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nicole

nicole
Birthday: September 11, 1980
Last login: August 29, 2008
Country: usa
Click Clack Zine Distro
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Introvert Zine
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About Me

P.O. Box 35501 Richmond, VA 23235 USA

swapping on the 'bot since July 9, 2006

i am a 27 year old woman who lives a double life as a white collar worker and a punk rock girl. i live the suburban life in Richmond, VA with my husband and our dog, Oliver. We found Oliver at about 4 to 6 weeks old living under our house, scared and surviving off of acorns and moss. He is now about a year and a half and has grown into a 47lb mixed breed.

i write a zine called Introvert and have been doing so for about 12 years.

my most favorite animals are alpacas, seals, owls, and pandas. (i really do like anything fuzzy and cute though)... i detest deer.

My most favorite comic strip is Pearls Before Swine. I love Peanuts as well... but i like Charlie Brown & the gang moreso than Snoopy.

i have a ridiculous amount of kawaii stationary and always want even more. bad english translations make me gleeful. also, i like food with faces.

i currently love the color combination of blues, browns, pinks and greens. all colors can be accepted if in the right combos but i really don't like "rainbow" things.

i am a Virgo and a textbook example of one. An earthy perfectionist who is very detail oriented and well organized... however you may not always see that on the exterior. I like to think of myself as Earthy and a nature lover. Spring and Autumn are tied as my favorite seasons.

I very much love postcards and polaroids. I love things at both extremes of urban and rural. Trains are my favorite mode of transportation.

I love flowers such as daisies, cherry & plum blossoms, & tulips.

I am Polish by descent (my grandfather was a Polish immigrant), and feel very connected with Poland and Eastern Europe even tho I have yet to visit there. Rumour has it that my Great-Grandfather (that my grandma never knew) was a Russian immigrant.

i love love love flea markets and thrift stores. i am a strong believer in one (wo)man's trash is another (wo)man's treasure! even if i don't buy, just look and smell at all the goodies. Especially typewriters, luggage, glass bottles, old books, etc. I am a sucker for anything vintage & kitchy.

i like things that are ironic... but not in a forced way. (i'm not a hipster). i like sarcasm and dry humor... oh and dark humor too of course.

i am interested in learning about new cultures & art. (i am quite the boring raised-catholic american.) Though, even if my leanings are agnostic now, i do enjoy the peacefulness that is an old catholic church & i love the art.

likes: vintage, tattered & worn, things with a good story, rustic (without being 'country' or faux 'log cabin'), nature, the smell of wood & dirt, eastern europe, typewriters, fine ttipped black ink pens, language, clip art, coming-of-age novels, snowflakes, silver, traditional and cute Japanese art (but not anime!!), unique post-it notes that stick well (i go through a TON of these at work), cultural icons

dislikes: fake vintage, victorian looking things, cherubs, religious items, country decor, generic 'scrapbooking' materials (you know premade stickers that have words like 'joy' on them), faux punk, flowery or perfumy scents, disney, wal-mart, fantasy items, Mary Engelbrite, romance novels, red & green holiday decorations, gold, hemp jewelry, anime, patriotic items, literal junk

interested in learning more: green living, sustainable living, gardening, home remedies, herbs, Polish culture & language, Spanish language, tarot, feminism, non-binary gender, geurrilla art, traveling with not a dime, back-to-the-land, railroad history, pre-prenatal body care, etc

Favorite Music

green day, pinhead gunpowder, discount, fifteen, crimpshrine, the replacements, rilo kiley, madeline, erik petersen, erin tobey, tilly & the wall are some of my favorite bands/singers.

by genre this means, punk rock & pop punk, edgy pop, indie rock, folk and folk punk, etc. i do also enjoy hearing music from other countries especially Irish folk and some French pop. i like Outlaw and Alt Country as well.

musical dislikes: techno, r&b, hip hop, new country, and most mainstream top 40.

Favorite Movies

house of yes, waiting for guffman, best in show, bring it on, girl interrupted, beautiful girls, little miss sunshine, bandits (the german film), the goonies, chocolat, amelie, juno

Favorite Television

Black Books, The Office (UK), LOST, Buffy, Dead Like Me, Deadliest Catch, Dirty Jobs, any true crime shows

Favorite Books

Harriet The Spy & Ramona Quimby are my fictional heroes(Hearts for all things Harriet & Ramona), Tim Sandlin novels esp. the GroVont Trilogy, J.D. Salinger, i really like young adult fiction (yes still at age 27) & coming of age stories. I also like Dorothy Parker & Sylvia Plath. I've recently read Running With Scissors and loved it. I mostly read zines, with the obvious, Cometbus, being my favorite.

Favorite Crafts

zines (my zine is called Introvert), collage, rubber stamps, postcards, paper crafts, ATCs

I am starting out on FBs, Decos, Slams, etc. Please feel free to PM me if you have excess you'd like to send on to me!

Ratings

gck rated for 6X9 Envie of Excess on Aug 29, 2008
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Comment: Thanks for sending so much excess!
notahippie rated for Quotecard Postcard #14! on Aug 20, 2008
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catlingmex rated for Swap-a-Zine (US/CN/MX) on Aug 18, 2008
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spinjenny rated for Quotecard Postcard #14! on Aug 18, 2008
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Comment: Thank you! :-)
BlackDiamond rated for 6x9 excess USA ONLY on Aug 12, 2008
5
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Comment: Thanks for the FBs and slams!
motox rated for Quotecard Postcard #14! on Aug 9, 2008
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Comment: Thanx I love the quote!!
tex82 rated for Zine Swap on Aug 8, 2008
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Comment: Thanx a lot for Introvert! Was nice to read your zine! Best wishes.
caregvr1 rated for 6x9 excess USA ONLY on Aug 8, 2008
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Comment: It would of been a heart earning swap except for the fact that it came postage due!
Response: Oh my gosh! i am so sorry it came postage due!!! stupid APC machine!
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Comment: Because you are so awesome!
lauraj78 rated for Quotecard Postcard #13! on Jul 31, 2008
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Comment: Thanks for the p/c & the quote.
babysingsing rated for Private CD Mix Ring on Jul 21, 2008
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Comment: Love it! Thank you, Nicole! xx + oo
bobilani rated for Zine Swap on Jul 21, 2008
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Comment: Wow. When I received your zine today, I didn't think I had time to read it yet...figured I'd have to wait until later this evening. Then I read the first page and couldn't put it down until I had read the whole thing. You are a fabulous writer and I loved reading your zine. A lot of it hit home for me (esp the body type acceptance and the dryer catching fire - which mine has done and it is scary). Thank you for writing such a brilliant, honest zine! I'm so thankful that I was lucky enough to be partnered with you to receive one. I'll be sedning you some $$ for issue #4 soon :)
Response: Thank you so much for your kind words!! Hopefully i will have enough time to put out a new issue by October.. i am crossing my fingers!
alicepalace rated for Private CD Mix Ring on Jul 11, 2008
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Monaco rated for Nicole & Monaco FB swap on Jul 9, 2008
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Comment: Thanks for your swap, Nicole!
AutumnMoonPaper rated for Quotecard Postcard #13! on Jul 6, 2008
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Comment: Thank you! Great quote!
kiki rated for Bizarre March Holidays - Intl on Jul 3, 2008
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Comment: Thanks so much for the fabulous goodies. I've never seen those stickers before and they crack me up each time I look at them! The book looks fascinating and I'll have to squeeze it into my summer reading. xxo
Response: sooo glad you enjoy the goodies and i apologzie for them being tardy!! That book is really remarkable so enjoy!
kiki rated for Private CD Mix Ring on Jul 3, 2008
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Comment: Thanks! Can't wait to listen to it! xxo :D
groundhoggirl rated for Quotecard Postcard #13! on Jul 3, 2008
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Comment: What a great quote, I have never heard that one before...Thanks so much for some great inspiration!
Chickpea rated for Private CD Mix Ring on Jul 2, 2008
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Comment: Thanks for the mix! I look forward to listening to it! :)
RoseHips rated for Private CD Mix Ring on Jun 30, 2008
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Comment: Thanks for the CD. I'm listening to it & loving it as I'm rating you. The CD that you made it on is sweet. I've never seen them before. Thanks!

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Comments

Invisible on Aug 27, 2008:

Thank you so much for the swap cards! I love the red ball of yarn on them. :o)

pointypartyhat on Aug 21, 2008:

Thanks for the link, it was really helpful

jayven13 on Aug 11, 2008:

WelcometoFallenAngels

Welcome to Fallen Angels nicole. I hope that it's a group you'll enjoy being part of.

awww How is Oliver doing these days?

Hope your well

jay

lauraj78 on Aug 3, 2008:

Sorry it took me SO long to rate. There's been illness in my family so I've been away.

KerrWriter on Jul 25, 2008:

I love love love my teacup earrings for YGM. Thank you so much for making my day!

paflip25 on Jul 11, 2008:

Thank you so much for the 7 great postcards from the Wishlist group. I especially love the Oregon waterfalls one. So pretty!

carladallas on Jul 7, 2008:

we have the same birthay! It's become quite a unique birthday hasn't it? My aunt and cousin also share this day with me in the family!

thatzghetto on Jun 28, 2008:

Nicole's in wishlist, Nicole's in wishlist! As you can see was very excited to see you're name pop up for the group. :) Glad to have you!

neopostretro on Jun 25, 2008:

You're a polaroid nut and you're not a member of the polomos? We'll just have to fix that! I sent you an invitation.

neopostretro on Jun 24, 2008:

My God! Thank you so much for trying to be the voice of reason in the everyone vs. adoluxia forum fight. I've never met a group a women that delight so much in tearing a person down for a mistake.

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