Jessie

Swarthmore, UC Berkeley (journalism)

Swarthmore College, Attended 1993 - 1997, Class of 1997, Bachelor's Degree, Literature

Freelance writer

Media Alliance, Scrabblerousers, NorCal Songwriters Assn., Humane Society volunteer

Creative cooking, dabbling in guitar, reading great literature, birdwatching

Mrs. Dalloway, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Dykes to Watch Out For, Quirkyalone, The Collected Emily Dickinson

Almost Famous, The Graduate, Manhattan, Just Say It: A Revolution in the Making

PJ Harvey, Cars, Cat Power, The Boss, Iron and Wine, Lucinda Williams, Tartufi

U.S. women's soccer games (I "heart" Mia Hamm)

To a stranger, I may look kinda cynical (even by standards for indie San Franciscanswhen we love a band or author, we're honor-bound to fold our arms and stare at the floor, maybe do a head-bob or two). But the Puritan stiff-upper-lip thing is all a cover for a heart that loves to bleed for a good cause.

That rare person whose imagination makes an ordinary day sparkle prismatically.