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shellyn

41 / F / straight / Single

San Mateo, California

The Skinny

Last Online
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Ethnicity
White
Height
6' 0" (1.82m).
Body Type
—
Looking For
New friends, Long-term dating
Smokes
No
Drinks
Sometimes
Drugs
Never
Religion
Buddhism and laughing about it
Sign
Taurus and it’s fun to think about
Education
two-year college
Job
Entertainment / Media
Income
—
Kids
Likes children
Pets
Likes dogs and Likes cats
Languages
English

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I am geeky, bookish, and compassionate.

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My Self-Summary

I'm a dichotomy: a shy extrovert. I place high importance on compassion, truth, awareness and growth. I can never say anything in 25 words or less. I'm Irish Sicilian, 5' 11 3/4" and a force to be reckoned with. My definition of love: being willing to tell someone something they don't want to hear with enough compassion that they can.

On the lighter side, I'm a bookworm, a gamer girl, a scifi nut, a full time graphic artist and a freelance comic book letterer. I love to ride my bike, hike in the woods, cram my ipod with more music, swim for hours. The THX Deep Note makes me shiver in delight.

What I’m doing with my life

Working as a graphic designer. Freelancing as a comic book letterer. Writing and illustrating my own graphic novel. I realized last year that I've spent the last 10 years working for the man and not creating my own art. It'd been years since I just drew, so it's a big mountain to traverse, but this is important to me. So now the challenge is keeping the fire under my ass lit and making this happen.

I’m really good at

Finding the positive interpretation of negative experiences. Graphics programs. Amateur counseling my friends (but only at their request!). Editing every email I send to death before pressing send. Daydreaming.

The first things people usually notice about me

My height. My facial expressiveness. Someone once told me watching my face while I talked was like watching a whole movie. God, I hope that was a compliment...

My favorite books, movies, music, and food

Genres (both books and movies): Sci-Fi, Fantasy, History, Thrillers, Spirituality, Adventure, Bodice Rippers (but only in moderation).

Authors: Gibson, Stephenson, Sterling, Card, Tolkein, George R.R. Martin, Sharon Shinn, Philip K. Dick, The Dalai Lama, Richard Starkings, Warren Ellis, Brian Michael Bendis

Directors: David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick, Akira Kirosawa, Hayao Miyazaki

Artists: Ai Yazawa, Sho Murase, Michael Avon Oeming, Steve Leialoha, Moritat

Italian, Sushi, Indian, Mediterranean, PB&H

I love stinky cheese, pesto sauce, latte's, artichokes

The six things I could never do without

Books, music, movies, love, sex and laughter.

I spend a lot of time thinking about

Writing, drawing, my next career move, philosophy, psychology, why dawn and dusk are so beautiful, my latest cathexis.

On a typical Friday night I am

Toss a coin. Some Friday nights I'm home with the cat, others I'm out drinking with the happy hour gang. I love movies, both at home and at the theatre. I love spending time with small groups of friends rather than large parties, but the occasional bash is a welcome event.

The most private thing I’m willing to admit here

I grind my teeth.

You should message me if

You love to talk but learned how to listen, you think outside the box, look behind the curtain, care about how your actions and words affect others, strive to learn and grow.

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