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  • B.S. Aerospace Engineering
  • From IA, USA
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About Me

Short Version:
** Genderqueer, vegetarian, aspiritual, relationship anarchist.

** Radical leftist, black trans lives matter, anti-fascist.

** I like foraging, fermentation, long skirts, biking, contra, blues dancing, cooking, baking sourdough, sci-fi, programming, backpacking, fixing things, graphic novels.

Long Version:
I'm a 27 year old genderqueer person living in DC.

I garden at my house and did vegetable gardening for a couple years at Mustard Seed Community Farm in Iowa. I also build and refinish furniture, cook delicious wholesome vegan food for 10-20 people, bake heavy rye sourdough, ferment kimchi, and program computers. I enjoy bicycle commuting, contra dancing, pets I don't have to care for, backpacking, queerness, enthusiastic consent, science fiction, physical and verbal affection, fantasy, science, math, tattoos, playing casual sports, and tree climbing. I'm polyamorous. Frugality is important to me. All my possessions easily fit in a small bedroom and I get most of my things used. My typical gender role is androgynous and I'm usually extroverted. I strive to do good work but I'm not driven by career goals. I'm more interested in building rewarding relationships and contributing to my community.

I spend a lot of time thinking about how to more effectively subvert white supremacy, the patriarchy, heterosexism, and cis-sexism. I’m loosely affiliated with a few radical groups in the area including Showing Up for Racial Justice DC, Copwatch DC, The Future is Feminist, and also do some J20 support.

Interests

I spend a lot of time thinking about:
Enthusiastic consent
My gender identity and how I want to express that
My relationships (are very important to me!)
How to most effectively subvert white supremacy
Intersectional feminism
What do I want to do with my life (omg)??
Cognitive biases and how they influence me
Spaceships
Am I dissatisfied with X or am I just depressed?
Depression/anxiety things
How to start fewer sentences in my profile with 'I'.

On any typical night I'm doing:
Cartoons, Netflix, slash-fic, dancing, date, park, party, cooking, sci-fi or fantasy fiction, racial justice protest/meeting, relaxing with friends and housemates, reading a book.

Yes, I copied this from my OKC profile :P.

  • cooking
  • baking
  • vegetarian
  • gardening
  • technology
  • backpacking
  • science
  • social justice
  • communal living

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:

Octavia Butler, Harry Potter, Lois Bujold, Mars Trilogy, The Culture series, Ursula K LeGuin

Comics:

Dresden Codak, Gunnerkrig Court, Oglaf, Robot Hugs, Stand Still Stay Silent, Kimchi Cuddles

Shows:

Steven Universe, Sense8, Star Trek TNG, Stargate, Firefly, Doctor Who, Bob's Burgers, Kimmy Schmidt, Chef's Table

Movies:

Contact, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Swedish version). I really don't watch many movies.

Music:

Ladytron, Rise Against, Daft Punk, Regina Spektor, All that Remains, Radiohead, Lady Gaga, Pomplamoose, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Trivium, Bat for Lashes, Eluveitie, Icona Pop.

Food:

I cook a lot of wholesome, from-scratch vegan food. I usually start off with a recipe then then make my own fusion-cuisine versions. I bake pretty decent bread. I eat/drink a lot of weird things!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Honduras, Italy, Laos, Myanmar, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Philippines, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, United States

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