Living in a faux-op in Oakland. Riding my bike around town. Trying to blur the line between work and play.

For funzies: climbing tall hills to look at views of the bay, reading leftist blogz n books, studying useless geography trivia, drinking beer on my porch, fermenting anything I can, squawking at my chickens, sexting.

For $$: working as a mental-health counselor with emotionally troubled, at-risk teenagers in group and one-on-one settings. Tryna help them function in our troubled, risky world. As they would say, "We out here tryna function."

pickling stuff, listening, winking at people, geography trivia.

hoop earrings

authors: Ursula Le Guin, Naomi Klein, Dave Eggers, Jonathan Safran Foer, bell hooks, Sylvia Plath, Dostoevsky, Zinn

my homies, a map, my journal, coffee, a listening ear, snuggles, the internet, a bicycle, a feeling of community, not sticking to six things

how can I be a white/cis ally? What am I going to eat next? Do I need to fix my bike? What makes a political action effective? Is there anything left in the fridge? How can I participate in revolution instead of reform? When was the last time I called my mom? What should I read next? I'll take suggestions on the latter.

I love top 40 and I always will.

you're a leftist feminist with a sense of humor.