when i'm not sure what to say, i fill empty spaces with trivia and trifles.
i'm giving okcupid.commendations from friends and spectacular failures on other sites. i'm mostly interested in meeting new people. i will talk to just about anyone.

i have a small group of very close friends and ripples of acquaintances stretching out for miles. i've worked with the public for years in one capacity or another so people often recognize me.

my resting face is not a smile, so i frequently get asked "What's wrong?" when i am simply not wearing any expression.

i'm at work more than i would like to be. i really like my job, i just wish that the time i spent there paid better. or that what i did made more of a difference.

i am passionate about napping.

i collect geeks, dweebs and nerds, but don't fit in to any of those categories myself.

nothing that i expected to do. i currently use my degrees in Psychology and English Creative Writing to manage a coffee shop. i feel like i am simply occupying space in that position, but it's not a good time for movement.

i have never been married, and after a break-up that stung more than others, i took a break from dating. Now i'm interested in meeting new people and seeing if a spark happens.

there are four children in my life that i consider to be nieces and nephews, though only one is biologically related to me. sometimes the ties are bind-i-er when you make them by choice.

listening. talking. napping. making coffee. wasting time.

my hair. it is long, dark (with a few stray greys) and has a bit of a wave to it.

Catcher in the Rye is a favorite book that i come back to at least once a year. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb and Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel both influenced me as a younger adult. i find myself reading more biographies these days. fiction doesn't hold my attention as well as it used. i blame "chic lit". if i had to pick a favorite author, it would be a dead heat between Mark Haddon and Daniel Wallace. i feel like i should read more of "the classics" but never seem to get around to it. you should message me if there's one you think i need to pick up right now. i read graphic novels, but am far more likely to pick up one with literature base than a superhero. that being said, i love Watchmen.

i just finished watching The Lost Room. i enjoyed it too much for it to have been a miniseries. i prefer to watch TV shows on DVD, mostly due to my work schedule. it's so varied i can't commit to a show while it is running. one of my favorite shows right now is How I Met Your Mother. it has some of the best writing on TV at the moment and NPH. Who can deny NPH? i also like The Outer Limits, both original and the newer episodes.
if i can't decide what to watch, i will default to animation. Invader Zim, The Simpsons, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and Danger Mouse occur in regular rotation.
i like most any movie, from the bargain bin cast offs to the high brow cinema. each one has a value, be it inspiring MST3K worthy commentary or life altering depth. or any point in between. the last movie i watched : The Specials, again.

music-wise i am all over the map. right now i am digging on yeah yeah yeahs, bat for lashes, crystal method, regina spektor, moby, and alison krauss

i am trying to be more intelligent about the choices i make with food. i have stopped eating fast food, and want to eat more fresh foods. i have found that the better i eat, the less i want the junk that i used to crave. however, i don't think i will ever beat the craving for a burger and fries.

Spike (my dog, not the cable channel). my family. my friends. flannel sheets. lipgloss/chapstick. Stella (my car).

the past and the future. what does that say about my present? to be fair, my job leaves me with fairly large spans of time to think with only menial tasks to keep me busy. i often pick apart the lyrics of whatever song is stuck in my head or i make up stories about the customers in the store.
when i am not at work, i spend a lot of time thinking about my friends, my family and whatever drama is playing out with them.

either working or unwinding from a day at work.

that i need more time before i get too personal with you, mr. okcupid.

you can tell me what my screen name references. if you are interested in having an actual conversation. i'm not here for random hook-ups, religious conversion or to talk politics so if that's your major motivation, keep looking, this is not the profile you seek.