crissygirl

I'm a 34 year old Native Californian who likes to dabble in all sorts of crafting, painting, ceramics, any art in general. I have one dog, a pomeranian, whom I'm head over heels for, named Jasper, who, at times thinks he's a pit bull, at other times thinks he's a cat. I love the color purple and anybody with a wicked sense of humor. I'm a sucker for handmade gifts. I love black and white together, you just can't go wrong with that combo and pink and yellow together, they remind me of an ice-cream parlor - they make me happy. I'm trying to live a little "greener" not to mention frugally-er so I'm getting/gotten (depending on when you read this) rid of my car and depending solely on my carpool mate, friends and public transportation to go anywhere. Let's hope I don't go crazy, after all, I am in So. California and a car is like a family pet or even one of the family in this place. Oh, yeah, I love love love to travel and try and take one big vacation at least every other year, I'm definitely due next year to get another stamp in my passport.

I mostly listen to alternative music, I hate country and rap. I have a soft spot for classical music of any kind, tho. Some favorites are Live, Keane, Feist, Ben Harper, Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Pachelbel's Canon in D.

I'm not fond of cigarette smoke, I tend to get migraines if I'm around it too long. I don't like too many shades of green, lime green and sage are pretty much the only two I like. Ugly brown 80's furniture. Neon colors. American Southwest themed things. Mango. Most veggies. Doing dishes - anything but that!! Stupid drivers (not that these last three have anything to do with swapping but, I just wanted to share them with you). For any future swaps - I definitely can not use any seeds or plant items because a. I kill everything and 2. I live in a condo with no place to plant anything.

Now here is where my heart lies. I'm a movie-holic! Unfortunately, I haven't seen many in the last year or so because of budget restraints but I love to go sit in a dark theater and get immersed in the story. My top five are, not in any particular order, Goonies, The Matrix, Gone With the Wind, Sound of Music and You've Got Mail.

I have been called a couch potato so let me just narrow it down to 5 or so.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
Friends,
Lost,
Heroes,
Bones,
Gilmore Girls.
I consider reality tv anathema!

I've been on a creative roller coaster lately but I really like all sorts of different crafts. Some that I have or am dabbling in are:
Ceramics,
Scrapbooking,
Photography,
Quilting,
Painting (using mostly acrylics or watercolors)
Sewing in general (but I'm a beginner)

I love books that have a little bit of everything all wrapped up in one book. Some mystery, humor, suspense, a teeny tiny bit of romance. They're hard to find though. I'm a big fan of Meg Cabot, Tami Hoag, James Patterson, Greg Iles, Clive Cussler...I'll read anything by any of these authors. I also like the classics but sometimes they can be a little heavy so I limit my reading of them to one every 5 years or so.

There are things on here that I have no clue what they are. If you know please clue me in, maybe we can do a personal swap involving that item, pm me if you wanna. Here's a list of the things I don't know anything about...
ATC's
Biscornu's
Whimsy Jars
FB's
Pocky's
Dotee Dolls
Decos
Zentangles
Inchies
Morsbag (????)
Hedgewitching