There is little in the world that I'm not passionate about and I generally play well with others.

Getting about in water is important to my happiness.

I an ardent consumer of art and nature and Sundays spent rising late.

I am water-addicted, writerly, and enthusiastic about a wide range of things.

I'm completely happy to date casually, but tend to commit to the long-term relationship when the right person appears.

I am an avid traveler who would happily go to Nebraska or Nigeria if given the resources to do so and adore traveling with others for discovery or delight.

I am absolutely not a big fan of the self-summary and feel that people tend to present and see the best of themselves in person rather than in a written profile.

I tend towards the vegetarian, with frequent forays into the "pescetarian" world.

I love conversations. I'm happy to spend lots of time alone or lots of time in the company of another.

Contemplating graduate school in law or public health, working as a freelance writer and editor, trying to learn as much as possible about bike maintenance before the spring weather is fully upon us, and trying to improve my Spanish while dabbling in French and Arabic.

whitewater paddling and sea kayaking, literary criticism, and thinking seriously about the silly bits of pop culture.

Good eyes, robust laugh, and heavily engaged with an eclectic range of interests.

Currently working my way through Pramoedya Ananta Toer's Buru Quartet for reading, immersing myself into films about Burma, getting excited about the Mike Daisey monologue coming to Woolly Mammoth, doing a lot of listening to Sigur Ros and Fugazi again, and falling deeply into making curries.

Books, bikes, music, theater, water, sunshine.

social justice, art, politics, film, and writing.

likely to be doing just about anything from cooking dinner at home and reading to hitting museums, movies, or lectures. There is little worth doing that isn't more worth doing with good company.

are always best revealed in person.

You have a passion for living and sharing and laughing. Don't let your compressed identity or mine suggest otherwise. There are long stretches where I go without looking at this site at all, but whenever I hear that someone has messaged me, I try to respond quickly unless I'm traveling or away from cyberia.