An awesome place I've visited:

Serengeti Desert; Arpoador Beach, Rio; Istanbul; Dalmatian Islands

My perfect Sunday:

Depends on the Saturday night prior...

My life history in 5 sentences or fewer:

Nice Jewish girl from Connecticut goes away to university in a tough part of Philadelphia, moves to NYC, begins working in indie film during its heyday, develops a severe case of wanderlust, moves to LA for a stint and comes back as a home owner in Brooklyn.

My first concert / My dream concert:

First concert was Springsteen Dancin' in the Dark tour (won tkts on the radio even) and dream concert would either be the original Led Zeppelin, or the Stones circa '78, unless Radiohead would have joined the final LCD Soundsystem show with Arcade Fire that I saw at MSG - that would have been top...

I have a weakness for guys/girls who:

are charismatic and confident; a prominent nose is always a plus

For me, a first date no-no is:

Unnecessary rudeness, particularly to waitstaff.