Paradox walking: terribly shy, yet vehemently outspoken. Utterly cynical, yet a hopeless romantic. Wise beyond years, yet naive beyond belief. Atheist, geek, poet, word slut, book lover, kinky, liberal, passionate, loyal, fierce, friendly, funny, intelligent, cultured, open-minded, obsessive-compulsive, overly emotional, perfectionistic, more than just a little bit crazy. The seat of my soul is somewhere close to the sea; the core of my heart is somewhere else entirely. Vocabulary turns me on to no end. So does humor. In my spare time, I hug trees.