I was born in Chicago, but I've lived in southern California practically all my life. I couldn't really imagine living anywhere else; despite the high cost of living and the obsession with celebrity that makes us elect Conan the Barbarian as our governor, I love this place.

I'm very into performing arts. I'm a musical theater performer (which means I sing, act and dance, if you don't know) and a choreographer, and I enjoy spending time with people who also love the arts. I'm learning how to direct for stage, but I'd love to sit down with a film person and talk about how the two vernaculars differ.

I also love language. I'm obsessed with perfecting my use of English (and may, on occasion, attempt to perfect yours, be warned!) and I would love to learn other tongues, too. I dabbled in ASL, Spanish and French, but I want to explore Japanese, Romanian, Gaelic and Welsh someday. (For you nerds out there, I've also studied Tolkien's languages just for the fun of it.)

I'm a big fan of Disneyland, and I would love to go all the time. I love animals, so going somewhere where I can interact with them (pet stores, petting zoos, ranches, farms) sounds like a great time to me! I would love to hug an elephant and pet a tiger. I dig Japanese anime and Eddie Izzard, so an evening inside with either of those would thrill me to no end.

I'm larger than life; I'm comfortable in my sizable skin, but I'm working my way back down so I can pursue life with all the passion and vigor I can muster. Stick around, and you'll witness a transformation.

I'm looking for someone whose sense of humor meshes with mine, who shares some common interests, who thinks staying inside and watching a movie on a Friday night every once in a while is fun, and who knows that honesty is always the best policy. I like older men, anywhere from one to fifteen years older. I do not like younger men, even if it's by a few months, unfortunately. With girls, I'm less picky about age. Please don't be a whiny, immature little thing, though. I hate whining. Also, distance matters to me. If you don't live within a 20-25 mile radius of me, I doubt I'll be too keen on meeting up. I'm a college student who lacks the funds to fill up my gas tank twice a week, so please. Go easy on me and don't message me if you live far away.

Also, perhaps it would behoove you to try my MatchMe Test. Good luck. ;-)

Other than that, I'm very outgoing and open, so feel free to message me with questions!

I'm still a good ol' junior college student. I attend Pasadena City College, and I'm hoping to transfer out in a year. I've switched majors twice: first music, then English, now musical theater. Hoping to go to Cal-State Fullerton for a BFA, then UC Berkeley for an MA in English and perhaps CSF again for an MFA in Musical Theater. I work as a writing consultant at the college Writing Center, and I choreograph the Arcadia High School show choir, Chanteurs, and am a co-choreographer for the PCC summer musical theater workshop.

I still live at home with parents who are kind enough to let me stay as I struggle through college. If this throws you, sorry!

Singing
Dancing
Offering a shoulder to cry on
Connect Four
Scrabble
Texting
Making horrible jokes sound funny
Criticizing awful movies
Disney Scene-It (try and beat me. I dare you.)
Making Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
Sleeping
Hugs
Meeting parents
Being double jointed
Spelling and grammar

I'm very outgoing! I talk to strangers all the time.

I've also been told that people notice my ass a lot.

Books: Ender's Game, Philippa Gregory, Harry Potter, His Dark Materials, David Eddings, Shakespeare, Isaac Bashevis-Singer, William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, Philip Roth, Middlesex, Greek/Roman mythology, Holocaust memorials, Lolita, well-written erotica, Grimm's Fairy Tales, Lord of the Rings, Tamora Pierce, Sarah Dunant, and many others.

Movies: Garden State, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Stage Beauty, Noises Off, Running with Scissors, Shakespeare in Love, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Gunshy, Dead Poet's Society, Harry Potter (except 4; it was crap), Lord of the Rings, Grosse Pointe Blank, Memoirs of a Geisha, Serenity, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The Sixth Sense, Finding Nemo, Wall-E, most old Disney movies, The Fifth Element, Good Will Hunting, Fight Club, Truly Madly Deeply, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, The Court Jester, and lots of other movie musicals (Singin' in the Rain, Guys and Dolls, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Kiss Me Kate, etc.)

Music: Maria Mena, Chantal Kreviazuk, Imogen Heap, Rachael Yamagata, Cary Brothers, Jason Mraz, Joshua Radin, The Killers, Muse, Snow Patrol, Regina Spektor, Tonic, Death Cab for Cutie, Jeremy Enigk, Martina Topley-Bird, Remy Zero, Tiger Lou, Ben Folds, Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, Eve 6, Jonatha Brooke, A Fine Frenzy, Journey, Bloc Party, The Chap, The Fratellis, Frank Popp, Lily Allen, Chad VanGaalen, Gabriel the Marine, New Rhodes, Starsailor, A.C. Newman, Metric, MGMT, Dent May, Frank Turner, Lydia, White Rabbits, Manchester Orchestra, A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Green Day, Linkin Park, Michael Jackson (RIP), lots of musical theater (Ragtime, Sweeney Todd, Company, Wicked, Jekyll and Hyde, Les Mis, Sunday in the Park with George, Fame, etc.)

Food: Sushi (or Japanese in general), turkey burgers, pizza, pad thai, and few others. I'm very picky about food.

1. A dance studio with a great sound system.
2. The smell of the air after it rains.
3. Laughter.
4. Text messages that say "I love you."
5. Mike's Hard Lemonade on a hot day.
6. Really good hugs.

Choreography. Chances are that I'm usually in the middle of a choreographing job, so music is always running through my head.

Sex. I'll admit it.

Wacky dreams. I have them all the time.

What exciting people I'll get to meet soon.

Self-improvement.

Alan Rickman.

Probably at home watching something on my laptop or out with friends seeing a movie or something. I'm not big on clubbing or bar-hopping.

You know who else you should look up on a Friday night? My dear friend, Arbiter_of_Funk. The dude knows his shit, so if you're up for geekin' it up someday, he's your man. Love the guy, seriously.

I was a Girl Scout.

Whenever I go to Border's, I go to the discount/bargain books table and buy all the erotic literature they have. $3 smut, ftw.

I adore SpongeBob Squarepants.

I sometimes secretly wish I were born Jewish.

I have been a victim of domestic violence (relationship, not family. I love my family).

I have way too many pairs of shoes, but I only wear like three or four of them.

I name everything. My car is Chuck Norris, my iPod is Peter, my toothbrush is Brunhilde, and my laptop is Reginald.

I am the messiest person I've ever met.

I played YuGiOh (the card game) in high school. I still have my deck, and I could probably beat you.

I love reading young adult fantasy books.

The first album I ever memorized every song on was Amy Grant's "Heart in Motion" on cassette.

I have linguistic ADD. I've taken a semester of French, two years of Spanish, and a semester of ASL. I can't seem to stick with anything, but I wish I spoke a million languages.

I sometimes wish I were a horse. The wild kind, not the kind that has to cater to silly humans. I would be Shadowfax.

I really don't keep up with anything on TV. I have a family with four younger kids in it, so I may sit down and watch Nickelodeon or Disney Channel with them every now and then, but ask me what's going on in American Idol or True Blood (which I actually DO want to watch), and I'll stare at you blankly.

Anything in this profile interested you. Please say something more than "hi" though. I like to know that you took the time to read what's written here. Also, proper syntax is a definite plus. Spelling, capitalization, sentence structure: all of the above are important to me, as odd as that may sound.

Here are some characteristics of my ideal mate, both physical and otherwise. These are not prerequisites, just things that may score you extra points:

- MEN ONLY: Tall, preferably 5'11 or above. I am 5'7 and I like wearing high heels on special occasions.
- Nice teeth. I like someone who can dazzle me with his/her smile.
- Plump lips. I'm very big on kissing, and I have plump lips myself. Thin, bony lips tend not to mesh well with mine.
- Caucasian background. I find that I am most attracted to people at least partially within my ethnic background. This is not to deter you if you are not Caucasian, though! I'm open to everyone. ;)
- An interest in musical theater. It is my life, so I will be involved in it often. I like to be able to gab about it with my love interests.
- Nails that are taken care of. I'm a total hypocrite, because I bite my own, but I haaaaate dirty fingernails (and super long nails on men). They gross me out.
- Some kind of artistic talent. I prefer theater or music, but visual art is great, too.
- Passion. Period. I can't be with someone who isn't passionate about anything.
- Christianity is not a requirement, but respect for the fact that I am, for all intents and purposes, a Christian (which inclues not assuming that I'm one of those self-righteous, preach-to-passersby, everyone-is-going-to-Hell Christians) is.
- Interest in anime is good. I'm building a collection, and I love staying indoors and watching it.
- Must love hugs.
- I'm a cat person. Actually, I'm an animal person in general. Allergies may pose a problem. :(

Reasons I Reserve the Right to Ignore You:

- You live more than 25 miles away.
- Our match percentage is lower than 65%.
- You confused "your" and "you're" in the message.
- You only say "hi".
- Your message contains anything related to casual sex, unless you say "I am NOT propositioning you for casual sex."
- You have no photo on your profile, and your answers to the profile essay questions tell me absolutely nothing about yourself.
- Men: you are younger or shorter than I am. (Sorry. I'm just not into it.)
- I'm not interested.

I love meeting new people, though. That last part may have made me sound like a frigid bitch, but I'm not. Promise! Message away! :)