I met Carol my second year of Cornell, which means that she's only known me since I (mostly) stopped embarrassing myself as an avocation, but this is only one of the many reasons that I love her.
Mostly I dig Carol because she's nifty. She has a great sense of fun which is not dampened by exposure to my darker (see also: whiny) nature. She is spontaneous, and yet grounded. Whimsical, and yet intelligent. Able to dance, cook, and be catty all in the same evening.
Also, we are bonded by being fellow targets of the Nefarious Squirrel Conspiracy of Doom