I'm shy in person when I first meet people... but once I get to know you I'm quite outgoing, silly and fun. I love reading books, listening to music, baking!, perusing the internet, watching movies or just hanging out with a few close friends. I prefer the company of close friends over random, loud parties.

I'm color blind, so if I ever upload a picture where my clothing does not match, please don't blame me. I often think my clothes are colors which they simply are not. It's nice to have met one other color blind friend who knows the frustration of buying a lovely pair of corduroys, thinking they're grey, but learning they're green. Arghh! But the tag said GR!!!

I just started volunteering with PAWS. It's heart-breaking and rewarding. I want to adopt all of the animals.

I am well-read, affectionate, and bashful

I currently work for Dyson... the sweet sweet vacuum company. Although, technically I'm part of the Airblade hand dryer team (even better if you haven't experienced it yet!). Check us out online!

I started running again this summer. How the heck do you manage running outdoors during a Chicago winter?

Reading, writing and arithmetic. Baking cookies--seriously. People swoon over my cookies. NOT watching television. Eating double stuff Oreos. Dressing myself (even if the colors don't always match...). Sharing space. Loving animals. Sleeping. Making my bed every morning.

I'm quiet/shy, energetic, silly, fashionable and fit.
Oh, and I have cool, cool glasses.

BOOKS... any thing by Arthur Nersesian, Kurt Vonnegut, His Dark Materials Trilogy, Harry Potter, LOTR, Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles, The Perks of Being A Wallflower, Franny and Zooey, You Shall Know Our Velocity, Calvin and Hobbes, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Stephen King, The Hunger Games, The Historian...

MOVIES... moulin rouge, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, grosse pointe blank, monsters inc, amelie, the professional, playing by heart, nightmare before christmas, the labyrinth, chicago, high fidelity, monty python and the holy grail, american history x, Wall-E...

TV... (I rarely watch, but when I do) ... 30 Rock, The Colbert Report, Scrubs, Arrested Development, House, X-files

MUSIC... ani difranco, tori amos, fiona apple, amanda palmer, sleater-kinney, the postal service, norah jones, coldplay, gwen stefani, tegan and sara, the white stripes...

FOODS... cereal, double stuff oreos, cheese, meat, hot chocolate, pork chops, chinese and italian food, tea, bagles, blueberry muffins...

Only Six?

Dogs, friends, books, computers, family and dogs. And bookstores. And hot chocolate. And the sun. And girls. And cereal. Yes, cereal.

The future, my career path, how much wood could a woodchuck chuck, why is it so bloody cold, what book to read next... the usual stuff.

Reading, watching a movie, with close friends, on the internet, at Barnes & Nobles or Borders, at Panera, etc

I have boxers with Beagles on them. Boxers with Dalmatians. Boxers with Chihuahuas. Boxers with Dachshunds in sweaters. And boxers with... Boxers on them!

You really, really want to. If we appear to have enough in common. If you just want to give it a shot. If you're my soul mate. If you want to bring over some Double Stuff Oreos. If you have a dog and want to share. If you want to go to Target.