age: 24 (Oct 09, 1983)

MEMBER SINCE: October 2007

occupation: web content writer by day, poet by night

heroes: Ani Di Franco Thomas Edison Jane Austen Oscar Wilde Martin Luther King Jr. Gandi My Mom

crush: Neil Gaiman

gets me hot: Girls with tattoos, fuzzy handcuffs, flower petals, role-playing

body mods: Not really. I've been thinking of getting a tattoo, but haven't gotten around to pricing it.

fantasy: Living without fear or self-doubt.

makes me sad: Fear, doubt, when things get too boring or too chaotic, people who lack compassion, cancer, racism and sexism (especially the really subtle kind)

makes me happy: Thai food, blackberry tea, good conversations, singing, pretty girls, going to the zoo, road trips, trying new things, Comic Con, discovering off-the-beaten path music, reading blogs, deliciously absorbing novels, chess, discussing movies and politics with my boyfriend

most humbling moment: I kissed a former friend's boyfriend. Even though we were technically enemies at the time and technically he came onto me. Technicalities aside I never thought I could sink so low.

into: questioning assumptions, board games (especially chess), feminism, philosophy (especially ethics and existentialism), werewolves, vampires, dragons, excessive honesty, anything weird, 94.9 FM San Diego's anti-corporate radio station, post-punk revival bands, indie rock, alternate lifestyles

i lost my virginity: Ambiguously over a period of several years