I am an art therapist, working and living in Philadelphia. I'm also painter, which I guess also makes me self-employed. I'm generally here to connect to other artists and make friends. I also enjoy reading, and have recently developed an interest in classic literature. Leo Tolstoy, Jane Austen, to name a few. I also enjoy going to shows, galleries and visiting new cities. I'm a bit of a homebody these days, but love to go out and try different restaurants and bars the Philadelphia. I could eat sushi every day of the week if I could. I love living in the city, but also enjoy camping and hiking.

As mentioned before, I am only interested in making friends here. I am in a relationship and do not want to receive messages that allude to wanting that.

I work with adults with chronic mental illness in an psychiatric rehabilitation program. I provide group, individual and art therapy to the clients. I am also painter, and work primarily in oils and water colors. I recently exhibited work in a group show at a gallery in Brooklyn, NY. I am looking to show artwork in Philly galleries.

I think I'm generally a good listener. I kind of have to be, in order to work in my profession. I also think I have a lot of patience, but even that has a limit.

My hair, so I've been told.

Movies: When Harry Met Sally. Pulp Fiction. Eternal Sunshine. Twelve Monkeys. The Royal Tenenbaums. . Wizard of Oz. Secretary. Pan's Labriynth. Where the Wild Things Are. The Nightmare Before Christmas. Woody Allen. The Cohen Brothers.

MUSIC: Portishead. Bjork. Feist. Fiona Apple. Mirah. Erykah Badu. The Beatles.The Eels. The XX. The Magnetic Fields. Blonde Redhead. Gang Gang Dance. Broken Social Scene. The Decemberists. Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors, Regina Spektor, Sigur Ros, Mum, . Man Man. Joanna Newsom. Tune Yards. Radiohead. Fleet Foxes. Fleetwood Mac. Modest Mouse.

BOOKS: Kurt Vonnegut. Franz Kafka. Blankets by Craig Thompson. Tom Robbins. Geek Love by Katharine Dunn. Harry Potter. David Sedaris. Italo Calvino. Rainer Marie Rilke. Sylvia Plath. Saul Williams. Shel Silverstein is my favorite. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. Anything by Carl Jung. Jane Austen. Anna Karenina

TV SHOWS: The L-Word, Parks and Recreation, The Office, Mad Men, Firefly, Arrested Development

1. creativity
2. friends and family
3. a nice glass of wine
4. cuddling
5. solitude
6. live music

that thing over there

It varies between going out or staying. Depends on how tired I feel after work.

I tend to be reserved when admitting private things. Most annoying answer ever.

If you are artistic, or are interested in making new friends