blaackangel

Hmmm...what to write?

In terms of Crafty-ness, I enjoy sewing, creating, recycling (especially clothing). It's amazing what some lace, new buttons and/or a zipper can do to a tired piece of clothing! :)

I make dreads and hair falls.

In other areas: * I am the coordinator for a festival here in Hamilton, Ontario called Pagan Pride Day. September 2008 was our sixth annual festival! * I am active in our local Pagan community and have been a practicing Pagan for over 10 years. * I enjoy a good-hearted debate and discussion over coffee...especially deep discussions of philosophical topics. * I drink enough coffee for three people and I adore wine. * I tend to be quite the extrovert...loud and silly. * I am a published novelist. (No, not a bestseller, not even close...But it was published!) * I don't watch television 'at all', though I love a good film. * I attend university part-time because I am a geek and love to learn. Been studying subjects such as history (especially Ancient History), German, Philosophy, as well as a course at a second university that delves into the events surrounding the Witch-Hunts of 16th century Scotland.

Astrological Sign: Capricorn

Chinese sign: Horse

Hmmmm...what does a bulleted list say about me??? Lol. I realize that I come across as fairly serious based on the above list...but my friends will be the first to tell you that I can be extremely silly and am quite the geek!

To label me for clarity's sake, I suppose you could say I'm gothic. :) I prefer a darker aesthetic than most.

With that in mind...

COLOURS AROUND MY HOME:

• generally dark shades of most colours
• my livingroom is earthy, specifically autumn colours
• my bedroom has black as a main colour allowing me to add various accents, usually red/purple etc
• silver is preferred over gold in generally all circumstances

SEASON: Autumn

SCENTS + Fruit smells + Creamy scents + Amber, Cinnamon, Patchouli, Dragon's Blood, Nag Champa, Vanilla etc + I don't like overpowering flowery smells. GOD/GODDESS: + Sekhmet (Egyptian) + Thoth (Egyptian) + Seshat (Egyptian) + Bast (Egyptian) + Kali (Hindu) + Hecate (Greek) + among many others.

FABRIC: stripes, skulls, fishnet, unique dark fabrics

MUSIC: Morrissey, The Smiths, The Clash, The Cure, Suede, Echo and the Bunnymen, Nick Cave, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel

Tori Amos, Imogen Heap, Bjork, The Cranes, Madonna, Wild Strawberries, Switchblade Symphony, Collide, Rasputina, Qntal, Birthday Massacre, Portishead/Beth Gibbons, Hope Sandoval/Mazzy Star, Lunascape, The Shroud, Frente, Splendid, The Cardigans, Tegan & Sara, Feist

Sigur Ros, Olafur Arnalds, Mediaeval Baebes, Dark Sanctuary, Aesma Daeva, Nox Arcana, Dead Can Dance, Lisa Gerrard, Rhea's Obsession, Vas, Helium Vola, Loreena McKennitt, Current 93, Rajna, Faun, Sopor Aeturnus, Jill Tracy and the Malcontent Orchestra, Morcheeba, St. Germain

Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Dinah Washington, Bessie Smith, Benny Goodman et al.

Ministry, Nine Inch Nails (old stuff), Prick, Eisbrecher, Marilyn Manson, Hanzel und Gretyl, , Laibach, Rammstein, Skinny Puppy

Ladytron, Kidney Thieves, Abney Park

TELEVISION: Although I don't watch television, there are a few series' that I have enjoyed: Heroes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, House, 24, Carnivale, Six Feet Under, Weeds, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek: TNG, Bones and of course....wait for it....Golden Girls! Rose Nyland, you rock!

FILMS: Foreign: Delicatessen, Alice, Goodbye Lenin, Whalerider, Amelie, Run Lola Run, Hero

General: Across the Universe, The Fountain, Equilibrium, The Prestige, Miss Henderson Presents, The Crow, Tim Burton Anything, Empire Records, Dazed and Confused, The Outsiders, The Neverending Story, Anne of Green Gables

Period Pieces: Immortal Beloved, Amadeus et al.

Modern Period Films like Marie Antoinette

BOOKS: Fiction: Laurell K Hamilton, Kelley Armstrong, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Neil Gaiman, Juliet Marillier, some Anne Rice, J.K. Rowling (you have to admire the circumstances of her success), Edgar Allan Poe, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

ANIMAL: cats

SMELLS: nag shampa, patchouli, cinnamon, spicy warm smells, not a big fan of flowery scents

GENERAL LIKES

art, black, books, boots, cemetaries, chanting, chocolate, chocolate mint, chokers, coffee, corsets, dancing in the rain, dark colors, dark lipstick, doc martens, dreads, drumming, edgar allan poe, egypt, egyptian mythology, esoteric discussions, fire, fishnet, hiking, history, libraries, maple, medieval anything, meditation, mythology, nylons, occult, patterned nylons, period clothing, photography, poetry, pvc, reading, shakespeare, silver (not gold!), skirts instead of pants, tarot cards, tattoos, thigh high socks, thunderstorms, vampire mythology, waterfalls, world religions, writing

• Anything Egyptian!
• Halloween anything :)
• Skulls
• Candles
• Soaps
• Incense
• Chocolate
• Gift cards are always good! Second Cup, Hot Topic, Amazon, AbeBooks, Chapters/Indigo, etc. Anything that would let me order online.
• Fabrics - unique, dark aesthetic, Halloween, lace, vintage, fishnet
• Absinthe Art (Art involving visuals of absinthe etc...not made with absinthe!)
• Dreads or other cool hair falls
• chunky jewelry

• Regular sized earrings (...my ears are stretched to 2g)
• Anything pink...I'm allergic lol
• Pastel or neon coloured stuff (..there may be an exception or two to this rule, but they're rare)
• flowery prints
• girly stuff (IE cutsy things or items with princess et al on them)
• country music
• Disney stuff
• romance novels
• Gold in any form

If you don't receive your item, please let me know. I keep receipts of shipping and payment and, for larger items, tracking information.