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Ryan

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I guess I’m a sum of my parts: O’Hara’s Meditations in an Emergency, a love of the curvature of the human body, shades of blue and turquoise, family, chocolate shakes, baking, city exploration, city exploitation, the philosophy of love, Lauryn Hill’s I Find It Hard to Say (Rebel), Oliver’s March, crushed red pepper, giggling like a school girl as I watch Lucy Liu kick ass in stilettos, or screaming at the tv while Jennifer Garner or Sarah Michelle Gellar kick political and supernatural ass respectively, kwan loong oil and a heating pad, Chante Moore’s Am I Losing You, intensely preached opinions, my spice rack, tight calves, volunteering, coffee extra light with soy milk, ideally a Dunkin' Donuts; regulah (ah home), bootyshaking, long ideally mind-consuming walks, Beyonce's Ring the Alarm , dripping sweat for half my day and sometimes actually getting paid for it, avoidance of cameras, belting while in the shower, while in the car, while cleaning, while working, while walking, and especially while experiencing the occasional emotional breakdown, pilates, calling people out instead of biting my tongue, and amazing beautiful kick ass intelligent sexy friends.

My Interests

contemporary dance and choreography, sexuality, gender, ethnic studies, dreaming of a return to paris (for a day or indefinitely) or maybe to bangkok or maybe just to new york, equality/advocacy, working it in my women's jeans (denim is unisex afterall), new people/places/perspectives, my two nieces, belting R&B females, and of course good food- finding it, making it, and eating lots of it.

I'd like to meet:

People who will challenge me with sweaty battles on the dance floor and intellectual wars over coffee. I’m so thankful for the people in my past and present who have acted as catalysts in reshaping my perspective. I’m always open to new people to shake up my world a little bit. I admire infectious personalities- addictive giddiness, shared passions. I admire people who will admit that we’re all dorks about something and that in reality no one is mentally and emotionally stable. I admire openness, sincerity, honesty, and the ability to make oneself laugh.

Music:

Lots and lots of R&B/Soul: Sade, Aaliyah, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Les Nubians, Mary J., Christina, Janet, Chante Moore, Res, Aretha, Anita Baker, Tweet, TLC, Des'ree, Beyonce, Whitney, Vivian Green, Cassandra Wilson, Madonna, Brandy, Amerie, Kelis, Joss Stone, En Vogue, Toni Braxton, Danity Kane, Keyshia Cole, Leela James,... and toss in a little 80s pop, a dash of trip-hop and jungle, and a love of anything simple and beautiful.

Movies:

Charlie's Angels and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Strictly Ballroom, Pretty Woman, My Beautiful Launderette, The Last Unicorn, Showgirls, Match Point... Blockbuster to Indie

Television:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sex and the City, Jeopardy, Scooby Doo, Project Runway, America's Next Top Model, Alias, Heroes

Books:

The God of Small Things, Lolita, Giovanni's Room, Picture of Dorian Gray, Pelleas et Melisande, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Fragments d'un discours amoureux, Explicit Body in Performance, Love in the Time of Cholera. Fashions Mags galore.

Heroes:

my mommy- just like a good gay boy.