Lists of characteristics are boring, and to risk including negative traits is to risk shocking the reader. I'm still going to do it. Read the rest of this section carefully, and you'll get an accurate idea of what it's like to be around me. The thing that I most want you to perceive about me is that I already love you. Compassion defines my decisions.

Personality: quiet, reactive, affectionate, horny, smart but slow, deferential with the right person, domineering when I want something, strange-humored, sensual, compassionate, open-minded, socially anxious, radically left, future-oriented, geeky, nerdy, awkward, conversationally random, loyal, completely honest, nature-loving, lazy, idealistic, driven, easily fascinated, intolerant of banality.

Body: I weigh 170 pounds, and have had a breast reduction. Blue eyes, short, dyed black hair, usually only mascara and/or eyeliner for makeup, have a few zits at any time, don't shave any part of my body. I'm 5' 2.75" tall, I'm not strong, I have two herniated discs in my back that make it so that I can't lift heavy objects and sometimes have aches and pains. I'm disease-free. I don't wear clothes that are stylish - I wear what feels good to me, which is usually waisted pants, a loose top, and hiking boots. I have allergies to dust mites, mold, pollen, grasses and cats.

Habits and hobbies: I am in the process of quitting smoking; I quit recently, and am now only smoking once in a while to avoid nic-fitting while I ramp down - I'm quitting completely on the 1st of January. I prefer to eat my food raw, but it's hard to afford to eat that way, so for now I'm just mostly vegetarian. I attend a lot of community-building events. I read a lot of science fiction, I quote British comedy, I will sometimes do craft projects, I love things like swimming and playing in the snow, I sing A LOT. My most ongoing project is in my head, where I try to figure out the universe, of course.

Flowchart to my heart: http://www.okcupid.com/flowchart-to-my-heart?g=n0_LEt4sZCk

I'm one of three women starting a produce cooperative in the Delridge neighborhood of West Seattle. Everything else in my life comes second to this goal. I'm always trying to make myself a better person, and part of that is interacting with new people every day. I would like to hook up with someone with whom I can hang out and enjoy myself and practice social skills.

Singing, reading, writing, persistence, open-mindedness.

I'm really NOT good at being witty. Even given time to prepare, as in for this profile, I am still woefully un-witty. I am very appreciative of someone who is witty. My appreciation takes all kinds of forms, but it's not really appropriate to discuss them here. Despite my love of it and the likelihood that stating the following will turn most people off, I still believe that laughter is less important than many other things - like loyalty, compassion, communication, good will, empathy, attraction, self-sacrifice, willingness and many other characteristics. All that being said, I will very occasionally say something extremely inappropriate, very surprising and mildly clever.

depend upon what they're looking for. I don't smile often, but I'm told that when I do my eyes light up. My laughter is either repressed or hysterical, and my conversation is usually quiet and slightly disjointed.

I love all these things, but I hope that you won't be too disappointed to find that I am not well-read, not a movie buff, not a music fanatic, and I don't eat many foods that are considered to be normal fare. I don't think that it's necessary to know a lot about any subject in order to be a well-rounded and awesome person. The richness of my personality can be found in the depth of my convictions, the uniqueness of my philosophy, and my generous spirit. I like science fiction, British comedy, all kinds of music, and food that will do my body good (like pineapple-kale juice). I don't care for traditional televised sports. I like playing video and computer games once in a while, but not often. With a group of friends, I'd rather play a board game than watch a movie.

Instead, here are the six things that I'd most like to have in my life:

sex every morning and being held every night
a large live-in family
plenty of good food
leisure
travel
a mission

So far, I've only got two things on that list.

the above.

Here's some fun stuff:

http://www.whiteninjacomics.com/comics/severed.shtml

http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0001.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2cFEHM9yMw&feature=player_embedded

http://www.illwillpress.com/vault.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I15rCluWLac

at home, on the computer, working on the co-op.

is that I want a man who is manly in a real way; who doesn't think that eating meat and watching sports makes him a man. I'm very independent and willful, but I need my man to make me feel helpless. You should be able to pick up my 170 pounds and toss me around on the bed, and you should be able to fold your whole body close to mine. Unfortunately, this means that you can't really have much of a potbelly. I had written here that this was mandatory, but I realized that (though those features are very important to me) I am totally capable of falling in love with someone who does not meet this criteria. I suppose all it means is that if you're tall and strong, you're much more likely to get in my pants.

YOU'VE READ MY PROFILE, you're gentle, have opinions that make people look at you like you're crazy, have similar habits to mine, are strong, slim and over 6' tall, and are ready to fall in love.

Or, you may message me if you think that we really have something in common. Some people, I'm sorry to say, just WILL NOT filter themselves out because they are too stupid to realize that I'm a spiritual person and all they think about is beer and football. Of course, sometimes I'm really attracted to a beer-and-football guy, but only if he's got a redeeming inner life.

I may message you even if you do not match the things I've asked for in my profile and journal. This is because something about you is awesome, and I am either so interested in you that the other stuff doesn't matter, or I think you would make a cool friend.

P.S. - I have usually answered my match questions with an EXTREMELY broad-minded interpretation of meanings. Some of my answers may be misleading, and I am currently doing a lot of re-answering.

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