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I'm a graduate student in New York, and previously went to college in good ol' Texas. I tend to like things on the simple side, with a clean and modern styling. My favorite color combination is white and tealy-blue.

I also have a profound respect for architecture, history, and the visual and performing arts. People tend to describe me as introspective and "cute."

I don't like clutter, so my room doesn't have much furniture and is quite organized. I do pretty much everything from homework to eating on the floor.

I sew, cross-stitch, and embroider, and I love to incorporate ribbon into everything. I've also done some crocheting and jewelry-making, but I pride myself on my line drawings. I love my exacto-knife. I'm without a sewing machine for the time being because it was too heavy to bring, but I really like to hand sew.

I have no interest in scrapbooking and I have an irrational dislike for adhesives like tape and stickers.

I can't cook worth a darn, but I'm a pretty good baker. I really like making cookies, cupcakes, and bread. I recently bought a bread machine and am still playing around with it.

I appreciate the classics, am fond of dry humor, and like books that tend to be a bit slower paced and make me think.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams, Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad, Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder, The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ishmael - Daniel Quinn, Dandelion Wine - Ray Bradbury

My music collection is pretty wide-ranging. I listen to most genres except for hip-hop and rap and I'm not a big fan of classical. I like upbeat dance music, but some days I'll listen to opera. I listen to some foreign music, mostly in French.

Philip Glass, Britney Spears (don't judge!), Groove Coverage, ABBA, Ladyhawke, Jem, Cali

I'm a fan of the classics, fantasies, and what are probably considered "downer" movies. I'm not big on chick flicks or movies with really happy endings. I like movies that make me cry.

Imitation of Life, Labyrinth, Pan's Labyrinth, A Little Princess, Casablanca

colors = soft pastels, blues and greens, and neutrals; dislike primary colors and strongly dislike orange, red, and yellow; I like silver and gunmetal but not gold

ribbon = I adore ribbon of pretty much any kind - satin, grosgrain, sheer, patterned, wired, whatever

fabric, buttons, zippers, embroidery floss = anything that can be used for some sewing or embroidery projects is great

books, stationery, paper, pens = reading, writing, and drawing does one good, but I don't scrapbook and I really dislike stickers or anything adhesive

themes = architecture, artwork, mythology, flowers, Victorian, and pretty things are great - stuff with history and thought - but please don't send anything relating to animals, goth (as in skulls), or anything extremely religious