PLEASE NOTE! I'm not currently looking due to being knocked up, but I'm keeping my profile up for conversation and connections.

First off, let me explain what "available" means. My husband mwcinindy and I have an open marriage. We're not swingers, and we're not poly ... somewhere in the middle. The term we use (and the basis for my username) is "friends with benefits." This means I'm not looking for "nice shoes, wanna fuck?" or "let's be madly in love and move in together!" Every now and then, we schedule "play dates" either one-on-one with someone else, or in a group setting.

Our rules are pretty basic - you be honest with us and we'll be honest with you; and my husband reserves the right to meet any new people first and has veto power (no questions asked!). If you're not OK with that, just move on. Also, if you're married/otherwise partnered (and they're not on here as well), I do insist on confirming with them that everything's kosher; I don't condone cheating.

Other than the above: drawing blood, placing catheters, monitoring anesthesia, taking TPRs, walking dogs, cleaning litterboxes, laundry, and taking out trash.

Cooking homemade meals, making people laugh, remembering obscure facts/stories/trivia, dancing poorly, and drawing blood from the medial saphenous vein of a cat. I can also recognize most of the AKC dog breeds at a glance (except for some of the super-new ones ... haven't studied the breed book in a while). Oh - and wasting boatloads of time lurking on horse-related message boards. I just love to read everything I can find and learn new things about them.

I have a really big smile - my eyes practically disappear when I'm really grinning. I like to talk a lot and laugh really loudly. And I have nice cleavage.

I'll read just about anything that catches my eye, but I'm not into sci-fi. I have read all of The Wheel of Time, and while I'm sad that Robert Jordan passed away, this new guy is awesome. It's about time for me to re-read the whole series to get back up to speed for the last one. Other authors I enjoy include Judith Tarr, Patricia Cornwell, Tom Clancy, Jane Smiley, Faye Kellerman, Phillipa Gregory, Stephen King, Ann Rice, JK Rowling, Harry Turtledove, Barbara Kingsolver, Alice Sebold. Unfortunately, I don't have much time to sit and read uninterrupted these days, so I'm mostly content with magazine subscriptions, and the occasional weekend reading binge when I go through an entire book in two days.

I have ADD, so watching movies can be a chore, but I like outrageously funny stuff that doesn't require deep thoughts to enjoy. My husband and I met at a Rocky Horror Picture Show cast party, and used to be Brad and Janet together, while we were engaged in real life. Is that cute or what?? Movies I like: Wedding Crashers, The Hangover, Anchorman, Something About Mary, any Monty Python movie, Harry Potter, and we LOVED "This is 40"

We ditched cable a while ago and watch everything on Netflix now. I'm a fan of funny and light-hearted or weird "reality" shows - Scrubs, How I Met Your Mother, Doctor Who, 30 Rock, and Mythubusters are in heavy rotation at our house. I am just not interested in drama, horror, vampire/werewolf stuff. We used to watch CSI, Without a Trace, Cold Case and all that, but it's just too damned depressing.

Dave Matthews Band is an old favorite of mine We try to go every summer, but things like having babies and going to the Police reunion tour get in the way some times. Some artists I like off the top of my head: Sting, The Police, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Fiona Apple, Norah Jones, Grateful Dead, Beatles, Harry Connick Jr., James Taylor, Metallica (old stuff, please), Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Santana, The Doors, Eric Clapton, Michael Buble, Adele, Katy Perry, No Doubt, Jimi Hendrix, Lily Allen, and that one Eminem song from the movie "8 Mile". I gotta jam to that one! I was recently introduced to Mumford and Sons by a coworker, and now I'm hooked. It's one of my favorite Pandora stations.

Foodwise, I'm pretty open to most cuisines. However, I do NOT like fish (yes this includes sushi!), mushrooms, raw onions, or mayonnaise. Mexican, Thai, Italian, Japanese, Cajun/Creole a la Yats, good ol' Midwestern comfort food ... so long as it's got good flavor and none of the above ingredients, I'm game.

My family (my husband is my rock, as cheesy as it sounds)
My glasses, (without them I am blind as a bat)
Our fantastic new 46" LCD Hi-def smart TV (upgraded from a 32" CRT before Thanksgiving ... what a difference)
Fresh cold water to drink (nothing is more refreshing)
My memory foam mattress pillow (I take it with me if I have to stay overnight somewhere)
And laughter (not just a giggle or a chuckle, but the overwhelming belly laugh with tears running down your face that leaves you breathless and then comes back again until you're worn out)

Well, I'm pregnant (due in May) so that's on my mind a lot.

How weird it is that while our cells constantly die and regenerate, the new ones pick up where the old ones left off, seamlessly. Like, how many times have the cells in my muscles been replaced since I was born? And yet, I can still walk and talk and eat and swim. I guess it's a good thing that neurons stick around to send those same messages. Deep, eh?

At my in-law's house visiting with friends and family while my kids watch TV or play on the Wii or drag out every toy in the cabinet. Good times, good times.

I'm an open book; ask me anything.

You realize that I don't have the time to meet right now and may not for a while but are still interested in talking on the rare occasions I have enough free time to compose a coherent message.