I am an intelligent educator and passionate geek looking for an intelligent geek to spend evenings curled up watching movies and playing board games with friends. I love music, anime, good food and better conversation.

Proudly, I am a nerd - a lover of sci-fi and fantasy and somewhat of a romantic. I collect movies and spend a lot of time watching them! I love board games, especially strategy or puzzle I enjoy anime and manga.

I love knowledge, and am generally open to learning as much as I can. I love ancient cultures, especially Egyptian, Hellenic (Greek), and Roman, and also am very interested in Japan, past and present. I still play Neopets and have a deviantArt account, but lately Facebook's FarmTown application has been eating my soul.

I have a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Houston, with a minor in History, though my main subject matter is archaeology (not offered on the undergrad level there).

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I have a small board games night every once and a while at my house. We usually play Risk or Titan, but are open to other game possibilities. If you are interested in playing, please send me a message.

I have a lot of hobbies, including various forms of art, making websites, and creating beaded jewelry. Feel free to ask me about them.

I currently am working full-time with an afterschool educational program in a middle school. I have an undergrad degree in Anthropology (History minor), with hopes to earn a Ph.D. eventually (and then become a professor).

I took 2 years of German language in college, studied 3 years of Latin in high school, and returned for a semester for post-bac studies of French and ancient Greek languages. Languages do interest me, and I try picking up Japanese when I can, and picked up a little Korean when I worked with a Korean family. Graduate school is something I would like to do, and feasibly cannot do at the present time. My absolute desire would be able to attend the University of Chicago's graduate program in the Ancient Mediterranean World, but I doubt I will ever be able to afford it (and they require 2 ancient and 2 modern languages besides English, hence my return to school for a semester... but it was VERY expensive!).

Being odd. Attracting odd.

Small and tedious things, playing board games, having ideas bounced off of, being a good friend, baking cookies and general cooking, crosswords and sudoku puzzles, finding ways to let go of creative energy.

I'm good at organization - I like things to be organized certain ways. Maybe you call it OCD, I call it sanity :P

Naturally curly hair, soft lips, sounding a lot older (intelligence-wise) than I look, strange facial expressions.

I have been told that I look like Drew Barrymore when compared to celebrities.

Books: His Dark Materials trilogy (Philip Pullman), "The Hobbit" (J.R.R. Tolkien), Malcolm Bosse (historical fiction), "Atlas Shrugged" (Ayn Rand), books about Oz (always L. Frank Baum and enjoying the Gregory Maguire versions as well!), "Emma" and "Pride and Prejudice" (Jane Austen)

I do like poetry - pretty much anything E.A. Poe or Sylvia Plath or Emily Dickinson.

I also read manga, mostly Fruits Basket, Full Metal Alchemist, and Chobits, though I have started other series.

Currently reading:"Archaeology" magazines, "Scientific American" magazines, a book by a friend, and The Princess Bride.

(I <3) Movies: basically, pretty much anything in the category of fantasy, a lot of science fiction, a good action movie, epic movies, some romantic comedies (if they're not too cheesy), good comedy (my tastes change as of what "good" consists, but generally intelligent, dry, or sarcastic humor tickles my fancy, and I am disgusted by the more "college" humor)

Favorites include:
"Willow," "Labyrinth," "The Princess Bride," "The Last Unicorn," "Howl's Moving Castle," "Dark Crystal," "Stardust," "Ever After," "Angus," "Hudson Hawk," "300," "Serenity," "The Professional," original "Star Wars," "Batman" and "Batman Returns," "Beetlejuice," "The Nightmare Before Christmas," (okay, pretty much ANYTHING Tim Burton), "The Neverending Story," Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor version), "Gladiator," "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (Gene Wilder), "Pirates of the Caribbean" (mainly the first one), "The Wizard of Oz," "The Fifth Element"

Music: Pretty much anything that has a good rock beat, or some good lyrics. My favorites include: Boston, Linkin Park, Rammstein, The Chieftains, Led Zeppelin, Green Day, Goo Goo Dolls, Savage Garden, Mindless Self Indulgence, Mindless Self Indulgence, Smashing Pumpkins, The Bedlam Bards, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Breaking Benjamin, Pat Benetar, The Who, The Guess Who, The Beatles, Creedance Clearwater Revival, ZZ Top, System of a Down, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Guttermouth, Vanessa Carlton, Sarah McLachlan

T.V.: (Yes, it wasn't in the list, but it should be) House, M.D., The Big Bang Theory, NCIS, Bones, Supernatural, Smallville, Grey's Anatomy, Legend of the Seeker, Private Practice, Pushing Daisies, Firefly, Two and a Half Men, Simpsons, classic sitcoms, Fringe, Battlestar Galactica, Lost, The Mentalist, Hell's Kitchen (my one foray into "reality" T.V.), Dollhouse, Reaper

Food: Sushi (my absolute favorite - give me good escolar any day!), Japanese food, seafood, Tex-Mex (tacos, burritos, enchiladas), a good steak, meatloaf, broccoli cheese casserole, most cheeses, many American foods, non-spicy Chinese food (like broccoli beef and orange chicken), fresh broccoli

This is one of those questions that helps people gauge the importance of certain things in others' lives, and tends to be filled with inane answers. My answers are placed in the expectation that absolute survival necessities (air, water, food, shelter, etc.) are not a part of the list. These are to give you a sense of things that I endear.

1. Sushi - it is just too delectable a taste to completely give up, even if there are health risks involved in ingesting this magnificent food!

2. Computer with internet - I am a nerd. I freely admit it, and I would be HIGHLY upset if I went prolonged periods without access to the internet. I've got to play Neopets somehow!

3. A creative outlet - I need some artistic thing to do when I need to let out that energy, though it changes in medium (jewelry, traditional/digital art, poetry, etc.).

4. Those dearest to me - Family and friends are wonderful, and though I may not talk to them all consistently, they are still dear to me. As long as we are alive, I will be communicating with them as I can.

5. Pets - I love my cats (only 2!) like family members, and I wouldn't be able to give them up for anyone. See above.

6. A good book - I need a good book to read before I fall asleep, or to keep me busy while I'm waiting for something. I used to read constantly when I was younger, walking between classes, during meals, etc. though I don't read near as much anymore.

Work, lately. And spending inordinate amounts of time being creative now!

Hm, this may sound insane (please don't think me crazy... yet), but I have imaginary conversations with people I know. I am usually thinking of a certain person and going over my thoughts and what happened for the day. It gets really annoying when I start explaining in this fashion what I am doing, so then I'm on loop.

I randomly think of different things at different times. Sometimes, I'll wonder about word origins (etymology), or work to make 24 with different mathematical operations from 3-4 numbers (it's fun to play!), recalculate how many seconds are in a year, ponder expanding my artistic media into new areas, etc. These are generally when I'm bored, without a book or puzzle or something to occupy me, and need to work my mind.

Either out with my coworkers or friends at a bar, restaurant, pool hall, or someone's place to play board games. Or, I could just be at home on the Internet or watching a movie/TV (usually while making jewelry/sewing or on the computer at the same time). I really enjoy going out to restaurants and/or the movies.

A night spent at home with a special someone, curled up on the couch watching a movie also sounds like a great way to spend a Friday night.

I tend to be a little reserved when I'm just meeting someone. Don't take shyness as disinterest - it actually probably means I find you very attractive. I open up a lot more as I get to know people.

I hate spiders. HATE. Even the small ones. And I sound like a silly squealy girl when I see one.

1. You like playing board games and are interested in playing some Risk or Titan with me and others some time.

2. You share many of my same interests and would like to become my friend! Especially if you're interested in crafting and watching movies! Or a quilting circle, involving sushi O.o err... a quilting circle that also eats sushi, because quilting with sushi would get messy...

3. Probably most importantly, if you are intelligent, live in the Houston area, are looking for that special someone, and think I sound like someone you would like to get to know better or go on a date with.

Please do not message me if you are only looking for casual relations, or for a polyamorous situation. I am a one-man woman, and would prefer to find a one-woman man. I respect everyone's right to live their own way, but that is not a situation I would enjoy.

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