By the way, I just want to preface this that interesting info about me is available in my older Switch Witch blogs, and I have gone back and edited as needed to update them. I might be redundant among the three different rounds' answers, so bear with me!

 

Baked goods: I love baked goods, as does my husband, so they are most definitely welcome here! My favorites are peanut butter cookies (made with smooth peanut butter), sugar cookies (frosted or plain), and shortbread (oh, and someone mentioned lemon bars in the thread--delicious! Citrus (without chocolate though) is one of my favorites--lime and lemon. Husband loves chocolate chip cookies. Other baked goods, candy, etc.--homemade food items--are fantastic! I looooooove toffee and caramel and butterscotch.

 

Gifts for other household members: The kitties love it when someone thinks of them and gives them treats or toys, as does Miss Rattie, Templeton. And I'm sure my husband wouldn't turn down a cookie or candy! He's always begging me to make cookies or cupcakes.

 

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 like variety. Small testers is probably the way to go.

 

social networking usernames, ie twitter, facebook, livejournal, ravelry, anything else: I'm Ondine or Ondiney almost everywhere I go. I'm on Twitter but don't tweet; facebook is locked down; Livejournal I don't post on; no ravelry; etsy I am Ondiney and you can see my favorites here.

 

would you like to receive Groupons or similar deals/gift certificates from your Witch? Sorry, but I live far enough away from any major metro area that those probably wouldn't be helpful.

 

Pajama sizes: I do love a good fuzzy pyjama. I tend to be an XXL in tops and an XXL/XXXL in bottoms. Clothes always tend to be really fussy on me ... I have to try them on to ensure a good fit ... so I will not be sad if you don't send clothing items (unless they're accessories--those fit everyone!) because you're worried whether they'll fit or not. I've had to tell my mom to not buy me clothes and send them via the mail but get me gift cards instead because so little of what she sent would fit well.

 

Am I into Austen books: No. Sorry. I haven't read any at all and it's not my style of reading--I much prefer modern science fiction, humor, and just all around interesting/quirky books. I tried reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and didn't like it at all.

 

Mix CDs: I LOVE MIX CDS! Love, love, love. And I have never received one in a Switch Witch round though I sent a lot to my witchees. Even if I don't end up falling for the music you send, I enjoy listening and being exposed to new things. I just ask that there's no country/western, as that is really the only kind of music I can't stand (and its correlates, bluegrass and folk). Themed CDs are awesome (like all cover songs or all 80s music) but just a little of "here's what I like" is great too! I used to be a college radio DJ so I am very interested in music.

 

Tarot: I have a deck and do readings sometimes but am not very comfortable with it yet. I have a book or two on Tarot. It's an interest but I wouldn't say it's a huge interest. I covet the Hello Kitty Tarot deck!

 

"Girly": I am unabashedly girly and I have no problem using that term. I love sparkles and glitter and skirts and pink, and I wear high heels often and love a cute pair of shoes. I'm actually a fifteen-year-old girl trapped in a 32-year-old's body! I paint my nails quite often and have a stack of different colors ranging from black to pink to blue to sparkles to mattes. I'm a Hello Kitty dork--I actually went to Sanrio Puroland in Japan--and my favorite characters are Hello Kitty, Chococat, and Deery Lou. I am not much of a tomboy although I do participate in many activities that people are sometimes "surprised" to hear that I do because they seem stereotypically male to them: I ride a motorcycle (Suzuki SV650), I brew beer, I play video games, including some shooter games.

 

Halloween plans: Usually my husband and I stay home and watch a movie, eat popcorn (maybe I should do caramel corn this year!), drink some beer, and have fun ourselves. We don't get trick-or-treaters way out here in the country and we're not really big party people. How about some good movie recommendations? They don't even have to be horror movies or Halloween themed--just fun, interesting movies you've seen lately. I have a long, long list of movies to watch on my Netflix queue and I like to add to it as I hear about different things I might like to watch.

 

Soft, fuzzy things: I love. Chenille's one of my favorite fabrics, as is velvet. If it's soft, fuzzy, pettable, squishy, I will enjoy it.

 

Nail polish: I am a nail polish fiend, if you didn't already get that from earlier responses! My favorite brands are China Glaze, Zoya, Sinful Colors, Lippmann Collection, and Orly. I've never tried Rescue Beauty Lounge but their colors intrigue me, especially "Scrangie." I like a lot of MAC's nail polishes, too. I tend to stay away from nudes and overly frosty colors, and I don't wear many whitish or pinkish colors, nor am I a big red fan. I usually wear bright colors: blues, greens, purples, oranges, yellows. No browns! I like matte colors and would actually like to add to my collection of mattes; I have Zoya Dovima and Veruschka. I'd love to get any of their other colors, particularly Posh (the reddish matte) and Loredana (silvery matte). I don't have any of the Zoya Wicked or Wonderful collections yet but the entire Wicked collection calls my name! Wonderful looks pretty for fall but Wicked has all that shimmer and glitter ... mmmm! I just saw pictures of the Black Phoenix polishes Bordello and Destroying Angel and both are beautiful.

 

E-books: No thank you; I don't have a reader. I like physical books.

 

Favorite snack foods: I love chips, especially salt & vinegar chips and sour cream & cheddar. I like to try unusual flavors of chips (dill pickle, pizza, ketchup, etc.). Wasabi peas and crunchy rice crackers are tasty, too. Anything sweet: cookies, candies. I dislike corn chips with a passion--there are no Doritos, Fritos, etc. in our house--and I am not big on pretzels, trail mix, nuts.

 

Harry Potter house: I'm a Slytherin! w00t!

 

Cosplay/costumes: I don't really cosplay but I generally go to our Ren Faire each year as a pixie (a dark pixie, dressed in black) so anything pixie-ish is welcome.

 

Scented tarts: I have some tart burners and tarts are welcome. I like fall scents along the lines of Samhain--cider, burning leaves, and the like. I'm not a big pumpkin fan but if it's well blended it's okay. Anything vanilla, patchouli, smoky, rich and sweet is great, and I do also like rose scents and light, sweet scents like Pink Sugar. Just nothing heavily floral.

 

Lip balms: Sure. I don't really like LUSH's lip balm formulation because it's in a little pot; I prefer a tube form or a squeeze tube. I absolutely LOVE Bath and Body Works' Liplicious glosses. I already have the following ones and would love any others: Coconut Fizz, Berry Vanilla, Coconut Vanilla, Lemon Vanilla, Cherry Gelato, Ruby Red Licorice, Sparkling Plum, Limeade. I think the only ones I wouldn't like are PS I Love You and Brown Sugar.

 

Body mods: Don't really need any jewelry--I don't change out my jewelry.

Favorite artist/art style: Favorite artist is Vincent Van Gogh. I like Impressionism and post-Impressionism.

 

Booze: Make it, love it! I'd love a classic cocktail book to make drinks--I find myself running online to find out how to make a mint Julep or classic Manhattan too often. I love little foo-foo glasses for drinking out of, too.

 

Guilty TV pleasure: I really don't watch TV. The last thing I watched was Lost and that was highly unusual for me, and then I hated, absolutely hated, how it ended. So, no TV for me really. I have watched some shows via Netflix before: Arrested Development, Drawn Together, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Wonderfalls, and Dead Like Me. However, I am pretty unlikely to be interested in random TV shows, especially if they're not animated or quirky or both. I'm much more interested in your movie recommendations.

 

Celebrity crush: Kiefer Sutherland back in his Flatliners days; Alan Rickman, like so many others; Billy Bob Thornton because he has that crazy/sexy thing going on; Trey Parker, nom! Funny and cute; and Eric Wareheim--makes amazing videos, is goofy, and has the ability to laugh at himself. Oh, and Nathan Fillion.

 

DVDs: If you could make a mix DVD of videos you liked, that would be so cool. But that might be technologically difficult and time consuming so no worries. Really don't care in terms of widescreen or not.

 

Halloween decorations: I hate to be a bummer, but I don't really decorate. So Halloween decorations, cute as they may be, would not really be useful here. Sorry! I'm just too much of a minimalist. However, CourtCat posted: "Would you want hand made, molded, glazed (by yours truly!) ceramic decorations (napkin rings, potpourri/tart warmers, etc) to add to your stock?" and I think something made by hand like that would be absolutely wonderful because I could use it more than just during part of the year. A tart warmer would be great--napkin rings, I don't really use.

 

What hobby/craft would you like to learn how to do? I already do a lot of food-related crafting: making cheese, mead, wine, beer. I've tried knitting and I'm just not into it, nor am I much good at it. I have occasionally made stuff with fimo/sculpey clay and I used to paint. Next I'd like to make sake. I'd actually like to be able to make neat labels for my homebrew.

 

Mortars and pestles: I would actually use something like that for grinding spices. I cook a lot so it would be used.

 

Phobias: None really.

 

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? Generally something similar will be fine. I have a lot of stuff on my etsy wishlist that's just there because it caught my eye. All of the wall art, for example, is still on there even though I've already put up wall art. However, any jewelry or accessories, also clothing, is stuff I'm interested in still. Ultimately, I'm not picky--the stuff on my etsy wishlist is a great indicator of the sort of things I like (colorful, rainbow items--soft knitted things--cool shoes--pretty silver jewelry--and unique clothing).

 

Disney movies, Yay or Nay, and favourites if you do like them? The only ones I really like are The Cat from Outer Space and Lilo and Stitch. We say "ohana" all the time in our house but we added on to it: "Ohana means family. And family means nobody gets left behind, or forgotten, or eaten." (This is because people keep asking when we're going to eat some of our ducks. OHANA! THEY are FAMBLY! I'm not much of a Disneyphile overall though.)

 

Do you have A VCR, DVD Player or Blue Ray or a combo of the three? No VCR though I have tapes I'd like to watch so I should get one from the thrift store. No DVD player or whatnot. We watch DVDs on our Xbox.

 

I adore icons for LJ/dreamwidth/forums/etc use, but suck at making them myself. Anyone else in the same boat, who would like custom icons as a gift? I can't really say I would have a use for that.

 

Socks? Um, yes. In a nutshell. I love stripey socks, fuzzy socks, all sorts of socks. My favorites are knee-length. I'm not too much a fan of ankle socks and I hate toe socks (where each toe fits into its own little toe-holder...they feel uber-weird on my feet!).

 

What is something you use to comfort yourself when feeling yucky, depressed, or in pain? A hot bubble bath, a cold Diet Coke, and a bit o' bitching to the cats, wall, or husband. Massages are also good too.

 

Scary movies/books: I love scary movies. I don't get scared easily. I also love horror books. Stephen King is my favorite author; I also like Anne Rice. I have read pretty much everything from Stephen King and I have most of Anne Rice's books. I absolutely love the Cube movie series (Cube; Cube II: Hypercube; and Cube Zero)--the little fish icon on my profile, the one in a coffee pot, is from Cube Zero. I like psychological horror and I absolutely love--and this will sound morbid--end of the world type novels. Things like Life As We Knew It, The Beach, The Stand, etc. So if it deals with strange viruses killing us all off, the moon knocking the earth out of orbit, nuclear destruction, etc. I am down! (Told you that was morbid!) As far as Halloween movies, I don't really go for the whole Freddy/Jason/Friday the 13th type of thing. I actually don't know of any particular Halloween movies that I enjoy. Like I said earlier with decorating, I don't really do a lot of holiday decorating, doing anything special, and so on. I really want to read John Dies at the End by David Wong.

 

Comic Books: Don't read them; not really an interest. I'd like to skim through the Scott Pilgrim graphic novels now that I saw the movie and loved it, but I imagine I'll probably end up liking the movie better.

 

Warm drinks: NO COFFEE. I don't drink it, not even the foofy Starbucks stuff that's not really coffee but a truckload of sugar and cream. I do like tea, quite a bit. I really like different varieties of tea bags (not loose) to take to work to drink during the day. I mostly drink black teas with fruit or other flavors (hazelnut, caramel, cinnamon) and Lady Grey/Earl Grey teas. I drink English breakfast at home oftentimes. I don't like chai tea mostly because it's usually too heavy on the clove and is a bit numbing. If you have a good chai to recommend I would love to hear! I don't like green tea very much. One of my favorites is Bigelow's Vanilla Caramel tea; I also like Tazo apple rooibos. (I like rooibos a lot, as well as herbal tisanes). I drink my loose leaf at home where I have all the contraptions and shizz to make it. At work, like I said, it's all tea bags. I am not a tea snob and love Celestial Seasonings, Bigelow, Tazo, etc. just as much as fancier teas online. I do also like cocoa (as does my husband) and like trying different flavors (mint, peanut butter, mocha even) but I tend to avoid stuff with high fructose corn syrup if I can. I love Abuelita (the Mexican hot chocolate discs) and similar solid chocolate disks that you melt into milk. And I love hot apple cider and have been known to make an exception on the corn syrup thing for a packet of cider. My tea drinking day (seriously!) usually goes like this: Peppermint or other mint tea in the a.m.; orange spice or Earl Grey tea in the early morning after first class is done; fruity teas in the early afternoon; something different for late afternoon--tea with spice, something vanilla, etc. By the way, I used to really love chamomile but something about it is just too grassy and herbal for me now, and I tend not to drink decaf tea (though obviously a rooibos or tisane is naturally caffeine-free and that's fine--I just mean like decaf black tea--it always seems like something's missing.)

 

Totem/symbol: I have a phoenix (oddly enough a black one, gotten long before I was ever into BPAL) on my lower back and an ankh on my shoulder. I like symbols that represent eternal life/rebirth in some way. I also love cats--domestic cats, big cats, all cats.

 

Do you need a box for your bpal bottles? Your imps? Your something else to put in a box stuff? Not really, no.

 

If you could be any person, being, or animal from Fantasy what or who would you be? I would love to be able to fly for a day. I have dreams of flying often and would love to really be able to do it. I would enjoy being a super-rich celebrity just for a while to see what it's like. Then I could come back to my normal life.

 

If you could go back to any point in time, where, when, why? I can't really think of any specific time, honestly. Maybe the 80s to be an adult at that time rather than a little kid.

Favorite Halloween Candy/Treat? I love caramel apple pops, Snickers, Butterfingers, and Twix. I always traded my sister my Tootsie Rolls (which I don't like) for some of her candy! I also like super-sugary and sour stuff like Pixy Stix and Warheads. I don't like marshmallow pumpkins, mallowcreme pumpkins, or candy corn.

 

Would you be interested in an astrology birth chart? Yes, I would love something like that! I was born 6:15 pm Nov. 20 1977.

 

What movie scared the bejeezus out of you as a child? Nightmare on Elm Street. I watched it when I was probably too young to watch it.

 

Name a couple of sites you frequent other than this one. Makeupalley, Livejournal, Craigslist, LUSH forum.

 

Do you like the Muppets? Which is your favorite? No. I hate puppets, muppets, marionettes, etc. Yick.

If you could have any creature (real or imaginary) as a pet, what would it be? For real animals, we'd like to get ferrets sometime. An imaginary pet? I'm not sure. Maybe a dragon, but only a friendly dragon.

 

Comfort Rereads?: Any of my Stephen King books, but mainly The Stand. V. C. Andrews' Flowers in the Attic and My Sweet Audrina. I re-read The Chronicles of Narnia every once in a while too. I named one of our ducks Lucy after Lucy Pevensie in the books.

 

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? Not really, no.

 

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 am not in school but I teach school (college aged) and I mainly teach composition and technical writing. I personally would like to learn more about gardening, as I am not amazing at it, and I am always trying to learn more about cooking. I consider myself a good cook but there is always more to learn.

 

Favorite word? I like snarky. I also like wonky. I call my husband smoo-bear a lot, and I like the word smoo. Not really a real word but who cares?!

 

Steampunk? Not really. I enjoyed Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age but I'm not really into steampunk.

 

What animal would my daemon be? I took the test and got lots of independent birds or siberian tiger, which I like the sound of: "Independent soul: Peregrine Falcon, Snowy Owl, Snow Leopard, Siberian Tiger, Osprey."

 

What would your patronus be? A polar bear.

 

Would you like a bag of dried Honeycrisp apples? Sure, I like dried fruit to stash in my office (apples, apricots, and banana chips mostly). I also like those freeze-dried fruits that some stores carry called "Just Fruit" (or "Just Cherries," "Just Apples," etc.).

 

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? No sensitivities, although the softer and fuzzier the better! I would love something in black, baby pink (not hot pink), or rainbow. Bonus points for fringe or glitter!

Gift Certificate: physical or email? There are few big-box places around me: Wal-Mart, Applebee's, McDonald's, that sort of thing. So really, if I would be able to use it, it would have to be online!

 

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? Sephora. Bath and Body Works. Olive Garden (we drive 1/2 hour to get to one so it's a special sometimes treat). Outback (same thing). Target (same).

 

Favorite Yankee Candles? Or other brands scents? I don't really buy them enough to have specific favorites with one exception: Leaves by Slatkin. Other than that, I like lavender, vanilla, strawberry, pineapple, coconut, fall leaves, and cherry scented candles.

 

Would you like a zuni animal fetish? And if so, what animal? I honestly don't know what I would do with one; sorry.

 

Glow in the dark radishes? No.

 

Cake or Frosting? Neither--I like pie better! Gooseberry pie, butterscotch pie, or french silk pie ... yum! If I do have to eat cake, I like red velvet with buttercream frosting or carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. But cake is not my #1 dessert.

Are you interested in mini bottles(under 100ml for hand luggage) of bath and body products? Sure--I enjoy keeping a bottle of lotion in my purse when my hands feel dry, and I like taking things with me to test out. Just no soaps.

Vampire shows, literature, etc? Yay or nay? No on the TV shows but yes on vampire lit and movies. I'm not big on Twilight but anything else is fair game. Love the Anne Rice Vampire series and loved Bram Stoker's Dracula (film).

 

Cake truffles? If YES! Cake/icing/chocolate type? Those look cute! I would love red velvet/buttercream or vanilla frosting; carrot cake; cream cheese or vanilla frosting; or chocolate with vanilla frosting.

If you play console video games, what game systems do you have and what games would you love to have? We pretty much have everything except super new consoles. What we have: PS1, PS2, XBox, XBox 360, Nintendo (gray old-school kind), Nintendo DS. I'd love to have a copy of Bubble Bobble for the Nintendo! I love playing that game.

 

How do you all feel about flowers and plants? Flower and plant seeds? Drawings of flowers or plants? Pressed flowers? Flowers and plants, great! Flower and plant seeds, fantastic! I'd love poppy seeds, wildflower mix, or veggie seeds (carrots, beets, lettuce, spinach, tomato, etc.)--preferably things that will grow in the mountainous area of Colorado (6,500 feet). No drawings or pressed flowers, though.

 

How do you feel about marzipan? Love it! I love anything with it inside, or even those little marzipan shapes. I love the scent and taste of almonds. Almond cookies, almond pastries ... I even add almond extract to my peach pies!

Find your iPod (or other MP3 device), put it on shuffle/random. What are the first five songs to come up?

1. Pop Goes My Heart (from Music and Lyrics soundtrack) (That movie is classic)

2. Oman--Dead Can Dance (<3 Dead Can Dance)

3. Get Your Money--will.i.am

4. Friday Night Saturday Morning--Nouvelle Vague (I love this version)

5. Garden of the Arcane Delights--Dead Can Dance

 

this amuses me, so I'll do 5 more:

6. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You--They Might Be Giants (one of my favorite bands and where my username is from!)

7. When the Angels Fall--Sting

8. Channel Z--B-52's (love them!)

9. In the Morning--Junior Boys

10. Something About Us--Daft Punk (I like them a lot)

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?: Spanked. Blue Pumpkin Floss prototype. Jingo Kogo prototype. I have rich wishes, eh?

 

Is there anything from the 'Ween BPTP update that you would like but haven't ordered for yourself? I'm waiting on decants but I have a feeling I'll want Licorice Bats. I'd really like Nut Crack Night but probably won't order it for myself.

 

Are there any international treats that you love and have a hard time finding? Torrone. I love nougat with an unholy passion. I also like Crunchie bars--chocolate with sugar honeycomb inside. Finally, Aero bars, especially the mint flavor.

 

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! I actually don't have speakers hooked up to my computer right now, so I'm not really listening to music on my comp. So.....

 

If you reject this assignment, maybe just tell us what your mp3 player says you listen to a lot? iTunes says that I have listened to these things the most: The Bloodhound Gang, Legend in my Spare Time; Orbital, Ska'd for Life; Daft Punk, Technologic; Nine Inch Nails, Discipline and Echoplex; B-52's, Mesopotamia; Mindless Self Indulgence, Revenge; Madness, The Prince; Martin Gore, In My Other World. So clearly, it's all over the place!

 

Is there any country you particularly like, or are interested in? Japan. Also England as my family is from there, far back.

 

Are you a foodie? Yes! I teach a course about food and we read Alice Waters, Anthony Bourdain, etc. I love eating and thinking about recipes, cooking techniques, etc. Today I have a short rib beef stew with ale bubbling away at home. This week we'll have hominy and zucchini stew with buttermilk honey cornbread and chicken stuffed with feta, spinach, and pine nuts, for example. I make a menu each week and it's a fun part of my weekend. I'd love any recipes you'd like to share.

 

Do you like journals/notebooks/sketchbooks? I do! I keep diaries--have done so since I was nine (and still have those)--and I love to have actual journals to write in. I prefer lined paper rather than blank paper, though--my weirdness about wanting to stay within the lines is evident.

 

If your witch made you something and it didn't come out just right, would you still want it? Of course! Often the imperfections are what make things unique and interesting.

 

Sports: Not interested in any sports at all.

 

Holiday decorations: I am a Grinch I don't decorate. No one to appreciate it here except the critters and husband. And it just makes me think clutter, and I hate clutter. (I know! Totally the Grinch.)

 

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? Yes, and the cuter the better. I love Japanese stationery with cute little animal characters on it. If it's just something with my name or initial on it, then contemporary is nice. I do actually write letters so I enjoy having stationery.

 

Would you like homemade preserves (e.g. marinated veggies, pickled onions, chilli jam?). That would be awesome as I love trying other people's foodstuffs. I like jams more than jellies and I love pickles and pickled vegetables. If you have a great chutney that would be cool for nights we eat curry. And I would love your tried and true recipes.

 

Soundtracks you'd like? I fell in love with the soundtrack to Scott Pilgrim versus the World and would love a copy, burned or real!

 

If you could see one concert right now, who would it be? I would die if XTC would play--or just Andy Partridge. However, for my more realistic wishes, I'd like to see Mindless Self Indulgence again. They put on a good show.

 

If you've got stuff on your BPAL wishlist, would partial bottles be okay? Of course! I love it all--imps, decants, partials.

 

Would you like something you have to make yourself? Only if it's food! I can't knit, crochet, etc.

 

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? Either one! It kind of depends what it is. If it's perfume oil, I'd rather not have hand-made oils as I don't really know what is in there, etc. But if it's food, something crafted, etc., that would be neat.

 

Soap etailer: Please no soap!

What kind of make-up do you wear? What colors? Is there anything you'd like to try but haven't yet? I feel like I probably covered this pretty well in my questionnaire, but if I didn't, let me know. I would like a few things from MAC's Venomous Villains collection (My Dark Magic, She Who Dares) and I am nowhere near a MAC store. And really, almost any of their Dazzleglasses, Dazzle lipsticks, Antique Green pigment, and new nail polishes (Concubine, Imperial Flower, Earthly Harmony, Ming Blue, Jade Dragon, Rain of Flowers) look beautiful.

 

What about vintage decoration items, teacups, etc.? Tea cups I could actually drink out of would be cute. Otherwise, I don't do a lot of vintage stuff in decorating--my home decorating style is very contemporary and modern.

 

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? Either one--I trust you! And I am actually really excited that my birthday (33) comes during the round (well, okay, right at the end of the round: Nov. 20).

Do you crave many Ecards and contact or are you okay with little contact from your Witch? I do love a lot of contact and you've been fantastic so far *mwah*

 

Who would be on your top 5: Crispin Hellion Glover. Eric Wareheim. Alan Rickman. Uh, and um. I don't know. Ha!

 

Do you have a place where you list all the BPAL you have or have tried? I have a spreadsheet, actually, but it's a tiny bit out of date. I can tell you that I have tried almost all the GCs with a few that have come out recently as exceptions (Bread and Butter-fly, Roses Pearls and Diamonds, etc.), none of the Vamps except VILF (really interested in Tombeur), a lot of LEs, got sniffies of everything Halloweenie and Trading Post update. My list of "want to try" items on my wishlist (linked in sig) is pretty accurate for the most part.

 

If you are a tea-drinker do you need a tea-cozie for your pot? I actually don't have a tea pot--I either heat water in a small saucepan or an electric kettle. So no.

 

Do you like maple sugar candy? Yes--I love maple. And it makes me think of Little House on the Prairie!

 

What is your position on the chocolate & bacon flavor combination? NOOOOOOO.

 

Go to your spice cabinet. What are the three most used spices? Oregano, roasted Saigon cinnamon, and basil. Close runner up to garlic powder.

 

Microsoft or Apple? Both! I have a Mac at school, a PC at home, and a Mac laptop.

 

Where was your last vacation? What did you like most? Um. It's been a while since I took a vacation *blush*

 

Would you appreciate receiving handwritten letters and/or postcards (anonymous or not)? How about sending them?

Yes! and Yes.

 

Do you hate any food things with a passion? Cilantro ... but you knew that

 

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'm sorry trees! But I like physical copies of things.

 

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? Not really. My order of preference would be SOCKS! Then scarf, then shawl. Leg and arm warmers would be cool too. No hats--don't wear hats.

Is there a TV, movie or literary character that you are a lot alike, or would like to be alike? I'm a cliche, but I often feel like Holden Caulfield. I'm cynical and going gray early, what can I say.

 

Is there anything you need for your kitchen: measuring cups, spoons, grater, etc.? Red tea towels/hand towels. A better beer bottle opener. Mine is just a cap-off thing on a magnet. It's pretty sucky. I'd love something that would be cute *and* open beers. (As I homebrew, we drink a lot of beer around here.)

 

Music: Do you prefer Live or Studio? Edited or explicit? Studio. I'm not a fan of live--I hate the audience sounds! Explicit, please. Edited just doesn't do it for me. I'm very hard to offend so profanity or strange lyrics won't bother me.

 

If you are an animal lover, is there a specific type/breed that you love most? Kitties! Especially black kitties and tabby cats. All my boys are tabbies. Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Shiba Inus, and Siberian Huskies. Squirrels, ferrets, and rats. I'm a big ol' animal softie. The only animals I don't like are monkeys/primates.

 

Also flowers and plants- If you like flowers/plants, do you have a favorite(s)? Gladiolas.

 

Do you have a favorite quotation? Song lyric? Book passage? Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. -- Henry David Thoreau

 

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. OMG Cat Macros, yes. Send me all your cat pictures. And videos. And amusing internet stuff. Yes. All of that would make me happy.

 

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) The Girl or Tombeur.

 

What would your last meal be if it could be anything in the world (sky is the limit, drinks too, the whole shebang)? I will be a glutton. Extra-krispy fried chicken breast from KFC. A piece of my mom's pecan pie. McDonald's french fries. I will wash it down with a bottle of Dom Perignon.

 

NaNoWriMo? NaNoTimeOh.

 

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? Clutter *twitch* although magnets and stickers are welcome. No knick-knacks though, please.

 

Is there a specific book you've been wanting to get but haven't found the time or the opportunity to? See my paperbackswap list!

Do you read mangas/watch animes? Which ones? Do you have a particular favourite? Would you like to receive mangas or anything related to them? Um, I like Miyazaki's films. Also like Azumanga Daioh. No manga. I love Totoro from My Neighbor Totoro and the dust sprites, too.

 

Are you open to receiving things that are not on your wishlist, maybe something your Witch thinks you might like? Of course!

 

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; if you can, go for it.

 

OK, I know that lots of folks love socks. Do you have a preference of length? Materials? Patterns? Knee length. Not ankle. No lace ruffles. Love argyle, stripes, and interesting patterns. Hate polka-dotted anything or animal print anything! Materials: Chenille, soft and fuzzy things, sparkly, shiny.

 

How do people feel about word magnets? Cluttery.

 

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? Don't like scarves? Would a rectangular shawl or triangular shawl be more to your taste? Skinny, long scarf! I actually do wear scarves when it gets cold here, which it will, so a scarf would be welcome. Bonus points if it has fringe or pompoms!

 

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? Um, I don't really wear costumes all that much, but I'd put together an Alice costume--blue dress, blonde wig, etc. and little bunny purse like they have on Sockdreams!

 

What are you guys going to be aiming for in the Inquisition? Licorice Bats sounds fantastic, as do the bath oils and Candy Apple whateveryoucallit. I'm getting decants of everything so I can try them out.

 

Custom fangs? No.

 

How do you feel about recipes? I love them! Send them on.

 

What kind of a cook/baker are you? I tend to cook every day. Dinner revolves around what was in our CSA box for the week and what's interesting. I do lots of slow cooker/crock pot stuff in the school semesters. I am not afraid of long or complicated recipes though. I like recipes that call for real ingredients, not cream-of-something soup and meat. I mostly bake cookies, brownies, or pies. I don't tend to make cakes as they are not my first choice for dessert.

 

If I send you something homemade would you like the recipe for it? Yes, please, if you're willing to share.

 

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? For baking, sure. Not like soup mixes and stuff like that. If you can and have a good pickling spice, that would be neat. I'd almost prefer just the recipe and/or the real baked good, though, instead of getting the mix stuff--unless they are ingredients I don't have easy access to here.

 

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?? Certainly. Used is great. Cube, Cube Zero, Arrested Development, Mono Puff's Unsupervised CD.

 

Is there anything from the Possets' Hallowe'en update you're lusting after? No Possets. They don't work on my skin.

 

Violette Market update? Nope.

 

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?) No, thank you.

 

Do you like the candy apple, candy corn or pumpkin spice kisses? I haven't tried them. They sound interesting and I'd give them a whirl.

 

Witchee, do you like jewelry that looks back? NOOOOOO eyes bad. Sorry, but that jewelry was creepy. And uh, no vagina jewelry or accessories either, please.

 

Anne Taintor, anyone? Not really my style.

 

Which web comics do you enjoy? XKCD, Dinosaur Comics, CTRL-ALT-DEL, PVP, Penny Arcade, Hark a Vagrant, Married to the Sea, Natalie Dee.

 

Who likes hair toys, and if so what kind? Love them--anything dangly, sparkly, etc.

 

Does any art we may send need to be child safe, either in the actually safe sense or the non X rated sense? Nope. No children here to worry about.

 

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? No hats or wrist warmers. 1/2 gloves could be interesting--are those like fingerless gloves? A neck warmer maybe. Honestly slippers would be the best *of these choices*

 

How do you feel about altered/recycled/upcycled items of clothing or accessories? Love them!

 

What is your favourite habitat and climate to live in? How about to visit? (ie. forest, canyons, mountains, by the beach; temperate, tropical...) Not at all humid. Dry, but not arid desert--some green. Someplace with seasons and leaves turning, but not too much snow. To visit would be someplace like Hawaii as it's so different from where I am now. I live in the mountains at 6,500 feet.

How do people feel about edible arrangements? No thanks--I would rather have some cookies or something you made yourself.

 

Anyone need address/phone type books? Nope-I am set!

 

I wondered if my witch or any witch would enjoy things like nice pens to draw with or anything similar? Yessss. Anything but pencils. I would loooove a set of colored Sharpies. I always pass them and want, but don't buy for whatever reason. I heart Sharpies. As a teacher, Expo markers are a must. I love the colors and especially scented ones.

 

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? No fantasy--I like sci fi, and harder at that. I did like His Dark Materials and Harry Potter but that's as close as I come. The more vowels in the characters' names (Piers Anthony, I am looking at you) the less likely I am to want to read.

 

Am I alone in this, or is there a Book Fair/Comic Con scent you're dying to get your paws on, too? I would love Sibyl but I'm pretending it doesn't exist (for my sanity).

 

Lipbalms: flavor preferences? tube/squeazything type or lip pots? Flavors: fruits (strawberry, cherry, lime, lemon); vanilla; chocolate; interesting or odd flavors (chai? licorice? cinnamon?) I raise chickens and am curious about the Chicken Poop "flavor." No pots--tubes preferred, then squeeze tubes. Oh, and I have of course already professed my love for Bath & Body Works' lip glosses.

Does anyone do altered books? Would you be interested in old books to alter? Any type or title in particular? I'd love one that you've done, but I am afraid that I lack the craftiness to be able to really do it well enough to my standards.

 

Did someone ask about incense yet? Would you like some? Something to store or burn it in? What scents? What form? Sure--I love incense in all forms. Cone, stick, powder--I have the stuff to burn any of it. I like earthy/heady scents best--patchouli, vanilla nag champa, golden amber. Not so much on the super-fruity scents or florals.

Any oddball free things you collect or would want saved for you? Coke Points. I save 'em and get stuff with them.

 

If you happened to be my Witchee, is there something you'd like from the Arcana Halloween update? No.

 

How many bottles of BPAL do you have? Oh god. Almost 200 I think. A lot.

 

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? Candles, music, mats, water bottles etc.? Nope.

 

Anyone else into Emily Autumn? Don't know who this is. You could enable me.

 

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. I am minimalist--I have no art on the walls. I have the quote from Thoreau I posted earlier on one wall and black trees with red birds you can see in my blog on other walls.

 

do you like Girl Scout cookies? What kind? SAMOAS now and forever. Thin Mints are nice too, but Samoas .... the caramel.

 

What's your take on homemade apple butter? Want some? Sure, I love apple butter!

 

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 like garlic and am up for anything.

 

Can I talk to you about the living dead? How do you feel about Zombies? They're okay but not a favorite. I liked Shaun of the Dead. I hated World War Z.

 

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.

 

What kind of shoes do you need/want? What size shoes do you wear? Would you mind gently used shoes? I love shoes. I wear ballet flats mostly. Used or new is fine--I thrift shop shoes for myself. I really, really want shoes like these. OMG so cute!

 

Do you like paper dolls (new or vintage) or coloring in books? No.

 

Do you like weird scary things as traditionally girly fashion items like heels and handbags? It depends really. I wear a lot of black and like certain weird looking things, but not others. I'm so specific, sorry!

 

What song is on heavy rotation for you right now? Ska'd for Life by Orbital. Dave Gahan's Hourglass album. Old Depeche Mode.

 

Are you coveting any of the NYCC atmospheric sprays? Not really. Steeplechase Hut and The Blondes sound nice but unless you're already going, don't knock yourself out to get them.

 

If you could get any one thing hand-painted from your witch, what would it be and what would be on it? Actually--a sign for the chickens' house. With a cute chicken on it or something!

 

Would you (assumin' you're a yarnie) be interested in a naturally-dyed yarn that's designed to very gradually fade with washing? No yarn.

 

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. Things that made me wow: Handmade things. I love those. Also things that really said that my witch paid attention to my likes and dislikes. Lioness was my witch last time and she got me Zombie Kitty Shoes from etsy. Every time I wear them I think of her!

 

If you could make a scent that represents where you live (or have lived), what would be the ingredients? I live in a little ski resort kind of town that is a bit ... casual. And medical marijuana is legal. So it would smell like hippies who just smoked up and are eating vending machine cookies. (I wouldn't want to wear it but that's what it would smell like!)

 

If your witch worked for, say, Starbucks, would you like any coffee/instant coffee/tea? No coffee but Tazo tea, yes!

 

Are you in need of Roller bottles or anything of the like? No; I prefer to keep my perfumes in the original bottles.

 

Is there one scent that is your go to for comfort on a bad stressful day? Like the perfume equivalent of a security blankie? Yes--Underpants.

 

What are you going to be for Halloween? Probably nothing, but if I do, a black cat. (I could use some ears!)

 

Is there something just super random you like/enjoy/want/are ogling that has not been and will not be covered by any other questions, because it's just that WEIRD? Not really ...

 

Villainess has an update. Anyone wanting anything from it? I just tried one of their scrubs and liked it. I wouldn't mind trying more.

how are all the witchees fixed for purses--lunchbags, etc? I'm good.

 

Now, I have a question for you. About notes. Which are your favourite ones? Do you have a kind of "note top ten?" Anything that works particularly well on you? Do you have a perfume category (foody, floral, aquatic, musky) that you favour? And are there any notes you have never tried, but think would work well on you? I think I have this pretty well covered in my wishlist.

Would you like a sugar skull decorated by your witch? Or do you like sugar skull stuff in general? No, thank you--I'm not really sure what I would do with it, unless it was a cat sugar skull, but can you do that?

So, who here loves pomegranates? Are they good as a fruit, a flavoring or just a scent? I like them but nothing amazing. I don't like the BPAL pomegranate note, though.

 

Haunt Update? Nope.