KateKintail

Last checked my P.O. Box: morning 5/20/13

I mark "sent" AFTER I send and rate as soon as I receive a swap. If you don't get a swap I've marked as "sent" please let me know ASAP and I will be happy to check the delivery confirmation and/or re-send! If I haven't rated, it means I haven't received it.

Note: I'm currently trying to lose weight and I'm on a pretty strict diet. So I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't send anything to tempt me into terribly unhealty eating. That said, if you must send something because it fits a swap parameter too perfectly to pass up, I will do my best to enjoy LOOKING at it but delegate the eating of it to coworkers and friends.

I live in Northern VA with my cat, Maxwell. I'm a writer, a BookCrosser, a Markeroni historic marker hunter, a postcard collector & Postcrosser, an Eeyore collector, an adult fan of LEGO, a nature lover, a vegetarian since 1999, a nerdfighter, a proud Hufflepuff, a Hokie, a webmistress, a serious fangirl (Harry Potter, Supernatural, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Highlander, you name it!).

I lead a local Writers' Roundtable group. I volunteer at two local libraries every week. I co-organize the local Harry Potter Alliance chapter (Carpe Futurum: Seize the Future!). I am the assistant organizer of my local Harry Potter meetup group (DADA). And occasionally I have time to sleep.

I don't cook. I am working on a 101 Things in 1001 Days project. And I'm not allowed to buy any more geeky T-shirts because I have too many (but if I WERE to get one, my size is Men's Large or Women's cut X-Large).

Current obsession: TV show Supernatural!

A-Z List:

• A- Animals(except scorpians), All the fandoms, ATCs, Arthurian legends, Audio books, angels for swaps I've been flaked on
• B- Blue, Black, books, Blank notecards, BBC America, Birds, Birds of Paradise
• C- Celtic, Chai, Christmas (especially handmade and/or fandom ornaments), Castles, Crafting supplies, Cats, Charms
• D- Dar Williams, Da Vinci, Disney
• E- Eeyore, Ewan McGregor, Eighties music, Equality
• F- Fanfiction(hurt/comfort, slash), Faeries, Fairy Tales, Fandom crafts, Fair-trade items
• G- Gray, Green, Geeky things, Glitter, Graphic novels, Golden Lion Tamerins
• H- Highlander the series, Halloween, Harry Potter, Hockey(Washington Capitals), Hugs, Hufflepuffs
• I- Ireland
• J- John Green, Journals for writing/projects
• K- Kintail(Scotland), Kate(things with my name on them)
• L- LEGO bricks, LGBTQ fiction, Lighthouses, Libraries
• M- Map postcards, Moths, Miyazaki movies, Magnets
• N- NaNoWriMo, Nerdfighteria, Nature, Nighttime
• O- 101 things in 1001 Days projects, Overcast skies, Owls
• P- Pre-Raphaelite art(esp. John William Waterhouse), Picasso, Peace, Postage stamps, Punches, Pens, post-it notes
• Q- Queen(band), Quidditch, Quotes
• R- Remus Lupin, Rubber stamps, Rain Storms
• S- Supernatural(tv show), Scotland/Scottish history, Slash, SHRock, SPRock, Steampunk, Stickers, Stuffed animals/plushies/stuffies, Sunflowers, School supplies
• T- Time Travel, TRock, Television
• U- Urban Fantasy
• V- Violet, Van Gogh, Vampires(not so much Twilight), Vegetarianism, Vanilla
• W- Writing, Wizard Rock, Werewolves, Wolves, Whimsey Jars
• Y- Young Adult Lit, Yule/Winter Solstice, Yaoi
• Z- Zoo(the National Zoo in D.C.)

When asked what my favorite book is, I usually say it's Ishmael by Daniel Quinn... but it's closely followed by Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Types of Books I Love: young adult, graphic novels, LGBTQ, time travel, urban fantasy, dystopian, tv/movie tie-ins (of my favorite fandoms)

Some Favorite YA Books: Harry Potter series (Rowling), Looking for Alaska (Green), Paper Towns (Green), An Abundance of Katherines(Green), Will Grayson Will Grayson (Green-are you sensing a pattern?), A Separate Peace (Knowles), The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton), Inkworld series (Funke), Hunger Games series (Collins), The Giver (Lowry), Uglies series (Scott Westerfeld), The Wind Blows Backward (Downing Hahn), Lord of the Flies (Golding)

Other YA Authors I like: Neil Gaiman, Edward Bloor, Robert Cormier, Maureen Johnson, David Levithan, Sherman Alexie, Laurie Halse Anderson, Holly Black, Philip Pullman, Kate Dicamillo, John Boyne

I'll read just about anything if it interests me. I don't read many biographies or much nonfiction. I don't read many mysteries or hard-core sci-fi, but I like the genres. I don't read romances (unless it's LGBTQ or there's hockey involved)

My Book Blog: http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/

Highlander, NCIS, Stargate, Star Trek: TNG, How I Met Your Mother, Modern Family, The Big Bang Theory, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Doc Martin, Leverage, The Closer, Prison Break, Heroes, Dollhouse, Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Jeremiah, Dexter, Mad Men, Army Wives, Storage Wars, Forever Knight, Ru-Paul's Drag Race, Survivor, the Amazing Race, Queer as Folk (UK&US), Inuyasha, Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Horatio Hornblower, The Tenth Kingdom, Monk, Psych, Merlin, SNL, Supernatural, BBC Sherlock, Downton Abbey, Battlestar Galactica, Sons of Anarchy

The Princess Bride, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, The Wizard of Oz, The Chronicles of Narnia, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Sound of Music, Velvet Goldmine, The Dark Crystal, Moulin Rougue, Adventures in Babysitting, The Neverending Story, Brigadoon, Batman, 101 Dalmatians, Sleeping Beauty, The Lion King, Renaissance Man, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Avengers

Lately, I write a variety of things:

• Young adult contemporary, dystopian, and/or urban fantasy
• Contemporary LGBT short stories
• Urban fantasy short stories
• Modern re-tellings of fairy tales
• Historical fiction
• Fanfiction

• Good, unused twist-ties (not cable ties, not rubber bands). I need them at work to tie computer cords and we never have enough and none of our office suppliers sell packs of them! If you buy trash bags that come with twist ties and you have a few extra you didn't use, consider slipping them into a package to me!
• Clocks you can mount on the wall (cheap, funny, and/or not keeping proper time/broken--doesn't matter as long as I can put it on the wall. I want to fill a wall with clocks!)
• Doctor Who-themed hand towels or other Doctor Who themed bathroom accessories (handmade is great!)
• Shell stuff (one of my bathrooms is shell themed)
• Tiny items (like buttons, paperclips, small pieces of ribbon, small scraps of fabric or paper, etc.) that are blue, yellow, red, or green for my mini house color whimsey jars.
• Stickers
• Charms
• Rubber stamps
• Stamped images on white or solid color paper
• Punches (the actual device or the paper result)
• Cards & envelopes of solid colors--blank & no designs on the front, backs, or insides (so I can go to town with my stamps)
• Anything having to do with Eeyore
• Anything related to my favorite books/TV shows/movies (coughSupernaturalcough)
• Magnets relating to my favorite books/TV shows/movies
• Christmas ornaments related to my favorite books/TV shows/movies
• LEGO bricks or minifigures (I'll take anything)

I'm not going to tell you what to send/what not to send. I honestly appreciate everything I get because I'm a Hufflepuff and it's the effort & thought that counts most in my book (plus I eventually find a use for everything). Create & send whatever you wish. However...

• Meat/animal products- I'm a vegetarian, so sending me meat, marshmallows/candy with gelatin in it, chocolate with bacon in it, etc. is just a tragic waste of food.
• Earrings- I do not have pierced ears and clip-ons hurt.
• Makeup- I don't use makeup.
• Tea- I like hot chocolate MUCH more than tea. But as far as tea goes, I do like any kind of chai and I'll drink fruity or mint teas with strong flavors but I don't really love it.
• Candy- I ADORE candy (the sweeter the better) but right now I'm trying to lose weight & eat healthy. I can find homes for it with friends & coworkers if you send me something. though
• Christian/religious items- I am not Christian and don't have a lot of friends I can pass these sorts of things off to.
• Recipes- I do not cook. I bake a couple times a year, but that's usually from a mix or a family recipe that is worth the effort to me because it's part of my history. So sending me recipes is kind of a waste of your time/effort

Again, thank you for thinking of me and reading this. Send what you want and if it falls into a category on this list, just know I'll regift it to someone else.

I have a short-haired grey & black tabby (spotted, looks like stripes) named Maxwell (named after a character in the movie Velvet Goldmine). He was a stray who invited himself into my apartment and stayed. He loves catnip toys and many other kinds. He is scared of anything that makes a lot of loud noises (bells, bird calls, etc.).
Max and I live with a cairn terrier dog and 4 other cats (my parents' and sister's pets).

I haven't been on swap-bot very long, but long enough to be flaked on. What an awful feeling, when I put so much heart into every swap I do!

Waiting for Ratings From:

• BleedingBlack: The Hunger Games ATC--Peeta Mallark (mailed May 11, 2012)
• KayceeAnn: Hogwarts Series #1: You Have Been Accepted (mailed April 9, 2012)
• alkalinekiwi- Feb. 29: An Extra Day to Write!! (February 29, 2912)
• Shadowspun - Craft Your Doctor! (mailed on February 27, 2012)
• Shadowspun - Hogwarts Student Handbook (mailed on February 27, 2012)- spent more than a MONTH working on this art project

Apparently Lost in the Mail on the Way to Me:

• MonkeysInk - 100,000! (October/November 2011)
• Nyu- Hogwarts Series #1: You Have Been Accepted (March/April 2012)
• Jenniecide- Time Travel Survival Kit (April 2012)

Flaked on By:

• lizmoore01- Theme-a-day Journal (March 2013)- Never heard from or received journal
• Mandii79- Supernatural in a Bag (October 2013)- So many promises to send; still haven't received it, and it was my own swap! Sad panda.
• Amblnc38- Avengers ATC Series #8 - Agent Coulson (July 2012)- Flaked on by the swap host. Angeled by Artistic! THANK YOU! I love them!
• marsbar- Harry Potter Fans: What's Your Favorite... (May 2012) - Didn't send anything for this electronic swap! No response to my reminder messages.
• kevsbabe- Harry Potter mystery box (March/April 2012) - said it would be a little late because of an illness but then never sent it or replied to any of my messages about it
• giramondo - Geeky Crafts! Supernatural Edition (February 2012) - I put a lot of thought into the craft I made for my wonderful partner. I am so disappointed I didn't get anything for this swap, I could cry. It was one I was really, really looking forward to. Angeled by Rainsembellishments. You ROCK, girl! HUGE HUGS
• Brendanc - Christmas (Sticky back) Address Labels (November, 2011) - Sad that two sheets of labels were too much for you. Angeled by the swap host. Thank you!