Since target marketing is my bag, I'm trying to use this profile to (1) Attract the tiny handful of men who may be good Soulmate candidates...and who would be thrilled to meet an utterly unconventional, quirky, passionate (yet gosh-darned cute & lovable) gal like myself ;) and (2) weed out the men who are totally wrong for me.

So if you're intrigued/interested/fascinated/enthralled with my profile, AND you don't have any of the deal killers I mention below, AND you're sincerely looking for your true love/life partner, I'd love to hear from you. You can check out a list of important things to know about me at my website, www.MyHeroQuest.com (see more about my Quest below.)

While I love girly stuff like flowers, cats, beautiful shoes and deep emotional conversations, I’m also a lifelong geek and tomboy. I love sci-fi and Mythbusters. Target practice, power tools, NASCAR, and Lowe’s are also kind of a turn-on. However, I clean up very well and I'm presentable enough for black-tie affairs.

I'm extremely creative and artistic. I love to sing, esp. Celtic dirges, 1940s torch songs, and show tunes. I absolutely love to dance...especially swing dances like Balboa, Lindy Hop, and Charleston. I also love Peabody, a vintage 1920s dance. I've had a number of "taster" ballroom and Latin classes...would love to find a partner to practice with. I also go through phases where I really get into an arts/craftsy activity like making jewelry or flower arranging or interior design or costuming.

Other random things I enjoy: IDPA pistol matches, figuring out how things work, meteor showers, offending the dogmatic, questioning "authority," euchre, movies, antiques, home improvement/DIY.

I read at least a book a week. Sometimes I read a book a day. Or three.

It’s called “dope” for a reason, kids. Just don't go there. Please. (Yes, I've dated a pothead and an alcoholic...and I'll never do it again.)

I have a fairy godmother. (feel free to ask.)

I love my PowerBook. Bill Gates is the Antichrist.

All my downloads are legal...and I have 606 artists in iTunes.

I taught myself to drive a stick shift by researching it on the Internet.

I’m unapologetically patriotic...mostly for the Enlightenment-inspired United States of America that no longer exists in actual fact. But I still get choked up when I sing America the Beautiful.

I get along best with forward-thinking, analytical, entrepreneurial types. I truly believe capitalism is the most moral and ethical economic system. (If you believe money, or the creation of wealth, is evil, we are not a match.)

Politics: If anything, I'm an anarcho-capitalist libertarian. I voted for Ron Paul in the primary. (Update: I think Sarah Palin rocks, even though I disagree with her religious beliefs. I wish Ron Paul were at the top of the ticket instead of McCain, who is a Democrat in Republican clothing.) I really do not get along with liberals, try as I might. I don't really get along with Fundies either, but I believe they represent less of a day-to-day threat to me than, say, Barak Obama.

I think the scientific method is the best means for understanding our universe (yes, I'm a Darwin fan.)

I love learning and growing and I try to learn something new about myself or the world every day.

About my religious beliefs: As a recent convert to Pastafarianism, I avoid dogmatic, rigid, shaming people who use their religion as justification to harm others. And I spend as much time as possible dressed as a Pirate. You can read more about Pastafarianism at the Prophet's web site, http://www.venganza.org/. May you, too, feel the touch of His Noodly Appendage. RAmen.

While I really am a Pastafarian (for the Pirate regalia if nothing else), I do have a spiritual side but it doesn't really align with any kind of organized religion. My spiritual outlook can be boiled down to the phrase "what goes around, comes around." I choose to believe (and hope) that what you put out into the Universe, you get back ten-fold. I'm fascinated by the spiritual and metaphysical implications of the Zero Point Field as discussed in the book "The Field" and "The Intention Experiment."

About my education: I have a BFA in directing/stage management, but I fancy myself a Renaissance woman. :) My match should be incredibly well-educated and well-read...but an actual college degree is optional. I prefer the knowledge over the framed certificate.

About my location: Right now I'm in Dayton, Ohio. I don't have strong ties here, although in general it's a great place to live (lots of amenities, great arts/culture, great historic architecture, great parks/recreation, close to other real cities, cost of living so low it's almost free). If I have to move to the ends of the earth for my Hero, I'll entertain that idea. (However, I am a gun owner with a concealed carry license, so I'd prefer to live somewhere where the anti-gun nuts have not disarmed the law-abiding citizenry.)

I have lived alone forever, and I'm used to being very independent. But I'd LOVE to be taken care of once in awhile!

I'm a very driven businesswoman, with a dominant personality...it would be wonderful to find a partner who will allow me to explore my softer, submissive side. Maybe someone who relishes creative sensual role-playing where we can both explore all the facets of our personalities. A Pirates of the Caribbean naughty wench/pirate scenario could be fun. We can take turns wearing the eye patch. Arrrrr!!! ;)

ABOUT MY SOULMATE

I've accomplished just about anything I've ever set my my mind to...except Finding Mr. Right. I seek a Bogie/Bacall kind of lifelong passion that empowers both partners to be the best they can be.

My Bogie is close to my age (much older, and he'll need to be in REALLY good shape.) He's kind, generous, thoughtful and intensely romantic. He's qualified-for-Mensa smart. He can make me laugh AND make me think. He's introspective and self-aware. He has a secular, capitalist worldview and political leanings (libertarian or non-religiously conservative). He's financially secure, responsible, and goal-oriented.

Having learned from past relationships, he's ready for “the real thing” and is dedicated to being the best possible friend, lover and (eventually) husband he can be.

He doesn't have or want kids, or his kids are grown and out of the house. Why? Because I'm selfish. I don't have kids and I don't want yours. Sorry to be so blunt, but it's true. Your kids deserve better.

ABOUT MY QUEST: Unlike most of the folks on here, I've put up a profile for one very specific purpose: to find my True Love, my Hero, my Soulmate. I know I'm busy, and I assume you are too. I'm building a business and unfortunately I just don't have time to spend hours online exchanging IMs and answering the same questions over and over. I'd rather devote the time I do have to a very focused and efficient search for love...so that my soulmate and I can find each other as quickly as possible. :)

So I'm going about my Quest in a very systematic manner inspired by the book Efficient Love. The goal is to exchange the first five dates' worth of information up front--so we know if anything is worth pursuing before actual date #1.

Why a formal process? because it saves both parties time, money, energy and heartache. I dunno, maybe I'm the only single person on Earth who has wasted *years* pursuing relationships with people who were utterly wrong for me...but I think not. ;)

I'm looking for amazing chemistry with my mate...but I don't want to experience it with *anyone* until I know he's right for me, and I'm right for him. Mainly because once chemistry and emotion is in the mix, it's sooo much harder to be objective...and sooo much harder to walk away if it's just a match on chemistry and not much else. Been there, done that. :(

DEAL KILLERS: Smoking, drugging, STDs, domestic violence, alcoholism/addiction, Vegans (sorry, Honey Baked Ham guarantees my carnivore status), James Carville-style liberals (*shudder*), Pat Robertson-style conservatives (*shudder*), bigots, non-readers, non-bathers, would-be dads, gun control freaks, emotional ice cubes, starving artists (successful, well-fed artists OK) :)

Thanks for taking the time to read this...and if you do find a deal-killer or two, it just means we're not a match. There are no right answers, just different answers. And this is too important to me to settle for someone with whom I can't blissfully spend the rest of my life.

If you think we might be a match, visit my website, www.MyHeroQuest.com, and click on the "About You" link. If you match my list of what I'm looking for, please click on the About My Quest tab to get started and learn about my process.

Thanks!
Kathleen

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