Sometimes I can't help but think in facebook status updates, so right now I'm thinking, "queenoftheu is frustrated that she needs to come up with 1,000 words to get to the next percentage level on her OkCupid profile." Holla if you'd be pressing the Like button right now.

I love quirky folks, mainly because I have a lot of quirks myself. I cannot sleep without a fan at night for white noise. I despise mayonnaise with the fiery passion of a thousand burning suns. I will not date a guy who cannot sing "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" theme song. I'm a hypochondriac. I have four tattoos.

I like to joke around that I have one the most brilliant minds of my generation, and I have a whole set of theories about the world around me. They run the gamut from the decline of dating due to the technological acceleration of relationships, to sense of humor and the how and why we're funny, to fellatio and why it rulez.

I'm a cautious dater. Instant relationships make me feel suffocated. I tend to meet guys who either want to be in a relationship right now or never. I'm not having much luck with a happy medium. (Psst... This is pretty big hint for all of you would-be suitors)

I worry that I'm not having enough fun while I'm still young enough to do stupid shit. I love to find adventures, and I need better partners in crime. I'm constantly looking for weird stuff to do, and there are MAJOR bonus points if there are weird people involved. I am addicted to people watching. I can't watch a lot of people from a couch, so I don't spend a lot of time on one. Don't get me wrong. I know it's fun to spend a night in with a member of your preferred sexual preference, but I believe it should be more adventures out of the house than in it, especially in the beginning.

And before I forget...

I have a very normal relationship with my 47 year old father. He went to all of my dance recitals and softball games. He took me to all of my Girl Scout Father/Daughter dinner dances. He got a little misty eyed when I went to the Senior Prom. Whenever I talk to him on the phone, he still warns me to be careful, much as he did when I would go out to play on my bike. Because of this normalcy, I prefer to date men closer to my age than his.

I work in the travel industry, and I absolutely love my job. I'm currently directing San Jose's benefit production of "The Vagina Monologues" to raise funds for local battered women's charities. I also do some drinking on occasion.

I'm really good at karaoke.

The fact that I'm super tall and really, really, ridiculously good looking.

I'm a voracious reader, movie watcher, music listener, and eater. My preferences are eclectic and widely varied. Plus, you don't really give a shit.

My phone, my laptop, my vibrator, my fan, my car, and my dignity.

I don't consider people to be "things", so I still love my friends and family, even if they aren't listed.

I once had a first date ask me, "So, you never think about Star Wars or physics or anything? So, what do you think about?"

Indeed.

Out and about

I often fantasize about eschewing all of this crap and running away to live on a tropical island in a hut on the beach.

You are at least my height, and you think I'm somewhat amusing.