How do people feel about receiving baked goods/kits to make said goods? Or other cooking items? 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? I'd say no to this, mostly because I'm paranoid about getting sick.

 

What are your pet's names, and what are they named for? My cat's name is Merlin. And he's named for The Wizard. I wanted to name him Harvey (after the white rabbit in that movie (Harvey) with James Stewart), but then once I got him it was obvious he's not a Harvey.

 

Who here is a complete, over the top, Alice In Wonderland fanatic? Fanatic? Not so much. I did really love the books, and I loved the Disney movie, and I'm really (really!) looking forward to the Tim Burton movie version.

 

Are you a Trekkie? If so, which series do you prefer? Do you have a favorite character? I hate the word "trekkie." However, I did really enjoy TNG. I hated Voyager at first, but then it really grew on me (it was the only thing on I could watch when I would get home at midnight after working my temp job at Firstar Bank in Milwaukee) and became my favourite of all the Star Trek series. I tried to watch Enterprise when it was on, but it was just so laughably bad that I had to stop even though Connor Trinneer is seriously hot.

 

Do you have phobias? spiders, heights

 

How do you like your mix CDs? Random? Stuff you know you'll like? I like most kinds of music, so random is fine with me.

 

Would you rather get food or jewellery? If by "food" you mean "dark chocolate" then my answer is "both"

 

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?: not so much

 

English candy/tea/marmite or other stuff that you love and can't easily get outside of England? not really, I'm not all that familiar with English candy. I do hate turkish delight.

 

Fanfic as a gift* - yay or nay? Your fandom? Slash preferences?*well, a virtual gift obviously. You know what I mean. It depends. I'm a total Supernatural fangirl. If it doesn't involve Wincest or one/both of the boys dying, I'd probably enjoy it. Harry Potter/Supernatural crossovers that don't involve either of those things would be okay too.

 

Any beaders here? Need beading supplies? Delicas, Delicas, Delicas. Seriously. Any and all Delicas will be loved! I never have enough. I always end up having to buy more of the colours that I already have and I never have enough colour choices.

 

Do you like making up your SW packages around a theme, or prefer to mix it all up? I've never done this before, so I guess it will be determined by what my witchee likes and what I can find/make/buy for them.

 

Band-aids: do you like the fun and funky ones? I like funky band-aids I'm accident prone and frequently end up cutting myself, so I figure if I have to wear a band-aid it might as well be interesting.

 

What's the scariest thing that's ever happened to you? car accident. and, after that, almost car accidents. there have been a couple of near misses since the accident I was in that have induced panic attacks.

 

What is everyone's favorite Halloween song?! probably "This Is Halloween" off The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack

 

How many of mah fellow witchies play video games? Platform? Do you like used games? no video games for me.

 

What kind of music (genres, please) do you like? 80's pop, prog rock, classic rock, alternative, classical (particularly piano and strings), opera, old musicals... pretty much everything that's not country (except old country), rap, or hip hop.

 

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? n/a

 

What kinds of eye shadows do we all like? mostly I wear the L'Oreal HIP shadows

 

Do you like lip balm? If so, do you like tinted, glossy, sparkly, pearly or just plain lip balm? mostly plain, natural peppermint flavour is good. really shiny or coloured balms/glosses just look out of place on me

 

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? n/a

 

And, secondly, what is something you've been searching for but just can't find? good imp storage. I like my imps to be upright with the labels not rolled. I had made myself an imp box, but it didn't turn out quite right and I had problems with the varnish sticking to itself and melting near slightly leaky imps. Also, a box the appropriate size for all my 1ml roller vials. Something flat and shallow where they'll all fit on the bottom so I can see all the labels and easily pick out what I want to wear.

 

Do you knit/crochet? Do you need any supplies? I've been trying to learn beaded crochet, but I'm just not that good at crocheting anymore. I'm the worlds worst knitter, I don't think any amount of practice will actually make me any better at it.

 

Who here has an etsy shop? I have an etsy shop, but there's nothing in it right now.

 

What are your two favorite etsy shops? I love the 2 custom tins I bought from badinfluence, they're the only thing I've ever bought on etsy.

 

Are you active on any other boards/forums? If so please specify where and your username there. nope. I can only really handle one forum at a time, bpal.org is currently it.

 

What would you tell yourself 6 months in the past about 2008 so far? what I would tell myself is sooo not appropriate for this forum

 

If you had one minute of fame, what would you do/say in the spotlight? honestly? I would say, "omg! leave me the f**k alone!"

 

Robots versus zombies: who wins? no one would win. robots have no brains for the zombies to eat, but zombies are already dead. so the zombies would just be constantly replenishing themselves while the robots kept destroying them. it would be a never ending stalemate.

 

Where are a few of your favorite places? The Memorial Union Terrace (reading on the pier), the Capitol lawn (again reading), James Madison Park (do I need to say reading again?), our family cabin in northern Wisconsin (Gordon, on Bass Lake), I loved Key West when I was there, just about any tropical beach...

 

Out of curiosity, all the fall babies who are celebrating their birthdays during the round - who are you, and when is your bday? nope, my birthday is in July

 

What is one (only one) object that you collect, that totally goes against your personality or beliefs? n/a

 

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? I have really sensitive skin, most soaps dry it out. Every body wash or shower gel I've ever used has given me a rash. Soaps that I don't have problems with: Villainess, Lush, Dr. Bronner's (bar soap, but NOT the almond scented)

 

Do you like kilts and would you wear one? no and no

 

What's your favorite book? The Chronicles of Narnia, followed closely by Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

 

What size socks do you wear? How about hat size? normal adult women sized socks, I don't wear hats except to keep my head/ears warm in the winter

 

Do you read comics? Which ones do you love and which can't you stand? no comics for me

 

Symbols that are meaningful to me? stars, 7 pointed stars, the cancer/leo tattoo I have, solar or lunar symbols in general

 

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? all music I prefer live. the only music I love but never listen to recordings of is Opera, I've tried, but I just can't do it, it feels wrong.

 

What is your favorite autumnal-seasonal drink? hot apple cider

 

Crossword puzzles? Other pencil puzzles? when I have time I do the daily crossword puzzle at work, I've gotten better at them, but I still kind of suck. I love the Sudoku puzzles, I nearly always can finish them, and I always do them in pen.

 

Favorite artist? Picasso, Monet, Carot... I love impressionist paintings, also most abstract art

 

Favorite poet? Yeats

 

Halloween. Do you like it kooky or creepy? both just no spiders

 

Reserved or Raunchy? depends on the audience and/or location

 

Earth, Wind, Fire or Water? Fire and Water

 

Tea or Coffee in the morning? both

 

Fruity snacks or chocolate? dark chocolate

 

Would you accept art? yes!

 

Antiques or Brand New? both

 

What keywords do you use when searching for items for yourself on Etsy? I've never searched for anything on etsy

 

Are there any of y'all who are allergic/sensitive to having natural fibers on your skin? mohair and angora make me sneeze, otherwise, no

 

What was your favorite ghost/scary/campfire story growing up? I didn't really have one, I scared easily

 

Bugs? Do you like 'em or not? not

 

i haz no imp storage. do you? no imp storage I like