

Usually my big brown eyes. Sometimes a loudly colored vintage dress.

Books: My Life in France by Julia Child, War For the Oaks, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Pie It Forward, The Omnivore's Dilemma, In Defense of Food

Movies: Labyrinth, The Departed, The Fall, Dark Knight trilogy, Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels

Shows: Pushing Daisies, The X-Files, American Horror Story, Lost, Community, Haven, True Blood, Walking Dead, Dead Like Me, Sherlock

Music: David Bowie, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, OK Go, Kongos, Dead Weather, Black Keys, RL Burnside, John Lee Hooker, Billie Holiday, She & Him

Food: I eat all the things.

Flour
Butter
Sugar
Tea
Consignment stores
The internets

Baking (haven't you been paying attention?)
Logo design for my future bakery
Can I swing dance to this song?

Meeting up with friends for impromptu movie night, developing a new recipe, or seeing a local show.

I'm on OkCupid. Also in college, I was a member of a Dungeons & Dragons club. I have the Shirt +1 to prove it.

Not sure which is worse.

You like:
Flavorful food
Finding new and interesting places to eat/explore
Comic books