i'm self-confident and caring and compassionate. i love myself and have high self-esteem! and i like spreading that love out into the world in myriad creative ways.

honestly tho i think you can learn a lot more about me via what i post on tumblr than from my self-analysis here :]

theorizing around dismantling systems of oppression in my own sorta shy/unassuming way
working as an after school writing and substitute teacher at a high school in east oakland
running and cycling for long distances
fall 2013: grad school for masters/teaching credential
making comics/painting/(song)writing/etc

i'm changing this to "things i like;" i'm not necessarily good at these things but i enjoy them:

riding my bike
exploring
drawing comics
writing shitty songs on guitar and singing poorly
running & cycling long distances
teaching
reading
shit. like. this.
spending far too much time on tumblr

i am really good at folding clothes tho

that i'm a big friendly giant.

i just bought a stack of WOC-authored books - bell hooks, gloria anzaldúa, zora neale hurston, toni morrison :) gonna work through that as soon as i re-read people's history; i might teach an ethnic studies class next year! gotta brush up on my history

generally indie, pop, r&b, neo-soul. and i'm here for nicki minaj so if you aren't you can kindly gtfo :) right now the new daft punk record is giving me life tho

i have some vegan cookbooks and i'm going to be a master vegan cook by the end of 2013. i love making people dinner; invite yourself over! :)

veggies,
internet,
phone,
comics,
art supplies,
friends

unconditional love
gender and sex and race issues
white supremacy/whiteness
how are people attracted to/how do people deal with cis men? like, we are so terrible. cis men be triflin' seriously
mixed-racedness
masculinity and its discontents
how to be more loving/friendly to our mother earth! and how to be more loving and friendly to my actual human birth mother. that's a lot harder :T
food justice
youth empowerment as revolutionary and how to be a better ally & advocate
post-traumatic slave syndrome & ancestral memory

lately: alcohol and its ever-present control over our social lives

chillin' at home drawing comics or on reddit or something. i quit drinking a minute ago so i've been doing the homebody thing.

once summer comes tho: watching the sunset over the ocean???

i would kinda maybe sorta acquiesce to having a long-term partner. i'm not tryna get boo'd up, necessarily, but wouldn't that be nice? maybe i just need a cuddle buddy.

OK i'm revamping this because i've been learning a lot about my needs.

- you're a really fascinating, interesting, fun person. like if you can talk about random shit and debate for hours, if you like to climb trees and jump around and play, if you aren't afraid of exploring abandoned buildings, if you want to go on 20 mile bike rides, and spend as much time as physically possible outdoors when it's sunny, if you have a passion/hobby that you are really into, whatever it is - then we'll probably get along. like, you think fast and move quickly. we gotta keep up with each other, you know? isn't dating about having fun? let's have fun together!

- you reject the gender binary. if you're really invested in gender essentialism don't bother plz. related: i am not "bisexual;" i'm not into erasing all of the beautiful non-binary ppl in my life in general or out of my sphere of attractiveness

- you are queer / trans* / poc; i like and am attracted to all kinds of people but if you're white or a cis male you might need to realllly sweet talk me :) <3