Grandmother but Not Dead Yet. Academic library cataloger; Neopagan High Priestess of Schmicca in the First Church of the Most Appropriate Metaphor (that and c$3.50 will get me a latte -- religion is not a deal-breaker here but to be perfectly clear: I am not a Christian); Armchair Latin Americanist; Got a soft spot for geeks, but not much interest in professional sports.

I was born & raised on the West Coast. 3-1/2 years on the East Coast from 1988-1991 was excruciating. I'm definitely a Westerner.

How I present: Casual is my only mode -- I don't often wear makeup, stockings or heels, don't spend a lot of time or money on hair or clothes, don't shave unless I damn well feel like it. If my shoes are uncomfortable, I'm very unhappy. This is not to say I don't clean up pretty good when the occasion warrants.) When overheated, I will take something off -- sometimes you can't take me anywhere.

I'm looking to make the remainder of my life (est. +/-35 years) more interesting, meaningful and intimate. I don't know how to Date.

Most -- but not all -- of my relationship experience has been with men. Gender is secondary to chemistry. I'm not looking to get "picked up" by a couple.

I feel it's my job to make gentle mischief when subjected to pomposity or excruciating same-old-ness. OTOH, I have a dark and wicked sense of humor that occasionally makes my tongue even sharper than my wit. Some times, this makes for trouble. If you've gotten matched to this profile, chances are I could make you laugh.

Working, taking care of my house & yard, being a low-key version of Family Matriarch, taking film classes, trying to keep my head above water in the material world.Stumbling through some yoga and enthused about related chanting practices.

I don't enjoy living alone as much as I always thought I would. Then again, it's nice not to have to compromise, or wait for somebody else to take care of things.

Details.

You tell me.

Books include: Panshin's Rite of Passage, Austen's P&P, Pratchett's Discworld series, Evanovich's Plum capers, Pynchon's Mason & Dixon, Delany's Driftglass, Stephenson's Snowcrash, Sterling's Distraction. Am usually up for Ursula LeGuin, Judith Merkle Riley, Christopher Moore, Christopher Buckley, Carl Hiaasen, Elmore Leonard, Elizabeth Moon, Lois McMaster Bujold, Octavia Butler, Donald Westlake, Cecelia Holland. I seem to have outgrown Ann McCaffrey, but occasionally go on a Regency romance binge. On-and-off reading Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series. The other books on my nightstand include Eat, Pray, Love; Meditations from the Mat; Be Here Now.

Movies: Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I love the Silent Era. I findscrewball comedies of the 30s highly therapeutic. Last summer I went to see Iron Man and You Don't Mess With the Zohan twice. Most fun movie this year was Star Trek. I think La Strada is brilliant and I hated Persona. Bread & Tulips is the perfect Italian romance. I will watch Mexican melodramas from the 50s but intensely dislike contemporary Argentine cinema. City of God is awesome; Almodovar usually makes me laugh.

Music: World Music especially. I will listen to most anything except Rap/HipHop, Muzak, and "smooth (i.e. comatose) jazz".

Food: Food is Love I travel 2-1/2 hours to pickseveral pounds of fresh raspberries each Fall. I make regular use of my big, manly 3+ burner grill. Indian, Thai, Mexican, Chinese, designer Pizza, ice cream, steaks, seafood, dark beer, grilled veggies, green chile cheeseburgers, salad bars...whaddya got? OTOH, I'm *trying* to lower my cholesterol...

Chile. Books. Coffee. Comfortable shoes. Good drinking water. Quiet time.

What's happening right now.

How I got here and how to be OK with that.

What do with the lottery money, should it ever become an issue.

The gods and their inhumanity.

How to get a really good night's sleep.

The sacredness of All Creation. (Did I mention I am not a Christian?

What book to read next.

What color to paint my toenails.

Lunch.

How to age with style and grace.

Dinner.

Who to be when I grow up.

What still works, and what no longer serves?

Remembering to be be happy.

...off right after work to candlelight yoga class & Devi puja ceremony. Then home to chill the rest of the way out.

I've got a profile on OK Cupid, for pete's sake...

Anything I've written got you to thinking about...anything. If you'd like to know what the heck I mean by anything I wrote. If you think I get you laughing, or vice-versa. If you like to take it slow & easy.