I'm going to say this before I get into my self-summary. If you want to start a conversation with me, the way to go about it is not to use that lovely wink feature. I delete those out of my inbox because there's nothing to start conversation. I know the people who don't read through any part of the profile by the winks that appear in my inbox.

I'm kind of a laid back girl. I like to stay home or go to quiet places more than I would go to a bar or a club. People tell me I'm introverted and I've never disagreed with them. I love books; it's just who I am.

I look for more than just good looks in a guy. Intelligence is always big on my list. It's how I was raised. Momma always said, find a guy that you don't have to shrink your vocabulary for. And that's who I've been looking for. But he also needs to be kind and funny because I love to laugh. I do, however, judge people on how grammatically and properly spelled things are. If you can't type a coherent sentence and it's full of text shorthand, I'm not interested. I don't judge based on looks as a general rule because I've decided that nobody is gonna look that good when they get older.

I'm really open about who I am as a person. If you ask me a slew of questions, the only ones I would likely not answer are about sex and boob size. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a prude, I just feel that some things are better left for later in a relationship.

I'm not exactly looking for long term here, but that's because I can't get myself to settle into one place for too long. After living as an Air Force brat for the first ten years of my life, I like to move every year. And I'm still young, right?

Currently I'm enrolled in an online undergraduate program majoring in English. I'm trying to emphasize the creative writing side of the major, and so I sometimes spend a little time off in my own little world while I write a story or something of the sort.

I just moved to Washington and I'm not quite sure how long I'll stay here just yet. I'm struggling to find even a part time job at the moment, but I'm hopeful that I'll find something to occupy my time.

writing. It's something I've been doing since I was 16. Originally I started as a way to get some emotions out that I knew would be destructive to me if I kept them bottled up. But it eventually evolved into a passion after an English teacher encouraged me to take an after school creative writing class she was teaching.

are my eyes and smile. I'm almost always smiling unless I'm deep in concentration and I've been told my eyes sparkle. I'm not entirely sure what that meant at the time and I'm still trying to figure it out.

However, if it's warm out, and someone is approaching from behind, they usually notice my tattoo. I have a half back tattoo of angel wings and in summer I wear tank tops. I've gotten a lot of compliments on them. I have a tattoo on my ankle as well, but it's rarely visible.

My favorite books are too numerous to list in entirety, so I'll give you the short version. I enjoy classical fiction by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allen Poe, etc. I also like more modern books by Robert Jordan, Douglas Adams, Orson Scott Card, Terry Goodkind, J.R.R. Tolkien, etc.

I've seen more movies than I know what to do with, but among my favorites are The Princess Bride, Spaceballs, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Notebook, Forrest Gump, To Kill a Mockingbird, and so on.

Music is always playing anywhere I am. Bands like Green Day, Nickleback, Seether, All-American Rejects, and My Chemical Romance are a few that I listen to. I also listen to Madonna (circa 80s), the Eagles, the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Led Zepplin, and more.

Chances are some of your favorite movies and music are things I like to watch/listen to.

I'm not always a big food eater. I drink a lot of soda and every time I try to cut back, I just drink more. I also eat a lot of sweets. It takes a lot to satisfy my sweet tooth. But I'm also pretty big on salads, chicken anything, and pasta.

1. My family
2. My cat
3. Books
4. My Ipod
5. Writing equipment (pens, paper)
6. My laptop

where I'll travel to next. I wish I had more money to go traveling around Europe for a year or so. I've always wanted to, but I've never been able to afford to.

reading or writing. Occasionally I'll go out with friends to dinner, but generally I'm more comfortable at home.

I have two abusive ex-boyfriends in my past. Both left a scar on my heart that never fully healed, but both have been out of my life for a very long time.

you're looking for someone to chat with and get to know better. Or, even if you're just willing to complain with someone about how poorly people write and speak.