I'm a varied, relatively well-balanced, multi-faceted person; and I prefer my friends (and possibly eventually lovers) to be the same.  I'm an artist, an aspiring singer, and I have tastes that run all over the map as far as most things go.  I love beaches and snow, mountaintops and oceans, and the clouds as well as underground caverns.  I dig cafes and open fields, museums and nightclubs, high-society venues and family get-togethers & being with the ones I hold dear.  I value my alone time, and can be shy at first, but I love meeting new people and discovering new cultures, languages, and customs.  I dig snuggling in and being close with my partner, just as much as I’d love to take them around the world and endlessly explore new people, places, sights and experiences.  I’m liberal and traditional in many ways, and don’t mind good debates, but hate unnecessary arguing. 

My heart is very intense, even though I’m often quite goofy, and I’m often shy when I like someone.  (But just watch out when I’m involved!!)  I hold nothing back from my lovers; not love, passion, a willingness to try new things, personal history, or anything else my lover would have of me.  When I love someone I show it. J  Intense kisses, adoring caresses, and exploring what makes my partner feel best, & coming to knowing the feel of every inch of my love’s body are a few of my favorite things about being involved.  (And I look forward to sharing those things- among others- with someone hopefully in the not-toooo-distant future.  Maybe it’ll be you)… 

Turn ons:  Beautiful bois, big eyes, poetic hearts, arms that hold me tight, big imaginations with a grasp of truth, sane but zany people, and a keen sensuality that isn’t smarmy or lascivious.  (The men of LKH’s AB books drive me batty, too). *sighs*  Turn offs:  Flagrantly ignorance, one-sidedness, overate argumentativism, liars, unending neediness, disrespect of others, snottiness & fake, superior attitudes.

I'm looking for someone who's got enough in common with me to make things compatible, but one who's different enough to keep things interesting.  I don't want a clone of myself, but you've got to have someone you can relate to, non?  Strength of body, mind & personality doesn’t hurt, either. ;)  I'm looking for a beautiful face, passionate, intelligent eyes, and a genuine earnestness of character that’s undeniable, and can't be put on or worn out like an overused and tacky suit.  Confidence is one thing, justified pride is too, but pretension is nothing but a waste & succeeds in doing nothing but proving to distract & divide.  Uni-dimensionality and obsessivism really drive me nuts.  As do immaturity, a *need* for drama, and a snotty or defeatist, "I-can't-stand-anything" attitude. 

I’m trying to get out of my area, to move to other locales like NYC, San Fran, Toronto, or even Seattle, New Orleans, Chicago, or St. Louis.  I want to go everywhere and see everything, and live the high life.  I’d love to be rich and famous, but I value what matters, like friends and family- so if I strike it big I’ll take them with me. :D  I’ve lived in HI, FL, but mostly N. Va. throughout my life, been out of the US many times, but would –adore- seeing the UK and just about everywhere else on the map.  I’m a big of a gypsy, but can make home anywhere.  I am –not- one of those people who can’t sleep in new beds!  Give me a vardo or an unending boat, train n’ plane pass, and I’m on my way!!  I don’t mind traveling alone, but I’d love to someone to share the beauty of new adventures with.  Dare to fly around the world with me? ;D

If you’re looking for a friend who’ll be by you and go with you to the ends of the earth, I’m here and I offer you everything.  If you’re looking for someone to shovel your shit for you while you stand aside and whine, please move on.  (I am very loving, giving, and kind; but I’ve finally realized you can’t help people if they don’t want to get up.  Period.  That might sound callous, but I give everything to the people I love, and don’t want to risk being destroyed by a never-ending hole.  I’ve done it before and lost too much to do it ever again.  Sorry).  I’m easy to get along with, will do anything to make people smile, and hate seeing my friends cry.  I will always try to see another’s side of a story, but will stand up for myself when the situation calls for it.  I’m used to being meek, shy, and a doormat.  But that gets old, and leaves tread stains on my nice velvet clothes. So I’ve grown a spine, and use it.  ;) 

In short, I want everything; a smart, articulate, preferably artistic, and funny guy who has a good heart and his feet on the ground- (not his head up his butt).  Someone who’s got a reason to brag but doesn’t, in favor of seeing the beauty inside people and who has a relatively optimistic outlook, even if he’s been hurt a few times.  Plus it'd be great to find someone whom I could learn from, but who's also open to learning from me.  None of us know everything, right?  Also, to be completely and totally honest, I do think chemistry and attraction is important.  But loving a person for who they are inside is far more so.   Looks come and go, fashions change, but what you see in a lover’s eyes that makes you love them should only grow stronger with time, no matter what condition their exterior.  Yes, I’d like a whipchord of a pretty-boy to adore and swoon around, but I also know that I’m a curvaceous gal who hopes people’ll find the beauty in me too, so I can only extend others the same courtesy. 

I’m looking for guy with the heart of a romantic, a heart full of dreams, but with a head for the real world and a sense of ambition that’ll make dreams a reality.  It’d be great to know someone with varied musical tastes, a love for the finer things in life but who’s happy with the simpler ones as well.  Someone who’s mature when need be, but child-like, not child-ish. :D  You gotta be able to be a bit of the fool as well as a bit of the king, I suppose, with at least a tenuous grasp on when it’s appropriate to be one or the other.  I’m a little bit princess, a little bit pauper.  It’d be lovely to find my match.  My dream.  Being a romantic, I believe my OTL is out there.  If this is you, whisper me a “hello.”