I have potential as a human being. I have all the basic ingredients. I'm really very likable, when I put my mind to it. I make people laugh, when I can be bothered, and I'm kind, and when I decide I like someone then that person feels as though she is the center of the whole world and that is a very sexy feeling. It's just that most of the time, I can't be bothered. (if you know the literary source I plagiarized this from you get a lot of cool points.)

I'm a grouch. I rock a bike to work and everywhere for that matter (No I do not have a DUI). I drink too much. I quit smoking all the time. I can't budget for sh*t, though I should at my level of income, but I can take care of myself (barely).

I'm a writer but in the struggling artist sort of way. It doesn't pay the bills so I also work in a warehouse.

I used run my own dog walking and pet sitting business so it probably needn't be said that I love dogs and have one (Buckley Minster Fullerene 101 Simpson). He's kind of an asshole but I love him and you should too.

I know how to have fun. I like who I am. I like almost everyone I meet. I smile as much as I complain. I'm a huge pain in the ass but often worth it.

It's currently posted on eBay, but if I don't get my asking price I suppose I may just keep it and fix it up.

Playing Iron Chef on the weekends, drinking coffee, doing crossword puzzles, tying cherry stems in knots with my tongue, collecting quarters for laundry, lifting heavy things, writing, people watching, making mix tapes and internet stalking.

The Canon AE1 Hanging around my neck.

Top 5 best songs ever written:
1. Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah (over-covered but brilliant nonetheless)

2. Bob Dylan: Tangled Up in Blue

3. Marvin Gaye: Let's Get It On

4. Al Green: Simply Beautiful

5. The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations

A list of music I like off the top of my head and therefore inevitably missing someone like an unprepared for acceptance speech at the Oscars: Elvis Costello, Bon Iver, Bruce Springsteen (Shut up I know), The Clash, David Bazan, Drive-By Truckers, Elliot Smith, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Frank Black, The Pixies, Van Morrison, Galaxie 500, The Beatles (George is my favourite), Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, John Hiatt, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Leonard Cohen, Al Green, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The New Pornographers, The Ramones, Rilo Kiley, Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley, Loudon Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright, The Staple Singers, The Swell Season, Tim Seely, The Actual Tigers, Wilco ...I could go on I suppose.

Nick Hornby, Bret Easton Ellis, Christopher Moore, Oscar Wilde, Henry Miller, Neil Gaiman, Benjamin Hoff, Ernest Hemingway, Barbara Kingsolver and more, more, more.

If you have not read The History of Love by Nicole Krauss, then I recommend that you do so. It is a beautiful book.

I like books about religion, psychology and Spider Man.

I like quirky movies with Bill Murray in them, bad comedies, bad action flicks, sappy romances, documentaries, quirky hipstery films...I enjoy almost any genre done right.

I like food.

1. My record player (and for fair play let's assume the vinyl is included)
2. My phone (it gets the interwebz and keeps me connected)
3. Beer (well unless I had gin.)
4. A pen.
5. My most improved in math 1994-95 trophy.
6. Quarters for laundry.

like...really important stuff...ya know?

You might catch me over-doing the karaoke, having a few beers with friends, working or hanging out at the art galleries, or watching a movie and eating a frozen pizza with my dog.

I am a little bit afraid of the dark.

You don't abbreviate words to letters.

You like guys who spell words with an extra "U" such as: "What is your favourite colour, Your Honour?"

You are pretty.

You are wicked smart.

You happen to be Natalie Portman or Zooey Deschanel.

You are neither of those girls but think we might get along.