Self Description: I've heard every possible excuse for why homework isn't done and I can tell immediately when someone isn't being straight with me. Summers off sounds like the dream until you realize I spend half of June grading things I should have graded in May. I genuinely love what I do though which surprises people, like I'm supposed to be counting down to retirement from day one. Kids are actually fascinating when they're not driving you completely insane, which is most of the time. Looking for someone who finds enthusiasm attractive rather than exhausting. Who can keep up with a conversation that changes direction every four minutes and doesn't mind that I will always, always have a story about something a seven year old said that is genuinely more interesting than most adult conversations.

Comments: Someone who makes me laugh without trying too hard and actually, that tells me almost everything I need to know about a person. If the humor is natural, the rest usually follows. I want someone whose company feels easy, who asks real questions and actually listens to where the answer goes, who remembers the small things I mentioned once and never expected anyone to keep. Ready to actually meet, because all the good conversation in the world means nothing until you're sitting across from someone and finding out if it translates. And when it does, he's the kind of man who doesn't overthink the next step.