I have been super busy over the last few years, and although I've enjoyed the journey, it hasn't left me too much time left over.... I keep saying I need to find a new hobby, or take a class, but sadly that has yet to happen. I am hoping that now that I am back in Milwaukee and in a job I love, I can get back out and have some fun.

Even though I haven't had much time to go out, I love to DO almost anything. I love theater, movies, food.... you name it, i'll likely be excited to try it.

I work for an amazing company doing something I love, and although it has been a HUGE amount of work lately I'm starting to see the fruits of my labor. When things settle down with my current projects, I'll be sittin' pretty and loving it.

I have many talents, but in my mind I can do anything. I try to cook. I do not bake, but real food I can usually handle. I like to build things, and I like to do so as often as possible. My cats would love it if I bought the material and built them a cat condo, but they don't understand that I can't have a table saw in our rented apartments... BUT I do have the plans, carpets picked out, and a shopping list of the exact supplies I'd need.

I really do give great massages and I'm shamelessly good at kicking boy's butts at video games - or at least sniping people when it counts.

My eyes. I was told recently told that I look like Christina Ricci...who I happen to think looks like an alien. So I guess that means I have alien eyes. I do like them though... They've recently changed from dark brown to a nifty hazel wannabe color.

Books: I haven't read anything recently that wasn't for work...but in my past lives, I loved The Raging Quiet or Far From the Madding Crowd, most recently "Name of the Wind"

Movies: Depends on my mood, but I generally love anything if I'm curled up with someone warm. Some of my favorites: Pride and Prejudice, The Fall, any movies involving stealing things or gambling, all the Saw Movies, LOTR, Cube, Seven, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle.... Dislikes: most things with John Travolta, Rodney Dangerfield and Chris Farley. I LOVE buttered movie theater popcorn so the deal is that if I have to suffer through your crappy movie, you buy me popcorn. :)

Shows: I haven't had cable for like a year....it sucks. But I borrowed 5 seasons of How I Met Your Mother from a friend and am hooked. When I had cable, I loved Top Chef, Chopped, Criminal Minds, and Family Guy

Music: Also depends on my mood. I go from craving dance/techno/electronic to needing a country fix (those are usually short lived) and then switch to rap for a while. I will admit to having a slight "ghetto streak" every now and then, and am currently listening to Black and Yellow more times a week than what can be considered appropriate. Also love Sexy Chick. I pretend it's my personal theme song when I walk into bars.

Food: Anything! I love it all, and I really enjoy going out to try new places and new kinds of food. But if you make me dinner (no matter what is is, or how good it tastes) you'd get extra brownie points. I would say funnel cakes are a weakness. As are most things involving cheese.

There are very few things that I'd say I NEED to survive. Six things I love, in no particular order, are: my cats, Mountain Dew, hammocks, thunder storms, flannel sheets, and checklists.

Some other things that make my life worthwhile: black cherry Kool-aid, red and white gummy bears, DVR, cheese fondue, blue pens, sweatpants, PS2, margaritas and shots... Like I said, I have many loves.

I wonder a lot about what other people are thinking. You can never really know what's on someone's mind, and I would love to be able to mind read.

At home. On a regular Friday night it's just me and my cats, but on a good night maybe a friend or 2 will hang out and play games or catch a movie. I also grew up in WI, so a night at a bar is often on the menu, but those nights get less and less frequent as my friends all abandon our weekly playdates to get married and have kids... It's a strange limbo between a crazy single life and being "old" :)

I am excrutiatingly shy when I meet someone new. I fake it extremely well at work, but I rarely talk to someone if they don't talk to me first. I'm even intimidated by little old ladies at the grocery store until they say something first. :)

You are cool. Or nice. Or fun. Or if you are still breathing and are a human....actually, you don't have to be human. :)

Also, if you wink at me or just say "you're hot" don't be offended if I don't answer. I find it annoying when people think that's a good conversation starter, and I will definately just delete your message. Unless you are cute....then I will shake my head in disapointment and THEN delete your message.