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bobilani

bobilani
Birthday: July 9, 1972
Last Online: December 1, 2008
Country: USA
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Aloha!

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PLEASE READ: There is swap related info at the end of my profile as well as this little section so please see that too. Basically, if you have not rec'd from me in a reasonable amount of time, please pm me so that I can re-send if necessary! In my years of swapping, I have come to realize that the postal system is not perfect and things do go missing occasionally. If you have rec'd from me, please let me know by leaving me a rating so that I don't panic that it got lost. It's very important to me to make sure that my partners always receive their packages! :) Thank you!

And now on to the fun stuff...

I live in California with my hubby and daughter. We have lots of furbabies including a fluffy cat, several rats, a bunny (whom I lovingly refer to as Commander BunBun), a guinea pig, and very hungry fish. Even though I live in "sunny CA", the area I live in is by the ocean and very cold about 10 months out of the year. I can often be found at Disneyland, even though it is about a 2 hour drive from me. I can't get enough of New Orleans Square and the Haunted Mansion. I have to ride it every time I'm there :) I'm shy, quirky, compassionate, and have eclectic taste. I love bookstores and could spend hours in them. All things paranormal fascinate me. Sometimes stuck in the 80's. I find humor in most situations and like to make people laugh.

As for work, I've taught dance (Polynesian, jazz, tap, ballet, lyrical, etc.) most of my life. I'll be opening a studio in the next few years. After much soul searching, I've decided that is my goal. Choreography comes naturally to me and I enjoy teaching and costume design.

hauntedmansion

Play That Funky Music

I'll listen to just about anything ranging from new age to Rob Zombie :) Here are some of my favorites...

Oingo Boingo, Erasure, Live, Cher, Mika, Duffy, Evanescence, Brandi Carlile, James Blunt, Hot Hot Heat, Nick Cave, HIM, Creature Feature, Jesse Cook, Billy Idol, David Bowie, The Beatles, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Joel, Alphaville, ELO, Adam Ant, The Cure, The Cult, Sarah Brightman, Depeche Mode, Rob Zombie, Rammstein, Marilyn Manson, Antique Toys, C.G. Ryche, Drew Tretick, Bond, 80's (esp alternative 80's) and way too many more to list...

The Antique Toys is my brother's band. Check out the site for free downloads...I especially like the song UCSI (ultra-caffeinated space invaders). They might get signed soon, so download free while you can! :)

I love this song, video and message - Free Hugs Campaign

I am not fond of rap or hip hop. I like some country, but it's not a favorite. I'm pretty eclectic when it comes to music though and will give almost anything a listen to. I like joining the mix CD swaps to discover new music.

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The Silver Screen

Oh, I love so many...but here are the top of my favorites: Labyrinth, REPO! The Genetic Opera, Ladyhawke, Practical Magic, Stardust, LOTR, The Crow, Sweeney Todd, Iron Man, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, The Fifth Element, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Corpse Bride, Edward Scissorhands, Vibes, Moonstruck, Xanadu, Moulin Rouge, Hocus Pocus, The Frighteners, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Empire Records, Love Actually, The Full Monty, 50 First Dates, Tank Girl, Clerks I & II, Mallrats, Dogma, most of Disney animated or not, and the list goes on...

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The Boob Tube

Monk, Psych, My Name is Earl, The Office, Reaper, Pushing Daisies, Dead Like Me, Numb3rs, A Haunting, Bones, House, Burn Notice, So You Think You Can Dance, LA Ink, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, The Family Guy, The Simpsons, Robot Chicken, Carnivale, Dr. Who

Arts & Crafts & Hobbies

Drawing, painting, stamping, collage, making beaded bracelets, just about anything from the Klutz book series ("kids" crafts are so much fun!), crocheting, sewing, making bookmarks and ATC's, flower faeries, dotee dolls, painting little trinket boxes, stuffies, altered books/journals.

I love to write! Short stories, journal entries, blogs, letters, poetry, zines and lists. I'm a member of listography.com - an awesome site if you love to make lists!

Other hobbies include dance (of course), photography, reading, movies, music, and singing in my car :)

Obsessions

I really like faeries, dragons, owls, crows/ravens, whimsical and silly cats, unicorns, the Eiffel Tower, black and white photography, candles, incense, celestial themed things, hearts, sparkley stuff like glitter and sequins, crystals and stones, millefiori, dainty beaded bracelets, herbal and black teas, Coffee, Bonne Bell Lip Smackers lip balm in Dr. Pepper flavor, mix CD's/tapes, postcards, bookmarks, used books, Moleskin notebooks, zines, ATC's, Amy Brown, Nene Thomas, Froud, Spinestealer art, seashells, sea glass, the beach, Hawaiian things - especially vintage, tikis, VW Bugs, Moroccan inspired things, cute day of the dead skulls, gnomes, goth stuff, Skelanimals, cute bats, dotee dolls, cats, treasure chests, pretty beads, Chinese good luck charms, ultra fine point Sharpies, pressed pennies, windchimes, fun/whimsical hats, Bollywood, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Tinkerbell, Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland (especially Chesire Cat & Mad Hatter), Disney villains, Winnie the Pooh, Remi and Emile from Ratatouille, Garfield, Scooby Doo (original), Animaniacs, Emily the Strange, Chococat, Charmmy Kitty, Kuromi, Monokuro Boo, Suzy's Zoo, Hoops & YoYo, Lenore, Boots (the San-X black kitty cat), anything by Tim Burton.

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TEA...I'm pretty open to most flavors of tea and am into trying new ones. I love Zhena's Gypsy Teas Oh, I should mention that I don't like licorice flavor and am not a big fan of mint.

COFFEE - I'm a new fan of this wonderful stuff! I especially like flavored coffee...things like vanilla, swiss chocolate almond, etc. Yum!

I also love non-dairy hot chocolate, chai tea lattes made with soy milk and hot apple cider - especially in fall and winter.

CANDY...buttered popcorn flavored Jelly Belly jelly beans, Atomic Fire Balls, fruit flavored Tic Tacs (especially orange ones), Ring Pops, dark chocolate (must be vegan), Sour Patch Kids, Swedish Fish, Sweet Tarts, Fun Dip, Smarties, Dots, Pez. I have a small collection of Pez machines :)

jelly beans

My favorite scents are vanilla, spicy fall scents like pumpkin spice, cinnamon, apple. Lavendar, sandalwood, Hawaiian florals, sage, jasmine, patchouli, frankincense, NagChampa. I'm a big fan of essential oils and use them daily (frankincense and lavender heal everything!). I also love the smell of old books, ice rinks, and water rides.

I love fabrics in almost every color. I especially love fabric with a fantasy or celestial look to it. Batiks are very pretty too - lots of pretty color combinations in those :)

I'm always in need of various colors of embroidery floss, felt squares (no wool) and fat quarters.

Any ATC supplies are always appreciated - paper scraps, interesting photos, magazine clippings, old book pages, glitter, embossing powders, and anything else you can think of that could be put on an ATC :)

Color My World

Deep Red/Crimson, Purples, Blues (esp Navy), Olive and Forest Green, Amber, Black. I prefer rich jewel tones (don't really like pastels). I love the combo of black and white!

I love retro patterns from the 60's - swirls, flowers, bright. I also love Moroccan or Indian (country - not native). Spirals and swirlies.

Please No...

I'm vegan, so please don't send any animal products (feathers, fur, leather, wool, etc.) or things with animal ingredients. This shouldn't really be an issue since I usually join ATC and writing swaps. I guess it would just be a concern if you are making me a dotee doll or something. There are so many pretty things to use as art embellishments without having to use something from an animal.

Although I love Disneyland, I don't really like the classic characters that much (Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Pluto, Daisy - you get the point) Please see my Random Stuff to see the characters I do like. Most perfumes give me a headache and I can't use most lotions. Please don't send religious stuff unless it has to do with Judaism, Buddhism or Wicca. Mary Engelbreit, clowns, black licorice, mint flavor - especially wintergreen. Gel pens because they smear too much. The color yellow - unless it is in a celestial theme or barely in a fabric pattern - just not anything solid yellow is what I'm trying to say :) I'm also not a fan of butterflies, dragonflies, ladybugs, insects in general (I appreciate seeing a real butterfly, dragonfly or ladybug flying around outside, but don't like images of them).

The Written Word

Francesca Lia Block, Jonathan Stroud, Neil Gaiman, art and photography books (love the Fotolog book!). I love reading young adult books. Love the Harry Potter series and the Spiderwick Chronicles. Anything mystical/fantasy/dark like things to do with faeries, witches, vampires, creatures, etc. Vegan cookbooks/recipes, animal rights books. I've discovered a new love for Manga :) I also love short story compilations like the Chicken Soup for the Soul series or short stories by Stephen King. They're great when you don't have a lot of time to read :)

I am always so incredibly happy to find used hard cover books on Amazon - especially when I can find them for like a dollar! :) I love buying used books because they always feel broken in and have a sense of history to them. I also like the fact that I'm not contributing to the chopping down of more trees. And you can't beat that old book smell :)

I love zines! Do you write one? Let me know! Maybe we can trade :)

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Swapaholic

I have been swapping for about 2 years now, mainly in Yahoo groups. I have never flaked on a swap. I am generous with ratings and give hearts for a good swap. I love to swap and penpal because it is so much fun. I stay away from any drama in the swap world. Who needs it? We're here to have fun!!

what I pledged

I always send my swaps, so if you haven't received something and you are concerned about it, please pm me! I am even more excited about sending than I am receiving so I will be very disappointed if something does not arrive to you, so please let me know if anything ever happens so I have a chance to re-send. If you are sending to me and are going to be late, just let me know - I will understand - just please communicate with me. Sometimes I am late too, unintentional, but it happens and I am always grateful when I have understanding partners. Thanks :)

Ratings

sorcha rated for ATC - President Barack Obama on Dec 1, 2008
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Comment: We all have high hopes for Barack Obama! Thanks for the great ATC! xo
gsclancy rated for Dia De Los Muertos ATCs on Dec 1, 2008
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Comment: Beautifully done ATCs and so different....thank you so much
Response: You're welcome! Thank you so much for the compliment and for such a nice rating :)
camkin rated for Favorite Actor/Actress Atc on Nov 28, 2008
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Comment: A lovely ATC, thank you. And thank you for the extras.
Response: You're welcome! I'm glad you like it. Thank you for the awesome rating! :)
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Comment: NIce ATC! I really like how you created a frame using the gold and the sparklies :) Charlotte
Response: Thank you so much! I'm so glad you like it :)
kimberlees rated for OZ's Flying Monkeys ATC on Nov 26, 2008
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Comment: Thanks for the awesome ATCs and the great card. I love your address labels too :D
Response: You're welcome! I'm glad that you like them (and my labels - they've been my favorite ones to use lately - I'm stuck in the 80's again! LOL!). Thank you so much for the awesome rating! :)
GypsyDyann rated for OZ's Flying Monkeys ATC on Nov 25, 2008
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Comment: LOVED the cards! Expecialy the one of the witch with the Monkeys flying overhead in the green sky! INCREDABLELY WONDERFUL!!!! I'm keeping that one out to admire for awhile! One of my MOST Favorite cards I've ever gotten! Because of THAT card I'm giving you a HEART! YES IT WAS THAT GOOD!
Response: Wow! You're making me blush here ;) I'm so happy that you are so happy with the cards I made! You made my dreary day bright with your awesome comments and rating and I thank you so much for that!! :)
applebomb rated for 100 Things To Do In The Rain on Nov 24, 2008
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Comment: Thanks <3 Your list was an interesting read indeed
Response: You're welcome! I'm so happy you found it interesting :) Thank you so much for stopping by and rating me!
cmcedwards rated for A 2008 Movie ATC on Nov 24, 2008
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Comment: Thank you for the ATC.
Response: You're welcome! Thank you so much for the great rating! :)
aime rated for 100 Favourite Smells list swap. on Nov 23, 2008
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Comment: thank you for your list!!!
Response: You're welcome! Thank you for stopping by and leaving me such a great rating!! :) Oh, and I have one more thing to add to the list (just tried it yesterday)...Philosophy's Amazing Grace - smells so fresh and clean - love it!!
fairyfufu rated for 100 Things To Do In The Rain on Nov 23, 2008
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Comment: Thank you for a great list
Response: You're welcome! I'm glad you like it :) Thank you for the great rating!
Minney rated for A 2008 Movie ATC on Nov 20, 2008
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Comment: COOL!! Iron man rules. I also did Iron man great to get one back :) What did you use to "cover" or "seal" the atc?
Response: Yay! Iron Man does rule!!! I'm so glad you like it :) I use Mod Podge Glossy to seal most of my ATCs (depends on the media - I don't use it on my watercolored or photography ones). I also use it to glue the images down. I use a paint brush to apply it. I love the stuff! The "matte" version is nice too when you don't want a glossy finish - I like that one for bookmarks. Thank you for leaving me a great rating!! :)
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Comment: Thanks for the lovely card and extras
Response: You're welcome! I'm so glad you like it! Thank you for leaving me a great rating :)
bananais rated for ATC: Edward Scissorhands on Nov 18, 2008
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Comment: Aww, this ATC is lovely! I like the pic -- Edward peeking around! Thank you :)
Response: You're welcome! I'm so happy you like the ATC :) Thank you so much for rating me! :)
aubreyrae rated for TWILIGHT ATC Movie Swap on Nov 18, 2008
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Comment: Very cute ATC, enjoy the books! Thanks!!
Response: You're welcome! I haven't had much time to read lately, but still hope to finish the book soon so I can see the movie next week. I'm glad you like the ATC! Thank you so much for rating me :)
agonysdecay rated for ATC: Marilyn Manson on Nov 17, 2008
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Comment: Bobi! When I checked to see who I was sending to I was positive one of them would be you, but I got different partners. I just knew one of us would get the other though, because I signed up right after you!!! I'm sure glad too because this is a HOT ATC!! He looks so amazing in both of the images you included of him!!! Thank you so much for yet another very well done ATC!! And girl, Halloween is NEVER over around here!!! I thank you a lot for the stickies because those were my favorites that I found this year for Hallows stickers!!! Thanks again...OH and I LOVE your address label, it had me rollin!! ♥
Response: Yay! I'm so glad you like it :) I loved this theme! Those stickers were my favorites this season too - I was bummed when Michael's sold out of them. Luckily, I bought a few packs before they did :) Glad to hear you got a kick out of my addy label too - it's my favorite graphic lately - gotta love The Goonies!!! Thank you so much for the awesome comments and rating!! :) Oh, I've been lurking around your Etsy store again...putting things on my xmas list for hubby to buy LOL!
aly rated for NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS ATC on Nov 15, 2008
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Comment: Love the cards!
Response: I'm so happy that you like them! Thank you so much for rating me :)
naynay rated for Crazy Owl ATC on Nov 10, 2008
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Comment: THank you for the cool card and the card you made to send it in is funny too.
Response: You're welcome! I'm glad you like the ATC and thought the card was funny :) I love silly owls! Thank you so much for rating me!
rockyhorrorgerri rated for Cheshire Cat ATC on Nov 8, 2008
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Comment: Haha paired up quiet a bit thank you though, your atc's are too adorible
Response: Yes we are paired up a lot lately! We like the same cool stuff :) I'm glad you like the ATCs I've made you...thank you so much for rating me! :)
rockyhorrorgerri rated for THE PUMPKIN KING ATC on Nov 7, 2008
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Comment: Got your atc's today very cute thanks
Response: You're welcome! :)
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Comment: Thank you.
Response: You're welcome :) Thanks for rating me!

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Comments

Artistic on Nov 21, 2008:

Glad you liked the president-elect ATCs! :)

kitty4peace on Nov 20, 2008:

Hi there! I sent my 100 list of things I believe to you and forgot to put my user name and all that on there somewhere. Jessi in Idaho is me so I hope you like it.

The free hugs campaign is awesome...and so is Labyrinth. :) :) :)

Cyndir on Nov 17, 2008:

Thanks for joining A Letter to Santa I hope you have fun and enjoy yourself :-)

gryffindorjen on Nov 13, 2008:

Twilighter

Thanks for joining the group!! Please click the image to go to our first swap!! :)

VivaLaDiane on Nov 4, 2008:

thanks for joining one or a few of my harry potter ATC character swaps. i just wanted to let you know that the newest one is Hermione Granger. thanks again!!

cobaltgypsy on Nov 3, 2008:

I just created a new Fallen Angels swap here The send by date isn't until next year, so please take a look. blessings, Gypsy

HardCandy on Nov 2, 2008:

Hi Bobi :-)

Thanks for the link, I joined the swap :-D

Hope you are well

xax

agonysdecay on Oct 28, 2008:

You just plain rock! Thanks for sharing this one with me, I joined, mebbe we'll be partners. In fact, I know we will in one if not both!

brokenfaedoll on Oct 28, 2008:

HH

agonysdecay on Oct 23, 2008:

Bobi!

Thanks for letting me know, I joined! If you see ATC swaps that you think I'd like and I haven't already joined them, please let me know! The reason being is that I only get around to viewing all swaps every once in a grand while!

I hope you are enjoying your new spooky goods!

Thanks! J

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