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ME:

29 year old part time nanny( former preschool teacher but laid off ) and I'm also a Child Development Student.. ( trying to get into special education ) living in L.A. I also have a lot to say as you can see lol! sometimes thats a good thing (hopefully ?)

I haven't met that special guy yet, and no kids but one day hopefully I have my fur children for now, Scooter the pitt bull mix and his g/f Clarissa my black lab ( both rescues of course )they are celebrating their 5 year anniversary in August :) I also just became an Aunt to a 9 week old chihuahua/poodle puppy named Khaleesi ( rescued too)

I love kawaii, anything having to do with Asian and Japanese culture, Eastern Teachings and religions, Anthropology crafting amigurumi. I love trading postcards and kawaii especially

I LOVE learning about other cultures .. I have been very lucky to have grown up and still reside in L.A. One of the most diverse cities in the world.. I always joke with people You can eat pupusas, rent a bollywood movie and go salsa dancing all in one night here ..

I have respect for all opinions and beliefs as long as they are not mean hearted or unkind. or pushed down my throat .We are all human and as Rodney King said

"Let's Just all get Along "

RATINGS Before giving me a 1 or 3 I would appreciate a message or email letting me know so we can work things out.

I like to give hearts for especially beautiful postcards or people who seem to just take the extra time in a swap.. and actually take the time to read my profile

I loathe non raters ! you will be listed for not rating.. It takes 5 seconds to rate.

I honestly am more on here for the experience than what I get. I like granting wishes and doing karma and meeting nice people.

Garbage, 80s, Blondie, Stevie Nicks, Irish Rock, Madonna, billy Idol, Rasputina, Azam Ali,placbo, flogging molly, beth Ditto, anything outta London, Ayu, J Rock, Russian rap, ladyhawke and yes I lately have become fond of Lady Gaga

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Adam Sandler ,Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, cheesy horror, George Romero, Hitchcock, Ingrid Bergman,Audrey Hepburn, Joan Crawford movies, slumdog millionaire, bollywood, Argento,Baz Luhrman, sorry but Avatar didn't interest me..

Reno 9-11, Simpsons,Law and Order, Family Guy, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Melrose place I Love Lucy, Wondershowsen, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, House, the tudors, Californication, Big Love,National Geographic and History Channel too I also like Francine Dancer, but she is only on L.A. public access.

AMIGURUMI sewing, scrapbooking/paper art, jewelry, painting, decoden, matchbox art making candles and tarts and i guess photography

My great great grandfather was one of the first indie craft book publishers in Western world (August Bliquez) My dream is to follow in his footsteps but with cooler things like felt zombies and palm tree amigurumis .hopefully he would approve :)

POSTCARDS FAVES

postcards, especially those featuring cemetaries, cheese and dairy, coffee shops, dutch,alcohol , comical, markets seafood , and Asian ( kinda my odd collection) scenic, state, hindu, day of the dead, maps, old buildings, Catholic or old European churches,( no modern Christian churches please or mormon etc )mountains, beaches mosques, temples, costumes, local holidays

PLEASE DON'T SEND AD CARDS ! ONLY EXCEPTION IS if they are part of the above categories..
I have gotten a lot of beautiful handmade postcards, but they don't really fit with my collection but I may sign up for some from time to time especially the collage ones

I usually sign up for naked postcard swaps, cause I feel they are more personal,but sometimes I do sign up for ones in an envelope.. Either way is fine :)

OTHER STUFF I LIKE

kawaii items ( read below for kawaii dislikes/likes)

stickers

souvenirs from your country

re-ments

amigurumi

cute kawaii plushes

Rockabilly, retro, fabric, hair accessories, jewelry etc..( I dress rockabilly style pretty much on a daily basis)

deco tape

itunes gift card

tokidoki items

blindbox toys

starbucks or peets gift card

embellishments ( Jolee's,other companies,glitter,buttons, ribbon, rick rack,gems,cute rubber stamps,etc)

Kawaii, Japanese . Asian or Sanrio themed Fabric

tea bags ( any flavor except kiwi)

Black labrador items

Buddhist/Hindu related items ( my favorite goddesses are Laxshmi and saraswati )

Anything Kitsch or 50's

Anything Hello Kitty

dog treats ( I have 2 very hungry doggies)

Japanese incense ( prefer floral musky but any is fine cause they all smell good to me)

Yankee Candles or any candles or tarts of any size ( for my Mom)

Dia de los Muertos ( day of the dead ) related or Mexicana

Socks US size 9 in cute designs

anything with the Eiffel tower or leaning tower of Pisa

weird flavors of chapstick ( I actually bought cheezits once lol )

Hand of Fatima or Evil Eye stuff

Favorite Animals : Anything cute and fuzzy .. I LOVE animals in general so no worries on what to send me. just not too big on bugs ( I love spiders and grasshoppers though)

Frida Kahlo , Yoshitomo Nara or Mark Ryden anything

Skulls, Gothic, ,COFFINS!!! cemetaries the macabre I love halloween year round

anything Irish or Clovers ( st patricks day any time of year is cool)

anything Russian esp. matryoskas ( nesting dolls)

kokeshi or geishas

I collect souvenir dolls from all over the world. They usually end up in thrift stores or goodwill. I love different cultures ( as you can read above) but I also find they are a great teaching tool for my students.

We just had a giant thrift store open on the corner.I have loved thrift shopping since I was a kid, and I post a lot of my major scores on my flickr stream.

Vintage glass glitter...

I started collectingpressed pennies ( I am a subway ride away from the ones in hollywood if that interests anyone ) and would love more from other parts of the US and Canada

BIG WISH

any of the amigurumi items on my etsy faves.. I have eyeballs, noses and pdf patterns and some books. I also love old vintage crochet patterns and handbasket books. and any interesting yarn you can find.. even if it';s thrift store or you upcycled a sweater into yarn

MY MOM'S WISH

so my Mom has this thing for Virgin Marys from around the world. She got a virgin mary kokeshi from Japan for Mothers day 2011 . She loves anything depicting mary in another culture besides America. Like for example the black madonna, or the Guadalupe. Even a free flier, or prayer card.

Christian/Jesus/Bible/revelations telling me to repent etc ESPECIALLY THE LEFT BEHIND SERIES ,,, or anything having to do with it. I am offended if I get it and will let it be known. you may be asking why, but I was not really taught Revelations ( like most Catholics of my generation) and to not focus on the future or apocalypse but what we can do everyday that would have the man upstairs giving us a thumbs up . We should all do good things just because right ?

The one and only exception is anything Guadalupe or Virgin Mary/Madonna ( or Mary in her many forms ) or Guardian Angel .. anything NON /Anglican/CatholicByzantine/Orthodox related will be tossed I very much appreciate old religious art so I will not be offended by any of that. Even the gory sorta "out there " stuff like mary statues with glass eyes and the crucifixion. And old rosaries are AWESOME ! ya it's wierd but a lot of that Catholic stuff reminds me of my grandparents ..but in a good way

boyish/masculine items

sports related items EXCEPT NOTRE DAME

diddl , galupy and diddlina, pekkle, spottie dottie, goringo, monokoro boo banana man green tea man, afro ken ,tire dog, san x duck, san x frog,barbie, Dora the Explorer, Spongebob, veggietales, bob the builder. wiggles, barney kids Hannah montana, cartoons basically .....

my little cousin does love Thomas the train though so that's o.k. kids stickers just aren't a preference , but I have 3 little neighbors who raid my kawaii every chance they get lol , so any kids stickers will go to them so don't feel bad if that's all you have cause they will be much appreciated no matter what

bootleg hello kitty items like where her face is purple or she has a mouth

low quality dirty or used items

burnt cds ( I use an ipod)

brads ( no use for them)

Americana ( except if it's like for a fourth of July swap )

Country ( roosters and barns etc) I like the country though but you can't send that in an envelope :/

non kawaii stationery (unless its part of a swap )

kiwi or cinnamon flavored

items smelling of smoke ( I am very sensitive to the smell )

Most Wiccan and Pagan ..it's just cause wiccan/witch/warlock friends have given me so many things in the past I still have them and so much of it lol! ( if you need a certain oil or herb I probably have it)

Any stuff like Sylvia Brown or new age stuff ( I do like crystal balls though)

Drug/Marijuana related 420 etc..

pixar or disney ( I live by disneyland so its not hard to get )

Twilight... I am an Anne Rice fan and ALWAYS will be

reward stickers

Political...

Fairies and dragons .. just not my thing

this is just such a hard subject to talk about, but anything that seems a bit racist/stereotyped like blackface or Native Americans saying "How" or anti gay etc... I have friends and family of so many different religions and races and sexual orientations that this stuff pretty much offends me no matter what. I am sure 99.9 % of users would never send me anything like this, but it has happened in the past

People who just put a 5 and no comment. Especially if you put effort into that swap.

black , red, blues, pink mostly dark colors

KAWAII LIKES

food with faces burgers and junk food poop baby animals pandas
nyan nyanko skulls ghosts witches
kawaii girls chihuahuas poodles and most real dogs either real or drawn (BLACK DOGS ESPECIALLY) deer
wierd object like mr poo or pill chan hamsters cherries,strawberries, fruit real pictures of food lolita like with ribbons etc Jungle/wild animals.. Elephants, tigers, lions

Hello Kitty or any character dressed as a rooster or a capricorn ( goat) those are my zodiac signs AND ANYTHING WITH HOTCAKES OR BURGERS !

Fairy tales

pirates ( hard theme to find I know)

sushi

dim sum

san x q lia crux ,mindwave youmec, kamio, lemon co

sticker sacks/flake stickers loose or full sacks

lettersets loose or full

loose memos

mini memo pads and big memo pads

amigurumi ( patterns are very welcome too)

re-ments

cute cell charms

Hello Kitty ( especially regional)

kawaii/fruitsy jewelry

sticker sheets ( sanrio OR kawaii )

plushies

deco tape ( all sizes)

Sanrio : Sugarbunnies, pandapple, little twin stars, my melody, hello kitty, deery lou, queenie lou, sugar cream puff, keroppi, pochacco, chococat, kuromi , keroppi, pom pom purin cherina cherine ,

diecut memopads or memosheets

kawaii wooden pencils ( unsharpened please)

iwako erasers/asian erasers ( especially food )

sanrio erasers

DISLIKES

BOYISH ITEMS !!!

i.e. green tea man, peanut star, junkyard dogs, goringo afroken

Sanrio : Batz maru, pekkle, shinkansen spottie dottie, pickles the frog,cinnamonroll baby coco

bootleg fake stuff i.e. hello kitty is purple or fake hannari tofu

real people ( pretty much every stationery set I have like this the people look creepily happy like in a mentos commercial)

bent stationery ( if its a letterset please don't fold in half since I collect them)

old school 90s korean stuff i.e. morning glory, babu, mashimaro , lovely white. I just have too much of this stuff and because I had easy access to it and grew out of them

letterpads (unless specified in a swap for lettersheets that is ok just don't need a whole pad cause I have lots)

sanrio wooden pencils ( i have easy access to them )

I will never rate down if I don't get all my likes. I understand I am lucky to have access to a lot more kawaii than most people. I WILL rate down if it is a kawaii swap and you send me bootleg items or items that are NOT kawaii and from hallmark or target or diddl or disney

FLAKES/NON-RATERS

HAPPYICHIGO- Blythe Summer Postcard swap ...NON RATER

HELLOKITTY2752 ( Shannon D)- FLAKE & SENT CRAP... kawaii sticker sheet swap she sent me dollar store stickers that were NOT kawaii.. which was what the swap required Asked her to resend but instead she sent me a very rude message telling me I was a b*tch and stuck up.. Oh and her little note in the swap told me to please give her a heart WTF ?

QNKRLA - Karla G.. Sanrio Small items .. NON RATER ( it was an expensive swap so this is just messed up )

WHATSNEWKITTYCAT - non rater seinfeld quote postcard swap

LADYBUG0104- non rater city view postcard

I AM DIABETIC.. I have it way under control due to restricting my refined sugar intake.. so no regular candy please I have also lost 163 pounds ( non surgically) so that is another reason

I DO love sugar free jelly bellies ( buttered popcorn is my fave)

sugar free reeses

and sugar free gummies or licorice

some japanese candies are fine like chelsea, xylitol , even the mini sized kit kats.. The Japanese tend to use 1/2 the sugar in their sweets.

so that's fine :)

I do like tea, just make sure it is unsweetened, and no kiwi ( I think I may be allergic) Loose tea or tea bags are fine :) teas that can be made iced are awesome and VERY welcome especially now ..My Mom also loves tea and her favorite is Earl Gray.She is really a stickler for the authentic kind from the U.K.