aidenn

I love spending time with friends and family, road trips, making breakfast for dinner, sewing and embroidering, and eating copious amounts of Indian food. My husband, Tom, & I enjoy nights of playing board games together. My favorite board game is Apples to Apples. We have fun lounging with our five cats (Hyacinth, Wally, Hazel, Chaz, and Evinrude) and one dog - a Lab/Corgi mix named Basher. We have two daughters - Maiya (4/09) and Jenevieve (~2/11).

I work full time at the local library but I would love to one day own my own business. I take art classes in the meantime to keep the flame of creativity alive!

My big vice is Dr Pepper. I am a huge believer in karma. It is my goal to live simply and without clutter. I love my tiny rasied-bed garden. I want chickens in my backyard. I am in the process of xeriscaping my yard.

Love modern indie, ska, anti-folk, 80s type synth rock, garage 60s rock. Examples? Santogold, The Orion Experience, Kimya Dawson, The Hives, The Get Up Kids, The Planet Smashers, Reel Big Fish, The New Amsterdams, Nada Surf, Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse, Peaches, Daft Punk, Regina Spektor, Metric, Ladyhawke.

Persuasion, A Town Called Panic, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Changing Times, Que Dia El Amen, Amelie, Lost in Translation, Down With Love, Wall-E, Stay, Jane Eyre, Dr. Strangelove, Life Aquatic, The Royal Tenenbaums, Penelope, Little Miss Sunshine, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Sabrina, Cashback, Brick, Shaun of the Dead, Jeux D'Enfants, Große Mädchen weinen nicht.

Firefly, Warehouse 13, Parks & Recreation, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Mystery Science Theatre 3000, Robot Chicken, Sheep in the Big City, The Venture Brothers, Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Doctor Who

• sewing. I love making useful items for the home, along with quilts.
• embroidery
• 'zines
• upcycled/repurposed clothing
• housewares, especially for the kitchen

• cooking (cookie cutters, cute spatulas, sandwich cutters, etc)
• vintage cookware, jewelry.
• earthy or jewel colors for things for the home; things that look to be Indian or Moroccan. I have no use for neon stuff.
• scraps of unique fabric of any variety. I am sewing my opus, a bedquilt.
• odd t-shirts. I cut them up and repurpose them
  • toys for Maiya (felt food, anything with fun texture)
• anything French or German
• Mexican themed anything l (I'm from California and I miss my home!))
• you know what? How about anything indigenous to your country (except for the US). Love unique things, and it doesn't have to be touristy.
• craft supplies (floss, Sharpies, fabric scraps, patches, buttons)
• spicy food/sauces, etc

• anything with peanuts
• I'd prefer homemade over cheap plastic dollar store items