From: Margo Garcia <margog@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: Zoftig SHF ISO S/W/D*M 35ish-45ish
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 17:16:59 GMT

I have met a few men via this contraption.  I've determined that it may be
better if I placed my own ad instead.

I am a 40 year old, single, childless (but love kids) Hispanic
(half)-American woman living in the midwest.  I am not emotionally attached
to this geogrpahical area or even country, so I would be willing to
correspond with anyone form most anywhere including abroad and especially
Ireland, Soctland, Australia, or New Zealand.  I am looking for a perma-
nent, longterm relationship, but expect to start out slowly and 
establish a freindship first.

Here's a little bit about myself.......

physical:      5'11";  @40 lbs overwieght on a large frame;  dark, reddish-
               brown hair and dark brown eyes behind wire rims;  olive
               complexion;  not into heels and stockings, but do shave my
               legs and tweeze my eyebrows;  the only jewelry worn are
               earrings and a cheapie-chirper watch;  wear quasi-ethnic
               clothing and dress for comfort

employment:    graphic designer for a large university; painter; photographer

attributes:    not into game playing; honest; compassionate; monogamous;
               loyal; forgiving (eventually); non-materialistic; non-status
               oriented; intellectual; bizarre sense of humour; love to
               laugh; agnostic, if not athiest;  politcally left to far-left
               (if I were religious, I would say that Bush is the
                antichrist);
               creative and so need more alone time than most;  personal
               freedoms require personal responsibility; politically active;
               ex union organizer; ex anti-poverty worker; not appearance
               oriented as I don't buy into the socially dictated norms
               for beauty and am more attracted to inner core; respectful;
               helpful;  maybe too emotional at times;  a little bit
               neurotic,
               but who isn't; smoker (but trying to quit for the zillionth
               time);  light drinker;  had my rabies shots

interests:     photography; painting/drawing; film; music, especially clas-
               sical and traditional/global (with a concentration in Celtic,
               West African, and Eastern European), but definately not
               queazy listening, C&W, heavy metal;  agriculture, especially
               animal;  hiking; traveling (a biggie);  gourmet/ethnic
               cooking;
               gardening; reading, especially fiction, biographies, his-
               tories; people watching;  meeting new people;  the Aran
               Islands of the west coast of Ireland  

goals:         to be able to concentrate more on my craft;  to eventually
               live in a rural area and possbily outside of the country, the
               West of Ireland, or Australia or New Zealand;  to run sheep;
               to find some one to happily share this with;  perhaps raise
               some children

You:           as an artist, I need a lot of time to think about and work on
               my craft, and this can mean hours, days, or weeks; imperative
               that this reality is not only understood, but appreciated and
               respected;  a life partner who is relatively secure and
               fulfilled in himself and is not looking for rescuing;  someone
               who is really emotionally, maritally available and just
               doesn't
               think or hope he is; not just separated;  if you
               are divorced or have just come out of a longterm relationship,
               enough time should have passed and enough self-examination
               hopefully  has ocurred for you to be able to define yourself
               in your owns terms and not in terms of that relationship;
               someone who's not afraid to be silly;  intellectually alive;
               socially and culturally aware; share at least some of the same
               interests

Age generally doesn't make a difference to me, but I have found that in many
cases a 5-6 spread either way may work better:  has to do with life
experience.  Race is not an issue, as is neither height, weight, etc.

I can't think of anything else.  I hope this didn't sound too dry and academic.

ps:  am none too swift with this bleeding editor, so please excuse the
     periodically weird format.

Thanks.