Who I am: a girl geek living in the SF Bay Area, and I'm italian.

Where I've lived: SF Bay Area, Las Vegas, Nashville, NYC, SF, Mongolia, SF Bay Area - in that order. :)

Family: Mom, dad, 2 brothers, 1 sister-in-law, 2 nieces, 1 nephew, 2 grandmas. A lot of aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Pets: Not until I have a house.  Then 1 or 2 dogs.

My favorites: dark chocolate covered espresso beans, driving in the fast lane when there's no cops and no traffic, Deep Dish, a Sunday on the beach, frosted mini wheats, bikram or ashtanga yoga, anything Elie Tahari or Nicole Miller or Franco Sarto, thai massage/reflexology, lillies, 1pm, sumo wrestling, Evanescence, farmer's market fruits and veggies, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, cooking gourmet and gourmet cooking, Givenchy perfume, hiking in woodsy areas, riesling and syrah, Foo Fighters, red pepper flakes on veggie pizza, jeans and bare feet, no bullshit, sapphires, reunion hugs, books about the Buddha's teachings, springtime, dancing, CARE, the moon, reading about people smarter than me, Tiesto, apple pie, various shades of purple, playing nonsense games with my nieces and nephew, the Discovery channel, boots, Heroes, riding a camel in the Gobi desert, the smell of citrus or ginger, karaoke, cardio kickboxing, the Matrix, hearing people laugh, good hair days, meditation retreats, gigantic pillows.