September 8th
From the Weenie Update....what are you most wanting to try?
I've tried a bunch already at will call -- hoping there will be even more at this next will call in September. I actually think I'm most excited about the two Forum Only scents -- Sprinklecake and Halloween: Las Vegas.
Who's into nail polish? What colors/brands?
I'm not super into nail polish, but my TOES are always painted. My son just stole my Blood Countess BPTP polish, so I'd like some more of that.
Is there a quote (or lyric or part of a poem) that really resonates with you or is your favorite?
Yes -- many. But I can't think of anything right now except the funny ones like from Monty Python, The Tick, or Princess Bride. *facepalm*
Dream candle? Scent, color, type (tealight, votive, pillar, jar, etc.), throw...
I really love the Yankee halloween patchouli scented candle. And their other black candle that smells like men's cologne -- midsummer night or something. I actually make my own candles as well and have worked as a chandler for Sweet Spirit Candles. I used to sell PartyLite and have a METRIC ASSLOAD of 3 wicks, votives, tealights, etc. But I still wouldn't say no to more snobby candles. Because... flove. I even have the candle lamps that take utility candles. I am not picky about color, although I prefer them in my favorite decorating colors (black, white, grey, purple, blue, wine, etc.) I like a HUGE throw. I love pillar, jar, votive, three wick... I don't like scented tealights as much because I generally only use tealights for tart warmers and I don't want the smell of the tealight to compete with the smell of the tart.
Do you like knitted goodies? If so, what would you like and what colors?
Heck yeah! I love wrist warmers and long pointy shawlettes (especially like Hitchhiker or any of Martina's patterns. She is awesome with the really long shawls.) I like black, purple, blurple (blue-purple)..
Would you be interested in homemade edibles that are NOT sweets? Any specifics?
sure! pickles, jam, beef jerky... and sweets too. Maybe if I had more options for non-sweet edibles? My mind is a blank.
What GC do you live in mortal terror of the lab discontinuing, but never get around to buying?
The Velvets and pretty much anything on my wishlist, especially the TAL's, I could really use some TAL's right now.
Yo, yarnies! Do you Ravelry? If so, who are you over thar?
I answered this already in my initial submission, but I am misstwilight. I am a complete yarn snob hoar.
Social Media?
Pretty sure I answered this on my initial submission as well. twitter = mstwilighteyes, livejournal= miss_twilight
Do you have wishlists for non-BPAL e-tailers? And if so, could you provide a link or a list?
I included my wishlists on my initial submission (amazon, etsy, thinkgeek, etc.) and there are links in my signature as well (wishing & sw help, then click on sw help.)
Witchee, do you use a PC or a Mac?
I use a PC. I'm a unix geek but I also have windows 98, windows xp, windows vista, and windows 7. and an ipad. and an iphone.
What is your favorite animal?
I can only have ONE?! I love Friesian horses (and horses in general), bully breed dogs, ferrets, bats, rats, corvids...
What are you going to be for Halloween?
Like I think that far ahead?
If you could have a piece of oil painting jewelry (pendant, pair of earrings, or ring) with absolutely anything painted on it, what would it be?
(If you prefer wall art instead, same question as above.)
I would know when I saw it... I have many examples of artwork that I admire on my etsy favorites list. I'm drawn towards dark gothy things and love celtic knots. Again with the corvids, ferrets, horses, bully breeds...and gargoyles!
How do you feel about nick-knacks?
meh. I have very limited space that is already completely filled with knick knacks and perfume bottles.
What traditions (family, holiday, or otherwise) are important to you?
All of my traditions are important to me! They help me keep track of the time of year if nothing else. In the fall I love to visit my favorite corn mazes, carve pumpkins, etc.
Do you like going to the movies?
Yes and no. I like to go on weeknights when no one else is around - I really am uncomfortable around a lot of other people and I get grumpy if someone is kicking my seat or blocking my view. or talking/crunching loudly.
What are your favorite restaurants?
My favorite large party restaurant is Buca di Beppo. I love various Indian, Thai, Ethiopian, and Mexican restaurants too.
Do you play any video games?
Sadly, yes. I have played Ultima Online for over 10 years, I love the Zelda games (started on Nintendo, last played Twilight Princess on the Wii). I have been known to play Guitar Hero occasionally.
Do you like any anime?
Yes, but I haven't watched anything new ... new being like the last 15 years.
Do you have an E-reader/iPad/something similar that you need a cover/case for?
I could use a case for my 1st gen ipad and I need some screen cling covers for my iphone.
how much do you like jewelry? like, if you were to get a shit ton of it during the round, how excited would you be?
It really depends on the jewelry. I have some jewelry in my etsy favorites. If it were from Stardust I would probably be pretty excited. I am NOT excited about dangly earrings, I only wear studs.
How would you like to receive some of your Witch's favorite recipes, tailored to your likes/dietary restrictions? And specific wants?
I *really* don't cook very much. I'd rather have something cooked and sent to me.
Do you need any boxes to store your smellies in? What would you store in said hypothetical box--imps, bottles, supplies, all of the above?
I would die for more 9 drawer Ikea FIRA boxes. Or 5 drawer. Or any of the FIRA models. Or heck, I could use some more tea boxes. I have a few small boxes on my etsy wish list.
Muppets: yea or nay?
Murdered muppets, yay!
Do you have an affinity for Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, The Far Side, and other comic strips? If so, which is your favorite?
I enjoy Calvin & Hobbes but I don't have any special affinity for any of them.
Favorite Mythological Creature?:
Hippocampus, Unicorn.
Do you like hair things barrettes, headbands, flowers
I have a few gothy hair things on my etsy wish list. I could probably use some more hard headbands with teeth.
Expanding on the hair question - does anyone like those flower clips for the hair that are big right now??
Right now my head is almost shaved so I really don't need any hair clips.
September 9th
Do you like to burn incense? If so, what are your favorite kinds...sticks? cones? resins? What are your favorite scents?
Yes! I would love to try more of the TAL incense; I have the Samhain: Sabbat incense. I can do loose/resins, cones, sticks, whatev. I might need some more self igniting charcoal and a bowl of sand though... I love all kinds. Patchouli, sandalwood, nag champa, nightspell, amber resins, all kinds of resins.
- Harry Potter - a fan? If so, what house are you?
Yes. And I'm pissed that Pottermore put me in HUFFLEPUFF. I wanted Ravenclaw or Griffindor. Pissed enough that I want to delete my account. *grumble stomp stomp gnash gnash*
- If you were to receive a gift card, what places would you like to get one from?
Amazon is always a winner. Couldn't complain about Villainess, Scent Addict, Soap Box Company, or many other stores either.
Is there a particular myth/folktale/legend/fairytale/godstory that you're drawn to?
ALL of them? I really enjoy reading the re-written fairy tales and I collect the colored fairy tale books. Oh, and I collect Arthurian fiction.
If you RP, tabletop, forum, or otherwise... Do you have any original characters you'd like to see art of? If so, please give information! Even if it's a link to a web page or a profile or picture!
I used to play a lot... some of my characters are now immortalized as test characters in GURPS Cyberpunk. I don't think I need any artwork of them.
If you could see anything, what would it be? Can be a person, an event, a landmark or monument, an object, etc. And it doesn't have to be on this planet, or in this time period, or in this reality!
Probably ancient Rome, Green, Egypt, and Britain. And Alexander the Great's horse. And lots of gargoyles on churches and structures in Europe.
When you are having a really rough day, what do you like to do/have to make it a little brighter?
I curl up on the couch with a book, tea, and my snuggly doggies.
What are your thoughts on comics? Any you like? Any you have been wanting to try? Favorite characters?
I really would like The Last Unicorn comic series as well as The Guild. And I'd love to have the hard cover graphic novel collections of Sandman.
Are you musical? Do you play an instrument, and if so, what? If not, what do you wish you could play or do?
I used to play flute and violin. I started on Guitar but never took actual lessons and then my son stole my guitar back. I've always wanted to be able to play the piano.
Does anyone garden? And if you do, what do you grow? If not, would a starter garden kit be something you'd be interested in?
I would love to have my garden back. At one time I had over 50 different types of roses (mostly purple and all fragrant) and 11 different types of lavender. I love herbs. I want to have a nice knot garden, shade garden, night garden, kitchen garden, rose garden, butterfly garden, and of course a vegetable garden. I have a bunch of "seed bomb" kits on my Etsy favorites. I think I need to get a bunch of wildflower seeds to sprinkle everywhere in the woods... we have a lot of full shade and partial sun areas. No full sun. And since I hope to get some more honeybees, I need a bee garden too. And something for the hummingbirds.
Do you decorate for Halloween? Is your decorating taste elegant, kitschy and fun, or scary?
I think my decorating is fun but my brother's (soon to be ex) wife always found it scary, so really I guess it depends on your religion and perspective.
Witchee, do you have any symbols or totems that have special meaning for you?
Ankh, Eye of Horus, corvid (totem), wolf (totem), horse (totem), horse celtic knot, raven knot, ferret knot. I love swirls. Again, you will see some of the symbols in my favorites on etsy. I am at least consistent.
Is anyone fond of programs like Adopt a Tree/Highway/Library/Manatee/Acre of Rainforest/etc?:
meh. Not really my cuppa.
September 10th
What #1 actor, director, author and/or musician are you obsessed with?
I'm not really obsessed with anyone per se. I do like to look at cute actors such as Johnny Depp, Hugh Jackman, etc. I love Depeche Mode, especially Martin Gore. Lately I've been getting into Abney Park. Author wise, I love Robin Hobb, George R.R. Martin, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett and many others.
are you interested in anything from the Villainness Bad Apples update?
I want them alllll in candle form. *sigh*
If you have a pet, would he/she/they like to receive a treat or a toy as a gift? Does your pet have any dietary restrictions or other preferences w.r.t. said treat?
My dogs are on a grain free diet so that is their only restriction. They have their own wishlist section on my Amazon list.
What are your top three "I want to try them but I think I'll never get to try them" (or, "I've tried them and I want moar moar moar, but I don't think I'll ever get any") scents/bath oils/sprays?
I missed out on all of the Bat's Day scents this year, so those are high on my list.
Is there a particular artist and piece that you would like a print of? If so, what is your max size that you could spare on your walls?
I have lots of prints on my etsy favs but I don't really have a lot of room to hang *anything* right now.
If you are in to beauty and makeup related stuff, what kind of stuff do you like? What is your skintone and hair color? Are there any beauty products you've wanted to try but just never purchase?
I'd love a GC for Prescriptives but otherwise, my skin is totally sensitive and I'd prefer to buy my own things (unless I have it linked to my Amazon wishlist in which case, feel free!) Exceptions would be things like your favorite long lasting eyeliner (pencil, creme, liquid) in black or dark purple, mascara, eye shadow, etc.
Do you like coffee or tea? Would you be interested in trying some different types?
I really prefer tea these days. I drink mostly black tea but I wouldn't say no to wonderfully flavored greens. Not a big fan of rooibos or white. I do like herbal teas to an extent but I dislike chamomile with a passion.
Are there any CDs/Albums you've been wanting but haven't bought yet? What format do you prefer? (i.e. mp3, actual cd, record, etc)
MP3 or actual CD. I'd love some Abney Park albums or any new albums by Electronic, The Cure, etc. I believe I have a CD section on my amazon wish list.
Are you going away for any part of this round?
Dunno yet. I'd LIKE to go to Disneyland for Halloween but since we had a bunch of emergencies this summer/fall already, I am teh broke.
Would you like to receive a mix-CD from your Witch?
I am pretty picky about my music but I have received some really nice mix cd's from BPAL folks, so I can't say NO.
If your witch were going somewhere on a vacation during the round, would you want a little souvenir?
Well, it depends on where they're going and what the souvenir is. Postcards? Sure! Trinkets? Not unless I specifically collect them, such as NMBC or Gargoyles. Or if they are something that I would absolutely love.
Do you enjoy any outdoor activities? Do you have a favorite form of "exercise"?
I go boating, quad and dirt bike riding, do agility with my dogs, huge fan of horseback riding, geocaching, hiking, etc. Wish I had a swimming pool because that and horseback riding are my fav exercise.
Any witchee's with a ravelry account have any favourited patterns that cost money that would be a welcome gift?
Oh yes they would be welcome. I have a lot of patterns in my queue that are "Wishlisted".
Do you work/study at a desk and enjoy interesting or cute office supplies?
I do have a job in cubicle land and I love cube toys!
Witchee, are you a fan of musicals? If so, which ones?
meh. Musical movies? Broadway shows? I like music from a few but I'm not an uber fan of any.
Do you have an Etsy shop? Do you know of any Etsy shops that are Switch Witch friendly?
My mom is setting up an Etsy shop right now - mostly spinning/knitting/crocheting friendly. Most etsy shops seem to be Switch Witch friendly, I've never had a problem with buying things for my Witchees.
Would a gift or a postcard from Disneyland make you squee with delight or puke into your mail box?
I would totally squeal if it was NMBC or PotC related! Oh! And the Haunted Mansion! Anything Gothy is cool. I'll pass on the Twilight Tower knick knacks though. I bought the Mad Hatter tea when I was there in May. I would love to try some of the other Disneyland tea or cocoa. And their candy bars were the CUTEST but I didn't buy any for myself. I'm a huge Eeyore fan too.
I am fond of the thrift. Do you mind lightly used goods? Please be specific!
As stated previously, I really like used books. I'm ok with antiques and things that can be thoroughly cleaned. I forgot to mention that I collect Starbucks Mugs, Starbucks Bearistas, and Neodymium glass, the latter being mostly depression era so found at second hand and antique stores. Not so hot about used clothes, shoes, undergarments, etc.
September 11th
what are your favorite types of Halloween candy?
The Cadbury Mini import bags from World Market! As far as "grocery store" chocolate (which I am too snobby to eat except around halloween or easter, haha) I like Kit Kats, 100 Grand bars, the caramel covered apple pops, almond M&M's, Reese's peanut butter cups (although I prefer the Newman's peanut butter cups), etc. I can't think of anything else. I'd have to go walk through the candy section at Target.
Do you prefer soap or shower gel? Please give examples of your favorite scents or brands.
Shower gel, emulsifying sugar scrubs, and really oily salt or sugar scrubs. I love the scrubs from Arcana, Paintbox Soapworks, Villainess, and Haus of Gloi. I'm trying to do no-SLS but I haven't found any really exciting shower gels without it and I still have a ton of LUSH shower gels, although I am out of Tramp.
as far as soap bars go, I do love soap bars -- BUT I am a soaper and I make my own.. and I have a closet that is so full of soap that the soap is going bad. Especially the LUSH soap. I just can't use it fast enough. So *please* do not send me soap, I am still trying to use my huge stash. I need to start giving it away!!
How do you like your chocolate? For example with nuts, mint, peanut butter, caramel?
Ohhh why must you ask this question now when I am feeling chocolate deprived?? My tastes go back and forth depending on stress and hormone levels. Chocolate bar wise: I love the "Naga" bar by Vosges Haut Chocolate, the "Hot Masala" bar from Dolfin (and their jasmine tea bar too, yum!), the peanut butter bar and the mint bar from Truffle Pig, the Cadbury Fruit & Nut bar, Crunch Bar, & Whirly bar (but it has to be the import -- not the fake Cadbury from Hersheys), the Seattle Chocolate Company "San Juan" bar or truffles (salted chocolate), anything from Cocoa Velvet but especially the rose caramels, Godiva's salted milk chocolate caramel bar, Milka milk chocolate bars, Rittersport milk or dark chocolate with whole hazelnut bars, Frango mints, the Honeycomb from Boehms (local), Fran's chocolate especially the salted caramels. That's all I can think of off the top of my head. I also really really love drinking chocolate and cocoa (mostly the snobby kind, like the Vosges Parisian but also the Salted Caramel hot cocoa from World Market and Ghiradelli double chocolate cocoa. And Scharfenberger sweetened cocoa.) I have a ton of chocolate bars, chocolate truffles, caramels, drinking chocolate, etc. on my etsy favorites and on my amazon wishlists. My favorites are really the smaller batch snobby stuff, especially small local places. I don't normally eat Hersheys or Sees unless I am desperate for chocolate and it's right in front of me or the only thing available. Frango, Cadbudy (imported only!), Milka, Ghiradelli, Godiva, and Lindt are bigger companies but I think they are ok to good quality and I will definitely eat those. I am not so found of Dagoba anymore since they were bought by Hersheys but sometimes I'll get one of the Dagoba Chai bars to see if the quality has gone back up (it hasn't yet.)
Beads! Do you use them? Would you want some? What sorts of beads do you like?
I don't really use beads. I have some yarn, beads, and crochet hook to make a scarf with but I am unmotivated about starting the project. Maybe someday I'll learn how to make jewelry and stitch markers after which I will want tons of skull and gargoyle beads.
Anyone here like caramels? Sea salted caramels?!?!:
FLOVE CARAMELS. Especially sea salt! As you will notice if you look at my etsy favorites.
Anyone like anything in particular from Think Geek?
Yep, I included my Think Geek wishlist on my sign up questions and it's also linked from my SW Help page.
Would you like a hand dyed or hand painted scarf or wrap or other item? If so, what colors/designs/fabrics do you like?
I would love a huge wrap or table covering/runner. I love black, purple, blue, wine, grey... designs? swirlies! celtic-y! As far as fabrics go, I love things that easy to wash (assuming table runner/covering) but I also love natural fibers (acrylic = ick!) so... cotton? I do actually hand wash a lot of things too, so other natural fibers are also great. Silk, cashmere, wool.
Does anyone here like stones? Just pretty polished stones for use in whatever purposes?
I do! And I love gemstones too.
September 12th
If you have kids, would you be interested in getting things for them? And if so, what are they interested and what sizes are the wearing now?
My son is 21 and doesn't live with me. But he DOES love BPAL... he even has a scent locket.
Would you like to receive e-books? And if so, in what format?
Yes!! I have the kindle application on my iphone and ipad, but I also have ibooks. I can use .mobi and .pdf for sure.
Would you be interested in a felted handbag? Do any of these styles appeal to you? http://tinyurl.com/3o2epzl (there's at least one guy-friendly style, too!)
ooh! I love felted bags. My favorites are 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 15 and ESPECIALLY 12!!! DOMUKIN!!! I have a huge book of patterns for crafting felted bags but it seems I prefer to have people make them for me.
Are there are patterns, motifs, etc that you especially like?
I love swirls - like Tim Burtonesque type swirls. Celtic knots.
Witchee, would you be interested in having a special tea cup/coffee mug/glass to drink out of?
Perhaps, rabbit, perhaps! I do collect Starbucks city mugs so I have like 500 coffee mugs. But occasionally I find other mugs that I MUST. HAVE. Like one with a bat on it from Fred Meyer -- had to have. And the "Mr. Tea" ones from Etsy? Again, must have. Would especially love a special glass to drink out of.
If you're a tea drinker, is there any specific tea you would like to receive, not just the kind/flavor but also the type/packing--i.e., tea bags, loose tea, compressed, etc?
Honestly, I am a bit of a tea snob. I would REALLY REALLY like OMG LOVE YOU FOREVER if you sent me some Butterscotch tea from Mariage Frères or tea from Dammann Frères. (see edibles section on Amazon wishlist.) I like loose tea but sometimes I use bags (although the tea snob in me screams "LOWER QUALITY! LOWER QUALITY!" Sometimes you just gotta drink tea from a tea bag -- and I like a lot of tea that comes in bags, so ... I have to shove my inner tea snob into the corner and tape her mouth shut a lot.) I really could use some more gold filters (see amazon wishlist) to steep tea. I do work for an extremely large coffee & tea company so I have access to a lot of tea, but nothing as tasty as Mariage and Dammann. I drink mostly black tea. I love flavored -- butterscotch, chocolate, anise (!!), cardamom. I have some wonderful chocolate chili from a friend in Germany. She also sent me some Anise and I LOVE IT TO DEATH. She's the evil enabler who originally sent me the Butterscotch Mariage that I would LOVE to get more of. I'm hoarding my small amount like crazy. I also love the Aveda tea, Egyptian Licorice Mint yogi tea (I'm totally out! It's on my amazon wish list!), and sometimes I get a hankering for coconut flavored black or green tea (but I'm totally stocked on those, thanks.) We have a really nice tea store or two in Seattle - sometimes The Tea Cup on Queen Anne has Dammann tea. Sadly, since I work graveyard, it is hard to get there during business hours. I also love rose flavored black tea, jasmine pearls, mint, lavender... I could use some more Good Earth tea too (the original flavor, not decaf.)
September 13th
How would you feel about kitchen towels and other similar household objects, if they are pretty or a souvenir?
I'm all over kitchel towels!
How did you dress up for your last party or compulsory-formal-dress occasion?
I don't really do formal dress. Most of the parties I attend are either full blown fetish-goth wear (in which case I wear a leather corset, black skirt, leather boots) or very casual, in which case I wear BDU's or something.
Do you enjoy puzzles/riddles? (Cryptograms, Sudoku, Crossword, Jigsaw, etc)
Not especially. I play with some online or on my ipad/iphone but I'm good with what I've got.
Can you sum yourself (whether it be personality, life's goals, ethics, whatever) in 10 words or less?
Nope. It would take a lot more than 10 words!
How about little bottles of booze? Ya wanna? What kind?
Heck yeah! I am obsessed lately with Honey flavored things. And Vanilla flavored things. And I love Butterscotch schnapps & Irish cream (buttery nipples!!)
What are your views on fudge and brownies? (Also, if you live in a warm place, where the fudge might melt, that'd be helpful to know. Or, if you're diabetic and fudge is death, that'd be useful to know, too.)
YES PLEASE. But NO NUTS. I can't stand crunchy things in my fudge or brownies.
Also, what about mochi? Love it, hate it, baffled by it?
I can take it or leave it. Every once in a while I'll buy Mochi in the freezer section at our local Uwajimaya (usually red bean or green tea.)
Does anyone like kimchi?
Er.. I don't know! Can you believe I haven't tried it?
Would you be interested in a sample box(from somewhere like Birchbox or loosebutton)?
I have no idea what those are.
Anything from the update ya'll are liking?
You have to place a Lab and Trading Post order. Right fuckin' now. No spending limits. What do you buy?
Sprinkle cake, Halloween: Las Vegas, more Samhain Incense, the Samhain Sabbat TAL oil, hair gloss (snake oil, honey, frankincense clove), the bath brews, and pretty much every single thing from the BPAL Halloweenies and BPTP. I'll have to go add to my wishlist when I have a free moment.
Paintbox Soapworks - anything you're interested in, in general or from the latest update?
I don't have anything from the latest update, I love sorbetto.
Do you guys have any sports that you follow obsessively? How about favorite teams and/or athletes?
Nope. NOt into sports. I am "forced" to follow Monster Truck Racing (I guess that's a motorsport) because my DBF drives "Captain USA" as a back up driver. I don't mind watching equestrian sports.
How do you feel about notebooks/journals/stationery? Anything you need or particularly like?
Don't really need.
Does confetti/glitter make you angry or fill you with glee?
In between. It doesn't make me angry, but I don't hug it to my chest and dance around with it either. I do like glittery makeup, hair gel/spray, etc. Would prefer not to be glitter bombed by loose glitter in packages.
How do you feel about stuffed animals/plushies/general soft, cuddly things? If you like them, what kind of animals would you be interested in?
I like weird and unusual ones or amigurumi. I have some plush monsters from Monster Nursery, an amigurumi pit bull that dixiehellcat made for me, assorted ferrets, bats, etc. I have one of those cute pink cthulhu's with the big eyes on my amazon wishlist. They sell them at Dark Delicacies -- I squeed when I saw them.
how interested would you be on somewhat personalized bottle cap labels?
Sure! Except I have about 1500 bottles so how would you choose which to label?
When you're miserably sick (*sniffle, cough!*) what are the things that comfort you the most?
Jamba Juice "Cold Buster" smoothies, Tea, books, fire, soup, sleep, sometimes movies, snuggly doggies, luxury socks (cashmere!), long hot baths with BPAL oil, blankie, fluffy pillows, and someone waiting on me hand and foot. OMG and the "Kiss my Face" brand "Cold & Flu Soothing Bath & Shower Gel" is the BOMB. I'd really like to try the BPAL Panacea blend ELIXIR XI: OOF too. I use GRR and BITCH a lot.
What constitutes ultimate luxury to you? (go crazy!)
Well, having my own private island, jets, helicopters, servants, servants for my servants, servants for my dogs, a stable full of friesians, and more money than I could spend in 10 lifetimes. Not having to wait line, excellent food, clean high thread count sheets, being pampered and spoiled. Having people be POLITE to you! (Seriously, customer service is dead.) Cashmere, Mead, Tawny port, high quality chocolate and truffles, really good cheese, etc.
What do you really NOT want?
Scarves and soap. Unless of course they are the best scarves in the world that were made by you in my yarn and color choices. Or the soap is my most favorite scent and was made by you. Or is Snake Oil soap. Or soap on my wishlist. Or made by Yewberry.
interested in anything from Lush?
I have a love and hate relationship with LUSH. I love a ton of their scents though, and would like to try some of their perfume. And I love their shower gel scents but dislike that they are SLS. I could use some more Ocean Salt and some more moisturizer since that didn't make me break out (I don't remember what kind, it's on my amazon wishlist under bath and beauty.) I love bath bombs and sugar scrubs - I haven't bought anything from Lush since last holiday season. Oh, I love the Silky Underwear powder too. And T for Toes. Would like to try the Vanilla powder. I'll add things to my Amazon wish list as I see them. FOR ALL THAT IS HOLY, PLEASE NO SOAP THOUGH.
* I like beets in soup, such as borsht. I've never had them roasted, I might like them. I love other roasted veggies, especially carrots. I don't like beets steamed or boiled, or at least I didn't when I was a kid. (I used to try to hide them in my glass of milk.) But really, why do we bring up beets for every single switch witch round? Paintbox Soapworks still has the Beet It scent, just saying. I have it in Sorbetto in my shower RIGHT NOW.
* I like the "petite" brussel sprouts from Safeway (safeway brand -- what is it called, president's choice?) - they are tiny and succulent and not bitter. I don't like really large tough bitter brussel sprouts.
* I like anchovies in my caesar salad. Sometimes on pizza. And I love kippered snacks on crackers.
* I like black licorice but the ikea salted fish shaped licorice is a little too much, kthx. I'm not really a huge licorice fan when it's the candy stuff filled with corn syrup but give me some anise flavored black tea and OM NOM NOM. anise caramel, anise fudge... In other words, please don't send twizzlers or anything with corn syrup as a main ingredient. I would be tempted to eat them but I really don't want corn syrup-y candy.
* I am *not* a fan of marzipan. I will take most anything rose, lavender, jasmine, or cardamom flavored. I love the rose and jasmine pastilles!
* I am not a fan of nuts in my chewey things, except for turtles and pralines and things that are *supposed* to have nuts. (ie, I don't like aplets and cotlets - those are like turkish delight, right? - because they have nuts in them. It could just be that I loathe and detest walnuts.) But keep the nuts out of my cookies and baked goods, kthx.
* I like mushrooms.
* I love olives, especially garlic stuffed olives and kalamatas.
* I like goat cheese. And blue cheese. And cotswald. And gouda of all types. CHEESE, GROMIT! I especially love salad with fruit and cheese. Like apples, mandarin oranges, dried cranberries, strawberries, etc. with blue cheese, goat cheese, or whatever pairs properly with said fruit. And candied pecans. (I think I am hungry right now.)
* I like raisins in oatmeal raisin cookies. I don't like them in cinnamon rolls. ptooie. I second the golden raisins; I use those in my broccoli salad. And OMG SO GOOD IN THE MORROCAN COOKING. And in indian food.
* I like ginger. I like pickled ginger, fresh ginger, ginger chews. Nom! (Not so much the Ginger from Gilligan's Island, though.)
* I like fresh mango! And dried mango but prefer to stay away from sulfites as mush as possible. Which sucks because I LOVE summer sausage, ham, beef jerky, bacon, etc. But where I can avoid sulfites, I do, and there is dried mango available without it. We used to get canned mango in Panama (my uncle was stationed there for a long time. I got to visit.) NOM NOM NOM.
* salted caramels and chocolate = yes. But I am kind of a chocolate/caramel snob, I readily admit it. Please don't buy me a bug of kraft caramels. *makes face* hand made caramels are the nom! especially the ones without corn syrup.
* Sugar Skulls -- I've never had a "real" sugar skull, but I don't think I would eat it. I would happily accept the Vosges chocolate "Sugar skulls" or the skull lollipops.
* garlic - yes please. fresh, roasted, in goat cheese, in chocolate chip cookies, pickled, garlic garlic garlic. I miss the garlic festival that one of our italian restaurants used to have every fall. Garlic chocolate chip cookies, garlic cheesecake (goat cheese), roasted garlic, garlic oil on pasta, NOM NOM NOM.
* pumpkin -- YES. Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, pumpkin risotto (with oyster mushrooms!), baked pumpkin used as a shell for soup, pumpkin curry, gimme gimme.
* spinach - yes! cooked, raw, baked in things, yes yes. I love it on pizza, in salads, in spanakopita, mmmm.
* Not a meringue fan.
* Cilantro is FTW. I would put cilantro on everything if I had it handy. I love it in sandwiches (raw), on pizza, in salsa, on mexican food, I use it when cooking anything that takes The Holy Trinity as a base (or mirepoix, soffritto, etc. depending on cuisine type.) I use it in broth. with corned beef & cabbage. indian food, thai food, rice. It's SO versatile!!
* cupcakes are full of win. But I prefer spice, chocolate, lavender, etc. to plain vanilla/white. although I'll take vanilla buttercream frosting any day of the week over chocolate. I think the chocolate frosting is usually too heavy. Around here we have Cupcake Royale and Trophy Cupcakes that are my fav places, as well as Sugar Rush Baking Company.
* Avocado - yes. especially mixed with cumin, red pepper, and garlic. Or with cilantro, onions, tomatoes, and lime juice.
do you like chex puppy chow or muddie buddies (ingredients: semi-sweet chocolate chips, PB, vanilla extract, powdered sugar, chex cereal)?
That sounds yummy!
Would you be interested in a handmade bookmark?
It depends on what it's made of. Flat paper or fabric? sure. The metal ones with beads? Not so much. I tend to just use a thick cardstock type paper bookmark most of the time. usually a postcard or something.
Do you blog? Would you like a header for your blog, a layout, etc?
No thanks. But my mom could use a banner for her etsy store.
How would you feel about receiving a Groupon deal for something in your local area? If there is anything you WOULDN'T like, mention that also.
Er, I usually buy whatever Groupons I want. Same with Restaurant.com -- when there is 90% off sale I get the GC's for all of the restaurants that I like. My suggested would be to just make a SOOPER SEKRIT switch witch e-mail address (gmail is free!) and send me questions about a particular item and I can say yea or nay.
Are you more prone to order out or cook at home? Would you be interested in cookbooks, kitchen utensils, and the like? If so, anything specific?
I usually order out. I do make the dogs their own raw diet so I could use more measuring cups and measuring spoons.
I am also on Team Mead and Team Honey. Seriously, I am down to about 3 bottles of mead. ACK! Thank goodness my mom brought me another gallon of honey in August, I was running out. I go through honey like woah. I would never say no to honey. This includes honey scented perfumes!! I haz a sad that all of my honeybees moved out of my cottonwood tree but I have my own hive now and we will hopefully get our apiary going someday. I have a full beekeepers suit and other necessities. I just need to order some bees. I would love to try a new variety of mead and honey! I haven't ever had Avovado Honey and I love trying unusual ones.
Does anyone like postcards? Is anyone willing to be a Nacho witch for postcards?
Yep. I put on the Stalking/Services spreadsheet that I'd be happy to be a postcard minion. I love receiving post cards too.
How do people feel about little pocket shrines, maybe something inspirational/motivational to keep in their purses/backpacks/whatever?
That falls into the range of knick-knacks for me. I don't carry around a lot of stuff and don't want to carry around a lot of stuff. I already have enough with my ipad, knitting, lip balm, etc. However, again, if it were completely customized for me with gargoyles, purple, grey, stripes, NMBC or whatever, I would probably squee like a little girl over it. So YMMV.
How do you feel about maple syrup?
Yes! I don't like fake-y syrup like Aunt Jemina or whatever it is that people use. I only use real maple syrup. (and I don't shop in large grocery stores, I stick to co-ops and small natural ones most of the time, so I am really behind on normal grocery store food.)
Do you like Star Wars? Original Trilogy? Prequels? Spin-offs? Favorite characters?
I am old enough that I can say I watched them all when they were new in theatres. I would watch them again, and I have. Many times. But I am really not the hugest fan of Star Wars OR Star Trek but I don't hate them either.
I have a question, mainly general, and not witching related, but I have a few things that I do every Switch Witch round, would you find that boring and unoriginal? It's not like the entire package is the same all the time, but there are a few things that I try to include in every SW package I've done.
It's not boring and unoriginal. It's TRADITION! (Wait, wait, he always waves at the gate.)
Doctor Who? Yay or nay? (please don't make me cry by saying nay)
I'm watching it on Netflix right now! (starting with the ninth Doctor.) I get bored at work and watch a lot of Netflix.
If my witchee is a fan, would they like a couple Doctor Who stickers in their package?
Sure! And someone mentioned Game of Thrones! Yes yes!
Do you like beef jerkey, I know some may be vegatarian, but where I live beef is a staple and beef jerkey abounds.
Flove beef jerky but not pepper. Regular, teriyaki, brown sugar, go for it. If it's encrusted in pepper? Not so much.
Also do you like or racier ecards from time to time and do you need to be warned if something may be not safe to open at work?
I do actually do most of my updating and stuff at work, so if there is nudity I should probably be warned.
Team Tofu?
yes. I usually prefer to get tofu over meat at mongolian places and love tofu in my soup at thai places. I'm not vegetarian now but I was one for many years. I'm open to lots of tofu things.
Anyone love Buffy/Angel?
me me me. Wedon fan here. Firefly, yes!
Witchee: How would you feel about gummies? Like, gummy bears? Gummy werewolves? Gummy vampires?
Most gummies are full of corn syrup, so that is a no no no.
Witchee: How would you feel about a totally original Gela-skin for your laptop/iPod/phone? Stickers? Decals?
There is a TIPPR deal right now for skinit.com that I am seriously contemplating purchasing ($15 for $30 worth) because I want NMBC, PotC, and Alice skins for my laptop, ipad, and iphone. I haven't ever looked at Gela skin because Skinit already has the perfect ones. There are, like everything else in the world that I want, on my amazon wishlist. I'm a virgo. I organize. Anything I see that I want? I use the universal wishlist button and stick it on my Amazon wishlist. Seriously. And the wishlist is all broken down into categories.
Since this is a Halloween round, what's your Creepy threshold? Are you a cartoon bats and smily pumpkins person or a skulls-and-bones the-dead-are-rising kind of person? Are your fairytales dark or Disney?
Please no pumpkins. I am not a fan of orange. And I don't really like cutesy ghosts but I'll take anything raven, bat, or skull related, cutesy or not. I collect gargoyles and display gargoyles & skulls all year long; our boat is named The Jolly Roger complete with accompanying graphics. The DBF is named Roger and is incredibly positive and upbeat, so really it just fits. I love decorating with gravestones too. And I have skull cookie jars, salt & pepper shakers, skeleton hand salad tongs, silverware shaped like bones, etc. ALL YEAR. I collect NMBC stuffs and when I was at Disneyland I *really* wanted the Nightshade jar. Maybe I'll pick it up when I go back to California this October. My fairy tales are both dark and disney. Maleficent! How can you go wrong with black, purple, and dragons? I have Maleficent MAC makeup stuff.
Are your ears pierced, Witchee? Do you have any other piercings? Would you like to receive any items of jewelry for these piercings?
Yes, I have double piercings in my ear lobes (I had more up to the top of my ear but I let them all close.) And my tongue is pierced. I'd kind of like to do my nipples again but the first time they never healed and it was a pita always cleaning the crusties off and adjusting my jewelry 500x a day (I'm sure people thought I was just playing with myself.) I wouldn't say no to another tongue barbell since I only have one that is plain surgical steel. I have a TON of cool body piercing wishes on my Amazon wishlist, sizes included. Other than that, I only do studs in my ears so please no dangly earrings of any sort (unless they are on my wishlist specifically.)
How do you all feel about Whoopie Pies?
meh.
Are you looking for a certain kind of DVDs to spruce up your collection right now?
I am always looking for my fav movies on DVD. I have a huge amazon DVD wishlist and I don't mind getting burned dvds.
Anyone going to see any good concerts this fall?
I have never seen Duran Duran (GASP, I know since I loved them growing up) and my BFF is giving me two tickets for next Friday! woo!
Wonderland tea
I purchased some of the Wonderland Mad Tea Party blend when I was at Disney in May. I'd love to try some of the other Disney tea blends, but I'll be (hopefully) going back in the last full week of October so if I don't receive any before then, I'll probably buy some for myself. Now... if my Witch could somehow hook me up with a reservation to Club 33 (HA HA HA! I KNOW! But I saw some people mention in the Disney thread that their company has a membership... so it can't hurt to ask. I'd like to see how they've changed from 20 years ago when I was last there!) or hook me up with some discounted 1 day passes to Disney and Universal, that would ROCK. I can get slightly discounted passes from "perkspot" but it's really not that great of a discount.
oh WITCHEE (not that i have you yet) would you be interested in something like this?
https://lostcrates.com/how-it-works
Er, no. Thanks.
how do you feel about lip balm?
Love it!
Favorite style (twist up tube, pot, tube with wand, etc.)?
- I prefer the regular size tubes. I hate the little tiny tubes that Haunt has. Oval or round are both ok. No tins please.
Favorite flavors?
- In the Better Botanicals I like the Rose Mint, Ginger, or Cardamom. Otherwise I generally like honey, rose, chai, vanilla, jasmine, and I can deal with mint. Lime might be fun.
Flavors to avoid?
- Chocolate in general. Not a huge fan of orange, grape, cherry, strawberry, or most fruit when it comes to B&B scents.
Favorite brand?
- Lately my favorite brands are Bunny Butt Apothecary (in my etsy wishlist) and I would LOVE some of the Better Botanicals Lip Balm, which I have linked in my Amazon Bath & Body wishlist. Better Botanicals is one of my FAVORITE EVER but my co-op no longer carries it. I can deal with Burt's Bees honey lip balm. I have a bunch of tubes from "The Morbid the Merrier" on my etsy favorites as well; they used to have the tiny tubes but it looks like they have regular ones now. I'd like Haunt if they didn't have the tiny tubes. I haven't tried Haus of Gloi balm but I was eyeing their Rose flavor. I'm also really interested in trying the vanilla rose cacao lip balm from Flying Bird Botanicals (favorited on etsy) along with their drinking cacao.
Brands to avoid?
- I *just* bought some Starborn Alchemy balm and it is grainy. Ick. I hate grainy lip balm. It's also on the "Too slick" side for me; I like buttery over oily. I also DO NOT LIKE "my lip stuff" - again, they are too slick & oily with not enough solid butters or beeswax or something.
Do you need more right now or are you set?
- yes I need more!
Are you one of those people who could never have enough lip balm even though you have a bowl on your dresser overflowing with them and 10 in your purse and an order for more on the way?
- I usually order a bunch and then order more when I'm on the last tube. But I don't think I could have enough unless by some chance it didn't have any preservatives and the oil went bad.
Would you be interested in getting fountain pen inks or art supplies via JetPens and or DickBlick?
- No thanks
How do you feel about getting art supplies in general?
- Not interested unless by "art supplies" you are including yarn or knitting supplies.
How do you feel about Threadless tshirts?
- No thanks.
If I were to let you loose with $20 in a drug store (CVS, Walgreens, etc - basically a pharmacy with an attached mini-mart), what would you get?
- I rarely set foot in such places since I generally get things in bulk at Costco or shop at Co-ops. If I do stop by it's usually because I NEED cough drops or cold medicine, feminine products (although I usually make the boy go buy them for me, srsly!), anti-perspirant,a card for someone, or something that might be on sale such as Fair Scone mix or Pike Place Market tea. (Our Bartells always has interesting food things on sale. My favorite is the Pacific Creamy Tomato Soup that comes in a box.) If someone wants a particular kind of halloween or christmas candy then I tend to go in to a drug store. Or, duh, if I need a prescription of some sort. The last time I went into a drug store it was to purchase an eyeglasses screwdriver because my frakkin fairly freaking expensive sunglass screws keep unthreading. I need to put some super glue on them and screw them in with that. Most of the drug stores around here don't have B&B products that the co-ops have. Or high end chocolate. Although Bartells does carry the Seattle Chocolate Company stuff, and their San Juan bars/truffles are pretty good.
Darling Witchee, would you enjoy farmer's market pickled veggies (green beans, garlic, asparagus, etc) or fresh canned peaches or something of that nature?
Dill pickles and garlic! Yum! Although from experience, things like this are really heavy and hard to mail so I would understand if I don't get any. I love honey from markets too. And rose or lavender jelly! The West Seattle Farmer's market has spiced blackberry wine -- I keep wanting to go get (another) bottle but it's soooo hard to get to West Seattle by 11am on Sunday.
Do you prefer color or white photographs? Nature or abstract?
As a framed photo? I probably prefer black/white. I have a bunch favorited on etsy if you want to look. But again, I don't really have room for artwork right now. I wish I could put a bunch up -- it would be things like gravestones, gargoyles, crows, skeletal winter trees, etc.
I may be going to the Chiles & Frijoles Festival this weekend. I'm not really sure what all I'll find (doesn't that sound promising), but I'm guessing lots of chiles and pinto beans and related things. Interested?
Er. If they have the sweethots type chilies, yes!
Amigurumi, yes or no?
YES... as you can tell by my Ravelry Queue & favorites, assuming you have stalked me that far.
What are some of your favorite paintings? (famous or undiscovered?) Feel free to link to examples!
How about favorite prints? Omar Rayyan's "The Favorite" Jasmin Becket-Griffith's prints, especially the Notre Dame fairy/gargoyles such as The Secret of Notre Dame. I wish that Phantomwise still had her black/white tarot series in the etsy shop because I have always coveted The Lovers. There are some awesome etsy artists who do Pit Bull stuff to benefit rescue, such as this one. I've always liked Michael Parkes' Gargoyles. I was lucky enough to see the Van Gogh exhibit at the Smithsonian when I was visiting some friends in DC in 1999 or thereabouts - my favorites were Starry Night over the Rhone and Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette. Starry Night is nice too but isn't my favorite; I do like the swirls and colors but I wouldn't really want a print of it. I have a cool framed print from winning a contest at PhotoWOW. Here's Jake modeling with it, since it is of him! I'm sure there are more but that is just what I can think of now.
If you could have an image painted for you - sky is the limit - what would it be?
Hm. Hard to say. I love all sorts of things. Maybe my dogs looking at gargoyle-y with bat wings. This is my one of my favorite photos of Jake and Lela from a Bev Sparks photoshoot (www.dogphotography.com.) I've been considering ordering a much larger print of it (I only have a small photo.)
Would you like any ecotools makeup brushes?
I'm pretty set right now for makeup brushes.
Do you like Legos? Especially mini-fig key chains, Lego block keychains, small Lego sets, etc?
Nope.
Three Favorite Kinds of Tea:
Pretty sure this has been asked and answered already, but THIS WEEK it is:
1. Mariage Freres BUTTERSCOTCH black tea.
2. Aveda "The Tea"
3. Anise flavored black tea.
(If we're talking about bubble tea, I prefer the Honey Milk Tea. Or Lavender. Or Jasmine. Or Rose. I like tapioca pearls.)
Three Favorite Scents of Candles THIS WEEK.
1. Witches Brew from Yankee
2. Spiced Vanilla from Colonial Candles of Cape Cod (aka PartyLite)
3. Patchouli. (See #1.)
what would you do if you found a $50 bill on the ground and a nagging voice in the back of your mind told you that you HAD to spend it on BPAL or else face Death. Also, say they had free shipping (LOL) so don't factor that in. What would you get? And spend it all! Or as close to $50 as you can get.
Sprinklecakes and Halloween: Las Vegas. Maybe an imp or two of the new GC's.
Thai & Ethiopian. I like Pad Thai just fine but my favorite noodle dish is Phat Si Io (also, Pad See Ew or Pad Si Ew) -- I freaking love the huge soft hand shaved noodles that most (good) places use.
I also flove (vegetarian) ethiopian food. My favorite place ever is a little hole in the wall in Denver - they had the BEST ethiopian coffe and coffee ritual. I had a favorite place in Dallas too, I can only remember the name because it seems to be super common for Ethiopian places -- Queen of Sheba. (The Queen of Sheba in Seattle is not a place I will go again. ptooie.)
So what say you? IS an "unexpected" visit/in-person witching OK?
I would say no. Sometimes it's hard for me to get myself into a frame of mind in which I am able to be social with other people. And my house sucks, I don't really ever want anyone to see it unless I have lots of time to clean first. It takes me a long time to let my walls down enough to be comfortable with someone unless they get me drunk, in which case all bets are off. (Or if I have a security blanket, sometimes in human form, with me.) I guess I am sometimes really good at pretending that I don't have social anxiety but... I do. Usually Will Call is a safe bet if you want to meet me, although I am not usually being social, I am usually being a minion and fetching things. Although if you wanted to meet AFTER the round at Knows Perfume or for coffee or drinks, that would be cool. Especially if I could drag my boyfriend or other people along to ease my anxiety.
Is there something that you wish you could do, but you keep putting it off?
Of course! Go back to school is one. Skydiving. Dancing. Exercising!! Traveling. Knitting ALL the things. Cleaning. Painting the upstairs and getting new carpet. Putting away or getting rid of all of the things in the house that we don't want that belonged to R's dad. Unpacking the shed with all of MY belongings and getting them put away in the house, especially my books, bookshelves, and gargoyles. Planting a knot garden. Getting more roses. Fixing the yard so the soil would be good enough for herbs/roses. Acquiring a horse again. More quad riding. Getting my motorcycle endorsement. Learning to play piano and/or guitar. Winning the lottery. Being more social. Going to Farmers Markets. Painting my BPAL boxes or having someone paint them for me. I could go on and on and on. All I really do is work, sleep, work, sleep, watch netflix, occasionally knit, read, and sometimes go out on weekends when I'm not sleeping or reading.
Put your current mp3player (I am the anti-apple, so no ipod ), winamp playlist, what have you, on shuffle, list the first 10 songs:
How about the LAST 10 songs from my iphone shuffle? (ok, 11 because I can't count and went back too far.)
1. Snow Patrol, Chasing Cars
2. Duran Duran, The Chauffeur
3. David Bowie, China Girl
4. Crowded House, Chocolate Cake
5. Coldplay, Clocks
6. The Art of Noise, Close (to the Edit)
7. The Cure, Close to Me
8. Tears for Fears, Closest Thing to Heaven
9. Kate Bush, Cloudbusting
10. Depeche Mode, Comatose
11. The Crystal Method, Coming' Back
Do you have any interest in rocks? Not like, polished colorful stones.. but like... rocks. With geologic significance!
I like druzy quartz type rocks... geodes... sometimes I pick up cool rocks. I like gemstones, polished or not. But just like a hunk of basalt? er. not unless it had some personal meaning.
If your witch were to knit you a scarf/shawl/cowl, which would you prefer, and what features would you want? Would you prefer something light and drape-y or thick and warm? What kind of colors would you prefer? Do you have any fiber allergies or preferences?
I like super elongated scarf shawls. Like Hitchhiker or Trillian! I think most of Martina's patterns are elongated. I prefer purple, black, blue, blurple. I am allergic to acrylic. I prefer merino, merino cashmere, merino silk, etc. I am a total yarn snob. (Ignore the non-snobby yarns on there from Michaels or Jo-Anns, most of those were gifts or things I'll use for people who don't mind non-snobby yarn.)
AND DANG IT. THIS ENTRY IS FULL!! I HAD TO MAKE A SECOND ENTRY!!
Baked Goods? Yea Nay? Yes please!
If not Baked goods and you are changing eating habits..a book of recipes perhaps that will help the new eating lifestyle? I really prefer my recipes online (allrecipes.com is my favorite) so I can change quantities, print them out, get them dirty, etc. Or view them on my ipad while I'm cooking! I'd love Meilin's e-books for crockpot recipes and garlic and other things!
Here's a question If you were to make an order RIGHT NOW (Not that any of you will make any bpal orders until SW is over, because you do NOT want to mess up any plans your witch might have!) What would you order (from lab, forum, DD, TradingPost, etc) I would probably order Lemon Scented Sticky Bat or some of the BPTP Courtesans. And Spanked. And anything that I haven't ordered yet, like the new LE bath oils and room spray.
Do you like cooking seasonings, like the kind you can get in ounces sizes? If so, things you'd love to try out? I'm pretty set on seasonings right now but maybe some really interesting ones would be fun? I always see all of the different colored/variety salts and speciality things but don't purchase them.
Do you like any particular kinds of green or back teas or coffees that could also be gotten in bulk? I usually prefer black tea. My favorite right now is an anise black tea that my friend sent me from Germany!! I'm sure it could be purchased in a larger size (mine is 2oz?) but I'm not sure where from. I usually buy my teas in smallish quantities from the yummy local tea stores.
Favorite snack foods (and can they be from bulk section as well?) Lately my fav snack foods are the fruit/nut mix from Costco. Except I pick out the walnuts because I really don't like them! But the dogs do. I also do a lot of cheese (cotswald, sage darby, or something else tasty in the snobby cheese section), crostini, and sliced sausagey things. Or chips and mango peach salsa. Or ... another thing the BF brought home -- Cadbury's Mini Eggs!! OM NOM NOM. And beef jerky. And the crunchy green beans from Trader Joes.
What level of nudity are you fine with on items? It depends on the item I guess! I have no room for artwork yet, but when I do I will probably be getting BDSM themed artwork for the bedroom. In which case nudity is perfect.
I know the ?aire asked about gently used books and if you like garage sales, but would you like other kinds of gently used items that may have come from a garage sale? I fine with gently used items of almost everything. Underwear or socks? No thanks!
Would you rather have HUGE list of things your witchee wants to try or just a highlight list? Everything. The more you have on your list, the more likely it is that I will have it!
Tim Tams? Yum! The black forest ones were spectacular and so were the toffee ones. The chocolate creme ones I'm iffy about. Caramel is good.
If someone were attending Disney on Ice (Toy Story 3) with a bunch of Girl Scouts, would you want a patch/souvenir? No thank you.
E-goodies? Er?
Mix cd's? I still have about 6 mix cd's that I haven't listened to yet from other sources. I'm really picky about my music I guess.
Is there any "classic" literature (Hemingway, Dickens, Elliot, Bronte, Hugo, Wilde, etc.) that you would like to add to your collection? I downloaded about 500 onto my kindle application on my iphone/ipad. All freeeeeeeeeeee!
So how does everyone feel about receiving ebooks? I *would* actually like the Song of Ice and Fire and the Wheel of Time books. Because I read those over and over and over and over and my first edition copies are going to be destroyed.
candles and/or aroma melts: I don't actually use melts that much (I would like a melt warmer that you PLUG IN, rather than one that you put a tea light in) but I would never say no to more candles and melts.
Get your music player, what are the first 13 songs on Random?
(This is my LastFM channel since my ipod is at home.)
Covenant - We want Revolution
VNV Nation - Illusion
Dead Can Dance - The way an Eel Feel Eels
Dave Gahan - Kingdom (Digitalism remix)
Martin Gore - Never turn your back on Mother Earth
XTC - Mayor of Simpleton
Thomas Dolby - Radio Silence
The Cure - Close to Me
Apoptygma Berzerk - Love to Blame
Depeche Mode - Strangelove
Minerve - Clear
Bruderschaft - Forever
Anything Box - Carmen
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Do you need another bpal box? If so what would your fantasy one look like? Sadly I could use a couple more. I have a couple nine drawer Ikea Fira and four tea boxes but I'm spilling out everywhere. My fantasy one is on my etsy wishlist! http://www.etsy.com/listing/46068735/mamas-little-secret
Would love another nine drawer Ikea fira but the last time I saw them on ebay they went for $60+ plus like $25 S&H. Ikea has discontinuned them for some odd reason.
Do you have any blogs you regularly read?
Anything that shows up on my google reader...
the world has given you the day off. You hear that, no chores, responsibilities, or budget you have to follow. What would you do in those 24 hours? probably sleep. I never seem to get enough sleep. oh wait, no budget? like I am rich? I would probably shop online at yarn stores, bpal, villainess, etc. and then go to europe. or do the shopping on the plane to europe.
Astrological charts and interpretation/ reports? would be cool except I don't know what time I was born.
Do you enjoy gardening? If so, what kind of stuff do you grow? Vegetables, flowers? Lavender, sage, rosemary, thyme (no, not the song!), mint, etc. Many varieties of all. Love edibles. Used to have about 75 different types of roses but had to move and leave them all behind. Where I'm living now doesn't have enough sunlight or soil that is well drained enough for herbs or roses. *sniffle* I love anything that is highly scented. Dianthus, chocolate cosmos... I love bonsai (I had a 30 year old bonsai wisteria but when it turned into a stick in the window - I kept it outside of course - my "then new puppy" Jake chewed it off. Would love to grow veggies, but again - water table is WAY too high and not enough sunlight.
Booze? Yay or Nay? what kinds? I prefer tawny port, ice wine, and sweet mead. vanilla rum or vodka. starbucks cream liquor. butterscotch schnapps. baileys. girly drinks.
Steampunk inspired items? Yay or nay? yes, but prefer silver/pewter over bronze/copper/gold. have a lot of steampunk inspired patterns to knit. have many steampunk items on my etsy wishlist. need goggles.
Favorite Artists - Jasmine Becket-Griffith's Notre Dame fairy/gargoyles. Omar Rayyan's "The Favorite", "Croquet", "Fluffy", and "The Faerie Child". (all on my etsy favorites!) I have some artwork (originals) from my friends, some prints from Van Gogh, Patrick Nagel, Gorey, and varied artists. I don't usually like EVERYTHING by one artist, it's more like one or a few piece wills speak to me and I'll want just those. Love artwork with ravens, bats, friesians, pit bulls, gargoyles, hippocampi, dark and gothy, celtic, etc. Would love some really nice BDSM pony artwork or large framed photo prints.
Do you like those little crocheted dolls? You know the ones! They have a Japanese name! GAH! If so, who needs to be emulated as one? Yes, I like Amigurumi. A Johnny Depp (Captain Jack Sparrow) Amigurumi would be cute! I have the most darling pit bull one from dixiehellcat!! I have a ton of patterns for various amigurumi on my ravelry and Loopy Ewe wish lists.
Pirates vs Ninjas vs Zombies - who wins? Which do you love most? I love pirates the most. They should smell the best too, like the sea and sky, wood, leather... (I expect my pirates to bathe regularly and not drink too much rum.)
Do you like wearing things in your hair? If so, what kind (snap clips, scrunchie, headband, etc), how big & crazy (lowkey, bigger the better), and colors. I have mostly shaved hair but I do wear a plastic toothy headband to keep my bangs out of my eyes at work and I have some barettes/clips on my etsy favs. I would love to have more dreadfalls -- need a big wide cloth headband and some goggles to go with them. I have some black and white yarn dreadfalls but they are really heavy and don't stay on well. colors? black, purple...
Piercings? - ears?? - elsewhere? I had five holes in my ears (two in the lobes on each side and one up at the top) but I took them all out except one in each lobe. They're probably healed by now - I might need to get them repierced. I'd kind of like to get my nipples done (again) but then I think about how they never would heal. Oh! And my tongue is pierced. I keep forgetting about it since I don't really notice it. I have all sorts of body piercing jewelry on my amazon wishlist. Otherwise I don't really like dangly earrings, I only wear studs and the types of things on my wishlist.
Chocolate. With stuff in it? Are you more a plain chocolate lover, a chocolate and normal items lover (normal items being nuts, fruit, caramel) or do you like weird stuff in your chocolate? (weird stuff being curry, chilis, balsamic vinegar, floraly things) I am really bored with plain chocolate. I like interesting flavors in mine. I LOVE the Vosges Naga bar and the Dolfin Hot Masala -- CURRY! Love the Dolfin green tea jasmine. Don't really enjoy chili in my chocolate so much. I do like fruit and nut bars, caramel, lavender, rose, etc. Would love to try the Vosges italian truffles with the balsamic vinegar and olive oil, etc. I'm pretty snobby about my chocolate except for the Cadbury's Mini Eggs for easter. OM NOM NOM.
For those who like lipgloss, lipstick, tinted balms, etc, what colors do you wear (and warm? cool?) and do you prefer something sheer or more opaque? How do you feel about shimmer? I don't really wear a lot of tint or gloss, mostly just lip balm. Shimmer is ok! It's all about consistency for me... I don't like a balm to be sticky (gloss) or too slick. I do like the Lip Venom even though it's on the sticky glossy side. One of my favorite balms lately is Bunny Butt Apothocary (I get mine through the Soap Box Company.) I have been lusting over getting more from Better Botanicals for a while; they used to carry them at our local co-op but I can't find them anywhere (except online) now.
What's your favorite animal? Or is there one that's particularly significant to you? I don't have just one! Ravens, bats, Friesians, pit bull type dogs, ferrets...
DVDs, Blu-Ray, both, neither? Eventually I'll upgrade to Blu-Ray so I've started collecting them already.
Copied CD's or DVD's? Arrrrrr!!
I'm going to Disneyland in a couple of weeks, is there anything I can get you? *drools and makes grabby hands at NMBC items!! (Nightmare before Christmas!)*
Sock Dreams? What kind? (anklets, footies, etc.?) yes! no footies, plz. I would kind of like some sock garters for thigh highs since my bpal socks tend to slip down. Y'know, the kind that go around at the top of the sock, not a garter belt. I like stripey socks but I like my socks to be a little on the thick side since I wear a lot of converse, docs, and unisex fluevogs. I don't wear very many girly shoes so thin socks tend to get holes immediately. I also prefer natural fibers to acrylics (I don't mind having a little nylon for stretch, but I prefer socks to be 70-80% natural fiber.)
Since this is a price capped round, would you rather get one "big" thing or lots of "little" things or don't care? I prefer quality over quantity (especially for things like candles, chocolates, yarn, etc.) but I believe you can find a lot of small reasonably priced things that are high quality. So I'll leave it up to my Witch! I'm hoping to do a lot of smaller yet high quality things for my Witchee because I think it's fun to get lots of little packages. But you know, it's also (for me at least) about the contact and knowing someone is getting to know you and paying attention to you. What? Attention hoar?? Sometimes I don't feel chatty back but I like being poked, even if it's just saying hi. Postcards and e-mail don't cost that much!
Do you like pirate-related things? But of course! I love going to Archie McPhee and getting a ton of pirate-y things. I have the lunch box, apron, bath curtain, bath mat, garbage can, pirate devil duckies, mints, air fresheners, etc.
Soaps? Be specific: if there are BPAL soaps you want to try or are dying for more of, tell all here! Also, any other companies people like or love? Villainess, maybe? Or Lush? What flavors??? I will admit that I would like to try the Snake Oil soap, as well as the one I can't pronounce.. Otherwise my soap coffers, as it were, are overflowing with bar soap. I make bar soap myself so I usually have a good supply on hand. (HA HA) I'm even totally good on shower gel. I would, however, love to have more scrubs, both oily sugar/salt and cleansing ones, like smacks. I love the Arcana scrubs, Villainess scrubs and smacks, Paintbox Soapworks Sorbettos (I have quite a few on my etsy list!), etc.
What periods of art do you love most? Like, if someone was going to get you a tapestry or a box or some other item, what period would you want it to most resonate with? the pinks and golds of Rococo? the clean geometry of Art Deco? The romanticism of Art Nouveux? The strange lines of Cubism? I was always the science geek, not the art geek. So sorry, I am not into periods and don't have any interest in knowing art by period or genre or whatever. I know what I like when I see it and I like a LARGE variety of things. But I'm pretty consistent with my likes and I think I've already stated them enough times and given examples of some pieces I like, pointed people to my etsy favs, etc. I tend to like things with hues of silver, grey, black, blue, purple, dark green, dark red/wine/burgundy, bluish pinks, etc. I am not a fan of *anything* that is mostly copper/bronze/gold/yellow/orange/brown or pastels. This goes for jewelry, clothes, yarn, art, cars, mugs, boxes, tapestries, etc. -- really it's pretty universal.
Would you like caffeinated lollipops? No thanks! I actually mostly stopped drinking coffee and only do a couple of mugs of tea a day. I don't really want to jack up my caffiene levels.
Would you want an invite to a site that is invite-only ex. Diaspora, Demonoid, etc. If so, what? No idea what those are. But if you think I'll like them, sure.
Pillows? What size/designs/colors would most interest you? I use a lot of "lap pillows" to rest my ipad/books/laptop/whatever on, and I usually have a pillow between my knees when I'm curled up on the couch. Plus the dogs and boyfriend are always stealing my pillows. So... large to cover the lap and firm to hold up things. Black, purple, silver are the ones that interest me most. It might be easier to look at what kind of pillows are available at places like Michaels or Joanns and then send a pillow case to fit such a beast, though. I don't think the pillows themselves are usually very expensive. I have pillows with Ravens and such on my etsy wish list.
purses? bags? What style/colors? I really like Namaste knitting bags in Eggplant or Black. But they're pretty spendy.
Decorative scarves for hair and/or creative accessorizing? What colors? No thanks, I'm a knitter, my friends are knitters, my family has knitters. Some have looms and do woven scarves. So I get a LOT of hand knit and hand woven scarves as gifts and I have a TON. Plus I'm more into shawlettes (smaller shawlettes worn as scarves) right now and I'm super picky about my yarn (yes, I am a yarn snob.) I guess this is a push button topic for me because people just don't get it and I keep getting store bought mass produced scarves (not hand made) as gifts. While I appreciate that someone thought of me and wanted to get me a gift, this is not it. Please! (The only exception would be really nice silk scarves that someone hand dyed for me or the HUGE scarves/stoles that are mostly black with purple, blue, or red celtic knot motifs that people sell at Renn faires or farmer's markets.) Of course if you really wanted to send me a hand knitted or hand woven scarf, those I would gladly accept. But I could probably use hand knitted socks or wrist warmers more. Anything hand made or dyed is accepted with glee.
Would you like anything from Starring Fragrances. They make awesome hair stuff, natural deoderant, and home fragrance (and a ton of other stuff, those are just my favs)? If you love them and you think I would love them, I am open to trying whatever! With the exception of natural deoderant, that stuff never works for me.
Do you like poetry? I'm picky.
What types of scents do you like to scent your home? Which do you totally avoid? The boyflame hates foody scents and cinnamon type scents (I weep!) but plain vanilla seems to be ok. Even though I have a ton of the BPTP room sprays I don't use them a lot except on pillows and clothes; I don't want my dogs to have to smell them all the time and hurt their noses.
What are your thoughts on comics? Any you like? Any you have been wanting to try? Favorite characters? I'd love the Sandman collections in hardback... but those are way over the price range. And probably don't count as comics at that point. See below. Delerium is one of my favorite characters.
Ok geek check - what sort of geeky things do you do? Do you read comics/graphic novels? Are you obsessed with something (a TV show maybe?) Do you work in a geeky field? Do you play rpgs like Dungeons and Dragons? Would you like gifts related to any of these?
What kind of geeky things do I do? I play computer games... I've been playing Ultima Online for 11 years+ now? I love old dos computer games (infocoms, sierra, the ultima series, etc.) I downloaded monkey island 1&2 on my ipad and finished the first one while my boyfriend was away for the weekend. I knit! That seems less geeky and more mainstream these days though. I still call BBSes (well, now we telnet to them!) I haven't scripted for a while but I *can*. I would like to get more into camera geekery (my dad is the hugest camera geek on the planet and is always giving me his cast offs but I don't know much about them and haven't really taken the time to learn.) I organize all of my books, cds, perfume, etc. and document it all on spreadsheets, scentbase, librarything, etc. Did I mention that I'm Aspergers? I think that is probably the definition of geek. I used to go to all of the Sci Fi conventions but that dropped off because I moved away to Texas, then Colorado, and just kind of got out of the habit. Plus getting older = less energy & more responsibilities. sigh.
I don't read comics anymore.. I did read a lot of them growing up. I love graphic novels though. I think I don't like reading comics because they are too short and my attention span is much much much longer. Same reason I don't like to watch TV (except on dvd/netflix/on demand) - I don't like being interupted with commercials.
I'm not "obsessed" with anything geeky (am I??), for TV right now we are watching Dexter (streaming on netflix, again for me on S1/S2, first time for the boyflame), just finished watching all of Lost on Netflix streaming. Started to watch Dead Like Me but the bf didn't like it. I have all of Twin Peaks on dvd and most of Red Dwarf (up to S5?) and have been watching Red Dwarf streaming from Netflix at work since the BF doesn't like british humor (WTF?) When True Blood comes back on I'll have to watch that every time a new episode is out. oh!! And I'm very excited about A Game of Thrones coming to HBO next month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love those books. I want a Game of Thrones "Winter is Coming" girly babydoll with the raven!! I saw some on the HBO Store website.
I have worked in a geeky field as tech support or unix system admin since 1991 or so.
I used to play RPG's... D&D starting in 4th grade (that was before it was AD&D ), Cyberpunk, Shadowrun, Call of Cthulhu, Paranoia, Paladium, etc. I met people when I lived in Toronto because I (1) called bbses and (2) played RPGs. Being a hot girl didn't hurt!! Some of my characters are used as NPC's in some Cyberpunk games and many of my Torontonian friends are listed as test players in the GURPS cyberpunk (I was as sick as a dog for many months and couldn't test with them.) Played Vampire: The Masquerade when it first came out and was part of the Seattle Camarilla originally but that didn't last too long because I couldn't stand most of the other people. I gave all of my game manuals to my son who is in college now and running many campaigns. He has tried a few of his campaigns out on me and Pixiepetal (my friend Lisa, she has an account here on bpal.org but doesn't read or post much.)
I do love geeky toys, I have a talking Tick doll, many Sandman & NMBC dolls & figurines, etc. I just don't have a lot of ROOM for things like that right now, so most of them are packed up in storage.
Anything with the Worm Moon update that you're already lusting after? Everything of course. I'll know more after Will Call tonight.
If your Witch lived near you, would you be happy or creeped out to get a "coupon" for a service like cleaning help or babysitting or dogwalking or coffee out with your Witch or something like that? Would you be creeped out if a local minion personally delivered a package to your house from a far-away Witch? No, I wouldn't be creeped out. I'm usually one of the local minions delivering things!! However I do have a lot of depression and anxiety, so I'm not always "up" for going out and being social.
Household/kitchen goods/gadgets? I could use another Swissgold Tea Filter. Anything I want is under my "Cooking" wishlist on Amazon. Ninja cookie cutters.. Skull & Crossbone egg/pancake mold... skeleton hand condiment set.. bone spreaders.. skull cupcake pans.. all edges brownie & lasagna pans.. ingenuiTEA tea maker, electric kettle, just to name a few. I can always use measuring cups and spoons.
Do you have a favorite fabric? If someone were to make you a fabric item, would you prefer it be out of any fabric? Silk and velvet are definitely favorites. Really high thread count cotton for pillow cases. It depends on the item?? However, if it were yarn-y, my favorite would be MCN (merino cashmere nylon) for non-socks, and merino with a little nylon for socks. or Merino-silk blends. Or heck, merino silk cashmere blends.
Let's say I have a pair of something you collect, would you like one of them and we have matching things? That would be super sweet! When I was younger the "best friend" matching rings/necklaces/whatever always intrigued me but I was a loner and didn't have a best friend to share such a thing with. My horse wasn't really interested.
What three things are you craving right now? Right now? I'd like a cupcake, a winning mega millions ticket, and to go home and go back to bed. I guess that's not really "craving" other than the cupcake.
paper goods, anyone need? including resume paper, and formal stationery as well as casual cards. no thanks.
What is a scent that you've been trying to find even a sample of for a very long time to no avail? (What bottle would you die to get your hands on - even a partial?) Pumpkin King or Noir, just to see what the fuss is about.
Is there anything in your life that you'd like advice or a "selfhelp" book for?: (ie finances, eating healthier, meal planning) Nah. I would have said Beekeeping for Dummies if asked last week, but I already bought it.
Violette Market Update is up. Do you covet anything from it? Haven't even looked. I haven't been able to afford new Villainess or Arcana from the latest updates and am not really a huge Violette Market fan. Easier just not to look.
What is your favorite type of wine? Would you be interested in trying something new? In that case, is there anything you really DONT like? Ooooo how about dessert wines? Favorite type of wine is ice wine and tawney port (I think I already answered this somewhere.) With mead being my favorite really, although it's mead - not wine. Close enough!! I have tried to get more into wine and will work with my wine snob friends and do pairings with dinner or with fruit/cheese/bread/chocolate and I tend to like those, but I really just don't drink very often. I wish I could have more wine with "dinner" but since I work graveyard I can't have anything with dinner (breakfast?) and I don't feel like drinking a glass of wine when I get home at 8am. So I have it on special occasions. I have some lovely huckleberry mead that I've been saving. For staples I usually get Chaucers Mead, Warre's Warrior Special Reserve Port, Graham's "Six Grapes" Port, etc. mostly because these are plentiful and inexpensive. I can't remember which ice wines I buy, I would recognize the bottle. I usually buy from Costco or from the grocery store because, again, inexpensive. When I visit my friends in Portland who run Cocoa Velvet, I usually go along to the wine tastings that they participate in - they do pairings with their chocolate. The farmer's market has a booth with delightful spiced blackberry wine that I adore. I'd be up for trying something new, especially a new dessert wine.
Easter Candy - do you like it? If so, what types? I love the Vosges chocolate bunnehs (especially Naga but I haven't looked to see if they have that flavor this year, I can just get the candy bar after all.) Cadbury mini eggs!!! Starburst jelly beans.
What scent(s) are you petrified of getting DC'd? Snake Oil! O. Most of my favs are LE anyway (sigh.) Usually the GC's I love are for more than just scent: Baku, GRR, Bitch, TAL's, etc. so it would be really bad if any of those were to disappear.
(most of the other questions were updated in the thread -- poke me if you want me to post them here!)
9/29/10
Is there one scent that is your goto for comfort on a bad stressful day? Like the perfume equivilent of a security blankie?
Probably some of the TAL's -- energy, white light, bastet's laughter, anthelion, peace, etc. I am only decants of them (except anthelion) and would love to have 5ml's.
What are you going to be for Halloween?
That would require PLANNING! I always want to be Frank the Bunny but I don't have enough money to afford the outfit.
9/25/10
If you could make a scent that represents where you live (or have lived), what would be the ingredients?
The Pacific NW is a myriad of scents, the most prominent being GREEN and RAINY from September to July. But there are many many more depending on where you hang out. I would add clove (clove cigarettes and oil mixed with henna on hands/skin), roses (the rose garden), lavender (tons of lavender farms), honey (lots of beekeepers; I had honey bees in my back yard in a hollow cotton wood tree!), apples (tons of apple orchards!), chocolate (I know many Seattle based chocolate companies), coffee (duh!), patchouli (lots of hippies!), sandalwood (tons of incense stores), and wow -- I'm not sure this would smell good.
Are you in need of Roller bottles or anything of the like?
I wouldn't mind a couple of small roller bottles, especially in cobalt, purple, or green! Ooh. And maybe some larger ones for my bath oil since I don't actually use it as bath oil very often.
9/24/10
Just curious, but if your witch was to make an amigurumi critter (or other plushie) just for you, what would it be?
I have a ton listed as Favorites in my ravelry queue. The fabulous Dixiehellcat made me a pitbull (!!!!!!) I'd like a equine type creature, hippocampus, ferret, cthulhu, or whatever!
Would you want a local/tourist item from your witch? Like a t-shirt, mug or shot glass?
I would love local 20z "City mug" from Starbucks! Or a Bearista with your city name! I collect Starbuck's City Mugs and Bearistas. I don't wear t-shirts very often, so no shirts please. I do wear zip up hoodies!
Okay, who wants NAlloween and some Vampire Apothecary goodness?
I'm not going to look. LA LA LA LA. Those don't exist! Hush!
Venomous Villains?
Yes! But I already ordered mine. Of course if you were determined to shower me with MORE how could I say no? I ordered most of the Maleficent line except the lip stuff. Which I am kind of now wishing that I ordered.
Last Unicorn?
ZOMFG yes.
Who is your fav Disney Villian/villianess? How about hero/herione? (doesn't have to be specifically Disney though)
I like Maleficent -- how can you go wrong with black, purple, and dragons?? Was the new Tim Burton "Alice in Wonderland" disney? I really liked Alice in this movie, especially how she didn't feel that she needed a man to be successful or happy. Too many Disney heroines equate men/love with happiness/success. Although I did like Belle in Beauty and the Beast initially since she (1) knew how to handle a horse properly (2) was a book worm and (3) wasn't interested in the guy just because he was hot and had muscles. Don't get me wrong, I love men and my boyfriend. But my goals were never just to get married and pop out kids. Which probably explains why I'm still not married.
9/23/10
Do you collect stones/rocks? I'm talking like "semi" precious stones, ie moonstone, bloodstone, quartz ect. Are there any that you're looking for at the moment? Are you in need of a stone but don't know which kind?
I love love love gemstones. I would like some stones that are beneficial in overcoming depression, sloth, anxiety, etc. and promote happiness and energy.
What's your favorite Halloween Music? Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack. And "Everyday is Halloween" by Ministry, although I suppose it's an everyday song.
9/22/10
Do you have a deviantart print wishlist or favourites list?
No.
Is there anything from Blooddrop that you want to try? GC? Halloween update?
No. See part about no more veins for more addictions.
What kind of shoes do you need/want? What size shoes do you wear? Would you mind gently used shoes?
I would feel weird if someone bought me used shoes and new shoes that I like would be too expensive. I think I answered the shoe size question in my original questionnaire but I'm a US size 10 womens. I mostly wear Fluevogs and Converse. I have a pair of Birkenstocks for loafing around the house and a pair of slip on sandals that I wear all summer. I wear aquasox and tevas when boating.
Do you like paper dolls (new or vintage) or coloring in books?
No thank you.
Do you like weird scary things as traditionally girly fashion items like heels and handbags?
I loathe heels with a passion, mostly because I can't walk in them and they hurt. I like knitting handbags but otherwise prefer messenger bag type bags. But yes, I like my traditionally girly things to be either geeked or gothed up big time.
What song is on heavy rotation for you right now?
Winter by Tori Amos. And Crucify by the same artist.
Are you coveting any of the NYCC atmospheric sprays?
YES. But I think I have a fairy.
If you could get any one thing hand-painted from your witch, what would it be and what would be on it?
A box would be sweet. Gargoyles, friesians, bats, ravens, pit bulls.. purple and black and grey. I'm easy.
Would you (assumin' you're a yarnie) be interested in a naturally-dyed yarn that's designed to very gradually fade with washing?
Er. I don't know? What would I make with it? Would it fade to white? I hate white.
If you have played before, what are some of the most memorable things you've gotten? What really made you go WOW? If you haven't played, same thing, but not limited to SW.
Friends! I loves the people. Things are just things. But I have a super box that is painted with purple and grey in kind of a celtic knot pattern, love! And socks and arm warmers! And a cool pendant that I have in my car to ward off stupid people! A cool yarn bowl! Silver snowflakes and cookie cutters! TOO MANY COOL THINGS.
9/21/10
Do you like garlic? Do you REALLY like garlic? Would you want to try some really unusual garlic stuff, like garlic cheese or garlic fudge or garlic chocolate, etc., etc., etc.?
I love garlic! I used to always go to this italian restaurant's garlic festival and have garlic chocolate chip cookies, garlic cheesecake (not really cheesecake, but shaped like one -- goat cheese with tons of garlic!) om nom nom! I eat it raw, roasted, cooked...
Can I talk to you about the living dead? How do you feel about Zombies?
Meh, zombies. I have a Zombie Haiku book that I treasure because it's from our beloved VoodooCatWoman and I've downloaded World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide.. but not really a HUGE fan of zombies.
9/20/10
If you happened to be my Witchee, is there something you'd like from the Arcana Halloween update?
I have already purchased a few bottles (or preordered from SoapBoxCo.)
How many bottles of BPAL do you have?
Um. I'll have to look when I get home since I destashed quite a bit. Scentbase still claims around 1200 regular sized bottles.
Is there any exercise program that you're interesting in learning? Meditation, Yoga, Pilates, Belly Dancing, Zumba ect? Or if you do any of these (or anything else sport related) are there any things you need/want? I'd kind of like to learn yoga, maybe belly dancing (I already have some cd's and books), and lots of martial arts of various types.
Candles, music, mats, water bottles ect?
candles are good but I'm a little snobby about them. I like really high quality candles that are smooth and melt nicely.
Anyone else into Emily Autumn?
Who?
What's on your walls? Please show us up to three paintings/posters/whatever. If you love a painting so much that you would steal (to watch it with your greedy eyes) one, please share.
Honestly, I don't have any of my own art on my walls (except a calendar and a few framed photos of my dogs) because we were living in the basement MIL apartment of the BF's dad.. and dad had all of his framed photos of planes everywhere. He passed away in May but we haven't taken anything down yet... eventually we will take it all down, get rid of the nasty wood paneling and sheetrock, mud, paint, etc. And then I have a ton of gargoyles that will probably go up on the walls and *some* framed art, mostly made by my friends like the ones on Slumberland.org that say "collection of S. Walker".
do you like Girl Scout cookies? What kind?
Yes. Samoas and Thin Mints.
What's your take on homemade apple butter? Want some?
Yum! Sure!
9/19/10
Do you read/like fantasy? What kind of books or authors do you love? Which one would you like to read? Would you like gifts related to it? I luuuuuuuuuv fantasy. Epic. Fantasy. I have most of the fantasy that I read except for the unreleased ones. Although I have pre-ordered the new Terry Pratchett book already, I am WAITING on pins and needles for a bunch of the unreleased books on my amazon wish list, all are marked HIGH PRIORITY.
Soaps : do you like them? What brands? What scents? Anything you're dying to try?
Yes, I like soap. But I make my own cold process hand milled soap so I don't ever purchase any.
I wondered if my witch or any witch would enjoy things like nice pens to draw with or anything similar?
I don't draw. Nice pens are probably wasted on me but I do love purple pens that write smoothly.
For those who are yarnies, would you like other-than-yarn witchery? Hooks, needles? Preference of material? Do you use/would you like handmade stitch markers, etc.?
YARN!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need some blocking wires and pins. I can always use more gothy stitch markers or cute stitch markers with gargoyles, bats, skulls, pit bulls, or whatnot. I prefer stitch markers in a range of sizes from needle size 2 up to 11.
Does anyone do altered books? Would you be interested in old books to alter? Any type or title in particular?
Nah.
Did someone ask about incense yet? Would you like some? Something to store or burn it in? What scents? What form?
I love incense but I have a TON of it and never burn it because the other half coughs and chokes pathetically.
Any oddball free things you collect or would want saved for you?
No.
9/18/10
Who likes hair toys, and if so what kind?
eh, my hair fluctuates between being shaved and awkward to do anything with. The only hair toys I really love are dreadfalls.
Does any art we may send need to be child safe, either in the actually safe sense or the non X rated sense?
Dog safe but not child safe.
In the knitted/crocheted things area, would you want wrist warmers, 1/2 gloves, a neck warmer(the kind that pretty much just goes around your neck and maybe fastens instead of being long and loose like a scarf), slippers, or hats?
I love wrist warmers! I don't really like cowls so much, even the ones that fasten instead of just slipping over the head, and I have a few already since I knit, my mom knits, my friends knit, etc. Slippers might be fun, I have some felted slipper patterns in my favs on Ravelry. I don't wear knitted hats. I could use a knitted headband maybe! Lately I've been into little shawls worn around the neck like scarves.
How do you feel about altered/recycled/upcycled items of clothing or accessories?
Not really one way or another. It depends on the item I suppose? I love reusing cute little tins for things but when someone says upcycled clothing, I think of Regretsy.
Is there anything you want from the Violette Market update? Haven't looked. I have been gifted things from Violette Market but I haven't purchased any on my own and really, do I need another drug?? I'm out of veins! And Money!
What is your favourite habitat and climate to live in? How about to visit? (ie. forest, canyons, mountains, by the beach; temperate, tropical...)
I like temperate bordering on cool. We have all sorts of fun things in Washington and I like it all - mountains, desert, rain forest, ocean, other forest, plains, canyons...
What do you wish you could make/craft if you had the know-how and supplies? Specifically, which particular items?
There are a lot of sweaters that I want to knit. Oh, wait, I have the supplies and know-how, just not the time. Um. Hm. Maybe things like Saddles. Oh, and I'd love to do silversmithing and make lockets and rings.
Is there anything you would like from Conjure Oils general catalogue or the new updates that isn't already on your wishlist?
Nope.
Am I alone in this, or is there a Book Fair/Comic Con scent you're dying to get your paws on, too?
YES. The one coming up at the Book Fair. *whine*
Anyone need address/phone type books?
No, thank you.
9/17/10
Are there any particular movies, tv shows or cd’s that you’ve been meaning to buy for years but just never got round to getting? Would you mind a gently used dvd/cd if your witch had it or could get it??
I have Red Dwarf seasons 1-5 and would like the rest. I'd love Ranma 1/2! There are a lot of movies that I would like to have on DVD but of course I can't think of them off the top of my head. I love used dvds (or burned.)
Is there anything from the Possets' Hallowe'en update you're lusting after?
Please don't buy me any Possets.
Would you like a custom/altered toy either from a seller or from your witch (like My Little Pony, or a Barbie or any particular toy that can be changed?)
MY LITTLE PONY! I'd love a My Little Cthulhu pony! And altered Breyer Horses into Hippocampus or Friesians are favs of mine. Barbies would be ok if they were altered into something severely BDSM related.
Do you like the candy apple, candy corn or pumpkin spice kisses?
I don't really like Hersheys but I'd be willing to try small samples of odd flavors.
Anne Taintor, anyone?
Who?
Which web comics do you enjoy?
I used to read "Not Wild, Just Crazy" and "Something Positive". And something about the Devil's Panties. But I don't read web comics anymore, just don't think about it.
9/16/10
If I were to knit a scarf, would you prefer a skinny one, or a wide one? A short one, that when wrapped once around your neck will just tuck under your jacket, or a long one, at least to your waist?
My mom always makes me super long skinny ones so I have a lot of those. I'd actually prefer shawlettes or a big shawl. Or a rectangular wrap that is wide enough to wear like a shawl but could also double as a head covering or scarf.
Don't like scarves? Would a rectangular shawl or triangular shawl be more to your taste?
Yes.
How do you feel about recipes?
I need someone to cook them for me.
What kind of a cook/baker are you?
One that doesn't ever spend time cooking or baking if possible.
Are you happiest calling for delivery or microwaving a lean cuisine, Or will Food Network be asking you to host their new program?
No one delivers to where I live, but I don't eat most prepackaged food from the grocery store either. Usually we eat out or I have to cook. Or we grill.
If I send you something home made would you like the recipe for it?
Sure.
If you are someone who doesn't want baked goods sent, would you like a collection of some of my favorite recipes?
WHAT? WHO WOULDN'T WANT BAKED GOODS???
How about home made mixes or kits? Kind of like the cookie in a jar thing, where you would need to add the perishable ingredients?
Meh. I would probably NEVER use it, honestly.
if you are a tea lover, what are your flavor preferences? Green? Black? Herbal (I know, technically those are NOT teas, but tisanes)? Flavored blacks/greens?
Black. Flavored is good. I have enough black coconut right now, but I love smoky teas, and ZOMG I'd love some more butterscotch black tea from Mariage Frères in France. I love many blends from The Tea Cup in Seattle!
9/15/10
How do you feek about silly, funny knick-knack, dollar store stuff, stickers, magnets etc? Would you like receiving that kind of stuff or rather not?
Eh, I have enough clutter and no place to put it all.
Is there a specific book you've been wanting to get but haven't found the time or the opportunity to?
I have a stack of books to read (YAY!) -- Just started Bite Me by Christopher Moore.
Do you read mangas/watch animes? Which ones? Do you have a particular favourite? Would you like to receive managas or anything related to them?
Are you open to receiving things that are not on your wishlist, maybe something your Witch thinks you might like?
I have watched Anime. No, I don't need anything related to Anime except possibly dvds. Sure, if my witch thinks I might like something, bring it on!
If you have something on a wishlist that we could craft INSTEAD of buying, though it might not end up identical to the wishlist thing, would it be okay to craft it instead? Obviously we don't want to copy anyone else's design, but if we can replicate the flavour or intent that you like without stepping on toes?
Sure! Especially food!
OK, I know that lots of folks love socks. Do you have a preference of length? Materials? Patterns?
I like cotton, MCN (merino cashmere nylon), merino/silk, ... I like longer than ankle but not all the way up to my knee. I'm open on patterns.
How do people feel about word magnets I have tons of them and no place to put them, so no, please god no.
If you could have any costume, or if you aren't into costumes, necklace or other accessory, from any movie character, what would it be?
Dang. I can't think of anything exciting off the top of my head. Most of the time I'd need the person's body to go with the costume or accessory!!
How do you feel about samples/decants of things other than BPAL? Soap slices, lotion/scrub/shower gel decants, single use make-up/beauty products, etc.
Meh. I can take or leave them.
What are you guys going to be aiming for in the Inquisition? Or do you just plan on ordering individual items?
I want a set of both Trick and Treat and then single items including the pumpkin one, licorice bats, ginger skulls, and the root beer trick one. Yes, I'm too lazy to go look right now.
9/14/10
Chocolate or other types of candy?
Mmmm snobby expensive chocolate! Most other candy is loaded with corn syrup which I am trying to avoid, but I would probably nom it down anyway because I'm weak like that. I would love to try Wine Gums or interesting candy from other countries.
For tea drinkers, do you prefer loose leaf or tea bags?
Loose leaf is generally higher quality tea but I use tea bags too.
If you would enjoy something of a knitted persuasion, do you have a preference on type of thing? Since making a scarf for someone who has 10 might be a smidge excessive? Also, how do people feel about shawls?
Shawls! Shawlettes! Socks! Wrist warmers! Yay!
Is there a TV, movie or literary character that you are a lot alike, or would like to be alike?
again with the question I would have to think about.
Is there anything you need for your kitchen, ie measuring cups, spoons, grater, ect?
I could definitely use more measuring spoons. My local Target had a place for purple ones but they were SOLD. OUT. *weep*
Music, DO you prefer Live or Studio? Edited or explicit?
Studio. Explicit is fine.
If you are an animal lover, is there a specific type/breed that you love most?
Friesian horses, Bully breed dogs.. Love ferrets too. Ravens, bats...
Also flowers and plants- If you like flowers/plants, do you have a favorite(s)?
Lavender (I had 11 different varieties in my yard at one time), roses (especially purple extremely fragrant roses like Royal Amethyst, Love Potion, Sterling Silver, etc.), scented geraniums, most scented herbs. I have a purple hibiscus bush in the yard. Love butterfly bushes. Anything that butterflies like and that bees can use the pollen from for honey. I love night blooming flowers. Jasmine. Honeysuckle. Wisteria. I would LOVE to have a mimosa tree. I love all types of mint, thyme, rosemary, sage, catnip, etc. I need a huge herb knot garden!! And a hedge maze!
Do you have a favorite quotation? Song lyric? Book passage? WhateverthehecktheycalltheanonymousregionalwisdomthingiePROVERB! that word.
Again, hard for me to come up with things without extensive thinking.
What is a bpal scent that you've been dying to try for awhile but just can't find? (A scent where even a tester would do)
Noir? Pumpkin King? ha ha ha!!!
Let's say, hypothetically speaking, that you have some children/spawn (1 or more), and, hypothetically speaking, your witch would like to spoil them a little but knows nothing of kids these days. What do they like or dislike? Also is there anything a (sane) adult might think they would like that you don't think is appropriate for whatever reason? (I'm thinking of things like temp tattoos, make up, things that make noise, or anything else that might be bad for non-obvious reasons.)
My child is 20 and doesn't live with me, but if you wanted to spoil him I could send his address. He loves to get mail, has bpal and a scent locket, role plays, etc.
Is there anything you would like that can be delivered over the internet? Things like fanfic recs, cat macros, mp3s you are looking for, how-to or amusing videos, things like that
I hesitate to google what a cat macro is. MP3's are always good. Amusing videos are good.
What would your last meal be if it could be anything in the world (sky is the limit, drinks too, the whole shebang)
Another thinking question. This is bad at night when I'm in the middle of doing a software conversion and just want to bang out some questions and people keep interupting me!! lol. Um, probably some kind of meat roasted in honey and spices, spiced mead, fresh fruit, crusty bread, triple cream brie and lots of other cheese, deep dark rich chocolate, port... or maybe I'd crave something else that night. My food tastes change depending on time of month or day or mood or what I've had to eat lately or season or..
NaNoWriMo?
No.
9/13/10
Do you crave many Ecards and contact or are you okay with little contact from your Witch? I chose in my Q&A that I would like a high to medium contact witch, so hopefully I was matched appropriately!
Do you have a place where you list all the BPAL you have or have tried? I try to keep it up to date on Scentbase.
Do you like maple sugar candy? It's good, I'll eat it, but I'm not super crazy about it.
What is your position on the chocolate & bacon flavor combination? It's not something that you eat when you're craving chocolate. But really the bacon just adds a salty smokiness to it! I have the Vosges bacon-chocolate chip pancake mix in my wishlist, for example.
If you are a tea-drinker do you need a tea-cozie for your pot? No, sorry. Most stuff that I want or need, srsly, is on my extremely extensive amazon wish list.
Go to your spice cabinet, what are the three most used spices? Tarragon (for salmon), granulated garlic, pepper.
Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft for PC's. But I do have an ipod, an iphone, and I'd like an ipad. But I don't really like itunes.
Where was your last vacation? What did you like most? Vacation? What's that?? I can't even remember where my last "vacation" was. We travel for business (monster trucks) but... I am going to say that the last time I went somewhere fun was the monster truck show in Portland, Oregon. Because I got to go stay with my super wonderful friends who run Cocoa Velvet (chocolate truffle/caramel company) for the weekend!! And I learned to make ganache. I love them dearly and love Portland. We went to some wonderful tea places (The Tea-Zone and more), super snobby chocolate places, some fetishy stores for valentine's day shopping, super awesome hole in the wall ice cream places, and they made cheese fondue for me, which I had never had. The only fly in the ointment was that it was Valentine's Day that weekend. (but they made me heart shaped pancakes for breakfast!!)
Would you appreciate receiving handwritten letters and/or postcards (anonymous or not)? How about sending them? I love getting postcards! I like getting handwritten letters too, but e-mail is just fine.
Do you hate any food things with a passion?? I don't like scallops... I don't really like lima beans either.
Would you be opposed to receiving a digital version (via email) of a magazine you like but don't subscribe to...you know, in the interest of saving a tree? I don't subscribe to magazines. Don't really want a digital version either!
what interests you from the latest lab update? I run decant circles so I've already ordered everything from the lab update except for the forum only scents, which I will probably order on the next full moon.
How do you feel about stationery, like nice pens or notepaper? And if you're in favor, do you prefer classic/contemporary or cutesy stuff? I love pens and office things but I don't really have a plane for stationery/notepaper. Pens I can find a place for.
Would you like homemade preserves (e.g. marinated vegies, pickled onions, chilli jam?) YUM. PLEASE. I loooove pickles. I just picked up lavender jelly at the farmer's market and am going back for rose jelly.
If you've got stuff on your BPAL wishlist, would partial bottles be okay? yes!
Would you like something you have to make yourself? I do a lot of make-it-myself and love it!
Say you were my witchee, and I found things on your wishlist that I could totally make. Would you want me to make it? Or would you rather it be purchased for you? It really depends on the item. Food? Sure! Jewelry? Of course! Soap/bath stuff? Bring it on! Yarn? Heck yeah!
Who is your favorite soap etailer? I make my own soap! I am my favorite soap etailer! (giggle) I rarely use soap from other companies. Tarty sent me a sample from Paintbox Soapworks and it was lovely! I have some Villainess that I need to open and try.
What about vintage decoration items, teacups, etc etc? vintage gargoyles FTW! teacups? um. I only use 20oz mugs and I have about 500 of them since I collect the Starbucks City Mugs.
With regards to your gifts, would you prefer your presents' awesomeness evenly spread out (several packages of pretty terrific things) over the round or a slow build-up of awesomeness (going up from pretty cool things to something super-duper cool at the end) to go out with a bang? Do you have a preference? I would like the slow build up but since I already received a huge Villainess GC which was totally awesome, we've started off with a bang!! And I'm not complaining!
What kind of make-up do you wear? What colors? Is there anything you'd like to try but haven't yet? I just switched from Prescriptives to M*A*C. I just pre-ordered all of the Venomous Villians that I want so really I'm pretty set with makeup. I'm not a huge makeup person really (I rarely wear eyeshadow and am horrible at applying it) but I'm always looking at the "smoky eye" tutorials and I could probably use some really nice makeup brushes, especially for eyes. I like black/grey/purple eye pigments/shadows. I don't like matte; I love the frost and glittery shimmery ones.
Who would be on your top 5 (IE famous people you’d date/have relations with ) Without actually meeting them, no idea - personality is SO much more important to me. Based on just looks, accents, and roles? Vin Diesel, Gerard Butler, Alan Rickman (in his younger days), Ewan McGregor, Martin Gore. Not in any particular order.
9/12/10
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to go to last.fm immediately and create an account! Download the scrobbler! Link us to your account! If you reject this assignment, maybe just tell us what your mp3 player says you listen to a lot? But I already have a Pandora account! Fine, I created an account and did all of that. http://www.last.fm/user/misstwilight/
Any countries you're interested in? I have been to Spain and Italy -- LOVED THEM. Next I'd like to visit the UK, Germany, France, etc. The boyflame wants to go to Australia.
Would you enjoy homemade bath products (bath salts, fizzies, etc.) and/or linen sprays? Esp. if scented with some of your favorite BPAL scents? Yes!!
If you witch made you something and it didn't come out just right, would you still want it? Of course! I'm not perfect and sometimes I make mistakes in my knitting or whatnot. I'm also a virgo and overly critical of my work.
Are you a foodie? I think so!
Any sports fans in the house? What's your favorite sport/team/player? The only sports I watch are canine/equine: dressage, 3 day eventing, grand prix horseshow jumping, agility, etc. The boyfriend mostly watches Monster Trucks (motorsports! it's a sport!) and since he's a driver, I have to say that my favorite is Captain USA. Or he'd pout.
For holidays, do you decorate? Would you like decorative stuff, weenie or otherwise? If so, do you lean towards the elegant, the crafty/folksy, or the more, erm, campy? I would like to start decorating now that we have the house to ourselves. I need to dig out the halloween stuff! I don't like crafty/folksy per se. I like more elegant/gothic?
Do you like journals/notebooks/sketchbooks? I have some friends that make beautiful coptic stitch journals and leather covered journals. I love them! But I don't draw or write in journals so they are wasted on me.
9/11/10
Cake truffles? If YES! Cake/icing/chocolate type? I have no idea what these are, but I like cake and I like truffles. I prefer dark chocolate. I like buttercream icing? Not sure what my options are!
are you interested in mini bottles(under 100ml for hand luggage) of bath and body products? I don't really travel a lot, so no. I tend to "save" things like that for "someday" or "just in case" until they go bad and I have to toss them.
Vampire shows, literature, etc? Yay or nay? Meh. Disliked Twilight (and they RUINED MY NAME and my business name!) But I watch True Blood and have read the Sookie Stackhouse books.
If you play console video games, what game systems do you have and what games would you love to have? I have a wii and an xbox 360. I wish there were more Zelda games - I started playing Zelda 20+ years ago. Finished Twilight Princess. Want another.
How do you all feel about flowers and plants? Flower and plant seeds? Drawings of flowers or plants? Pressed flowers? I wish I had a gardener to come plant a ton of lavender, roses, herbs, etc. I would have a knot garden, a huge rose garden, and all sorts of themed gardens (shakespeare, night, butterfly, etc.) But our yard is not really set up for any of this and I'm unsure where to begin (and get overhwhelmed just thinking about it, yay autism!) so... um... no. I kill plants in the house. I have no place really for drawings, art, or pressed flowers. I do use dried flowers sometimes in sachets (mostly lavender and rose petals.)
How do you feel about marzipan? ick.
If you could have 3 BPAL bottles fall (gently) out of the sky right this second that you've been looking for or pining for - which 3 would they be? Queen of Spades, F54, Pumpkin King. Well, you asked! More realistically: Yvaine and any of the BPTP World Cup scents since I missed them all.
Are there any international treats that you love and have a hard time finding? I love Mariage Frères butterscotch tea. A friend in Germany sent me some and I've been hoarding it ever since! I love yarn from other countries as well, prefer merino - or at least soft squishy yarn. If anyone was able to go to the Wollmeise store in Germany, zomg!
Is there anything from the 'Ween BPTP update that you would like but haven't ordered for yourself? I haven't ordered anything yet but I'll probably get one (at least) of everything if I can afford it.
If you are a crafter, would you like to receive supplies from your witch (beads, fabric, yarn/roving etc?) Yarn is always welcome but I am super snobby about it; most anything you could buy in a Jo-Ann's or Michaels is not yarn I would want. I do have yarn options on my amazon wishlist if you want to get me yarn!
Find your iPod (or other MP3 device), put it on shuffle/random. What are the first five songs to come up? Sea of Sin (Depeche Mode), Black Metallic (Catherine Wheel), Sunday Bloody Sunday (u2), The Carnival is Over (Dead Can Dance), Down in it (Nine Inch Nails)
Soundtracks you'd like? I have most of the soundtracks that I like and can't think of any I want.
If you could see one concert right now, who would it be? I have the feeling I'm getting to old and curmudgeonly for concerts. I see Depeche Mode every time they come to town but I no longer enjoy standing up throughout the concert or the hard seats, crowds, lines, etc. So I'd really rather not see a concert.
9/10/10
Would you like a bag of dried Honeycrisp apples? I'll have plenty, thanks! (tee hee!)
If you were to receive a knitted item (such as a scarf, hat, etc), what colors would you like? And do you have any sensitivies/allergies to any materials? Blurple! Black! Grey! Stripey! I'm allergic to acrylic (ok, not REALLY, but.. eew.) My favorite yarn right now is MCN (merino cashmere nylon) and I live merino/silk combos too.
Gift Certificate: physical or email? email is awesome. I'm all about the instant gratification.
Favorite Yankee Candles? Or other brands scents? I love the Witch's Brew patchouli seasonal yankee candle scent. I have some Yankee Candle things in my Amazon Wishlist under the bath and beauty area.
would you like a zuni animal fetish? And if so, what animal? Raven, Coyote, Deer, Bear are the ones I probably need the most, meaning wise.
And how does everyone feel about glow in the dark radishes? no thank you.
What places to do you visit that you'd like a gift card to? Starbucks, Target, Wal-Mart, B&N, a favorite restaurant or clothing shop? Starbucks, Amazon (I have Prime), M*A*C cosmetics, The Loopy Ewe (yarnz!), Soap Box Company, Scent Addict, Villainess, Haus of Gloi...
Cake or Frosting? I am so boring, I know, but it really depends on the cake and frosting. I like really moist, rich cake with buttercream frosting. And I try to have a good proportion of each in every bite.
9/9/10
What movie scared the bejeezus out of you as a child? Night Wing. Kind of funny since I like bats and vampires. I think Jaws might have frightened me as well, but I actually wanted to LEAVE the theatre during Night Wing.
Name a couple of sites you frequent other than this one Ravelry, Echo Bazaar, Twitter, UniCreatures, Flickr, various blogs and shopping sites.
Do you like the Muppets? Which is your favorite? I'm not especially into the Muppets also I watched them millions of years ago when I was a kid. My fav were probably Animal, Beaker, and Swedish Chef.
If you could have any creature (real or imaginary) as a pet, what would it be? I'd love to have more ferrets (but I can't afford the vet bills, litter, etc. and don't have energy to clean litterboxes) and I'd like to have a horse again (a Friesian, Andalusian, or Warlander) but again -- not enough money or energy right now. Imaginary: a winged ferret, dog, horse, would be most awesome.
Comfort Rereads?: Harry Potter, Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series, Robin Hobb's Fitzchivalry books (starting with Assassin's Apprentice).
Will you be going out of town during the round, or is there any other time during the round when it would not be ideal for you to receive a package from your witch? I don't think we're going out of town during the round.
If you are in school now, what classes are you taking? Does anything you are currently studying really interest you? (if you are not in school, is there anything you are trying to learn?) I'm not currently in school but I'm considering going back for network engineer certification and maybe some other certs.
What animal would your daemon be? Alternately, your patronus. Favorites would be raven, ferret, pit bull, or friesian. I still love deer, bats, and dolphins too. But I haven't really read up on which would be good daemons. A friesian for my patronus would be fun.
What's YOUR favorite word? Mine? Probably depends on the day. Today:
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Steampunk, yay or nay? If yay, what part appeals most? Yay, except for the sepia tones/copper/bronze/brown. Ick. Corsets, of course. And gears.
9/8/10
Do you have a special symbol or totem that is meaningful to you? Lots. Ankh, Eye of Horus (or Wedjat), Ravens, Epona symbols, Celtic knots of all types but especially with dogs, horses, ravens, and ferrets.
Do you need a box for your bpal bottles? Your imps? Your something else to put in a box stuff? I could use another 9 drawer Fira box from Ikea but they are discontinued!!! I have extra ammo boxes for my imps so I don't need any more.
If you could be any person, being, or animal from Fantasy what or who would you be? That requires more thought and brain power than I have right now.
If you could go back to any point in time, where, when, why? That requires more thought and brain power than I have right now.
Favorite Halloween Candy/Treat? vanilla tootsie rolls and caramel apple pops. But one a year of the latter is enough, really. otherwise I snack on the mini-chocolate bars of all types (except mounds/almond joy, ick) but especially 100 grand, kit kat, twix, whatchamacallit. I look forward to the chocolate skulls from Vosges Haut Chocolat. Love kettle corn and look forward to going to the corn mazes and pumpkin patches in order to get some!!
What are your favorite baked goods/homemade treats? Brownies (with no nuts). Lasagna with lots of spicy italian sausage, dry cottage cheese instead of ricotta, tons of melted cheese... cookies (oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip, snicker doodle, peanut butter, thumbprint, gingerbread, sugar, spritz... you name it!)
Would you be interested in an astrology birth chart? I have always been interested in having mine done but I don't know my birth time.
9/7/10
Socks? Sock Dreams? Anyone? I have one pair of hand knitted socks and would love more!! Otherwise I usually wear basic black socks that are a little more on the thick side. I rarely wear thin socks as those don't go too wear with my unisex fluevogs/docs/converse. Would love stripey socks (ala GothSocks type yarn.) Can't wait to knit a pair of Merino Cashmere socks!
What is something you use to comfort yourself when feeling yucky, depressed, or in pain? Tea, scent, warm soft blankies, books, and my pups snuggled with me.
Favorite Halloween/Scary movies/books Anything Tim Burton. I like campy-horror films too.
What would the name of your custom blend be? The description? No idea. I have a really hard time coming up with good names and descriptions. See Aspergers Syndrome.
COMIC BOOKS. Do you read them? Are there any series you like, or some you would like to try? I would like the Sandman absolute books (on my wishlist on amazon!) I haven't read comics in forever and not sure that I have patience for the format anymore. Graphic novels I can get into sometimes.
Warm drinks? yes! I drink a lot of tea (mostly black tea with cream and sugar.) love mulled mead.
9/6/10
When you go to an etsy wishlist, it will tell you what things are sold. If you click on the sold item, sometimes it will give options that are similar to what was sold, but not identical, would you like the similar item or prefer not to get it at all unless it's the same item? How picky are you? It really depends on the item. If I have pumpkin bread or salted caramels on my list and those are sold, I sure wouldn't mind getting pumpkin bread or caramels from some other seller! But if it's a particular piece of art, scent, jewelry, etc., then I'm more picky...
Do you wear make up? Yes. I used to wear Prescriptives but since they have gone out of business I switched to MAC. Waiting with baited breath for the Venomous Villains; I need most of the Maleficent line.
Disney movies, Yay or Nay, and favourites if you do like them? Yea for Disney movies! My favorite animated ones are Beauty & The Beast, Aladdin and... NMBC!!!! Loved Pirates of the Caribbean of course.
Do you have A VCR, DVD Player or Blue Ray or a combo of the three? We have a VCR/DVD combo but the VCR portion doesn't work so well. Hoping to get Blu-Ray but I think we need to upgrade our tv first.
Would you like custom icons as a gift? Not high on my list of wants but I wouldn't turn it down either.
9/5/10
What is your favourite snack food, something you could grab any time? probably chips and mango/peach salsa with cream cheese.
Ebooks sure, but I'd prefer free ones or pdf format. I don't have an ipad or a kindle yet, but I do download free kindle books and read them on my iphone or computer.
Nail Polish: I'm not hugely into nail polish. I'm waiting for the BPTP purple to come out and have Smokestack and Blood Countess. I have some nice OPI polish but I mostly wear it on the toes. I *rarely* wear polish on my fingernails.
Soft/plushy things: I have some soft plushy cthulhu things on my wishlist...
What hobby/craft would you like to learn how to do? Needlefelting and spinning. I have supplies for needlefelting.
For those who decorate for Halloween, do you prefer cute decorations or creepy ones?: Creepy cute.
Also, as part of the cute-or-creepy question, would you want hand made, molded, glazed (by yours truly!) ceramic decorations (napkin rings, potporri/tart warmers, etc) to add to your stock? I have enough candle powered tart warmers. I don't need any napkin rings. I love handmade items and beautiful glazed things. Gargoyles especially. Ravens are good. Maybe a functional bowl?
how do you feel about mortars and pestles I have a marble mortar/pestle packed up somewhere!
Is there anything you have a phobia of, or that would make you go "squick" if you saw it in a package? I don't have any real phobias I guess. I wouldn't appreciate it if people sent me feces, urine, bugs, etc.
9/4/10
Are you into Austen's books? Nope, haven't ever read any. I did recently download a few free Austen books in the kindle format for my iphone but they're pretty far down on the list. I have seen some of the movies based on the books.
Do you read Tarot cards? If not, would you be interested? No, I don't read Tarot Cards. I'm too autistic to do things like that! I love some of the artwork though.
So for those of you who are into Harry Potter at all, which house do you think you'd be sorted into? Gryffindor or Ravenclaw.
What, if anything, is your guilty TV watching pleasure? True Blood is the only show that I watch regularly (and Hung, simply because it's on right before or after.) I did watch Breaking Bad because someone gave it to me on a thumb drive. Otherwise I usually watch movies or Netflix streaming through my wii. Since getting Netflix streaming, I've watched all seven seasons of Buffy, re-watched Firefly, watched five seasons of Lost (six isn't streaming yet), all of Sanctuary that was available (two seasons?), and now I'm watching Angel. Occasionally I watch Legend of the Seeker (not really certain what time/channel it's on so that is hit or miss.) Oh, I watched all of The Riches on hulu.
If you cosplay or need a costume for your bellydance/burlesque hobby (or any other hobby which needs dressup/different from your normal wear), is there anything you need/want for it? Don't really dress up anymore (man, I'm getting OLD) except for fetish gear and halloween. Can't think of anything I want/need that isn't on one of my wishlists.
Celebrity crush?: I love Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge but not so much otherwise. My boy is a celebrity of sorts (local, small fanbase) - does that count?? oh! I've had a crush on Martin Gore forever (member of depeche mode. Love his voice.)
Knitted things?: YES PLEASE
What about [mixed or otherwise] DVDs? sure
DVDs: Do you prefer widescreen or formatted? widescreen
Music: Any preference towards MP3 or CD? both are fine. I listen to cds in my car and my ipod in the house (and in the car if I remember to bring it.)
Do you like scented tarts? yes! I really would like an electric tart burner, though.
Lip balms? I'm pretty picky about my lip balm. For instance I do NOT like balm to be too "slick" and therefore I can not stand the balm from "my lip stuff". I have some lip balm on my amazon wishlist under Bath, Body, & Fragrance. I do make my own lip balm but I'm out of tubes.
Do you have any body mods? If so, do you need any new jewelry, o-rings, plugs, etc (and if so, what size, length, etc)? Do you like pro-body mod stickers? I do need new body jewelry. It's on my amazon wishlist under wearables. Gauge and size info as well as color/type of beads is in the comments on the wishlist.
Booze. Do you drink it, would you like some I do drink booze! I like sweet mead, ice wine, vanilla vodka or rum, malibu rum, goldschlager, butterscotch schnapps, baileys, starbucks cream liquor, etc.
What is your favorite artist or art style? (including if you have links to favorite pictures/paintings/photographs) That requires more thought and brain power than I have right now.
9/03/10
Hallowe'en plans? We usually dress in fetish gear of some sort combined with a halloween costume and hit the clubs. The boyfriend usually wins the costume contests and I must endure having our photo taken 5,000 times.
Mix CDs? Usually I say NO but scarletgenesis made me some pretty cool mix cds. I'm pretty picky about my music.
Girlyness level? I answered this in the thread, I'll have to find it.
9/2/10:
Gifts for other household members / pets? It's now just the boyflame, three canines, and myself. The boyfriend would probably love baked goods (he nommed down MotherKat's chocolate chip cookies from a PIF in record time) but the canines have a special diet in which they do not get any grains and I prefer to only do beef and fish proteins. So the safest thing anyone could get them, food wise, is probably just freeze dried beef liver or lung. But they love their planet dog orbee balls! I have toys and stuff for the dogs on one of my amazon wish lists and I love people who spoil my babies.
Home made goods? yes please! I don't like nuts or crunchy things in my caramels/fudge/cookies/brownies but I do like flavored nuts on their own. (It's a texture thing.) My aunt in Texas used to always send us huge bags of pecans in different flavors -- cinnamon sugar or whatnot. om nom nom! Love pumpkin seeds too! and salted caramels!!
Are you someone who'd rather have lots of small testers of different things on your wishlist, or would you rather have one or two "big" things? I'm not sure that I even necessarily need bpalz, but I'm ok with whatever my Witchee wants to do. My tester list is pretty small and is going to get smaller because we now have a BPAL retail location here in Seattle where I can go sniff and test things. Note to self: go edit wishlist.
Names on other sites:
If you add me, tell me who you are or I'll probably block you. I don't like "Twilight" fans adding me willy nilly. IT WAS MY NAME FIRST.
twitter: mstwilighteyes (and sorrow_spider for those of you playing echo bazaar.)
livejournal: miss_twilight
ravelry: misstwilight
unicreatures: miss_twilight
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/X.swalker.X
would you like to receive Groupons or similar deals/gift certificates from your Witch? Er, no idea what those are. I am going to be a party pooper and say no.
How about tshirt/bottoms sizes? Wasn't this covered in the SW questionnaire? I don't like t-shirts unless they are sleep shirts. I do wear babydolls (XXL) and camis (also XXL). I can't imagine that anyone would be purchasing bottoms for me!
What are everyone's favorite Halloween-y/Autumn-y/spooky movies? Are there any you don't own but would like to? Nightmare Before Christmas!!! I own it. Maybe multiple times. I also like pretty much anything Tim Burton (his all count as spooky, right?) Y'know, Corpse Bride, Edward Scissorhands, Big Fish, Sleepy Hollow, etc. etc. Harry Potter reminds me of Autumn for some reason, so I usually watch those all again. I am open to other Autumn-y or Spooky movies. I don't usually watch "thrillers" much anymore... when I was younger I watched the whole Halloween / Nightmare on Elm Street / Friday the 13th / Night of the Living Dead / Hellraiser, etc. type movies but not so much anymore. Waxworks was (is?) on On-Demand so I started watching that the other night. I guess I still like campy dorky movies at least. So maybe I would like WaxWorks, Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, those kinds of things. Or whatever else. I'm easy. I have: Sleepy Hollow, NMBC, Edward Scissorhands, Lost Boys, Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Brothers Grimm, Underworld (maybe?), Sean of the Dead (LOVE. IT.), all of the Harry Potter movies, Coraline, Planet Terror, etc.
Are roasted pumpkin seeds and home made chex mix the best fall snack foods, or what? Um, sure. (What is home made chex mix?) As long as we aren't doing corn syrup or MSG -- om nom nom.
what kinda socks ar you wearing tonight? Boring black socks from The Gap. I seriously need a lot of new socks, but I have humongous feets at size 10.
Whats your favorite pie, my dear SW's? Um. Pie. Pie is my favorite pie. Chocolate cream, kahlua cream, pumpkin (with lots of spices!), berries of any sort but especially marionberry, cherry, apple, rhubarb, meat (fenberry -- chicken and cranberry, broccoli & cheese, turkey), key lime... BRING ON THE PIE. Ok, I'm not really found of meringue.
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Do you like socks? Blankets? Wrist warmers? Arm warmers? Headband? Shawl? Or what kind of knitted thing would you love the most? I personally would love some hand knitted socks or a shawl or a blanket or wrist/arm warmers or... yeah, anything. I knit ... but all of my items go away to other people.
How do you feel about ghost stories? Do you like to tell the old tales around a campfire? Read true accounts on the web way past your bedtime? Do you like to pick up a good anthology of Poe stories on a blustery day? Or is all that too scary for you? I am not very good at telling tales. I have a slight lisp (pierced tongue didn't help that, uh uh.) I'm Aspie, so I tend to talk in a monotone. I can't remember all of the good details or I remember too many and bore people. Plus I'm really shy anyway. I don't like to talk if I can help it. If I'm in a social situation where I have to talk, I *can*, but I tend to overcompensate. But anyway. See, I babble on and on and on... *cough* ahem. I like Poe stories. I like Lovecraft stories. I'm not sure that I've ever found anything that actually "scares" me. Things that bother me: torturing animals. I don't want to read about that or see videos of it. It's too real and it happens too often. I like to LISTEN to spooky stories around the campfire though. Or in a parked car in a really dark area in the middle of nowhere at the dead of night! And I like to jump out and scare people too. Lately I am on the same kick as everyone else -- zombies. I just downloaded the Zombie Survival Guide from Wattpad onto my iphone. But that isn't scary... it's more amusing.
Warehouse 13 Have not seen. The only thing I watch on TV is True Blood. I *could* watch it on Hulu or thewb.com if it's really really good. Convince me!
Coffee or Tea? I like both. I am in both the tea and coffee swaps.
For tea: mostly black. But there are some green teas, herbal infusions, etc. that I love love love. I like flavored black and green tea. Tea with lemon. Tea with milk. Tea with honey. (depending on the tea of course.) Not really huge on the red (rooibos) or white teas. Oh, and I loves jasmine tea and black chai. Lately my tea kick has been chocolate raspberry with honey and cream. And Russian Caravan (I'm out! Gasp! I neeeeed more!!) Or at night, the Aveda tea or Sweet Dreams from the Teacup.
For coffee: Flavored coffee. Espresso. Lattes. Mochas. French press. Clover. Pretty much everything except drip. Because I don't have one of those.
Olive oil? yes! flavored is good too. Olive oil soap is lovely. I make a lot of cold process olive oil soap.
Lavender? yes! I used to have 11 different kinds of lavender bushes but now I only have one. And it mostly died last winter but I gave it a chocolate coated miracle pill and it mostly revived. But it still needs some time... When it gets going again I'll make lavender wands from the stems and flowers. I love lavender oil, soap, sachets, eye pillows, wands...
Does anyone in here wear a lot of dangly earrings or collect pendants of all kinds?? How about hair clips or pony tail band things? Yes? Have your witch see me. I don't wear anything except studs. And I haven't changed these studs in three or four years. I only take them out to clean them. And I usually only wear my scent lockets, so I am not really needing any pendants. (I could use some new chains.)
What is your favourite historical period? What, I can only have one?? Mine are places AND times... Ancient Egypt and Arthurian (fictional, yeah yeah.) oh! of course! I love reading about Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece too. I love mythology. And I love the Judith Tarr historical fiction stuff.
Did you order anything from the most recent update? Um, yes, pretty much everything since I run decant circles.
i know someone already asked about tea and coffee, but i want to know what other hot beverages everyone likes for fall? Mulled mead. Caramel Apple Cider. Hot drinking chocolate (I am a chocolate snob, I use the kind that has to be mixed with milk and whisked forever. sorry.)
What sorts of odd or regional foods do you crave? I would like to try these fabled Tim Tams. And I had some jars of chiles that I used to get when I lived in Dallas. I would LOVE more chiles. I will update with the brand. They are sweet chiles. In a jar. Edit: I FOUND THEM. Cannon's Sweet Hots. Mild please.
Vampires or Werewolves? Or some other monster? Yes, please.
Any Gamers here? What kind? Board games? RPG? Miniature? MMORPG? I like board games, RPGs, MMORPGs... but I don't have a lot of time to play games so haven't for a while.
Is anyone playing this round of SW into ABJ? No.
favorite kind or take out kinda burger? whats your burger preference? veggie,meat or ???? I haven't tried 5 Guys yet -- my boyfriend and his friend went to the one that opened by our house and said it was NASTY. I try not to do a lot of "take out"... But I have to admit that I love Red Robin Banzai Burgers. And I also love morningstar farms black bean patties and garden burgers of all kinds.
Whats your favorite childhood toy? Does my horse count? I had lots of Breyer horses too. Um... toys. Hrm. My computer? I had an atari 2600.. and then a 400, and an 800, and a commodore 64, TRS-80, and an 8088 pc... (I am a geek, sorry.)
Imagine that you're given a shoebox-sized time capsule, and you are asked to put one item in that box that symbolizes who you are. It may be anything you can imagine, and money is no object, but you are limited to one item, and it must fit within the box. What item do you choose? I don't think there is any one object that could symbolize who I am. There are objects I have an affinity with or that could be metaphors, but they would be really one dimensional portrayals. Sorry. I guess my imagination doesn't stretch far enough. I blame it on the Aspergers.
Are you involved in any long-term, ambitious project? something like decorating your house or saving for a trip to the other end of the world, for example. Sure. I like to call it "Life". And then there is "Career". There is also "Raising Child" and "Domesticating Boyfriend". And of course, "Education". Ok, I am not so funny. Hmm. My most pressing goal is paying off all of my debt and then saving to buy a house again.
If you have a pet, what kind of gifts would be good for them? I'm completely anal about what I'll let my canines have. Mostly because Miss Lela is extremely allergic to many many things. No grains! None! They get beef lung, beef tendons, beef heart, beef liver, all sorts of yummy raw things (I try to stick to fish and beef -- the cool proteins. Hot proteins tend to make her break out.) They get fed a home prepared raw diet. Yes, I cook every day -- for my dogs. Not for us. I don't have time to cook for us. So... the easiest treats to get that they can have are probably dried beef lung or liver. Or the "bully sticks".
But if you want to give them toys, I'd love Planet Dog orbee balls (small) or squeaky toys and more squeaky toys.
Would any witches be interested in home-made sewn type crafts? If so, what type? (e.g. tote bags, pillowcases, laptop covers, etc..) Yes! I like pillow cases, knitting bags, imp bags, critters, whatever! (I don't have a laptop and therefore do not need a laptop cover.)
Any other steampunk fans/lovers? Not rabid, but yes.
Interested in locally produced products? Yes!
What's your favorite color? Purple and Black.
Describe your ideal picnic lunch. Where would you go? Who (if anyone) would accompany you? What sort of food would you take? My ideal picnic lunch would be something like in "Emma" although with my friends, not hers, and not wearing really confining dress. And not with the snarkiness making one person sad. (We're all snarky at each other and laugh.) I would arrive on a friesian. I would prefer food that doesn't fall and try to splatter my shirt or pants. Fruit slices (apple and pear!), grapes, blueberries, greens tossed with a little oil and vinager (eaten with your fingers), cheese slices or cubes, rosemary/black pepper/asiago or other flavored crackers, pickles, crusty bread with brie and butter, salami and sausage slices or chunks, cold cuts, hummus (garlic... black bean... all sorts of yummy hummus flavors), olives (black, kalamata, or green stuffed with garlic or other yummy things), pitas, the little medieval cookies that I get at Camlann, sausage hedgehogs, pasties or little hand held meat/fruit pies or piroshky, roasted nuts (almonds, cashews, pecans), petit fours, iced tea, water, or wine. Possibly chocolate truffles and mead or ice wine for dessert. basically nothing that needs further preparation, a plate, or utensils (except the wine, although I supposed everyone could have their own bottle.) Everything you want can be carried on a slice of bread or pita and is mostly for snacking in between playing games with the dogs, people, and horses. (ok, that is more like an all day event, but... if you're going to do something, do it all out.)
Do you like pinup art/images? Not really.
Who are your BPAL forum buddies? You know, people I could conspire with to Witch you! Little Goat and Stariel I actually see in person somewhat frequently as they're both knitters and in Seattle. I've been Natcho'd with the COOLEST Jester Tentacle Bag hand knitted by the fabulous LunaLiquid and would beg on my knees for more things knitted by her or Stariel. Stariel knits socks... she's FAST! And they're awesome!! Coldie might have some ideas too. But really, you could probably conspire with just about any of us to Nacho Witch anyone else.
What are your plans for Halloween? Have you made any yet? Do you have any traditions? I haven't made any plans. Usually we go out to a fetish ball. My male half usually wins whatever costume contest they are having. He is much hotter than I am.
Imagine that you're given a shoebox-sized time capsule, and you are asked to put any number of items in the box that symbolize who you are. The items can be may be anything you can imagine, and money is no object, but they must fit within the box. Which items do you choose? Hm. A copy of Shakespeare's "Much Ado about Nothing" (dvd or book - could be included on the thumb drive I suppose), a small friesian statuette, a small gargoyle, a bottle of bpal (probably snake oil), a skein of malabrigo and a knitting book (either Pretty in Punk, Dominknitrix, or Anticraft), a thumbdrive (with all of my favorite mp3s, audio books, and maybe a recorded message from myself, some of my favorite recipes and knitting patterns, videos of my dogs and of boyfriend and his monster truck), a magnet (espresso! euphoria without the unsightly track marks!), a lavender wand, a chunk of alexandrite, a friendship bracelet, a skull & crossbones air freshener from archie mcphee, a small zen rock garden, an origami crane, and photos of me and: my dogs, ferret, horses, son, boyfriend.
You're in the kitchen at the end of a pay period and groceries are pretty scarce. Do you take the five ingredients you find first and make something fabulous, or do you order take out? The first five ingredients I find are actually what I have to feed to the dogs (they get a home cooked meal) so I would be ordering out. (and by ordering out, I mean I would have to get in the car and go find something to eat. No one delivers to where I live.) Dogs have to eat first.
Do you believe in magic (or magick, if you prefer)? What does it mean to you? Thank you for the ear worm. *eyeroll* Um, sure.
Any rabid sports fans out there? What teams do you root for? No, I pretty much dislike most sports and the frenzies spawned by them. The only kind of sports I like to watch are ones I have participated in, such as horse or dog related sports. Grand Prix Horseshow Jumping & three day eventing, gaming, agility, etc. I don't like horse racing or dog racing. My boyfriend is involved in motorsports so I spend way too much time going to events that he is driving in.
what's your favorite animal? (you can have more than one.) Friesians (horses), Bully Breeds (dogs), Silver ferrets (white or silvery grey with black eyes, not albinos), ravens, dolphins, bats, rats...
If you found the puzzle box from Hellraiser, what would you do with it? ( and would you be able to resist playing with it?) Do I *know* it's the puzzle box from Hellraiser? In that case get it AWAY. Otherwise -- ooh puzzle box!! What's inside??
what's your favorite candy to stock up on at halloween? Vanilla tootsie rolls. I like the caramel apple pops too, but I don't stock up on them per se... although I did buy a couple of bags last year and gave them out with swaps. I like the 100 grand bars too.
What are your phobias? Erm. Nuclear war? I don't especially like being unable to move while having bugs on me. Bugs are ok if I can move and get away from them or take them off of me, but being unable to move and aware that they are on me is nasty.
What is your favourite flower (or plant)? Blue roses (they're really purple/lavender in color, but the term is "blue".) Sterling Silver (yeah yeah, it has genetic issues and bad ratings, but I love the color and fragrance!), Love Potion, Purple Tiger, Royal Amethyst, etc. Anything fragrant and purple, give it here. I'll also take really fragrant and not purple, such as Fragrant Cloud or Fair Bianca (white old english double ruffled rose that smells like myrrh.) I used to have 50+ rose bushes at my previous house - all extremely fragrant.), Lavender (I had 11 types of lavender, sniff), Lilacs, Butterfly Bushes, Chocolate cosmos, mint of all kinds, thyme of all kinds, purple basil, oregano, cilantro, pretty much all herbs, Stargazer or pink oriental lilies (the fragrant kind), large bearded irises (batik is my fav, they smell like grape), dianthus and carnations (love their spicy scent), hyacinth (I can usually smell them across the yard!), scented geraniums (I like the weird scents, like cinnamon, etc. scented geraniums come in all sorts of scents!), any ... pretty much anything that is extremely fragrant in a good way. (I hate daisies -- they smell like dog poop to me. I don't buy non-fragrant rose bushes or other plants.)
An anonymous benefactor gives you $500 (or an equivalent amount of money in your currency of choice) with the following stipulations. You must spend all of it within a week: any money left unspent must be returned. You must spend at least half of the money on yourself. You may not use it to pay off debts or bills of any kind. What do you do with the money? That would partially pay for one of the monthly bpal orders. If I had any left over, I'd probably invest it in vials, bubble mailers, labels, ink, and pipettes. Because I go through a flat of 2k vials in about 8 months.
Duct tape purses and wallets and things are pretty darned cool. Who else thinks so? I use duc[k/t] tape for other things... *cough* so while the boyflame might like a duc[k/t] tape wallet, I don't really want one. Sometime I might make the duc[k/t] tape bullwhip, though. http://skiptomylou.wordpress.com/2008/05/2...-tape-bullwhip/
Are you an avid reader? What's your favorite book/series? I think I answered this in the form I sent in, but YES. I love George R. R. Martin, Robin Hobb, Neal Stephenson, JK Rowling, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Christopher Moore, and many many others. I just re-read the Kushiel series, the Sookie Stackhouse series, American Gods, Anansi Boys, and am currently re-reading Snow Crash. Then I might reread The Diamond Age or continue with the Zombie Survival Guide, haven't decided yet. I downloaded the Zombie Survival Guide and world War Z to Wattpad on my iphone and started the first one, but haven't really gotten into it. Wattpad is the greatest thing ever next to the Library. I have the Kindle App for my iphone too, but I prefer to download the free books from Amazon that I haven't read yet (tons of classics!!!) I've read one Jasper Fforde book and have the rest of them on my wishlist. I've downloaded most of the Naomi Novik books but have only read 1-3 (Temeraire.) I also have most of the Obernewtyn Chronicles but haven't started reading them yet. Same goes for the Chronicles of Elantra. I loved the original DragonLance series as well as the Drizzt Do'Urden books. (Now my son loves them.) I am very sad that Robert Jordan passed away (and didn't finish his Wheel of Time series - waiting for Brandon whats-his-name to finish the last book.) I used to read a lot of L.E. Modesitt, Jr. but haven't started his new Imager series yet. I think I've read everything Terry Goodkind has out (as well as watching Legend of the Seeker, the only exception is the newest book - The Law of Nines) as well as Terry Brooks (except the newest book, A Princess of Landover. But the Landover books weren't my fav.) My Amazon wishlist has a TON of books but if you want to get me anything, please keep in mind that I don't mind getting USED books and that I do prioritize. If the priority is low, I have already read it but it was borrowed from the library or something. If it's medium, I'm kind of "meh" about it. I mostly have it there as a placeholder so I don't forget to look for it at the library. Sadly most of the High or Really High things are either unreleased or expensive.
Any cooks? Could you use anything cooking related? Aprons? Cookbooks? Measuring Cups? Recipes? Herb/Spice containers? Fancy Spices? Dish Towels? Cocktail napkins? Amazing Beaded Pot Holders? Something else? I love to cook, but as I say every round, we have a kitchen the size of a postage stamp. I have a counter that is about 8.5x11". I have a very small fridge that is filled with ingredients to make food for the dogs. I rarely rarely ever cook anymore (except for the dog food.) I sold my house, BF sold his house, and we moved into the MIL basement of BF's father's house when BF's mom died. BF's father is diabetic and smokes, has major heart and breathing issues, blood sugar issues, etc. So we are there to keep an eye on him and help him out with things. I doubt we will move into our place until after BF's dad passes. Which could be next week or could be 20 more years. So... most of my kitchen stuff is packed up in boxes in the shed (along with the majority of my possessions) and I really have no place for kitchen stuff. I have two huge boxes full of spices that I never get to use. I have a ton of cookbooks that I never get to use. I would gladly accept home made treats of any sort, though. The only thing I make in my kitchen on a regular basis (besides dog food) is tea. I could probably squeeze in a scented teapot trivet. And I suppose dish towels and dish clothes. I could use some little tiny cutting boards that are just big enough to cut an apple on.
Who likes coloring books? ... not really, no. Unless it is full of cool horses or celtic knotwork.
Do you have a Good Reads profile? No, I have a Library Thing catalog and profile, and an Amazon wishlist. And Kaboodle. And tons of other ones. Do I really need more profiles/lists?
What was your favouritest job ever, and why? This is a hard one.
I really liked working at Microsoft because of the people. Hated the job itself (tech support.) Liked the company. Hated being a temp.
I really liked working at Mosaix (maker of unix boxes/digital switches/software that run call centers) because of the people and the job (unix sysadmin) but got offered more money at MCI to come be their personal unix sysadmin.
MCI/Worldcom was an awesome job, work and money wise, but it was in Denver so I had to commute home to Seattle on the weekends or whenever I could. And I had to pay rent in Denver and mortage at home in Seattle. And I didn't really know anyone in Denver and no one sat around me at the office. All of the people who used my unix boxes and my two call centers were in St. Louis or Upstate NY, so I had to travel to train them (which I liked. Upstate NY in the fall is purty!) If it had been in Seattle instead of Denver, it would have been my favorite job evah (except for no people in the office, but that was ok, I played a lot of online games from the backbone of the internet, bwahaha.)
I have been self employed and enjoyed that (selling PartyLite candles, making my own candles and soap, and selling Virtual items and gold for online games over eBay) but didn't make enough money as I was only motivated enough to sell things when I actually needed to pay bills rather than all the time.
I really enjoyed working as a Chandler for Sweet Spirit Candles (it was a fun part time job!) Except the owner was a jerk. I liked the other people that worked there though, and I love being around and making candles. Wicking wasn't my fav though. They went out of business because the new owners didn't know a thing about running one.
Current job - I enjoy the company and the people, but I don't like the work itself. I took this job at a major paycut in order to get my foot in the door --- and then the economy took a dump. So while I've been here two years, I'm just now getting to move to another position that is really just more of the same and at the same pay rate. boo hoo. Someday I'll get off the phones again. I hate talking on the phone. I'm used to RUNNING the call centers, not being a call center agent. Bleah. I like the benefits, though. om nom nom, coffee!
Which three albums would you take to your apocalypse bolt hole and how would you power the generator? Albums? I don't have a record player. I would have to take my ipod or computer. I cheat. But right now I would say... Depeche Mode: Playing the Angel, New Order: Substance, and Dead Can Dance: Into the Labyrinth. I would power it probably with dogs and a treadmill. Dogs like to run. I could run on it too.
What GC scent have you been putting off getting since it'll "always be there"? TKO. Serpents with Glittering Eyes and Forky Tongues. Black Opal (beneathglass stole mine.) Antique Lace.
Are you interested in things like home remedies for ailments, cleaning solutions, etc.? Sure. I have a big book of Garlic remedies.
If you could decorate/redecorate any 1 room in your home, what would it be and how would you decorate it? The bathroom or the kitchen. They would become much larger and would get a nice floor that could be mopped instead of having CARPET. Really, wtf -- carpent in the kitchen or bathroom? It's disgusting. I have to put down rugs over the carpet so I can wash them continually since I don't have a carpet cleaner. *shudder* Both would get paint that could be washed instead of this nasty flat paint. The bathroom would get a new shower unit LIKE THIS!!! The kitchen would get more cabinets, counter space, and a dishwasher. And a decent stove. And a larger fridge. I could finally have room for an espresso maker and a toaster.
How do you take your coffee (or tea)? Black or with cream and/or sugar? Depends on the coffee or tea, really. I like Chocolate flavored black tea with cream and honey. I like some black tea with just honey. I like most herbal infusions (except Tazo Passion, that one is TART and requires sweetener!) and flavored green tea with no sweetener or milk. Sometimes I like tea with lemon, so obviously no cream there! I like black tea and london fog lattes. So... for black tea = depends on my mood. I take them sweetened OR sweetened and whitened.
Coffee: I like lattes -- so milk and a flavor, usually a thick syrup like caramel or chocolate (or cocoa powder and sugar that I mix up myself, like the scharffenberger. I try to avoid anything with corn syrup.) But if I'm doing french press or a tasting, I'll just have it straight black in a little demitasse. Clover I generally do cream and sugar with.
Do you believe we control our destiny, or does our destiny control us? I'm not really a determinist, no. I'm not sure which philosophical theory I believe in. I think more along the lines of infinite possible universes and they are split each and every time a decision is made.
What one thing that is missing from your life would you like to have above all else? Financial stability? *cough* A friesian? Not having Asperger's syndrome? A PhD? Our own place to live where no one smokes?? Too many, too many. I would probably like to have the ability to be closer to people. I feel like, and have always felt like, there is a huge wall between me and everyone else. No one understands me and I can't understand other people. Would be nice to have a soul mate or best friend that I could laugh with. I need more laughter. I love my boyfriend dearly but sometimes I feel like we don't understand each other well enough.
What's your favorite dessert treat? Ice cream? Cake? Pie? Fudge brownie cake with pie flavored ice cream on top? Hm. Depends on the mood!! I love pumpkin cheesecake, haagen-dazs "hawaiian lehua honey & sweet cream" ice cream, moist chocolate cake (or cupcakes), spice cake, kahlua cream pie, key lime pie, marionberry pie and vanilla ice cream, chocolate mousse, home made chocolate chip cookies, pepperidge farm double chocolate milanos, chocolate truffles (especially cocoa velvet or vosges), salted caramels... and rhubarb crisp! peach cobbler! apple crisp! I'm so not picky.
In your perfect world it is chocolate and...? Not men. Men are hairy and I don't like hair in my chocolate. Unless you wax the guy first and give him a good buffing so no extra skin is peeling off, keep the chocolate off of him. Plus, good chocolate needs to be tempered... so just melting and pouring it on someone would be wrong. WRONG. Now if the guy was just DELIVERING chocolate... that is different. Bring THAT on. My perfect chocolates lately have been with anise, or rose caramel, or salted caramel, or orange caramel, or peanut butter truffle, or scotch truffle, or kahula truffle, or.... um. anything that Cocoa Velvet sells is good. Most of the truffles at Vosges are good (I really want to try the italian selection -- cheese and chocolate! olive oil! vinegar! interesting.)
How do you scent your home Tarts, reed diffusers, BPAL, candles? yes please. I really want an electric tart/oil warmer so I'll probably get that eventually. Right now I have candle powered tart and oil warmers, a reed diffuser, lots of candles (colonial candle of cape cod mostly), etc. And I have lots of bpal room sprays.
Secret Power: Time Stop would be nice. I could handle invisibility or teleportation as well.
For the tea and coffee drinkers: Opinion on tea- and/or coffee-related accessories/etc? I wouldn't mind having some air & light tight containers for tea or coffee beans. I would like a new espresso machine and coffee grinder (ha ha!) -- we are having a sale right now though, so I could get one if that were my priority. I don't have any place to put one at home. *weep* I can always use tea filters (I use the Swiss Gold tea filters.) And I can always use more honey for tea... I go through 12lb buckets like there is no tomorrow.
If I send you whole spices or coffee beans, would you be able to grind them or would you prefer them preground for your convenience? I have a burr grinder and a mortar/pestle and access to many commerical grinders at work. I am probably good on spices since I have two super huge boxes of them and no room to cook. Although I wouldn't turn my nose up at the hard to find medieval spices for when I get together with my friends (at THEIR house, lol) to cook fenberry pye, crustade lombarde, erbowle, and the like. om nom nom.
new question, because I'm learning how to sew - if you do any kind of craft, could you use supplies? What kind? knitting needles, yarn, amazing fabric, pinking shears, cool thimbles or pincushins, jewelery making supplies, beads, etc.? There is a gargoyle pincushion on etsy that has been on my wishlist foreva. I can always use more yarn (see Kaboodle wish list for ideas. No acrylics please.) I'd love to learn how to make chainmaille and do wire wrapping, so books or supplies or both on that would be wonderful. I could use some crochet hooks for amigurumi. I'm learning how to needle felt, so maybe some roving or books (on my amazon wishlist even) on needle felting would be helpful. I'll always accept really cool fabric (bats! gargoyles! unicorns! cute dogs! preferably in blacks & purples rather than black & orange (thinking halloween stuff.) I could always use more fabric (felt or muslin or whatever) to put inside my scent lockets. I like to make critters and would welcome cute embellishments (buttons, button eyes, safety eyes, cool gemstones, beads, fabric, yarn (wool for felting critters - not superwash), etc.) I could always use more little retractable tape measures since I can never find mine!! And I can always use stitch markers (see etsy wishlist) but I really needle some resized for US 11. (most of the etsy sellers are willing to do that if you convo them.)
What's your favorite pain-relief remedy or ritual? right now I'm popping muscle relaxers, vicodin, and prescription strength naprosyn. I wish I had a hot tub. If I could get anyone to do it I would love to have some of my mom's "Thunder Butter" rubbed on my hurty muscles but the boyfriend hates the stuff. *weep* (it's made out of beeswax, menthol, super hot cayenne pepper, wintergreen, and a few other things. Kind of like a natural version of icy hot. It is started when the moon is waxing and is finished on or about the full moon. Or something like that.)
Do sounds make you happy? What ambient noises make you smile? Almost all of my fav music makes me happy. Wind chimes, bird noises (especially ravens/crows), horse noises (blowing, neighing, snorting, tail swishing, galloping, trotting, walking, trumpeting, whateva -- I have a Robert Vavra CD full of music intersposed with horse noises. I practically lived on my horse from age 5-18),
(sighing, trilling, low woofing, snoring, sleep yipping. but only MY dogs -- other uncontrollable dog noises from outside of the house irritate me), waterfall noises (I have a few tabletop waterfalls but they're packed away in the shed), I used to have a breaking glass noise on my NeXT machine (mmm black NeXT cubes!), raindrops, wind through the trees, kitties purring and trilling, guinea pigs squeaking and squealing, ratties squeaking,
, people laughing...
when you receive your SW packages...do you like receiving things that are individually wrapped inside? or unwrapped? or both?
I loved the way that my SuperWitch Coldie wrapped my packages all individually with paper that was obviously MADE FOR ME (purple! iridescent! sparkly!) and in awesome little mesh bags. That was totally awesome for the reveal!!! But I don't mind receiving things unwrapped. So... emphasis on the first, but the latter is ok too. It's not like I'm going to complain...
Of course, we're all going to be grateful no matter what our witches give us, but for the record, what is your anti-present? Tell us something that you think your future witch might give you that you absolutely, unequivocally DO. NOT. WANT. Bar soap (unless you made it!) Dangly earrings. My Lip Stuff lip balm. Anything Gold colored. Also no orange. I'm not real fond of yellow either. Or brown. Don't really need any more hand lotion or body lotion. Nooo Credit card or any other bills (except possibly dollar type bills! ha ha!) NO Dog or cat poop. (Or any other kind of poop, thx!) Empty bpal vials that once contained perfume (empty ones that have never contained perfume are ok!) I do like empty bpal BOTTLES if I don't already have a photo of them (see my flickr account plz.)
what bpal scent have you never tried but always wanted to? what scent have you tried and loved, and haven't been able to get more of and why? never tried... um... some of the panaceas. some that I have tried and loved, skadi. I'll have to think about more when I have my spreadsheet in front of me.
I know we're all scent sensitive here. What are your favorite non-perfume smells? Day in the life stuff? I love the smell of horses, saddle leather and oil, puppy breath, coffee beans, freshly zested orange rind, my boyfriend (I love to burrow into his side of the bed because it smells like him), woodsmoke on a crisp evening, baking goods, apple cider vinegar (and other kinds of vinegar), dill and anything pickled with dill, fresh bread (I drive by a bread factory on my way home every morning), christmas trees, baked apples with cinnamon and cloves, pomanders I make by putting cloves in oranges, beeswax, honey, aveda tea, the "garage smell" our garage has (it reminds me of my grandfather's garage), hay bales, mixed grain that we feed to horses and livestock... I could probably think of more. I'm very scent oriented.
who has a birthday falling in this round? *grumbles about hers starting two days before the round's official start.*
For those of us who like chocolate, do you like anything /in/ your chocolate, like fruit, nuts, or for the more daring among us, chilies? I have tried all of the Vosges bars (bacon, chiles, curry coconut, etc.) and my favorite is the Naga (curry coconut). I actually don't eat a lot of chocolate "Bars" because that is just too much at one time. I prefer truffles and I think I have already answered what kind I like in many of the other questions. But yes, I like stuff in my chocolate. Almonds and pecans if there are nuts. (and there are always nuts around here... *cough*) I eat maybe one truffle every three days, but sometimes I forget about them and go a few weeks without having any and then I feel bad because the truffles are starting to bloom and I must eat them before they go bad, and then I'll have a couple.
Are there any childhood shows/movies/games/books/etc. that still hold a really special place in your heart? Narnia books, Felix Salten books, Walter Farley & Marguerite Henry books (Black Stallion and Misty of Chincoteague), anything with Wesley Dennis illustrations, Disney movies, many many more... Old Yeller, Where the Red Fern Grows, The Yearling, Trumpet of the Swan, A Cricket in Times Square, Island of the Blue Dolphins.... As for games, I loved Clue (board game). And Nethack (pc). And Pitfall (atari 2600). The Wizard and the Princess was the first "text adventure + graphics" game I played (on the Atari 400.) We started playing D&D in 1978 or 79. I loved (and still love) other text adventures such as "Adventure" and the infocom games (Zork, etc.) Most of the games I played were solitary or with my horses since I didn't get along with my brother.
There has been a lot of talk about chocolate, but none about Candy! What is your favorite Candy? What candy do you hate? Every once in a while I get a craving for bottle caps. Or Spree. or Riesen. I would have to say that my favorite candies are probably salted caramels, though. I don't really "hate" any candy but I don't generally eat "hard" candies. Oh, I know, I really really dislike "whoppers". ugh. And anything sour.
Do you have a Blu-Ray player? Only if you count the xbox 360!
Do you have any objections to receiving downloads? Is your internet connection fast enough for you to download large files like music easily? Are there any songs, albums, movies, or TV shows that you can't find/haven't been released that you want? My internet connection is pretty fast. I'd like the rest of Red Dwarf on dvd (I have Season 1, 2, 3, and 4.) And I'd like the "american" Red Dwarf pilot, and the newly released stuff too. I would love to have the Twin Peaks pilot (I have Seasons 1 & 2 on dvd.) I used to work for HMV (His Master's Voice) so I have a ton of records and cds... what I don't have but want, I can generally find and download in a few minutes. So I'm good music wise.
What's something you're really looking forward to in the semi-near future? It was my birthday, but now that is over. (Was Saturday the 12th!) *sigh* I was fairly sad that most of my family did not say anything to me (my mom wrote me e-mail from Yellowstone park, ha) and only three friends said anything. I got more Happy Birthdays in the Switch Witch thread than anywhere else. Yes, feeling sorry for myself now.
What fictional character do you most identify with and why? Eeyore. I'm Aspie. I speak in a monotone. I have major depression. I'm usually somewhat glum (although I try not to show it in person.)
Could you use a 'travel' imp case? How many should it hold? I have some travel imp cases in my favorites list on etsy.
As a witchee, would you prefer to have many little packages sent to you throughout the round with a not-so-big final package or fewer things throughout the round with one huge final package to seal the sweetness? I really like lots of little packages (or a few little packages, or whatever) with one large reveal at the end. The last round was totally awesome up until the end, when my Witch revealed in e-mail and I had no final package -- not that I needed anything else because she spent waaay too much money, but it felt really anticlimatic. I would have rather she held off on at least one of the packages and sent at the end with a reveal.
What is your idea of the perfect evening at home? I like it to be somewhat cool weather so I can have candles, fire, tea, blankies, and snuggling with dogs and boyfriend.
Are you on any social networks (MySpace, Twitter, LJ, Facebook, Bebo, etc)? If so, make with the links! Are you open to new friends? yes, I've already answered the question about lj, twitter, and facebook I think but didn't provide links.
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/miss.twilight
twitter: http://twitter.com/mstwilighteyes
lj: http://miss-twilight.livejournal.com/profile
myspace: http://www.myspace.com/twi
IF YOU FRIEND ME, please write me a note and say who you are (switch witch / bpal group) or I'll likely block you.
What kind of socks? black or purple or blue or knitted with self striping black/purple or black/white or whatever. NOT NYLONS. Real socks. Preferably not "thin".
How often do you update your wishlist? Whenever I see something I NEED want or when I buy something.
May I help you fill out your costuming wardrobe (assuming you costume)? Are there articles you are seeking to enhance your a) Halloween costume, Renfest attire, c) Cosplay, d) Steampunk accouterment? meh. I don't know what I'm going to be for Halloween. I could use a cool renfest overdress, corset, and chemise but those are spendy.
Who are your favorite artists/illustrators/art periods? Dunno. I like certain work by Van Gogh (Starry Night, Starry Night over the Rhone, Cafe Terrace at Night, etc.) I like certain work by Kim Reasor (the coca cola sign in the snow on the bottom of archive 2.) I have a few pieces of art by Wendi Dunlap (the ones on this page that say "Collection of S. Walker"). I love Jill Thompson's artwork with the young Endless (Sandman / Neil Gaiman.) And many others but have to save post now and go home from work.
What's your stance on cranberries? I take cranberry PILLS so I don't have to deal with the nastiness of cranberry JUICE. I don't drink juice with added sugar or corn syrup. Pure cranberry juice is the NASTY. But I like cranberries that are dried (especially covered in chocolate), and I love them cooked with savory dishes. I make something called "Cranberry Chicken" which is fabulous, and of COURSE "Fenberry Pye" (fenberries being cranberries) that has chicken and medieval spices. om nom nom! Cranberry Bliss Bars from Starbucks (yes, I have the recipe!), I even like jellied cranberry in the can.
Do you mind receiving used (in good condition, of course) CDs or DVDs? Nope, I don't mind. Bring 'em on!
Do you have a crush on anyone famous? Do you have a crush on any literary characters? Would you like fanfiction or fan art based on this/these people? Does my boyfriend count? He's not really "famous" but he is kind of a local celebrity to a very small niche.... (Monster Truck driver.) Sure, I'd like funny fan art based on my boyfriend. bwahaha. Even fan fiction. He'd get a kick out of some kind of bdsm fiction in which he is the sub/bottom. Crush on literary characters? hmm. I guess I don't get crushes on literary characters. Am I weird?
You're at home, or out, and you want a snack. Something that will get you through to the next meal, or through to the end of school or what ever. What do you grab? Chips and salsa usually. But it could be cheese and crackers. Or peanut butter and crakers. Or a protein bar. Or olives. Or dried fruit. Or landjaeger/wieners from Bavarian Meats. Or all of the above.
Do you have a favorite bpal bottle art? Hmmm I love The Lady on the Grey. I'm a horse fanatic. I really like Black Butterfly Moon too. And many many others.
Are there any decants from the Halloweenies, Literary Vampires, Gris Grimly, or Hellboy that you would be interested in receiving? Nope, I run decant circles so I have waaaay too many decants. Unless something is specifically on my wishlist as a decant (to fill a bottle or to test), I'm probably good.
For the crafty people out there: would you prefer something crafted or crafting supplies? Both!! I love to get things crafted by other people!! But I can always use yarn, scissors, stitch markers, measuring tape, or whatnot.
Can you use pill boxes, a hard ID case, coin purse, etc? I have a hard ID case slash imp box on my Etsy favorites. I don't really need any pill boxes or a coin purse, but if they're ultra cool and ME, I'm sure I can find a use for them doing duty as something else.
Any songs you are desperately into at the moment? I've been listening to the new Depeche Mode album a lot (Sounds of the Universe.) And Garbage (the first album.)
What's autumn like in your neck of the woods? What do you love and/or hate about it? It's lovely and cool and rainy. The leaves have a good color change mixed in with the evergreens. I don't like that it usually rains on Halloween night. Or when the piles of leaves get too sodden to kick or leap about in.
What's your favorite product(s) at Trader Joe's? probably the chocolate covered candy cane joes. Not the regular candy cane joes -- the chocolate COVERED ones. om nom nom.
If you're caught in front of the tv, what are you watching? I usually only watch movies or True Blood. Sometimes Cash Cab.
Any Amy Brown art fans? I like her stuff that has horses on it! And stripey stockings! But I don't really consider myself a huge fan and I don't collect her art.
How do you feel about Halloween music? (mix CDs, what have you)? meh. I'm really pretty picky about my music and I only listen to it in the car.
Who else is reeeeeally looking forward to Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland? *jumps up and down waving her arms*
Is there a store that you love which does not have a location near you (but that has a physical presence somewhere, not just online? Why do you love it so much? There is a clothing store in Vancouver BC where the owner is also the designer. She makes a lot of club and renaissance-type clothing and dresses. She has her sewing machines there at the store and will alter things ON THE SPOT for you. I LOVE THAT STORE.
Lolcats....yeah or nay? yay! When I talk with my friend Brandioch we generally end up im'ing back and forth in lolcat. or texting. or even talking that way.
If your witch were to either write something for you or put together a collection of ghost stories, would you rather have it in writing, recorded as an oral telling, or both? I'm not especially into ghost stories, so however it was done would be fine.
If you had the funds to comission an original painting for yourself, what would it be of? What would it be like- colors, size, style? I like blues, purples, silvers, blacks -- I would probably get something of my dogs. Or a friesian. or a starry sky and mountains / forest / lake / castle with dogs in foreground or something. <shrug>
Does anyone have any symbols they consider to be personally significant or talismanic? Well, I have symbols I am attracted to. The wedjat (or Eye of Horus), the ankh, epona symbols (especially the horse triskele celtic knot), raven triskele... I have a white weasel rampant that I use on my soap labels (Iceweasel!), ummm I think I have more but I can't seem to think right now.
Are there any Gods, Goddess, or other mythological figures of whom you're particularly fond? Epona of course. Eris and Loki, I have a fondness for tricksters (and ferrets.)
Super villain or vigilante? Which would you like to be? Which would you like to receive? Vigilante. V, for example. If I'm getting a real live one though, I'd prefer he not have burns all over his body so maybe not V.
What mythical or fantastic race of creatures (dragons, unicorns, griffins, elves, dwarves, faeries, etc.) do you most identify with, and why? Unicorns (I have a huge collection), gargoyles and grotesques. Unicorns have always just seemed sorrowful and solitary to me. Same with gargoyles and groteques.
How do you feel about Dia de los Muertos? Are you interested in sugar skulls? Catrina (or other) skeleton figurines? Meh, really. I could go either way, but I don't celebrate this or really know much about it and I wouldn't buy anything for myself.
Do you have a favorite poem or poet? Yes, but once again, I can't think of them.
What is your favorite creepy folk story or legend? Wow, I just have zero brain power and can't think of any creepy folk stories that I would consider a "favorite".
Who is musically inclined? What instruments (voice counts) do you play? Would you enjoy sheet music? I used to sing and play violin and flute. No longer. No sheet music for me. I started guitar a while back but then my son wanted to learn it, so I gave him my guitar. Would someday like to learn guitar and piano but don't see that happening. Closest I get right now is Guitar Hero on the Wii.
Favorite musicals? I don't see a lot of musicals. Most recently in the theatre I saw the musical dance version of Edward Scissorhands. I would LIKE to see Wicked. Dixiehellcat is a sweetie and sent me Spamalot. Moviewise I really enjoy things like the new Moulin Rouge (I LOVE Ewan McGregor in this movie), Sweeney Todd, Repo the Genetic Opera, Nightmare before Christmas, etc.
Which of the seven deadly sins is most likely to be your undoing? Probably Sloth. Or Lust. Maybe Greed. Heck, I think all of them might take a hand.
Anyone want a nickname and embroidered headband from PandaBite? No thanks!
I have seen a lot of yankee candles haters..... personally i like yankee candle (some of them, anyway). do you or don't you, and if not, what candles do you like? this assumes you like candles. otherwise, what specific home fragrance do you use? Tativa was my coffee swap witch and sent a couple of the special halloween scent that is black (patchouli?) -- it's SUMMER YUMMY!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE. I really like the black one that smells like Drakkar too. Midsummer Night's Dream?
Would a "gift" donation to one of the organizations/causes you support be a great gift, or a lame gift? Would be spectacular!!! My last Witch donated to Bad Rap in my name. There are some more local Pit Bull groups in Seattle that could use some donations, though. Please don't donate to PETA in my name. PETA has a vendetta against Pit Bulls. We hateses PETA.
Are you into 80s movies (like i am ) if so, which are your favorites and who are your favorite characters? Sure! I loved John Hughes films. I have Breakfast Club, Some Kind of Wonderful, 16 Candles, Better off Dead, and a few others. I would like Pretty in Pink and whatever else I don't have. I'd love the Monty Python films on dvd or blu ray.
Do you like Villainess soaps? What are your favorite scents? I like the Whipped and the Smack. The Smooches I am not sure about, I think I like the Arcana scrubs better. I don't want any bar soap of any kind. Favorite scents? I have some birth rite burn and it is ok. I have or have had whipped in jai mahal, decadence, autumn gala (gone), smashing (gone), and a few others. I think I have the ones I'm interested in trying on my SW Help page so I won't go into it again here.
Do you mind artificial colors in your food? I try to avoid things like food color, msg, corn syrup, etc. but sometimes it can't be avoided so while I WILL consume it on occasion, I'd rather not have it dumped into my food.
Who wants hair pretties?(headbands, barrettes, pony-o's, scrunchies, bobby pins, hair clips, etc) I am thinking of chopping all of my hair off again. But if I don't do that, then I do use things like the scunci headbands with teeth to keep my hair out of my face.
I am on an origami crane kick recently, so I wonder if anyone will be interested in origami crane earrings, origami crane in a glass vial (~1.2cm wide) phone charm/pendant or just a container filled with cranes of different sizes. My desk is already covered in cranes as that is one of the origami that I can make with my eyes shut. (I used to make origami for about 2 hours every day, going through my books and picking out new ones and then practicing all the base folds and stuff. But that was about 10 years ago. I can only remember the crane. My origami paper and books are in storage, I have no room for that sort of thing right now.)
How do you feel about clothing/accessories made from animals? Anti-fur, leather, shells, etc.? Does even faux wig you out? I wear leather. I'll wear fur if it's cold enough. (Seattle is not cold enough.) I don't really like fur as a fashion statement, though. I don't really like shells either.
How do you deal with stress? What's your favorite way to unwind? I usually deal with stress by drinking tea, reading, ignoring everything I possibly can, and sleeping a lot. I have been sleeping almost 24x7 recently because I am very stressed out about bills.
You're given the opportunity to apprentice at any trade (or craft) of your choosing for the period of one year. Your mentor may be any currently living person. Which field of study would you choose, and who would be your mentor? If money were no object and the "Trade" or "craft" was something fun to do and not a career that I would be locked into, it would probably be aromatherapy and perfume/soap/candle crafting (of which I already do some) and the other would be horse training/riding/breeding, specifically friesians, lusitanos, or andalusians and dressage. I don't have any particular mentors in mind. I'd also like to do yoga and some martial arts. If I could, I'd have Michelle Yeoh or Jackie Chan. Or maybe Chuck Norris.
Do you wear lip gloss/lip balm? If so, what flavors/scents? Yes, I always have lip balm on me. But I HATE HATE HATE lip balm that is applied with a finger or that is too slick, such as that web company that sells nothing but lip balm. what are they called? "my lip stuff", yes, that's it. DON'T send me any of their lip balm unless you don't mind if I give it away immediately. My favorite is on my kaboodle page along with the flavors that I like. The Better Botanicals "ayurvedic lip balm" in cardamom or rose-mint. I also like honey flavored... vanilla... no chocolate, please. I have been wanting to try the Haunt lip lust (and many other Haunt products.) I have some of the Bunny Butt lip balm in honey and it is fabulous.
What is one thing you constantly keep with you that you constantly loose? Lately, my temper. Or my mind. Over the years it has been my sunglasses but since I've had to start paying $150-200 for each pair suddenly I don't break or lose them as much.
What are your favorite fruits? Honey Crisp apples, nectarines, plums, honey tangerines, strawberries, melon (honey dew, water melon, cantaloupe), mangos..
If Beth made a perfume called "switch witch" what notes would be in it? I think that it would be different for each season and there would have to be a whole section called Switch Witch with different categories. There would be Ninja Witch and Nacho Witch for starters... different ones for different types of Witches and Witchees. Halloweenie/Fall round would of course be the scents of the season, depending on what you celebrate. If you're not a Halloween Witch/ee, your scent might be more of the falling leaves, tang of ice in the air, wood smoke, crisp autumn apples, and the like. If you are a Halloweenie, maybe mix in some chocolate, candy, or caramel?
What is your favorite cookie type? The ones that are cookies. bwahaha. If I'm BUYING cookies, probably the pepperidge farm double chocolate milanos. If I'm MAKING cookies, I would say snicker doodles, peanut butter, sugar (with lemon) and buttercream frosting, oatmeal raisin, and the best -- chocolate chip. I really love spritz cookies too. almond or rum flavored. or mint.
Do you drink alcohol? Wine, beer or liquor? What is your favorite wine/beer/mixed drink? yes. I prefer girly drink drunk. usually I get a lemon drop because those are easy. favorite shot is buttery nipple... or china white.. or purple hooter... or chocolate cake... my favorite wines are either tawny port (at LEAST 20 years) or ice wine. I can sometimes stomach "beer" if it's guiness, terminator stout, or ruby ale. But usually I would rather have water or ice tea than drink beer. And I love mead -- but it has to be damn fine mead. Chaucer's is an acceptable brand.
Do you like to find out there's a package on the way or to receive a tracking number to stalk, or do you prefer surprise packages? I like to stalk them so they don't sit in the mailbox and rot. I've had chocolates melt into little puddles because I didn't know they were coming... and the upstairs occupant (Rog's dad) is mostly disabled and has a hard time getting out to the mailbox. I work nights, so I don't usually get up until 7 or 8pm, so that is when I get the mail.
If I were your witch, and I wanted to make you a spell or mojo bag, would you be into that? And, if you were, would you want it for something like love, prosperity or luck? Or would you want it for a certain element? Or would you want it for something more personal- and what might that be? I have no idea how to use spell or mojo bags, so probably not.
Would you object to annonomous postcards (real ones) from your witch before the big reveal??? I love postcards!! Or any mail!!
Do you collect new/used stamps? Will you like to get stamps on your mails? I love getting interesting stamps on my mail. I just purchased two sheets of the Simpsons stamps, even though I didn't really need any more stamps. Just because they are fun! I love fun stamps! I do cut or soak off stamps and put them in my "stamp collecting" drawer. Which hasn't been gone through for years. and years. and years.
For you tea drinkers, are you partial to tea bags or loose tea? Loose tea is usually much higher quality, so that is what I purchase. But tea bags are ok too. I could really use some Russian Caravan. And if you have a tea store with Chocolate Rose or Chocolate Raspberry... feel free to send some my way!!
are there any foreign food products that you'd love to get or to try? I have never tried these fabled Tim Tams or Humbugs.
Have you ever considered paper bead jewelry? I really don't wear a lot of jewelry. I do like rose bead jewelry... mostly because you can scent it.
Cake or death? Is it the Death of Rats? Terry Pratchett's Death? Neil Gaiman's Death? No? Then cake.
The New update is next week.....
What kinds of crafts does everyone either enjoy making or enjoy getting? Do you have a certain type of handmade item that you love to collect? Socks, boxes, jewelry, dolls etc? I love making soap, lip balm, sugar or salt scrubs, bath bombs or fizzy bath salts, knitted items (preferably worsted weight), etc. Sadly I don't have a workshop right now for the homemade bathy goods and I am knitting very slowly. *sigh*
I love baking too, but don't have a kitchen large enough to actually work in. Soooo I love to receive homemade cookies or zucchini/pumpkin bread type things!! om nom nom.
Boxes - I actually have a box collection thing going (mostly cedar/jewelry boxes) but most of them wouldn't fit the precious. So yes please!
Clearly, vegans are not into soaps with honey or milk, etc. But, if you're NOT a vegan how would you feel about soaps made with emu oil? Squicked out/concerned about animal cruelty, or willing to try them? (The woman I buy them from uses the whole emu. She sells the meat, sells the feathers, and uses the oil to make soap.) I also make my own soap so I have some that is getting up on two years old that I need to use. And I have a ton of soap from doing "decant" circles (Villainess, Arcana, etc.), as well as a metric load from Lush. I need no more soap. Please. I hate using really old soap, and having a two year back log means that it will be really old by the time I get to it. Unless you are sending me liquid hand soap, in which case, please send boxes and boxes because the boyflame goes through that sh*t like there is no tomorrow. (I use the bar soap.) But other than that, no, I am not squicked out by Emu oil.
Are there any of the BPTP bath oils you adore (particularly ones that you cannot get anymore). What about the room sprays? I really wanted to try the Valentine's Day oils, especially Incendia, but my bank account was too borked at that time. But really just a small 1oz sample is the best. I have pretty much all of the other bath oils except Frenum and Invidia. I adore the Snow White and Lupanar room sprays. I would love to try the prototype room sprays, but just goblin squirts up to 1oz are good, I certainly don't need a whole 4oz bottle. I have sniffed all of the GC room sprays and have squirts of the ones I like.
How would you feel about an ultra-girlie shawl or wrap in summer-weight (lace)? I love shawls and wraps. I started making an Ishbel with Malabrigo Sock (want to do both the scarflette and wrap size) but I am too busy making things for other people so stuff for myself never gets done.
what would you think of hand-dyed items? Something like the blue/purple/black in a silk scarf -- zomg.
How do you feel about hand-knit socks? I have never owned a pair of socks that were hand knit for me. And if it didn't take so long, I would totally knit myself a pair. So if someone knitted me some -- omg. What a goddess.
is there anything from the US you'd love that you can't get where you live now?
I would like to try these fabled Tim Tams. Nothing else comes to mind.
How many potential witchees have an iPod, or download MP3s? I have the 80gb ipod video that was new just before the iTouch came out. (it's crammed full.) and I have an iphone. So both of course have videos and music on them. I used to work for HMV (His Master's Voice), so I have a TON of cd's and vinyl... I have at least 500 gigs of music on just this computer and then I have an external hard drive. And I'm not done ripping everything yet. Short answer: I can probably provide other people with lots of music. I don't need any myself.
Ok, for all you shower people, would you like BPAL scented soap? Or how about BPAL scented massage bars or solid scrub bars? As I've already said, I make soap. I don't need any more soap unless it is liquid hand soap. And then I would want to hoard it and not let the boy use it if it were BPAL scented (THE PRECIOUS!!) Something that would be interesting is BPAL scented liquid laundry soap... I have recipes for that, maybe I'll try to make some.... I have four or five massage bars from Lush that just end up going bad since it's like pulling teeth to get the boy to massage my back. But something that I *would* like would be scented glitter hair or body bars.
Do you collect dolls or miniatures? What kind? Do you like to get new clothes or items for them? I used to collect Breyer horses. They had saddles and bridles. Does that count? (they are all packed up out in the shed with most of my belongings.)
My fiance sent me an early dvd rip of Coraline that he was given (pretty sure it's not been released yet, but I sometimes have a hard time keeping up) and I was wondering if anyone would like a copy of it? Coraline FTW! If it's good quality, then hell yes.
If you were to make a seasonal mix CD for this summer, what would you name it? I am sooo unimaginative / creative. I guess it would depend on who I made it for (I don't make cd's for myself...) If it were for my boyfriend, it would be something like "Big Rog's Backyard Amphitheatre Outdoor Summer Concert Extravangazapalooza" or something dorky. All of his cd's start with "Big Rog's", natch, and our little Costco gazebo was killed by the odd Seattle snow... so he decided to BUILD a new gazebo. It is seriously large enough to use as a concert stage. It looks like we should have concert lighting up in the roof trusses. He is hoping to have it finished by the 4th of July (we always have a huge party here) and he wants to get a laser light show dealie for it. *facepalm* Halp.
Would anyone like bath bombs or bath melts scented with one of their favorite Bpal scents? sure. Someone PIF'd me with some Queen Crossbones (Arcana) bath bombs and they are... um. THE BOMB! ha.
Would you like homemade cinnamon buns or sticky buns?
homemade from scratch, yes! mmmm.
Is there anyone here that likes Hello Kitty or any other Sanrio Characters? I do like Hello Pitbull but I don't think Hello Pitbull is Sanrio licensed... I don't know if Sanrio does bats or goth kitties?
Do you play any online games, like World of Warcraft? If so, what server do you play on, what's your character's name, etc.? I still play Ultima Online after 10+ years. I play on Pacific. My main character is somewhat well known and is.. (prepare to be shocked...) Twilight Eyes. I run the guild "House Iceweasel" (wzl) and we are the Alliance leader of a group. Allies are "Legends of Pacific" (LOP), "Old School Thieves" (Os.), and "The Grizly Hand of Death" (GHOD). I'm currently a beta tester for the new expansion, "The Stygian Abyss". I used to make my living selling online gold/items for this game until eBay decided that only THEIR game (Second Life) could have virtual items sold on their auction system, so then I had to go find a real job. What? Me? Bitter? Obviously I don't play as much now as I did when it was my job so I'm down to three accounts from ~ten. Four if you count my son's account.
Is there a program you might have missed or show you love which is gone from the airwaves which might be found (or burned) for you by a Witch? Would love to have all of Red Dwarf. (I think I have seasons 1-4 on DVD.) Also would like True Blood season 1. And maybe The Prisoner.
Would you like any recycle/upcycle supplies for your crafting?
sure!
Are there any single notes (likely non bpal) that anyone is dying to have/try? Hmm. I would like to try Stargazer Lily and Red Musk. I wouldn't say no to any single notes so I could see what the lab's version smells like. I am curious about things like opopponax, linden blossom, mallow, cream or sweet milk, fig, copal, different kinds of sugars (brown sugar, sugar cane, etc.), musks (black, blue, red, honey, grey, purple, chinese, egyptian, kasmiri, amber, africian, etc.), amber (ambergris, black, brown, egyptian, golden, grey, nepalese, peruvian, red, rose, smoky, tunisian, white, sudanese, etc.), sandalwoods (arabian, asian, black, yellow, green, egyptian, golden, indian, oriental, red, white, etc.), patchoulis (black, blue, africian, egyptian, golden, haitian, indian, indonesian black or red, africian, red, white, etc.)
And what would you witchees think of a net flick or the likes gift subscriptions? A month of Netflicks vs a DvD? I have a hard time finding anything to put in my queue with those kind of subscriptions. If there is a new release that I must have, I rent it from the $1 machine.
Would it bother you if you are not the first person to receive the same gift? Imagine a Witch who always sends her favourite book, for example. Not at all.
Pets: What do you have, and do they need/want anything? Right now I have two dogs. Jake Blues and Miss Lela. They are pretty spoiled... so "need"? Probably not. Want? They always want squeaky toys but those have to be either kevlar or a really tough rubber. (I'm at work so I don't have the brand in front of me that I buy.) They also like the small size of the Planet Dog "Orbee" balls. Miss Lela has major allergies so she only gets grainless food/treats.
Based on Prior Carnivale act prototypes...which one are you truly excited about? Sadly nothing leaps to mind.
Twilight fans, would you be interested in any products from this Etsy seller? If so, add the items you like to your Etsy favorites and make sure your wishlist is posted somewhere for your witch. I'm sure everyone is tired of hearing about me whine that Twilight stole my name and blah blah blah. As much as I loathe and hate that SM named the first book "Twilight", I did read the series and see the movie. But I'm not a huge fan girl. It does tickle me to have "my" name on items once in a while, though. Short answer: meh.
Are you in need of decanting supplies, wand caps, or other scent-related paraphernalia? I usually buy my vials by the flat (2000) but the last place I purchased them from was horrible (Madina?) and half of the vials had warped tops and leaked. So yes, I could use more vials. I can always use more wand caps and pipettes too. And I wouldn't mind having some purple rollerballs.
Does your feline like catnip? I don't have a feline.
Salt soap bars (soap made with a large quantity of salt, like salt-scrub-in-a-bar)? This is different enough from soap that I wouldn't mind receiving some.
How would you feel about homemade jelly/jam from home-grown berries? As long as there is no corn syrup, sure. I like most kinds of jam (prefer jam over jelly) and also adore apple or pumpkin butter.
Homemade dill pickles? Made from cukes, beans, snap peas, baby zucchini? I prefer cucumber dill pickles, but trying beans and snap peas would be interesting as well. We usually do cukes with dill, garlic, hot peppers, and grape leaves. The grape leaves are supposed to make the cukes crunchier or something. I didn't get to do any last year and my sister in law doesn't do them until October, so there would be squeeing and om nom noming.
would my future witchee like to receive steampunk style jewelry? I prefer silver only type jewelry. I think I have a few steampunk pieces on my etsy wishlist (rose bracelet, skull locket, hippocampus pendant) etc. but it is difficult to find silver only steampunk jewelry. weep.
Tea. How do you feel about it? I work for a coffee/tea company, so I drink a lot of tea. I prefer black teas although I have some fabulous tangerine green and coconut green. There are a few herbal teas that I'm in love with, such as the Aveda tea and a similar tea from the Tea Cup called "Sweet Dreams". Love Pumpkin Spice black tea. Lately I've been on a Russian Caravan kick, so would love to try those from your local tea place. (RC is usually a smoky black tea.) I don't especially like Chamomile or a lot of herbal infusions (Passion from Tazo and the others I listed are exceptions.) Don't especially like Rooibos. Not particularly fond of green unless it is flavored. I love Jasmine tea, though. And lately I've been having a lot of "Chocolate" flavored tea that is scrumptious. Would love to try some Chocolate chai. Strong black tea that I can add milk and honey to is my staple, really. And I drink a lot of really strong black iced tea. I can go for either unsweetened or sweet (if made with real sugar.)
what is your favorite anime, or if you don't like that what is your favorite animated series? Ummm probably Ranma 1/2. I'm not really into anime. I have some old stuff. Vampire Hunter D, Totoro, Nausicaa, Demon Hunter Yohko, Princess Miyu, Spirited Away, etc. Favorite animated series... probably Earthworm Jim and The Tick.
What are your favorite animals? Or, what animals resonate strongly with you? Well, there are the obligatory gothy animals that I would love anyway: Bats, Ravens, etc. are LOVE. I have always had a strong bond with horses (especially Arabians, Friesians, and Andalusians. And being monochromatic, I prefer blue/steel grey and black horsies), ferrets (silvers make me squee), rats (blue hooded rats make me squee), and of course my bully breed dogs (blue dogs, again, make me squee). (But if anyone were to get me any kind of bully breed art, I prefer full ears. I do NOT like cropped ears on Bullies or anything that glorifies fighting.) And I've always wanted to play with dolphins or whales too. Am I weird that it isn't just the animal, but it's the COLOR that really attracts me as well as the shape? I mean, I have loved all of my ferrets, rescue rats, horses, rescue dogs, etc. regardless of color, and all the creatures I love make my head turn when I see one -- but certain colors give me whiplash. Personality has a lot to do with it too of course. If we going to get into fantasy animals, I like winged bully dogs, winged rats (FLIEDERMAUS!), thestrals, unicorns, hippocampus, etc. You will see all of these represented in some way on my etsy favorites.
Posters: I also have zero room for posters of any kind. All of my framed (and unframed) artwork is boxed up and out in a shed. They haven't seen the light of day for probably 10 years now. *weep* And I have about 50 of those HUGE posters that take up a whole wall. And since I used to work for HMV (music store), I have a ton of band related posters and swag.
Chips: I don't really eat potato chips. I am sensitive to MSG and a lot of "flavored" chips have it. (as well as most soup, boxed dinners, etc. I shop a lot at Whole Foods and some local co-ops, as well as cook from scratch often.)
Are there any kinds of books you collect? Arthurian! Otherwise I'm mostly Fantasy, Cyberpunk, Sci-Fi. I have a lot of books on roses and herb gardens, building knot gardens and topiaries, rock walls, ponds, etc. as well. And cookbooks. And knitting books. Feel free to peruse my LibraryThing catalog (although it only contains a mere fraction of what I have since most of my stuff is packed in boxes out in the shed(s).)
Are you obsessed with honey? If so, is there a particular kind you like best? Spun honey, flavored honeys, certain types of honey.... etc. zomg, I love honey. I buy local honey in the 5 gallon buckets and I STILL RUN OUT. Srsly. I would love to try all sorts of your local honey. I love light, dark, medium.... I don't think I have tried sage or avocado. *puppy dog eyes* I am not so much into creamed honey, although I will purchase it if it is the only medium available in a flavor I want.
Do you like villians that are funny because they are meant to be, or are you like me and love the villian that just can't seem to get his evil schemes to work? I like Villians because they get the hottest clothes and hairstyles. Usually.
Woods? I love trees. I like woody incense (sandalwood!) I'm not sure that I have a favorite tree. I usually try to grow Ginkgo trees but they perish. I have a large Empress of China (or is it Chinese Empress) that I adore because it has hanging purple flower clusters. Flowering dogwoods are nice. Aspens are lovely. I especially like trees with black/dark purple leaves. Oh, wait, used in wood art?? I prefer black, white, and purple. I have some pirate-y wooden mugs that incorporate those colors of woods but I'm guessing they are stained... I picked up some 'wood art' in Italy that is amazing -- a large framed horse totally made out of different colors of inlaid wood (my mom is holding onto that for me.) And of course jewelry boxes. I don't really like "Brown" or "tan" or "beige".
Any part of art history/ style of art that you can't get enough of? (eg: Baroque, ancient Egyptian, Victorian, steam punk, modern?) I love Egyptian and Roman or Greek type things. I have some little table top fountains that have Egyptian motifs and I love plaster/resin sconces/wall sculptures that are Roman/Grecian. I still have about 10 framed Patrick Nagel prints from the early '80s. ha. I would sell them all if I could get anything for them -- the only one I would keep is "Montana" (the one with the horse.) That was the only one I wanted in the first place and everyone just figured I liked Nagel and KEPT BUYING ME PRINTS. I would like a print of a piece of art featuring a girl blowing bubbles on a roof next to two gargoyles, and one of the gargoyles is leaping off after the bubbles. I can't remember the artist name off the top of my head. (But again, I have no place to put it.)
Is there anything you've been wanting to learn that your witch might be able to help you with? ooh. chainmail type jewelry and wire wrapping stones/gems (or making spirals) to make pendants, rings, necklaces, etc.
Obsessions: BPAL (duh), yarn, my dogs, gargoyles, neodymium glass, reading, tea, my boyfriend. I like sleep a lot too. And chocolate. And caramels. And chocolate covered caramels, especially sea salted.
Are there any historical figures you are particularly interested in - say, that you'd enjoy reading about, or movies, etc.? I've always been interested in The Matter of Britain/Arthurian genre and have collected a sizable library of books referencing such, although quite a lot of it is fiction/fantasy.
Did I miss a question about beer? Beer - um.. not my favorite. I vastly prefer girly drink drunk. If I *have* to drink beer, it is usually either a stout (Guiness is ok or McMenamins Terminator Stout) or I found one ale that I like (McMenamins Ruby). I don't exactly go out sampling so I could probably find more but I don't really drink very often. I also like birch beer, if that counts.
anyone reading an amazing book right now? I just finished Raymond Feist's "Rides a Dread Legion" and it was better than expected. (I try to get as many advance reading copies as I can through LibraryThing and this was one of them.) Now I just need to write a review... Now I have moved on to the third book in the Kushiel series. (Chosen? You'd think I could remember but they all kind of blend together.) I still have a few books that I'm in the middle of reading on my iphone kindle or wattpad apps. The third book in the Temeraire series (Black Powder War) and some others.
Are you interested in Tarot or Tarot art? I have a bunch of Tarot art favorited on Etsy. So I guess that is a yes. But it is more this artist that I like rather than it is Tarot related, if that makes sense. I used to be interested in Tarot, but I'm more interested in letting other people do the readings and me watching. I have a deck somewhere. I have been reading about card games played with Tarot decks and I'm interested in learning those! But they mentioned in a fairy tale book I was reading, so could be totally fictional. I forgot about it until just now.
What would you think of soap samples/shampoo bar samples? (I believe the latter can be used as soap if you are not shampoo bar inclined). Or other sample sized bath/beauty products, for that matter? I would love to try some non-sls shampoo or shower gel samples! Enable away! The economy thanks you! (but I don't need bar soap. REALLY.)
What about burnables as in candles, tarts and/or incense? I would like tarts!! I have some Alternative Breeding on my non-bpal wishlist, and some Villainess. And I'm up for whatever other brands you like since I'm blissfully unaware of most of them. Incense I LOVE but my boyfriend is allergic to smokey-ness so I never burn it. I should dig it out of storage and start burning it outside in the morning when he is gone. Candles, I LOVE. I have a ton of things to make candles but no workshop at the moment so ixnay on the andlemakingcay. And although I have a huge steamer trunk full of votives and tealights, and another huge trunk full of votives, tealights, dinner candles, and pillar candles, and I have a STACK (or two) of 3-wick candles (both tall and short) against the wall, I mean really -- can you have enough candles? And I have some jar and bowl candles too. Did I mention that I used to not only have my own business making candles (on hold at the moment), but I was also a Chandler at Sweet Spirit Candles? And before that I sold candles for PartyLight.
What are your favorite materials? Or material things? Some people like jewelry, some like woods, some plants... I'm not really big into jewelry, I will admit. I love plants but we are in a basement. I am not sure what my favorite materials or material things are, but I will tell you that it is NOT a telephone. I hate telephones right now.
do you like old, old, OLD books? I'm talking the kind of books you see on the shelves at your grandparents house. Spines cracked, a few loose pages here and there.. I personally love the history of them. I love really old books! I have quite a few old leather bound books. I look for old Felix Salten books whenever I'm in an antique store. Or other interesting children's books or poetry. Or whatnot. Old old old books with awesome line art illustrations are especially fun because... public domain! (assuming not republished.) That means we can make rubber stamps or something with the art sometimes. (Yes, one my close friends owns a rubber stamp company, "Rubber Trouble".) And look! A gargoyle stamp on sale! She sells them unmounted so prices are very reasonable. Just in case people like rubber stamps. Sorry, diverged there a bit. I tend to do that.
Recipes? I really don't have room to cook. Plus the boyflame is extremely picky. We do a lot of flat iron steak, salmon, chicken tacos, things that can be grilled... I cook roasts in a crockpot every once in a while, so really easy crockpot recipes are welcome. Maybe some more interesting recipes for fish or salmon (to grill) that don't take a lot of prep space/time. I have just enough prep space for a small cutting board and that is it. But if you have a favorite recipe to share, please do. I will make an extra effort to make it sometime, even if it has stuff in it that the boy doesn't like. (one of my favorite things is Cranberry Chicken but he won't eat it, so I make it at the parent's place when I visit there.)
If you could make your perfect scent (or at least most desired at the moment!) what would be in it? I had a blend of lavender, patchouli, and sandalwood lotion called "Sweet Earth" that I LOVED. I used to get it at a local farmers market. I've never been able to duplicate the scent.
My most perfect scent ever was the Vanilla single note from The Body Shop. They discontinued it and went with a vanilla blend perfume instead. I still have a teeny bit left from 1989 and I treasure it like gold. Of course it reminds me of the time that I had it as well (see Toronto 1988-1990) so that probably has something to do with it.
List things you DO NOT need any more of: BAR SOAP. Nail polish. Keychains. Coffee mugs. Hand lotion.
What are your favorite websites (besides this one, and the online shops you listed in your questionnaire)? The ones I keep open in my tabs are: hotmail, gmail, ravelry, facebook, ebay, flickr, livejournal, windermere (house hunting), amazon, unicreatures, dragon cave, bpal, bptp, scent addict, soap box, villainess, blooddrop, little knits, lime and violet, etc. I generally visit hulu if I'm bored at work and need some background sound while I knit. Sometimes I visit my pandora radio station but not often. I also use moviefone and dvdexpress.net a lot (for local movie watchings.) Once in a while I'll look at craigslist if I need something specific and want to check local availability/prices, or if I'm getting rid of something. See also freecycle. And I visit kaboodle and etsy once in a while if I'm bored or need to update wishlists. Sometimes I'll catch up on cute overload or I can haz cheezburger. And once in a while I read Neil Gaiman's journal. And I'll check on some other websites: slumberland.org, beaconhillblog.com, d23radio.com... I can't think of them all!
What do you like to snack on? Dried fruit (I still have a bunch of dried apples left from the fall harvest.) Nuts (almonds, pecans, cashews.) Cheese (I love gouda, different kinds of cheddars, sage derby, cotswald, parano... I like flavored goat or feta style cheeses to spread on crusty bread or rosemary crackers.) Olives (black, kalamata, and green garlic stuffed). Grapes, cherries, fuji or honey crisp apples, honey tangerines. I love salami and cured meats but not sulfites. (sigh) Cold cuts. flavored crostini (rosemary, garlic, black pepper and asiago.) Garlic or black bean hummus and little pitas. Carrots, celery with peanut butter, pea pods, grape tomatoes, other fresh veggies... (I prefer to snack instead of eating large meals.) A lot of times I'll come home and not have energy to do anything except some peach/mango salsa (With cream cheese added) and tortilla chips. Once in a while I have a piece of chocolate or a salted caramel. Once in a while I get the Terra veggie chips. Or I'll pick up some Veggie Booty.
Is there something that would offend you if you received it in your mail/gift/email)? (as in profanity, a bad words in an email/card/music ... or a card or something with a scantily dressed man/woman pictured on it, crude/immature humor tshirts, etc ...): I'd like to add that I have decided I am offended by some things after all. Dog fighting, animal cruelty, animal research, hate (anything racist, or aimed towards bi/gay/lesbian, fat jokes, etc.) Not especially interested in scantily dressed women (men are ok!) I don't mind profanity (I use it all the time.)
What is the color scheme you use most when you decorate? I prefer greys/blacks for permanent fixtures and jewel tones (Burgundy, purple, blue, green) for highlights. So my desk is grey, couch is black, etc. Comforters are black or black & grey. Towels, candles, sheets, throw pillows, blankets, etc. in jewel tones.
Is there any infomercial product you're dying to try even though you know it probably sucks? Not especially, since I don't really watch tv or infomercials. But I did run across a huge display of infomercial things at Frys, and they have a WHOLE STORE fill of them at the "Supermall" in Auburn, Washington.
Do you wear makeup or nail polish? Need brushes, containers, storage, mani/pedi supplies? What colors and brands do you like? I wear makeup and I polish my toes but not fingernails. I have to "draw on" my eyebrows because my tattoos are getting too light. I have eyeliner tattooed on as well but it isn't thick enough for me, which kind of irritates me since I paid to get it done so that I wouldn't HAVE to put on eyeliner every day. I use prescriptives base and powder, mac or prescriptives mascara, and I have various eye shadows/pigments/powders/minerals/whatever in mac (from ralenth), urban decay, fresh minerals, and some other stuff that people gave me. I don't usually buy makeup myself and during the workweek I only wear foundation, eyeliner, eyebrows, and powder. I rarely do eyeshadow and am horrible at it. I was watching Priscilla, Queen of the desert the other night and totally wishing I had their eyeshadow skillz, yo. I don't need containers/brushes/storage/or mani-pedi stuff. I have a ton that is still in original packaging. I like black/grey/silver/purples.
Do you like shiney hanging porch decorations like windchimes or those things that spin and swirl in the wind? yes!! I love windchimes. And shiny things. And I like porch lights too (like christmas lights, except I keep them up all year.) I have two sets of windchimes, purple lights, hanging plant baskets, and some japanese lanterns hanging on my porch (which is our "front door" since we live in a daylight basement although it's in the back yard. It's under a huge deck so I have lots of room to hang things.)
Hair adornments? I like headbands to hold my hair back out of my face but that will let my bangs flop over or go behind my bangs. This is the first time in 20 years that I've had "long" hair (usually it's shaved on the sides/back) so I'm not really savvy on what to do with clips and such.
Which flavors are you interested to try from the http://www.chocolateresearchfacility.com/? Their website gives me anxiety.. dripping chocolate, ughhh! Also food imported from China scares me. So no thank you! (I know it is impossible to avoid using things imported from China but I do try to avoid it as much as I can, sorry.) However, the flavors that sounded interesting (for your curiousity's sake): Rose with rose petal, cardamom with almond, irish cream, jasmine, lavender, earl grey, rose hip, spiced tea.
If you want to buy me chocolate, please consider Cocoa Velvet. They're a small family business in Oregon and I know the people who own and run it. They handcraft everything themselves. I also like Dagoba (the chai bar only), Dolfin (specifically their jasmine, hot masala, and cardamom bars) and I have other chocolate wishes on my kaboodle wish list like Vosges. I am a bit of a chocolate snob. Sorry.
Favorite artists and favorite pieces of their work? I don't really have any favorite artists in which I really like ALL of their work. I have favorite pieces of course.
I like Van Gogh's "skull with burning cigarette" and (of course) Starry Night. And Starry Night over the Rhone. And Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night .
I like "Gargoyles" by Michael Parkes. (And Athena. And Deva.)
I love photographs or other artwork of gargoyles, grotesques, crows, wrought iron, celtic crosses in graveyards, capitals, cloisters, etc. black and whites especially.
I have a lot of bully breed dog artwork favorited on etsy.
I have some treasured artwork done by my friends as well: http://slumberland.org/gallery.html, I have the originals for "Almost almost blue" and "stars 12/24" (and her page even notes that! ha. that makes me giggle.)
I have always wanted a raven beaded doll from Megan Noel (one of my local Seattle BBS friends.) She does some awesome coptic stitch and beaded journals. And I like some of her purple/blue stuff and raven drawings. And the http://www.megannoel.com/blackamuletpurse.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">black beaded amulet purse</a>!
I have some prints somewhere that I brought home from the Smithsonian, and some framed artwork that I brought home from Italy.
I also have a few pieces related to The Cure and Depeche Mode.
And as I've mentioned already, people have gifted me with a ton of Patrick Nagel prints but I would sell most of those in a heartbeat. I love the simplicity of them but my favorite is Montana and that is the one that I would keep.
I love a lot of classics, such as the Hunt of the Unicorn (often referred to as the Unicorn Tapestries.)
I love a lot of local art and sculpture that I see in the dealers room at Sci-Fi conventions. I have a piece I really love of a "were unicorn" -- she is a unicorn in on of the matted cells and a woman (with a small nub horn) in the other.
I collect a lot of wall sconces and grotesques/gargoyles but I don't know that I have a favorite artist that sculpts them. My favorite pieces are the Fledermaus and Guardian of Hopes and Dreams.
Do you like coconut (to eat)? Not especially by itself. I love it in chocolate or thai food or toasted coconut with ice cream...
Puddin' posts ebay sales of older stuff every now and then - what of the current lot are you dying for? Hellion mostly.
Do you tweet? I have a twitter account but I don't use it a lot.
What kind of mythology are you interested in? Celtic, Greek, Roman, Egyptian.
What's that one thing you keep meaning to get but keep forgetting or passing over? One thing? I have a list of BPAL GC's that I want but don't get because most of the time I only have money to get the LE's. (TKO, Mme. Moriarty, Pickled Imp, TAL: Bastet's Laughter, etc.)
With all this talk of chocolate, do you prefer milk or dark? Depends on what it is blended with. I like dark chocolate if it is blended or covering other things. I don't actually eat chocolate straight up nowadays anymore come to think of it... if I eat a bar it is usually a blend (chai, jasmine, masala, fruit, nuts, etc.)
What is your favorite classic fairy tale or children's story? I think I prefer the retold fairy tales. the "classics" were all stolen and changed from the originals and not for the better. Favorite children's story -- hmm. Maybe "God Bless the Gargoyles" (that isn't a classic, is it?) I have things like Winnie the Pooh, Alice in Wonderland, Island of the Blue Dolphins, A Cricket in Times Square, The Trumpet of the Swan, The Wind in the Willows, Little House on the Prairie series, Narnia series, The Hobbit and LOTR, Dr. Suess books, etc. that I made my son read about 10-15 years ago.
Do you have an electric stove, and would you like a bowl and tarts to use the residual heat (and for extra safety)? I do have an electric stove but I'm afraid the bowl would break because I would be stupid and put it on the burner while it was too hot. I would like a tart burner though.
What of the summer update (Egyptian, Lawn Ornaments, etc.) appeals most to you? I already have the Summer Garden Series (lawn gnome, pinwheel, flamingo.) I would like to try the Iteru bottles but haven't wanted to purchase yet because one is dirt and the other sounds aquatic. Haven't gotten the Feast for the Greatly Revered Ones yet, would like to try that one as well. But so far, Flamingo is my fav.
Are you freaking out over any of the discontinued scents, dear fellow Witches? Not really, but I would like to sniff Madrid and Succubus. And I kind of want a bottle of Severin. But I am resisting!! Sad, I love Mimosa (our friends have a mimosa tree and it is fabulous!) and that seems to be the note in common for all of the discontinuations except for Severin.
What witch would like a cloak? Mmm cloaks!
Would you like to receive ATCs (artist trading cards) or would you prefer something more usable, like bookmarks or something? After thinking about this some more, I am guessing I would use ATC's as bookmarks in my knitting/reading books and perhaps display them in my cubicle at work.
Who likes tshirts? What about homemade tshirts? Like with transfers I made myself.... I like Babydolls! But not t-shirts.
If your witch were to send you cookies, what kind of cookies would you like? I love just about everything -- but no nuts, and no divinity. I *heart* chocolate chip, sugar, snickerdoodle, thumbprint, peanut butter, spritz, lebkuchen, krumkake, etc.
Since we're talking about warm winter wearables, who likes hats? Mittens? Arm warmers? Probably wouldn't wear mittens. Love long wrist warmers! Would love to try arm warmers! I kind of want a kittyville hat. But I already bought yarn to make my own although I suppose I could make one for my housemate instead. I'm making a devil horn hat for my boyfriend... someday.
Question: who would like a pair of handknit socks? Size? Color preference? Cabled, ribbed (for your pleasure), stranded colorwork, etc.? I wear a size US 10 women's shoe. I would LOVE stripey socks (black and purple would be my fav, with black/pink or black/white as back ups. I've totally been eyeing the self striping sock yarn lately.) Otherwise just black is good. Cables and other things are up to the knitter!
How does everyone feel about steampunk? There are some steampunk books on my Amazon withlist and Steampunk jewelry on my Etsy wishlist... I like the art involved. But I tend more towards vampgoth, cybergoth, mopeygoth, etc.
How do people feel about unusual ornaments? As in, for holidays other than Christmas? I don't really have any place to put ornaments but that doesn't stop me from filling my wishlist with NMBC ornaments on Etsy!! I'm hoping to have a tree this year but am not holding my breath.
Anyone else a total nerd like me and would like DnD/Roleplay stuff (Dice, minis, books, corny tees, etc.)? I started playing D&D in 4th grade (early '70's) and then playing Cyperpunk, Call of Cthulhu, Paranoia, etc. I don't really play anymore unless my son (18.5 years) has a campaign he needs tested (but since he lives across the state, this isn't very often.) I love corny tee's from Think Geek, though. Most of my roleplaying is now done online nowadays.
On a similar note, who likes yarn? What kinds/colors/weights/fibers? Handspun? Glitter? Funky art yarn made from shredded jeans, fake flowers, lace, sequins, and the tattered souls of your enemies? Other craft supplies you desperately want more of and can't live without? YARN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My stash is on flickr and ravelry to give an idea of what I like. I like pretty anything that is not acrylic. Silk, alpaca, llama... I was sent some Wollmeise and it fabulous! And someone also sent me some malabrigo -- omg. so so soft. I need more of this to make a nice cowl and matching wristwarmers!!! Handspun is fab too!! I can do without glitter. Funky art yarn might be ok -- I like the ribbon yarn sometimes if it is really soft. I am all about the texture - I like it smooth, silky, or soft.
Which witches would like hair accessories: clips, scrunchies, hairsticks, headscarves, etc? Anything NMBC, I like. Really wouldn't know how to use hairsticks. Don't need or use scrunchies. I have some clips, but again, I am hopeless. I usually just put my hair back with a headband if it's getting in my way. I have this headband with teeth that I slide in and it holds the hair back pretty well, but they tend to snap after a while. (I must have a big head!)
Hand beaded jewellery, yay or nay? silver, black, purple, blue wire and/or stones/beans -- oh yes please. love gargoyle and skull beads too.
To make up for the fact that I probably won't be able to send my witchee homebaked goodies, will Tim Tams in any number of varieties be an acceptable replacement? Um, yum!
Is there any time during the holidays (or the rest of the round) when you'll be away from home for a significant period and it'd be best not to send anything by mail? Ummm maybe for a weekend. Hard to say. But even if I'm gone, there are still people here at the house to get the mail.
Speaking of which, how many Browncoat witches do we have?? And if you are, would you be interested in getting a Kaylee parasol? If not, would you be interested in getting a paper parasol hand painted with your favorite colors? Not really, sorry.
It seems like there are quite a few knitting witches, so I assume they are on the Ravelry forum as well. If so, what are your names on there so I can stalk you? ravelry = misstwilight
Would you personally rather get handmade jewelry or the beads to make something yourself? handmade jewelry!! I adore wire wrapping and spirals.
What kind of candy/sweet treat would you like to receive? I *love* clove flavored candy -- jellybeans and hard candy sticks. Any kind of snobby chocolate bar is yummy (lately I've been a big fan of Dolfin. And I love the Chai Dagoba bars.) Anything from Cocoa Velvet!!! Lately I am craving pumpkin or pumpkin gingerbread.
Would my potential Witchee be up for some music stuff they'd never heard before if they couldn't understand the words? eh, I am pretty picky about my music.
It's cold outside - what are your favorite drinks to keep yourself warm and cozy? I love drinking chocolate but am too lazy usually to make it. If I had an espesso machine so I could steam milk, I would probably make it more. I also love caramel apple cider, toffee nut lattes, and tea!! If a special occasion: mead, heated spiced mead, buttery nipples, tawny port..
Anyone else have a sudden and unexpected favorite BPAL lately? Yes! I was frottled from the lab with Angeronalia from Yule 2007. When I was decanting for my circle, I couldn't stop sniffing it!! I need to get out my bottle from last year and start using it now that it has aged!!
I love Christmas music even though I'm pagany -- how about you? I really like pop artists doing Christmas music -- Bono, XTC, Sting, Annie Lennox, Erasure, etc.
Do any of you like puzzle books? I love to play puzzles on the computer or especially within computer games (Shivers, 7th Guest, etc.) but not so much in books.
Do you like to cook? if so, what? Would you like things like spices, cookbooks, recipes, tips? Yes, but I have zero room to cook in my "kitchen" or to store anything.
What fashion item or style do you like, but never wear?knee length skirts, stripey tights, high boots. I am too lazy and usually only wear jeans or bdu's unless I'm going to a club.
What is the biggest problem or sad thing in your life? Of course, I mean the saddest or worst thing you can confess here. My biggest gripe... oh god. That I have aspergers and, worse, major depression. Because of it, I lost my really fabulous job as a System Admin and then 911 happened and most of the tech jobs disappeared. I worked from home for seven years. I had to sell my house. Then my boyfriend's mom died and he decided he wants to stay with his dad until his dad passes. So my boyfriend sold his house too. So until his dad passes away, we are living in a MIL apartment in the basement of his dad's house. We have ZERO room to cook or to have most of our belongings. We have one room that the comptuers/tv/couch/kitchen are in, a tiny bathroom, and a small bedroom that can only fit the bed, a nightstand, and a small dresser. The walls have dark wood paneling and the floors are stick down squares of carpet on cement (hardly any padding). I can't even steam clean the carpet without ruining it. The bathroom has holes in the walls and some rot. All of his dad's "artwork" is still covering the walls downstairs even though we've lived there for ... four years? So no room to put any of our things. Very depressing, but at least I have a place to live. (We have plans to put in carpet and redo the bathroom but money has been too tight.) Then we made the mistake of inviting one of my friends to stay with us until she got a job and her own place. Which should have been only a month or two. That was almost a year ago and we are still supporting her financially and... let's just say this place is too small for two people, let alone three. I am extremely stressed out by having no privacy, have missed a ton of work, am always sick, etc. So -- yeah, the living and money situation, not so good.
Do you like honey? Will you like to try creamy honey with black sesame or with cinnamon powder? I love honey! I love trying flavors in small amounts. I don't usually use creamy honey (I just don't eat that many sandwiches...) unless it is in my tea. Right now I have some creamy lavender honey that is fab in tea.
What cartoons did you grow up watching? Any animated shows you still watch? I grew up watching things like Star Blazers, Hanna Barbara, Bugs Bunny, Scooby Doo, etc. I still like to watch animation -- I just saw Bolt last weekend. I love Pixar! I have some Disney movies on dvd (Bambi, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Mulan, Lion King), Nightmare Before Christmas (of course!), The Corpse Bride, James and the Giant Peach, some Anime (Vampire Hunter D, Ranma 1/2)... what else do I have. Toy Story, Bugs Life, Shrek, Wallace and Gromit...
Who are your forum friends, person or people your witch can contact for ideas? You could try contacting Pixiepetal on the forums. She is currently staying with us. Right now we are not getting along so well though.
Do you like baskets, jars and other interesting containers? Filled or Empty? I like jars and interesting containers (filled, preferably) but unless they are filled with useful things, I don't really have any room at all. Most of my belongings are packed up in storage since moving into our current place.
Houseplants and/or things to put them in: thoughts? I am thinking that although they rock, houseplants would be too costly to ship. Same with things to put them in. I would like some more spider plants but as I live in a basement, I am afraid they would just die again. I have lucky bamboo and a geranium at work. At home (inside) I have a corn plant, christmas cactus, wandering jew, pothos, and a few unidentified plants. Most of them are from my grandmother's estate. My spider plants that moved with me from my other house all perished. I really don't have much room for any more plants.
Chia Pet, do you need one? No thanks.
Boxes, baskets, etc.? I love wooden boxes, especially of a size for perfume bottles!! Baskets are not as preferred -- I have a ton of baskets that don't see any use.
What jewelry are you wearing now? What jewelry do you wear everyday-or do you change jewelry all the time? Right now I am wearing my Carnival Phoenix locket, a pair of amethyst earrings (my boyfriend had them made especially for me as a Valentine's Day gift), and a pair of diamond stud earrings. I pretty much wear these every day. If I'm getting dressed for a club I'll usually add some rings or knuckle armor pieces and maybe a bracelet. When I am wearing shorts (ie, summer), I usually wear an anklet too.
Would you like handmade piece of calligraphy as a gift? Sure!
What is the weirdest and/or most practical thing you are not buying for yourself right now? The thing that you probably should be buying, but have been putting off in lieu of something else? I am being bad by NOT purchasing new contacts or glasses (my glasses are currently broken and I have maybe one pair of contacts left before I'm out.) I have been putting it off because... I am broke! And perfume is more important for some reason!
How about a short - or longer - piece of fanfic? Sure, why not?
Which witches would want Bpal boxes? Or imp cases? I am set for imp cases but I am out of room in my bottle boxes. Although if someone decorated an imp case for me that would also rock -- I just have blue and smoke colored ammo boxes (100 count) that are semi-transparent.
Do you read graphic novels/comics? Which ones? Sandman! Not much else.
Are you planning on buying anything off your BPAL wishlist during the round? Erm. I might have to get the Arcana holiday special one that is on there. But planning, no. If something goes up for a really good price on eBay or the forums that isn't to say I wouldn't jump at it!
Literary erotica. Who doesn't love it? I prefer more femdom bdsm erotica. pony play is good too. The boyfriend goes nuts over such things!
What are 3 places that you'd like to visit, or re-visit? I really want to go to the UK. Would love to go back to Italy or Spain. Maybe Greece?
So for all witches of the shimmying types- would you like tassel belts/jingle belts/ ect and if so, how big are your hips? Not really into the shimmying.
How do you feel about Heifer International? Or do you have other favorite charities not mentioned in your application? Not sure what Heifer Intl is and too lazy to look it up right now. Favorite charities would be PBRC, Bad Rap, or any other Pit Bull rescue/education charities.
Favorite animals? Least favorite? For images? I love bats, dolphins, unicorns, thestrals, ravens/crows/corbies, amstaff/pit bulls, friesians, ferrets, etc. For having as companions, I have loved rats, ferrets, amstaff/pit bulls, horses. I have fantasies about having a talking pet raven but not sure the reality would live up to it -- I don't like cleaning cages!! Which is one of the reasons I no longer have rats or ferrets. Least favorite animals?? ummm do insects count?
How do you like your chocolate? White, milk, bittersweet, as dark as possible? Plain, with flavoring, with chunks of stuff in? Fairly traditional, or weird and experimental? I prefer milk, bittersweet, and dark dark dark. Although I did just have some pretty decent white chocolate (a skeleton, served in pieces, in his coffin) from Moonstruck Chocolates. I love chocolate with almonds and raisins. I love chocolate with orange flavor. I love chocolate with sweet curry & coconut (ie, Vosges Naga bar or the Dolfin Hot Masala bar.) The Dolfin bar with jasmine tea is to die for. Dagoba Chai bar is one of my favorites. The bacon Vosges is not horrible but not really my cup of tea. What I *don't* especially like are things like Hershey bars or Palmer's "chocolate". I am a snob, what can I say?? I will lower myself by consuming kit kats, peanut butter cups, 100 grand bars, or other such small bars if they are around on Halloween. Whole Foods has some awesome caramel and chocolate truffles that just melt in your mouth! I am pretty sure they are the Whole Foods brand (yes they are, I finally looked.) Also: I would like to make a plug for www.cocoavelvet.us -- my friend's chocolate company. Their chocolates are SO. GOOD.
Question for the Class: Favorite Musical? Wicked, Sweeney Todd, NMBC (it has music!). I use the term loosely. I also like some classics -- Wizard of Oz, Sound of Music, Willie Wonka... I really like some of the music from Phantom, Cats, and other ALW productions.
Do you like Shakespeare? Which plays? Yes. Much Ado About Nothing.
If you are a fan, who were your favorite Buffy and Angel characters? Not a fan. Don't watch a lot of tv at all, actually.
On nut intolerance - does it include things like almond/coconut oil bases and essential oils in perfume oils, skincare products, scented candles and the like? I don't have a nut intolerance.
Are there any witchy type supplies you're in need of, or would like to try etc.? Herbs, smudge sticks, resins, tarot/oracle cards, incense burners, pretty tools, stuff like that? I can always use herbs/spices/things that are good for incorporating into soap for color, texture, or other properties. I use things like poppy seeds, rose hips, rose petals, lavender flowers, oatmeal, sea salt of all types, maple sugar, raw sugar of all types, clays, etc.
Anyone into physical activities? For instance- I'm training to become a Combat Archer in the SCA, and something I would use would be an Archers glove...is there anything you do as a sport/hobby in which you might need equipment? Oh! I received a WII fit for my birthday -- just the balance board. I would love yoga mat and other accessories for it.
Who's your favorite playwright? I'm an unwashed heathen who didn't attend university and isn't into high faluting sort of things. No, really, I like plays.. but I am bad with names.
Have you (or maybe the younguns in your family) been exposed to the Webkinz craze? No and no thank you!
Any favorite cartoon characters? Disney, Sanrio, etc? Eeyore, The Tick, Earthworm Jim (Peter Puppy!), Bambi, Jack Skellington, Bolt, Wallace and Gromit, Spirit (horse), Ren & Stimpy..
Do you prefer arm warmers to the wrist, to the base of the fingers, or half fingered? I prefer longish wrist warmers -- like to mid arm. And half fingered. I haven't ever had arm warmers but it seems like it would be cumbersome to have things going over my elbow. I might feel claustrophobic. Although I guess if there were t-shirt material it would be better? They look so awesome that I lust over them.
What's one luxury item you want to pamper yourself with but haven't yet? I am so wanting to try the Villainess smooch, whipped, and perfumes. And Blood Drops perfumes and other fun things. I have majorly dry hands during winter.
What's your favorite texture? mmm... For tactile -- something really soft. Suede and suede silk. My dog's ears.
Alright witches, who is ordering the Moon of the Terrible oil? *raises hand* Since last December I have ordered every single lunacy. Usually two or more.
Does your forum name have a special significance? Refer to something or someone you admire? Reflect your interests? Come on, spill! I have used the name Twilight or Twilight Eyes since 1986. Been active online since 1984 or so. Twilight Eyes is from a book by D. Koontz .. someone with Twilight Eyes had foreknowledge of sorts and, of course, purple eyes. I had purple contacts for quite a while, starting in 1986 or so. Since then, most people know me as Twilight and my business name incorporates Twilight into it. I am not very happy about the Twilight series stealing "my" name!!
I wanted to ask a question: are there any rare (or even uber-rare) scents that you'd really like to try? I want to know everyone's BPAL holy grail! Pumpkin King, Cinnamon Sugar Cookies (? - from the DD Trunk Show), Orange, Dark Chocolate, Mitzvah, Monster Bait: Closet, F54. I had a sniffie of Gypsy Queen but I would really like a testable amount. Same with Storyville. I really really want a bottle of Underpants.
What would your reaction be to receiving something like this? A Batsirani doll Sorry, but they are very much not my sort of thing and I have very limited space. I don't have room for all of the things that I love insanely let alone for other things.
What is one REALLY expensive, completely outrageous thing you would LOVE to get but totally don't expect to ever get from anyone? A Friesian!!! Or a Lusitano, Warlander, or Andulsian...
Do you like coffee mugs? Travel or stay at home? How big? Do you like ones from Starbucks? I have too many! If anyone needs anything from sbux for their witchee, please give me a shout.
If you drink coffee, do you like whole bean coffee or prefer ground? What grind? What roast (mild, medium, bold, extra bold)? Do you like flavored coffee? I would love to try whole coffee beans from your local coffee places. I prefer espresso roast or bolds. I love flavored coffee too -- Orange Chocolate or Black Forest! I love Cinnamon Hazelnut too.
Do you like tea? What kinds of tea (green, red, white, black, decaf, herbal infusions)? Feel free to get specific on brands and tea types. Loose or bagged? Do you need any kind of tea accessories? Pots/cozys/presses/strainers? I love all kinds of tea but especially jasmine, chai, and black breakfast-y teas. I like both loose and bagged - I use a gold foil filter but would really like a bodium tea pot (it has a little strainer insert for loose leaf that you can remove after brewing) or one of the tea "presses" that spits the leaves out at the bottom so they don't steep after the recommended time. (I don't think it is really a press - you aren't supposed to "press" tea like you do coffee.) I have an iron tea pot somewhere but I think it is packed up. I really wish I could find it. I welcome all sorts of your favorite teas.
What is your favorite hot chocolate or drinking chocolate? My favorite is the Parisian from Vosges, or the Double Chocolate from Ghiradelli. Scharffenberger has some lovely cocoa as well that I used to use exclusively to make mochas at home but that and the Vosges are too expensive to buy all the time. I saw some awesome looking single origin drinking chocolates at Whole Foods yesterday -- I might have to go back and check them out when I'm awake. I welcome your favorite hot cocoa or anything you think I might enjoy.
Do you need any decanting supplies? Pipettes? Vials? How about any wand caps? Roller bottles? Some spray bottles (for oils mixed with alcohol?) I would love some purple roller bottles and more small atomizers!
if you were to receive a hand-knitted item, what color(s) would you prefer AND are there any types of yarn that you just cannot handle (e.g. wool, llama, etc.) I love black, purples, blues... look at my etsy list and the yarns that I drool over for color iteas. My favorite scarf is a black mohair knitted doublestrand with a purple/blue silky ribbon. I wear it everywhere. I have some purple pastaza wrist warmers but the pastaza seems too itchy for my wrists -- I think it is because they are breaking out from perfume sensitivity and that makes them wool sensitive too. I have dreams of knitting a cowl from malabrigo worsted merino, a kittyville hat (superwash wool is fine), and silk wristwarmers. I have my eye on the snake belly gauntlets from knitty and other arm warmers but I am too busy to make anything for myself! I am making things for everyone else! So yes, I would love to receive knitted things. But if it going on my wrists, no scratchy wool! And please, no acrylic material at all. It makes me cringe.
How do you feel about Lush? Anything you want to try? I have access to many things I loooove lush. I love just about everything except for their lip stuff.
Do you want to try the Will Call only Champagne scents? I was lucky enough to have someone pick up some for me to share, so no worries, I am covered.
Would you please share your favorite e-card site? I am so horrible with e-card sites. I need to know your favorite so I can steal it for my own!
Do you play on-line games? Which one and which serever? Do you need any funds/equipment/help adventuring? I play Ultima Online on the Pacific shard. I also play Puzzle Pirates on the Viridian Ocean. I have everything I could ever use or want in UO. I rarely play puzzle pirates unless I am bored at work.
Do you have traditional holiday movies you like to watch? I usually do NMBC a few times from October to December. Because it's both Halloweenie AND Christmas! I wish I had the original Rudolph, Frosty, Nestor, Charlie Brown, and other animated shows I used to watch every year when growing up. I think I have way more Halloween traditional movies than Christmas!! I adore "Gremlins", "Elf", "Scrooged", "Die Hard". I've never seen the "Muppet's Christmas Carol". I finally saw the "Polar Express" for the first time last year. Never seen "It's a Wonderful Life". Or "Miracle on 34th Street". Or "A Christmas Story." Srsly. I need to expand my horizons big time.
What are your "guilty pleasures" type movies? That you really secretly like but don't like to admit to it? *cough* I like things like "13 going on 30", "Hitch", "The Wedding Singer", "Never Been Kissed", etc. Ok, not so goth... but I can't help it. I also cry at the DROP of a hat, especially if it involves dogs. I cried like a little girl during "Sweet Home Alabama" when Reese was in the pet cemetary talking to Bear at his grave. I just about cried multiple times during Bolt because Pet Rescue and abandonment is a huge button for me. I also loved the newer "Moulin Rouge". I really like dorky movies like "Zoolander" and "Don't Mess with the Zohan" ...
Do you collect anything...BESIDES BPALs. I am a PACK RAT. I collect gargoyles and grotesques, unicorns, NMBC stuff (especially the cookie jars), candles (or you would THINK I collect them -- I have about 20 3-wick candles stacked by the wall and 1 huge wooden chest full of votives, pillars, and dinner candles, and another steamer trunk full of votives, tealights, and jar candles. I love candles, I used to be a PartyLite representative, I've worked for Sweet Spirit Candles as a chandler and I still make my own candles at home! -- don't ask about all of the boxes of PartyLite candle holders and accessories...srsly.) I collect Starbucks City Mugs, Starbucks Bears, books(!!!!!), yarn (someday I'll get around to using my stash, really!), neodymium glass (especially depression era -- Tiffin Twilight, Heisey Alexandrite, Fostoria Wisteria, etc. -- this is glass that is a lavender color under incandescent light but turns blue under florescent. I even have a few PartyLite candle holders that are neodymium), I love ravens, fleidermaus', pit bulls, ferrets... I would like to be able to collect more artwork but I have no place to hang anything on the walls right now. All of my framed artwork is living in storage, along with my gargoyles, unicorns, curio cabinets, books, mugs, bears, neodymium, etc. Oh, and I have a ton of rubber stamps and stamping accessories but I prefer more obscure and not horribly girly rubber stamps -- gargoyles, pit bulls, horses, unicorns (my favorite is my punk unicorn), bats, ravens, etc. Although I do have some cutesy stuff too.
Anyone a fan of Goddess art? I love images of women, in beautiful poses, strong women, powerful women (No- Not Hilary ROFL) I like dark, vampire types too, not *too* dark- okay for general consumption type art too. I have a hand made vase that has a goddess depiction but I purchased it mostly because it was purple and I loved the swirly handles. I don't really collect art of women -- although I really do like some of the fantasy art like Amy Brown and I have some really old Patrick Nagel prints from the '80s that are in storage that I would sell in a heartbeat if I could get anything for them. I would love to start collecting more BDSM (femdom) art but I think I would prefer men in submissive poses. I wouldn't mind if there was a woman in there as well, but I prefer mostly faceless art (if they are photographs) if that makes sense.
Anyone else a Luis Royo fan? I like some of the more masculine art, especially with the horses.
What are your favorite websites (i.e., the ones you visit every day, or almost every day)? ravelry, bpal.org, facebook, etsy, flickr, livejournal, ebay, gmail...
This is kind of a getting-to-know-you-type-thingie, but I always find it illuminating--what's on your computer desktop? Images? Color scheme? I usually have something like stonehenge, solar eclipse, sweeny todd, nmbc, stardust movie backgrounds (from the movie website!), a friesian, my dogs, or something else near and dear. Right now work is NMBC and home is a blaze of different blue and black colors. I always use the "Lilac" color scheme on any computer (windoze computers) that I have a profile on.
Would you be interested in some knitted wire jewelry, like this? OOOH SHINY! But not dangly earrings, I would never wear them.
If you were to attend Hogwarts, into which House would you be sorted? Probably Griffindor or Ravenclaw. How can we know for sure! Only the sorting hat would tell us! I like Ravenclaw's colors better.
Do you have a personal 'Good Luck' charm? Maybe you have a goddess figure to remind you of your Inner Goddess, or maybe you have a beautiful Cross to represent your faith...Or maybe you wear a Hand of Fatimah for protection....That kind of thing. I usually have a wedjat (wadjet/eye of horus/eye of the moon/eye of ra/udjat) around (bookmark, necklace, earring.) I also have many ankhs ("nile key", giggle) of all shapes and sizes.
Question for the class: How do you feel about winter-themed but not really holiday type decorations? Things like snowflakes and fake icicles and the like? Love! I love snowflakes! Especially snow flake cookie cutters. Dang, that is another thing that I kind of collect -- interesting and unusual cookie cutters! I have a monster truck (my boyfriend is a monster truck driver so when he is lucky, I make them cookies!), unicorns, lizards, dogs, bones... and I've always wanted snowflake ones but it is one of those things I always put on christmas wishlists but don't ever get. hee. (Not a huge priority, especially since I rarely make cookies anyway.) (See, I'm a pack rat!)
I'd like to know wrist size, circumference just below the elbow, and most importantly; what kind of fiber can you tolerate/not tolerate. Please be more specific than non-itchy wool. Alpaca, merino sheep's wool, silk, acrylic, stainless steel, you name it. Wrists, 7". Circumference below elbow, 11.5". I can't tolerate very many things on my arms/wrists -- super soft merino MAYBE (I haven't tried any on my wrists), baby or supersoft alpaca, bamboo, silk... lately my arms and wrists have been super irritated and itchy (probably from perfume!) I can not stand acrylics -- they make a funny noise and just touching them makes me squick out. I love noro kureyon but sadly not on my wrists.
Question to all the knitters out there, what size knitting needles do you use the most?: Probably a 10. I used my 50's for the first time over the weekend to knit a throw blanket. Took four hours. Sweet!!! I'll be making more of those!!
Keychain: Car key, house key (my key has Eeyore graphics on it), siren logo, and alarm fob.
What's your favorite animal? that is soooo hard to answer!! I love ferrets (especially silvers), rats (blue hooded! elephant ears!), bats, ravens, horses (especially friesians), my dogs (AmStaffs, blue is my favorite)... dolphins!
Do you speak any languages besides English? How fluent are you? Would you be interested in literature in a foreign laguage - phrase books, fiction, childrens stories? I took German and ASL in school but I'm not very fluent in either. I've always kind of wanted to learn Welsh and Latin. Maybe Children's stories in a foreign language would be my speed -- but probably too hard!!
Do you like mythical/fantastical creatures? Which ones? Heck yeah. Unicorns (not cutesy necessarily, although I have a ton of the Lennox "Love's" unicorn collection), gargoyles/grotesques, hippocampus, hippogriff, griffin, dragons to a lesser extent, thestrals, etc. Anything in horse form or close to is love!!
Do you like caramels like coconut lime? Salted? I don't think I've ever met a caramel I didn't like. Lately I've been very fond of anise caramels but am dieing to try ones such as gingerbread, egg nog, earl grey, lavender, rose, etc.
Who's a Disney fan? Cartoons, theme parks, or just general stuff? I have to admit that I do love going to theme parks, including disneyland. I have a special place in my heart for Bambi (I always loved deer and the Felix Salten books, although ripped to shreds by Disney, were among my favs), Eeyore (aspie! total aspie!), and of course NMBC. I think my fav "newer" (I still think of them as newer) animated disney films are The Little Mermaid, Beauty & The Beast, The Lion King, and Aladdin. And Mulan is ok. And of course I love POTC!! Some of my friends are total Disney fanatics and know EVERYTHING about the park... I just shake my head. I have been to Club 33 because I have a friend who has a membership, that is probably the crowning point of my Disneyland trips.
Who is your favorite villain of all-time? Mmm villians!!! I always loved Maleficent.. because black, purple, and dragon FtW!!!! Snape.. because Alan Rickman is hot as Snape.
Do you use candles much? If so, do you like unusual, pretty, funny or weird candles? Scented or unscented? Any particular type? I loooove candles. I like highly scented candles but not ones that will make me sneeze, so not especially synthetic smelling... if that makes any sense. I use mostly votives and pillars. I prefer my votives to liquify completely while burning so that it consumes all of the wax and I don't have to scrape! Pilllars I prefer to be "huggable" so again all of the wax is consumed. I don't like the ones that are too hard and crack when hugged or that make a big hole in the center. (I tend to burn them for 1 hour per inch of diameter so that they liquify all the way to the edges.) I am a part time chandler but without a workshop at the moment. I love intention candles too. I have been really wanting to try candles from Big Dipper Wax Works -- a local Seattle beeswax candle company. Someone that works there, Fleur, adopted one of my foster bullies. He gets to go play in the chandlery while Fleur works! I always see their candles at Whole Foods but I'm usually too broke to purchase. Rapture or Rejuvination aromatherapy or just plain honey beeswax is awesome. The holiday "spice" looks awesome. Votives, pillars, glass, tins, what-eva.
Do you like incense? Any particular type or scent? I have sooo much incense but I can't burn it in the house. Boyfriend allergic. So I never use it anymore. *weeps*
Notes: I have Asperger's Syndrome, major depression and anxiety, and especially social anxiety. So sometimes I disappear for a while to sleep and avoid computers and people. I try to stay out of forums when I am depressed so I don't whine.
Where does everyone like shop for witching goodness? Mah first time.
What is your favorite pumpkin goodness? pumpkin bread (and pumpkin ginger bread), pumpkin cheesecake, baking sugar pie pumpkins with olive oil and serving soup in them.
What's your favorite part about Fall? Corn mazes, pumpkin patches, kettle korn, NMBC, decorating, cooler weather, changing leaves, parties, spices.
Do you like office/school supplies? If so, what is your favorites? gel pens, silver pens, sharpies, sticky pads, anything purple or scented
What's your favorite Halloween candy? caramel apples, caramels, vanilla tootsie rolls, dark chocolate ghiradelli squares... I really like chocolate hedgehogs (from Rogers in Victoria BC) and hard candy sticks or candy canes flavored like Clove. *nom nom nom*
Will you be participating NaNoWriMo? If so, is there anything you'd like to have for that? No
What is one item that you've wanted forever, could have afforded, but have never gotten and why (haven't you gotten it!)? "New Rock" boots... because there isn't any place local to try them on and their store in Las Vegas was closed the one time I went there. I could order them from Fashion Nation in Denver and have them shipped to me, try them on, ship back if they don't fit, etc. but that is so much work!! My boyfriend went that route so I just eye his enviously.
What Halloween scent are you most looking forward to? fearful pleasure
Tattoos! Do you have em? Do you want em? Whatcha got or getting? I have a gargoyle on my right calf. would like more -- an ankh somewhere, maybe one of my dogs (or both), alice in wonderland playing croquet with a flamingo and hedgehog, friesian, bats, ravens, friesians, more gargoyles..
Reduce - REUSE - recycle. Do others feel the same? Yes.
What is your favorite crafting supply? Rubber stamps, origami paper, yarn.
Weigh in...Are you right or left-handed? right
Any period of time that you love? arthurian
If you have a garden/planter box, what do you grow? Right now I am growing what was given to me free by my friend who teaches horticulture at a high school: mint, thyme, basil, tomatoes, peppers, catnip, ivy, butterfly bush, oregano, alyssum, geraniums, lavender, lilacs, etc. When I had my own house I had over 60 varities of roses, 11 of lavender, and tons of herbs and highly scented flowers. I like useful, edible, or scented plants. Ornamental, not so much. I always harvested and dried herbs, rose petals, etc. to use in my soap or for making scented pillows or other items.
What incense scents do you prefer? I used to burn all kinds of resin and stick incense but my boyfriend is allergic to just about everything so I no longer burn any. *weep*
Do you decorate for Halloween? What sort of decorations? Dress up for Halloween? I do try to decorate for Halloween -- I have mostly candle holders (black cat tealight holder, some tealight haunted houses and trees, spider web shades for tealight lamps, etc.) We always carve pumpkins. I like to get corn stalks, bales of straw, and do scarecrows in the yard if we are motivated. We have a coffin (real) that we put out in the front yard with an arm or something hanging out. Yes, we usually dress up and of course have to go out to the goth and fetish halloween nights.
Bats, cats, skeletons, monsters, vampires, witches or what other ghoulies do you prefer? Do you like horror flicks? Bats, skeletons, gargoyles, maybe some black cats. yes.
Who here prefers stylus and ink to ballpoint? Anyone invested time and effort into calligraphy or proper Victorian writing? Used to, but they never get used now. I type. And send electronically most of the time.
What about stationery? Need some? What styles do you like? Not really, unless it's for rubber stamping.
Crossword puzzles? Other pencil puzzles? I am good at them, but do not like to do them much. I play games on the computer, not with a pencil.
Favorite artist? Local. and hard for me to pin point. Most of the art I own is made by friends. I did enjoy the Van Gogh exhibit at the Smithsonian.
Favorite poet? Again, most of the poetry I own was written specifically for me or collections by people I know.
Halloween. Do you like it kooky or creepy? Both!! Creepy moreso I guess.
Reserved or Raunchy? I am totally both -- but it depends who I'm with. If I don't know (or like) people, I'm pretty reserved.
Earth, Wind, Fire or Water? Earth, then Water.
Tea or Coffee in the morning? Tea at home, coffee at work.
Fruity snacks or chocolate? chocolate covered fruit, especially apricots and raisins!!! or frozen chocolate covered bananas.. or chocolate dipped strawberries... or just chocolate. except honey crisp apples, which are to die for.
Would you accept art? um, yes.
Antiques or Brand New? antique wood furniture (such as steamer trunks and cabinets) and depression glass, yes. antique couches, not so much.
What keywords do you use when searching for items for yourself on Etsy? "twilight -edward -cullen -stephanie -meyer -bella -jacob -forks", twinkle, gargoyle, bat, raven, pit bull, friesian, jolly roger, nmbc, etc.
Are there any of y'all who are allergic/sensitive to having natural fibers on your skin? I prefer natural fibers over synthetic.
What was your favorite ghost/scary/campfire story growing up? Don't think we had these. I went to a bible camp that sang non-scary songs around the campfire. And my parents didn't tell scary stories when we went camping (with a camper or to a cabin.) I feel so deprived.
Bugs? Do you like 'em or not? ick! bugs! they have their place -- outside.
i haz no imp storage. do you? I use ammo cases.
What would you tell yourself 6 months in the past about 2008 so far? Quit making the same mistakes over and over. And buy more Mead Moon, dang it.
If you had one minute of fame, what would you do/say in the spotlight? btdt a few times (usually with my horse). I prefer not to be in the spotlight. depends on the issue -- nowadays I'd probably defend pit bulls or something.
Robots versus zombies: who wins? Robots.
What would zombie say? unnnhhh
Where are a few of your favorite places? Book stores, tea and coffee shops, chocolate shops, stonehenge, barns, feed stores, dog supply stores, snoqualmie falls, woods with lakes or rivers, the pacific ocean, rain forest on the olympic peninsula (see woods with lakes or rivers), leavenworth... I really like everywhere we went in Italy and Spain and would love to go back. And I really want to visit Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales, etc.
Out of curiosity, all the fall babies who are celebrating their birthdays during the round - who are you, and when is your bday? Me me! September 12th.
What is one (only one) object that you collect, that totally goes against your personality or beliefs? Depression glass (and neodymium glass in general) doesn't really fit my personality but I collect it!! Tiffin Twilight, Heisey Alexandrite, Duncan Dawn, Canterbury Heatherbloom, Fosteria Wistera, etc.
Are you a soap addict? Anything you like to avoid in soaps (goat's milk, lye, dyes, etc...) or any particular scents you like or brands you want to try? Yes... but I have so much soap because I make my own. I prefer non-detergent soaps (ie, cold process hand made). Goat milk is good. Shea butter and cocoa butter are good. Olive oil based are good (but preferably milled two or three times or they are really really soft.)
Do you like kilts and would you wear one? Yes! I'm right by Utili-kilts! But I've never bought one for some reason. I would totally cross dress in a ulti-kilt.
What's your favorite book? I can't choose ONE... Harry Potter series or the Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin.
What size socks do you wear? How about hat size? size 10? that is my shoe size. I don't wear hats anymore. Unless I'm in a horse show or wearing a knitted hat. Or I have some tweed "newsboy" sort of hats that I wear if my hair looks like crap and I'm in a hurry.
Do you read comics? Which ones do you love and which can't you stand? No, but I do read graphic novels. Sandman! Watchmen! I have a set of "Amethyst" that someone gave me, because my domain name for a long time (until I caved and sold it) was amethyst.com.
Symbols that are meaningful to me? To you or to me? To me: Ankh, wadjet (eye of horus), celtic knots (raven, epona, ferrets, dogs), claddagh...
By nature are you a morning lark or a night owl? night owl
What's your favorite type of music to hear live, rather than recorded? acoustic
What is your favorite autumnal-seasonal drink? mulled / spiced wine & mead, caramel apple cider
Do you knit/crochet? Do you need any supplies? Yes, more knitting than crocheting. Always.
What are your two favorite etsy shops? Let's say strangeling and meinoel (one of my friends) although I have quite a few "favorite sellers" on my list.
Are you active on any other boards/forums? If so please specify where and your username there. Yes. My user names are almost ALWAYS Twilight, Miss Twilight, or Twilight Eyes. I've been using that name since 1986. (Been online since 1984.) LJ - miss_twilight, ravelry - misstwilight, etsy - misstwilight, facebook - shari walker, myspace - shari walker (miss twilight screen name), *added* miss_twilight on librarything. Added my THINK GEEK wishlist too.
What is everyone's favorite Halloween song?! This is Halloween (NMBC)
How many of mah fellow witchies play video games? Platform? Do you like used games? Me! WII, XBOX 360, PC. Used games, yes! I like racing games and fantasy -- Zelda. I play Ultima Online. I still love DOS games (infocoms, nethack, etc.)
What kind of music (genres, please) do you like? Darkwave, industrial, gothic.
Have any of you ever received a book from a Witchy and loved it so much you ended up buying a copy for a later Witchee? mah first time.
What kinds of eye shadows do we all like? shimmery or sparkly! matte is boring. urban decay, mac, smashbox, bare minerals. anything with good lasting power that doesn't irritate my contacts.
Do you like lip balm? If so, do you like tinted, glossy, sparkly, pearly or just plain lip balm? Yes, I am addicted to lip balm. I prefer plain because I haven't found any sparkly or pearly lip gloss type things that doesn't get gummy or nasty -- or make my lips chapped. My favorites right now are the Burt's Bees honey and the clove. If I could FIND THEM FOR SALE locally, I'd get the Ayurvedic Lip Balm by Better Botanicals in Rose-Mint or Cardamom.
What are some of the SW gifts/finds from past rounds (or you can just name a gift in general that you found for someone if this is your first round!) that you are the most proud of in terms of your sleuthing skills? mah first time
And, secondly, what is something you've been searching for but just can't find? a type of green chili (in a jar) that we used to buy in Texas. I'll have to go home and grab the jar to get the brand name. They were sooo good on hot dogs and hamburgers.
Who here is a complete, over the top, Alice In Wonderland fanatic? Does me wanting to get a tattoo with Alice make me a fanatic? I have some cool AiW computer games too -- I should dig out my boxes from the shed and see if I can find them.
Are you a Trekkie? If so, which series do you prefer? Do you have a favorite character? Ugh, I loathe and detest Star Trek. Probably because my dad and brother forced me to watch it in the 70's and I was quite the sullen child when bombarded with things that I don't enjoy (yay Aspergers!)
Do you have phobias? Not especially... unless it involves things crawling on me. If I'm, for example, in a moving car and a spider leaps on me, I'll freak because I can't get away. If I can just brush it off me or move away from it, it's fine. But enclosed space with things crawling on me? No thank you.
How do you like your mix CDs? Random? Stuff you know you'll like? Stuff I know I'll like genre wise.
Would you rather get food or jewellery? I rarely wear jewelry so I would guess food. Unless it's a super cool anklet or bracelet or something.
Do you like children's toys, such as jacks, those little things you tilt around to get the ball in the right hold (wtf are those called?), the aforementioned caplet dinosaurs, cap guns, etc?: I shop at Archie McPhee. I have all the kiddie toys I could use and more.
English candy/tea/marmite or other stuff that you love and can't easily get outside of England? Some chocolate (we usually order it from England via web site, see chocolate thread) and I really used to love Cadbury's chocolate but the stuff here in the states is NASTY. My favorite - Flake and Fruit & Nut. And Carmello.
Fanfic as a gift* - yay or nay? Your fandom? Slash preferences?*well, a virtual gift obviously. You know what I mean. Sure! Harry Potter, Song of Ice and Fire. Slash preferences? Um, not a huge slash reader but have read some for amusement. Not sure of question.
Any beaders here? Need beading supplies? Negatory.
Do you like making up your SW packages around a theme, or prefer to mix it all up? No idea, mah first time.
Band-aids: do you like the fun and funky ones? Yes! As noted above, I shop at Archie McPhee so I get pirates, devil ducks, black cat, unicorns, etc. Yay! I almost wish I got cut more so I could wear them.
What's the scariest thing that's ever happened to you? Being almost run over by car full of people, then threatened with a switch blade by a pregnant girl, yelled and screamed at by said group of people, and then backhanded by big guy -- in broad daylight at Green Lake park in Seattle. They wanted my parking place but I wasn't leaving yet -- just letting my car cool off with the doors open. Let's just say that they all went to jail. And then they kept saying it was my fault because I was obviously racist and they shouldn't have come to a "white" area. *boggle* OH. Yeah. And I used to work for a bank. When I was at a branch installing some software for the manager, they were robbed. That was scary. Especially since the gun went off and someone fell to the floor - everyone thought they were shot. The guy was trying to zip the bag of money closed with the gun in his hand when the gun went off. After that he ran out the back door with money flying everywhere behind him. And then we were interviewed for hours and hours by the FBI. Good times.
How do people feel about receiving baked goods/kits to make said goods? Or other cooking items? I love baked goods but I don't eat splenda or other artificial sweeteners. I prefer organic when possible. And hopefully everyone uses sanitary cooking practices!!
Would you enjoy oil or vinegar flavored with herbs grown at home? Strange and exotic spices with recipes to try? Cookies made with carnation petals? It would depends on how the carnations were grown -- no pesticides!! But yeah, I love exotic spices and cool recipes. Oil and vinegar flavored with herbs is fun.
What are your pet's names, and what are they named for? Jake Blues should be obvious -- he just needs a brother named Elwood. Lela was already named when I adopted her and she knew her name, so no changing it. Howie was dropped off by the local ACO at the boyfriend's house and he howled for three days straight (and then lost his voice), so was dubbed How(l)ie.
How do you scent yourself? Do you layer soaps, moisturizers, etc. or do you go straight to slathering your bod with BPAL? I use aveda shampoo usually, which is all scented with essential oils in a blend ("pure-fume") - the blend depends on what shampoo you're using, or you can personalize one. Then I use scented shower gels (usually Lush) but I haven't noticed that they actually stay on my skin -- I can never smell them after I get out of the shower. I usually use a Lush powder (silky underwear or candy floss) OR a BPAL bath oil after the shower, depending on how I feel. Then depending on what I put on (oil or powder), I pick some scent to wear on my wrists and inside elbows. Sometimes neck. And I usually wear honey or vanilla scented hand lotion.. sometimes coconut.
Do you/how do you scent your world? Candles, incense, diffusers, potpourri? None of the above? I use candles, essential or perfume oil in my ultrasonic fountain, essential or perfume oil mixed with water on a burner (is this a diffuser?), sachets in drawers with clothes, bpal room and linen sprays, etc. I used to use incense but my boyfriend is allergic to smokey things.
BPAL is such a scent-ual experience. What are your other tactile, aural, or olfactory pleasures (I was going to say, "And let's keep it clean", but what's the use fun in that?!?) I like to curl up with soft fuzzy blankets/slippers, so I like my house and room to be somewhat on the cool side. Love to have my shoulders and neck massaged but only if using the right kind of oil, otherwise my skin chafes easily. Hmmm aural... most sounds bug me except white noise, unless I am listening to them purposely (like music I like or watching a movie.) If someone else is listening to music or watching a movie and I can't get away from it, I get very very angry and tense. Part of my asperger's syndrome I think. And I am very very scent oriented, so I almost always have to be scented or have a candle burning or my fountain on. But nasty scents make me throw up very easily. I love fresh cold air when you can smell snow or wood smoke, warm nights when the honey suckle or jasmine is drifting through the air...
If you drink coffee (and make it yourself) do you use a French Press, regular filter basket coffee maker, Espresso Machine, Percolator? I use a french press or a "Toddy" cold brew system. Unless I'm at work, in which case I use the espresso machine. Someday if I have a larger kitchen I'll get another espresso machine for home -- my previous boyfriend took mine when we parted ways.
What movie soundtracks (or scores) do you love? NMBC!!!! Tank Girl, Some Kind of Wonderful, V for Vendetta, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, almost anything by Danny Elfman, Wedding Singer, Hackers... that is all I can think of without looking at my mp3 files. (I thought of another one -- Pan's Labyrinth!)
what kind of indulgences do you really really want, but can't seem to make yourself buy? Maybe out of character, or a part of yourself you're busy denying? HALLOWEEN (and other holiday) DECORATIONS!! artwork, jewelry, rose bushes, herbs, a bicycle, a motorcycle, a smart car, new clothes & accessories, a new computer, wii fit, rock band, gargoyles, cd's, dvd's, un-necessary makeup, etc. I pretty much only buy dog food, dog treats, dog toys, BPAL, gas, food, and pay bills. And decant supplies, shipping supplies, etc.
My questionnaire is chock-a-block with ideas for Witching me on the cheap, and without sending "stuff for stuff's sake". And I just came up with another one--make me a Pandora, Finetune, or Last.fm station you think I might like! What manner of affordable Witchery might you covet? I have no idea what Pandora, Finetune or Last.fm are. If I'm going to listen to music online, I usually either remote into my home computer and listen from there or I listen to one of my friend's radio stations (www.d23radio.com or the like.) I have a hard time being enabled with new music.
Affordable witchery -- I like all sorts of hand made things, notes, post cards, e-mail, links, whatever. I'm easy.
Does your cell phone have a place to attach charms? No, I have an iPhone.
What is your favorite art movement and/or style? ie impressionist, surrealist, art nouveau, etc. not really into art enough to know the different movements or styles off the top of my head.
Do you have a case for your mp3 player/digital camera? If you would want one, what size is your digital device? yes, I have cases.
For tea drinkers, do you bag it or prefer loose I like both! I prefer bags for ease of clean up but fresh loose tea in an air tight container is less likely to be stale.
Does the weather change where you are, as in, does it get cold in the winter? Anyone need homegrown scarves, hats, mittens, etc? I'm a knitter and know way way too many knitters who are always giving me things, so I'm quite covered (literally) with scarves, hats, mittens, etc. The only thing I really want that no one has made me yet is a Kitty hat. (knitted hat with kitty ears.)
Who are your forum buddies? People you know well enough online or IRL to help your Witch pick out stuff for you? Pixiepetal on the forums (she is a very quiet lurker) lives with me and we've known each other since high school (so for over 20 years now, dang we're old.) She should have an inkling of what I like.
If you could bring back any TV show from cancellation what would it be? Don't watch TV. I would kill it all. Well, ok, maybe I would bring back Red Dwarf or Twin Peaks. I was unhappy with the Twin Peaks ending.
I wonder if my witchee would like a blanket type thing. Would you? Blanket type thing? I <heart> NMBC blankies. And any blanket that is soft and fuzzy.
What's your favorite "I know it's bad for me but I can't help myself" treat? Chocolate or sugar in general.
Very important question: Are you planning on buying anything off your BPAL and/or other wishlists during the round? I think I am planning on getting lunacies, halloweenies, and carnavals before they are gone.
Do you wear a watch? If so, what kind/style? No. I like time pieces that clip onto things but otherwise I have a computer or a phone, I don't really need a watch attached to me as well. Plus I'm allergic to all sorts of metal.
How do you feel about having a donation made in your name to something?If you like that idea, what types of organizations/groups would you want the donation to go to? Any animal organization (preferably a bully breed rescue) that is a NON KILL SHELTER (humane society is a kill shelter) and something not affiliated in any way with PETA (they want to exterminate pit bulls specificially and companion animals in general.) So something like BAD RAP or PBRC would be fantastic.
What's your favorite animal? mythical or?? Unicorns for mythical, and a toss up between horses (friesians)/ferrets/pit bulls/dolphins for non.
What one (or two, if you really must) BPAL bottles are you most longing for? Underpants, Pumpkin King
If you could have dinner/drinks/coffee with any 3 living people that are not your family/friends already, who would they be-? I'm pretty anti-social with high social anxiety. I would rather not be in a situation where food was involved with people I don't know, let alone half of the people I know. Drinks or coffee might be ok because alcohol might relax me a bit and coffee can be short and quick (think god for 2-4oz cups.) That being said... Neil Gaiman, Emma Thompson, Martin Gore.
If you have pets, is there a SPECIFIC toy they like to play with; brand and size? Is there a treat/cookie they eat? What brand and size? Jake and Lela both like Jolly Ball brand Romp & Roll balls, large size. (Ball with a rope through the middle.) Lela likes Planet Dog orbee balls (tennis ball sized.) For cookies, they eat Plato Smart Dog Treats in salmon or duck. For training I do Simon and Huey tiny training treats. I used to do garlic and honey but I don't think they make those anymore. They love their Bully Sticks (natural dried beef tendon, not really a "brand" associated with them.) My dogs can't have a lot of wheat, corn, grains, etc.
What's your ringtone? Precious by Depeche Mode
Just to throw a silly question out there...Munsters or Addams Family, y'all? Addams Family
What think you about receiving tea accessories and/or miscellany (like mugs, cups, saucers, strainers/filters, honey, natural sweeteners [like stevia])? I collect Starbucks City Mugs (20 oz) but otherwise have enough mugs, strainers, filters, etc. I can never have enough honey though -- I get it locally by the gallon. I think I have two gallons right now... but my boyfriend still buys me more when he has to drive across the state.
How do you feel about copies of music or dvd's that your witch might have that you might enjoy? Not just mixes, but whole copies? Archival copies are wonderful.
Say, witches, I have a question about birthdays. do you expect/rely on other people to plans birthday outings and activities? No, I'm the one who does all of the planning in my relationship it seems.
Tarts? Yes/no? I have a partylite aroma-melts burner. If that burns tarts too, sure.
I'm wondering if my witchee would like to try these types of things (like the caramel with sea salts or chocolates with chilis/bacon/salt etc.)? I have probably tried most of them! Fran's Sea Salt caramels are the best, imo. Boehm's does a good chili pepper/chocolate. Vosges for chili pepper hot cocoa and bacon/chocolate bars (in the shape of flying pigs even.)
How do y'all feel about honey and maple? And different flavored honey, not just the standard kind? Honey and... maple? Um. I like real honey and real maple. So I would guess it would be ok? I love all types of honey. Creamed honey goes wonderfully on sandwiches, although I prefer it not to be "flavored" (no espresso, strawberry, etc.) -- the different pollens are fine of course. I prefer darker honey, but not black. Black is good to cook with, but I have a huge container of it right now. My least favorites are probably clover or alfalfa, just because they are so common around here. Wormwood isn't bad.
What is your favorite thing to do on a cool fall day? Horseback riding or geocaching with the dogs and then curl up by the fire with a good book, some tea, and the snuggly dogs. (the latter is my favorite thing to do just about anytime. although sometimes it's the fan instead of a fire.)
Who likes pirates? My boyfriend's name is Roger. Back in the day (15 years ago?) he drove a monster truck called the Pirate Pete. Our boat is named "The Jolly Roger". Yes, we like pirates.
What are your feelings about Dia De Los Muertos? I'm from the Pac NW and haven't ever really celebrated it and I know next to nothing about it.
What do you think about the Nightmare Before Christmas? If you have read the rest of my questions you will know that I LOVE it.
Do you play a musical instrument? Does Guitar Hero count?! I have played the flute and the violin. And was in chorus for many years. I've always wanted to play the piano but never had lessons. I taught myself guitar a few years back but then the person who gave me the guitar wanted it back.
What do you think of Irrelevant Disturbing and Surreal Crawdad Dream? Love it? Hate it? Kicking yourself for not getting a bottle? It's ok, I neither love nor hate it. I bought two bottles and traded one away for some inquisition stuff.
If candy is sent, would you prefer small amounts to a Halloween sized bag? It depends on the candy! A whole bag of vanilla tootsie rolls? sure! A whole bag of hard candy mixture? meh.
Do you like notes in your soaps or bath stuff that you don't like in your perfumes? If so which? Hm, not that I can think of.
Do you like floral soaps or bath stuff? If so, what florals work and what don't? I really like rose soap and buttercream (but it has to be a good genuine rose - synthetic stuff not so much.) Flying fox works for me well too (jasmine, ylang, honey?), various lush bath bombs that I'm sure have florals but I can't think of any off the top of my head. Right now I have some triple milled french lavender soap out.
What's in your Netflix or Blockbuster queue, do you want any new Netflix/Blockbuster friends, if so how do we find you on there? I don't do either Netflix or Blockbuster. I don't have a lot of time to watch movies or tv... when I do rent one, they're only $1 / night at work or the grocery store. When I DID do Netflix and Blockbuster trials, they just didn't have enough movies on theirs lists that I found interesting (that I didn't already own.)
Would you enjoy art based on original Graveyard photography? HECK YEAH. (See Etsy favorites.)
What other perfume companies (besides bpal) have you been curious about? NOOOOOO no enabling!!! I get possets and cobalt blends frimps all the time in swaps and I pretty much pass them on immediately... I am AFRAID! AFRAID I TELL YOU. I did get an ebay lot with some CB, Possets, and Arcana (with a bunch of BPAL of course). I really like the Arcana one. And I'm kind of curious about "the girls love vanilla" (is that possets? I can't even remember because I run screaming -- I don't have any more veins!!)
Stance on Joss Whedon and his enterprises? I enjoyed Firefly. I watched it all in one (or two or three) sitting(s) from my friend's dvds. I think I missed a few episodes because of passing out. I may someday make a Jayne hat. I didn't watch any of his other shows.
Has anyone tried ice wine before? Do/did they enjoy it? I *love* Ice Wine and Tawny Port.
Does anyone here do anything with grave rubbings? The only time I've done grave rubbings have been for scavenger hunts. (Bruce & Brandon Lee and Jimi Hendrix are all close to me.)
Legwarmers? Armwarmers? I wear wrist warmers!
What makes everyone stand out from the Switch Witch herd? This is my first round, so I am not sure?
If you are into the original Nintendo system, what 3 games would you want that you don't have? I never had the original nintendo. I had the original atari 2600 (and the 400 and 800, which is when I started programming, before we got the 8088 pc.) Now I have a WII and an XBOX 360. And a Super Nintendo and SN64. I always want more Zelda games.
What is your favorite category of the GC? Neil Gaiman, Stardust.
How do you feel about Hello Kitty? I like the skeletal hello kitty look-a-like... I prefer gothy things really. Like Lenore the little dead girl. And Emily the Strange.
Do you like Mystery Science Theater 3000? Have you tried out (and if not, would you be interested in doing so) its weird little brother, RiffTrax? I watched MST3k every once in a while. Not a big TV fan. Not really interested in weird little brothers....
What will you like from Singapore? Candies? Food? Asian crafts/toys? Starbucks Bears!! From all over the world for that matter.
What is everyone's "luck" item? My dogs. Especially Jake. Too bad he isn't lucky for HIMSELF! (Torn CCL on both back legs, poor guy. Now he has metal plates and is BIONIC!)
Do you like art deco/nouveau - style prints? Um. I'm a comp sci major, not an art major. All this talk of styles is not within my personal dictionary.
What is one thing that, if you received it in the middle of all the hubbub, would make you smile and take your mind off of all you have to do for a bit? A smile from my boyfriend.
What would a perfume based on you small like? Vanilla, patchouli, sandalwood, lavender, and teeny bit of rose and clove.
Who here likes Wizard of Oz things? Not I. Although I would like to have the movie on dvd. I used to love it when I was a kid -- I am told tales of how I wanted to change my name to Dorothy. *shudder* I also enjoyed Wicked and Son of a Witch. I never did read all of the original W of O books but would like to someday. You can see from my library thing that I am collecting all of the children's books that my parents didn't have the money to purchase for me.
Do you often drink take away coffee in paper mugs? Actually, no. I make free espresso drinks (or french press, or toddy) at work, and I use my personal ceramic mugs. Sometimes I'll make a press or toddy at home but usually at home I just drink tea. I have lots of 16 & 20oz "to-go" travel mugs and one of the starbuck's grande sized ice drink travellers (clear, double walls, lid, straw) for days off. I also have seasonal mugs, both ceramic and travel. I'm about to get out of all of the halloween mugs.
Blood Moon update: I am ordering Blood Moon and I already ordered two each of the forum only scents. I'm ordering at least one each of the new MVJBA's for the Ravelry group.
How do you decide what to put in which package for your Witchee or how many packages to send? I am new -- so I am hoping to learn!!
If you were my witchee, would you be terribly offended if I sent you a box containing project "experiments" or random miscellaneous pretty bits of brainstorming that I thought you might like/wear? Offended?? Not at all!!!
How do you avoid popping an item for yourself into an order you're placing for your witchie? What??? Self restraint?? What is that??
Underpants? Do you like them? What's your style? Size? Um, Yes? But I don't think I would feel comfortable having people other than my boyfriend give me underwear.
What is your favorite? What tea would you love to try but haven't because of price or difficulty to get? One of my favorite teas is the Aveda tea. It's so spendy that I don't get it very often (I'm out right now.) My staple is just orange pekoe with honey.
BPTP Room Sprays...your thoughts? YUM!
Would you like to receive baked goods from your Witch? And if so, are there things you WOULDN'T like? mmmmmmm baked goods!!! I don't like things with nuts in them.
How does everyone feel about really green gifties? I was thinking of giving my witchee some of my handy-dandy "paper" towels (hand-sized, washable muslin squares--kinda like ultra-cheapo cloth napkins) in a kitchen-friendly decorative box, but I didn't want to seem preachy ("Stop using paper towels, you environment destroyer!"). Would y'all use something like that? I'm one of *those* people that shops at co-ops and whole foods. So yes, I would probably use those. I also knit my own dish clothes and use those instead of paper towels.
What craft (or crafts) have you been wanting to try but have no idea where to start? I have all of the items to get started on paper making ... screens, clamps, trays, towels, food processor, herbs, scents, colors, books... but I've never gotten off my butt and actually DONE it. I also have almost everything to get started with Stained Glass (patterns, glass, cutter ... just need the soldering iron and a workshop!!)
Would you appreciate some tunes in future packages? And if so, do you care if you get any CDs or mp3s you might have all ready? Or would you be able to find a way to post a list of things you're (a) looking for, or ( b ) all ready have? I have over 500 gigs of mp3 files. *gulp* I used to work in the music business and have thousands of cds that I ripped. Most of my newer stuff is mp3 only though. So, I don't know - tunes, not so good. I am overloaded in tunes. What I *need* is to be able to hook my ipod to my car stereo.
Polish goodies! Who wants them? Baked goods, candies, kielbasa, pirogies, magazines, you name it? I've never had polish candies. I love kielbasa! Never had pirogies -- are they like piroshky? I love the local piroshky (salmon, om nom nom) and borsht.
About incense: do you like sticks or lose incense? Have you got one of those devices to burn lose incense over a bit of charcoal? I have tons of stick, cone, spiral, and loose incense, as well as a sand bowl and self activated charcoal to burn loose incense and resins on... but I don't ever burn incense anymore because I have slight asthma and my boyfriend is allergic to just about everything under the sun. And now that summer is over, I won't be hanging around outside burning it either. What I use now as my favorite is an ultrasonic fountain/mist maker with essential oils in the water. The boy isn't allergic to most high quality EO's if they are not floral. (and the picture is NOT the one I have, but it IS the one I want!)
What's everyone's favorite fairytale and what are your favorite versions of it? Ooh Ooh. I love retold fairy tales. It would be REALLY hard to pick out my favorites. I shouldn't even have to mention Neil Gaiman because I think everyone on here knows about him by now. Stephen Brust's "The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars" is a sort of retelling of a Hungarian traditional fairy story. "Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary" by Pamela Dean is a retelling of a traditional Scottish ballad. Tam-Lin by Pamela Dean is excellent too, and of course "Snow White and Rose Red" by Patricia Wrede. One of the most haunting, I think, is a retelling of Sleeping Beauty called "Briar Rose" by Jane Yolen. Gregory Maguire's "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister" (Cinderella), "Mirror Mirror" (Snow White), "Wicked" (Wizard of Oz.. ok not a fairy tale but close). I love Robin McKinley's "Deerskin" (Donkeyskin), "Spindle's End" (Sleeping Beauty), "Rose Daughter" (Beauty and the Beast), "Beauty" (Beauty and the Beast)... and of course I have the erotic "Claiming of Sleeping Beauty" series by Anne Rice (writing as A. N. Roquelaure) as well as tons of others. Sadly most of my books are in storage so they don't show up on my LibraryThing. Let's just say that when my library was together, I had a few bookshelves dedicated to fairy tales and a few more to "The Matter of Britian" (Arthurian lore.) And then all of my Cyberpunk, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and a small smattering of graphic novels (mostly Neil) as well as a teeny bit of "horror".
So how many imps/decants is officially 'you have gone overboard and your Witchee is going to expire from scent overload'? What? Overboard? Overload? Is that possible?
Who needs a recipe box? not me. I store recipes on the computer *or* on 8x10 in my binder with clear coated pages to slip the paper into to protect it from splashes and spills. (I is messy.) Or I use books. Not that I cook much right now since we moved into a MIL basement apartment with no counters in the kitchen and therefore hardly any working space to cook. I usually end up balancing things on the sink rim and they inevitably fall on the floor or into the sink and I curse and stomp up and down and give up. But the dogs are happy.
ANYONE ELSE want a home-made cookbook? I wouldn't say no! It would be kind of fun to have everyone submit their favorite recipes and do a BPAL or Switch Witch cookbook.
Favorite cartoons or animated films? NMBC (duh!), Ranma 1/2, James and the Giant Peach, Wallace and Gromit, Shrek, just about anything Pixar. The Tick! Earthworm Jim!
Your take on the election? In other words, would you enjoy campaign related gifts, or prefer to stay neutral? No politics or religion please.
Villians you sympathise with, or are interested in boinking? Mmm villians. I usually like female villains and am not really interested in boinking them or any other fictional characters (I guess I'm weird), but Alan Rickman is awesome in many roles, including Snape. I can sympathise with that character since I was always the outcast at school and spent all of my time with my horses instead of other people. Later figuring out that Aspergers exists helped some but it doesn't really make up for anything.
Your stance on the all important peanut butter issue: crunchy? creamy? allergic? chocolate? maple? go directly to nuttella, do not pass go? Creamy peanut butter, preferably roasted peanuts sweetened with honey. I go for the organic. I don't do corn syrup. I don't think I've had peanut butter with maple! I don't really like hazelnuts, so no nutella.
Who here likes to read historical fiction? If you do, what eras/people/countries intrigue you the most? I like Judith Tarr's historical fiction / fantasy. My fav is Arthurian though.
What sort of colors do you currently wear? Do you want to branch outside that? What would you like to try? I wear mostly black. I like wearing mostly black. Sometimes I wear white shirts. Sometimes I wear blue jeans. Sometimes I wear dark blue, dark purple, or pink. But mostly black.
Speaking of historical fiction, how does everyone feel about Sherlock Holmes? I've never actually read any. I have played a Sherlock Holmes infocom game....
