Halloween Switch Witch Questions - Part II

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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 have to admit I'm a little wary of freshly baked food items sent in the mail. I'm afraid it will sit in the post office for weeks and weeks and I'll end up with a squished cake or moldy cookies or something. But cookies made with carnation petals? Wow, I'm really curious. Kits are great. Spices (exotic or otherwise)--woot! And I love oils.

 

What are your pet's names, and what are they named for?

Nyxie and Russell. Nyxie's the first cat I've ever had. I've had her from the time she was a kitten. She's named after the black dragon Onyxia (40-man raid boss) in World of Warcraft. Onyxia --> Nyxie. Russell I got a year later, and he was an adult when I got him. He was found wandering the neighbourhood of someone from work, begging for food from people and looking longingly at the interiors of their houses when the doors were open. They think he was abandoned, though they couldn't find his original family. The people that found him already had three cats and a whole bunch of kids (they babysat for people) and they couldn't take him in. I had a spare room so I could keep him indoors and seperated from evil dragon kitty, Nyxie. We all agreed that he didn't look like he could fend for himself very well and he was wandering really close to a busy road and no one wanted him out near that. It was also late autumn and it was starting to get cold. So we took him in and he stayed in my spare room for a while. I posted stuff on the internet saying he was found but no one ever claimed him. Took him to the vet and got him checked out and eventually he became mine. We were originally thinking of calling him Gandalf (or Odin), because he's grey, but we settled on Russell--after the philosopher Betrand Russell--because he looked more like a Russell than a Odin (or Gandalf).

 

***9/1***

Who here is a complete, over the top, Alice In Wonderland fanatic?

Not really. I do like the Jabberwocky poem though. It just sounds great when you read it.

 

Are you a Trekkie? If so, which series do you prefer? Do you have a favorite character?

Not a trekkie.

 

Do you have phobias?

I hate worms and other squirmy things. Hate maggots, they make me want to run away and hide. There are places in World of Warcraft where you encounter squirmy grub-like creatures and the first time I saw them my boyfriend and I ended up dead because I was too busy going "Argh! OMG OMG!" and hyperventilating to kill them. That was at level 20. At level 50-ish, you encounter the same creature but twice as big in another area. *shudder*

 

How do you like your mix CDs? Random? Stuff you know you'll like? Random!

 

Would you rather get food or jewellery?

Well, depends on the food, and whether it ships well. I have to say I do eat more often than I wear jewellery. I do like pretty things though.

 

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 have a few My Little Ponies at my desk at work... apart from that I'm not big on toys.

 

English candy/tea/marmite or other stuff that you love and can't easily get outside of England?

Tea! Mmm... tea. English candy? Toffee! I like toffee.

 

Fanfic as a gift* - yay or nay? Your fandom? Slash preferences?*well, a virtual gift obviously. You know what I mean.

Must be crackfic! And funny! Totally crazy weird stuff. Crossovers! I once wrote a Harry Potter meets Lara Croft fanfic. I didn't finish it though. Hee. Prefer weird to romantic.

 

Any beaders here? Need beading supplies? I like beads. Not a beader though I'm sure I'd find some way to work it into knitting.

 

Do you like making up your SW packages around a theme, or prefer to mix it all up? Don't know, never done it. I probably won't stick to a theme though. I'm a fairly random person.

 

Band-aids: do you like the fun and funky ones? I'd wear fun and funky band-aids.

 

What's the scariest thing that's ever happened to you?

Nothing coming to mind at the moment...

 

***8/31***

What is everyone's favorite Halloween song?!

There are Halloween songs?

 

How many of mah fellow witchies play video games? Platform? Do you like used games?

Video games? All. The. Time. I tend to prefer RPGs and Action/Adventure type games. I will play shooters if the story/setting interest me, but I don't gravitate towards them because the first person view gives me motion sickness. I play on the PC and X-box, mainly. I'm still playing World of Warcraft after almost three years, and I'm working my way through Grand Theft Auto IV on the X-box. I have a Wii because the boyfriend wanted one. I played Super Smash Bros. for about a week and he played some other game for about a week and now the Wii is just sitting there unused. I find I don't really enjoy Wii games. They have some good party games but a lot of the Nintendo stuff is not really my cup of tea. The games tend to have well-designed, fun gameplay but there really isn't anything that really draws me in. The stories and plot tend to be rather flimsy. If a game is multi-platform I tend to buy it for the PC or the X-box for better graphics. Oh, and I'm perfectly fine with used.

 

What kind of music (genres, please) do you like?

Rock, alternative, indie, mash-up, folk.

 

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?

Never been witched.

 

What kinds of eye shadows do we all like?

I barely wear eye shadow, though I do like it. I wish I could pull off the really bright, highly saturated, heavily pigmented eyeshadows (like red and turquoise and stuff) but I don't have the eyes for it. If I'm wearing it I tend to go for subdued colours and play up lips rather than eyes.

 

Do you like lip balm? If so, do you like tinted, glossy, sparkly, pearly or just plain lip balm?

I love all lip balm! However very pale and pearly stuff tends to make me look a little weird because then my lips end up looking paler than my skin and I start looking like some kind of weird robot-person.

 

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?

Well... I didn't find a gift for someone but I made my friend a knit hat with kitty ears that she really liked, and she always wanted one but was too shy to ask for one and was really happy when she got one at the start of winter last year.

 

And, secondly, what is something you've been searching for but just can't find?

I have been trying to find Hercules: The Legendary Journeys for my boyfriend because he has fond memories of that show. It seems to be out of print now or something.

 

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Do you knit/crochet? Do you need any supplies?

I knit! I've got most of the supplies I need though I lack stitch markers. I've been meaning to get them, especially the cute ones with dangly things. My yarn store carries them but I always forget to get them. I end up using little loops of cotton to mark my stitches.

 

What are your two favorite etsy shops?

Don't have a favourite. I know, what kind of crafter am I, not having an etsy favourite? I've never bought anything from etsy. I like browsing it though. I'm not sure why I've never bought. I think it's because I was afraid of Paypal for a while. But then I found BPAL and had to get over that fear. So I expect I will be shopping at etsy soon. Possibly this SW round will cause me to loose my virginity.

 

Are you active on any other boards/forums? If so please specify where and your username there. Ravelry. I'm nonsequitur on there.

 

***8/29***

What would you tell yourself 6 months in the past about 2008 so far?

"I know you're pretty stressed out from stuff right now, but it's going to get worse." Hee.

 

If you had one minute of fame, what would you do/say in the spotlight?

"Hi... er, gotta go." I really hate being in the spotlight. Stage fright and all.

 

Robots versus zombies: who wins?

Robots.

 

What would zombie say?

Braaaaainz?

 

Where are a few of your favorite places?

On the couch with the xbox controller in my hand, cat on my lap and a beer on the coffee table. Or tea. I also really love the Rocky Mountains. I actually prefer it in winter when everything's white and covered in sparkly icicles, but I hate driving in winter so I never go. Also, it gets really cold. Walking around the sea wall in Vancouver. And Singapore, because I grew up there.

 

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

I'm a Spring/Summer baby,

 

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

Can't think of anything. I'm not much of a collector in the first place.

 

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 love soaps. Being clean is good and all. I tend to use very basic store-bought soaps. I can't justify the expense of buying special soaps for everyday use. But I do like them.

 

Do you like kilts and would you wear one?

I've never worn a kilt. I don't know if I'd wear one. I've worn many a plaid skirt but a real kilt? Hmmm. I think it might look like I was trying too hard to be scottish.