I tend to think of myself as an open book, but I guess you just have to know the right questions to ask. I find it hard to capture myself in pictures and text (but then I'm sure that's true of most of us). I think I'll take cue from another profile I saw and share a testimony once posted by a friend of mine:

"The more I get to know you, there more fascinated I am. I think few people have even an inkling at how open, accepting, and genuine you are. There are some who should have realized this all along, but didn't take the gifts you had to offer. How sad for them. Thanks for being my friend"

Words used to describe me by my friends include: empathetic, intelligent, pulchritudinous (had to look that one up), creative, dignified (that one surprised me a little), inclusive, talented and yum (that was from my straight female cousin, so I don't know what that was about).

Things I enjoy doing now include spending time with friends and family, board games, theatre, movies, art, crafts, home & garden, karaoke (or at least laughing at it/myself), hiking, walking, playing with legos

Things I used to do more of include sewing, stained glass, gardening

Things I wouldn't mind learning more about include miniatures - I have a dollhouse kit from my grandma I'd love to build one day, garden railroads, toy making

I am a school psychologist who loves to figure out how kids learn. I am in the process of writing a series social skills workbooks based on fairy tale characters that I've used in my schools, but have put completion on hold since my good friend and illustrator passed away. I am also on the board of a local theatre and enjoy both watching and being involved in shows.

seeing other people's perspectives. This helps me a lot at work in dealing with challenging personalities as I almost always assume the best of intentions until I am proven wrong.

I am friendly and like to share information when I think it might be helpful, even if I wasn't asked.

Book: I tend towards fantasies and mysteries with a little nonfiction thrown in for good measure. Authors I enjoy include JK Rowling, Mercedes Lackey, David Richo and Charlaine Harris.

TV/Movies: Glee (I especially love comedy done to music), Buffy/Angel, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog (most Joss Whedon), Princess Bride, King of Hearts (French film), Kevin Smith films and Savage Steve Holland films.

Music: Eclectic, I love using iTunes' "genius" function with my music collection. It created a play list based on The Banana Boat Song that included such artists as Kingston Trio, Crash Test Dummies, They Might Be Giants, Violent Femmes, Smash Mouth and ABBA just to name a few.

Food: Thai, good Mexican, Sushi and Kailua Pork.

Air, Food, Sleep, Friends, Family, My Son

How people learn, how people relate and how we can do it better. Life and how how you never know what you can expect from it.

I'm really not a bar person, though I've been known to enjoy a good happy hour or Karaoke night with friends. I enjoy going out, but I'd just assume stay at home with a few good friends and play games or just chat.

I make up silly songs about mundane life events for my son.

You are honest, open and hopefully funny. You are confident in who you are, and have some direction in where you are going. Specific job is not so important, but it is nice if it is something meaningful to you.

On a personal note, I'm not entirely sure this whole internet dating thing is for me. I try to be a nice and honest person, and this does not always feel like an entirely genuine environment. If you like my profile, please rate, and I will try to rate back.