Ok - before you IM me looking for a date, please read my whole profile. I am seeing someone and really am only looking for friends. A big hint to that is the bottom of the screen

I'm a child-at-heart who loves children. I love reading, especially Dean Koontz, movies - but not sappy movies, computers and vegetarian food. I am a vegetarian with a passion for the environment and animals. I enjoy a good debate with an educated person and am very competitive. I enjoy competing against myself and seeing what I can improve. I am not athletic and really have a disdain for sports and beauty pageants.

I am actually pretty geeky for a girl and value intelligence greatly in friends and mates. I am a code monkey by profession, which started as a hobby.

Compared to other girls my age:

I am Less Aggressive. I prefer the fiddle to the drum, as Joni Mitchell might say. You can often find them stepping between two more aggressive specimens, crying "hey, guys, we can settle this in a way that lets everyone keep their teeth!"

I am More Compassionate Much like nurses, the unheralded heroes of our modern hospital system, compassionate women are filled with caring for all living things. Unlike nurses, I probably won't jam pointy things into you or demand to know your weight every time I see you.

More Dorky Dork. Geek. Nerd. Not quite the same thing (as the popular test shows), but close enough for this badge. I am, well, dorky, and most of them are proud of it! Admit it: there's a little dork in everyone, even you!

More Mathematically Inclined You know how some people take twenty minutes puzzling over the tip on their restaurant bill, and other people can tell you with a glance not only what it should be, but exactly how much everyone owes? I am one of those latter people.

More Lawful I believe in the law, and do my best to follow it as often and as to-the-letter as they can. I've never even had a traffic ticket ;) However, don't get the idea that I am a goody-two-shoes, cuz I am not.

More Literary More apt to quote from a novel than a television show, happier curling up with a good book than hitting a dance club, I am a devoted students of the printed word. I read a lot, and sometimes dabble in writing.

More Desiring of Love Some people want a friend, some people want sex ... I want a soul mate. I want to be in love, to feel that deep connection with a person, to share myself completely.

More Optimistic "Don't worry," I might say to you. "Sure, your house burned down, your dog ran off, your wife left you for the post-man, and you're being audited by the IRS, but at least you've got your health!"

More Spiritual Spirituality is not the same thing as religion. I am religious, but not overly so. I like to consider myself in touch with the non-physical world.

More Political I lean to the liberal side AND am a bit conservative. I define myself as a democrat for lack of a better available political affiliation. I care deeply about politics. I am pro-military, but anti-Iraqi war.

I have been dubbed a geekette by the biggest geek I know and I take that as a real compliment. I am a web designer. I am constantly learning something new. My New Year's resolution every year is is to learn at least ONE new thing that year - or try something I have never tried before. Since I already speak some French and some Spanish, I have decided that those will be the next two languages I learn. Following that, I will try to learn Farsi - which will be a stretch - but fun. I am also a vegetarian and that is important to me - as well as community involvement and environmental awareness. I would also like to take some dance lessons, photography classes or some programming classes.

computers, reading, learning, photography and having fun. I am easy going and pretty good at getting to know other people pretty quickly. I am a fast thinker, too. I am very compassionate and passionate about the things I care about.

I am also good at relationships. I don't like to surround myself with loads of people, but I maintain good relationships with the few people I choose to get close with.

I'm petite, only 4'10, and have been mistaken for a child on occasion. I am almost laughing and having a good time. I speak with a slightly southern drawl but am intelligent and have none of the prejudices so common among southerners.

I am also a bit of a klutz. I love to dance, but watch your toes. LOL. I have really learned to laugh at myself a lot since grace is not one of my natural abilities.

I love Dean Koontz, but my favorite book (currently) is Kite Runner. My favorite older book series is The Lord of the Rings. I also thoroughly enjoyed the Hobbit. My favorite authors are Tolkien, Ayn Rand, Peter Straub, and John Grisham among others. I also like poetry.

I love music of all kinds and am just as cozy at a Broadway show as I am at a square dance. I love classical music, Rock, Country, Blues, Reggae and world music - LOL - Did I leave anything out??

I thoroughly enjoy movies of almost any kind. I am not into blood and gore, but I love Sci-Fi, thrillers, mysteries, suspense, comedies and kid's movies. I loved LOTR, 1408, Ratatouille, the Noteook and Pirates of the Caribbean. I am a huge Johnny Depp fan, but I also like Robin Williams quite a bit. My favorite director is Spielburg. I loved the Star Trek movies and will occasionally rent them all just to have a start trek marathon and try to figure out who is sexier - Kirk or Picard; or smarter - Data or Spock. I also liked Star Wars and Firefly (we were so cheated when that was cancelled). I am not much into TV and I don't have the Sci-Fi channel, but if I did, that would probably be the main channel that I watched - although, I also like medical dramas/comedies such as House or Grey's Anatomy or legal shows, such as Shark.

I am a food fanatic. I am not overweight - but I love food. I am a vegetarian but not a vegan. I love exotic foods and am willing to try anything once. I am definitely not your meat and potatoes type of girl. I adore Moroccan food, Asian food and East Indian Food.

I could never do without my kids. I was on a wild track before they came along and, as many people will vouch, having children settles you a bit. Not that there is anything wrong with being wild - but there is such a thing as being too wild. Additionally, my kids have brought me so much joy and showed me the true meaning of selfless devotion.

I couldn't go without my family. I am very close to almost all of my family. They are very important to me. I frequently forget birthdays, but they are still important to me. They are like my lighthouse. When I feel that I am lost, they are a stabilizing force. I can usually trust in their direction.

Security is also important to me. I don't mean financial security. I am independent enough to take care of myself and my family. I like security in a relationship. I am not the jealous type, but I like to know that the person I am with wants to be with me and that I am the only person they want to be with. I am also not clingy - but I like to be secure in the fact that I am loved.

Love - I don't think most people truly understand its meaning. I am not going to sit her and claim that I know all about love. I am not that arrogant. However, when I think of love, people like Mother Teresa and Ghandi come to mind more than a heart throb. To me, love is about giving of yourself to someone else. Love really can change the world. If you love your neighbor as yourself, you will do things for them to help improve their life. If we really cared about those around us, cures for disease, remedies for poverty and answers to starvation would be much more important to us.

Ideals - I am very idealistic. I don't think it is possible to achieve an absolute ideal, but I don't believe it makes it any less worthwhile to try. No one is perfect and perfection is unobtainable. In the meantime, I will try to achieve the impossible and enjoy the flaws and quirks of my fellow travelers through humanity.

and God. I am not overly religious - but it is important to me that the person I am involved with have a belief in God. I, myself, have studied Wiccan, Christianity and am currently reading the Quran. I consider myself to be a Christian - but feel you can only make that decision if you are properly educated. Maybe this answer should be changed to faith. I am a firm believer that if you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything. It is a great, old adage. I believe that if we are always looking for the worst, we will find it. It's there. I've seen my share of bad in this world. However, I have learned - that if we have faith in those we trust and care about, you may eventually be let down - but the journey is not so hard - because instead of having faith that evil reigns, you have faith that there is good in everything - and you will find it.

my kids. I am not a worry wart, but want to make sure they grow up in a safe, loving environment. I want to make sure the Earth is still an inhabitable planet by the time they have their grandkids. I also think about books that I am reading and how I can improve myself to make me the best me that I can be.

I also spend a lot of time thinking about education - and what we can do to improve it for the current and next generation. I support our teachers - and my hat goes off to you. I believe, however, that our teachers should be better educated than many of them are. I believe that we should hold them to higher standards - after all, they spend as much (or sadly, more) time with our children than we do.

probably out at the movies, but I am quiet and also enjoy cuddling on the couch. It doesn't bother me to stay in on weekends at all. I am not a big party person - not to say that I don't like a good party - but that's not my preferred style of relaxation.

I may also be at the Comedy Warehouse at Downtown Disney. That's one of my favorite places to go and the comedians all know me by name. It's not stand-up comedy - it's improvisational and involves the audience in a big way. I love things that involve the audience.

I also like to dance, but rarely actually go out dancing. Unless I've a few drinks all the noise in loud dance clubs really gets to me eventually. I'm no Ginger Rogers, but I'm not bad either.

I am shy. Most people never really know that about me because I am a chameleon. I can blend into any background, but I really do need my down time.

I love to be different. I love being called a geekette and I like to stand out in my uniqueness. I know that seems to clash with the shy part - but that just shows you how complex I can really be.

you can tell me what this means - ,^5 <^1 9^2 ,^1 6^2 @^1 - if you know what that says, I am interested in some romance and maybe more. Basically, if you are geeky enough to invent the logical cypher for this code - you will have my undivided attention :D

Otherwise, I really am looking just for friends online. I really am not looking for lovers - sorry guys.