Gender: feminista
Occupation: educational research
Location: northern california, usa
Birthdate: 06/24/1974
Dogs: two
Partner: one
Children: one
Color: beige
Religion: non-proselytizing christian
Politics: bleeding-heart tax-and-spend liberal
M.O.: pragmatist
Computer: titanium powerbook
Camera: canon elph
Music: ipod
Star sign: cancer
Chinese astrological year: tiger
Undergraduate: english literature, 1996
Master's: social sciences in education, 2004
Doctorate: you have got to be kidding me
Flower: jasminum polyanthum
Instrument: kazoo
Fruit: apricot
Dance: badly
Swear: like a sailor
Tattoos: 1
Piercings: 6 active, 12 closed
Hair: dyed
Sing: alto
Sports: sometimes
Blood type: O+
Family: close
Friends: family
Books: 2,000+
Pairs of scissors: 7
Class: middle
Ambition: medium-low
Sell-out price: I don't know, try me
Flavor: chocolate
Allergies: rabbits, tuna, stupid people
Quality of life: high
Sense of humor: dubious, crass
Spice: salt, pepper, cumin
Mandarin Chinese: conversational, illiterate
Spanish: literate, inarticulate
Russian: laski hchat igrat v chakmati (The weasels want to play chess.)
Sleep: 10 hours a night
Drug: coffee
Cleanliness level: semi-pathetic
Bury me: Portland, OR
Knit: socks, hats, scarves, baby clothes
Sew: not much lately
Bake: cinnamon rolls, cakes, bread, cookies, pies
Cook: simple stuff
Lifetime achievements: ranked 17th in CA state spelling bee, 1986
Game: Scrabble
Magazine: The New Yorker
Personal motto: suck it up
Family motto: fake it 'til you make it
Interminable lists: sometimes
Species: Homo erectus
Planet: Earth
Tongue-in-cheek: yesh