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I have no idea how to describe myself. It's not that I'm an illiterate schmo, staggering through the linguistic countryside searching for descriptors; rather, it's my tendency toward mercurial fits of change. As Doctor Johnson said about the English language, I mustn't be embalmed. I do have a fair idea of who I'd like to date, however. Someone smart, witty, kind, loving and willing to help me mock the utter ridiculousness that is modern life. Someone who loves to learn, laugh, and finish an entire crossword puzzle in pen. Someone who understands that it's okay to be a stickler about things like syntax, grammar and vocabulary, because language is a divine gift that should be tended with greater care than most give it. I'd love to meet someone who doesn't think it's odd that I read reference books cover-to-cover in between novels, who loves good cooking, music of all kinds, current events, "Jeopardy!", self-enrichment, wordplay and British humor (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett are laugh-out-loud funny). I'm an eccentric; I require a bit of special handling - sort of like Fugu without the hideous, gore-soaked death or fishiness. If you've read this far and believe our individual brands of crazy would combine well, please drop me a line. WARNING: In case you're not a thorough reader, I will spell it out for you here: I am a pre-op MtF transsexual. If this scares you, please feel free to run, run, run run awaaaaaay. I believe in total honesty and would hate for there to be any confusion or lack of clarity in our communication. :)

Bragging is so gauche. I guess the accomplishments that make me proud are being a semi-successful artist and author, a decent aunt, and somehow, from some deeply-hidden resevoir of obstinate fortitude, going through gender transition to achieve some measure of inner balance and peace. Oh, and I'm no slacker at Trivial Pursuit, either.

Please be a mammal. Beyond that, please have a sense of humor and a willingness to put up with my eccentricities (and a grab bag of your own complementary ones). I have never met anyone who seems to be as committed to learning and knowledge as I am - presumably because they are also spending their free time ferreting out bits of arcana instead of going to a trendoid club and rubbing up against the masses in a frenetic explosion of hormonal excess and dubious hygiene. Not that there's anything wrong with that, provided the setting is appropriate and I haven't just discovered a trove of tomes covering Indo-European language development. But I digress. My point here is, no one seems to make erudition a priority, at least not in the banjo-riddled wilds of Ohio. I love to have fun, I love laughing and having great conversation on myriad topics. Does anyone else? If you listen to NPR or Studio 360, if you devour books like a starving weasel plows through chickens, if you instinctively understand my need to construct anagrams from the names of friends, acquaintences, and nearby stores, if you want to feel a singular, somewhat befuddled adoration as well as respect, then please, do write.