age: 32 (Feb 13, 1980)

MEMBER SINCE: October 2004

occupation: Tech girl by weekday. Frequent-flying sometimes-writing often-fashion-designing by weekend, and by occasional blue-bottle-coffee fueled 3am.

crush: ...is entirely inappropriate.

makes me sad: Cruelty. Intolerance. Indifference. Two songs can make me cry:

gets me hot: Alliteration, consonance, assonance. Dissidents. Also, garter belts.

stats: Five inches shorter than you think I am, if you've never seen me barefoot.

into: Travel. Novembering. Designing. Seeing. Talking. Touching. Anything that makes me catch my breath.

makes me happy: Aloo naan, Kaeng Phak, winter squash and sage ravioli. A particularly good turn of phrase. Fog. Rain. Agent Provocateur. The tumbling, incredulous and cocky feeling of

body mods: Strong heart, thick skin, tired liver. Rainbow hair streaks. (currently: indigo)

most humbling moment: Pretty much any time I write something that someone else will read.

sign: "Departures"

fantasy: To tell everyone not to worry -- then take my passport, get on an airplane, and disappear for a while.