Tell me about the dream where we pull the bodies out of the lake
and dress them in warm clothes again.
How it was late, and no one could sleep, the horses running
until they forget that they are horses.
It's not like a tree where the roots have to end somewhere,
it's more like a song on a policeman's radio,
how we rolled up the carpet so we could dance, and the days
were bright red, and every time we kissed there was another apple to slice into pieces.
Look at the light through the windowpane. That means it's noon, that means we're inconsolable.
Tell me how all this, and love too, will ruin us.
These, our bodies, possessed by light.
Tell me we'll never get used to it.

I moved here from NYC a short time ago, moved back here to the vacuum that is MO. I grew up in SEMO.

I'm learning quickly that STL and NYC are very different. I suppose I expected a little more anonymity from STL. By the way, what high school did you go to? Ugh.

I love meeting new people. I don't close a door until I find out if it's worth walking through. Sometimes I just take a chance and jump through. So this, here, this OKCupid business, is just one of these doors. We'll see what comes.

Living day by day. I'm getting to know new people, bettering myself and learning new things daily.

I have a good balance with work too. I have my life together, a career lined up, and I'm on my own and care for myself.

Listening. Remembering details and song lyrics. Not worrying about things that don't matter. Analyzing situations. Expressing myself.

My smile, and that it's on display regularly. Also, I'm told I flirt a lot. It happens.

I will not attempt an exhaustive list here. Instead, a few examples in each category for your reading pleasure.

Books/Authors: Moby Dick, any Shakespearean play, Ernest Hemingway, F Scott Fitzgerald, The Picture of Dorian Gray, great short stories,

Movies: Midnight in Paris, Count of Monte Cristo, Casablanca, Yes Man, (500) Days of Summer, Bourne Series, Hitch

Music: White Stripes, City and Colour, The Lumineers, Frank Sinatra, Avett Brothers, Gaslight Anthem, Arctic Monkeys, Jason Mraz, Kings of Leon, Mumford and Sons, Third Eye Blind, The Beatles, Ben Harper, Brand New, Hey Marseilles, Jamie Cullum, etc. A fairly wide variety.

NEW SUB-SECTION:

Last 5 songs I played on my guitar....

1. Pinch Me - Barenaked Ladies
2. A Song to Pass the Time - Bright Eyes
3. January Hymn - The Decemberists
4. Laid - Better than Ezra
5. Ho Hey - The Lumineers

Food: Its hard to miss here. I like trying new things. Burgers, steak, sushi, Mexican, Italian, just make a suggestion and I'll probably roll with it.

1. Conversation, preferably really good conversations that result in deep thinking, hearty laughing or getting to know someone new.

2. A good book/movie, although I'm currently reading and watching all sorts of things that most people have seen and can't believe that I haven't.

3. Music. As if my sign name and profile picture didn't tell you that already.

4. Socks. My feet get cold while the rest of my body is fine. I stopped wondering why and just started double walling my socks.

5. Water. Be it rivers, oceans, lakes, waterfalls, creeks, pools, a tall glass or water after it's ran through coffee grounds.

6. Chapstick. Not really, but sidebar: Why does every girl list this?

Philosophy, people, human interactions, what makes us tick.

Batman

I don't own a dress
my hair is always a mess
if you catch me stealing I won't confess

I recently decided and committed to open and straight forward honesty in most relationships in my life. Especially any potential romantic ones. What's the point of being dishonest or hiding what you're feeling or thinking? I realize not everyone will be able to handle it, but if you think you can, please message me.

You don't need me to lay down requirements. Message me if you'd like to. It's worth a shot. Assert yourself. If you like what you see or something I said, you just want to chat, you're new here too, or really anything at all.

I will reply to everyone, guaranteed. (Let's see how long that lasts.)