It's good to chat with someone else that loves these "starter" snakes and actually knows about them, most snake people know nothing about garters, so I'm sure we'll visit again. The forum is great, but despite working with the Internet for 15 years I still think it's nicer to chat face-to-face. And of course it's very difficult to covert your snakes online or on the phone.
I showed Char some pictures of Dice Snakes, and told her about your girl's temperament. If you find yourself needing to re-home her let me know.