Erin

I'm a plant scientist (total geek and proud of it :), animal lover, reader, wife, business co-owner, former optimist, and adorer of randomness. And my favorite color is purple :)

Anything and everything. But my heart will always belong to 80's music (high school years, you understand...new wave)

Blazing Saddles, Arsenic and Old Lace, Milo & Otis, all the Muppet movies, Harold & Maude, ....

Most of the time I'm watching something on Discovery Channel, History Channel, Learning Channel, IFC, A&E, etc. But other than that I like Meerkat Manor, Scrubs, Project Runway, House (any Black Adder fans out there?), & Southpark, off the top of my head. I really miss shows like Homicide, Vicar of Dibley, Black Adder, ...

When it comes to crafts I am a jack-of-all-trades, master of none :) I love to try stuff out, but I get bored easily.

In my crafty history I've done knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, decoupage, macrame, origami, beading, a very short stint into sewing, and I am sure more I have forgotten.....

Right now it's all about paper. I love paper. Especially papers with beautiful, intricate designs of any origin.

Randomness seems to dominate my paper crafts. I tend to seek out discarded books, magazines, and any interesting paper to recycle into an envelope, postcard, origami box, etc.

I find that once you have taken an image out of its original context, it takes on a whole new meaning. The new meaning is wholly dependent on the life experience of the new recipient. The fun part is that the possibilities of what thought, emotion, or reaction the image may evoke are literally endless. That is what amazes me.

eclectic, edgy, quirky, unusual, off-the-beaten-path, modern // humorous, any kind (except toilet humor- I have not been 12 years old for quite a while) // retro, kitch (1970's and earlier. Not the 80's- I was very much a teenager then, so it's all just embarrasing now :) // lip balms, lipgloss, Lip Smackers, etc. // Blank notecards & notepads, stickers, gel pens, used stamps // Going to the thrift store // books // Recycling & giving things a new life or purpose // absolutely anything you think is cool.

2/23/08- Many apologies to everyone for being so far behind in my swaps and ratings for swaps I have received- I should have emailed everyone before now to at least keep in touch about them, and I am so sorry about that. The last two months have been extremely busy/stressful/not fun. First, we had to move our laboratory business over Christmas. I never knew how much harder it would be than moving a household. Then one of our employees quit (there are only 5 of us here), and I got to take over half of her duties as well as my usual 60 hours a week, and it is a permanent change. I thought I was going to have a bit of relief when a large audit we had previously sheduled for March was cancelled, but then suddenly it was back on again. Unfortunately during the three weeks it had been cancelled I did not work on preparations, and now I am just about in panic mode trying to get prepared for that. And there was a funeral thrown in the middle there, taking another 5 days out. SO- please, please do not give up on me yet :) I will get your swaps out and leave ratings!