32-year-old writer of short fiction, poetry and novels, also working part-time as a writer for a newspaper. i'm into all forms of creative expression, love to learn and meet new people and dream of being independently wealthy and travelling the world. i'm married and owned by three cats.

rock, punk, alternative, folk...pretty much everything but country.

i love horror, suspense, thrillers and am really picky about comedy and action. i tend to prefer foreign and independent films over holloywood blockbuster types.

i don't watch much tv, but if i catch them on i'll watch dresden files, battlestar galactica, the simpsons, family guy, southpark and pretty much anything on discovery.

atcs, collage, carving rubber stamps, photography, paper arts, stamp carving, book making, scrap booking, jewelry making, learning to sew...

As Co-Hostess of the 2008 Hello Kitty Convention I am, of course, a Hello Kitty nut=) I also love Badtz-Maru, Keroppi, Little Twin Stars. I also like all the Korean and other Kawaii stuff with the bad english and cute characters on them. I'm not picky, really=) Letter sets, notepads, pens, stickers, whatever=)

journals, interesting pens, books on the paranormal, books on handwriting analysis, tarot and palmistry, tarot decks,stationery, anything on or about alaska, postcards, collage supplies, tarot decks, true crime books, rocks/stones from beaches around the world, pretty hair things, purses and bags, scented oils, incense, charms, short story collection, tins and boxes to recover, anything Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, yummy soaps...especially LUSH and stuff from The Soap Box Company (www.soapboxco.com), etc...

faces, people, non-religious quotes and sayings, trees, flowers and other naturey things, backgrounds, fleur-de-leis, ornamental designs or architectural designs, skeletons, anything gothy, anything tarot, celestial, nothing too cutesy, and nothing religious...

i really don't like or cannot use the following things, so please don't send these to me: yarn, pierced earings (i don't have pierced ears), dark chocolate (gives me migraines), anything with peanuts (i'm allergic), knitting or crocheting items, books or used items from smoking environments (i have severe allergies), gold jewelry, religious items (i'm not christian), anything with artificial sweetners (i have a blood disorder which prevents me from having any form of artificial sweetner). Thanks so much!