bonjour le monde!

welcome to my blog. i still haven't decided exactly what it will be about. i predict it will consist mostly of updates about my mundane life, book and movie reviews, and some passionate rants about the political implications of various things i observe around me.

some things i like: reading, therapy, the history of ideas, my white sun hat, fresh in-season tomatoes, smart people, anastasia krupnik, ramona quimby, america's next top model, teen vogue, cook's illustrated, irony, language(s), unions, singing, my friends, my awesome sister, my awesome boyfriend.

some things i dislike: arrogance, sexism (etc.), greed, wilful ignorance about things i think are important, misspelling, linguistic prescriptivism. (yes, i know those last two are inconsistent. sorry.)

some things i sort of dislike but i'm trying to become a better person and not dislike so much: social conservatives, economic conservatives, spoiled rich people, stupid people with power, vastly unequal relationships, mushrooms, zucchini, eggplant, beets, onions, peppers.

some things i'm trying to accomplish: be less antisocial. spend more quality time with friends. become a scrabble champion. pass the bar. understand myself. master the art of diplomacy. learn how to accessorize. go to yoga class regularly. spend more time outside before i move away from northern california. enjoy my youth.