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As long as it doesn't look like this: Because then it would be Alice from the Pretty Deadly line (which are not orderable as frimps but are sometimes put on the cards and given away at conventions.)

1. I wonder what a potential witchee would think about being bombarded with PUMPKINS in various formats. Because my current obsession just may last long enough to be of use in spoiling.....but I know wouldn't be appreciated by everyone. Would you appreciate it?!? I like white pumpkins but otherwise I am not very pumpkin oriented. I do love me some pumpkin brulee from Teavana but I haz some and I get a discount. Not all pumpkin teas do it for me, and I'm more of a salted caramel latte girl over pumpkin spice latte anyday. 2. I currently have a CSA and my significant other is perpetually out of town for work, so I've been doing a lot of canning and baking with my vegetables. How do people feel about canned good (pickles, salsa, etc) and vegetal baked goods (squash bread, zucchini bread). YES PLEASE. I love dill pickles and garlic! And salsa! and pumpkin bread! and zucchini bread! I don't like walnuts though. Please no bread with walnuts. 3. Trading Post wants? Yes, yes, I have those. I think I have put them in my wishlist (see signature) but I also have a wishlist on the trading post. 4. What direct sellers do you not like and would prefer not to get things from? And also feel free to list any retail brands you really don't like. I don't like "My Lip Stuff". Ummmm retail brands I'm not sure of enough of them to list what I don't like. I apologize for being super picky but I try to stick to organic type things so I do most of my shopping locally at the co-op or whole foods. 5. How about y'alls coffee and tea preferences? I think I have covered this in other places but please no coffee since I don't make it at home (except in my verismo and very rarely in a french press) unless it's super special that I must make in my french press RIGHT NAO. I love loose leaf top shelf tea - I do mostly black and I love flavored. Occasionally I find an herbal that I love (like the Aveda "tea" -- and the Yogi "Egyptian Licorice Mint" is less expensive and pretty much the same thing except not loose leaf, so I do that one too but I'm usually too cheap to buy it!) I have tons of tea on my Amazon wish list under edibles. I especially love french tea (Mariage Frères and Dammann Frères.) Someone sent me some of the MF "butterscotch" tea and I've been hoarding it ever since. They also sent me some black tea flavored with anise (from Germany) and I'm hoarding that too. 6. Do you cook? Would kitchen accessories make you happy? I don't get to cook that often (except for the dogs, they are fed raw so I have to "cook" for them every day.) But I do have a ton of kitchen accessories on my amazon wishlist under housewares or something. 7. How do people feel about creative endeavours? Would you like to receive one? Or supplies to make your own? What do you like? Drawings, stories, poems? I do like creative endeavors but my wall space is at a premium. I'm kind of meh on stories and poems just because of time constraints. 8. What culture or country (doesn’t have to be modern) do you feel an innate connection with? What about it makes it special to you? I love to read books about the Matter of Britain (arthurian mostly with some holy grail stuffs thrown in - mostly fiction.) I've always loved Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and England. Don't know why, I've never been there. But I also really love celtic knots, especially ravens and epona. And weasels. 9. Is there any sort of art commission you would like: cartoony, pin-up, fantasy, realistic, etc? If so, what subject would you like drawn (a picture of you, a character, a loved one or pet)? I have to admit that I would totally love more photos or paintings of Jake and/or Lela. Jake passed away on May 31st at 12.5 years old. Miss Lela is 16-17 or older (no idea how old exactly since I rescued her as an adult, but she came with vet records dating back to at least 1998) and still going strong although her face is more white than black now. 10. What do you find yourself doing for fun in your free time? What are your main hobbies and interests? I usually read for fun. Or knit while watching tv/movies with the other half (I only watch tv if I'm watching it with him.) If I had a horse, I'd go horseback riding but sadly I do not. I wish I had time to take the new pibble to agility. I'm a fairly solitary person and being an introvert, I need a lot of down time. 11. Table-top gaming? If yes, what kind, edition, etc? Gaming accessories you long for? Haven't done that for years. No time or energy. 12. DVD movies or games that you wish would magically appear in your hands? Can they be used, through Amazon? There are some games I am interested in - the remake of Gabriel Knight (20th anniversary? egads I am old!) and some other GOG.com games that are ancient but have been converted to run easily with DOSbox. (I can do it myself but I am lazy!) (I broke down and bought the Gabriel Knight remake.) 13. What kind of snacks or candy from other countries/states would you like to try? I'm sure there are things from Australia that I haven't tried. Interesting flavors of Tim Tams for example. I love weird flavors of Kit Kats from Japan but no more green tea ones, I can get those here. And I've had chocolate and caramel Tim Tams and don't need more of those. I really love Canon's Sweet Hots (mild/medium) but I can't find them locally. I would eat those on hot dogs and hamburgers because SO GOOD. 14. Do you have a favorite internet meme, character or pop culture fandom? I collect NMBC cookie jars... Nothing else springs to mind. I don't really need ALL the NMBC things (because there are SO.MANY) but when I go to Disneyland I am guilty of shopping in the NMBC shop for sweatshirts, pajamas, bowls, cups, etc. I have salt & pepper shakers and the "nightshade" jar but I missed out on the other kitchen jars like Wormwood. I like functional things. 15. Do you have a Facebook profile (or other social media) that you are comfortable linking to aid your witch in stalking? Please note whether you are willing to add BPALers as friends. Yes, it is linked to the SW social media spreadsheet in my signature. 16. Anybody interested in something from RCCC, whether it's con-exclusive merch or from a particularexhibitor or artist? Not without seeing what they have... but I am a geek so it could be a lot of things. 17. How important to you is regular contact / chatter with your witch? I love hearing from my witch! 18. Do you like puzzles/riddles/treasure hunts and that sort of thing? When I have the time! I used to go geocaching a lot. 19. If you were to receive music, would you want a physical CD or digital versions? Either. I have both a CD player and ipod dock in my car. 20. What’s a current problem/annoyance you have that could be remedied but you haven’t had time to address it? Finding a new job? Getting my health insurance figured out? 21. How do you feel about having some sort of trinket to carry around for good luck/wishes? i.e. a small figurine, symbol, card, coin… Something to hang in my car would probably be better (although I already have a bunch of hanging things in my car. An Ankh, a wire wrapped amethyst pendant to ward off stupid people, a jolly roger air freshener...) I can't carry things at work (except for my chap stick, I would die of chapped lips without it!) and I don't carry a purse. I have a small wallet that I put in my pocket. 22. Are you superstitious about anything? Any things you can't have in your house for that reason--bad associations? Not especially. 23. For the vegetarians and vegans: How do you feel about things (say, marshmallows or gummy candy) made with vegan gelatin or other typically-animal-derived-but-not-in-this-instance products? Not vegetarian or vegan but I do try to avoid GMOs, corn syrup, unnecessary food coloring and dyes, nitrates (BUT SO GOOD), MSG, etc. 24. Ok, so we've covered pumpkin. How do you feel about the other fall classic – apples? I flove honey crisps but otherwise am meh on apples. My mom usually gets honey crisps and dries them for us. 25. Do you have any fabric or skin-contact aversions? Yes, I break out in a rash from many types of metals (except surgical steel and silver) and sometimes perfumes. This can happen with yarn that is next to my skin too so I try to stick to merino silk or merino silk cashmere for skin closeness. 26. How do you feel about Christmas/Yule ornaments? I would love NMBC, unicorn, gargoyle, pibble, or equine type ornaments. I have a blue/purple/silver theme. 27. How do you feel about Hello Kitty, and Hello Kitty accessories (including mugs, cups, etc)? No thanks! 28. If you had a week free where you could learn anything, with no financial restrictions, what would you want to study? Sleep. From behind closed eyelids. Um, seriously though, I'm not sure. Maybe veterinary. Maybe computer networking. If I could go to the UK and study some cool history or to Egypt, I'd be down with that too. 29. Do you enjoy poetry? Who are your favorite poets and what type of subject matter do you like? Not super big into poetry. 30. Would you enjoy receiving something related to a favorite Disney character? NMBC! Jack and Zero are my favorites. 31. How do you feel about cute things as decorations or accessories? (Example: Would you enjoy this stationery - or do you prefer elegant/creepy/neutral stuff?) I am not sure what stationery this is referring to, but I can't write well or very much because my hands are usually swollen up or not working properly, so pencils/pens/stationery is out. 32. What is something you'd really like to recieve from your witch? Please be as specific as possible - no, "Oh whatever she thinks is fine!" I don't like to ask for specific things, y'know? I think that my wishlists are rather extensive already and should give a good picture of the kinds of things I like. 33. Go to your music source of choice - on random or shuffle setting if possible - & share with us the 10 most recent songs/artists. 1. Abney Park - Breathe 2. Emilie Autumn - The Art of Suicide 3. Depeche Mode - Precious 4. The Cure - Lullaby 5. Muse - Super Massive Black Hole 6. Nightwish - Nemo 7. Information Society - Land of the Blind 8. Tori Amos - Crucify 9. Echo And The Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar 10. AFI - Miss Murder 34. Tarot cards, rune stones and/or other divination tools yay or nay? Rune stones are cool. My son stole mine I think. I have some cool Vampire tarot cards from Yewberry, one of my precious Witches. 35. Do you have a Celeb crush? or someone who you just can't get enough of....other than your SO My SO *IS* a Celeb, so doesn't that count? I generally like people in particular movies or settings and not all across the board. Jamie Campbell Bower is pretty cute though. Way too young for me! But he can sing too! (I'm weird, I probably only like him because he was in Sweeney Todd. I like Johnny Depp too, but mostly in Tim Burton things. I was totally in love with Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge.) 36. Glitter? are you okay with it, or hate it like the plague? It's the herpes of the craft world! Keep it away! 37. If there was another time period other than now that described your style/aesthetics, what would it be? Some time when castles and velvets/silks were all the rage. Except I wouldn't want to have to wear a dress and a corset ALL the time. 38. If you had to pick one or two quotes to live by, what would it be and why? “Those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind!” (There is some controversy about where this phrase originated.) Winter is Coming. 39. Do you prefer physical books? CD books? eBooks? If eBooks do you have preferred format, kindle/nook/kobo/PDF/ePub/ect? eAudio? I like both physical and kindle (mobi) or if necessary, epub. Lately I've been getting OMG MUST HAVE books in both physical AND kindle. That way my first edition pristine signed books stay nice. 40. Smut! Yes or no? If yes, what kink, er, kind? Sure. BDSM. Ponyplay. 41. Ebooks! Yes or no? Yes, prefer mobi or epub. 42. If you were to get a custom bottle from House of Gloi made for you what notes would create your perfect blend? I would have to go look. I have looked before but have never been inspired to actually purchase. 43. If your witch were to take a photograph (or paint or whatever) of something just for you, what would it be? Landscape? Flower? Critter? Something to illustrate a favorite quote? Jakey Jake? Miss Lela? I really like some of the pit bull art with an inspirational quote on Etsy but they are like a bajillion dollars. It would be cool to have photos of my own dogs with quotes. And of course I can't find those pieces of artwork now that I go look but I managed to add a bunch of other pibble stuff to my list. *facepalm* 44. What is your favorite Halloween animal or other symbol/decoration? Bats, ravens, gargoyles, skulls... 45. Makeup, especially of the indie variety. Nail polish, nail wraps, eyeshadow, lipstick/gloss, etc. Y/N? Specific preferences (color, finish, product, brand, etc.)? I'm not super into makeup (although my other half is) but I am always looking for true waterproof black eyeliner (liquid or stick) -- right now I'm using Kat Von D's INK but it still manages to smudge. I've tried the Stila smudgeproof too but it also smudges. I have really oily skin. 46. How do you feel about profanity and off-color humor? I drop the f bomb constantly. 47. I make hairsticks...would you like/use them? I don't have the slightest idea of how. My head has been shaved on the lower half (back/sides) the majority of my life (longer/blended/asymetrical on the top and teased/spiked a lot. Think Robert Smith-ish.) It's grown out since the fall and I haven't shaved it back off only because I have a bunch of hair gloss and I like sniffing my hair. I suppose I could shave it all off except a long tail and just do hair gloss on that.... 48. Does anyone here LARP? If so, what kind of LARP? And what kind of character do you play? No. I used to play RPG's and we were around and playing when Vampire: The Masquerade first started up with the Camarilla. But I has no time and I'm not that social. One of my BFF's plays every Saturday. I wish I had that kind of social energy. 49. Would you completely freak out if I sent you a chocolate covered scorpion or some other food oddity? This includes things like 'bacon powder' from thinkgeek.com. I would not like these things. 50. This has kind of been covered, but, are you ok with receiving canned jam (from a veteran jammer!) and if so, what flavors would you like and not like? Yes! I like normal-ish flavors. Blackberry, strawberry.. I'm not big on blueberry jam although I like blueberries in general (especially in baking.) I do better with lists instead of having to come up with things (haven't had any coffee yet.) 51. Nail polish! Meaganola kinda covered this above, but I want to ask a little more in depth. Let's talk nail polish. What colors do you love? Hate? Which brands are you dying to try? Have you ever used indies? Do you like glitter? Any textures to avoid (glitter, sand, etc)? I don't wear nail polish, although my other half does. I do wear polish on my toe nails and I really need a nail strengthener for my nails - the sanitizer water at work KILLS my hands and nails. And we're constantly wiping things down with sanitized cloths so my skin is covered with that crap all day. 52. I make little monster plushes, from felt and yarn and buttons. How do you feel about getting a special Halloween plushie? I have a lot of little plushies and while I like them, I really don't have any room to put such things and they are in danger of monkeys killing and eviserating them. But I would probably still take one. 53. I'm in Japan, anything specific you might want from the land of the rising sun? I think I answered this in another swap recently but I'm too lazy to go find my answer right now. I'm good on green tea kit kats since our local asian store carries them often. I can't think of anything, I would need examples since I don't know what is available. 54. Are there any GC scents that you know you love, but for whatever reason, keep putting off buying bottles of? I actually keep a list on my spreadsheet (under tab named "future orders") in case I need a couple of things to round up my order for free shipping. It contains Mr. Prenderghast, Crowley, Aziraphale, Marquis de Carabas, Rat Speakers, The Buggre Alle This Bible, Thieves' Rosin, Rogue, Black Rose, The Ifrit (Gaiman - American Gods) and more Snake Oil. 55. I know not everyone likes Lush products, but if you do, which Lush items would you like to get from your Witch? I have some on my Amazon bath & body stuff wishlist. I am very sad I missed out on the Rose Jam shower gel. I use the Twilight shower gel too but am running out. Unfortunately those are LE things and no longer available. I could use more Silky Underwear. No bath bombs or bubble bars please, I rarely get to take a bath. We have plumbing issues so our shower drains really slowly and gets nasty super quick, so I have to clean the bathrub REALLY well before I will immerse my body in that thing. Showers are different, I only have to clean the bottom of the tub where my feet touch. I like honey scents so I wouldn't be adverse to "It's Raining Men" but I think I have tried a sample and wasn't all OMG MUST HAVE NAO about it. I just bought more Flying Fox so I'm good there. I'll have to go look... but I have tons of Lush stores around me so I can get what I want other than I'm usually broke. 56. Is there anywhere (in the US) that you are dying to get away to? Also when would you be able to get away. Would this even be something you were interested in? If so, go look at the Southwest sale for routes and dates and times. I can usually get away with enough notice. I know the other half wants to go to Las Vegas for SEMA (first week of November) and I have people to stay with in Las Vegas, so that could be fun. I love going to Disneyland in October when the NMBC decor is up. This is super awesome and generous! I'll go look at the SWA site when I am done with birthday shenanigans so it might not be until next week - too much stuffs to do today. 57. If you are ok with receiving t-shirts, what size are you, do you prefer tissue tees, normal crew tees, babydoll etc? My thyroid died in the last year (I personally think I've had thyroid issues my whole life but it was finally bad enough that they started medicating me this spring) so I have gained a TON of weight and really am not interested in t-shirts at this time. Except for the Everyday is Halloween shirt from BPTP. Babydoll, largest possible size. 58. THINKGEEK! Who loves it - do you have a wishlist on there?? What are some things you are jonesing for on there for under $20? I have a wishlist linked under SW Help in my sig. It needs to be updated, sorry. I will try to get around to updating it. 59. Zombies, yes or no? I like watching The Walking Dead but otherwise I am probably a no to zombies. 60. Would you like arm warmers/fingerless gloves? If so, what length? just beyond the wrist, almost to the elbow, full sleeves? I like wrist warmers but I'm a knitter so I have a bunch, and I'm really picky about the yarn used. I like them to be very long over my fingers and then come down about 4-5" past my wrist. 61. Do you feel a particular affinity for a specific animal/s? Like besides pitbulls and horses? Ferrets, ravens, bats, rats, dolphins. 62. Anyone have any Paintbox Soapworks loves? Yep. They have their own section on my etsy favorites. 63. How would you feel if your witch or a minion of your witch showed up in person at your house with goodies? Thrilled? Annoyed? Completely creeped out? I wouldn't be home! I don't answer the door - none of our friends or people we actually know would ever knock on our front door, ever. (They just come straight into the house, most of them have keys. And they don't use the front door. Of course they have to be able to get past the monkey first, who will literally take them out if he doesn't know them. Sometimes even if he does know them; accidents have happened involving foreheads colliding and the human always ends up the worse for wear. The dog is never phazed. Hint: never bend down to pet a Sonic Death Monkey as he is leaping up to kiss you.) So I would probably be annoyed if someone knocked on my front door and it wasn't FedEx or the mailman. I have the UPS guy, Jeremy, trained to bring things to the back door. He is able to ellude the monkey. 64. Do you have a ravelry account? Tell me about your yarn obsessions. Yes, yes I do. I'm misstwilight. I believe it says that in my profile. I am mostly obsessed with indie yarn, especially Tri'Coterie but good luck getting anything directly from them. You might be able to find something in a destash. I also have a large amount of Fresh From the Cauldron on my etsy wishlist. I'm really into semi-solids and gradients right now. Twisted Fiber Arts is another great store, I've been wanted le Cirque and Phantasm for a goodly amount of time. They are really expensive though so I wouldn't expect my Witch to buy such things. $25 is kind of the low end. Malabrigo OTOH is relatively inexpensive and I love it as well. There is a bunch on my Loopy Ewe wishlist which is linked from SW Help. I'd even be up for trying some skeins of Dishie from Knit Picks (I seem to make a lot of dishclothes for BPAL and other swaps) or some of their other yarn for making blankets or toys. 65. Ok, is my witchee as obsessed with sock dreams as I am? Nope. I rarely find anything on their website that I want and their plus size stuff is really limited. 66. Knitted items like scarves, shawls, dishclothes....yay or nay? Favorite fibers? Favorite colors? No scarves please. I'm good with shawls or shawlettes but I prefer long and curved, no traditional triangle shapes. Fav fibers are Merino Cashmere Silk, Merino Silk, Merino, Silk... I like Merino Tencel too. I'm kind of meh on just MCN or cashmere lately. Favorite colors are black, purple, and blurple. 67. Is your Amazon WL up-to-date? yes. 68. If you were to receive handmade caramels, would it matter if they were made with raw cream (unpasteurized)? Nope. ALL THE CARAMELS. 69. Would you enjoy getting a sampling of quality incense taken from various sources? Are there types of incense you know you don't like? Would you want a burner for loose incense and a few charcoals to get you started with that, or would you rather stick to simpler types? I don't burn incense - not because I don't like it, but because I don't want my dogs to have to breathe it and also because my other half is allergic. 70. I know we already had a question about needed kitchen accessories, but what about spices? I can always use fun salts and spices! 71. Would you like handmade stationary or cards? How about a quill pen? I think this was covered already. My right arm (and I'm right handed) is in various states of completely useless numb to pins & needles and problems holding things. I can't write well and wouldn't use stationary or cards. 72. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being "gimme that ghost pepper!" and 1 being "oh, that's a bit too much black pepper for me" Where is your heat tolerance? I like mild peppers like jalapenos and chipolte tobasco sauce. I'm not sure where that is on the heat tolerance scale but I'm not into spicy things other than when I have mexican food. Sometimes I like tobasco with my ketchup for grilled cheese or fries. 73. What is your favorite type of Halloween candy? The magical kind that will taste AWESOME and make me lose weight! No? Hm. I actually try to avoid most "grocery store" chocolate but I would still eat kit kats, 100 grand bars, peanut butter cups, etc. I bought some caramel apple milky ways just to see what they tasted like, but I'll be sending the majority of them out in swap packages. 74. Do you need or want any cosy footwear, like fluffy slippers, or slipper socks etc? I could use some more pajama socks I guess; I can't seem to find mine since the other half cleaned the laundry room... 75. What do you most look forward to each Fall? cooler weather! We always go to the corn mazes and get pumpkins. kettle corn! pumpkin sling shot! whee! 76. What gadgets do you use in your everyday life and would you like a cool case for them - with your favourite fandom or artwork or saying? I have an iphone 3... but it stopped charging today so I might have an iphone 6 soon... yes, I'd love a case! Doctor Who or Game of Thrones or NMBC! 77. Are there any beauty accessories you need or would like? For example make-up brushes, facial brushes or eyelash curlers. A really good pair of tweezers with scissor type handles. Ones that actually can grasp a very fine hair. 78. Would you be disappointed to get one big box, or would you prefer a bunch of little ones? And would you be disappointed if your witch actually had it together early and sent it to you sooner than later? I'm good with whatever! 79. Stores are putting out their halloween PJs and undies! Would you be happy to get any in a package? And if so, what size? For PJ pants, do you like cotton or flannel? Unless you're buying men's sizes, don't bother! I've gained so much weight. pout. Last time I bought pj/running pants, I had to go to the men's section because the women's weren't large enough. 80. Do you like M&Ms? In small quantities. I like the peanut ones more which is weird because I don't usually like peanuts themselves. Although I do like peanut butter with honey. So .... YMMV. 81. How about wax melts? Yes! 82. Would you like a subscription for Spotify? Meh? 83. What scents from the Lillith update would you like to try? Too many!!! 84. Would you be interested in receiving a box of sugar cube skulls? I actually have some but I wouldn't say no to more! I think they are on one of my etsy wish lists. 85. Skin care routine? Fave cleanser? Toner? Moisturizer? What about body lotions? Any particular brand or scent? Lip balms? Yay or nay? I was told to only use cetaphil as a cleanser, so that's what I'm using. It's mostly worked, my skin has stopped being all red and breaking out. I've been using various Kiss My Face moisturizers (lavender, honey, patchouli.) I really like the Bobby Brown moisturizers but I can't afford them. I don't currently have a toner but something for oily skin would be nice. I've used the Lush "Greased Lightning" for spot breakouts and it works nicely. I like Prescriptives things - moisturizer and makeup - but I think they're online only these days. I love lip balm but I'm picky about the texture. Haunt is awesome and I have some Better Botanicals on my Amazon wish list. I usually buy my lip balm locally at Whole Foods or the local co-op but Burt's Bees is a little too hard and not buttery enough. 86. Is there anything you would like from Salem MA (mugs, keychains, postcards, etc.or witchy supplies like incense, candles, books)? I always love candles (although I have a HUGE trunk full...) No mugs please, I have about 50000000 mugs. Don't need any keychains. Postcards are always fun! 87. Would you be interested in any of the items in LisaNut's etsy shop? They're all cute but not really my style or colors. 88. Spiders (as in cute knit kind) yes or no? Prefer not. 89. Pillows (the mostly decorative type)? Yes, I always use a "lap pillow" and could use a new one. I love bat pillows and I think I have pillows on my etsy list -- ones with ravens or game of thrones things. 90. Any kind of bags - big, small, medium, purse, grocery, etc? I would never say no to cool project bags, grocery bags, lunch bags, etc. My mom does upcycled grocery bags from dog/cat food and feed, I'm always stealing those. 91. Is there anything special coming up in your life? Not really. 92. Which one scent would you want from each of the following updates: Metamorphosis, Lilith and GC? Metamorphosis: Little Metalmark Lilith: (Not so) Penitent (Mini) Magdalene, Amicitia, or Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha GC: Black Rose 93. Are you interested in anything from NYCC? Yes, but I have a fairy. 94. Would something from the Tokyo Game Show (e.g. postcards, fans) possibly interest you? The what? 95. Would you enjoy any of these couple rings? Or anything from the same store's Halloween collection? I like some of the things but I don't wear a lot of jewelry. Charms that I could use in my knitting would be fun. Some sari wraps would be cool but not orange!! I have some cool couples rings on my etsy wishlists but they are different than this website. 96. If you imbibe at all ... preference between: wine/beer/cocktails and then glassware and/or bar-ware? cocktail gadgetry? Books on the subject/recipes? would you want sample bottles of local/regional/small batch craft spirits if they were home decanted and labeled? cocktails, glassware, sample bottles yes yes yes. gadgetry, sure if it's really cool. books would be ok. 97. Would you like some chai, lemon, rose water or other flavored sugar cubes? chai! rose! yum! 98. Jamberry nail wraps? No, I don't do nail art or paint my nails. My nails are ruined. 99. If you had to choose one currently available book (used-but-obtainable counts if you do used) costing $20 or under for your Witch to buy for you, what would it be? Probably one of the pet remembrance journals from my amazon wish list. 100. Are there five things under $25 at Birchbox you would like? 1. Royal Rose simple syrup in Rose or Cardamom Clove 2. Kusmi Tea Paris - Sweet Love 3. Kusmi Tea Paris - Prince Vladimir 4. Kusmi Tea Paris - Be Cool 5. Løv Organic Metal Tin tea - Love is Good 101. Do you want anything from the Fatherhood update at the Post? A Moment in Time. Maybe "Playing Tag..." 102. Street art! Into it? Not into it? Meh? I have some but I really don't have any good places for art so meh. 103. If you could only pick one note that you love (e.g. Vanilla, Orange, Lavender, Rose) & you could only wear/have perfume, etc in that note, what would it be? Vanilla. 104. What are you interested in from the NYCC exclusive list? I already have a fairy. 105. Most anticipated "Weenie blends? I usually get Samhain because it's one of my favorites. I'm really poor this year though. 106. Caffeine or no? And is this a health or preference? Yes. 107. Are you interested in anything from the MAC Rocky Horror or the e.l.f. Disney Princess make up collections? I'm not into makeup but my other half would love whatever you send. Especially pinks. 108. I pass this shop every day, If you were my witchee would you like a custom chocolate bar? What would you choose? Plain, white or milk and with what? Yum! Probably Milk. Rose, cardamom. or anise, fennel, liquorice... or lavender cardamom. 109. Would you like to try chocolate covered Turkish Delight or flower flavoured things (Rose and Violet chocolates)? I love rose and lavender flavored things but I don't like nuts in things like turkish delight usually. (well, I'd probably be ok with almonds or pecans but I hate walnuts.) 110. For those of you who like Fantasy or play Dungeons and Dragons... would you be interested in a custom painted miniature? If so, what gender, race and class? Any preferences for a theme, color scheme, preferred weapons/armor, etc? Specific character description you would want me to try to hit? No thanks! 111. Are there any local or national charities that are close to your heart that you know would appreciate a donation in your name? Some actual pibble rescue places. 112. I have two partial (Backup) bottles of some scents on your wishlist, Witchee. However, the labels aren't perfect, due to a tragic imp explosion. Would you still be ok with getting them? Sure! 113. Do you like incense? Or are you more of a fan of essential oil aromatherapy/fragrance oils a la Yankee Candle/B&BW? Or all of the above? What scents do you prefer for those kinds of things? Nag champa? Lemongrass EO for the house? PUMPKIN SPICE EERYTHANG. What companies do you like specifically (if any) - links? I like incense but I don't burn it because other half is allergic and I don't want dogs to be forced to breathe it. I don't really use oil burner scents that often unless they are super natural (aveda, origins.) Essential oils basically. I love rose but of course rose absolute is worth its weight in gold. Patchouli, vanilla, sandalwood. Sometimes fir/pine. The other half doesn't like foodie scents very much. 114. Trading Post Weenies are up!! What's everyone interested in? All of the atmosphere sprays, some of the hair glosses... oi. 115. My mom has crocheted a bunch of little witch hats, would this be something you are interested in? This was my question, I already have one! 116. Are you interested in anything from my mom's Etsy shop? This was my question. I already get tons of things from her shop. 117. Are you interested in dried honey crisp apples or italian prunes? This was my question. I'm already getting some. 118. Do you need any travel mugs, coffee mugs, tea makers, rock sugar, coffee or tea syrups, etc? This was my question. Nope, I works there.

I splurged and bought Attraction and Fast Luck sprays. I told my other half to go out and spray the monster truck with them; had super bad luck last year - he went to Argentina and never was fully paid, and we've had a lot of breakage. Because our truck didn't get home and through customs until June, we missed first quarter which is the most lucrative. So struggling a lot!! And no shows on the horizon so no money coming in! Anyway, after using the sprays we immediately got a couple of shows finally, and then got booked for four shows in a row so now we're actually busy. It makes me want to get some better business and other oils too but we're not out of the woods quite yet and.. Well.. Must have dragoncon scents! Hopefully we'll get some more shows in September, october, and November, then have money to rebuilt the truck in december. I won't know first quarter schedule until oct/nov, but hope we didn't burn any bridges by being gone so long...

Hm, I can't believe I didn't buy it last year... I have 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. 2011, and 2013.... *scratches head* I think last year was too lean to buy much bpal or something. I can take a photo of 2013 at least. But really, the label looks exactly like the photo that BPAL has on their site next to Snow White.

Mine do that every once in a while too. They just snap back into place normally.

Unreleased prototype, no scent description given. From the bottle, this is a citrus (at first I thought orange, then lemon) and metallic blend. On my skin, the citrus comes to the fore and is very tart. Today I thought lemon, then lime! Unfortunately it didn't last very long but I also only put on a teeny amount. Will test further with a heavier amount.

Do you have a photo so we can all make humorous guesses? The thing that came to mind for me was Temple Viper. Snake Oil with sugar cane, frankincense, champaca, opoponax, labdanum, and hyssop. But Snake Oil is pretty easy to spot. Is it possible the first word is Tanuki?

11/7/13: Would you be interested in getting a kit of sorts to learn how to do a craft or make something, with some basic starter materials and instructions? And if yes, what sorts of things would you be interested in learning? How to do origami, or glass etching, or cross-stitching, or card making, or knitting, or crocheting, or cheese-making, or mushroom growing, or whatever? 11/5/13: If your Witch were to create a cookbook of recipes she thought you'd like, would you be interested in that sort of thing? And if so, what sort of recipes would you be interested in? 10/31/13: Are there any GC scents that you love, but for whatever reason, you keep putting off buying bottles of? 10/30/13: Do you want to be an early accepter or would you prefer your reveal later in the swap, say maybe closer to the deadline? 10/29/13: Is there anything you would like from the Blooddrop Halloween update? Do you prefer to receive whole coffee beans or ground? Also, if you like flavoured blends, what sort of flavours? (caramels, nuts, chocolate, etc.) How do you feel about robots? 10/28/13: Are you interested in anything from the Haus of Gloi yule update on November 3rd? Which products and which scents? If I made fairy, dragon or butterfly wing earrings, would you wear them? If so, which would you prefer? 10/27/13: How do you feel about nail polish? If you like it, are there any brands or colors in which you are interested? What about makeup? What brands do you prefer and which products would you most enjoy receiving? 10/26/13: Your feelings on Adagio teas: If you've never had anything from them, would you be open to trying them? If you HAVE had them and like them, name some favorites blends. Do you like video games? Are there any you want to play? Do you have a large library? Name three BPAL scents you have tried, but are dying to get more of. Have you ever tried anything from Paintbox Soapworks? Which products or scents would you prefer? Do you like/have space to garden? If so, what do you grow? Gift cards/vouchers - yay or nay? If you like them - which stores would you like one for? Seen anything lately that makes you go OH HOLY FUCK THAT'S AWESOME!! ? Name five small things you could use, but might not think to get for yourself? Is there anything from a farmer's market you might like? 10/25/13: Do you have any upcoming away time I should be aware of, for shipping purposes? Would you like anything from Sock Dreams? 10/24/13: Is there anything in the Miskatonic Valley Philharmonic update that you're interested in? Is there anything my mom's etsy shop that you're interested in? 10/23/13: Are you okay with semi-spicy foods right now? I'm thinking like curry or chipotle? If you were to choose a chili powder would you go Hot, Medium, or Mild? If you were this mystery witch's witchee, would you be interested in Spoonfudge (http://www.spoonfudge.com/) or any other such "ordered online" sweet? Also - Double checking everyone's baked goods status. Home-made baked goods or other food stuffs OK? Is there anything you'd like from Lush, witchee? If you like earrings, what kind? Dangly earrings, hoops, studs - what kind do you like? How long do you like your necklaces? Or would you prefer to just get a pendent, so you can size the chain yourself? If I were your witch and were to paint you something, what would you absolutely love, what would you feel ambivalent toward, and what would you not like to see or receive? 10/21/13: Are there any craft project/s you are working on now that you need supplies for? Or rather, is there a craft project you've been wanting to do but need stuff to start? What do you think of hair sticks? Would you like a set? Is there anything you'd really like to have/try from Trader Joe's, or any other popular-but-not-available-everywhere store? Would you rather have something fun or practical? Witchee, would you like a set of Cards Against Humanity? 10/20/13: Table Games - do you play them? If so, which ones, and which versions, and are there any goodies you might like related to them? Witchee, are you in need of any particular spices? 10/19/13: If you were my witchee, would you be interested in anything from my store or something similar? (Nut-made by LisaNut on etsy.) Say your witch works at a used bookstore. what kinds of things might you like from there? cool old pulp fiction paperbacks? tarot cards? (we have those.) a dr who pen? books about haunted cemeteries in seattle? you may have all of these things:) oh, and also movies. and cds. Witchee, the Haunt Halloween update goes live tomorrow! When it does, please post right away and let me know your dreams and wishes! I've got some canned goods put up -- mostly jams/jellies, some apple butter, some applesauce. Want some? If so, what kind(s)? How feel you about lip balms, glosses, and lipsticks? Any particular favourite scents/flavours? Any favourite makers/sellers? Since wishlist links never seem to work in forum mail, won't you please re-post your wishlist links here, so they're readable? 10/18/13: Are you a fan of anything that you would like a tshirt of? If so, what size would you wear? Do you love, hate, or are indifferent to.....pumpkin flavored things? Dear future Witchee, did you get anything from the Beaver Moon or Weenie updates that I need to know about, so I don't accidentally repeat anything? Name some DVDs you wouldnt mind receiving, or are they on an Amazon list? Do you want anything from Starbucks or Teavana? Tea, tea makers, rock sugar, tea tins, coffee, via, via refreshers, mugs, tazo tea...? 10/17/13: Halloween Candy, Decorations, and Costume supplies - What kind are your idea of FUN and which ones would you thoroughly dislike? WHAT traditions to you partake in for Halloween? Knowing what you do our how you decorate or how you celebrate? 10/16/13: Hey, Witchee, it's getting cold. Socks, scarves, hats or arm warmers?

SWITCH WITCH HELP <--- clickie Hey, Witchee, it's getting cold. Socks, scarves, hats or arm warmers? Socks and wrist warmers. I only wear page boy type hats and I have like 500 scarves so PLEASE GOD NO SCARVES. (Unless they're silk or can be used as a table runner or something.) Wraps, yes. Love wraps. As far as knitted items go be aware that my skin is really uber sensitive (probably from wearing so much perfume; I get contact dermatitis at the drop of a hat) so please only buttery soft merino, silk, cashmere, or a combo. No acrylic or scratchy wool. My feet aren't as sensitive so bfl or merino are both fine (some nylon content in socks is excellent.) Halloween Candy, Decorations, and Costume supplies - What kind are your idea of FUN and which ones would you thoroughly dislike? Decorations yes! But no ghosts, pumpkins, or witches... I love bats, gargoyles, ravens, skulls and I decorate all year round with those. I'm super picky about my chocolate and candy... but maybe reese's peanut butter cups would be ok. I've been craving chocolate and peanut butter lately. (I'd really prefer Newman's peanut butter cups but I don't think they make halloween bags of candy? I try to stick to organic/fair trade.) As far as costume supplies, I'd love a nice weeping angel mask and wings... and something to make my skin weeping angel color. I saw that Hot Topic had nasty plastic weeping angel masks but I'd love a full head one. In case you're crafty and know how to make masks. WHAT traditions to you partake in for Halloween? Knowing what you do our how you decorate or how you celebrate? We usually dress up in our (normal to us) fetish type gear and go out. It's the only night of the year that the other half feels comfortable being in "public" while dressed up like a pony. Yeah, probably TMI, but you asked. Are you a fan of anything that you would like a tshirt of? If so, what size would you wear? I usually only wear babydoll type shirts in XXXL or XXL if they're stretchy. I love Nightmare Before Christmas, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, etc. and I would wear shirts for all of the above. I have a lot of shirts on my Amazon and Think Geek wishlists. Edit: and Firefly, but I don't like brown (which sucks!) so no brown shirts. I prefer black, grey, or dark purple. Do you love, hate, or are indifferent to.....pumpkin flavored things? Usually I'm not super crazy about pumpkin flavored things in general, but I LOVE pumpkin bread and pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. I've been known to have the occasional Pumpkin Spice Latte but I don't HAVE to have one. And right now Teavana has an oolong tea that is FANTASTIC -- Pumpkin Spice Brulee. I bought some last week and I've already emptied the bag. But I get 30% off at Teavana so unless you also get a discount then it would make more sense to send me a GC instead of buying me something. Name some DVDs you wouldnt mind receiving, or are they on an Amazon list? I think my Amazon DVD list is private because I don't usually buy DVD's new... And I'd like to get a PS3 / blu-ray player, our dvd player upstairs just died so now we have to watch dvd's downstairs. Our tv's are ancient so they don't work with most blu-ray players. And a new tv just isn't in our budget or a priority right now because the dishwasher ALSO stopped working (it's been a bad month, everything electrical is breaking except for (knock on wood) our computers, and ...yeah. The other half is leaving for Argentina a week from today and won't be back until late December. So his pay for doing shows in Argentina won't be home until he comes home. He's supposed to get a partial advance soon and I have to budget all of the bills from it and my future pay checks, so things are going to be lean around here. I might have to sell a bunch of bpal and yarn in order to buy new fun bpal and bptp things. Sorry, ketchup burst there. Things that I would like that I don't have yet * Much Ado About Nothing (Joss Whedon version) * The Year Without a Santa Claus / Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey / Rudolph's Shiny New Year * The Original Television Christmas Classics (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town/Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns/The Little Drummer Boy/Cricket on the Hearth) * Joe Versus the Volcano * Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition) Dear future Witchee, did you get anything from the Beaver Moon or Weenie updates that I need to know about, so I don't accidentally repeat anything? Not yet!! We're totally broke and I think my credit card doesn't have any room on it for anything else. gulp. But I *WANT* both of the BM's (AHAHAHA, what, I'm 12) and the single note. So I will probably attempt to find some way to order them. Even if it means I have to pimp out the other half. And I already have everything from the Halloweenie update because I do decant circles. I DON'T have anything from the BPTP update yet but I plan on getting everything I want... someday... edit: I am also doing a BPTP circle so I have everything now. and I also ordered both Beaver Moons and the new single note. And I'm doing a Philharmonic circle, so I have all of those too. I hope the Yule and Inquisition are small.. If you were my witchee, would you be interested in anything from my store or something similar? (Nut-made by LisaNut on etsy.) You have all kinds of awesome things but nothing that is really my style. Say your witch works at a used bookstore. what kinds of things might you like from there? cool old pulp fiction paperbacks? tarot cards? (we have those.) a dr who pen? books about haunted cemeteries in seattle? you may have all of these things:) oh, and also movies. and cds. Yes yes yes. dr who pen, sci-fi/fantasy, movies, cds. My amazon list is pretty extensive except for the cd's and movies. I wish LibraryThing would document movies and albums along with books. Witchee, the Haunt Halloween update goes live tomorrow! When it does, please post right away and let me know your dreams and wishes! I saw some entries for Halloween things when I was updating my amazon wish list (because I still have wishes for Haunt Lip Lust!) I'd be interested in any yummy lip lust, shower scrubs, perfume, or body glossing that sounds like it would be up my alley. Usually she has too much fruit, floral, or chocolate but every once in a while there is something I MUST HAVE. I love lavender, honey, vanilla, spices, amber, patch, woods, incense. Gloaming is a favorite but I'm set there for perfume and body scrub but I could use more body gloss of that and I'm almost out of my other one too... Roma? I'll have to look. Ok, update is up!! I'm interested in... Lip lust in: cask, pumpkin cake, caramel apple Skin glossing oil in: incantare! Winchester, gloomy Sunday, hobgoblin, claw & cobblestone Sugar polish in: incantare, Winchester, tell the bees, hobgoblin, claw & cobblestone Perfume in: incantare, gloomy Sunday, Winchester I've got some canned goods put up -- mostly jams/jellies, some apple butter, some applesauce. Want some? If so, what kind(s)? Apple butter, applesauce, jams/jellies -- all are good!! How feel you about lip balms, glosses, and lipsticks? Any particular favourite scents/flavours? Any favourite makers/sellers? I like lip balm and I have a bunch of my amazon wish list under the bath and beauty section. Haunt, Better Botanicals, and I'd like to try some Tokyomilk Dark Lip Elixirs. Since wishlist links never seem to work in forum mail, won't you please re-post your wishlist links here, so they're readable? Mine are all in the "SW Help" link in my signature. I have links to Amazon, Etsy, The Loopy Ewe, Think Geek, Soapbox Company, Scent Addict (THEY STILL HAVE STUFF LEFT. IT'S ALL HALF PRICE.) And a couple other things. My Amazon wishlist has TONS of stuff on it added with the Universal Wishlist adder, so for things like Haunt, Lush, etc. - they're all there! Table Games - do you play them? If so, which ones, and which versions, and are there any goodies you might like related to them? Meh. I would love playing games if I had people to play with. My games are all packed up and out in a shed with the majority of my stuff (books, gargoyles, bearistas, mugs, depression glass, candles & holders, candle and soap making equipment, unicorn collectibles... someday I'll get to unpack!) long story short (too late), no, not right now. Witchee, are you in need of any particular spices? I would like some pumpkin pie spices and I could use some pure vanilla. Any spices I need are in my amazon wish list in either edibles or kitchen & cooking. Honest, my wishlists are EXTENSIVE! Mostly so I don't forget what I need because I have a horrible memory. I would never say no to fancy salts and a new salt grinder. I'm out of everything except pink and normal. Are there any craft project/s you are working on now that you need supplies for? Or rather, is there a craft project you've been wanting to do but need stuff to start? I always always always need more knitting needles (I am waiting to start two knitting projects but I had to order more needles first; I already ordered them though - from The Loopy Ewe. I have a knitting needle selection on my wishlist there that specifies sizes and brands/types. My favorites are Hiya Hiya SHARP and ChiaoGoo Red Lace. I usually use 24" - 32" for cable length. You can buy them almost anywhere - Amazon, etsy, most knitting places. I just bought from The Loopy Ewe because I have some credit there so I didn't have to spend any money, not necessarily because they were the best price. I'd also love some really cool fabric -- especially Nightmare Before Christmas, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, etc. - to make knitting project bags. A yard would probably make about three or four bags. What do you think of hair sticks? Would you like a set? No, I would have no idea how to use them but more importantly my hair is normally shaved on the sides/back. (it's "long" right now, meaning that it has about 3" of grow out from sides/back and 10" or so from top of the head. Not really long enough for even a pony tail. Maybe a dork knob if I used a lot of gel.) Is there anything you'd really like to have/try from Trader Joe's, or any other popular-but-not-available-everywhere store? I live by a Trader Joes so I'm good there. The thing that I have been wanting ever since I moved away from Texas (I was only there about five months before fleeing) are more Cannon's Sweet Hots (mild) - haven't been able to find them anywhere locally for purchase - no one on Amazon even sells them. The mild are not hot, they're mostly sweet. They're really good on hot dogs and burgers. Don't mistake my unholy love for the Cannon's as a love of hot peppers. I don't really like hot spicy things, my favorite Tobasco for instance is the green - which is more tangy than hot. I like pepperoncini and jalapenos on my sandwiches and pizza but these are usually pickled. Fresh jalapeno really varies in heat too, I prefer the mild ones. Garlic on the other hand, one can never have enough of. I'm a huge fan of savory food. I also love garlic, dill pickles & dill relish, garlic stuffed green olives, peppadews, cornichons, kalamata olives, most salami/summer sausage, KRAVE jerky, beef jerky in general, CHEESE!, mead, tawny port, ice wine, rosemary/garlic crostini type crackers, crusty bread (especially baked with kalamatas or rosemary), fresh apples/pears/grapes, dried cherries and cranberries, almonds, pecans, jams/jellies that are odd flavors like rose, lavender, jasmine, pepper (habanero raspberry or jalapeno jelly or whatever), etc. I also go through a ton of honey. How is this all relevant to this question? Well, I don't know what kind of popular but not available everywhere stores are out there unless they are local to me, so if you have a store that has these kinds of things as a specialty -- then yes, nom nom nom. (I can buy everything I listed locally except the Cannons but it's fun to have local pickles/jams/honey/jerky/etc. from other places.) Would you rather have something fun or practical? I'm a virgo. Fun and practical are the SAME THING. Witchee, would you like a set of Cards Against Humanity? um, I have no idea what this is but if it's fun I suppose so? Maybe I could convince the other half to play games with me at some point? Are you okay with semi-spicy foods right now? I'm thinking like curry or chipotle? If you were to choose a chili powder would you go Hot, Medium, or Mild? We used the hottest possible chili powders for making our muscle rub (it's kind of like Icy Hot, but all natural ingredients and made in tune with the lunar cycle) but as far as me eating it, I am a huge wimp right now and only put teeny amounts of chili powder in with my mashed avocados (along with salt, garlic, and cumin. NOM NOM NOM.) But I don't like peppers in my chocolate or sweet things (except savory jams and still like those on the milder side...) and mild. I like milder peppers. If you were this mystery witch's witchee, would you be interested in Spoonfudge (http://www.spoonfudge.com/) or any other such "ordered online" sweet? I haven't ever had their chocolate and I am kind of a chocolate snob, so I don't know? I used to like Milka bars but even those taste waxy and nasty now. Although the drug store had a special on Moonstruck chocolate and I bought a couple of those (they're from Portland) and it was GOOD. Seattle Chocolates isn't the highest quality but they're ok. Vosges Naga is one of my favorites and I love Dolfin. Also - Double checking everyone's baked goods status. Home-made baked goods or other food stuffs OK? As long as you're super anal about being clean and sanitized... I get squicked out if I find hair in my food. Is there anything you'd like from Lush, witchee? This is pretty thoroughly covered under the bath/beauty wishlist on Amazon. I need SO MUCH but unfortunately most of the stuff I want is UK only (gentle lentil shampoo, fairy sugar scrub, never too busy to b beautiful, see my Amazon wishlist!) but there is stuff available locally that I want too. If you like earrings, what kind? Dangly earrings, hoops, studs - what kind do you like? How long do you like your necklaces? Or would you prefer to just get a pendent, so you can size the chain yourself? This is somewhat covered under the original questions and under the wearable wishlist on Amazon. I usually only wear studs (but I have thick lobes so they have to have long posts) or body piercing spirals/half circles/whatever is cute (not hoops because I suck at getting the bead in), I'm allergic to everything except sterling, surgical steel, titanium. My neck size is what.. 16", so I need necklaces that are at least 21-22" and if the clasps aren't silver, I'll break out from the clasp itself let alone the rest of the necklace. I don't need any pendants unless they are on my wishlist, I usually only wear my scent locket. I could use more silver chains. If I were your witch and were to paint you something, what would you absolutely love, what would you feel ambivalent toward, and what would you not like to see or receive? Love: Gargoyles, ravens, bats, my dogs, friesians, dark purple/blue swirly things (anything you see on my Pinterest or etsy favorites..) Ambivalent or not like: er, oranges, yellows, browns? I would need to look at something specifically really because my whims can vary greatly. Is there anything in the Miskatonic Valley Philharmonic update that you're interested in? I'm doing a decant circle so I'm all set! Is there anything my mom's etsy shop that you're interested in? I LOVE the shopping bags and project bags but since it's my mom, I just get them from her of course. I keep hinting that she needs to make me a werewolf hat, but I have the pattern.. I suppose I could just make one for myself. Do you have any upcoming away time I should be aware of, for shipping purposes? Possibly for Thanksgiving week (Mon-Fri), maybe longer. Maybe not at all since the other half freaked out about leaving the house unattended. Would you like anything from Sock Dreams? They sometimes have cute things that I like. I usually wear capri & sandals (no socks) during the summer and BDU's with black socks and fluevogs/converse/docs during the fall/winter/spring. Sometimes I wear my handknit socks. But I rarely wear shoes that show off socks... I need to get some cute mary janes. Your feelings on Adagio teas: If you've never had anything from them, would you be open to trying them? If you HAVE had them and like them, name some favorites blends. I was gifted little tins of four of the Doctor Who teas last round. And while I will drink them, none really grabbed me and made me drink them every day like the Pumpkin Spice Brulee from Teavana or the Butterscotch tea from Mariage Freres (on my amazon edibles wishlist), the latter of which I'm hoarding for special occasions because it is SO GOOD. I need to contact my friend in Germany and have her send me some more Anise tea too. She sent me a HUGE BOX of tea and I dutifully tried them one by one, and the Anise was the only one I was totally crazy about. I prefer black tea as the base and I love rose, chocolate/fruit (chocolate raspberry, chocolate orange, chocolate strawberry, etc.), pumpkin spice, butterscotch, anise.... for herbal teas I'm totally in love with licorice mint and Aveda's "tea" (which has basil, licorice, and mint.) Do you like video games? Are there any you want to play? Do you have a large library? I have a wii (that isn't working very well, I need to upgrade to a wii u), an xbox 360 (which is mostly used for netflix/hbo go right now) and I'd like a ps3 but mostly to watch blu-ray. Most of the games I play are on the PC, which I should change because right now it hurts to sit at the computer but not to sit at the couch. On the PC I have Skyrim (with Dawn Guard), Diablo III, Ultima Online, and a ton of old games that I play with DOS BOX. I loved Infocom Text Adventure games growing up, as well as the Ultima series and then the Sierra On-Line series like King's Quest, Space Quest, Quest for Glory, Gabriel Knight, etc. I love the Zelda games on the wii.. I wish those would come out faster. Once I've finished the game then I don't really want to play again, although I finished Twilight Princess three times I think. Oh! There are a bunch of cool games for the ipad that I'd like -- but I have to upgrade to a better ipad first since I have the original one. pout. Name three BPAL scents you have tried, but are dying to get more of. Lady of Pain, Brom Bones, The Traveler. Have you ever tried anything from Paintbox Soapworks? Which products or scents would you prefer? Yes! I'd like the large size of the Honey/Lavender body butter. Everything else is in it's own category on my etsy favorites. I prefer the scrubs over everything else but I would like to try one of the slips in a sample size. Please don't send me soap; I make soap and I have more than I can use. Do you like/have space to garden? If so, what do you grow? I wish! I used to have 50+ rose bushes that I knew all of the names of, 12 varieties of lavender, multiple varieties of rosemary, thyme, basil, etc. I mostly grow edible things that are also ornamental but I'd like a vegetable garden as well. I'd love to do a knot garden. Gift cards/vouchers - yay or nay? If you like them - which stores would you like one for? Yay! Ummm amazon is always awesome. Paintbox Soapworks is always awesome. Seen anything lately that makes you go OH HOLY FUCK THAT'S AWESOME!! ? Sadly, no, the winning lottery ticket has not been in my pocket yet. Name five small things you could use, but might not think to get for yourself? That's kind of the problem ... if I can't think to get them for myself, then I can't think of them now! er, I could use some salad greens, avocado, pomegranate vinegar, salt grinders (wish I could find my mortar/pestle, it's packed up in the shed somewhere), other salad goodies... but other than the grinders and vinegar, they probably wouldn't travel well. I picked up a bunch of pomegranate seeds (all ready to eat) at costco so I was thinking of making salad with them. I should just snack on them too. Er, um, I'm hungry so I'm thinking of food, um.. three more things.. I can't think of anything that would travel well. bath mats, towel sets, etc. are kind of big and spendy. a BPTP coffee mug? BPTP pens? oh, new ipad/iphone usb cords and a wall plug in charger! Is there anything from a farmer's market you might like? local honey, dill pickles, rose/lavender/tasty jams or chutneys, umm things that would travel well. Locally I get cheese curds, veggies, fruit, spiced blackberry wine, salad greens, fish, baked things, juice, vinegar, etc. How do you feel about nail polish? If you like it, are there any brands or colors in which you are interested? I don't wear nail polish although I do wear toenail polish occasionally. Any nail polish would most likely be absconded with by my son or my other half (what? goth boys wear nail polish!) Any polish I get needs to be 3F free (or whatever the new term for it is.) What about makeup? What brands do you prefer and which products would you most enjoy receiving? I usually only wear prescriptives base/powder so I have to order it online which is a pain. I could use some more eyebrow powder (I apply with a brush) and I could always use new fun eye shadows. I had a whole list on my Amazon site from evilshades but it looks like they went out of business. I like greys, silvers, blacks, dark purples, burgundy. I like them sparkly and shimmery, not matte. (again, I'm 12.) Are you interested in anything from the Haus of Gloi yule update on November 3rd? Which products and which scents? Me me, pick me! Here's my wish list: Bubbling Scrub, Emulsifying Scrub, or maybe Pumpkin Butter in: - Snow Wolf - Three Treasures BUTTERBOMBS: Sugar Cookie Silver Fir Sugar Plum Holy Incense LIP BALMS: Gingerbread Peppermint Sugar Cookie Brown Sugar & Pear Hot Toddy If I made fairy, dragon or butterfly wing earrings, would you wear them? If so, which would you prefer? Are they studs? As stated multiple times, I only wear studs or body piercing jewelry. And I only wear sterling, surgical steel, or titanium. I would totally wear dragon stud earrings though. Is there anything you would like from the Blooddrop Halloween update? dang enablers. Chai Tea Cold Leather Library Long Black Veil (hopefully the vetiver isn't overpowering) Tabac Wild Myrrh Lavender Honey flutter Pumpkin & Honey flutter Roses & Shadows sugar polish Do you prefer to receive whole coffee beans or ground? Also, if you like flavoured blends, what sort of flavours? (caramels, nuts, chocolate, etc.) I prefer whole beans since you should REALLY use ground beans within a week and you should never ever freeze coffee. But I mostly use my Verismo coffee maker. I do have a coffee grinder and a french press though if you have an absolute FAVORITE coffee that cannot be missed. I do like flavored coffee, I am a HEATHEN. But it must be from a good roaster, none of that mass produced grocery store stuff. I like cinnamon/hazelnut, chocolate, irish cream, chocolate with fruit (chocolate orange, chocolate cherry, chocolate raspberry, etc.), ummm things like that. The best flavored coffee I ever had was in a little hole in the wall coffee shop across from my hotel somewhere in upstate New York when I had to fly there from Denver to train SysOps at our call center. The little cities there were deserted; I swear I was the only person staying in the HUGE awesome hotel. I had a huge suite - like bigger than apartments I've rented - with a kitchen, living room, HUGE freaking bedroom with walk in closed, huge two part bathroom, dining room, reading room. It was freaking cheap too. What is up with places in upstate new york where no one lives anymore? I wanted to move there; there were so many cute shops and awesome fall scenery. Sorry, off on a tangent there. How do you feel about robots? I'm totally not into robots or automatons. Even if I have read some steampunk. Do you want to be an early accepter or would you prefer your reveal later in the swap, say maybe closer to the deadline? Whatever works best for my witch is fine! Are there any GC scents that you love, but for whatever reason, you keep putting off buying bottles of? Well, I keep putting off buying bottles of Druid, Bard, Mr. Prenderghast, Witchblade, Sara Pezzini, Crowley, Aziraphale, The Ifrit, Rat Speakers, Marquis de Carabas, tons more Neil Gaiman scents, more Rogue, Robotic Scarab, London, Spellbound, Hellfire, imps of Vial of Holy Water and Thieves' Rosin .. and that's all I can think of. Plus whatever is on my wishlist. If your Witch were to create a cookbook of recipes she thought you'd like, would you be interested in that sort of thing? And if so, what sort of recipes would you be interested in? I don't actually cook a lot. I do have a collection of recipes that I absolutely love but.. yeah, rarely do I cook them. The other half asks for my chicken tacos and that's about it. Otherwise he likes grilled meat. I would be interested in really yummy recipes that don't require a ton of prep. And maybe garlic soup. Would you be interested in getting a kit of sorts to learn how to do a craft or make something, with some basic starter materials and instructions? And if yes, what sorts of things would you be interested in learning? How to do origami, or glass etching, or cross-stitching, or card making, or knitting, or crocheting, or cheese-making, or mushroom growing, or whatever? yes, cross stitch!

Aw, thanks! They are definitely spoiled.

Added all of the Halloweenies, 13, the recent lunacies, single notes, Lilith's birthday (bpal and bptp) etc. to the flickr bpal group pool and my bpal gallery on flickr.

January '12 oh, and its photo on scentbase is pretty.

Technically, Old Moon was January 2008.

Quite a few of the literary vampires had two labels. The Girl, Sarah, Mircalla, etc. But it looks like you remembered that afterwards!

Yeah, but a lot of times, how would you even *know* what you were missing, if it was missing? Yes, if I remembered "oh, I'm missing "___" I could go find the notes, hell, even in the BPAL reviews section - but I'm not even aware of what my gaps might be (aside from TAL/BPTP - maybe if I get a quiet bit today, I'll look at catching up on BPTP, at least) BUT, I think my list is now complete - as far as I'm aware - You'd do a search for pickman gallery, Yule, halloweenies, whatever.

If you guys are missing scents you should be able to get all of the scent notes (and usually accompanying photos) from scentbase.com.

aha. I thought you meant a pink LABEL. My Cottonmouth in the gallery has a pink snake as well. I used to do a lot of decant circles so originally I bought the whole Snake Pit for a circle.

Can you show us a link that has the hot pink label? I've never seen anything from the Snake Pit with a pink label. I have all of the Snake Pit in the flickr gallery.

I'm working from home now, yay! So I'm trying to stay current with BPAL as it comes in, and I'll try to go back and get bottles that I never took photos of. The BPAL/BPTP collections are here --> http://www.flickr.com/photos/miss_twilight/collections/72157606846994887/ and the BPAL Flickr Group Pool is here --> http://www.flickr.com/groups/bpal_fiends/ PLEASE feel free to add any of your BPAL related photos to the flickr group. Will call, stickers, happy shiny faces with BPAL, we wantses it all, precious! I added Goblin Sack, Slipping into Madness, Agnes Nutter v2 (from SDCC) and Single Note: Burning Book (from SDCC) to the group pool.

No worries. It's under General Catalog at the bottom. I haven't updated photos for sooo long; someday I'll get off my butt and take more photos.

AFAIK most of them look like this:

Dr Who? Yes please! How much do you like lipbalm? Flavored or unflavored? What are your favorite brands and flavors? I love lipbalm! I *always* have a tube of lipbalm on me. Always. If I don't have one, I feel like I might perish from chapped lips. (If you've ever played the Infocom text adventure game "Leather Goddesses of Phobos", you might remember that you come across someone who PERISHED OF EXACTLY THIS!!!) ahem. I actually have a lot of lip balm in the "Bath, Body, Fragrance" section of my Amazon Wishlist. Normally I don't like balms that are not in a tube, but I would be interested in trying Clove Cigarette, Dead Sexy, and/or Absinthe from Tokyomilk Dark Lip Elixirs. My favorite EVER lip balm is Better Botanicals Ayurvedic lip balm in Cardamom or Rose & Mint. They used to carry this brand at my local co-op but stopped for some reason. I love Haunt and Bunny Butt Apothecary. Favorite flavors? I usually tend to buy things with descriptions such as Honey, Lavender, Rose, Cardamom, Clove, Chai, Bubble Gum, etc. I like vanilla and candy type flavors too. I don't especially gravitate towards fruits. No chocolate or caramel please, my boyfriend hates chocolate fragranced bath & body products. *sniffle* Please note that I loathe and detest "My Lip Stuff". PLEASE for all that is un/holy don't buy anything for me from them. I bought from them once and I ended up giving or throwing away everything. Do you like and wear lipgloss? If yes, what colours? Not really -- it usually feels too sticky and tacky if it's a "gloss". Once in a while I'll get something because it's sparkly or shimmery, usually light colors. I'm not a super "natural" color person, so I'll do blue, purple, black, white, etc. Some times I like natural-ish plums. I tend to like my pink/red things with a blue tone. I loathe orange, yellow, and brown in any form (clothes, makeup, yarn, shoes, furniture, cars, etc.) I've had my eye on the "More Synth" Glitter Lipstick from evilshades.com but it doesn't look like their website is working right now. For those of you whose wishlists contain only BPALs, are there any other perfume companies you like or would like to try out? I especially want to try more Carnival Wax but it's pretty spendy. I've tried a lot of other companies. I do NOT like Possets. I'm kind of meh about Violette Market and Haus of Gloi. I love Arcana and Villainess! I have some wishlists for other companies on my SW Help -- there is a link in my signature. I'm sure there are some scattered in my Amazon list too. Your feelings on Adagio teas: If you've never had anything from them, would you be open to trying them? If you HAVE had them and like them, name some favorites blends. And if you had them and dislike them, can you name a few *other* tea companies you're into? I've had Adagio... and I just wasn't impressed. I used to do the circular tea swap so I've tried quite a few of their blends. And ever since they had a huge problem with bugs in their tea? Their name just makes me cringe. *shudder* I work for a coffee & tea company and since I have talked to our tea buyers & tea experts it's hard not to be snobby about tea - but on the other hand I'll drink lower grade inexpensive, like the Tazo Awake or Twining's Irish Breakfast, English Breakfast, or Prince of Wales. Good solid black teas, boring, but I do drink them everyday. I also have a bunch of Republic of Tea blends - jasmine, queen of hearts (black rose), ginger peach, some winter fruit blends, chocolate orange, chocolate strawberry (bought it before I realized it was a rooibos but it's not actually that bad), etc. I used to really like them but the last couple of tins I've bought haven't been really great so I don't know if the quality has gone down in the past 15 years since I started buying them or what. Now what I'd REALLY like? French tea!! Mariage Frères!!! I really love their Butterscotch tea in an almost orgasmic fashion. It smells just like Lush's Butterball, seriously. It's SO good with some cream and honey. I have some, but because it is SO good and not available locally (that I'm aware of), I only drink it for very special occasions. I'd really like to try their Cardamome, Anis, Black Orchid, Parsifal, and Phenix. There are links for all of these under my Amazon "edibles" wishlist. The other french tea company I like is Dammann Frères. I used to have a bunch of teas linked from Amazon but it looks like they recently changed their URL, so all of those are invalid now. I love black tea with rose, vanilla, butterscotch, chocolate, caramel, licorice/anise, cardamom, etc. (um, not all together.) I'll go through their website and add some more things to amazon when I have a chance. I have a friend in Germany that I used to send coffee to and she would send me back tea. She sent me an Anise tea that I adore and love, so that's another on my hoard list. Another lower price tea that I love is the "Yogi" Egyptian Licorice Mint. Nom! I also adore Aveda's "Tea". Another good low cost tea I like is the plain "Good Earth" tea (the original blend WITH caffiene) as well as their Vanilla Chai. Starbucks just bought Teavana so I'll probably be trying some more of their tea now that I'll get a discount. I used to have a have bag of Lapsang Souchong but I haven't been able to find it. I also love me some smoky Russian Caravan. Mostly I like black, flavored black, and smoked black. And I do like tissanes sometimes: mint blends, especially when mixed with licorice. Lavender, basil, rose - all good flavors. And black based chai; I think the Tazo chai is actually one of my favorites because it has a lot of anise in it. Although if we're going to extend to boxed tea, then Oregon Chai is my favorite. Their Chai Nog is pretty good too, but obviously that's seasonal. Please don't send me any rooibos or white tea. Sometimes I like flavored green (coconout pouchong!) but I really do prefer black. I'm very sad that our awesome local tea shop, The Teacup, closed down. They imported Dammann Frères and had my favorite Russian Caravan. weep. They were selling online but their facebook has MANY people whining about how they haven't got their order, so I haven't ordered from them online. What about coffee? Would you like to get coffee send to you? Whole bean or ground? What are some varieties and/or flavors you enjoy? I actually don't drink a lot of coffee at home. When I do, I usually use my Verismo. The only other coffee makers in the house right now are my french press and my Toddy -- I need another espresso machine. I do have a grinder, so whole beans are best. I wouldn't say no to someone's absolute favorite-est coffee that they wanted to share but I don't want anything in large amounts - I have a 1 cup, 5 cup, and 8 cup french press but I'd probably make it for the 1 cup. (If making anything with my Toddy I have to use a full pound, but Toddy is a cold process which takes 12 hours and I usually use coffees that are designed specifically for iced.) I do like flavored coffee too; when I was in New York on business there was this little coffee shop across from my hotel that had brewed flavored coffee every morning. I really liked their chocolate orange and irish cream. I also like cinnamon hazelnut. And when I lived in Toronto, Second Cup always had a bunch of flavored coffee made. Some people think I'm a heathen for liking flavored coffee (yes, I work with people who are MUCH snobbier about coffee/tea than I am.) Who is your favourite female of all time? Historical, literary, ANYTHING, and why? Um. Dunno. Half to think about it. Would you like a seashell from Florida? I think I'm good on seashells right now. If you were a Disney princess you would be? Belle. She has a horse and a library!!! Or Merida. She's got a horse too! And she's as wild as I was when I was that age. I was never as polite and feminine as Belle. What craft project do you currently have on your docket or that you want to start? And that craft goodies would be welcome? I have lots of knitting projects in my queue and I don't even want to count how many are WIP... only two that I'm actively working on, one at work and one at home. I would like to learn how to match stitch markers, so I could use some tools for that. If you could have one rare bpal which one would you choose? Probably Pumpkin King, Noir, or Formula 54. I know, I know. HAHAHA! Are you kinky? Me and the other half are indeed. Do you enjoy scented candles? Certain sizes that you like? What kind of scents or brands? I use mostly votives, jar candles and pillar candles (anywhere from 3" to 6" in diameter. I used to make candles and I've sold candles so I'm kind of a candle snob. I haven't tried Witch City Wicks but I understand that the proprietor is a BPAL forum member (and I think Switch Witch?) so I'd be willing to give them a go. I'm not a huge Yankee Candle fan, but I DO love their patchouli halloween scent (Witches Brew.) I like scents like vanilla, spiced plum, spicy in general, leather, musk, patchouli, sandalwood, etc. Probably all of the same notes I'd like in perfume. Thoughts about South Africa? Have you been here, would you like to go? Would you like to receive anything South African? I have not been and I probably wouldn't put it as my first choice of places to go. I have no idea what they have that I would want. Do you like Sockdreams? If so, what styles would you prefer? They're ok. I'm a plus size and I don't dress up a lot so really I don't go wild about their things. I knit my own socks... Do you have any kitchen gadgets (a SodaStream, a Kuerig/Tassimo) that you want mix things for? I have a Verismo and no, I don't really need anything for it. Do you need hair accessories? If so, what kind or color? I could use some more hair spray! (it's on my amazon wish list.) What is your favorite shade of blue? I like jewel tones and darker colors. Tardis blue is good, sapphire, royal, etc. I tend to go towards purple/red/primary blue and less towards yellow/green blues. If you were to start learning something new (intellectual or craft or hobby), what would it be? Making stitch markers! I could use a new career as well. What about candy? Do you have a sweet tooth? Sadly, yes. Lately I've been hungry for peanut butter chocolate (wtf?) and have become addicted to the Trader Joes PB&J chocolate bars. I also love chocolate covered caramels, especially with sea salt. I love "sea foam" - one my favorite candy bars is the Cadbury Crunchie (imported from the UK) and I also love their Curly Wurly. My other chocolate favorite additive is CURRY. The Naga bar from Vosges is SO GOOD. Dolfin's Hot Masala bar is awesome too. And World Market has some decent chocolate bars with curry in them. Do you have an e-reader? What kind? Would you like to get ebooks? I do read ebooks on my ipad in a variety of e-readers. Someone just gifted me all of the Southern Vampire Mysteries (except the newest one. Is it out yet?) and the Dexter as well as the Shadowhunters. I'd kind of like all of the Wheel of Time, Harry Potter books, Anne Rice, Robin Hobb, and various other books that I have in physical format already but are either in storage or I read them so often that I'm wearing out the physical books. If your witch is an extremely crafty sort, and she were to send all kinds of homemade foody goodies and handmade crafty stuff - what are items you would NOT LOVE to receive. If my witch makes it, I'd like to receive it! do you like video games? Are there any you want to play? Do you have a large library? My wii is on it's last legs. I do have an xbox 360 (but hardly any games for it) and I play PC games like Ultima Online, Skyrim, Diablo III, etc. As far as console games go, I love things like Zelda, Mario Bros, etc. Do you have something you do, without fail, as a personal daily habit/ritual? Examples: pen-and-paper journal keeping, tea/coffee drinking, morning yoga, nightly bedtime reading. I'm kind of thinking on things that would be dear to you and might need small supplies or could use certain extras. I drink usually one cup of coffee (usually 1 shot with steamed milk) and then I drink tea the rest of the day (usually hot but sometimes iced.) I read everyday and reading before I fall asleep is a must. I snuggle with my puppies everyday. I could always use more ingenuiTEAs or similar tea brewers. Name three BPAL scents you have tried, but are dying to get more of? Mopsfledermaus! I wouldn't say no to more Zmey Gorynych either. Otherwise feel free to check out my wishlist, linked in my signature. Do witches prefer the answers posted here, but a more cherry-picked number of questions answered, or a more exhaustive list posted in the blog, which means posting here much less? I'm fine with my Witchee posting on his/her blog. As I am in Japan, what sort of things would you like from there? We have pretty good import places here but I'm always down for Green Tea and other flavored kit kats! I think all we have is cookies & cream. Do you wear nailpolish? What colors do you tend to go for? What are your favorite brands? Are you open to trying indie brands? I wear toenail polish once in a while but hardly EVER wear it on fingernails. However, my other half does... he likes reds, pinks, purples, greens, blues, gray/black, etc. My fav brands are OPI and BPAL. We'd be up for trying whatever. Do you still write real letters on nice stationary to people you like/love? Maybe once a year. I have some awesome and fantastic stationary though, I should write more. Have you ever tried anything from Paintbox Soapworks? Which products or scents would you prefer? Yes -- see my etsy wishlist. I'm waiting for her to make some more body butter in some of the non-floral/non-fruit scents. She said July 1st! MY BODY BUTTER IS READY NOW! The honey & lavender. Do you like/have space to garden? If so, what do you grow? Not really; I did get some tomatoes, carrots, and lettuce seeds and I'm sprouting them right now. I have some planters that I could put stuff in. The dirt in our backyard isn't super great for growing things since it was filled with "tailings" instead of nice top soil. Do you like sample sized things? Think lipgloss, mascara, bodylotion, scrubs, mini candles, and so forth. No, not really. I usually regift anything like that. Well, I might burn mini candles or use mascara. But samples in packets get regifted. Sometimes I save samples in little bottles for travel. Have you tried Fortune Cookie Soap? What products or scents would you like? No, I'd rather not receive soap. Do you use solid soaps at all? If so, what kind do or don't you like? I do, but I have a lot of soap right now and don't need more bar soap (I make it!) I can almost always use more liquid hand soap -- I need to start making that next. The other half doesn't seem to use bar soap (sigh) so I'm always running out of the liquid hand soap. Have you ever tried Cocoa Pink? If you are curious about it, what looks interesting to you? I have a gift certificate from last round that I haven't used yet. I tried to use it during a sale but it wouldn't work -- by the time they applied it my account the sale was over so I was pissed and didn't use it. Next time they have a sale I might try again. I like scrubs and was considering some of their shampoo. Do you like Lush? If so, what is your favorite product that is currently available, also, what is a product that you love but has been discontinued? I used to love the Candy Fluff body powder. I also love the Silky Underwear powder. I could use some more Ocean Salt or Angels on Bare Skin. I'll add more things to my Amazon B&BW list if I come across any. Oh, anyone a fan of Shiro Cosmetics? Any particular products? Eye shadow pigments in general? Never looked at them. I don't wear a lot of makeup. I'm sure my other half would love to try some though; he likes loud and bright colors. Are there any companies, products, or items you boycott? (For example: some folks boycott Nestle, MicroSoft, cashews, Kraft, and so on.) I don't eat a lot of "grocery store chocolate" like Hersheys, Nestle, etc. I try to avoid any P&G things, anything with SLS, etc. I will not buy pet food or treats that were made or processed in China. Since I no longer live with an activist it's difficult to stay on top of what to boycott. If you were put in a room with 100 random other people the same age and sex as you, from your country, in what way do you think you would be different from the average? I have almost nothing in common with people who are the same age & sex as me. I'm a computer geek; I was programming before I was 12 and was a Unix Sys Admin in my 20's. I started calling BBS's when I was 12. I'm not into makeup, clothes, books geared towards women, a lot of jewelry, or most things geared towards women. The exception would be knitting and perfume. Perhaps horses/horseshowing and dogs/agility although most women I know prefer cats. I don't think babies are cute and I don't like children much. I hate it when people use babies/kids as their online images. I'd much rather look at ferrets, rats, snakes, dogs, weeping angels or pretty much anything. Yeah, sure, I'm smart (I guess that's above average based on the mental giants that I observe at the DMV, grocery store, etc.) and I have the depression to go with it. Whee! Oh, and we're into kinky fetishy stuff and like to wear pvc/rubber/corsets and go to clubs. And I prefer to decorate with NMBC, skulls, and gargoyles. Probably average for most goth/bpalers but locally most people my age would shun me as a freak. How do you feel about traditional picnics (namely the intimate table for two variety)? Old-fashioned basket or something more utilitarian (cooler/insulated bag)? I love picnics! Either basket or coolers. Unfortunately my other half isn't into things like that. I do use insulated bags to take my lunch to work in; I like bags that will fit a good size leftovers box in.... Haus of Gloi did a Reverie update! Do any of them interest you? (Or anything else up currently?) I'm not super into Haus of Gloi -- I ordered from them once and they sent me the wrong thing. They resent the wrong thing again. And again. And again. (seriously) before finally getting it right the fifth time. Their items don't stand out any more than other places and unfortunately most of their scents either have fruit or floral notes so there isn't a lot I'm interested in. Once in a while they have scents that make me perk up, but I can't be bothered to order again. Not that their customer service wasn't friendly; it was totally wonderful and they definitely tried to make it right. I just have too many veins with needles in them already, y'know? Do you read literature/culture blogs or websites of any kind? I'm thinking about anything that would help a putative witch to get a sense of what your current tastes in books, movies, games, genres, approaches to culture and literature and so forth are. I read certain groups in Ravelry every day. I'm going through a depression/apathy period and my tailbone is damaged, so I don't sit at the computer much. I use my ipad from the couch but I'd rather read than websurf. Witchee, do you cook? Do you do all the cooking? Is it a chore or a pleasure? I do cook occasionally. It's both a chore and a pleasure. Which reading level do you prefer to read in YA or Adult? Or even both? I do mostly adult but there are a lot of YA books I like. The Rick Riordan, JK Rowling, etc. What colors/style is your kitchen decor? And do you entertain in your home? Useful? Our walls are cranberry but I have all kinds of black and purple things. I only do chrome, nothing brass/copper/gold toned. Right now we do NOT entertain; R inherited the house from his dad and it needs to updated in the worst possible way. Cabinets, knobs, carpet, lighting.. the works. But he is resistant to changing anything because it's the house he grew up in and his parents are both dead. So I've kind of given up. My only kitchen theme is skulls and bones. I have skeleton hand salad tongs, skull cookie jar with matching salt & pepper shakers, silverware that is shaped like bones, etc. Are your ears pierced? yes. multiple times. Do you like stuffies/stuffed animals/art doll type thingies? yeah, some. I don't really have room for anything like that though and it's likely my dogs will grab and eviserate them. I collect Starbucks Bearistas but I don't have any place to put them so most of them are packed up and stored. If you knew you were going to live comfortably for say 800 years, what profession, calling or project might you pursue with some of your extra years, which you imagine you may not do in the life that you have? I'd probably do more traveling and exploration in the UK and Europe. And attempt to figure out time travel and teleportation. Is there any thing - an object, a donation on your behalf, some research done for you, whatever - that your witch could do about this that you would like? And if you can't think of a present, would you rather she didn't either and confined themselves to things you are already involved in? I'm all about donations to pit bull rescues. We do charity events with our monster truck any time we can afford it. I'd love to have research done on getting hats embroidered with our logo and finding cool things to market for our monster truck, better prices on t-shirts (4 color logo), etc. Would you be interested in someone writing out for your a favourite recipe, or finding or devising one which they think you'd like? If so, please provide your favourite ingredients, info on how you like to cook/store and use food, and any intolerances - unless all of these are in your questionnaire, or you don't like the idea. I guess for other witches this might include something like a knitting pattern - not my thing but would you like that? Or indeed would you like a picture created for you (if so what kind) or a story written? I'm pretty good at finding my own recipes and patterns. The only recipe I haven't been to find is one that I remember I used to make when I was a kid. It was called "Crazy cake" and you mixed all of the ingredients in the cake pan. I would love to have pictures, stories, etc. Picture wise, I love my dogs insanely, I miss my DEW ferrets (dark eyed white), I love Friesian horses. Or something with my ponyboy (fetishy) would be fun. Story wise, something fetishy/erotic about a naughty pony boy would be amusing. Switch Witch is, of course, all about you.....but if your Witch was so inclined, are there wee little ones in your home that will get jealous and are just too young to understand why you won't share the love, who maybe need a touch of Witchee love all their own, to distract them while you hide all your lovelies?!? I have dogs and a boyfriend. They'd probably both like treats. The boyfriend probably likes girly things more than I do (especially fetishy girly things.) And by this, I mean he wears them. The dogs are grainfree so things like dried liver or grainless cookies are good. I won't feed them anything made or processed in china, so please don't send things like chicken jerky as most of that is from china. Do you like bags? If so, what type (rucksack, clutch, shopping bag) colour and would you like/need a new one? I don't really need any bags. My mom makes project bags for knitting (or whatever) and I have a ton of reusable grocery and book bags. I could use cool ass FABRIC for more project bags... I bought some from Spoonflower and was totally underwhelmed with their lack of quality. What's your favourite comfort food(snack or candy etc) and/or drink? For comfort food I like stuff with cheese. Lots and lots of cheeeeeeeese (gromit!) Smothered burritos, cheese smothered lasagna/rigatoni/spaghetti. Nachos. cheesy (romano) garlic mashed potatoes (ala Buco di Beppo.) Comfort drinks? Tea, thai iced tea, some kind of tasty espresso drink or frap. Or mead! Muahaha! I love Glögg and tend to buy bottles from Ikea or World Market during the winter season. I'd love more if you live in a place where it's available year round. Witchee, I know that SW isn't about what you get... but could you name one thing you would be heartbroken not to get and one thing you would be a-ok if it didn't make it in your box? (i.e. do you REALLY want perfume oil of some sort, or would you be totally heartbroken if there was no Lush in your box, etc) It'd be great if you didn't send bar soap (unless you make soap! If you make soap, I'd love to try yours.) I'd like to get contact and love from my Witch; but as far as material goods go, no, it's up to them on what they can afford to send or where their skills lie in crafting. Would you like anything from an European country? Any particular food or goodies, magazines, books, whatever would be available to your witch in his/her country? I would love tea from france (see question about tea), imported Cadbury's chocolate (curly wurly or crunchies!), or whatever my Witch loves. What fandoms do you belong to? Dr. Who, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, LOTR... mind just went blank. What cheers you up? Making other people happy, little notes that tell me people are thinking about me, my dogs, tea, good smelling things, reading, packages in the mail (hee hee!) Who or where would you most want to haunt? Who would you least want to be haunted by? I wouldn't want to haunt or be haunted by anyone/thing really. Unless I was murdered, then I'd haunt the FUCK out of the person who murdered me!! What is the best compliment you have/could receive? Er... um... I dunno? People compliment me on my eyes, hair, clothes, shoes, voice, dogs, boyfriend (haha!) I think ANY compliment is worthy, however, I like compliments on style and actions more than on what genetics or luck provided me with. Would you like something from Empire Edibles? Sure! I added a few things to my edibles etsy list. What are the three books you most want to read right now, and which you don't already have? The newest Southern Vampire Mystery: Dead Ever After. The Daylight War: Book Three of The Demon Cycle by Peter V. Brett. The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel by Neil Gaiman (signed would be AWESOME! He'll be in Seattle on 7/2 but they're sold out. Pout. I can probably still get a signed copy from the bookstore that has him here though.) Um, my friend here went and got me a book. I hope that doesn't mess up any plans. I'll change the third book to SHADOWS by Robin McKinley. What question do you hate to answer? Here or in general? I hate to answer any questions in person, because then I'm being forced to interact. Especially how are you feeling, what are you up to, what did you do for..., etc. Is there anything small you try to collect from everywhere you visit? I used to collect cool matchbooks from places I visited. I collect Starbuck's City Mugs and Bearistas. Is there a literary character you identify with? Even if it's not spot-on, just someone you found yourself having that "I identify with this" feeling? Sure. So lately, and don't be alarmed, I've been identifying a lot with Dexter. Mostly because I feel like a fake human being - all of my responses and emotions are LEARNED and I'm sure I still don't get them right. But it isn't because I kill people, it's because I'm aspergers. I really wish I laughed a lot more and could smile at people. I hate doing tech support because I have to pretend to be sweet and friendly and nice. (Although I *am* genuinely helpful at least.) What would you like from the most recent BPAL update? What are you planning on buying for yourself and what would you like to try? None of the new ones look that exciting to me except the new single note - sweet pea. And I'll probably buy that myself. (bought and arrived already.) The bath oils do sound interesting though. Would you like a painting? I wouldn't say no to a painting if that is your specialty, Witch. I do love artwork. Maybe I could find a place to put it upstairs... our house is just in this weird state of flux. It's still mostly decorated and filled with R's dad's stuff, and R's dad passed away two years ago!! I kind of wish we could sell the house and move to a place that would be "ours" instead of "his/his parents" because I feel like he doesn't want to change much.. and a lot of it is mostly that we don't have the time or money to redecorate. Most of my artwork (include framed) is out in the shed in storage. *sniff* Would you like a story written for you? Um, not so much into stories. Unless they're erotic/fetishy. *ahem* And that could be weird coming from a Switch Witch, y'know. Unless you were comfortable with it, in which case I'm comfortable with it. Opinions on table top games, from cards and board games, to dice and rpgs. What do you like? What don't you like? Favorites? Any classics you like? Do you collect any? I gave most of my RPG stuff to my 23 year old son who runs campaigns. I still have Talisman and I bought another copy of it for my son. Yeah, it's a broken game system but I have such fond memories of playing it in my teens... I like games but the other half doesn't seem to be into them so we never play. I have older games like monopoly, scrabble, boggle, mastermind, pictionary, cranium, etc. do you have any problems with swearing or particularly off-color humor? Fuck no. Would you like to receive subversive crochet/cross stitch/ etc., or would this not get much love in your household? I'm not really into crochet or cross stitch... but something framed and subversive would be amusing. What style is your sense of humour? twisted? Is there anything from Australia you would like? eg: snacks (yes, you can ask for Tim Tams!), books, magazines, memorabilia? mmmm tim tams. I can get the caramel and chocolate ones here (the real ones, imported, at our local Australian Pie Company!) But I'd love specialty flavors. and the koala carmellos?? and maybe some of the other australian candy that I've heard so much about. Gift cards/vouchers - yay or nay? If you like them - which stores would you like one for? Sure. For any stores I like! Paintbox Soapworks, Amazon... Do you like tarot cards, pendulums and rune stones etc? If so, what type? I have a fascination with runes and runestones. I have some nice gemstones that were made into pendants and are inscribed with runes. I have a couple of decks of Tarot but I don't use them much. I love the artwork in The Phantomwise Tarot. How big is too big...for something to hang on your walls? If I'm painting you a pretty picture, are there maximum dimensions that you have/prefer? We have some large open spaces upstairs. I don't think anything you would want to pay to ship to me would be too large. what is your favourite object, that you own, ignoring sentimental reasons for attachment? So I guess something you find beautiful, or fun, or incredibly useful. I don't know. My computer? ipad? couch? car? My ingenuiTEA? My kettle? I have a lot of useful favorite things that get used every day. *grin* iphone? heating pad? Put your mp3 player/online music/itunes/etc on random and list the next 10 songs here: Camouflage - Your Skinhead is the Dream Skinny Puppy - Assimilate Tori Amos - Winter Coldplay - Clocks The Crystal Method - Comin' Back Dead Can Dance - The Carnival is Over Delerium - Silence Clan of Xymox - A Day Depeche Mode - When the Body Speaks The Mighty Lemon Drops - Where do we go from Heaven? If you happen to find out who yours is, how much would it bother you? Not so much. Is there someone on the forums (within SW or not) who knows you really well and might be able to help with stalking? You could hit up my knitting buddies -- Stariel, Deazinn, Turtlejen, Elka, Yewberry, etc. Stariel is local if you need local witch help. So is Yewberry. VioletChaos used to be local and was my Witch last round. Coldfire was one of my Witches too. All of my Witches have done great jobs! If you're on Ravelry, you can hit up Winterblizzard. She comes over 1-4 times a week and feeds my dogs while my other half is in Mexico and I'm working. Do you use waxmelts or tarts? If so, which ones do you prefer? I do - but I don't have a lot. What I'd really like is an ELECTRIC tart warmer! I don't use my tart warmer much because then I go through tealights like crazy. I have some tarts from Alternative Breeding (before they changed their name - I have Dirty Vanilla, Eternal Hunger, and Hell's Kitchen), Yankee Candle (Midsummer's Night, Rose, Leather, pine?) and PartyLite (homemade cookies, holiday spices, halloween night). I'd love to try tarts from other companies. Do you enjoy drinking hot chocolate, and would you like stuff to make it with, or to add to it? I do like it but I'm picky about my drinking chocolate. I really like the Vosges La Parisienne (and I think I'm set there.) If I'm making a mocha then I use Scarffenberger cocoa (sweetened or unsweetened) and I'm TOTALLY out of that. I also use Ghiradelli Double Chocolate and I might be out of that too. I think I still have some of the Theo cocoa but I'm not super impressed by Theo ... which sucks because they're local. I have TRIED to like drinking chocolate with chili peppers but as much as I want to, I don't. Is there a Quote that resonates with you, or that you particularly like a lot. Would this be something you would like artwork made of for your walls or a shirt/bag/scarf? Too many quotes and yet not enough to think of right now. I know I have the "Riddle of Strider" on my etsy wish list. Something like that would be cool. I'll try to think of some quotes. Poke me if I haven't updated by July. *wink* “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.” Also, STARBUCKS, Yay or Nay? Anything you particularly like? Yay, of course! But since I work there, I get a discount. So if you want to Starbuck me, a gift card would be the most useful. (And did you know you can send Starbucks ecards to people? Or buy a card online and have it sent to them? Check out the webpage.) Do you want to receive one big package or a bunch of small ones? Digital stuff all at the end when the box should arrive or as we go? Whichever is easier for my Witch. It's nice to be showered with a bunch of boxes because hey, who doesn't like getting packages in the mail? But postage can add up so if it's more necessary to send one box at the end, that works too. Have you ever tried Spoonfudge? Would you enjoy it if your Witch would send you some? Which of the flavors would you like? Don't know what this is. What's your opinion on Moonalisa? Any favorites or products you'd like to try? I have never tried Moonalisa. Are there any BPALs that you loved the idea of, the imagery - whether artwork or description - but which didn't work out for you? Hellhound on my Trail for sure. Wanted to love it, waited for it to age, loved the artwork, but my chemistry just didn't work with it. Do you have any symbols or totems that are meaningful to you? Ankh, Eye of Horus, and various celtic knots (favorites are ones with Epona (horses), Ravens, Ferrets, Hippocampus, and Pit Bull type dogs.) I don't know that I have a totem (I'm assuming we're talking about spirit animal or animal familiar) but I feel most drawn to horses, ravens, ferrets, dolphins, bats, and of course my pit bulls. When you are having a really rough day, what do you like to do/have to make it a little brighter? Doggie snuggles, special tea, blankie & fluffy pillow sprayed with atmosphere/linen spray, chocolate. Would you like if your witch sent a regional pop/soda? If so, what type (Root beer, creme soda, cola, citrus-flavored, chocolate-flavored, etc...)? I don't usually drink carbonated beverages. I drink water (or water with Starbucks Refreshers popped into it), tea, and espresso drinks. Very rarely I'll have something carbonated if the restaurant has one of the 100 flavor coke machines; then I'll have vanilla and lime coke or vanilla and raspberry. I like cream soda too, and Jones Soda blue raspberry or bubblegum. But I won't purchase them normally. The only time I go crazy over something carbonated is at the annual Renn Faire; I always stop and get the birch beer. I have my own bottles that I bring so I can take some home with me. What are the three BPALs you would most like to receive - one GC, one not-hard to find LE, and one HTF LE from your dreams? GC- Joy or Peace (TAL) LE- The Rose in the Deeps of His Heart or Our Lady of Pain Rare- Voodoo Queen, Formula 54, Noir, or Pumpkin King If you knit/crochet, what sizes of needles do you need? Specific needles I want are favorited on etsy. I'd like some Red Lace Chiaogoo or Hiya Hiya Sharps (the RED LACE and the SHARP are a VERY important part - I only like sharp tipped needles) in US0, US1, US3, US5, US10 the most. And any other sizes between 2 and 9 are welcome. For the 0-5, I prefer 24" cable and for 6-10 I prefer 32" cable. What styles of artwork do you like? Eh, I was never an art major so I fail at describing what I like. I have a bit of art favorited on Etsy though (and on Pinterest) so if you look at that, you'll hopefully get an idea of what I like. If you cook, would you be interested in-hand made spice mixes/rubs? Sure! Is there anything from the Oddment Emporium you would like? VOLUPTUARY is the only one that I'm interested in on first glance. What is your favorite color? In general, blurple. To wear as clothing, black or grey. Unless we're talking docs or converse or fluevogs, in which case black, purple, blue or burgundy. What is your favorite season? Fall. If you could live anywhere in the world and money was no object, where would it be? Probably somewhere in Scotland or Ireland. Or maybe I could live on a yacht and then visit wherever I wanted. (I think the dogs would be displeased about having no grass though - we'd have to put in a fake lawn to play and do business on. And where would my horses live???) Do you have any long trips coming up? If so, could you use things to occupy yourself? I'm actually going to Spokane on Monday (other side of the state, around a 4.5+ hour drive.) Miss Lela is going to get a tooth cleaning on Tuesday and make sure that none of her teeth are broken - she's been acting really weird, shaking and panting, and my vet here looked her over and did bloodwork. Can't find anything wrong. So she's on an antibiotic now in preparation for teeth fun. To get her teeth done over there is about the same as having the bloodwork done here. *shakes head* I'm going to Jungle Jim's next week (it's basically a massive international food gasm in Ohio, look it up); would anything interest you?Did you say food?? Well, I love food! I love HONEY. I get it in one gallon buckets from my mom's local apiary and I HAD honeybees but they all moved out or died. (They were wild anyway; I have a hive and all of the equipment now - I just need to order some bees.) I love tea! I think I've already answered the tea question - so French tea? Sign me up! I love me some summer sausage and beef jerky. I wonder if they have any Sweet Hots? I've been looking for those since I lived in Dallas but haven't been able to find any. I eat those with hamburgers, hot dogs, salmon burgers, etc. SO GOOD. I WOULD LOVE YOU FOREVER. I also love green tabasco sauce, so anything in that vein of hot sauces would be welcome. I love Clove Candy (see edibles wishlist on Amazon) and it sounds like they have a huge candy selection. So, yeah, food. Yum. Name three things that you could use, but might not necessarily think to get for yourself? Compost bin for the yard, 30 gallon garbage cans, mostly stuff that is too hard to ship probably. I thought of something earlier and now I can't remember. Oh, I keep forgetting to get hair spray so I have to wear my hat every day. Does anything from the TP Etsy update interest you? I didn't really see anything new? Anything that interests me from Etsy is on an etsy wish list. Updated yesterday and today for the TAL update. I just found out Oreo is launching ones with watermelon flavor in the USA only. Is it something you would enjoy? That sounds nasty and I don't normally buy Oreos (usually I try to stick with the organic/natural section) but I would probably try one. If you don't consider yourself in a "fandom" (and I get that ... I don't really go overboard on my liking of any TV show/Movie/etc), are there any TV shows or Movies that you really like and/or watch regularly or any actors/actresses you wouldn't leave standing in the rain (unless you like looking at them sopping wet, in which case ... well, nevermind)? Dr. Who, Firefly, Buffy/Angel, True Blood, Dexter, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Grimm, Once Upon a Time, Heroes, Vampire Diaries (Damon is pretty hot), Boardwalk Empire, The Cumberbatch Sherlock, Red Dwarf, Dr. Horrible, Walking Dead, Lost, Supernatural (in progress on netflix)... - I started watching Hannibal but haven't watched it for a while now, it's piling up on the DVR. I watched all of the first American Horror Story mostly for the rubber suit. I have Big Bang Theory in my queue to watch. As for movies, I have movies that I have seen like 4000 times. Princess Bride, So I Married an Axe Murderer, the Harry Potter movies, X-Men, Hellboy, Nightmare Before Christmas, Sweeney Todd, Moulin Rouge, etc. I love animated films (both anime and not). Wallace & Gromit. I like Pixar and Disney films (I'm sure Disney is the devil, but whatever. I like going to Disneyland too.) Joss Wheden. Tim Burton. I love most of the comic book based movies; Tank Girl, Batman, Iron Man, Spiderman, etc. I like the new Star Trek movies. So, dear witchee, would you like some Tw*twaffle soap or scent or lotion? No, my boyfriend doesn't like "foodie" scents so my favorite vanilla ones are his limit. No chocolate or waffles or other sweet foods. (I'm not especially into fruity smelling lotions or soaps either.) Has anyone asked about tattoos? Do you love them? Hate them? Have any? Want any? I only have one (unless you count my tattooed eyebrows and eyelids); a Gargoyle sitting on a wall sconce. He's on my right calf. I'd like more but I need the right artist to help me and of course I'd need to decide. I've thought about cyber/steakpunk pit bulls, friesians, more gargoyles, ravens, bats. I'd like to get some little ones; ankh, eye of horus, etc. I live near the Brown and Haley outlet - makers of Almond Roca and Mountain Bars - would you want anything from the outlet? For nut-haters, they have nutless Roca For the no-sugar folks they have sugar-free as well. You must live by me, because I'm pretty sure I like close(ish) to the outlet as well, and omg, no. I really don't like their chocolate. I also have an Oberto jerky outlet local to me - any wants there? I'm also close to the Oberto outlet, so no. I'm good. How do you feel about home-canned goods? Yum! Do you like BPTP clothing? I do have a lot of BPTP shirts but I haven't actually worn one for maybe a year because I've gained a lot of weight. So please don't get me any. What size do you wear of: Baby-doll T's XXL Regular T's I don't wear regular t's except oversize ones to bed sometimes. (usually I just wear a camisole and pj bottoms to bed.) yoga pants Haven't ever worn their yoga pants or any yoga pants. Also, what is your favorite lunacy (or non-lunacy) T-shirt that you don't already own? um, I think I bought Raven Moon.. so I'm good. Or other clothes from BPTP? I want more sweatshirts and lighter weight hoodies! I already have the BPTP hoodie and I wear it all the time like a coat. What else do you love from the Trading Post site, and need to have? I want back up bottles of all of the Our Lady of Pain sprays!! I actually have a Wish List at BPTP. Is there a particular movie genre that you like (Fantasy? Drama? Romantic Comedy? Musicals? TV-Series, etc), and what format would you prefer: DVD, Blu-Ray, or something in the cloud (like Amazon, iTunes, Flixster, etc)? I love dark gothy stuff and if it's musical (NMBC, Sweeney Todd, Repo) - that's ok. I wish I had a blu-ray player but our tv's are ollld. so I guess dvd. Following up on the Adagio question from earlier, what are you top five wishes, for teas and blends? I think I already went over that on the tea question. My ultimate would the Mariage Frères butterscotch tea and other things I already talked about. I love black tea with Anise. I love black tea with roses. I'd really like more Russian Caravan or Lapsang Souchong. I'm almost out of my Aveda tea and I'm totally out of the Yogi Egyptian Licorice Mint. I go through Prince of Wales/English Breakfast/Irish Breakfast like there is no tomorrow. Ok, I think that's more than five. Do you have anything that you do ritually, every summer? We used to have a BBQ/fireworks display every year but my boyflame is in Mexico this year and on his way back he is doing a Fourth of July monster truck show in the Los Angeles area. *sniff* I like to try to go to the County and State fairs every year. And we used to go out on our boat and waterski all day and then hit Ivars or Kid Valley for dinner, but we didn't boat at all last year because of the new monster truck business. Traditions are in flux right now. What are your top five wishes from ThinkGeek? P0wnies shirt. anything else on my wishlist. Seen anything lately that makes you go OH HOLY FUCK THAT'S AWESOME!! ? Not really. Do you like audiobooks? If so, do you have/would you like to try Audible? (I'm an addict, myself.) I'm not really an audiobook person. I used to check them out from the library and put them on my ipod to listen to while I drive... but I haven't done that for a while. (I think I have all of the Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and Wheel of Time on mp3...) Since I have to drive for 4.5 hours on Monday and then back on Friday, a couple of audiobooks might be ok. But I can't for the life of me think what I'd want. Chocolate: Love? Hate? Allergic? If love, what are your faves? Love! But I am snobby about chocolate to some degree. I don't do hersheys/nestle/mars M&M. I love IMPORTED Cadbury Crunchies, Curly Wurly, and Fruit & Nut. And the Carmello. I love the Vosges Naga Bar (but I'm not terribly fond of some of their other bars.) Lately I've been loving the Trader Joe's PB&J bar. World Market has some interesting curry bars that I've been getting - and the coconut sea salt. The Chuao Honeycomb bar is ok. I might try the Bacon Maple one sometime. I really miss the Dolfin brand bars that one of our local snobby grocery stores used to carry; I'd get their jasmine tea bar and their hot masala bar. Milka bars are awesome, either plain milk or with hazelnuts. I have chocolate bars on my Amazon edibles wish list if you need more inspiration. I love milk chocolate with almonds or almonds & raisins. Or just plain if I'm in the mood. I love chocolate salted caramels. I was really addicted to the Seattle Chocolates San Juan bar for a while (salted caramel, toffee, milk chocolate.) I don't really like chili in my chocolate although I really WANTED to. Rittersport is pretty good; hazelnuts or almonds, dark or milk. Godiva is ok, the salted caramel. I don't like "NewTree" chocolate, just throwing that out there. I'm not especially fond of the Theo chocolate either, which sucks because they're local to Seattle. I do like our local Dilettante chocolates, but mostly the sauces (dark chocolate ephemere and caramel) and hand dipped truffles (not the truffle creams or meltaways - and really, I'd have to pick out my own. and they're really expensive.) And dragees - chocolate covered cherries, blueberries, apricots and strawberries are always tasty. But they're local, I can get that anytime. Usually costco will have Dilettante gift baskets. I'd be open to trying some chocolate that is local to my Witch! Gourmet popcorn, yes/no? What do you like: glazed, savory, candied? Nuts or not? Any flavors you wouldn't like (like Bacon CHeeseburger, Pizza, Watermelon, Root Beer Float, Hot Chili Dark Chocolate)? Or if any of those sounded interesting, how weird is weird enough? I'm not actually a huge popcorn fan. The smell of microwave popcorn is the first thing that made me barf when I was pregnant (and a chicken fast food place outside was the second) and ever since then I've actively disliked popcorn and fried chicken. 23 years later I'm starting to get over the chicken part (not that I eat fast food, and especially not fast food chicken.) If my mom makes caramel popcorn balls I'll usually have some - or if we're at the pumpkin patch and they have kettle corn? I'm all about the kettle corn. I'll eat popcorn at movies once in a while. I generally won't eat popcorn from tins though so it doesn't matter what flavor. Sorry, I am no fun! would you like some detangling and very shiny hair gloss made by me? This is a 'cone rich blend, not the least bit natural. I don't have very much hair! I shave mine on the sides & back and I tease it on the top, so detangling and gloss is the last thing I want!! I've been considering growing it out again -- I haven't shaved the sides for a while and I bet it's JUST long enough to put extensions or dreads in. But I haven't decided... shaving it off would be cheaper. I know the question about personal style was included in the questionnaire, but is there anything that could give your witch a better sense of your style/fashion or decoration preferences? Like tumblrs, pictures you like, websites, stores (or brands) you like or would like to be able to shop at and so forth? All of my pertinent links are on the spreadsheet. As for clothes, I mostly wear TDU's (Twilight Dress Unit) which are black BDU or black capri pants, either docs/fluevogs/converse or summery sandals, and cami's with a zip up lightweight hoodie or with a pullover hoodie. I've gained a lot of weight (like up to 10 inches in my waist, cough choke) so most of my corsets and fetish gear don't fit right now (boo) so I'm on a no clothes buying diet until I work some of it back off. I saw you have a cat - would it be okay for me to add something for them in a package? Do they like mousies, crunch/soft treats or 'nip? I don't have a cat. The dogs wouldn't mind treats though. They have their own section on my Amazon wish list (on the left - "for the pups") -- no treats that were processed or made in China please. And Miss Lela is allergic to grains, so things like dried liver made in the USA are probably safest. We have a couple of local places that sell grainless cookies too. Do you like earrings? Any particular style appeal to you? (hoops, chandelier style, pretty beads etc.) As stated on my initial Q&A, I only wear studs or body piercing type jewelry (hoops, spirals, half hoops, whatev.) I have examples of what I like on my Amazon wish list (on the left, probably under wearables?) and on my etsy favorites. Do you like/wear makeup? If so what brands/colors/types? I wear mostly just foundation, powder, eyebrow powder and eyeliner. I could use more mascara. When we go out to a club then I'll wear eyeshadow too, rarely do I wear blush. (PALE. It's all about the PALE.) My other half wears a full face of makeup way more often than I do. Think drag queen and all about the sparkly. I wear prescriptives foundation/powder and I think my last mascaras have been MAC or Prescriptives. I have all sorts of eyeshadow; loose minerals from various people on etsy, pressed from MAC (Maleficient from the Villainess line!), Urban Decay, etc. Sometimes I do Origins liner or MAC liner. I'm always looking for an actual smudge proof black pencil liner that will STAY but I've never found one. I have a couple different kinds of black liquid liner. I could use more brow powder; the kind I had isn't made anymore. My brows are tattooed but they're light; it's more like a template to draw on the eyebrows with my eyebrow brush. I usually get my brows tinted when they're being threaded but it doesn't seem to last for more than a week. I had evilshades.com on my wishlist for all kinds of fun lip/eye things but their website doesn't work anymore. I like shimmery and glittery eyeshadow in purples, blues, greys, blacks, pinks. I don't wear beige or brown of any sort (except brow powder!) Is there anything special I could get you from New York City? Ummmm. Pizza and bagels? Grinders? Fun tea or coffee? Do you want/need/like/collect journals? If so, do you prefer lined or unlined? I don't write anything at all if I can help it (you wouldn't be able to read it if I did) and I don't draw, so journals are something that sit on a shelf and look pretty. How do you feel about glitter? does loose glitter make your skin crawl or would you bathe in it? I like glitter in my soap and I use some shimmery body sprays once in a while (or shimmery body dusters) - one of my Lush bath bombs just glitterbombed my bathroom. sigh. But loose glitter in general? notsomuch. glitter gel, glitter eyeshadow, etc. are all good. My other half is always stealing my glitter gel and eyeshadow. Think drag queen glittery. I know Canadian chips can be different than others, how does "dill pickle" or "ketchup" sound? We actually have dill pickle and spicy ketchup Lays chips here. I see them at Fred Meyer. I used to LOVE ketchup and dill pickle chips but then I noticed that I felt really sick and headachey when I ate them. Finally figured out I have an MSG sensitivity, and unfortunately most flavored chips have MSG in them. So.... no chips for me. You wouldn't believe all of the stuff in normal grocery stores that contains MSG. Another reason I shop mostly for natural brands and at my local co-op, trader joes, whole foods, the farmers market, etc. If you were getting a custom Haus of Gloi blend, what four notes would you choose? Lavender, Ylang Ylang, Patchouli, Amber or Rose, Patchouli, Clove, Vanilla Bean or Leather, Woodsmoke, Red Musk, Clove or Leather, Anise, Clove, Vanilla, or Lavender, Anise, Vanilla, Clean Musk or... Their rose lip balm interests me, as does their Rose City pumpkin butter. Do you like Kickstarter? Are there any projects up that you really like? I'm all for kickstarter and indiegogo. I don't follow any projects though, so dunno! If you have an Etsy wishlist, what are your top 5 favorite things on there? The price is unimportant, not because I'm rich, but because I'd like some inspiration. 1. The Mr. Tea teapot & creamer/sugar. I WILL HAVE ONE SOMEDAY. Hopefully she restocks soon. (I already have a Mr. Tea teabag holder.) 2. The Guardian of Hopes & Dreams is one of my favorites but I already have about three of him in the small size. 3. The Dr Who converse and messenger bag (Timey Wimey in blues & purples!) 4. The Lovers painting from the Phantomwise tarot deck 5. Either the swirly trees or any of the raven photos/paintings. Festival this week -- includes an "encampment" and an art faire. any interest in trinkety things from the encampment or cards/prints from local artists Sadly I haz no room for trinkety things or much artworks. sadface. Does the idea of wearing a plant as jewelery give you the warm fuzzies or the heebie jeebies? No thanks! Anything interesting from the new Paintbox Soapworks update for you? YES. She just stocked Honey Lavender body butter JUST FOR ME! I have a whole section on Etsy just for Paintbox Soapworks with the scents I'd like to try. What about recycled sari silk yarn, witches and witchees? I wouldn't say no, but I already have a bunch and no idea what I'm going to make with it! Sooo, the Blooddrop update (Aviary and Summer Simplicities). Anything you'd like from there? Ooh. Black Heron actually sounds awesome. Orchid or Teak summer simplicities. Honey, Pink Vanilla, and Wild Lavender Spring simplicities. Every package has to have something blue in it. Blue can also be used to describe more risque humor...how would you rate your general sense of humor? Are you strictly PG-13, R-rated, NC-17? I have a very dark sense of humor and I'm good with raunchy. But I still want it to be witty, y'know? Do you like puzzles? What kind? Jigsaw, word, etc? Yub. I have some box puzzles on my ThinkGeek wishlist. I like jigsaw puzzles but I haven't done them in forever -- most of the puzzles I do online these days. I loved games like 7th Guest, 11th Hour, Shivers, etc. that had a lot of puzzles. If I wanted to include something for your fluffball, what would be good, and what should I stay away from? grainless or made in china -- avoid! I'm sure my dogs would love a new small planet dog orbee ball. especially the pink and blue. Would homemade treats be something you'd like for your dog/cat? As long as they are grainless/gluten free, sure! If you get a long weekend this weekend... what are you doing with it? Staying in? Going out? Family? Friends? If you don't get a long weekend, are you OK with that, or a little sad? (If you are Canadian, apply this to last weekend). I had to take Miss Lela to get her teeth cleaned in Eastern Washington. I didn't even go see fireworks, I was asleep before dark. Would you be interested in getting a kombucha starter and instructions on how to use it to easily make your own fermented, probiotic tea drink? no thanks!! Anything from Villainess that strikes your fancy, either from their update or from the GC? yes yes yes. Decadence Whipped! And I could use another smack that is just Rose Rose and Vanilla Vanilla. Or one that is rose, leather, smoke, and vanilla. I wanted to try their Bourbon Vanilla whipped/smooch but I don't see them on the website anymore??

They are still in the process of phasing out CCNow AFAIK? I stopped using CCNow completely after I heard that people might get charged an "international service fee" from their banks. (This was in an email sent out by the lab on 2/25 letting us know that CCNOW was sold on January 1st to another company and is now based internationally.) You can pay for both trading post and lab orders with PayPal. From the BPAL FAQ: How do I order through Paypal? Can I tell you what I want so you can send me an invoice?We do not send Paypal invoices. To place an order through Paypal, first construct your order, then calculate your total and: 1. Go to www.paypal.com and click on "send money" 2. Address your payment to paypal@blackphoenixalchemylab.com (if doing a trading post order, the email is tradingpost@papow.net.) 3. At the "review and confirm" stage, list your selections in the message box provided 4. Please be sure to send payment in US Dollars only If your selections do not fit in Paypal's message box, please email your selections to Customer Service after sending the payment. Please note: You may use our online shopping cart to construct your order and calculate your total, but please do not click on "checkout" if you are paying with Paypal. The checkout feature is for credit card orders only. Please do not select Paypal as payment method on a CCNow order. We get double charged for all orders that use both Paypal and CCNow together.

I've been waffling on Eldrich Dark, but that label! I think my decision is made! My job here is done! (also, it smells fantastic!!)

Today I added a few photos the BPAL Fiends group pool on flickr. BPTP yules, a couple Turn of the Screw, Whirling Wind Moon, etc.