paperwaits

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are going to send me something that is larger than one of those SMALL padded envelopes or if someone needs to sign for the package, please let me know so I may give you an alternate address! My apartment building has teeny weeny mail boxes and no one is home during the day. Thank you!

I'm a five year old trapped in a thirty year old's body and I refuse to have it any other way. I'll grow old gracefully when I'm eighty... maybe.

I am happily married, surrounded by wonderful friends and acquaintances, and I have the best job ever. I'm about as girly as a tomboy can get before she stops being a tomboy. My pets are a pair of hissing cockroaches named Statler and Waldorf as well as my 'pet' whale named Colt. I love to draw, paint, craft, hike, camp, send snail mail, make people laugh, play games, prepare for Christmas and people's birthdays, and hunt for shells and beach glass at the sea shore. Quirky, funny, kind and unusual people make me happy. I commit random acts of kindness whenever possible and I'm addicted to etsy.com.

~ Colours: pink, green, pink and green together, bright blue, orange, pastels and bright colours in general.

~ Animals: whales, whales, WHALES!! (I love humpbacks a lot and bonus points for super cutesy and/or pink whales), goldfish, squid, ladybugs, octopuses, praying mantids, pandas, insects, manta rays.

~ Toys: wind-ups, bath toys, handmade things, stuffies, colouring books (I really love colouring books from before 1990 if you happen to have any laying about), finger puppets, puzzles (logic, word, math - not jigsaw), children's books (picture books with amazing artwork are my favourite), characters and stuffies that are very fat and round, unusual and antique marbles, pullip/barbie clothing or accessories or patterns, re-ment miniatures, 1:6 scale miniatures, pullip dolls, blind boxes.

~ Accessories: charms (cell phone or bracelet), cute little post earrings, short and dainty dangling earrings, adorable messenger bags, bracelets, hair clips, kitschy stuff, key chains, leg warmers, arm warmers, rings, knee socks, zippered pouches.

~ Kawaii: things with faces, little twin stars, tarepanda, chococat, miffy, mamegoma, nagomimakuri, unazukin. I'm not super big on hello kitty, but I have two friends who are, so I wouldn't mind receiving HK stuff as I could share with them.

~ Edibles: marshmallow things, licorice, gummies, tea, european smarties, dark chocolate, things with nuts, chewy things, crunchy stuffs, peanut butter, sesame and other seeds, honey, jellies, filled chocolates, cookie-like things, caramel, crackers, granola, chocolate coated coffee beans, sweet n' salty things, mint, unusual stuff that is not milk chocolate, hard candy, or bubble gum.

~ Bath & Body: super shiny lip gloss, body puffs with powder and glitter in them, little samples of handmade soaps, bubble bath and body oils and lotions that smell like candy (I love the smell of marshmallows, chocolate, licorice, cinnamon, strawberry, honey, coconut, cotton candy and soft musk).

~ Art Supplies: fibers, ribbons, fabric scraps and fat quarters in neutral and pastel colours with tiny patterns or plain (I make nothing but doll clothing and accessories), polyshrink, Le Pen in bright colours, watercolours, coloured pencils (.05 or .07 lead), mechanical pencils, size 005 permanent markers/pens in black or brown or grey, sandpaper sponges (the little things of sandpaper that look like a cleaning sponge), silver or silver plated jewelry findings, colourful glass beads, cute buttons.

~ Miscellaneous: sticky notes in cute shapes, miniatures, foreign coins, paperback books, chopsticks, art for the walls, handmade things, surprises, erotica, second-hand or garage sale items are okay (so long as they are not just trash), blank cards.

~ Shirt/Dress: XL in unisex and XXL/16-18 in lady's.

~ Skirt: XXL/16-18.

~ Shoe: 10.5-11/42.

~ Necklace: 18 inches or longer.

~ Bracelet: 7 inches.

~ Ring: 7, 8, 10.

~ I am allergic to: most makeup - I definitely cannot wear eye makeup of any kind, nail polish, blush, lipstick, perfume (the spray on sort with alcohol in it), anything 100% polyester, anything rose, citrus, overpoweringly floral, or vanilla scented can make me physically ill, any of the lotions or body sprays from bath and body works make me itch, and gold; any sort of gold will give me a rash.

~ Visuals: I don't care for blood, gore, cigarettes, cigars, or vomit printed on anything, really. I'm also not very big on gothic or 'emo' themes and I don't like the colour red.

~ Edibles: milk chocolate, hard candy, coffee, fruit flavoured tea.

~ Perfume: I can only wear scented body oils and I love them.

~ Wearables: I don't wear anklets, super long dangling earrings (short ones are okay), pantyhose (tights are lovely), white sneakers, high heels, gold, purses (I'm only comfy with a messenger bag that I can wear across my body - if I have to carry it, I lose it and if it's on my shoulder, it hurts).

~ Paper: I have so much that I really wouldn't want to get more unless I was in a swap specifically for paper.

~ Stickers: I have a bazillion of them so I really don't need anymore... unless I'm in a swap specifically for stickers, of course.

If you would like some stickers or paper, please let me know! I have lovely stuff... I just have tons of it!

I love happy punk, rock, pop, ambient, techno, classic rock, alternative, and blues.

Some favourite bands/groups include Tragically Hip, Barenaked Ladies, White Stripes, Fratellis, Yes, Black Keys, Beetles, OK Go, Air, Kronos Quartet, Billy Idol, The Raconteurs, Poets of the Fall, Our Lady Peace

I adore fantasy, horror, erotica (erotic horror is awesome), and sci-fi.

Some favourite authors include Neil Gaiman, Ray Bradbury, Harlan Ellison, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, and C.S. Lewis