middleearthtraveller

I've started a group: Altered Playing Cards Only (APCO) --join us, won't you?

Hello, I live amidst the cornfields in East Central Illinois, USA.

Aquarius. Librarian-type. Pluviophile/Ceraunophile.

I love travel, so tell me about where you're from!

Camping and going to live concerts are things I do.

I exchange loads of postcards, and trying my hand at stamp-collecting. I love swapping ATCs and APCs--I host an ATC/APC swap group via Instagram.

Note: I weigh all outgoing mail; if I ever have postage due, let me know, and I will amend the issue!

I adore music, and would love to hear about your favorite songs/artists. My favorite music includes Grateful Dead, Dave Matthews Band, Wilco, Phish, and most classic rock in general. But I love listening to new things!

I've been falling asleep recently to a playlist called "sad cello" and now, "midnight thunderstorms." Some "sad melancholy Chopin" as well.

This is going to be the year (2022) of lofi hiphop, "chillhop." It's been great for when I need to focus on work tasks thus far this year!

Outlander. British television in general. Twin Peaks. Black Mirror. Breaking Bad. Better Call Saul. Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Bridgerton is so fun!

Have really been into The Witcher and Wheel of Time.

I read a lot; any recommendations?

LOVES: LOTR, Dune, ASOIAF, The Kingkiller Chronicle, Circe, The Chocolate War, Tana French novels, Three Dark Crowns, The Southern Reach Trilogy, Discovery of Witches

Fantasy. SciFi. Nonfiction.

Recently Read and Enjoyed:

Lovecraft Country

Normal People

Little Fires Everywhere

Throne of Glass series

Mexican Gothic

Prisoners of Geography

Any kind of ephemera--lately: book-themed or travel-themed, pop culture

Painted Papers, please!

ATCs! APCs!

Tourist-y postcards!

Stamps, stamps, stamps (used, from everywhere)

New or used stamps with state name

Libraries

Forest-scapes

Camping

Cozy Cabins

Vintage anything

Board Games

Books

Book pages

Folk Art--esp. Eastern European, Scandinavian

Zines

90's era music magazines

Music

Cats

ATC materials

Junk Journal materials

Rain

Postcards from where you live--written and stamped!

Overall, items have been lovely. But there are a few things that I really don't have use for:

Tea

Kids TV/movie stickers--please no more paw patrol, minions, sesame street, etc.

Stained postcards

Gnomes

Overtly religious items