Basic Info

Birthday: 6/30/70

Pets: one kitty, two cute Shih Tzu pups

Children: No thanks

Religious orientation: Christian witchcraft

Favorite Holiday: Halloween, of course!

Occupation/Major in school: I work in finance. I have an undergrad degree in Writing and for my grad degree I majored in ancient Greek

Living arrangement (by yourself, with roommates, etc): I live with my husband and our critters

Livejournal/Blog/Website: n/a

Organizations/Causes/Activities (Things you belong to or causes you believe in): Kidney Cancer Association, The Cat Care Society

 

BPAL

Favorite BPAL oils: Hollywood Babylon, Tamora, Glasgow, Fae, Perversion, Lust v7, Samhain, Chrysanthemum Moon, Snake Charmer, Bon Vivant

Favorite notes: rose geranium, sassafras, sandalwood (not white sandalwood), vanilla, bourbon vanilla, vetiver, opium, patchouli, dark myrrh (not light myrrh!), strawberry, red musk, cake, salty/murky/seaweedy aquatics, amber, Egyptian musk, frankincense, blackberry

Favorite non-BPAL perfumes: Armani Code for women, LUSH Karma, Arcana Puppy Kisses, Villainess Quick or Dead, LUSH Honey I Washed the Kids, LUSH American Cream, Thierry Mugler Alien, Aquolina Pink Sugar (I already have all of these, but they give an idea of what I like)

Least favorite notes: lavender, dirt, earth, rotting anything, linen, mold/mildew (as in Shadwell. Ewww!), dust, black musk, dark musk, chocolate, caramel, butterscotch, burnt sugar, tiger lily, lily of the valley, most florals, actually (but I like rose, rose geranium), fresh-water aquatics, green notes (e.g., grass, dandelion)

Least favorite non-BPAL perfumes: Any of the ones that call themselves "fresh" -- they all smell like bug spray to me, e.g. Clinique "Happy"

 

Clothing & Jewelry

Hair type: shoulder-length, dry, naturally curly/frizzy. I'm about to cut it short again.

Skin Type: light, oily but not acne-prone

Allergies (specifically B&B related): n/a

Other things to avoid: I have a skin care routing I'm happy with, same with hair care products. I don't have any plans to use anything other than what I already use! I avoid products with parabens and sodium laureth sulfates (with the exception of the occasional Isle of Eden product)

Tub, shower or both? Both - but I LOVE baths, the more decadent, the better!

Favorite bath & beauty products: SpaTherapy (etsy) - I love all of their products! Bella Lucce's masks and bath products are to die for. Jessicurl hair cleansing/styling products are a staple. I mostly wear MAC cosmetics. I love Villainess and Arcana for soap, scrubs, and perfume. I use Fresh Umbrian Clay (Sephora product) for cleansing my skin almost daily. I'm DYING for a full size of Too Faced's Lash Injection mascara (since all I have is a sample size). Bella Lucce's Starfruit & Banana Butterbath Creme is TO DIE FOR (and I'm all out...boohoo!), I would love more bath creme from Isle of Eden -- so great for shaving!

 

Clothing Style/Fave garments: I have no idea how to describe my sense of style -- one friend called it "conservative", another friend says my style reminds her of Stevie Nicks, another friend said it's kind of "normal funky" (whatever that means!). I do like things that are not typical, and I love to add a splash of creativity and uniqueness to my wardrobe/accessories. I also insist on being comfortable! I guess there's a little preppy bohemian in me, if that's possible. I tend to wear flowing skirts and tops, and don't often wear jeans/t-shirts. I'm definitely not a sneakers and b-ball hat kind of girl. I never wear that stuff unless I'm exercising.

Favorite clothing colors/colors to wear: Black, red, blue, purple, hot pink. I wear them as primary colors -- no rose, lilac, or sky blues for me! I'm really picky about patterns.

T-shirt size and preference (standard, babydoll, tank, cami, etc): 3x, and I prefer any of those styles, but camis/tanks usually just get worn to bed

Type(s) of jewelry worn: rings, earrings, necklaces/pendants -- I wear those every day. I occasionally wear bracelets. I love dangly earrings but don't have many

Ring/wrist/collar size: Ring size = 9-10 (depending on the finger), no idea what my wrist size is! I like necklaces that are 17" or longer.

Jewelry - gold or silver? always silver

Do you have any allergies to metal? no

Favorite gemstones: rainbow moonstone, aquamarine, smoky topaz, eudiolite, garnet, peridot, citrine, green amber, and I've been looking for a stone that's a pretty, bright, true red (but not a ruby)

Pierced ears, stretched ears, neither? Pierced -- always looking for tiny silver hoops for my upper ear piercings

Sock/Shoe Size: Womens size 10 shoes

 

Lifestyle

Style/home decoration style: Transitional. We're not stuffy at all since chances are our dogs will puke on the furniture again before week's end. So we can't be stuck-up and stuffy in our decorating/style. We're have more of a comfortable/cozy/lived-in type of transitional style.

Favorite decorating colors: cream, toffee brown, brick red, dark olive green, dark gold -- most of the decorating in our house was based off the colors in this poster: http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Bailes-Rusos...rs_i325397_.htm

Things you collect: BPAL (of course), organizational items (I love the Container Store!), books, music CDs; I would LOVE to start a collection of vegetable/fruit parchment bowls from Margaret Dorfman. I'd love to have a bunch to display on a shelf.

Favorite music: trip-hop, shoegazer, chick music, '80s retro-alternative (Portishead, Jem, Imogen Heap/Frou Frou, Daughter Darling, Sneaker Pimps, One Dove/Dot Allison, Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil, Garbage, Emiliana Torrini, Sara McLachlan, Heather Nova, Kate Bush, Happy Rhodes, Paula Cole, Portishead, Massive Attack, Duran Duran, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Erasure, The Church, Alison Moyet/Yaz, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, Tears for Fears, Sinead O'Connor, Berlin, Peter Gabriel, David Bowie, etc.)

Least favorite music: country, hip-hop, r&b, Dave Matthews Band, REM, Sting, Phil Collins, Coldplay, and Van Morrison

Vegetarian/Vegan?: (Please be as specific as possible to reduce confusion!) Nope.

Other food restrictions: n/a

Favorite flavors: strawberry, vanilla, orange, grape, pomegranate, rose, lavender (yep, I hate it in perfume, but I love it in chocolate!), orange-and-dark-chocolate combos, and foods that are full of strange and exotic spices and non-Western flavors.

Favorite foods/drinks: Indian vegetarian samosas, creme brulee, Nehi peach soda, Qdoba's five-cheese nachos, shawarma, a good lemon drop martini, country-friend steak, and a nice piece of chilean sea bass in a lemon-butter-caper sauce.

Favorite authors/genres: I love quality literature - Margaret Atwood, Annie Dillard, Madeleine L'Engle, Anne Lamott, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Hardy, Gustave Flaubert, John Irving, Richard Selzer, etc. But I also love vampire/supernatural trash fiction (LOVED the Sookie Stackhouse books, Twilight, the Women of the Otherworld series, etc.), and I'm also getting into quality sci-fi (the kind that makes you think!): Frank Herbert, Orson Scott Card, Mary Doria Russell, also enjoy Neil Gaiman, but otherwise I'm not much into fantasy. Laurie Notaro is my favorite humor writer.

Least favorite authors/genres: I hate John Updike and Lyndsay Sands' books. I don't like John Grisham thrillers or The Five People You Meet in Heaven or Da Vinci Code kind of crap.

Books/authors you'd like to read, but haven't yet: Actually, I'm looking for suggestions for new authors...got any?

How do you feel about receiving gently used books as gifts? I'd LOVE it! I'd even take heavily used, beat-up books as gifts.

Favorite stores (including clothing stores): I'm not much of an in-person shopper, but I do love the MAC store, Sephora, and LUSH. Would love some work clothes from Talbots.

Favorite online stores (including B&B stores): MAC, Sephora, LUSH, Villainess, Magical Omaha (mostly for the Arcana products), Sur La Table, The Container Store

Magazines you subscribe to: Martha Stewart's Living, Better Homes & Gardens

Magazines you like, but don't subscribe to: Christianity Today, Biblical Archaeology Review

Favorite movies: The Linguini Incident, Harold & Maude, Muriel's Wedding, Pretty in Pink, A Room With a View, Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Favorite TV show(s): Twin Peaks, Arrested Development, Dexter, True Blood, The Amazing Race, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Firefly, Grey's Anatomy

Hobbies/crafts done: I'm not much into crafts. I do enjoy playing with my B&B products, reading, making attempts at photography, and traveling (the more exotic/non-Western the locale, the happier I am)

 

Wishlists

BPAL Wish List (including SW/SF Help): http://www.bpal.org/index.php?showtopic=12...p;&do=findComment&comment=1503995

Other website Wish lists (amazon.com, etsy.com, etc):

Amazon = http://amzn.com/w/JT368EFE63BX (can also be found using my old email address srthatch@comcast.net)

Bookmooch = http://www.bookmooch.com/m/bio/edenssixthday

Etsy - I don't have a w/l on etsy right now, but my favorite sellers are SpaTherapy and Stardust. I'd love ANYTHING by either of them.

 

Random Questions:

 

- On a scale of 1-5, how organized are you? I'd say I'm a 3.5 or 4 (with 5 being the most organized). I'm more organized at work (4.5) since I'm paid to keep me and my boss organized.

 

- Where, outside of the U.S. would you love to visit? (if you're international, this can be anywhere) Turkey. I'd love to do a river cruise of Eastern Europe. India. Greece. Afghanistan. Lebanon. Cyprus. I'd love to go back to a few places like Israel, Scotland, Switzerland, Central America.

 

- Do people tell you that you act older, younger, or your age?

Younger, definitely. I'm very immature!

 

- Have you ever been skinny dipping? Yes. Once. In the dark in the Rio Grande with my sister and her dog Jesus. It was great until I got scared by "alien" flashing lights in the super-rural area we were in.

 

- Do you wear pajamas to places other than at your house?

I did when I was at Burning Man a few years back. Other than that, I just *wish* I could.

 

- Your least favorite feature about yourself:

My fat. I've named it Mavis.

 

- Do you live in a neighborhood or in the middle of nowhere? I have the joy of living in a nice suburban neighborhood 1/2 block away from thousands upon thousands of acres of open space that overlooks the Rocky Mountain Front Range. I see amazing views every day and hear the coyotes and find deer hoofprints in the snow in my front yard in the winter. Yet I'm also close to a Container Store, Home Depot, and Sonic. I love it!

 

- Do you like to shop?

YES! If I had the money, there's not much out there I wouldn't buy.

 

- If you were a shoe, what would you be and why?

I'd be a Fluevog because they're unique and they manage to combine eccentricity with class, and they're expensive

 

- If you were on death row, what would you request for your last meal?

The charred black soul of my executioner

 

- They're making a bio-pic based on your life. Who's portraying you?

Toni Collette, who played Muriel in "Muriel's Wedding"

 

- If Beth made a custom blend for you, what would the notes be, and what would you want the label art to look like?

It would be Frankincense, Myrrh, Amber, Egyptian Musk and a hint of Tangerine and the label art would be something exotic and Middle Eastern. And shiny.

 

- Sunrise or sunset?

Sunset

 

- Has a stranger ever told you that you did something really well? What was it?

Yes. I've had strangers tell me I'm a good writer. I got a job in college as a writing tutor that way after a stranger heard me at a reading.

 

- Do you like garage sales (boot sales)?

Not really. I don't need more junk in my house. I need have a garage sale to get rid of my junk, but I don't like throwing the garage sale, either. So much work!

 

- Something that you never buy for yourself, but you’d love to have:

A bottle of Agatha Bois Carnival Wax perfume in Druglord; A Margaret Dorfman parchment bowl (I love the "purple" potato, scallion, watermelon, and well, all of them!); Also, anything from Isle of Eden.

 

- I like to slather my food in …:

Queso and green chile

 

- State fairs or carnivals?

Depends what state! I'd take the Minnesota State Fair over just about anything. Here in Colorado the State Fair sucks, so I'll choose the carnival. Plus, carnivals have that creep-factor, which is always kind of fun.

 

- Do you like to splash in puddles after it rains? Did the thought make you smile?

Yes! I love splashing in puddles WHILE it rains! But not if I'm wearing my work shoes.

 

Notes (Here's where you can add additional information you'd like your Switch Witch to know!):

I'm not in this for the gettin', I love the being a witch part more than anything. Of course I enjoy the getting part, but that's not why I do this, so don't stress yourself out if my answers are vague or you don't have enough details about who I am and what I'm about. Also, I love soap. Good, high-quality soap...but not Villainess, please. Mmm...soap. Also, I'm a huge fan of Starbucks. I love their green tea lattes and pumpkin spice lattes. Mmm!