Irrepressible truth-teller seeks courageous partner for explorations of life, the universe, and everything else.

I'm passionate about a lot of things, especially those relating to having a world that really works. My opinions are strong, but I fall on the side of generally hopeful about the future and idealistic about what's possible.

I LOVE this stuff:

- Food. Growing it, cooking it, eating it, sharing it

- The mountains, road trips, traveling to new places and public transportation.

- Bees, the wicked squirrels in my backyard and my dog

- Beer. Bicycles. Really good cocktails and bowling.

- Public Radio. I'm a sucker for people sharing stories about what inspires them and what they consider beautiful and divine

- Entertaining Television & Movies. (see above about story-telling)

- Babies. I'm a doula and childbirth educator (in my "spare time") and plan to be a midwife someday.

I know a lot about myself, what I want and how I want to live in the world. The learning isn't ever over, and I feel a-okay about the exploration life has to give.

Why I'm here: I work really hard at something I've spent the past six years building, so I look for playful-but-meaningful social time to balance that out. I really enjoy getting to know people and I'm much happier enjoying solid time with someone I can relax around than I am pursuing an intense social life. (I'm coming to terms with my introversion). This time can include everything from: making dinner and watching Breaking Bad or The Office; taking my awesome dog for a hike; spontaneous road trips to Santa Fe or the Western Slope; marathon games of Mario Kart; hanging out and drinking yummy beers at the Cheeky Monk; or board game night with half a dozen fun people, all while enjoying exploratory, ridiculous conversations about the nature of life, the evolution of humanity and last week's This American Life. Throw in some snuggling, sweet pillow talk and regular sex, and I am a very happy girl.

In short, I want to share awesome things with awesome people, who don't mind me using the same adjectives over and over.

working, learning, dreaming, growing, building, laughing, traveling, loving

I recently started playing with oil pastels and acrylic paints for the hell of it. I'm terrible. I have no training and can't draw a nose to save my life. HOWEVER, I'm having a lot of fun, and that's why it means anything.

Jumping right in and not looking back. Cutting through bullshit and sharing deeply meaningful and important things with perfect strangers, because all we really want is meaning and intimacy. Run-on sentences and ignoring other important grammatical rules because it's fun. Translating grand schemes into reality. Falling completely in love the first time I'm with someone. Infectious smiles. Tetris. Blueberry pancakes. Growing tomatoes and random kitchen herbs. Starting projects and not finishing them. Giggling. Being inspired by almost anything, and spending my waking hours on half a dozen projects meant to change the world. Seriously.

My smile. My laughter. My height (or lack thereof). I rarely participate in surface-level social interactions. I would like to (maybe), but I'm just too impatient for the really good stuff.

books: the ones that make me reconsider ideas, learn something new, or cry my heart out.

I'll read anything by Paulo Coehlo, Kahlil Gibran, Barbara Kingsolver, Marge Piercy, Czeslaw Milosz & Tom Robbins, and had a childhood love affair with Tolstoy, Twain and Bronte.

Recent adored titles (fiction and non) include: Deep Economy, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Time Traveler's Wife, the Ender series, Dune series, Woman on the Edge of Time, A Door Into Ocean, Harry Potter, Songlines, Ecotopia, the Songmaster, Life of Pi, Story of B, Lilith's Brood, and other random obscure science fiction.

movies: I love action films like no other. and the occasional film that touches on something sacred, divine or part of the universal human experience.

Specific favorite films: The Princess Bride, Office Space, Fight Club, many of Hitchcock's works, Harold & Maude, Kill Bill, Snatch, Serenity, The Matrix, Elizabeth, Little Miss Sunshine, Monty Python and pretty much any action movie ever made.

music: folk, blues, reggae and 70's psychedelic rock. anything I can dance to. i enjoy almost every kind of music if i'm experiencing it first-hand. I have a (not-so) secret love of bluegrass.

Currently playing: Devotchka, Bela Karoli, Leonard Coehn, The Decemberists, Feist, Iron and Wine, Grand Archives, Florence & The Machine, Mumford & Sons, and my new favoritist local artist is Danielle Ate the Sandwich. I listen a lot to Colorado artists Jen Korte and the Loss, John Common and Matt Morris. All good peeps.

Food: I was a committed vegetarian for six years, but have been unabashedly eating bacon for the past three. I love Indian, Thai and Ethiopian food. I'm a mean cook and love to prepare food to share with friends. I favor lattes from local coffee houses (Novo, Happy Coffee & Metropolis are the best) and spend a fair amount of time drinking Colorado beers. I still can't figure out how to enjoy kohlrabi, although this past year I learned how to make amazing Brussels Sprouts.

radio/TV: I'm totally addicted to NPR and can't go back to standard commercial radio. I LOVE This American Life, Car Talk, Radio Lab, Science Fridays and A Prairie Home Companion. I am a fan of a few TV series (although I hate all "reality" TV and commercials): Family Guy, Bones, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Heroes, West Wing, The Simpsons, Northern Exposure, South Park, Firefly, Pushing Daisies and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I really love Buffy.

Challenging work that means something to me. Dear friends that let me share the deepest and most vulnerable parts of myself. A vision for what's possible, since so much of what we live right now is broken. Opportunities for travel, curiosity and enjoyment of beauty, whether simple or majestic. Bicycles, beer, local food, baths and sex.

And sometimes, I like to cheat and ask for nine things.

my work, my house, traveling, goats, the future

I'm not this creative, but I'm glad someone is.

How do I nurture healthy relationships? I should be gardening more. The dog needs a bath. I really like those boots. Should I go to Alaksa next, or somewhere further? What should I cook for Thanksgiving? I wish I could eat only when it was the best time and the best food, instead of when I'm trying to work. When should I leave what I'm doing now and start training as a midwife? I'd really like to write about that one thing, but I don't know how to write. I should go hiking; who wants to go hiking?

I'm pretty sure Kahlil Gibran has written *the manual* for understanding the confusing, vital, ever-changing and awesome freaking life we're given.

And yes, I think a lot about goats, really.

Finishing up the work week with a great Colorado beer (especially now that patio weather is on the horizon).

I have eleven vacation days. I'm saving them to go somewhere I've never been with someone I'm in love with.

I am looking for some fun, light-hearted dates in the short-term. In the long term, I am looking for someone who...

- values food
- wants babies
- is passionate about changing the world for the better
- likes camping, dogs and beer

I want someone who is ready and excited for this crazy adventure of "let's do (this / it / lots of things) together."

I want a person who can have a healthy debate (for the sake of debate or for the sake of problem solving) without feeling like debate = argument.

So if that sounds awesome to you, keep reading:

You should message me if:

- you can hold your own in a conversation and aren't easily intimidated by strong personalities (that's me)
- you can relate to my "books, movies and music" selections
- you have a solid handle on your passions and interests and like sharing them with others
- you're comfortable exploring meaningful and lasting relationships, even if it doesn't work out in the end
- you want to drag me out of my house for fun, adventure or other play (or stay home and have awesome sex)

You should NOT message me if:

- you hate children, dogs or anything else with fur
- you smoke cigarettes. They gross me out and I'll be totally judgmental about it.
- you've never had a relationship last longer than 3 months, or "relationship" freaks you out, or if you're only interested in having "casual" sex. If I was just interested in meaningless flirting, I'd hang out in LoDo.
- you consider yourself the jealous type
- you don't live in the Denver Metro area. I mean, you can message me to say hey, but I'm not into long-distance dating right now, and would rather connect with people locally. (this is subject to change, as I *have* been known to fling caution to the wind and travel long distances for some good lovin')
- you're just looking to add a woman to your threesome. I really need to know you first.
- you think people who think things need to change in the world are crazy. You wouldn't like me.

And finally, my very best friend recently said this:

her: you need people in your life who are motivated, smart, driven to do hard shit, and be really compassionate and able to change. No mamby-pamby, knuckle-dragging durpa-durping men will do.

me: why the compassion and change part?

her: because shit is always changing.

Oh, right.