I agree with most people that trying to explain who you are in a few concise paragraphs is impossible, so instead I will try to give you the highlights.

I'm a pretty hard core environmentalist and have been called a damn hippie and a tree hugger. I am, and I'm proud of it. I care deeply for the environment and strive to give a voice to the things around us that can't speak for themselves. I'm very into the voluntary simplicityand urban homesteading movements but am in no way old fashioned or traditional. However, this means that if you're looking for a partner for retail therapy I'm not your girl.

I just recently took up photography and biking and am quickly falling in love with both. I also enjoy rock climbing, parkour, and hiking but spend less time on these since I have very few people interested in doing them with me. (hint hint) I play video games more than I probably should, enjoy reading, and go through fits and spurts of intensive sewing and knitting. I have a ton of other things that I'm interested in (poi, knife throwing, table top gaming) that tend to get pushed off to the side in favor of relaxation.

I just got out of an 8 year relationship and am trying to learn how to live on my own. I'm not interested in getting in another relationship at this point. I'm not there yet and probably won't be for quite some time. Right now I'm just enjoying hanging out with people and learning what it is like to be single and an adult.

I'm working on my master's in Library and Information Science! Basically I'm constantly behind in my readings and homework so I've had a lot less time for fun stuff like videogames and gaming in general.

I spend some time sewing, knitting and am teaching myself to crochet. This is mostly because I want to move as far away from consumerism as possible by being as self sufficient as I can. I garden on the weekends so I can produce some of our my food and the rest I get from my CSA and local farmer's market.

My weeknights tend to be busy as I generally go to the gym or climbing after work so between that and the bus ride I get home in time to make dinner, rest for a bit and then get to bed.

Information, which is why I'm making a career out of it. Finding information is my forte and thus will be focusing on reference librarianship.

Other than that I tend to think of myself more as a bard; a jack of many trades and a master of none. I'm pretty good at sewing though I'm always looking to improve, I can sing but prefer sea shanties to anything formal, my writing is fair and I'm bright though often I find it difficult to express my thoughts.

I have a list, but will only share that with people I trust.

My smile, I have a fantastic smile but it makes me look weird in any serious photography. Beyond that, you'll have to tell me.

Books: Favorite authors would have to be Tolkien, Neal Stephenson, Neil Gamin, Terry Pratchett, Orson Scott Card and Barry Hughart. I love sci-fi, historic fiction and alternative histories and fantasy, but will read just about anything that is recommended to me. The Omnivore's Dilemma and Fast Food Nation changed my life.

Movies: I don't really watch movies but I love The Last Unicorn and Dogma. I can also get into wire-fu flicks, especially bad ones.

Music: Old school punk, paddy punk, folk rock, Celtic... the list goes on and on. Really I only dislike new country and rap with the exception of nerdcore.

Food: I LOVE sushi, Thai, Texmex (though it does not love me), Mongolian BBQ and trying new things. Because of environmental and animal welfare concerns I only eat vegetarian unless I know the meat came from a sustainable source and yes, if you ask me about it, I will tell you my opinions over your burger.

I tend to eat locally grown foods bought through my CSA and the farmers' market and I am teaching myself how to garden in the Pacific Northwest. I'm looking forward to learning how to can and freeze fresh produce to last us during the winter when it is out of season.

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Books, great conversation, new experiences, the internet (hey, I'm an information junkie so the internet is the greatest invention EVER in my opinion), air, sustenance.

I'm an introvert who spends WAY too much time up in her head. I spend a lot of time thinking, period.

I'm always trying to think of ways to improve the way I live and blog about my successes and failures. Google "Mean Green Girl" if you're interested.

I spend most of my week sleep deprived so Friday nights I'm usually at home relaxing. Saturday nights are when I tend to go out.

Hmm, like most people I'm pretty open to answering any questions that anyone may have.

I guess I can admit that despite my award for being more aggressive I'm a very tender hearted person and care deeply for those individuals who I let into my life.

You're looking for someone who is smart, interesting and a little odd. I can guarantee you good conversation and fun times, unless you're a party animal who loves to spend all of their time at loud clubs. Then I'll probably bore you to tears.

Also, my plate is pretty full right now so unless we have a pretty high match rate or you just feel like we would get along famously you would probably do well to look elsewhere.

Stealing this from another OkC Person because I think it's brilliant. If you send me a wink, I will reply with one word. The word will be either "yes" or "no"; the implicit question will be "If I were actively looking for someone new to have sex with (which in some cases I am), would I actively be interested in pursuing that possibility with you?".