I'm short, outspoken (some may read that as mouthy), compassionately sarcastic. I just msn'd a friend to ask about my sense of humour: "incisive, witty, and occasionally cutely absurd." I'm smart and well-educated (and yes, they are two very different things). I'm also obviously very parenthetical and I think in footnotes. No, really.

I'm a vegetarian who has recently started wearing leather again, and I'm mostly okay with that bit of hypocrisy. I'm also a fulltime mom to some wonderful little people (who are asserting their non-vegetarianness as they get older, which is their choice, but extremely disturbing for me to watch). Life with them makes my grown-up time rather sparse, but somehow I manage to not be a complete hermit.

I'm kinda nerdy, a bit of a geek, and often dorky. I'm a bit of librarian gone horribly but interestingly wrong. I knit while walking. I bake from scratch. I'm more comfortable in a corset or a prom dress than I am in jeans, though for practical reasons, I tend to dress down. I almost never wear pants - I find them problematic.

What do I want? I want the universe. The whole thing. Yep, I'm greedy. I want an intelligent conversationalist, a sci-fi nut, someone who makes me spew water out of my nose from the funny, someone who can be concurrently emotionally supportive and completely filthy. See? Greedy.

I'm also incredibly annoyed with the restrictive nature of OKCupid's sexual orientation and gender boxes. "Female" and "bisexual" do not even come close to capturing those parts of me. Or "single," for that matter... Let's see if I can make it more clear... Gender: Femme. Orientation: Likes to fuck. Yeah, that's about right. Relationship Status: Comfortable. Please note: That does not mean that I'm indiscriminate. I try to live my life in a way that is ethical and kind, and that does not include helping dishonest people cheat on their unsuspecting partners.

I should probably also mention that I'll be relocating to Toronto very soon. Frighteningly soon. So my "looking for" may change once I'm settled, and maybe it won't. It'll be a surprise for everyone.

Lots. I parent, I work. I'm a bit of a perpetual student. I really am Lisa Simpson, and I'll never be content without someone grading me and praising me. Ah, traditional school system, you have instilled in me a burning need for external validation. I'm trying something a little different now, though, as I've just legitimately dropped out of a program for the first time ever. Change is afoot, and not being a student feels right for the first time in a long time.

Work is in flux, and it's incredibly exciting, though I hate the lack of control I currently have over my destiny, and am horribly impatient with the journey. Just give me the destination, already!

Knitting. Baking cinnamon rolls (no, really. They rock hardcore.). Listening. You know, in an "I'm sensing hostility, Captain," way. Coming up with inventive ways to engage little kids.

I'm short. I look remarkably like Shirley Henderson (you know, Moaning Myrtle?). I'm often either reading, doing crossword puzzles or knitting while walking to work. For some reason, that last one gets a lot of attention.

a)Connie Willis' Doomsday Book. Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens. Also, mostly everything John Irving has ever written. And Robert Munsch's The Paper Bag Princess. I've also been beyond inspired by Heschel's The Sabbath. It's changed the way I approach my life. I also read a LOT of young adult fiction (and not because I have kids).

b)I have a sad love affair with the unbearably cheesy. RIP, John Hughes. Also on this list include shameful comfort food movies such as Empire Records, Can't Hardly Wait, Bring it On, and of course, The Cutting Edge. I'm not great with graphic violence, though I did watch more than my share of 80s slasher films in my day...

c)Heh. See b). For example, in my neighbour's trash tonight, I found Duran Duran's "Planet Earth" EP. On vinyl. The Beastie Boys have provided the soundtrack to many memorable moments.

d)I eat, and enjoy doing so. :)

1 and 2) my kids 3) my cats 4) my friends 5) My knitting needles 6) books

Time. My kids. Spirituality. Craft projects. Future school plans (for me and for the kids). How to have a social life AND keep my house tidy.

generally unavailable to the outside world. There have been notable exceptions every once in a while. :)

I'm not a terribly private person. I will shamefully admit to falling off the earth with amazing regularity and losing contact with people, though. It's a flaw, and I have intentions of working on it.

Oh yeah, I'm also a procrastinator, and I had a book at one point that was supposed to help me with some tricks on how to better organize my time, but it turns out my space is even worse off than my time.

You understand the nuances of English grammar.

You can make me laugh.

You're cool with being given control over decision-making. I'm a control freak by necessity in the rest of my life. I'd love the occasional break from that.