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Please note: since I am VEGAN (who lives a vegan lifestyle, as opposed to just following a vegan diet), I do not use ANY ANIMAL PRODUCTS. This includes wool, feathers, gelatin, leather, honey, beeswax, whey, casein, etc. If you have questions about this, please ask. Thanks!

Also, please do not send me SCENTED or chemically items as I am allergic to a lot of chemicals and scents. :\ I am allergic to cats and cigarette smoke as well, so if you have kitties, try to keep their hair out of packages; and if you're a smoker, please try to keep the items away from smoke, thanks. :)

All settled into the new semester and it's time for some ATCs! Glad to be back from my time off SB.

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My brother asked me, "How does it feel to be a member of the two most hated groups in America?"

I'm a vegan atheist, and let me tell you--it feels great. :) I moved recently and know no vegans in this town, but at least there's a very vegan-friendly restaurant with a lovely staff and house-made cake!

I have some chronic illnesses but try to cope the best I can. I'm anti-social a lot. I require time alone. I'm a jeans-and-t-shirts kinda gal, but get goth/punk/vamp/cabaret'd up for events like Dresden Dolls concerts and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I love cooking, reading, crafting, playing with my nieces, and visiting with their mom and dad. I'm currently catching up on all the t.v. I missed over the past several years, one show at a time. ;)

I try to rate fairly and to use the rating system as it's meant to be used, but I am often kind in my ratings (e.g. for swaps sent a day or two late, I will rate a 5).

-- Things I like --

Colors: Orange! Black (not with orange), green, purple, red, blue (but not red/white/blue together). Jewel tones. Variegated and self-striping (for yarns). Rainbows!

Foods: vegan dark chocolate (with anything vegan in it except fruit, or nothing in it).

Fibers: hemp, cotton, organic cotton, linen.

Themes: platypuses, octopuses, bees, beetles, bunnies, carrots (the international symbol of veganism), romanesco, blood oranges, planets, stars, chemical symbols, science, dinosaurs, feathered dinosaurs, steampunk, skulls, bats, pumpkins (not jack-o-lanterns), blood spatter, gambling: cards, dice, craps, poker, roulette (not slots, races, sports), board games, Scrabble & word games, Russian letters/words, German or Esperanto or Latin words, paisley, plaid, amigurumi, cupcakes, leaves and trees, chainmaile, brocade, pineapples, mushrooms!

For the Zombies, Aliens, Vampires, Monsters and Robots group, I love: all zombies; Doctor Who and Torchwood type aliens, also Star Trek types; True Blood and old vamps likes Elizabeth Bathory and Dracula, but not Twilight; Monster, Inc type monsters rather than Creature from the Black Lagoon or Godzilla type; and any robots. :)

For the Welcome to Sunnydale group, I love Spike! Plus Captain Mal, River and Simon Tam, Kaylee, and Wash. Also Dr. Horrible and Penny, Topher and Bennett, Echo, Willow, Dark Willow, Xander, Giles, Fred, and Wesley (in later Angel seasons). And did I mention Spike? Spike is awesome.

-- Things I dislike --

Colors: pink, pastels. Red, white and blue together. Black and orange together. Gold.

Foods: Anything not vegan. Anything without an ingredients list. Anything with artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners. Rosehips. Coconut (but I like coconut milk). Mustard. Licorice. Cilantro. Alcohol. Please do not send tea, as I keep getting tea that I can't drink (artificial flavors or no ingredients list) and it saddens me.

Anything religious (unless I've signed up for a swap based on religion). Angels (David Boreanaz excepted). Anything cat-related. Flowers or floral patterns. Eyelash or novelty yarn. French words. Astrology. Scented items. Dolls. Anything too girly. Christmas items. Easter items. Foam pages/stickers. Crochet thread. DMC floss (actually, I love it, I just have too much). Earrings (I stopped wearing them for some reason). Hair things (mine is less than an inch long right now).

Movies: The Boondock Saints. Donnie Darko. Shock Treatment. Amelie. Igby Goes Down. Rushmore. Office Space. The Princess Bride. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Repo: The Genetic Opera! Serenity. Wes Anderson flicks. Baz Luhrman flicks. Musicals!

T.V.: How I Met Your Mother. House. The 4400. V. The Big Bang Theory. Glee. Castle. Bones. Numbers. Psych. Monk. Bored to Death. Weeds. Leverage. True Blood. ReGenesis. Life. Being Human. Defying Gravity. Royal Pains. Nurse Jackie. 30 Rock. Eureka. Warehouse 13. Firefly. Dexter. Sanctuary. Primeval. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Doctor Who. Torchwood.

Music: The Dresden Dolls. Vermillion Lies. Nine Inch Nails. Rammstein. Fiona Apple. Frank Sinatra. Hamell On Trial. Zero 7. They Might Be Giants. Blue October. Jonathan Coulton. Juno soundtrack. Rent Soundtrack. Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog soundtrack. Repo! The Genetic Opera soundtrack. Kirby Krackle (geektastic!)

Sewing, baking, and paper crafts! I mostly sew nowadays, for myself and my two nieces who are 2 and 4 years old. Learning to do softies with no patterns, which is fun and scary. Making collage-ish ATCs. Trying to learn how to paint and draw better.

"Hard" sci-fi like Red Mars. Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Orson Scott Card, Christopher Moore. Sookie Stackhouse series. Serial killer books like the Silence of the Lamb series and Dexter. Books made into movies. Books that continue/expand movies/tv shows. Anything by Richard Dawkins or Dan Dennett. Anything by Tim Powers. Anything by Miranda July or Joey Comeau. Vegan cookbooks.

Not: Fantasy, LoTR, Harry Potter, Twilight. (Though I've seen the movies!)

Tag/RAK/Flake notes (just for me to keep track):

@Hollyhox is sending me 2 Buffy ATCs and some Buffy envies for the Doublemeat Palace Tag, March 18, 2011

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Flakery has happened! :(

@rockyhorrorgerri flaked on the GSC Cheap postage tag for 2 profile ATC's & some stickers. Siiiiiigh. I waited so long for these because she was having personal troubles, but now she's reading and not replying to PMs.

@Pheldda flaked on sending me polyhedral dice and recipe cards from the Geek Swap Central Cheap Postage Tag. After several reminders, she told me she no longer had the dice and asked if I wanted something else. I said I wanted the dice and she never replied....

@APlusAmigurumi flaked on a private swap we were doing. :( Very sad on this one because I put tons of time into my knitting and never rec'd the crocheted profile animal (a surprise) and crocheted snail. siiiiigh

Parts of Speech:Letter challenge; flaked by @doulton Already angeled by @mmtnsage Yay!

ATCs for Gleeks; flaked by @evillinna Angeled by @saristotle Thanks so much!

Stand-Up Theme ATC Swap; flaked by the organizer @halfemoon whose profile is now deleted. :(

Inspired Short Story Swap; flaked by @Anne510 Angeled by @junemoon , Thanks!!

@wackywallflower flaked on a group swap I was hosting. Boo!

Also, shout-outs to @Miditron @Hell0Z0mbie and @candycore for sending me awesome ATCs for various reasons. You're superstars!

(updated 4.7.2010)

GAH! Too much homework!!!!

Reading my philosophy texts and arguing more effectively.

Crime scene investigation! I'm in a class for this too. It's SUPER FUN!!!

Still reading Torchwood books and counting days until Season 4!!

Sewing. I'm trying to learn to sew knits. Scary!! But I did two little t-shirts for my nieces and they're ADORABLE!