MereMortal

My name is Krystin and I was never good at doing these profiles. :)

Non-crafty me: I'm studying psychology with University of Phoenix online, I've less than a year to receive my associates degree, then I will go on to Southern Illinois University if I still live in the area, or Oregan State if we've finally moved (fingers crossed).

DH and I were finally married (after 7 years together) on March 23rd. We have two spoiled cats that currently live with my mom-in-law where they get even more spoiled.

We do not have - or want - children of our own, but we enjoy giving gifts or making surprise packs for kids.

Dear Hubby is currently in basic, so I'm home alone, with nothing but time to make crafty things. I moved into an apartment on my parents' property, so my mom is getting into helping me with some swaps.

I have a spotty memory, so I might forget to rate. Please, please, please let me know if I forgot!

I love crafty things, but there is so much I'm just getting into (like inchies, I LOVE inchies). I've been making bead jewelry for over 15 years, but just began to work with wire. I adore cross stitch and have finally started to make my own patterns and subversive work. I also make a mean cookie, but baking is not my favorite thing to do, so I don't make cookies often.

I love all kinds of music except new country and even then I don't hate it. My favorite band of all time is Devo. Regular bands in my playlist are all 80's punk and new wave with 1950's standards and newer pop music thrown in.

I love Chuck Palahniuk and Douglas Adams. Steve Martin is an excellent writer and Shopgirl was much, much better as a book than a movie. I like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books. I'll read anything I can find, though, even the toothpaste tube while I brush my teeth.

The Jerk, Zoolander, Dirty Love, Raising Arizona, Idiocracy, Arsenic and Old Lace, Super Troopers, Me, Myself, and Irene, Stuck on You, Dodgeball, Boondock Saints, V for Vendetta, The Last Temptation of Christ, Anything with Bruce Campbell

The Colbert Report, Angel, South Park, Dirty Jobs, Dexter, Occasional Simpsons, local news. I get my international news from Fark.com and msnbc.com

• My hubby
• seed beads
• stationery sets
• pretty paper
• sharpies
• stickers
• unique gift tags
• pens (gel pens are awesome!)
• the colors red, dark blue, and black
• thunderstorms and the smell of earth after a good rain
• comedic movies
• cats and big dogs
• internet (craft blogs, etsy, etc.)
• any coffee, except decaf or Starbucks
• any and all tea
• my hubby's cooking
• salty snacks (Lay's Salt & Vinegar chips are my poison)
• Mexican food
• Tabasco Slim Jims as long as they're hard (the soft ones remind me of what a Slim Jim is made of)
• subversive crafts
• tattoos (tasteful and well done)
• Rosaries (any style)
• small wind chimes
• leather scraps

• scrapbooking
• Disney
• things with too much glitter on them, that stuff gets everywhere and drives us crazy. (Stickers with glitter accents are okay, as are glitter gel pens)
• kawaii
• Americana anything (except roosters)
• the color pink or any pastels (except for paper)
• anything too girlie
• Eucalyptus (allergy)
• Feathers

I'm trying to give a lot of inexpensive options and possibilities to my lovely partner. :)

• Celestial seasonings 'black cherry berry' tea (can't find it around here)
• cotton yarns in any color
• DMC (only!) embroidery floss packs (except variegated, I have too many of those)
• handmade soaps that smell like anything except lavender or rose
• any of items on my Amazon 'swap' wish list
• non-red nail polish
• jewelry wire (colored or silver non-tarnish type)
• Aida 14 and higher-count cross stitch fabric in any color
• scented tea light candles (except lavender, rose, or 'Christmas' scents)
• dog biscuits (for my folks' dogs) homemade is awesome!
• plain Hershey's chocolate bars
• Kit Kat bars
• Any chocolate made by Cadbury
• white quilting thread
• Burt's Bees products
• barrel clasps for beading jewelry
• Good quality French Roast coffee (maybe a local-to-you brand?)
• something you use for achy muscles or a sore back (even if it's a recipe for a homemade tincture or rub).
• Anything handmade is always welcome. :)

It is cold here, so if you want to send chocolate or candy it's no worry unless you're in warm weather.