robotlove

20something vegetarian in Dallas (i skip the rodeo and cowboy hat scene, for those who are curious.)

• I'm not much of a girly girl. As I was growing up, I was more interested in playing with my brother's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles than I was with playing with the Barbies my mom got me. So with that said, I'm more of a practical tomboyish type but I'm not a fan of sports (well.. unless it's hockey or roller derby..)

• But that doesn't mean I don't like cute things. I do! I'm just more into the zakka-type of cute (understated, pastel & muted colors, charming, quaint, home-made..) - I love the sort of stuff you can find in Cotton Time magazine or stuff like this. - I'm not really big on flashy bright colors like hot pink or neon green.

• I'm a big fan of vintage items (clothing, books, cameras, etc..), video games (i'm a nintendo/mario fangirl!!), anything involving robots and zombies and the color green. =x

• I love to bake and am currently attempting to learn how to crochet and knit (part of my new years resolution). I also love street art (like banksy's).

• I collect Qee's and Dunny's! (♥♥♥) and... I like origami.. (thanks to a certain someone)..

Swaps I've hosted!: Vinyl Blindbox Toy Swap ¤ Open Blindbox + Dupe Swap ¤ "Hello, My Name Is..." Sticker Swap ¤ Whimsy Bento Surprise! · Upcycled Envelopes ¤ ♥ Harajuku Girls ♥ Stuffed Christmas Stocking! ¤ Cute for $3 swap! ~ newbie friendly

• !omgheyyouthere! - I'm totally interested in doing private swaps! Contact me if you have an idea for one! =)

Please note!! - I get my swap-bot mail through a po box (in the next city over). I'm not able to check it every day.. I can check it maybe 2-3 times a week, at the most. So if you've sent something and you're thinking "Why hasn't she rated me yet? It should have gotten there by now.." - It's probably because I haven't made a recent visit there yet. Sorry. But it uses a lot of gas to make daily trips. T_T - Alternatively, if you use dc confirmation on your package and if you give me the number for that, I will know right away when it arrives and I can check & rate you quicker. =)

(po box was last checked: 11/18/09)

8-bit music, nerdcore, rock operas, post-rock, indie rock, indie pop, folk-music, rockabilly, 80's and the such.

VG music and music about video games and popular internet culture (or memes =x)

artists: Kelli Ali, The Ataris, The Beastie Boys, The Beatles, Beirut, The Birthday Massacre, Bjork, Boomkat, Dan le Sac, David Bowie, Calexico, Crystal Castles, Death Cab For Cutie, The Decemberists, Depeche Mode, DeVotchKa, Dresden Dolls, Duran Duran, The Get Up Kids, Gorillaz, The Gossip, Gym Class Heroes, The Hush Sound, Islands, Billy Joel, Elton John, The Killers, Kirby Krackle, Lady Gaga, Leeni, MC Frontalot, Modest Mouse, The Noisettes, Panic At The Disco, Passion Pit, The Pipettes, PlayRadioPlay!, The Postal Service, Prince, The Protomen, Rasputina, Rilo Kiley, Say Anything, Asobi Seksu, She Wants Revenge, Snow Patrol, The Black Ghosts, theSTART, The Stills, The Streets, A Tribe Called Quest, Wolf Parade, ytcracker and others...

Authors: Neil Gaiman, Haruki Murakami, Chuck Palahniuk, Frank Beddor, Edward Gorey, Chuck Klosterman, H.P. Lovecraft, Gregory Maguire, Steve Martin, Richard Matheson, David Sedaris, Jules Verne

Magazines: Bust, CRAFT, Giant Robot, Hi-Fructose, Juxtapoz, MAKE, Readymade, ODE

I also love "indie" comics (not much of a dc fan) and graphic novels. Fantagraphics = ♥♥♥♥♥♥!!

(I watch a lot of movies!)

Directors: Wes Anderson, Luc Besson, Tim Burton, Jean-Luc Godard, David Lynch, Baz Luhrmann, Takashi Miike, Seijun Suzuki, Quentin Tarantino, John Waters

Movies: Amelie, Band of Outsiders, Barbarella, Battle Royale, Boondock Saints, Brick, Cat Soup, Cry-Baby, Dogma, Eagle vs Shark, Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Ghost World, Hairspray (original version), Heathers, He Loves Me He Loves Me Not, Just One of the Guys, Labyrinth, Life Is Beautiful, Love Me If You Dare, Mansfield Park, Moulin Rouge, My Boyfriend's Back, Night of The Living Dead & Dawn of The Dead, Nobody Knows, Now Voyager, Orlando, Pan's Labyrinth, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Pierrot le Fou, Psycho Beach Party, Real Genius, Reservoir Dogs, Romeo+Juliet, The Fifth Element, The Golden Child, The Mist, The Princess Bride, The Professional, The Taste of Tea, The Usual Suspects, The Wizard, Uzumaki, Victor/Victoria, Wild At Heart. Horror movies and over the top bollywood movies...

Television: Arrested Development, CSI (original), Flight of the Conchords, Heroes, Oh! Mikey (aka. The Fuccons), The Adventures of Pete and Pete, The Kids in the Hall, The Office (BBC preferred but I like the NBC version as well), Twin Peaks, Weeds, Whose Line Is It Anyway, Wonderfalls, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy

Knitting, Felt, Handmade soap and clothing, anything with a vintage feel, reusing/recycling, crochet, amigurumi..

Street art stickers using PO labels and whatever other "sticker" material I can get my hands on.

Spraypaint - Favorite brand: Belton Molotow. ♥♥ Montana Gold comes in second.. Design Master is nice in a pinch..

Items made from re-using old computer or electronic parts, tech/game manuals, boxes or advertisements. Stuff involving video games, technology and/or science.

Art drawn with sharpie markers. (i'm usually 'doodling' something with one)

Colors: Neutral earthy colors like greens, browns and beige. Dark blues, blacks and purples. Silver and copper.

Scents: Vanilla, Chocolate, crisp earthy scents, unisex colognes/perfumes, lavender, grape, lemon, lime, lemon verbena

Flavors: Chocolate, green tea, mint, apple, grape, lemon, curry, cacao, cherry

Animals and...: pandas, sloths, elephants, llamas, squirrels, dinosaurs, owls & sparrows, hedgehogs, lemurs, axolotls, guinea pigs

Favorite Holidays: Halloween, Christmas, and April Fool's Day

Other: gloomy bear, hand carved stamps, baking cupcakes, yo gabba gabba!, moustaches, beards & goatees, graffiti, urban street art, mushrooms, lawn gnomes, mameshiba, re-ment, decole, cram cream, super lovers, san-x, food with faces, cherry blossom trees, capsule toys (gashapon), zakka, robots, halloween, christmas, bird wings and angel wings (not a fan of cherubs and jewelery with full angels on them), zombies, video games, vegan/vegetarian food, indian food, masks, papercraft, nintendo, mario, super mario bros., steampunk, goggles, eyepatches, roller derby, drag racing.., environmentally friendly items (things made with recycled products) or items made from re-using something else like making a tote bag out of old plastic shopping bags. Legos & pixelblocks. Little Big Planet sackboys. Alice in Wonderland. Little Red Riding Hood. Momiji dolls and kokeshi dolls. Japanese dollar stores, bubble tea, and purikura. Photobooth photos.

Items with a science/bio/chemistry feel to them like molecules, dna, lab stuff and such.. (i ♥ labcoats, flasks, test tubes and beakers!) or most things computer related or items made from recycled computer or electronic parts. ♥♥ the look of circuits and circuitry.

Medical stuff like pages from old medical encyclopedias/books, the red cross symbol, cute medical themed stuff, anatomical charts and prints... surgical masks =x

Colors: Red, pink, yellow, gold, neon colors

Scents: overly floral scents,

Flavors: licorice, melon

Allergies: Almond (even almond oil), pecan

Other: feather boas, anything religious, disney, overly girly stuff, things that give off a "princess/diva" vibe, lace, butterflies, Hello Kitty (used to be a big fan but not so much anymore). Spottie Dottie. Pekkle. Babu & Blue Bear (from Morning Glory). Pucca. I don't wear earrings because I think they make my ears look bigger/stand out more. =x

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Pleaseee do not send anything with nuts in it and tea [unless] I've joined a swap specifically for this. (thanks!) - Also, because I live in Texas, it might not be a good idea to mail anything with chocolate during the summer, because it will probably arrive here in a goopy chocolate puddle =P If it's just chocolate flavor, that's fine.

• Deco tape! =)

• Hand carved stamps, mail art, zines

• Chupa Chups!! (i ♥ strawberries & cream, chocolate/banana, and chocolate/vanilla but would love to try other flavors too!)

• Art-O-Mat art

• Items or stationery with 2ch ascii faces on them like: (ﾟ∀ﾟ), ( 'A'), (´・ω・`), ( ゜A゜), ( ´д´ ), (・∀・)

• Anything with: Gloomy Bear, Afro-Ken, robots, dinosaurs, squid or octopi, mameshiba

• Amigurumi or stuffies

• Dunny's, Qee's or Be@rbricks

• Any Tim Holtz alcohol inks or idea-ology products.

• Anything with wobbuffet or mudkips on them (except trading cards). Seriously! Keychains of these pokemon would be SO GREAT!

• New/un-used cake/cupcake decorating supplies (dusting powder, icing color paste, sprinkles, pastry bags and tips, etc..) and cookie cutters (especially looking for unusual shapes).

• Street art stickers, photos of street art or graffiti around your city (i would especially love photo postcards of this!!)

• BPAL Imps (mad tea party, a picnic in arkham & steamworks are my favorites)

• Handmade stickers by you!! =D

• Sharpies (especially ultra-fine tip!), Prismacolor art markers (double-ended) OR Molotow markers (!!)

• Japanese craft books/magazines or anything amigurumi or "stuffie" related.

• ATC's in themes you think I might like.

• Shirts from threadless or shirt.woot.com

• Back-issues of Giant Robot, Hi Fructose, Juxtapoz, CRAFT or Readymade.

• Rubber or acrylic stamps! - woodland theme especially (hedgehogs, owls, sparrows, mushrooms, etc..)

▪ Japanese hard candy with cute packaging. ("Super Lemon" candy would seriously make my day!)

(last updated: 11/18/09)

Sending:

• [HGgroup] Mystery Pouch tag → @provadia (sent)

• [HGgroup] Cute for #3 swap → @girlyswirls (sent)

• [HGgroup] Stuffed Christmas Stocking swap → @vblarney (working on)

• [HGgroup] Little Secret Santa → @whatsherface (finished; unsent)

• [HGgroup] November Wishlist → @FuzzyStuffies (finished; unsent)

Receiving:

• [F42group] Geeky PIF tag from @choke (waiting on)

• [HGgroup] Mystery Pouch tag from @FuzzyStuffies (waiting on)

• [HGgroup] Stuffed Christmas Stocking swap from @llonaH (waiting on)

• [HGgroup] Little Secret Santa from @twinstar (waiting on)

• [HGgroup] Cute for #3 swap from @provadia (waiting on)

(updated: 11.05.09)

::: If anyone would like to angel anything in here, I would greatly appreciate it! ♥ :::

• @fevervignettes - Geeky Music FTW - flaked on by the host of this >_< // (angeled by @Pooky !! yay!)