Arachnea

My name is Jess and I'm a 24 year old geek. I'm happily married to my best friend.

I strongly prefer darker themed things as a whole. Goth/geek is intermingled with me.

When sending me anything - the funkier/more different the stamps are the better - I'm a collector!

My birthstone is the sapphire, my sign is Libra and my Chinese Zodiac animal is the Rat.

BEFORE YOU GIVE A 3 or 1 PLEASE MESSAGE ME SO I CAN RECTIFY THE SITUATION :)

PETS My husband and I have a number of pets: two cats: A female rescue named Monkey and a Ragdoll named Merlin. We also have 4 tarantula's (only one has been sexed so far and her name is Ravyn RAH-vinn), 2 female red-eyed tree frogs named Baldur and Hel, and a baby corn snake (male) who does not have a name yet. Oh - and some sword tail fish who also do not have names.

I love penpalling, writing, reading, hiking, camping, swimming, gothy things, geeky things, spider things, skull things, board games, card games, dungeons and dragons, fantasy worlds, horror movies, mel brooks, cats, dogs, , the colours pink and black, stickers, postcards, cooking, vampires, zombies, voodoo, the occult, theology, hello kitty, medieval or fantasy weaponry, photography, FX Make-up, being crafty, gardening, rare books, indie films, documentaries, springtime, paganism, mini wargaming, building miniwargaming terrain, conservation land, the trans canada trail, chocolate, candy, tea, british humour, thrift store scavenging, exotic pets, grimms fairy tales, lenore, etc.

I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW PENPALS - WORLDWIDE :)

Delerium, Enigma, Scooter, David Arkenstone, Emily Haines, Madelein Peiroux, Michael Bouble, Azam Ali, Pink Martini, Baasshunter, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Dead Can Dance, Buddha Bar, Chieftans, Weird Al, Hooverphonic, Ivy, Korn, Massive Attack, Moloko, Peter Gabriel, Chemical Bros, Rasputina, Ravi Shankar, Sheila Chandra, Richard Cheese, Snake River Conspiracy, Thievery Corporation, VNV Nation, Wumpscut, Pete Murray, Ice MC, Fountains of Wayne, Tricky, Buzzcocks, Leroy, Loona, Sophie Monk, Mat Kearney, Robert Miles, Colin Hay, Jack Wall, Jose gonzales, Pete Yorn, Butthole Surfers, etc.

Dangerous Angels (Francesca Lia Block), Enders Game (Orson Scott Card), the Incarnations of Immortality Series (Piers Anthony), A Wrinkle in Time (Madelein L'Engle), etc.

Non fiction - books on theology, the occult, ancient paganism/mythology, Voodoo, camping, survival in the woods, books on animals/reptiles, gardening books.

Matilda, Spiderwick Chronicles, Horton Hears a Who, Ice Age, Wall E, Nightmare Before Christmas, Hocus Pocus, High Tension, Frontier(s), Beetle Juice, Dead Birds, Fido, Frankenhooker, Girl With a Pearl Earing, Ravenous, Reeker, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Saw, Severance, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Soulkeeper, 5th Element, Mists of Avalon, The Ninth Gate, The Skeleton Key, Stepford Wives, 12 Monkeys, V for Vendetta, Wrong Turn, O Brother Where Art Thou, Not Another Teen Movie, Get Smart, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Spaceballs, Monty Pythons Life of Brian and Holy Grail, Ghost Town, Eurotrip, American Pie, Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, Down With Love, Kate and Leopold, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Bridget Jones' Diary, Penelope, Sundown

3rd Rock From the Sun, Angel, Babylon 5, Buffy, Black Books, The IT Crowd, Charmed, Chef!, CSI, Dead Like Me, Drawn Together, Family Guy, Fawlty Towers, Futurama, Get Smart, Happy Tree Friends, Hercules, Xena, Heroes, Hogans Heroes, Jack of All Trades, House, Invader Zim, Kingdom Hospital, Pushing Daisies, Robot Chicken, Scrubs, Sliders, South Park, Simpsons, Stargate, Black Adder, 4400, Vicar of Dibley, Worst Witch, Waiting for God, Big Love, Big Bang Theory, Planet Earth, Tru Calling, Sliders,

I love scrapbooking, but I generally enjoy finding my own scrapbooking paraphenalia.

I love love LOVE scrapbook paper books. I make so many crafts out of them - doesn't matter the brand or where they are from - if its got a cute or funky design or picture on it, I will find a use for it.

I make my own envelopes. Either out of scrapbook paper or out of old calendars. If you have any old calendars you no longer need or want, send them my way and I'll make something funky out of them. Please note that due to money lately - not all envelopes I send out are handmade.

I also like woodburning - If something can be bought from a craftstore and I can see a function for it after I've made it spiffy, then it's for me. I'll make keepsake boxes, altar boxes/decorations, etc.

Making things out of childrens books - I have such a wild imagination - I love making funky penpal related things out of colourful childrens books or poetry books. Things that you can find at second hand stores....luv em.

I've recently become obsessed with Artist Trading Cards (ATCs). I didn't know such a thing existed before Swap-Bot. If you ever want to swap one-on-one ATCs with me, message me and we'll set something up!

Random Dislikes: Christian based anything, people who say they will write the first letter and never do, or people who I write the first letter to that never respond, animal cruelty

Colours: yellow, orange, paisley, lime green, neon colours, plaid (unless clan specific Scottish things).

Music: Rap, country, anything that just sounds like someone screaming, death metal, metal, most hip hop.

Characters: Diddle, most kawaii stuff, Disney princesses, actually - most disney.

I don't like anime. Nothing against those who do - it's just not for me.

I don't wear jewellry. Aside from a spiderweb earing I wear in one ear, it's just not me.

any girly lotions/products (I just don't use them, it would be a waste),

Nothing to do with Christian holidays.

no wedding or baby oriented things,

nothing to do with alcohol or drug use (that includes 420),

nothing Disney (unless its Nightmare Before Christmas), reality TV, western related things (rodeo, cowboy hats, etc.)

Food: Seafood, brussel sprouts, lima beans, asian food as a whole, rice, liver, kidney, tongue, anything involving alcohol, bacon, most forms of pork, raisins, salads, etc.

Animals: wolves, crows, ravens, wildcats of any sort, bats, birds of prey, cardinals, gold finches, coyote. I DO NOT LIKE CARTOONY/KAWAII VERSIONS OF ANY ANIMALS.

Colours: Pink, Blue, Black, Red.

Foods: Potatoes in all forms, pasta, mushrooms, tomatoes, cheese, asparagus, zuccini, onion, garlic, curry, soup, broccoli, cauliflower, chocolate, cucumber, carrots, chives, rosemary, thyme, basil, oregano,

Artists: Jason Beam, Chad Michael Ward

Flowers: Roses (NOT yellow), orchids, wildflowers, things that are easy to grow, herbs as a whole, english ivy

Board Games: Cannibal Pygmies in the Jungle of Doom, Gloom, Settlers of Catan, Zombies, Descent, Dungeons and Dragons, Apples to Apples, Things in a box, Lunchmoney, Monty Python Fluxx, Zombie Fluxx, Nightmare, Trivia Games, Scene It, Categorically Speaking, etc.

Themes - Anything gothy, vintage, rennaissance, medieval, skull or spider oriented, pirates, forest/nature, pagan, voodoo, steampunk, horror, etc.

Characters: Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton anything, Dracula, Hello Kitty, Batz Maru, Sponge Bob, Xena, Monty Python, nature, voodoo, oceans, forests, flowers, wild animals, legends, mythology, ancient history, museums, mummies, ancient greece, gods and goddesses, paganism, reptiles, aboriginal anything, salish art, things specific to your province, state, country,

I love theology. I have an obsession of studying various religions and cults. Catholic Dogma is fascinating to me - rosaries, the virgin mary, etc. I'm also very interested in the LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints aka Mormonism), Paganism (less interested in fluff bunny Wicca), Voodoo, religion from various cultural region in Africa, New Zealand, Hawaii, etc. Demons, Angels, heaven, hell, etc. Buddhism also holds my interest, Islam, and even Judaism. The only thing I would prefer not to recieve anything on is Protestant Christianity. As a whole.

Stamps/Stamp Sheets - My husband has taken up stamp collecting and we would love stamps from any country that have to do with nature, insects, flowers, forests, animals (usually the cheaper stamps - like in Canada the 1 or 2 cent stamps are just beautiful) The UK currently has a fantasy artist stamp series that I am in love with - anything from that collection will guarantee you a heart (I love it that much!)

Penpal newsletters - Never gotten one before - interested in seeing what I'm missing out on.

Postcards - my likes here fall into two different groups - the touristy postcards from your country/state/province are just awesome - especially if they feature anything from nature. On the other hand, I would love to get some hand made postcards - featuring anything from my profile, really.

Stickers - I keep a penpall scrapbook and write to a couple people and love getting stickers. Doesn't matter what it is - unique or original little things are awesome - but so are Sandylion or little japanese stickers as well.

Things from where you are - Stickers, postcards, cards, playing cards, things with flags or coat of arms on them - if it's something unique to where you live, I would love it.

Tea - Black tea, white tea, green tea, oolong tea, rooibos tea - I love them all. Not a fan of fruit teas - but open to pretty much anything else.

THINGS I GIVE HEARTS FOR

If you send extra's, it does not guarantee you a heart.

First and foremost, a heart is earned when you send/make me something that I absolutely LOVE. This can be attained through reading my profile or just doing an awesome job on something.

Stamps. If you send me a package with no "stamp" on it (ie just a print out of how much it costs to send to me), you are less likely to get a heart. I LOVE stamps. The more unique the better (preferably not the sticker-kind of stamps that are mass produced.

Handwritten things are awesome. It shows you put time and effort into the package.

Postcards - preferably in an envelope with funky stamps on it!

Happy swapping :)

I JUST RECIEVED A LOVELY POSTCARD AND I'M SURE ITS FROM SOMEONE ON SWAPBOT, BUT THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN ME THEIR SB INFO - ITS FROM MOUNT ETNA AND SAYS: FROM JENNIFER - if this is from you, let me know so I can rate you asap :)