Date women from United States / California / University Heights, 39 year old

Date a woman from United States. I feel deeply connected to all animals and the natural world. I always make time to enjoy the outdoors, to appreciate the beauty and sophistication of nature going about its business all around me. I'm also passionate about words, books and films. I love being transported by a compelling story or moved by a lovely arrangement of words. Some of my fondest memories as a child were of reading or anxiously awaiting the Scholastic order, and books continue to be a source of great pleasure.
I have a lot of energy, but am very easygoing and interested in trying lots of new things. I'm writing a novel and I have a healthy love-hate relationship with it. I'm also a vegetarian, although I get along just fine with meat eaters. I got to meet Jane Goodall in 2002. Her speech convinced me to become a vegetarian and I have been one since then.
Overall, I want to meet someone who is unconventional. I'm looking for someone who possesses intelligence and kindness in equal proportion. I'd like to meet someone who is down to earth; someone who is charmed by the little things in life. I'd like this person to be a critical thinker, but not overly critical (although sarcasm is welcomed). Volunteering is important in my life and, although I don't need to have that be a value in my match, I'd like to find someone whose focus is a little outward - someone who is aware of and concerned about world issues and wants to help make it just a little bit better.
I don't own a TV and would have a hard time being with someone who spend a lot of time in front of one. But I love movies and would be happy to meet someone who shared that passion with me. I need to be intellectually stimulated by my match and hope to find someone from whom I can learn every day. I'm also really interested in doing some long-distance treks (or short ones) and it would be great to meet someone who would enjoy that, too. I've always been full of wanderlust and hope that my match would enjoy seeing new places and meeting new people.
I have a full and happy life and am not looking for someone to be my one source of happiness, nor would I want someone to expect that of me. But it would be great to meet someone who really enhances my life, and I would hope to do the same for him.

Meet someone special from United States. I am an easygoing gal. Not too many things bother me. Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart crack me up, and even SpongeBob Squarepants had me laughing the other day.
I am looking for a man with a strong, positive character. Like I said, not too many things bother me so as long as he is strong in a good way there is a chance things may work out. I want to share my life with someone who will value me and who brings me out of my comfort zone a little. I have many friends, but am looking for someone special.
I am most passionate about my health. I watch what I eat and exercise my body and mind as much as possible. Sleep has been a bit of a weakness for me as in I enjoy too much of it, but that could change ;).
Probably the most important thing for my mate is that he be someone I trust and am comfortable with, and that usually means that he trusts himself and is comfortable with himself - another way of putting that is that he is confident. I'm not looking for someone boastful or arrogant, just sure of himself.