I'm the kindest person who is brutally honest you'll ever meet. My husband and I have an open/poly-ish relationship. We have veto on those the other dates. We sometimes play with other couples. I'm looking for an on-going secondary relationship, or something more transitory.

I work part time as a writer and full-time as a mother. I attend local sloshes, munches and other community events. I paint and write for my own amusement in my spare time.

Writing. Painting. Talking. Things involving my mouth.

I've been told the following:
I look young for my age.
I have fantastic hair.
I have huge boobs.
I have a huge vocabulary that I use in casual conversation.

No one says I'm fat, but I am fabulously, gloriously voluptuous. In the words of MotoMoto from Madagascar, "Damn Girl! You round!"

Books
When We Were Very Young, AA Milne
The Molly chapter from Joyce's Ulysses
Revolutionary Road
Laurell K Hamilton's Anita Blake series

Movies
Terrence Malick, especially Thin Red Line and Tree of Life
Maya Deren
Bill Viola installations
Elizabeth, Dangerous Liaisons, Interview with the Vampire, The Elephant Man
Coen brothers and Tim Burton
Pixar and Hayao Miyazaki

Shows
Used to have season tickets to Mark Taper Forum and South Coast Rep, but that was ages ago. Sondheim is delightful. Bob Fosse!

Music
Left of the Dial box set is a good snapshot
Crass, Joy Division, Bauhaus, Bowie, TRex, Beach Boys, Broken Bells, Dresden Dolls, White Stripes, Dead Kennedys, Dali's Car, Smiths

Food
Indian: Chicken Tika Masala! Veg Korma
Thai: salad rolls, the salad with the potato chips and the peanut butter dressing, the green curry with the bamboo shoots
Vietnamese: salad rolls, cold rice, soups, lettuce cups
Japanese: sushi, tempura, udon, bento boxes! edamame
Pacific Rim and fusion rock
I'm kind of a foodie. I can cook and I've been to Gordon Ramsey's London in Los Angeles. I haven't been to Recess yet, but I'll get there eventually. Fogo de Chao is overpriced and not interesting.

1. Loving relationships that include sex
2. Coffee in the morning
3. Art of all types
4. Wild, interesting friends
5. Making art and doing creative stuff
6. Hugging, kissing, cuddling

My kids. They aren't on the above list because life without them is inconceivable.

Checking email. Opening a bottle of red with husband. Watching something Disney with the kids. Having coffee with the gang at Mojo's. Driving to Chicago.

The most private thing I'm willing to admit depends on context. I have a blog in which I discuss being a bad object. I'm honest to a fault, so if you want to know something, ask. I don't usually volunteer a great deal of private information, but people are often shocked at what I do not consider private. If I can laugh about it, it isn't very private. If it makes me cry, I keep it to myself and my intimates.

You should message me if you think I'm pretty and want to kiss me. (I'm smart and funny and good company.)