Just FYI, being as I will be back in school heavy-duty now, I'm going to take a break from OKC for a while. I'll probably be back, but I can't really say for sure when. Send a message anyway, if you're interested. I know me--I'll peek in now and then in spite of myself. Damn curiosity!

Ok, I'm single (uh, I guess that's sort of a 'well, duh' statement, but nonetheless...) with no children. I very much want children, but I am going to be very honest and point out I don't want someone else's children. In other words, if you have kids, good luck, but I'd really not be interested.

I'm in school currently for my Associate's with the ultimate intention to study psychology and/or teaching languages. I speak French reasonably well, but by no means fluently, and I've learned a smattering of Scottish Gaelic (gu dearbh!)
I love to travel, but I don't get to escape nearly often enough for my taste. I like road trips, flying, and whatever other means works to get me away from northern illinois for a bit.

I guess I'm pretty introspective. I can't do anything without analyzing it do death first. Whether that's a good or a bad thing I'll leave you to decide. The older I get, the more I realize and am forced to admit I'm pretty old-fashioned where relationships are concerned. I have absolutely no desire to be Donna Reed, or anything, but the whole white picket fence ideal does have a mysterious appeal. Also, just fyi, I have a habit usually of not using capitals. Thus the inconsistency in this profile; I tend to forget them even when I'm intending to look reasonably educated.

I'm finally going to graduate with an Associate's in December. I plan to go straight into a four-year program and finish that relatively quickly thereafter, assuming i don't end up a derelict first. then, we'll see about the master's. then we'll figure out how to pay for all that on a job that probably pays less then 40k a year. =p it's all an adventure--i wouldn't do it if it weren't worth the ride!

rationalizing things i want. listening actively. learning languages for the hell of it. singing in the car. making my mom's cats purr. staying up and sleeping late. cutting corners in my budget lately.

i'm compassionate and open-minded. hypocrisy drives me to distraction. if not that, then i suppose either my eyes or my quite fair complexion.

a) oy. the agatha christie library, the lord of the rings, stephen r. donaldson's mirror of her dreams books; a man rides through and mordant's need, jane eyre (and no, not because i studied it in a women's studies class---read it on my own. so...um...there.) anything john bellairs ever wrote or edward gorey illustrated.

b) easier recognized ones would be the lord of the rings trilogy, the princess bride, while you were sleeping, practical magic, bridget jones's diary (not all chick flicks suck!), the pink panther movies (peter sellers, please), thoroughly modern millie, auntie mame, the shining, notorious, the thin man, north by northwest, the first two austin powers movies, the original (or should i say real) star wars trilogy, blazing saddles, young frankenstein, spaceballs, robin hood: men in tights (ok, most all of mel brooks' stuff), and the sean connery and roger moore james bond movies. less well-known ones are transylvania twist, salem's lot (the original full-length miniseries version with starsky and james at 15), the house on haunted hill (vincent price version) (damn, has every good movie been re-made into a bad one lately, or what?!) this could go on, but i'll cut myself off here. =)

c) well, probably first and foremost crowded house and the beatles, then sting, depeche mode, the cranberries, cheesy 80s pop, what used to be termed 'alternative' (though it's pretty much mainstream now), and good ol' fashioned rock (AC/DC and the like). i'm into a lot of celtic music, especially capercaillie (the zenith of the genre), and recently discovered great big sea--i might be in love. it's helpful if it's in my voice range (or an octave above or below), because if i can sing along, it makes it even better.

d) good mexican food is hard to find, but i love it! i'm a carnivore at heart, i guess. red meat is just lovely, though poultry works, too. i also love salad. if we go out and i order a salad, it's not an image thing. i just really likes the veggies. =) if i were truly honest, i'd just say i like food. 'nuff said.

singing
warm weather
traveling
pets
burt's bees honey lip balm
high spf sunscreen

how i'm gonna pay for school, and groceries, and gas, and rent, and my car...at the same time. (eek!)

wishing i was leaving for a long weekend somewhere else....

i think i'm double-jointed...

you speak French and want someone to talk to who will make a lot of really goofy grammatical errors. =p or you feel the need to have a long chat about the possibility that our planet...is really only a particle in an atom that makes up a blade of grass in a larger universe. or you just like me. i'm open to that! =)