Brief Author Bio:

I'm currently working as a substitute teacher as I look for a fulltime position (not an easy task in this crazy economy of ours). I am also taking a full courseload at the local community college, which is partially to stay on the health insurance and partially to keep up with being academic until I can afford to go to a master's program (plus I get to learn Spanish, which is pretty cool).

At times I can be a bit erratic about being online, but if you'd like to be online buddies despite this quirk that would be great; online buddies can be lots of fun.

Other notes about me? Let's see - according to the Myers-Briggs, I am an INFP. I've never gotten a Myers-Briggs test to call me anything else (though my strength of preference in each category has been known to change), and the profile fits me pretty well in general. Each letter in the term stands for something: Introverted (being with too many people, especially people I don't know, tends to drain me and I recharge best when alone or with a small group of close friends), iNtuitive (in making decisions, I tend to rely on my intuition, which comes from within me, rather than my sense of what the outside world wants), Feeling (I make decisions with my heart rather than my head - not that I don't realize you need both, just that when they come into conflict I tend to give a bit more weight to what I'm feeling about the situation than others might), and Perceiving (I "go with the flow" rather than making and holding to extensive plans).

At the moment I live at home with my parents, two of three siblings (the third being off at college), two dogs (a greyhound and a lurcher, who is a cross between a borzoi and a border collie), two cats (who tend to bully the poor dogs), four stray cats that seem to live in the driveway (anyone want a semi-feral, half-grown kitten?), and some kind of turtle that my sister bought for ten dollars on the street outside the Philadelphia Zoo.

Anyway, that's my brief sketch of my life; if there's anything else you'd like to know please feel free to ask, I don't bite (unless you happen to be made out of chocolate or ice cream or something, then you'd better watch out).