What fall season was born for: Brisk, colorful Sunday afternoons, where we get home from brunch and vegetate on the couch, armed with a blanket and several DVDs. Afternoon turns to evening, and takeout food boxes and empty wine bottles accumulate on the coffee table. Evening turns to night, and we fall asleep as movie #5 plays in the dark. Why not, right?

I have a politically incorrect sense of humor. But it's pretty much all in jest. I don't jibe well with the easily offended. Come to the table ready to laugh with - and at - me. My occasional bouts of nerdiness have high humor value -- so I've been told.

Music? My lifeblood! I'm a quality hip-hop head first and foremost, with a penchant for material from the early- to mid-90s; I also do listen to a little of everything else.

I asked a couple of forty years what's the magic about love. She stated “It’s not about manipulation or an agenda it's about being able to speak to each other always as friends and respecting each others space and ambitions...Most important .Keeping it real. I thoroughly understand for me to know others... I must first truly know myself.... Mind, body and soul. Talk to me about life. I'll fill your plate…

I don't have a "type," but I can tell you some of the essentials:
Gregariousness.
A crazy intelligence and propensity for conversation that'll have us close a few restaurants down.
Laughter, laughter, laughter...
An open mind and an uncanny ability to assimilate yourself in all different kinds of environments.
A friend.
A fighter.
Someone passionate about something, other than the obvious (your family, your dog, etc.)
Someone who loves fun and the occasional indulgence that also recognizes the importance in taking care of herself.
Someone who believes trust and communication is of paramount importance.
A grownup in the true sense of the word.