Title: Communitarian

Gender: Female

Age: 35

Location: Columbia, MO

I can only say how I see myself.  Ask around for the added triangulatory views on ME, and you might get somewhere close to “who I am.”  Maybe this goes unsaid. But, I hate to set people up for disappointment, so, I'll send out the disclaimer.

I travel back and forth between being a “slacker” and being rediculously methodical.  I've got a good education, but, don't put it to use for income's sake.  I may go back to work in a pet store one day.  I'm just into what makes me happy, and a lot of “stuff” isn't it.  So long as I've got income to see music and have gas money and admission to things like a natural history museum or a water park- I'm really happy.  So, if I feel satisfied caring for animals or grading research papers, that's where I'll be at any given moment.

I'm obsessive (clinically so) about getting things done as close to perfectly as possible, when I have a project.  This annoys or amazess people, probably based on how proximal to me they are durring the process.

I enjoy putting my strengths to work for social causes.  I'm ok to speak in public, and to take the brunt of criticism.  I write relatively well and don't mind staying late to clean up.  I feel like my life is wasted if it's not in contributing to the general good.

I'm one of those people who's had some resiliance against some rotten life experiences, which I think is important in social advocacy.  I know there are people with charmed lives who want to make the world a better place, but, I think it's good for people to identify that you can empathize on some level.

I'm still entertained by things of childhood. 'Picking up toads, shrinkydinks, cool cartoons, buying toys, playing my music too loudly, eating simple food like Ramen and mac and cheese, waterslides, robots….  I generally feel more comfortable with kids 3 to 18 than I do with adults.

The sort of people I feel good being around take the word “nerd” as a compliment.

I'm joyous in my role as a mother.  I'm single, relationshipwise, but, I live with my young son's dad in order to co-parent (and becasue we're friends)- and I'm divorced from the father of my older son- with whom I also get along well.  I don't wish that my kids would just go to bed in the evening so that I can have a break for adult time.  I enjoy being with them.  I do all of the PTA/ soccer mom/ organize a play date stuff, and love it.

I need to be around people who love art and music.  People who think the weird is interesting.  People who get excited about a free couch- and who coo over animals.

I hate to think of me ever “growing up.”  I hope the next generation in my family has as much fun hanging out with me as the kids in this generation do.

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