themissiah

*First, I just want to say, I'm here to swap and participate in forums/groups on my own time. I've recently voluntarily dropped from a few groups whose administrators were either always demanding I (and other members) join swaps or were a little controlling. This should be fun, people - not something that demands my time. So, if you have a group, you can ask me to join, but I'm not one to participate often, so there's that. Thanks anyway.

I craft. I loooove craft supplies of any kind. I love to reuse/recycle. I am (to use an annoyingly trendy term) a locavore. Otherwise, I eat veggie. I prefer cruelty-free items. Animals I love are owls, cats, goats, and monkeys/apes/prosimians. I drink tea, mainly, but will indulge in some coffee if I don't have to go to bed early. I am in my mid-30s and graduated last year with a BS in Anthropology. Love all anthro-themed stuff. I also love geography themed items like maps and globes. I try to be active in my community, when I have the time. I love music and have been singing since I was three. I've been reading since about then, too. All time favorite past-time is gardening. I now have a large yard that is getting prepared for a lovely garden. I love gardening-themed stuff. I love crochet and knitting supplies. I also love anything to do with permaculture. I adore vintage, so that's always a way to my heart.

FOR SWAP PARTNERS (just FYI):

*I prefer not to receive overly processed foods with fillers (high fructose corn syrup, msg, etc.) in them. I'm not a big fan of candy (except non-dairy chocolate).

*I drink all kinds of tea and I love CHAI.

*I don't use animal tested products.

*I do have pierced ears. I prefer not wearing animal-based wares, unless it comes from a sustainable source.

*I love photography, gardening, crafting, office supplies, ATCs, books, music, jewelry (especially handmade).

*I love anything with primates, owls, or goats on them. Although I love cats, I'm not really into the cutesy cat/kitten stuff.

I live with two giants:

My 6'4" gorilla of a man, Tripp...

I also live with the sweetest (but very dumb) little tuxedo of a cat, named Patsy. We got her in Oct. of 09. She's not the smartest cat, but she makes up for it in lovins...

And last, but certainly not least, our baby Jacob, who adopted US in 2009.

Some older favorites: Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Cat Stevens, Carole King, Fleetwood Mac, The Clash, The Pogues, Johnny Cash, Billy Joel, Elton John, REM, Sinatra, Devo, The Cure, Paul Simon, Primus, Squeeze, John Lennon solo, The Beatles (of course), Bowie, David Byrne, Talking Heads, Neurosis, Amber Asylum, The Fiendz, much more.

Favorites to move or dance to: The Specials, Pet Shop Boys, Buena Vista Social Club, Erasure, ABBA, Violent Femmes

The sad sack favorites of the indie scene: Destroyer, Cave Singers, Jets to Brazil, Built to Spill, The Decemberists, Quasi, Autumn People, Neutral Milk Hotel, Looper, Mirah, Death Cab for Cutie, Belle and Sebastian, Midlake, Doug Martsch, Cat Power, Feist, The Shins, Grandaddy, and some more.

Melodic Pop:The Rentals, The Sundays, Franz Ferdinand, Portishead ...

The Girly Faves:Ani DiFranco, Tori Amos, Indigo Girls, Juliana Hatfield, Liz Phair, Gillian Welch, to name a few.

More Modern Instrumental:Tortoise, Stereolab, Boards of Canada, Air

Jazz Faves:Sidney Bechet, Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone

Directors/Writers/Producers:Woody Allen, Stanley Kubrick, Sam Mendes, Todd Haynes Alfred Hitchcock, Wes Anderson, Coen Bros., Clive Barker, Greenwald made

Fave Genres:Horror, Foreign, Documentary, Black Comedies

Just a few favorite films: Amityville Horror, Back to the Future Trilogy, Hellraiser(s) the good ones, Amelie, Velvet Goldmine, Antonia's Line, the -Qatsi Trilogy, Baraka, The Corporation, In America, City of God, Royal Tennenbaums, Rushmore, Big Lebowski, Annie Hall, Hannah and Her Sisters, Wicker Man (older version), Phantasm, Tourist Trap, The Last Unicorn, Willy Wonka..., Boondock Saints, Evil Dead series, Garden State, Eternal Sunshine..., Lost in Translation, and more.

True Blood, Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Walking Dead, Arrested Development, Modern Family, Dexter

Any and all kinds. If it's handmade, I'll appreciate it and love it. I'm a crafter, too!

ANYTHING Sedaris. I love Noam Chomsky, Michael Albert, Howard Zinn, Tom Perrotta, Charlaine Harris, old and new sci-fi (mainly old), horror, Clive Barker, political, ecological, biographies, again - Woody Allen, and many more.

This is just a list for reference sake - not a demand list. * Favorite Color: green (but I also love red) * Favorite Number: 3 * Favorite Animals: Owls, Cats, Goats, Primates of all kinds (please no cutesy cat stuff). * Favorite hobbies: photography, singing, gardening, tea drinking, writing. * Favorite subjects: anthropology, geography, botany, sociology. * Favorite flowers: lilies, sunflowers, daffodils. * Favorite tree: oak, holly, maple, and pine. * Favorite genre of books: horror, biography, non-fiction (anthro., history, holocaust stories and history)

• I would rather not receive Christian related items. I do not follow that religion and would usually give those items away or throw them out.

It might not be obvious from the long list on my profile, but I'm really not that picky. I am on here to mainly give, anyway. I do like receiving, like most people, but I am very grateful for what I receive. Let's all have fun! That's what we are here for.