I am smart, funny, kind, pretty, decent, warm and fun. I'll probably make you a hat, even though we've only just met. I'm like that, I'm affectionate and empathetic and I need to stop it with that stuff already, at least til I meet someone who both reciprocates it and deserves it. And also who deserves the hat. I make amazing hats.What to say? I'm looking for someone to share all the great stuff in my life right now. My career is going really well. I've taken my health in hand. I'm looking for new adventures and to that end seek a partner in crime.It hasn't always served me well, but I'm fairly optimistic. I see humor in situations that would send most people to bed with a box of kleenex and a bottle of Xanax. This means I give people a lot of rope. I give lots of chances. I want to find someone who won't make me feel foolish for liking them too much.Enough of the emo crap...Basics: I'm a writer with a book on the way from a major publishing house. I think astrology's a crock, and I like kittens, though not when it comes to decorating my apartment. I'm not that into babies, although I haven't ruled them out completely.My hobbies include team trivia competitions (I'm a geek), reading, painting, the culinary arts, karaoke, travel and the usual sedentary 'net and TV consumption. I also spend a lot of time at the gym. When I can't get in a mile-long swim or an hour with weights and machines, I dance at home for forty minutes. I'm kind of on a mission.I like dudes. I know the whole "straight" thing next to my handle indicates this. But I really like men. Not to put to fine a point on it, but I'm very affectionate. Yes, that's a euphemism because I am a lady. Okay, so I only really joke about being a lady (usually after I've said something naughty). You get the idea.