If you could have a dinner party and invite any 4 people, dead or alive, who'd be coming? Joseph Campbell, Bill Hicks, James Joyce, and Jesus (the historical figure, not saying I believe in the Son of God business)

What kind of person are you attracted to? Someone who is unabashed about being themselves - geeky, frumpy, undead -- work it, own it. Someone who understands that every woman lives and breathes under my skin, but I can still be constant. Someone who wants to talk nonsense about zombie movies one minute, and deeply about Chaucer's "Eagle of Love" in Troilus and Criseyde the next. Someone who will occasionally just let me be, without worrying that it reflects poorly on them. Geeky tattooed boys a ++, but everything is mutable if the brain chemistry is good. Another singer (I'm a mezzo soprano with more than a few years training) would absolutely rock my tiny little world...but you'll have to at least be able to appreciate me singing all over the place. Anyone who makes me think outside of my own monkeysphere gets my vote.

How far will you travel to meet the right partner? I'd like to keep it in Seattle/greater Seattle as I ride 'zee Metro, but for the right person...

I consider myself an open-minded person, but my deal breakers are kids and addicts.

Something I learned from the last person I dated is love doesn't fix problems, no matter how much you want it to.

If I could take back one thing I said this week it would be something unnecessarily snarky, though I misremember what exactly.

I want to make a t-shirt that says , "We be of one blood, ye and I" - the English Lit geek in me loves Kipling.

Design your ideal mate: the brain of Joseph Campbell and the body of Cillian Murphy.

My picture(s) reveal that I am adept at camera flim-flammery.

Something I said I'd never do but did anyway was have a casual sexual relationship.

My idea of a great date is chai, followed by wandering around the U-District like vagrants, followed by buying used books (I will judge you based on your choices), followed by a fierce makeout session.

My guiltiest pleasure is pop music.

The first section I turn to in the Stranger is -- actually, I read through it sequentially...but I never miss Savage Love.

When stuck in gridlock I sigh, roll my eyes, and quietly give thanks for being on a bus and not actually driving.

The last show I saw was NIN's farewell at Sasquatch. *sniff*

Great sex calls for lots of communication, experimentation, and an unabashed sense of glee.

The quickest way to my heart is being genuine and unabashed about who you are The quickest way to my bed is crazy chemistry + a big sex drive And in the morning, I like my eggs cooked at a restaurant far, far away.

A fault my friends tease me about is my grumpiness when being called sacchrine names like, "delicate flower".

One night stands can be good, but I prefer the ability to get to know my partner.

It's Sunday morning at 10 a.m. If I'm not still sleeping, I'm wondering why I'm not sleeping -- or I'm out for breakfast with a friend.

Talk about irony: I am someone who earned my BA in English Lit. yet I have a damn near impossible time defining the word "irony".

The last time I made an ass out of myself, I was being bitchy with people helping me move -- which is goddamn stupid, because they had my stuff.

One sport I will never get is curling -- there's a broom and ice and hockey pucks and a pony involved, right?

When I die, I believe I will go ...somewhere, I'd like to think, though the archaic ideas of Heaven and Hell don't hold any sway over me.

Something people keep buying me for gifts and I never use is "girly" things -- bath salts, weirdly scented lotions, etc.

For delicious results, add one part geek and mix it with one part chique.

When I was a kid, I actually owned a My Little Pony Ballet Studio.

Electric or Acoustic

White meat or Dark Meat

Early Bird or Night Owl

Cowboy or Indian

Surf or Snow

Snorer or Sleeptalker

Black or Cream and Sugar

Library Card or Amazon

Kittens or Puppies

Trusty Scarf or Testy Poncho

Thongs or Boy Briefs

Casket or Cremation

Bath or Shower

Butch or Femme

Talk or Action

Murphy's Law or Karma

I-5 or Aurora