just be clean and look like you do laundry. i need a person who is hilarious and smart and won't ever make me cringe. a good listener. laughs without regard to sounding ridiculous. someone sweet, generally sane, genuine, artistically inclined, gastronomically driven (or artistically driven, gastronomically inclined?) & having a lack of pretention are A+! geeky streaks are welcome. content. i just want some content. someone who is laughing at theirself for browsing personal ads, or worse- actually has one! someone who actually finds comfort in doing things alone that usually gets you weird stares or looks of pity (like: eating out along, going to the movies alone, making out with yourself along..ok, well..). someone with some class, taste, and high spirits. who is completely wonderful, in all of their eccentricities. also, if you understand the difference between the blood,sweat and tears genetic mold and all-about-the-hip- look-how-thrift-store-trendy-i-am genetic mold - this is a huge plus. obviously i'd prefer only the former. someone who knows they don't need anyone else for their happiness or livelihood, but also knows how much they could bring to someone (and vice versa). being creatively, intellectually, culturally inclined wins extra intrigue and interest. really i'm just looking for people (romantic or not at all) who i could call up for a last minute coffee drinking session, and talk, about things we hold dear, just so that we know we're not the only ones on the planet feeling so obscure. not about the news or pop culture or anything else that we won't care about 5 years from now.