Words are my jam. But I try to listen more than I talk because it's nicer.

I work as a freelance language and writing tutor. My job satisfaction is sky high, but it's tough to keep a full schedule. I may find myself working for The Man pretty soon but I think that will be OK.

Sometimes I think I spend too much time on the internet, but then I think about how much I learn on a daily basis by being hooked up to the best learning tool imaginable, and... Well. The internet and I have a complicated relationship, OK?

I like hiking and biking and I want to do more of them. I like analyzing and discussing really excellent art. I feel like observing great things is a very meaningful part of being alive.

Trying to be kind. Trying to learn things. Incrementally improving everywhere that I can.

Listening. Explaining.

I really don't know!

Books: Kurt Vonnegut and Haruki Murakami.
Movies: Children of Men, Spirited Away.
TV Shows: Mad Men is the best show ever. I feel terrible if I watch too many episodes at once, because the show is full of horrible role models who make decisions that ruin their own happiness, but oh my word, the writing is SO FREAKING GOOD. The Wire is good too.
Music: Animal Collective! They're the best. I also like They Might Be Giants, The Flaming Lips, and Fleet Foxes.

friendship, music festivals, days so sunny that it's almost too bright to see, sliced bread and deli meats, sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphones, trees that look like green exploding fireworks, laundry hot out of the dryer, the sound of wind howling in my ears when i ride my bike, bursts of manic energy that sustain me for days, that beautiful sound in the voices of friends that i call unexpectedly and they are so glad to see that it's me that's calling them, the written word, that feeling i get when i'm doing something improvisational like trying to find the perfect words to comfort a friend and the answer is just. right. there. and for a second everything, everything in the universe is all aligned.

Everything.

Looking to get out of the house! Free Fridays is about to start back up. I'm happy about that. Bo Diddley Plaza and the downtown area make me feel like I'm in the middle of something that is alive and exciting and fun.

I'm 5'11''.

IF YOU CAN FLY! THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!!