age: 28 (Mar 02, 1985)

MEMBER SINCE: April 2005

occupation: law student, doing a special Medicaid reform project for a feminist reproductive health clinic, research assistant

sign: Pisces

crush: Eva Green

heroes: Ian McKellen, Nelson Mandela, Christiane Amanpour, my grandfather

stats: 5'8", 140.

i lost my virginity: To a man. We're, um, not going there again.

makes me happy: A stack of fried green tomatoes on a bed of polenta with mushroom velouté and horseradish sauce. Being alone in a foreign city at sunset. Making a new friend.

makes me sad: Embarrassment, failure, losing touch. The fact that I only get to pick ten favourite books and twenty (or so) favourite SGs.

into: Learning, writing, observing, cooking, eating, travel, human rights, learning foreign languages, saving the world, friends, girls, friends who are girls.

body mods: Just the ears. My nose rejected the stud I once had, which is a shame because I really like my nose.

gets me hot: "Clicking" with a woman emotionally and intellectually, intelligence, someone who's really engaged, someone who can teach me something, dominant women, bondage