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Do you celebrate any seasonal holidays? Would you mind if your swap gift was holiday themed? Christmas but not religious, holiday themed is okay! or not

Are you in school? If yes, what are you going to school for? no

What TV shows do you watch? Kardashians, Breaking Bad, Project Runway, RPDR, fave shows ever are Buffy and The West Wing, recently obsessed with Damages

Any allergies to food (or otherwise)? No, but my skin is very sensitive so cosmetics etc. are a little risky

What seasonal "flavors" (i.e. peppermint, chocolate) do you like / dislike ? I really love anything marzipan, I like peppermint, chocolate

Scents you love / scents you dislike? Not huge on really strong smelling stuff-I don't wear any perfume.

Favorite candy? Anything gummy/sour, anything caramel

Favorite food? poached eggs on toast

Favorite color(s)? purple, black

Favorite color(s) to wear? stripes, black and white

Do you paint your nails? Sometimes-mostly just my toes

Are your ears pierced? Do you wear jewelry? Does cheap jewelry turn your skin green / do you care? My ears are pierced-mostly I wear studs and not a lot of other jewelry

What are 3 things you have 0 use for? Anything for pets, perfume, super kitschy cutesy stuff

If you had $10 to spend, what would you buy? a latte somewhere nice, a sandwich?

What is something you can't get locally that you would like to buy? Cookie butter/speculoos spread, exotic candies

How would you describe your "style"? kinda simple, casual. 90% of the time I'm wearing jeans and black and white striped top

What size pants or shirts do you normally wear? I wear a size M in most shirts, usually 6 for pants

Favorite animal(s)? not huge on animals but promise I'm not a sociopath.

Favorite band / musician / artist? idk I really like Rufus Wainwright, Chilly Gonzales, Feist, stuff like The Pixies, Eels

Favorite movie? Metropolitan (I like mostly ~art house~/foreign/indie/docs)

Favorite book genres? Favorite authors? I read a bunch of contemporary fiction. I really like Sheila Heti, loved Gone Girl, reading Visit from the Goon Squad now

Do you read magazines? Which are your favorite? I subscribe to the New Yorker, Martha Stewart Living, Everyday Food, Lucky Peach and The Walrus.

What shades of make-up do you prefer (cool tones, warm tones)? I don't wear a whole lot but would love to get a bold lip colour, mostly I just wear eyeliner, benetint blush and whatever lipstick. I'm really fair with blonde hair for ref

What is your ideal Friday night? Sunday afternoon? seeing a movie, getting drinks with friends (OR listening to TAL live as it airs if I'm being a homebody) sunday-relaxing after brunch, cooking for the week ahead

Do you smoke cigarettes? What kind? nope

Do you drink alcohol? What kind? yep! I like craft beer, whisky, wine...mostly I drink anything

Do you smoke other assorted things? What kind? not very often

Do you like decorating? What sorts of things do you have in your room? Favorite tchotckes? Yes, I have some prints of Dali Vogue covers, a Bill Murray print up in my apt...I like plants. I don't like super kitschy things

If you work, what do you do for work? I'm an assistant at a film festival

What is something you always like to have more of? mugs! kitchen gadgets, scarves!

What is something (tangible) you're really good at doing? cooking/baking, party games

Generally tell us more of your likes and dislikes. I am very into coffee, not so much teas. I speak/am studying French. I'm going to be off work for ~a month recovering from an operation soon so any reading material/distractions would be great. I like games like scrabble, bananagrams, settlers of catan. I really like public radio/cbc/npr/TAL