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- 09-10-11 It has been a very bad year and I haven't been able to use swap bot, or many programs I used to do regularly online, since Mid December of 2010.

I come back on and within 2 days of starting up again, have had rude messages from ppl just assuming, yet not asking or paying attention to what they are commenting on.

I am contacting individuals I have missed old swaps with, those that are still online on swap-bot to contact.

But please, 3 bad ratings within the same few weeks almost a year ago, one swap that most likely became unsealed during shipment since swaps for other partners came just fine, and an obvious problem/s that kept a very avid, several year swapper away for so long....does not show me to be an habitually bad swapper...nor does it it give anyone cause to be rude and make judgments or comments about how, or even if, I am handling my past swaps when I have only been on this site again for all of two days.

If you have questions...ask. It's not hard, I have no problem telling you what is going on, and it usually causes considerably less problems and ruffled feathers...and wastes less time, than just being rude for the sake of it.

I miss this place, but am a mix of amused and bemused at the instant reminder of why I'd seen so many leave the site in the past. .

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Ratings CAN be changed, and I am willing to do so if I receive previously unreceived swaps.

I understand how damaging a 1 or 3 can be. If I haven't received a swap and haven't had contact about it...If I rate you low, I can either re-rate when I receive (as I am ALWAYS willing to do), or remove the rating for right now, and un-archive the swap to be re-rated in 2-3 weeks. You just need to contact me with your intent to complete or resend the swap and I will work with you.

I am sorry if this has inconvenienced you, but previously rating over 30 no sends all at once has been a bit more of a downer than I care much for either. I've learned my lesson about letting no-sends slide for too long. I'd LOVE to be able to change their ratings...

I've also given up on reading rating responses for these recently rated from no-sends. It seems that if you are angry but don't PM me, then you must not have any desire to fix the rating. As I have stated in all ratings; I WILL re-rate if I receive.

(BTW...this note was added in early 2010. (in response to several swaps I'd contacted at some point before rating and given 6 months to a year to resend or send their ends, but that responded vehemently when I did finally rate them...insisting that since it had been so long, that they should have been let off of an honest rating) To those who live to make rude and demeaning comments, yet don't have the time to find out or ask what is actually going on...I figured a basic time-line would help you make and send more accurate rude comments or messages) .

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If a swap is ever not received from me, PLEASE let me know so I can trace or resend it as soon as possible.

I've had many swaps flaked on me, but don't often bother to follow through with them because I understand just how pissed off the whole deal would make me if I focused on it. I don't want partners to get stressed about a swap if I can fix any possible problem :^)

Some things I like: I like...ELEPHANTS! (hehe, love 'em...but I abhor the idea that someday I may actually have to rely on my collection if we ever have a financial emergency (and yes....I am an Ebay addict grin), Happy Bunny, Dog of Glee,Lenore the Cute Little Dead Girl, BeGoths, Emily The Strange, Ruby Gloom (and other oddball and goth characters), Horror gore type figures (such as Mc Farlane Toys and such....LOVE 'em), Fantasy and SCI-FI art (light, cutsy and especially dark styles) (Brom, Luis Royo, Boris Vallejo, Jasmine Beckith, Amy Brown, Froud, Dorian Grey, etc), neato novelty items (you know, the ones that make you grin just to see 'em), Stationary sets (2 sheets, 1 envie.....as I've posted somewhere else, I like my stationary like I like my Dishes....one or two of each kind, and really neato.....any extras I use to give away), Novelty Bandages, Medical supplies (I know, wierd...but I hate doing medical support -military- and there not being enough supplies, or the right type there to use...so I make sure I always have better and more medical supplies than the unit I'm to help is likely to have so that I'm prepared for as much as I can be...), memos and mini memos, Kawaii Style everything (ex: Kawaii, Sanrio, San-x, Crux, Q-Lia, etc.)...especially characters like Goth and Punk Hello Kitty, Badtz Maru, Mashi Maru, Nyanko Kitty (not sure if that's the right name....the sleepy cat), Ghost....all the neato, silly, humouros characters), humorous things (more of the sarcastic and cynical types), Edward Gorey things, Tim Burton Things, Goth its and bits, Penguins, neat notebooks and note pads, bunches of anything cool to use to put in goodie bags, neat designed and colored envelopes, novelty erasers (more the toy/puzzle types in various shapes), any craft kits, stamping/embossing and paper crafting supplies grin...etc.

Goth...in all it's forms, all sorts of 80's (and that's a whole ton of different categories in itself), industrial, jungle, alternative (1990's type), classic rock, some top 40's type, indie, female singers (bjork, poe, tori, ani deFranco, indigo girls, etc.--and I always get a kick out of my little brother referring to this genra as "popularly known as: angry dyke music"...he's ever the smart arse grin)

Boondock Saints, Ravenous, Repo: The Genetic opera, A Tale of Two Sisters, Sweeney Todd, The 9s, The Wishing Stairs, Mirror Mask, Rent, Labyrinth, Gemini, The Dark Crystal,Kamikaze Girls, Southland Tales...

House, CSI LV, Family Guy, Carnivale, Oz, South Park...>>HEROS...omgosh, this is my current addiction, and an unhealthy one it is! I watched my first episode on Friday (Feb 1, 2008)....and I'm almost caught up with the present season (almost 30 forty-one minute episodes in 3 days.... gah!)....and I thought DVR fed my "watching TV when I need it" habit..... Netflix Unlimited Instant Viewing will be the INSOMNIA of me! chuckle...

I have to say...I'm not too pleased now that the latest season of Heros is out (now Nov 2008)...no where near as good as the first ones...blah. Fringe is decent...kinda makes me yearn for the quality and depth of the X-Files (and I hardly ever watched that either...), but it's worth sticking around after House every week.

near anything I can get the supplies and teach myself to do...paper crafts of all kinds, leather craft....Especially Herb crafting and making soaps (glycerin only so far)and toiletries...painting (furniture and wall murals mostly lately), sewing(a bit),...I would like to get into tanning, candel making, lye soap making, and crocheting; so any lil' KITS or supplies to get me on my way with these crafts would be greatly appreciated :^)

I've realized that I find the best and most unique edibles in swaps....

I'd love to receive coffees (flavored or specialty especially), cocoas, novelty snacks and candies, Asian snacks, cookies, and candies (yay!), foreign candies (and even chocolates sometimes)...

Some favorites:

• mens Pockey (pockey of any sort, really....not so much plain strawberry or plain chocolate though)

• Shrimp flavored "chips" (Asian snack)

• the chocolate filled puff cookies (hello kitty, panda bear, etc...Asian snacks)

• Novelty shaped gummies (heh...got such a kick out of a Haggis shapped gummie I saw once grin)

• novelty gums

• Ramune flavored candies

• Ritter Sport, Ferro Rocher, and other goodgoodgood chocolates...of course, any chocolate would melt in the heat, so I wouldn't want any sent between May and September

Heck...anything you think I might enjoy'd be great too :^)

I saw this on another few profiles and realized how much of an issue it is sometimes for some.

Re-Gift away....be it for someone who can use it more....or just to get it out of your way if it's not the thing for you. No matter why, I have absolutely NO problem with you re-swapping something I send you...even if I've made it for you, what better way for our crafts to move around and be seen and experienced than through the swap circuits :^D

I don't really have many hard dislikes...I mostly just thrill in the gifties and opening packages.

But, we've just moved into our new home, and I guess, for my husband's sake, I should list some of the things that I never use, that just sit around until I find a swap partner who likes them...while I may join swaps for these items....it'd be mostly to get them moving and try for something new...

Though, bear in mind, I always appreciate the weird, odd, and bizarre...so if you have something listed here that's "too strange to pass up"...send it any ways...I love trying new things.

• My ONE HARD dislike...GLITTER!...I realized, during a recent swap with 4 partners...every one of them sent a glitter heavy card! I failed to pay attention to trends (and haven't received many x-mas cards in the past)...so I should have realized in time to put it in this list, but I hate glitter. The idea just makes me itch. I have allergies and I spend too much time rubbing my eyes, and have, with age, become way too sensitive to the feel of glitter ...it doesn't matter if it's lip gloss with glitter instead of mica based shimmer, or a glittery card...a sparkly ornament or a glittery doll (augh!...I work at Toys R Us...there are FAR too many of those!)...it all repels me in the way that broken glass and metal shavings do....Some can't be helped, but please try to limit the glitter in your package... otherwise it just ends up checked for the sender (by my husband once I see the first glitter bits) and tossed in the garbage...and I hatehate wasting gifts like that...(I don't rate bad for glitter, I just can't keep it)

• Stickers - unless they are related to specific things I like (characters, Kawaii, elephants, weird and odd stickers, etc.) I have a large collection that I never use....so I could do without more.

• Tea - I use it, My daughter uses it...but we're both more coffee fans, and we got a lot from a friend for our recent wedding (August 13, 2010) so more would just go to waste...

• Antique paper ephemera (ex: old note cards, work books, picture pages, etc.)- while I think it's neat...it's not something I collect or use...and I already have a stash waiting for the right swap.

• Note Cards - ...I have way too many, and really just need to find homes for them.

...That's all I can think of, thanks for checking :^)

Okay...this, I think, will be fun :^D

I have no problem with it not being a box sized swap...(if you even just do a few things, it's very easy to get a $10 amount and still end up with things that only need a padded envelope).

My Husband, Blake, Likes:

• Magic The Gathering Playing Cards - The sets he's playing from lately are "M11", "Rise of Eldrazi", "Worldwake", "Zendikar", and "Scars of Mirrodin", but he collects or can use any cards (if you want his wishlist, let me know :^).

• Penguins!

• Minnesota Vikings

• Minnesota Twins

• Gnomes

• Ferro Rocher Chocolates

• Gaming supplies (various types of dice, and other items useful in Role Playing and table-top games)

• Role Playing Games (PC, PS3, Wii, DS)

• Board Games (unique and RPG mainly, but any appreciated...for a list of what he already has...just message me)

• Video and Computer games (Strategy, Puzzle, Action...)

• Since he has a 45 min commute, and his job has him traveling a lot, he buys his lunch quite often....so GC's towards fast food, or regular restaurants would be something he'd greatly appreciate!

...I'll add more as I think of them :^)