salamandrina

- Do you have any allergies and preferences to metals where jewelry is concerned? Do you like bronze, do you prefer silver, or is gold more your style? I have no known allergies. I prefer silver as a main color, but mixed media is cool too. Gold and bronze solo tend to look wonky on my skin. - Do you have a christmas tree? And if so, does it have a special theme? We do. It keeps the husbeast happy. It is Halloween themed. It has bats on it and a pumpkin on top. It's a pretty tiny tree, though, and we have stupid jerk cats, so we keep the ornaments sturdy, since they smashed the only glass one last yer (our only explicitly Christmas one too) - I know you only wear black, so how would you feel about scarves/socks/mittens/ect with black and other color stripes? Stripes are awesome. Sorry if I've been one note about that. I've been getting razzed at work about being all mono chromatic. I actually have lots of crazy socks, gloves, mittens, and stuff - since the bulk of my clothes are black, it means just about anything else goes, and man, do I love stripes.... - Maybe I'm just blind and can't see it (as I have been known to be in the past, lol), but do you have a bpal or etsy wishlist? Also the link to your amazon wishlist isn't letting me through for some weird reason. So if you could send me another link, it would be much appreciated!! I think my BPAL wishlist has been lost the forum upgrade last year. I will make you a new one today, though. I has an etsy list here and and amazon here BPAL WISHLIST! Also, how did the day in Las Vegas go? I hope everything went well!! I think I read that your husband is working with the guy who created Invader Zim on a comic book? Because that is so awesome!! Vegas was fun - i think we liked the drive best. The desert is so alien, and there were cool old truck stops and snow. The spouse is working on Eldritch! with one of our friends, who was a character designer from Invader Zim, although we are also friends with several other people from the show. They're pretty great people!

September 26th Is there any kind of international candy you love or would like to try? I love international candies! And local food! What is something totally random (yes, that thing that just popped into your head) that hasn't been covered by any previous questions? we're pretty thorough around here! Is there any cheesy/non-cheesy Canadian stuff you'd be interested in? Sure! I have loved Mounties since forever - I used to want to be one. I had this book, as a little girl, about a girl who grew up and joined the RCMP, so it stuck. If you were to go here and create your very own chocolate bar, what might it have in it? I answered this in thread but dark chox and: rose, cinnamon, cardamom or caramel, hazelnut, salt. or bacon and chipotle. or anything, really Is there anything you're wanting from LPMP? I am a Lab purist, honestly say you stumbled into Camp Half Blood (or whatever the Roman camp ends up being named <bounces in anticipation>), which god claims you? Well, if we look at Gallo-Roman, maybe Epona. Maybe Poseidon. September 25th Stuff you've been meaning to do: Learn to sew Would you be interested in regional jams, jellies, or other preserves? Oh, heck yeah! Do you have any bedtime rituals? Is there any particular product you have to apply or a certain shirt you wear or an act you perform to get you in the "bedtime" mood? Nah. I take my pills, i drinks my sleepy bedtime tea, and I go the fuck to sleep. Are you interested in today's/any recent Tee Fury shirts? Not really. I don't usually care for colored tees. Princess Bride? Yay or nay? Yay! What's your favorite classic fairytale, witches The real Little Mermaid, where she turns into foam, and some of the crazy Russian ones I read as a kid - anything with Baba Yaga September 24th how do you feel about ethical animal fiber, i.e. wool and the like? I love all fiber. I love Patons new Bamboo Silk, and Lion's new stainless/wool blends too! What about little wee creatures for your desk or mantel? Judging by the fate of the amigurumi who live on my speaker, they'd likely get carted off by an evil cat. Those are cute though Look down. What are you wearing, right now Running clothes - black wicking tank/bra combo, black wicking loose capri, white ankle socks, pink bandana Kerchiefs? It's the weekend, and you find yourself without a single chore or responsibility for a few hours. Right this very moment, what's the one thing you would do if you could do anything? I would find a stable and go riding September 23rd Is there anything you'd like from the Mütter Museum Store? Anything! I miss living near there! I just noticed that Cocoa Pink has 5 ml Perfume Atomizers. Yay or nay? Scents you would like? Scents you would NOT like? Not so much. what's your favorite kind of pizza? The kind I make. The last one we made was FANTASTIC - thin sliced spicy sausage, mushrooms, and peppers sauteed together, then put on top of my spicy sauce and lots of cheese. So good! I would've put olives, but the boy doesn't care for them who are your style/fashion icons? post pics if you want! Siouxsie Sioux, Dita von Teese, Lydia from Beetlejuice Are there any food items you're craving/aren't able to find around your area? Tastykakes. Peanutbutter Kandykakes, specifically.

Do you wear t-shirts? Are there particular things you like on them? Would you like one designed by your Witch? And, if you don't mind saying, what size t-shirt do you wear? I wear tees. I love them. Mostly girl cut, prefer non-crew necklines. I love all sorts of arty designs, spooky things, tentacles, bats, skulls. I wear a Ladies' Medium, usually. American Apparel shirts are a Lg How do you feel about pumpkin scented things? Not perfume related, but soap, candles, etc.... Yes Please! Has anyone else heard of or does anyone else love Glamourkin? I wasn't familiar, but those are some cute pendants! If you had an international witch, is there anything you would like from the UK? (Or Australia, Belgium, France any other country we have witches from. I love to try new flavors. I love Vegemite and Marmite. Unique candies are always good, as are postcards Dear witchee, if you answered 'Mac' to the Mac/PC question previously issued by another participant, please tell me what kind of computer you have, what peripherals you own (like the wireless trackpad, wireless vs/wired keyboard and mouse), and whether you're interested in Apple-related items (stickers, keychains, other things with the logo, etc). I usually use a pC< but I have an iPad, so cool widgets for that would be appreciated. I do love Apple products, but they are out of my price range (replacing Adobe softwares is hard on the wallet!) SOCK PREFERENCES? Would you like/wear a pair of these? http://www.ravelry.c...rary/yoga-socks If so, what color? I actually would. Black and fuzzy would be my prefernece Is there anyone here who likes toe socks? You know, those socks with a place for each toe? Love them too! I love all socks! What strange misc. items would you love to receive that you just haven't gotten for yourself?: I want a pair of Injiji socks and a bite-sip water bottle to run with. I need a desktop pen holder of some adorbs sort. Random monster and octopus things are always appreciated, as are piping tips. How do you feel about franken polish? Are you okay with all chemicals, or would you prefer 3 free? Would you want glitter or holographic glitter? What colors would interest you? I love the concept of glitter, but get irritated by it - it feels heavy on my nais, and gets tangled in everything, and is hard to get off. I love holo, am cool with custom.franken colors, and am not 3-free specific, although I like it because it seems to last on my nails better. Are you looking for a certain kind of DVDs to spruce up your collection right now? I am quite good on DVDs, thank you! We are trying to pare back some of that stuff because it's really heavy. Beetlejuice The Animated series might be an exception, though Does anyone like postcards? Is anyone willing to be a Nacho witch for postcards? I love postcards! The weirder the better! I can send postcards - I'm pretty frequently in Hollywood and other LA areas, as well as Disneyland Anyone going to see any good concerts this fall? I think we're going to a Chameleons show in November, and if the Birthday Massacre plays a solo show in the LA/SD area we'll go to that (they're not playing the LA Dir en Grey show, sadly.) Do you like Star Trek? Original TV series, films, spinoff series, etc? Favorite characters? We're currently watching TNG. I wouldn't call us huge fans - I wouldn't want any fan type merch, but it's good mindless TV. I do have a friend that made an all-fat Cation crew on the Star Trek MMO, though! Witchee, would you like a framed photograph and of what? I love eerie landscapes, macro flowers, sea life, wildlife. I do not like humans in my photos. I also do not like to take photos of humans. I have some of my photography up on flickr, which is posted in TwilightEye's google doc. I also have a lot of my stuff posted on my Picasa albums. hHere is the link for that - My link Are you more prone to order out or cook at home? Would you be interested in cookbooks, kitchen utensils, and the like? If so, anything specific? I primarily cook at home. I love gadgets, especially anything that's tiny (wee whisks and spatulas, etc.) One of these days I'm going to replace my nice measuring cups that got lost, and get a second set of cute measuring spoons. Baking and cupcake decorating cookbooks and cool old cookbooks, or those local books are always appreciated. New question: How do you feel about maple syrup? GET IN MAH BELLEH How do people feel about little pocket shrines, maybe something inspirational/motivational to keep in their purses/backpacks/whatever? (Like these: http://www.art-shrin...cketshrines.htm) Not really my thing. I'd probably wash it or lose it, sadly Do you like Star Wars? Original Trilogy? Prequels? Spin-offs? Favorite characters? I love the originals. Admiral Ackbar is my favorite, and if you can find an Admiral Ackbar action figure for my desk, I may set up some sort of religion in your honor. Do you like beef jerkey, I know some may be vegatarian, but where I live beef is a staple and beef jerkey abounds. If so do you it really thin, hard and crunchy or thicker and softer. (OK that borders on obscene)- Please no jerky. Also do you like or racier ecards from time to time and do you need to be warned if something may be not safe to open at work. I don't mind racy, I don't care for porny. I would prefer a notice, so I open at home, though! Doctor Who? Yay or nay? (please don't make me cry by saying nay) Yay! I love Tennant! I have a couple spare Doctor Who stickers. If my witchee is a fan, would they like a couple Doctor Who stickers in their package? Yup! Anyone love Buffy/Angel? Yup How would you feel about gummies? Like, gummy bears? Gummy werewolves? Gummy vampires? I love gummies! How would you feel about a totally original Gela-skin for your laptop/iPod/phone? Stickers? Decals? Approve! I have an iPad 2 Since this is a Halloween round, what's your Creepy threshold? Are you a cartoon bats and smily pumpkins person or a skulls-and-bones the-dead-are-rising kind of person? Are your fairytales dark or Disney? Think spooky haunted mansion. I like creepy and bats and spiders. I don't like glitter. "Halloween" stuff stays out all year, so the more it looks like something normal, slightly twisted, the better. Are your ears pierced, Witchee? Do you have any other piercings? Would you like to receive any items of jewelry for these piercings? I have standard piercings, one per lobe. I have a single 10ga industrial, and a 12ga septum piercing. How do you all feel about Whoopie Pies? I love Whoopie pies1

Vampire shows, literature, etc? Yay or nay? Yes, mostly. I like proper vampires, not Twilight, and I'm over the YA vampire romance - they get to read the same very quickly. I do love True Blood and it's mancandy, though. also, subtle vampire jewelry is always eye catching If you play console video games, what game systems do you have and what games would you love to have? We have a Wii and an XBOX360. I'm only really pining for Katamari Forever and Carnival games (and Rock Band 3 with the keyboard.) How do you all feel about flowers and plants? Flower and plant seeds? Drawings of flowers or plants? Pressed flowers? I love plants, tend to kill them, but the new place has a much nicer porch for container gardening, and I shall be trying again. How do you feel about marzipan? MOAR PLEEZ! I love it, and I love to decorate cupcakes with it as well. 9/10/10 Would you like a bag of dried Honeycrisp apples? Yes If you were to receive a knitted item (such as a scarf, hat, etc), what colors would you like? And do you have any sensitivies/allergies to any materials? No sensitivities, and anything but brown or orange. Gift Certificate: physical or email? Either. Favorite Yankee Candles? Or other brands scents? I love Illume candles, and Yankee Macintosh would you like a zuni animal fetish? And if so, what animal? yes, but there isn't one that I couldn't use help in And how does everyone feel about glow in the dark radishes? me What places to do you visit that you'd like a gift card to? Starbucks, Target, World MArket, B&N, a favorite restaurant or clothing shop? Target, Starbucks, Jamba Juice, Yogurtland Cake or Frosting? Cake! and frosting! Both!

9/8/10 Do you have a special symbol or totem that is meaningful to you? I've adopted anything cephalopod related as a totem. Personal symbol - I'm drawn to fire imagery. Do you need a box for your bpal bottles? Your imps? Your something else to put in a box stuff? I love boxes! If you could be any person, being, or animal from Fantasy what or who would you be? If you could go back to any point in time, where, when, why? I rather like it here, but I'd love to visit the Renaissance, Rome, Egypt, and the Belle Epoque. Doubt I'd stay, but it'd be nice to experience Favorite Halloween Candy/Treat? Peppermint Batties, Skor, almond and PB m&ms What are your favorite baked goods/homemade treats? I love anything, honestly Would you be interested in an astrology birth chart? I already have an incredible reading from jarvenpa, 9/7/10 Socks? Sock Dreams? Anyone? SOCKS!!!!! YES!!!! What is something you use to comfort yourself when feeling yucky, depressed, or in pain? tea, socks, napping, cheesy teen movies, ice cream, booze. Lots of booze. Favorite Halloween/Scary movies/books: Love Romero, any Argento, Fulci. J and K horror are mixed, but when they're good, they're awesome. Will watch slasher movies for the humor. COMIC BOOKS. Do you read them? Are there any series you like, or some you would like to try? I am a comic nerd. I write a series called Sullengrey. Currently reading - Buffy, Unwritten, Beasts of Burden, Hellboy/BPRD, Chimichanga. Warm drinks? Any and all. Coffee, tea, tisanes, cocoa, mulled cider. 9/6/10 When you go to an etsy wishlist, it will tell you what things are sold. If you click on the sold item, sometimes it will give options that are similar to what was sold, but not identical, would you like the similar item or prefer not to get it at all unless it's the same item? How picky are you? Not at all picky Do you wear make up? i try to Disney movies, Yay or Nay, and favourites if you do like them? I like the movies, love the parks, but keep my memorabilia to vintagey posters and such. Fantasia, Sleeping Beauty, Mulan, the Aristocats and Black Cauldron are my favorites. Do you have A VCR, DVD Player or Blue Ray or a combo of the three? DVD player Would you like custom icons as a gift? No, thank you.

Hallowe'en plans? This year, we're doing a calaveras party, going to Universal one weekend, Disneyland on Halloween, we'll probably decorate. It's a whole month of fun, plus our 5th anniversary. Girly Index: I'm girly in the sense that I don't wear pants, have a collection of makeup I rarely wear, and have complicated hair. However, I'm really a tomboy, and pride myself on being as masculine as possible in 4" heels. Soft/plushy things I like them, I like them lots. Jane Austen? no, thank you. Do you read Tarot cards? If not, would you be interested? I don't read, but I'd love to learn eBooks Yes! I'll be getting an iPad soon, too! Guilty TV pleasure Anything with Gordon Ramsey, or fancy pastry. Cosplay/costume I loathe convention cosplay. It's just this visceral hatred I can't explain. I will happily wear a costume to a masquerade, but if you're strolling the vending floor, I will shoot you dirty looks. Harry Potter house Dont' know Alan Rickman, David Tennant, the Winchester Boys? Tennant, please! I'll take both Matt Smith and Karen Gillam as a pair, too, thanks! Scented Tarts: Yes Lip Balms? I love them! Nail polish yes please! Body Mods? Lobes, industrial, septum. One faded scarification on my back, Working on a design for a backpiece, too Booze? Yes! Vodka, red wines, rum, absinthe, anything with honey, and dark beers, usually. I won't turn down a lambic, either What is your favorite artist or art style? I love art nouveau, but there's usually something in any art style I love. Also - Sam Kieth, Chris Bachalo, Michael Zulli, and Jon J. Muth (and my husband - Drew Rausch). Knitted things? Yes, although I knit and crochet, too1 What about [mixed or otherwise] DVDs? yes DVDs: Do you prefer widescreen or formatted? widescreen Music: Any preference towards MP3 or CD? either What is your favorite snack food, something you could grab any time? nuts, berries, cheddar and sour cream chips, Cheez-its, apples, cheese! For those who decorate for Halloween, do you prefer cute decorations or creepy ones? mostly creepy, but not cheesey or gory. I like creepy like an abandoned victorian house or old mausoleum, not like a slasher movie.

Not a scent I would've ordered on my own - I tend to like things a little more complex, despite my unabashed love of patchouli. I got this as a frimp with my Bats' Day purchase, and tried it this morning. All the rich earthiness of good patch, overlaid with juicy ripe apricots. At first, it was a battle to the death between the two, and I wasn't sure what would win, but it actually has settled down into a lovely, slightly fruity earthiness. I don't feel depraved, I feel like a harvest goddess...quite lovely.

Snake Oil with cinnamon, cassia, and red ginger. *dances around* I smell like sexy cookies! This is a beautiful cinnamon-y spicy snake oil blend on me. It did bite, though - on my left arm, I have a ginourmous welt. On my right arm and my collar bones, nothing. Weird. Anyhow, this works out to be pretty balanced on the non-welty spot, and a little heavier on the spices over the welt... Worth the pain...

I finally got to break open my box. It was so fun - the packaging had an Alchemist's Local sticker on it, and the coffin itself was filled with Spanish Moss (my kitties were in heaven - boxes and herbage to roll about in!) In the bottle, the oil is all juicy pomegranate. Wet, the oil is dark, succulent fruit - almost candy like, but very quickly it dries down to rich, sexy patchouli, sweetened with fruit. The floral notes are almost non-existent on me (which is not a bad thing - sometimes rose goes way soapy for me). It's earthy and rich, and I really love it. It's reminiscent of Mme. Moriarty, although less sultry and more dignified.

Mmm....this is amazing. I love the cocoa-ness of it, and I love Snake Oil. It just smells amazing, and it makes me happy to wear.

D00d - there's jasmine in this? I'm amazed. On me this is sparkly lemon, drying down to a really nice earthy woody smell. My husband has told me that I smell like summer and "comforting, like a Tower Records". *shrugs* I don't get it, but I'm glad for the snuggling and snuffling. I have a feeling that this just turns into a skin scent, because after a little burst of lemon, I don't know that I'm wearing perfume, unless I'm really huffing my wrist. I like it. It's subtle.

Mmm...spicy sweet carnations that dry into spicy bubblegum. A very girly, pink, lovely spring scent, and I'm so glad I bought a bottle. Love for me, and my husband loves it, too.

There's an element to Mama-Ji that reminds me a bit of Kajurajo. Must be something about floral-tinged spices. Where Khajurajo is all sexy insence, sultry woman scent on me, though, Mama-ji is older, more sophistacated, almost glamourous. It's positively delicious though, and I love catching little wafts throughout the day - sometimes roses, sometimes cardamom, always good...and it's a winner with the husband, too.

Of Herbert West, who was my friend in college and in after life, I can speak only with extreme terror. This terror is not due altogether to the sinister manner of his recent disappearance, but was engendered by the whole nature of his life-work, and first gained its acute form more than seventeen years ago, when we were in the third year of our course at the Miskatonic University Medical School in Arkham. While he was with me, the wonder and diabolism of his experiments fascinated me utterly, and I was his closest companion. Now that he is gone and the spell is broken, the actual fear is greater. Memories and possibilities are ever more hideous than realities. Aftershave, embalming fluid, and splatterings from a panoply of reanimation reagents. Wow. Am I the first? Caveat - this was purchased for my husband, and tried on his skin. Drew's not a prettystink boy. He'll let me scnet him once in a while, especially if I fawn over him, but this made him talk about how good he smelled. He asked for this, because Herbert West is his favorite Lovecraft character, and he just had him written into the second volume of the manga he's working on. It's a very clean, slightly lemony tea scent. It's cool and masculine, but not overbearing and not cologne-y in the slightest. There's nothing chemically about it, either. Just clean manly goodness. I might have to get him a bottle of his own...or maybe they'll make some soap - because that would be lovely.

Warm gingery goodness with a little lemony love in the background. Delicious, delectable, and very comforting. I love it, the husband loves it. Will be keeping/buying more.