I'm a girl who grew up in the burbs of southern Ontario, so i'm gleeful every day I'm here in the big (ha) city of Vancouver. It's summer, so I live for the beach right now - along with the festivals, coffee shops, restaurants, nightlife, community events - being out with the people. But I'm a balance girl too, so I'm a cosy on the couch person as well, with my guilty pleasure - TV on DVD. Right now hooked on True Blood and Weeds. (On the latter - My suburban heritage didn't include pot-growing moms, or if it did, I didn't see it. The closest we came we my best friend's mom buying us Southern Comfort for the school dance.) I love food & cooking with friends, and I'm a fanatic of Bon Appetit magazine and rip into the moment it arrives on my doorstep.

Who am I looking for? Someone who enjoys the best of both - being out in the city, with down time for each other, too. Someone who's as happy sleeping in on a Saturday as they are getting up early to hit a farmer's market, a ski hill or brunch together. Someone who laughs at life (and at my jokes) but is sensitive to when life is challenging for others. Someone who loves to give and receive affection, and who has a romantic spirit. I'd like to think that's not too tall an order - and it's what you'll find in me.

I'm a runner, though I wouldn't say I'm really good at it - just like challenging myself with half marathons to keep me at it. I kill at karaoke, and um, totally unsexy habit, i knit too. Love skiing in the winter, though I'm no pro, and kayaking in the summer.

My smile.

Books: I recently finished The Hour I First Believed - Wally Lamb's latest, which totally rocked my world.
Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
TV: Buffy, Angel, Dollhouse, Weeds, Veronica Mars, Friday Night Lights
Music: Aimee Mann, Timber Timbre, Damien Rice, Blue Rodeo, Regina Spektor, George Michael, Jim Bryson, Joni Mitchell, Ms Dynamite, Royal Wood, Sarah Harmer
Food: Mangos, Avocados, Slavic comfort food, Thai curries, anything from Lolita's