The situation in short:
Emily seeks a life.

LIKES: opus the penguin; folk music; quirks; cavorting in the forest at night; courage; books of every shape and size; water; people watching; intelligence; glasses; math; undefeatable humor; bartending; puccini; rainy days with coffee and james joyce; sex education; fire-eating; whole grains; silence; moving; comedy movies from the 50-70s; cheese; gardening; woman power; the universe; babies; redemption, the beach on gray days; the beach on sunny days; etc.

DISLIKES: discomfort; hate; fish as food; most atonal music; tightly enclosed spaces; restlessness; fear; most irony; twilight (the time of day); things that are bland (rooms, food, days).