Psssst....if you don't read it...I'll know...and I won't be impressed.

I am not a typical girl. And never will be. Please don't think you've figured me out, ever, because the minute you think you know all about me, I'll probably do or say something that will surprise, confuse, and/or dismay you. I'm not any one thing or the other, I will never fit the idea you have of me.

I am a serious cargirl - classics, hot rods, customs, etc. (pretty much any American steel made before 1972, that is). And I am not into the car scene because it's the trend of the moment, I'm into it because I adore OLD CARS, and have for many years...and yes, I actually wrench on my own old car.

I follow my own drummer (sometimes my own whole damn orchestra) and have my own style. I am dual-natured, one side very tough tomboy, one side sensitive, sweet and girly. I am not always easy to deal with...I am outspoken, I am complicated, I think too much and I am oceans deep. I have a very strong sense of personal integrity and values and will stand up for them regardless of what anyone else thinks. I got over caring what people think of me a long time ago, I do what I do and am who I am because I like it.

I'm one of the most loyal, honest, straight-forward and generous people you'll ever meet and I'd do just about anything to help out a good friend. My friends call me a firecracker but they know I'm also as sweet as pie.

I'm a photographer and artist...I shoot bands, old cars, custom choppers, people, conceptual images, etc...and anything else that sparks my artist's imagination.

Just because it says I don't want children, doesn't mean I'm not cool with the ones you already have. I just have no desire to have babies. But I get along great with most kids...I'm very in touch with my inner 6, 12, and 16 yr olds. ;)

I have somewhat eclectic tastes, and prefer smart over dumb. I love furry critters (dogs and horses especially) and let my dogs sleep on the bed (sometimes...) and kiss 'em on da lips. My Netflix list is long, and includes much anime and foreign films as well as Indies and more mainstream fare. I come from a somewhat punk rock background (although I have always been far more eclectic than one genre could hold) and tend to date guys who also come from that kind of place although it's not an absolute....but if you've never listened to the Clash, we may have a problem.

I'm interested in meeting folks who have similar interests, especially in regards to cars, art, books, etc....people who use their brains and are smart-asses like me...interesting people with imagination...people who are interested in more about me than my tattoos...people who mean it when they say "friend", people who like to just hang out with good friends and enjoy each other's company.

If you can hold your own in a debate with me, on nearly any subject, and trade witty banter - better yet, if you're smarter than I am - it will turn me on no end. But if you aren't much of a book reader, have skin that's never seen the painful end of a tattoo machine, don't care about art, or aren't into old cars, don't even bother, you'll just waste both our time. And please be interesting/unusual/more than ordinary.

And if you wear Ed Hardy, Von Dutch (unless you actually know who he was and what he did), and/or Affliction t-shirts...just....no.

Oh yes, and if you're racist, homophobic, or otherwise inclined to dislike/discriminate against an entire group of people (unless it's bible-thumping right-wingers who think everyone should be just like them), we aren't going to get along.

*****if I put you on my favorites list...it's because I either think something about you is interesting enough to keep you in mind til I have time to write something not entirely dorky to you - so if you find me interesting, do write first if you're of a mind to, I tend to sometimes get distracted by...well...life ----- or I'm sending you over to a friend or two of mine who I think might like ya.********

My musical tastes are many:
Blondie is by far and away my all time favorite band...

But I also love:
Garbage; Damned; Jane's Addiction; White Zombie; Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry; The (English) Beat; The Clash; X; Bow Wow Wow; Love and Rockets; Bauhaus; Tones on Tail; Cyndi Lauper; Tom Waits; Nina Simone; Chris Isaak; Stiff Little Fingers; Pretenders; The Doors; Pink Floyd; Cramps; Throwrag; Original Sinners; Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros; Beastie Boys; Prince (before that stupid symbol name); older Chili Peppers; older Social D.; No Doubt; old Cure; Elvis Costello; Siouxsie and the Banshees; Sneaker Pimps; Iggy Pop; Pink Martini; David Bowie; the Jam; Leonard Cohen; Gorillaz (the Gorillaz groove me no end! I could listen to them all the day long); Yello; Art of Noise; White Stripes; Yeah Yeah Yeahs; Jet; Audioslave; Queens of the Stone Age; the Donnas; Joan Jett; Lena Lovich; Nina Hagen; random songs here and there; and I absolutely adore adore ADORE Gogol Bordello!
*Old (and some new) punk - Sex Pistols; Rudimentary Peni; DK; Dead Milkmen; Rancid; Adicts; U.S. Bombs; Smut Peddlers; Toy Dolls; Buzzcocks; Ramones; Ill Repute; Heathens; Descendents; D ickies; GBH; D.I.; Bad Religion; Vandals; etc. etc. etc.
*Old, Southern black blues - Leadbelly; Bessie Smith; Howlin' Wolf; Memphis Minnie; Robert Johnson; etc. etc. etc.
*Hard Rock - NIN; Clutch; Rage; Tool; AC/DC; Motorhead; Rammstein; SiX - give me good lyrics and good bass, rock it out, and I'm a happy girl.
*Lots of 80s tunes - Duran Duran; ABC; XTC; Heaven 17; Adam and the Ants; New Order; Joy Division; Alphaville; INXS; Billy Idol; Violent Femmes; Plimsouls; early Police; Fishbone; the Cult; Stray Cats; Men at Work; etc.
*Classic Rock - Hendrix; Joplin; Who; Beatles; Stones; Creedance; Kinks; etc.
*Old (real) Country - Johnny Cash (duh); Patsy Cline; Willie Nelson; Loretta Lynn; Tammy Wynette; Charlie Daniels, etc. etc. etc.
*Early Rock 'n' Roll - Elvis (how can anyone not like Elvis?); Jerry Lee; Chuck Berry; Little Richard, etc...and lots of old doo wop...
*Motown and Co.- Marvin Gaye; Al Green; Aretha; Supremes; Otis; Ray; etc...
*lots of Soul and Funk - especially '70s soul and funk...and ya just can't beat Parliament Funkadelic, baby!!
*Classical - especially when I have a headache - including classical Flamenco guitar
*Some ska, some reggae, some jazz, some of lots of things...you might be surprised...

And I hate techno, house, all that repetitive bullshit. I can deal with a little ambient now and then, but I'd probably prefer classical or blues to chill to.

Whatcha got? Try me, I'm usually game for most anything...unless it'll land me in jail or the hospital. As long as you're good at conversation, I'm good to go.