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user2637

user2637
Original Member
Last Online: September 11, 2011
Birthday: February 13
Country: United States

Allergies, etc.

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. :)

About Me

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).

Yes, please!

-- 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.

No, thank you.

-- 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).

Favorite Movies/TV/Music

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!)

Favorite Crafts

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.

Favorite Books

"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!)

Tags and Flakes

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!

Current Obsessions

(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!

Ratings

tiger1i1y rated for Mystery microfiction 7 on Jul 11, 2011
5
rating
Comment: I really enjoyed your story! Thanks for sharing it with me. :)
lollipopmarie rated for Boondock Saints ATC on Jun 21, 2011
5
rating
Comment: Creative. What a great way to support "the boys." Thanks. Cant wait to see if they have a rumored Boondock Saints III
Tommie rated for Bumble Bee ATC on Jun 14, 2011
5
rating
Comment: thanks for the bee atc that has tons of cute bees!
Saristotle rated for Ephemera + Corvidae ATC on Jun 4, 2011
5
rating
Comment: Thank you for the cool ATC!
heather76 rated for ZAVMaR Postcard Swap on May 22, 2011
5
rating
Comment: Thanks for the awesome Boris Karloff The Mummy card! I love that movie. Thanks for taking part in this swap. If you want to host a handmade one, I'd be up for it. I'm pretty new at handmade cards, so I don't know that I'd feel comfortable hosting, but I'd certainly try my hand at making one.
ghostlysun rated for Mixed up themes ATC on May 20, 2011
5
rating
Comment: Fantastic ATC! Thanks!
Response: Thanks! :) I cracked myself up with that one, hehe.
alaundra rated for Small Sewn Project Swap! on May 13, 2011
5
rating
Comment: I'm so sorry that I'm just now getting to rate you. Thank you for the wonderful package. I love the bags and the fabric. I needed those pouches!!
Response: You're welcome! So happy you like them and glad they got there safely. :):)
Fatherted rated for ZAVMaR Postcard Swap on May 13, 2011
5
rating
Comment: Thanks :) Dont know the movie, but will watch it someday i guess. Thanks a lot for the pc!
5
rating
Comment: Thanks for a nice ATC :)
Response: You're welcome. :)
Helmaninquiel rated for My Favorite Vamp ATC on Apr 26, 2011
5
rating
Comment: Thank you!
Response: You're welcome. :)
WonderlandCreature rated for Make Me Something Cute! on Apr 22, 2011
5
rating
Comment: Thank you! :D
Response: You're welcome! I do hope it didn't get too squished on the way. :)
denimblu14 rated for Recycled Scavenger ATC on Apr 21, 2011
5
rating
Comment: Wow! what a super Atc, I really do like it, thankyou very much :)
Response: I'm glad. Thanks for the nice words. :)
Saristotle rated for Ephemera + bones ATC on Apr 20, 2011
5
rating
Comment: Cool ATC! Thank you :D Love the cupcake card and stickers too.
Response: You're welcome!
roblynwin rated for Mystery microfiction 6 on Apr 20, 2011
5
rating
Comment: You are a great writer. Thanks for sending the past swaps.
Response: Thanks! I'm glad you think so. :)
icrad rated for ZAVMaR charm/pendant swap on Apr 20, 2011
5
rating
Comment: I love them!!! Thank you so much! :)
Response: Hooray! Did you notice the Scrabble tiles match your initials? (either your real name or your username)
egalite rated for Dark Papercrafty Supplies on Apr 7, 2011
5
rating
Comment: Thanks! I love it all. Great stuff!
Response: Yay! That got there rather quickly too. :)
xSugar rated for Webcomics FTW! on Mar 31, 2011
5
rating
Comment: Dinosaur comics are the best! I want the little dry-erase board from Think Geek. :] Thanks for sharing! I've got some new material to check out!
PenguinParade rated for Webcomics FTW! on Mar 28, 2011
5
rating
Comment: Haha we have a lot of the same comics! But I'm not gonna tell you here...you'll have to wait to get my email!
egalite rated for Webcomics FTW! on Mar 26, 2011
5
rating
Comment: Thanks for the giggle! I like them all... especially smbc!... and the dinosaur one. That's an old favorite but I haven't looked at it in months so thanks for the reminder!
QuinGem rated for Animals ATC on Mar 26, 2011
5
rating
Comment: They finally arrived! Great job on them. Worth the wait!
Response: Oh, I am so happy! I was really worried they were lost. Whew! :) Glad you like them!

Rating Overview

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Comments

biasbabe on Nov 9, 2011:

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Here is a flower too brighten up your day! From The SWMHC

Fatherted on May 13, 2011:

handmade pcs are a great idea for zavmar group. but i dont have time to join swaps in the next 3 months. but i am interested.

icrad on Apr 21, 2011:

No, I didn't notice! That's awesome! Thank you so much! <3

Mar1l1ze on Apr 15, 2011:

Hiya hon,

I host the Ephemera ATC series in a bunch of my groups (each with a different theme). If you see some that you want I can always set up a private swap with you to fill your gaps :)

Darkestlina on Apr 7, 2011:

Thank you so much for the Doublemeat Palace Tag. I love the Labels and will get much use from them :) Hope to swap again! Carolina

StuntMum on Mar 24, 2011:

Just checked my partners for Mystery Micro-fiction. Guess who I am sending to..... ;)

melusina on Mar 23, 2011:

Fatherted on Mar 3, 2011:

Hi, your my partner for the profile team darkness swap. i am only vegetarian, but i dont wear leather or anything animal related or eat casein or whey, but i eat normal cheese - so that makes me a vegetarian. many of my freinds were (sadly) vegans and some are still vegans or vegetarians. my reason is ethical, but i know i am not consistent. did you read peter singer? some days ago i bought myself the mill book, to study a little utilitarian.

loved buffy and especially spike, and torchwood, i wanna watch the next season! i think you have to join the supernerds group!

it would be cool if you would load your work up on flickr, im interested to see your atcs.

i enjoyed reading through your profile. happy swapping!

Xandoz on Mar 3, 2011:

Helloooo!

I'm one of your partners for the TD Profile Comment swap.

I'm also a bit of an atheist. I believe in nothing, despite being brought up Christian. I know it's a sensitive subject for some, but I hate the way the church twists the Bible and beliefs for what they want it to mean.

BTVS FTW! My username is actually a mix of Xander and Oz's names. I still have all 7 seasons on VHS tape! Haha!

Is the Sookie Stackhouse series alot like the True Blood show? I've seen the tv show and want to read the books. I've also watched Vampire Diaries and have started reading the books, but the books are very different from the series.

Have a brilliant week!

xSugar on Mar 3, 2011:

= Team Darkness "Let's Meet" swap =

Hello! Nice to stop by and meet you. I don't recall ever stalking your profile, so I can genuinely say that this is my first time here.

It's awesome to see someone so dedicated to their convictions. I can't imagine how hard it must be to be vegan in a place where it's not widely practiced. A friend of mine tried so desperately to be vegan in my tiny town. We only have a Wal-Mart so it didn't last long.

I also dislike the taste of cilantro, but only on it's own. My rabbits insist on having it around, and I made the mistake of sticking a spring in my mouth once. Bleh.

I generally like your interests, especially your music. I used to have a huge crush on Trent Reznor. I'm really happy that you actually know Blue October. They are my saviors.

Spike is awesome.

Nice meeting you!
Manda

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