I have a weakness for guys/girls who:

Are smart, witty, compassionate, passionate, centered & sensual.... Creatively oriented.... Have a thing about long fingers & strong hands too.... guess it comes from being an artist & working with my hands a lot, lol. Who decide to contact me at the profile I check more regularly: "dulce38" on okcupid. ;) (yes, I'm too cheap to pay the $ at the moment, ha.)

For me, a first date no-no is:

Checking your cellphone/answering calls/texts incessantly (if not family emergency).... Lateness w/out contact.... Uninvited touchy-feeliness.... Being older than the age listed & not telling me....

What I would bring to show and tell:

My right back shoulder.

I secretly want to be:

In my 20s, professional performer.... (A dream put aside when I made the commitment to full-time teaching) Now, a professional illustrator & published author.... (source of my current endeavors...)

I want to be with someone who wants to be:

With me, for who & as I am, in all my quirky splendor.

An infatuation of mine:

Finding the best pint of craft beer.... Petting random dogs on random streets.... Sketchpads & drawing implements - I've a ridiculous amount of each.

If I won the lottery and quit my job, I would:

do my artwork full-time, start a portfolio/scholarship program for aspiring lower-income teen artists in NYC.

One thing my mother would want you to know about me:

"She likes her men like she likes her margaritas: a perfect blend of tart, sweet & salty."

I want to come home to:

Peace, happiness. And quiet for a little bit cuz, let me tell you, work is LOUD & a wee chaotic (the school life of the art teacher is an oft rambunctious one).