I have recently jumped back into the pond after a break from the dating scene. I am looking for friends first, as we all probably are and if there happen to be sparks and chemistry between us, then bonus!

You know, I was looking at these gifts that you can send to each other on this site and I have to wonder why women get gimpy teddy bears and cheap flowers while the men get cool stuff like steak, beer and ice cream....hmm. Life just isn't fair sometimes!!!

So about me: I am the girl that you can take almost anywhere. I enjoy the Opera, live theater and museums but I can also shoot pool and pig out on a greasy burger.

I like old romantic movies like Waterloo Bridge and campy horror flicks like Deathproof. My musical tastes run the gamut from Puccini to Limp Bizkit and almost everything in between.

I am a hopeless romantic with a rather cynical and jaded view of romance. Someone care to prove me wrong?
I am transparent and it is obvious to everyone just what I am thinking and feeling....which quite frankly stinks because I can never tell a convincing lie....unless of course it is part of a practical joke and then I give an Oscar worthy performance.

BUT.....

I have a serious side too. I am terribly emotional during those sappy chick flicks. I cry when I see someone in pain and I often take their agony to heart.
When I am angry, I am not above yelling something like "Oh f**k" but I do apologize profusely afterward.
I am self reliant, self sufficient and sometimes a tad too independent, but not at all selfish.

Now about what I am looking for in a match.I'm really not asking for much..... You must be tall, dark,handsome and intelligent...Or short, cute, funny and literate.
I like all types really, but keep in mind that there does have to be chemistry and interests in common. No one can make it work if the initial oomph is not there, you know?

I am a thinker, a philosophizer of sorts. For instance, have you ever noticed that hot dogs come in packages of 10 but buns come 8 or 12 to a pack??
Wouldn't you have two too few or two too many?? I mean really what are that chances that two of your guests don't want a bun or that one of them wants two extra ones?

And whoever thought that putting those long metal tips on umbrellas was a good idea? That seems to be more like a lightening rod on a stick to me......isn't that a little, umm shall we say....dangerous during a thunderstorm?

Thats all.

First dates should start low key, quiet and intimate so that we can talk and get to know one another.
A coffee shop, quaint hole in the wall restaurant or a walk through the park are ideal ice breakers. I like to sight see and discover new things. A quiet evening in with a fire and a cuddling buddy is great too.

Even though the first date is low key why don't you at least try to impress me by dressing nice and smelling great?