Hello! I’m Eleanor. I’m 23 and live in western New York, most known for its prodigious snowfalls, Bills’ Super Bowl disappointments (and, to a lesser extent, drunken men diving onto flaming tables) and hearty optimism. With the changing of each of the seasons, we western New Yorkers will instantly look to the future and find the positive in what will be forthcoming.
Despite the fact that I’m only 23, I feel like I am incredibly mature for my age. A lot of people comment on this fact. I think it’s because of my background in classical piano. Let me explain: I’ve been playing the piano for well over a decade. I’ve been training, competing, practicing and focused on this for a very long time. Obviously, this is enjoyable for me. I most prefer to play jazz and the blues; that’s where my heart is. The scales in those genres are built much differently than in classical music. They have a lot of sharps and flats where most classical music doesn’t and I often find myself drawn to their minor keys and the 6/8 timing.
However, after an incredibly long period of time playing the piano almost daily, I burned out. I needed a breather. I sort of peeked my head up around me and saw that I wasn’t exactly sure where I was in life. At the time, I was 22 and relatively well put together, but I didn’t know who I was. So I began to work on me.
I dabbled with being a vegetarian (but the cheeseburgers brought me back), I began meditating and doing spiritual work and loved that I was starting to understand and feel the energies of everything around me. I started to read more about the human condition and threw in some metaphysical investigation for good measure. It made me feel significantly more well-rounded as a person and gave me a lot more confidence in myself. Life is now so much more valuable than the way I was looking at it before.
We all have our paths; it’s not a race. And I am slowly starting to discover my own life. That’s what brought me here.
While I have a lot of experience in certain aspects of life, I could certainly use a little more seasoning. Sex is definitely one of those arenas. I do not have a PhD in sex… yet. I enjoy sex and think it’s fun, but want to explore it more and see what moves me. I am very open-minded, but haven’t quite connected with anyone yet who I’ve felt super comfortable exploring such things with. If it’s through a platform like this where we don’t have to actually deal with the awkward first date or me wondering why you’re using an extension cord as a belt (that’s a Simpsons joke, not something I’ve witnessed), that seems all the better!
I love talking to people… and especially guys. There is something about a witty repartee with a man that gets me going. If you want to know the route to my heart (and panties), it’s that. I love someone with whom I can banter, who can not only take my zingers, but turn them around and shoot one back at me.
I borrowed a friend’s laptop to take some photos with her webcam, as I cracked my phone’s camera recently. The results aren’t great, but this is me! Word to the wise: I’m not not black and white in real life!
