I have a graduate degree, great friends, and a supportive family. I'm generally attracted to more talkative, open with their emotions, feminine women. I'm looking for a woman who is kind, thoughtful, responsible, and knows what she is looking for but is also willing to rethink exactly what that is (someone who believes in second dates/second chances). Judaism is important to me, but it is more important that you are interested in learning about the religion/culture than sharing the same background. I grew up in Minnesota but I've done my fair share of traveling (England, Scotland, Israel, France, Costa Rica), but I still wish to do more. I love handcrafted beers, artisan cheeses, chocolate, good breads, farmer's markets, folk music festivals, camping, sunsets, film and intellectual/stimulating conversations. I have been also known to get caught up in television shows like "So You Think You Can Dance" or "Friday Night Lights". I'm looking for a bright woman who has a strong sense of herself, is interested in being in a relationship, and is willing to open up their time/life for the right person. I want to be with someone that makes me laugh, and is also able to be supportive during harder times.

I work in HR/Payroll for the University of Minnesota. I'm working on moving into fundraising & development in the non-profit world.

I'm a good listener and a good friend. I'm almost always on time. I'm a good writer. I'm a good cook & baker. I like to think that I'm good at poker. Scrabble.

My eyes. My smile.

Books - The Feast of Love by Charles Baxter; Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver; The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan; A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn; anything by Toni Morrison
Movies - The Sea Inside, Napoleon Dynamite, The Matrix series, Empire Records, Happy Feet, I Heart Huckabees, Lost in Translation
Music - I'm a big folk music fan (Peter Mulvey, Erin McKeown, Dar Williams, Ani DiFranco, Alexi Murdoch, Mason Jennings, Greg Brown). I also like Coldplay, Okkervil River, Bon Iver.
TV - Six Feet Under, Arrested Development, Weeds, Mad Men, So You Think You Can Dance, Lost.

friends, family, coffee, chocolate, netflix, traveling.

What I want to do with my career and how I'm going to make that happen. My relationships and what I want from a partner.

Happy hour with my co-workers, watching my netflix recovering from the week, making a nice Friday night dinner...

I'm slow to open up but when I do I'm pretty much an open book.

You think we might enjoy spending some time together getting to know one another.