It would be nice if there were a magic button you could click and just *know* me, and see how life might play out if you wrote to me and we liked each other. But there isn't, and so I guess you just have to rely on how well I know myself, and what sort of picture I can paint with my words and photos. I'll do the best I can.

• I'm a curvy, plump redhead.
• I'm kind, creative, affectionate and very open.
• I'm very liberal minded/progressive and a bit of a bleeding heart.
• I'm open-minded and clear-eyed.
• I'm pretty good with a dry one-liner, but I've been known to dissolve into giggles without notice.
• I am logical and analytical, but also can be a silly romantic.
• I rescue worms off the sidewalks after rainstorms.
• I'm an educated professional with a good career.
• I'm a single mother of a 4 year old--my ex has no contact.
• I love to travel and walk around the city or outside it, but I'm not a gym bunny or a runner.
• I'm a bit of a geek girl and an introvert... though people don't usually guess either.
• I'm a trained historian and have a decent cultural education.
• I'm not into the bar scene, but I do like a nice glass of wine.
• I'm not that good at small talk. Emails that start with "hi, how are you?" make my heart sink a little. Emails that start with things I've mentioned in my profile make me smile and flash the dimples.
• When I have passion for something I can be fiery, but otherwise I'm pretty easy to please.

Please know that I am not looking for a fling. I'm looking for a connection and the potential for something substantive.

I'm marketing/copywriting for a new, amazing and innovative company that I love. (If I tell you I write the company blog, will you hold it against me?)

I'm raising my daughter on my own.

Writing. Teaching. Learning.

My hair, probably. Maybe the freckles. Maybe the dimples.

I love films. I Hulu, Netflix or on-demand (are those verbs?) my favourite tv series, usually a season all at once. Buffy, Farscape and Arrested Development are all-time favourites. Castle, GoT and Walking Dead are currents. And in among the shelves of history books I have, I have a fair number of mystery, cyberpunk and historical fiction, some fantasy, a few sci-fi and a lot of classics.

A bit of "alternative", some BritPop, a dose of punk (especially the stuff infused with Irish/Celtic sound), some folk (and even sometimes americana or alt country!) to feed my soul, and some jazz or showtune vocals for sunny Sunday mornings. Ben Lee's "Gamble Everything for Love" sums up my philosophy of love, and I have a soft spot for Great Big Sea, Pulp, Edith Piaf, Airborne Toxic Event, the Killers and Jonathan Coulton.

I don't eat much meat, but I'm not opposed to it in theory. I do love to cook, but not for just myself.

I read a lot.

I also will say that although I'm generally very low maintenance, I am a sucker for a classy dress-up date to a nice restaurant with a bottle of red wine.

My daughter. My computer. My books. My passport. My family. Intimacy.

How to keep my little girl as sweet as she is right now.

How to perfect my chocolate chip cookie recipe.

Where you are and why you're taking so long.

Any given free night might find me noodling around online, grabbing dinner out or in, reading, or watching a movie. Mostly the last two.

I love internet acronyms, but I hate when people write "u" and "ur". I think that makes me a little bit of a texting snob, but I'll own it. =)

You have wit, tolerance and maturity.
You have a good zombie apocalypse survival plan.
I can trust you with my heart.
You enjoy being assertive in the bedroom. ;)