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coldandsleepy's coldandspeaky
 

SW Fall 2011, (some) questions from 9/22

So, are there any online gaming witchees who covet purchasable in-game items or other gamer-y stuff? (yup, geek question)   Nope! I don't play any online games right now.   What is your favorite coffee blend at Starbucks? If you don't have one, what is your favorite roast of coffee?   I don't really do Starbucks unless we're on a road trip or something and there's no other option. Coffee is one thing that I absolutely try to buy fair trade-- it's a treat and not a necessity (no matter what I may tell myself sometimes) and I'll go a bit out of my way/pay a bit more to make it as non-exploitative of a treat as possible.   Phew.   Anyway, beyond that? I'm not too choosy. I like darker roasts more than light roasts, and am trying to avoid things that promise to be extra caffeine-y (is that a thing anywhere but here? we have a local place that sells this roast they call "rocket fuel" which is touted as being whooooa so much caffeine).   If you have local roasters, I would be SO interested in trying what they have! As for bigger brands, I love Equal Exchange Love Buzz.   Anyone doing anything cool for Mabon (or the start of fall, if you aren't pagan?   Eating a lot of apples, not much else...   Is there anything you'd like from the Mütter Museum Store? http://www.muttermus....com/merchant2/   Not that I see from a quick glance. Body parts in jars = not my thing.   What is your favorite word?   Since I can never point out anything as my absolute favorite of any category, you probably won't be surprised to hear that I can't pick a favorite word...   When I was a teenager, it was "incarnadine." Literally blood red. I laugh so hard thinking about what a goth-minded little person I was. Had I only met some other people who liked black clothing as much as I did, or perhaps liked industrial music more, my whole life might have been different.   Would you like a photo collage based around your interests/favorite colors/favorite themes?   Someone else in the thread mentioned possibly getting this sort of thing as a card, and that sounds perfect to me... a small collage, something I can put in my sentimental crap box, would be cool. (Or a collage on a functional object, like a box.)   If you're crafty, are you interested in spoonflower? And if so, what things there delight your eyes?   Wow. I've never seen that site before. As someone else said, absolutely stunning but those prices... oy...   I like this and this and this and this and oh boy, I could keep going in this vein for some time.   Colors! What are your favorite colors and what colors do you not like?   I feel like this question was either on the questionnaire or earlier in lioness' list of questions... either way, my favorite color is red. I have no least favorite color, except maybe pastel yellow... but even that, there's a time and a place for.   (Sorry, I know at times I must sound like the most maddeningly vague person ever. The truth is, I am just really easy to please.)   What are the feelings on arm warmers? Color, style, texture, length?   So, I bike to work at 5 a.m. every morning. It is cold and often somewhat wet-- and only going to get colder and wetter as the year moves on. I am dying for a pair of fingerless/half-finger gloves/arm warmers. They need to be able to withstand getting wet (so maybe wool is a good choice here?), not be itchy, and be warm but not so heavy that I can't move my hands in them. I don't care that much about color (see above) but something that shows dirt less would probably be good because... I would probably wear the hell out of them. Maybe fall colors?   Anyway, if you're interested in buying or making arm/hand warmers for me, please go for it! It's something I will probably get around to eventually myself but, you know...   Question: Do you like tarts? tealights? jar candles? votives?   Think this is a repeat too. I pretty much don't burn candles and don't do tarts either. About the only room in my house where I'd want to smell anything other than the room itself is... the bathroom? The rest of my house tends to smell good anyhow.   Question: What's your favorite flavor? Sour, sweet, bitter, salty?   Umami! But really, I love them all.   If you're interested in a handmade pouch/cover for an item you have (phones, tablets, books, keys, kettles...), what would your ideal pouch/cover have? Design, material, additional functionality/features like pockets or lights or secret hidey-holes?   So I have a tendency to throw all my important items into the front zipper pocket of my backpack. This is not great, because unimportant items end up in there too and it's a mess. A small pouch that would fit inside the zipper pocket would be cool. It's a normal ol' Jansport backpack, I'm guessing the pocket size to be... 6x5? Something 6x5 or smaller would definitely fit in it anyway.   Something that won't show dirt too terribly (because again, I would use the hell out of this and cram it into my bag and whatnot) would be good for fabric, beyond that, no big preference...   Haunt?   Last time (or maybe the time before?) that I played SW, I REALLY wanted to try Haunt's glossing oils. Then I kind of forgot about them until recently... I remembered that they had golden pumpkin glossing oil (years ago) and kept trying to do a google search on that and not coming up with the right thing.   So I was happy to rediscover them. While I've never ordered any of their stuff, a lot of it really makes me drool... more or less all the glossing oils, the Lady Grey especially. Would love to try some of their stuff.
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bloody sore's Blog
 

Some questions that I missed in the SW thread

Are you interested in anything from the Villainness Bad Apples update? I just ordered from there for my witchee and resisted all of the new ones. I'm not much for apples but proscription sounds interesting.   If you have a pet, would he/she/they like to receive a treat or a toy as a gift? Does your pet have any dietary restrictions or other preferences w.r.t. said treat? Kitty is pretty happy as is. He does not get treats, he does not wear clothes. He is loved but he is a cat.   If you are in to beauty and makeup related stuff, what kind of stuff do you like? What is your skintone and hair color? Are there any beauty products you've wanted to try but just never purchase? I refuse to wear makeup besides nail polish. I think I might have already answered this one. But I just want to state it again, no makeup, please!   If your witch were going somewhere on a vacation during the round, would you want a little souvenir? I love smooshed pennies. I get them everywhere I go. If you see some and would like to get me one, I would be delighted. I would also appreciate a post card but I'm not interested in anything bigger than those two, unless it just screams me!     Do you prefer soap or shower gel? Please give examples of your favorite scents or brands. SOAP. Shower gel usually gives me a rash. I like villainess, BPTP, and any cold process soap. Most melt and pour gives me a rash. I'm okay with almost any scent as long as there is no rose.     This was a question before, but does anyone here like stones? Just pretty polished stones for use in whatever purposes? I don't really have a thing for stones, but I wouldn't mind some that I could turn into wire wrapped pendants.     And another question; anyone like anything in particular from Think Geek? Nope.   Pinterest, do you have boards you want to share or are you following anyone with great boards you want to share? I'm not one for using other people's ideas to express my 'individuality'. Never heard of it before now, and have no interest.   Do you enjoy puzzles/riddles? (Cryptograms, Sudoku, Crossword, Jigsaw, etc) I like plain old jigsaw puzzles. And jeopardy. Especially when it's teen week because it makes me feel super smart!   Fabulous witches and witchees, perhaps you all could note of you've received MeiLin's goodies? Or if you want? Actually, I had no idea who she was or that she wrote books until this round. They don't sound like something I'd be very interested in. I'm not one for romantic stories or smut.   do you like real sugar skulls? Things with sugar skull designs? Sure. I like them. They are interesting, but I'm not OMG FUCK YEAH about them.   Who here adores meringue? I'm meh about them. They are awesome sometimes, but rarely.     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) Motivational stuff makes me gag. I like the look of pocket shrines (kitsch is awesome) but I don't think I'd really appreciate it as much as others.     Do you like Star Wars? Original Trilogy? Prequels? Spin-offs? Favorite characters? I like them because of my dad. While the prequels were utter crap, I love them because my dad took me to see all of them as they opened because he remembered going to the originals as a kid. It was a lot of fun, simply for the fun dad times.   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)- If it's got muscles, I like it as jerky. I fucking love jerky. I'm more of a thick and soft girl.   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? Not a fan.   Anyone love Buffy/Angel? Yup. Love buffy haven't ever watches Angel. I just have a little thing for Sarah Michelle Gellar though.   How would you feel about gummies? Like, gummy bears? Gummy werewolves? Gummy vampires? Gummy is loved in my house. I can't stand werewolves. They are the lamest supernatural beings ever.   How would you feel about a totally original Gela-skin for your laptop/iPod/phone? Stickers? Decals? No to gela skin (WTF is that?) yes to decals or stickers if they aren't the size of my whole laptop, because it already has a ton of stickers on it. My phone could use some as well. But I'm not sure I want to dress up that POS.   Are your ears pierced, Witchee? Do you have any other piercings? Would you like to receive any items of jewelry for these piercings? Just a little! I have three holes in one ear and 5 in the other. My tongue is pierced and so is my navel. All of my ear holes are gauged (14g, 12g, 10g, 1/2" or 13mm) so no normal earrings, please. My tongue could use some new stuff, but I have tons and just haven't changed it in . . . 5 years. 0.0 I'd say go for plugs if you're going to get my piercing jewelry. I have tons I like on my etsy favorites.   Are you looking for a certain kind of DVDs to spruce up your collection right now? No, we are actually thinking of getting rid of all of them.   Do you like Star Trek? Original TV series, films, spinoff series, etc? Favorite characters? Next generation. Again, because of my father. I can vividly remember him cat calling 7 of 9 on the TV.
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xscpx's Switch Witch 2011 Questions!
 

Question from Ecard

When I saw people responding to ecard questions in the thread I realized you probably didn't see my answer since I replied to the ecard! I'll answer future questions in here.   Pasted: Hello!   You totally made me *squee* with delight today, which is appreciated since I am literally sitting in a fermenting sewer.   I'm sorta gonna marry Tim Curry, and David Bowie, and Prince, and a few others....I'm a bit of a imaginary slut!   I do have a VCR, I think. I'm not sure if it works, I haven't had any reason to use it in a while. I can check when I get home though!   Thank you so much for brightening my smelly day!   - Stefanie
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distracts' Blog
 

Switch Witch Fall 2011 Questions Part 2

Part One   Cthulhu: yay or nay? Nay, though I am not opposed to reading some Lovecraft!   Is there something that you wish you could do, but you keep putting it off? Graduate college! Though this is less "putting it off" and more "taking it slowly." Though I DO need to stop putting off homework until it is late! Because if I have not graduated in a year, I will be a sad panda.   Put your current mp3player on shuffle, list the first 10 songs: Jimi Hendrix - Wind Cries Mary The Velvet Underground - I Found a Reason Metric - Calculation Theme T-Rex - Left Hand Luke (Acoustic Demo) Cat Power - Evolution Siobhan Donaghy - Revolution in Me Panda Bear - Surfer's Hymn The Beatles - Sun King The Beach Boys - Merry Christmas, Baby (I LOVE their Christmas album! And Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas album! And... Christina Aguilera's Christmas album.) Santigold - Starstruck   Witchee, have you made (or are you planning to make) any Lab or Trading post orders soon? And if you did (or plan to), you should share what you're getting I think this was in the answer for the first question!   Do you have any interest in rocks? With geologic significance! Not really - I get enough of that from my parents.   If your witch were to knit you a scarf/shawl/cowl, which would you prefer, and what features would you want? Would you prefer something light and drape-y or thick and warm? What kind of colors would you prefer? Do you have any fiber allergies or preferences? A skinny, long scarf, more light and drapey (because it doesn't get super-cold in Texas!). Actually upon thinking, I'd like green & gold for the Dallas Stars, because hockey games are the main place where my cold-weather clothes get worn!   Do you like/own/wear/want fairy wings or something of the like? Nope.   How do you feel about terrariums? I adore them, but I think anything that requires ANY amount of watering will die a slow, horrible death in my care. We do have one plant that requires watering once a week, and that poor thing only survives because I have an alarm set on my phone.   Are you scientifically curious and/or process-oriented? Would you like a project-type gift that allowed you do do something like make soap from scratch, take and (nontoxic-ly) develop photographs using a pinhole camera, use plant dyes on yarn or fabric, etc.? I don't have the time for something like this right now!   Witchee, would you like a gently used BPAL tshirt? Sure! I have been wanting Falling Leaf Moon, and I have a Nice tshirt from the last Naughty or Nice inquisition. Generally I don't really like black, but if it's cool enough maybe I will?   Do you like charm bracelets? If you had a bracelet, what sort of charms would you want on it? Favorite hobbies, symbols, whatever? YES! I had a charm bracelet in elementary/middle/HS but took it off one time in high school and left it in a desk, and never saw it again. I had mostly James Avery charms on it, I think, and I like charms that have to do with my current and past hobbies and interests - ballet/tap/jazz dance, cats, bunnies, politics (do they have political charms), scifi, etc! I may have a bracelet that I could put charms on. If I don't, I could easily get one.   What's your favorite horror movie? Does Young Frankenstein count? No? Then I guess The Birds - it's really scary!   If you could choose a Smack, what would it have in it? Red Woods, Sugared Roses, Vanilla Bean   What's 'your' song/your theme song? Um, I don't know about a single theme song, but these are ones I identify with for some reason or another (more like a theme playlist): Florence & The Machine - Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) (if I ever got a word tattoo, it would probably be some lyrics from this song) Wolf Parade - I'll Believe in Anything (I guess if I had to pick a theme song, maybe this would be it? Maaaybeeeee?) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Phenomena (this is my "I'm being awesome!" song) Battles - Leyendecker (my scifi dance club song!) The Beatles - I'm So Tired (ahahahha if I could just have this playing on loop until about 2 pm every day, that would be perfect) Tom McRae - For the Restless Blitzen Trapper - Scifi Kid (the chorus is "I'm just a scifi kid like you." COME ON.) Stevie Wonder - Uptight (this song never fails to make me feel happy) Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming (pretty!) Tom Waits - Hoist that Rag (my fight song) Radiohead - You and Whose Army (my other fight song, wow I have depressing fight songs) Vienna Teng - Hope on Fire (ANOTHER fight song. I like having fight songs.) The Velvet Underground - Sunday Morning (heart heart heart! Favorite ever!) Jay-Z - 99 Problems (for the lols?)   Is there a quote (or lyric or part of a poem) that really resonates with you or is your favorite? Florence & The Machine - Rabbit Heart Florence & The Machine - Howl - the most accurate description of the way I experience love that I've ever come across. Though I also really love She and Him's "Sweet Darlin'" for the adorableness! AC Newman - Better Than Most - particularly the lyrics "walking wounded through the stars tonight/we wander the plains pointing pistols at the dawn" JJ Cale - Don't Go to Strangers - It's one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs I've ever heard, and the lyrics are decent too. Vienna Teng - Blue Caravan - "Blue, blue caravan, winding down to the valley of lights, my true love is a man who would hold me for ten thousand nights... Oh my blue, blue caravan, the highway is my great wall, and my true love is a man who never existed at all."   Errr, really I just like Florence & The Machine's lyrics it seems! ALSO ALL DAVID BOWIE.   I put up quotes I love in my office and studio to get me going, They range from goofy to sarcastic to inspirational... Are you interested in a hand painted quote? Do you have one in mind, or a topic in mind? Sure! Maybe with lyrics from one of those songs?   What constitutes ultimate luxury to you? (go crazy!) Living in a large, Georgian-style mansion with a live-in maid and cook, an on-call hairstylist (lord knows I can't do my own hair), furniture that is both beautiful AND comfortable, and the time to nestle down in bed with my fiance and our pets and some good books.   How did you dress up for your last party or compulsory-formal-dress occasion? This isn't my favorite picture, but it shows the shoes! Dress is Liberty of London for Target, and the shoes are from Shoedazzle. I ADORE Liberty of London. Such fun patterns! Also that is my manthingperson.   If you're interested in a handmade pouch/cover for an item you have (phones, tablets, books, keys, kettles...), what would your ideal pouch/cover have? Design, material, additional functionality/features like pockets or lights or secret hidey-holes?   Would you like a photo collage based around your interests/favorite colors/favorite themes? Um, I'm not sure what is meant by photo collage. If it's small, then yes! If it's big, then no.   If you're crafty, are you interested in spoonfeather? And if so, what things there delight your eyes? I do not know what this spoonfeather is.   What is your favorite word? I'm a fan of "clutter." It sounds to me like a bunch of stuff falling on the floor, which is sort of what clutter is like. Also, "graceless." Umm, those are if we're going by the way it sounds.   What are the feelings on arm warmers? Color, style, texture, length? I have never owned any before but my arms always get cold!   Do you like tarts? tealights? jar candles? votives? No on all of those - those are more the fiance's thing.   So, are there any online gaming witchees who covet purchasable in-game items or other gamer-y stuff? (yup, geek question) Well, my feelings about the Sims franchise is that I MUST OWN ALL THE THINGS, but my computer with Sims 3 on it is not currently connected to the internet, due to there not being a hardline run to the room it's in and the wifi card not being able to pick up the signal. Though my laptop, which is at the same desk, can get wifi just fine. So I guess though there's stuff I do want, I don't know how I would get it to my computer until we have the contractor come out and run a cable from the other room to the office.   Anyone doing anything cool for Mabon (or the start of fall, if you aren't pagan?) Well, this isn't cool, but I have seasonal affective disorder so every start of fall I get ragingly depressed. And stay that way until summer. But don't worry! I have had this well over half of my life and have found the correct combination of medication and therapy and stuff to make it manageable.   What is your favorite coffee blend at Starbucks? If you don't have one, what is your favorite roast of coffee? I do not like coffee.   Is there anything you'd like from the Mütter Museum Store? OMG CREEPY SCARY OMG HALP. (Though I would be interested in U.)   I just noticed that Cocoa Pink has 5 ml Perfume Atomizers. Yay or nay? Scents you would like? Scents you would NOT like? I do not know of this Cocoa Pink.   what's your favorite kind of pizza? Pepperoni & black olive ftw.   Who are your style/fashion icons? post pics if you want! Oh gee, I don't know. I like how Kate Middleton dresses.   Are there any food items you're craving/aren't able to find around your area? Not that I know of.   How do you feel about ethical animal fiber, i.e. wool and the like? I am fine with both ethical and unethical animal products.   What about little wee creatures for your desk or mantel? eeeeee cute!   Look down. What are you wearing, right now? Pajamas - a Mickey Mouse shirt that my friend gave me for my 6th birthday, and some A&F navy striped pajama pants I've had since I was 15. Which makes my entire outfit at least a decade old.   Kerchiefs? Sometimes we put them on the dog.   Would you be interested in regional jams, jellies, or other preserves? Umm, I don't really ever use those things, except one time I bought bacon jam from the internet, and that was AWESOME.   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? Well, if by "bedtime mood" you mean going to sleep, then yes - I usually wash my face with either cold cream or Villainess Datura Slick (if I wash it with regular facewash before going to sleep it gets too dry, so I use that in the morning and oil or cold cream at night), put on Paula Begoun's 1% BHA gel, brush my hair, get into pajamas, make sure the bunny has enough hay/food/water and has been let out for the night (and, correspondingly, that all important papers and wires have been put onto high shelves so she can't get to them), check the computer one last time (usually while holding the bunny), then go do a running, flying leap onto my fiance in bed! And then read until I fall asleep.   Are you interested in today's/any recent Tee Fury shirts? There are sometimes ones that I like, though I don't think I've bought any though. I have a couple of Shirt.Woot shirts though - for instance this one.   Princess Bride? Yay or nay? YAY.   Is there any cheesy/non-cheesy Canadian stuff you'd be interested in? Umm, one time my parents brought me these maple sugar candies in the shape of Canada leaves (maple leaves? you know, the one on the flag). They were delicious. Should I be eating them? No. BUT THEY ARE DELICIOUS.   Is there anything you're wanting from LPMP? I do not know what LPMP is.   say you stumbled into Camp Half Blood (or whatever the Roman camp ends up being named <bounces in anticipation>), which god claims you? I feel I identify most with Hestia or Hera, but of course those goddesses don't have demigod children! So probably Hermes or Athena, with a slight possibility of Apollo. It's funny, it's way easier to do this for other people! My brother would definitely be claimed by Hephaestus, my mother by Demeter, my father by Apollo.   What level of contact were you hoping for from your witch? Any! If you do not contact me again until the end of the round package, that is okay. If you contact me every single day through the end of the round, that is also okay (though maybe a bit overwhelming, since I can't always run to thank you for the ecard in the thread immediately, and then I sit through classes/sports games/whatever feeling guilty that I haven't yet). Anything in between is also okay. Whatever you have the time and inclination for! I know just reading my answers to these questions probably takes up much of your SW time allotment.   Sooooo Witchees, have you ever taken that particular personality test? If so, are you an Analytical, a Driver, an Expressive or an Amiable? It says I am Expressive. I don't know about that, I think maybe Analytical fits me better? But a lot of the things in the checkboxes for analytical are just not possible in my work environment. On Meyers-Briggs, I am right on the line between INTJ and ENTJ, and it can go either way depending on how I feel right then. How other people see me depends on whether they think I'm talking because I'm outgoing or know that I'm talking because I'm a nervous chatter.   If you had to decide what your stripper name was, what would it be? Frisky Tyler. *cries*   Babylon 5 I have never gotten into it (scifi blasphemy, I know!). I tried watching it on Hulu a couple of times but I never found it compelling enough to continue. I like pretty much every other major scifi tv show.   What's your favorite classic fairytale? A FAVORITE? I have no idea. Pretty much everything from Grimm's! My fiance says I have horrible, terrible versions of fairy tales stuck in my head, but they're the real ones! I also love art for them - it's always so magical.   Stuff you've been meaning to do: Study. Midterms are NOW and I should have finished all my readings, but I have not.   Colors! What are your favorite colors and what colors do you not like? Pictures and links, people! Teal, turquoise, lavender, purple, silver, light/medium greys, lime green. I don't particularly like yellow or red, I dislike brown, and I HATE taupe and beige.   What is something people are always surprised to learn about you? People who don't know I'm obsessed with scifi are surprised to learn I'm OBSESSED WITH SCIFI. People who mainly interact with me in the scifi/nerdy realm are surprised to learn I'm obsessed with makeup and shoes and stuff like that.   Is anyone else afraid of or creepy out by dummies/puppets/Muppets/etc? Other things you're squicked/freaked by that's best left by the wayside? Dummies, yes, but not the others. I'm terrified of Twinkies. I know, I know, it's a weird fear. BUT THEY'RE SCARY. I also hate chalkboards. It doesn't even have to be fingernails on chalkboards - chalk on chalkboards is bad enough!   Are there any local museums/attractions you keep never getting around to going to? I want to go on dates with the fiance to the Nasher Sculpture Center (to sit in the skyspace, which is super romantic, imo) and the Arboretum, but he won't go until it's not a billion degrees.   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? Sleep!   I love the characterization of an INTJ as a crackpot who doesn't give a damn what people think. Hahaha.     Would you be interested in the #occupywallstreet scent? Oh yes.   Reveal? I will be revealing to my witchee. I like reveals, but if my witch doesn't feel comfortable with it, I will live.   How do you feel about hemp? jewelry, soap, etc? Not really into hemp.   Is there a magazine that you DON'T read because you can't find it near you, but wish you could? No. ... If I couldn't find it near me, how would I know about it to want to read it?     I love the teeny tiny itty bitty ceramic good luck thingies you can get in Chinatown. I have a tiny pink cat that was supposed to bring me luck in love, and a tiny green owl that is supposed to bring me good fortune in work. They're super-cute, and I can be kind of superstitious sometimes.   reusable bags? I have many, many reusable grocery bags. I could ALWAYS use more canvas tote bags though!   What kind of purse do you prefer? Leather, cloth? over the shoulder or crossbody, or something that can do either? Do you like bold bright prints with fun things, or monochrome, solid colours? Leather, over the shoulder (or crossbody, though I haven't had one of those in ages), not too big (but big enough for wallet, hairbrush, paperback book, and random stuff), and in a solid, bright color (NOT YELLOW). I MUST have a pocket on the outside for my iphone and one for my ID card for school (it lets me into parking garages), and they must be easily accessible. It's always nice to have an outside pocket in which to shove random bits of paper people give me, or pens or whatever. Inside, there should be a zip pocket for feminine supplies, and then it's helpful to have pockets for pens or lipstick or whatever. That sounds crazy picky, haha. I use my purses for one to two years. I do not like purses with the brand name or sign splashed all over them. Like, little danglies on the zipper pulls, sure, I'll give you that. But anywhere else on the outside other than maybe a very small thing? No.   I like Fossil pretty much always (even their cloth purses - I used to only use Fossil cloth purses for a long time). My purse from last year was a purple Cole Haan. My current purse is a seafoam Adrienne Vittadini - and I will never be buying this brand again. The strap has broken and the leather has excessive wear & tear. I love the shape and color, but the quality leaves a lot to be desired. Usually I buy my purses at the Dillard's sale. I don't think I could stand to pay full price for one of those things.   Oh! I have been wanting one of those wristlet clutch things for a while. I don't go out dancing or whatever much really, but when I do, it's annoying to not have one of those cute little cute things to put my stuff in. I also need a new wallet.   julep maven monthly boxes: I get them!   Like commercial socks? I basically only wear the really fuzzy kind of socks. Any kind of fuzzy sock is okay with me.   What kind of bear is best? Charmin bears. They look soooooo cuddly.   Is anyone interested in reading The Night Circus? I am interested in reading all books, so yes.   I have a not-so-secret love for The Broship of the Rings. Are there any prints from her store you'd like? OMG YES! From the store, I especially like "Faster, Merlin," "Come along, John," and the Gandalf + Space Gandalf ones.   Who here likes Stephanie Pui-Min Law's artwork? I had never heard of it before, but I like it! I especially like her Virgo painting - finally something Virgo that I actually could see myself owning!   Do you drink wine? Yes. But I think we have the wine covered, as my fiance belongs to a wine-of-the-month club... and it's like six bottles a month.   Witches, did you lament NOT getting one of the condom case/imp cases that got released with the courtesan series??? Nope, have no use for them.   You get a package in the mail containing 3 things you have really wanted more than anything else you've mentioned so far in this thread. (they are all reasonably priced of course! ~$20 or less apiece). What are they?   More than anything else I've mentioned so far? But I've tried so hard to mention EVERYTHING I could possibly want in the whole world! That's a hard one!   1. This teeny tiny felted bunny! Or else this slightly bigger felted bunny. They are SOOOOOOOOO cute. And brown, like Gwen! I just found them on Etsy today and omfg OBSESSED. There is also one of a bunny in a WAISTCOAT and TOPHAT. !!!!   2. This bunch of small sterling jump rings, in 20 ga 2.5mm. Probably only under $20 as long as the silver price stays down, ha!   3. The new Rick Riordan book for my kindle! It should be noted that I will probably buy this before next weekend if I don't already have it in my hot little hands by then, because I'm eager to read it! After that, Divergent by Veronica Roth is something I've been looking forward to reading but have just never bought for myself (probably for reasons like "all monies going to BPAL and switch witching!").   What are you drooling over from the Sock Dreams Halloween stuff? The metallic leggings in silver or black. The fuzzy toe socks in any color. The sheer stripe thigh-highs in pink. Not from the Halloween update, I like the bamboo ribbed or bamboo diamond tights, and any of the leggings (I wear leggings a lot in cooler weather).   What is something totally random (yes, that thing that just popped into your head) that hasn't been covered by any previous questions? I love The Paper Source! I don't know why I forgot this, but I have an obsession with that store. Everything in it is for sure the cutest thing ever. I almost always buy greeting cards there when I need them for any reason. Also! Lots of people seem to be getting Halloween decorations, and as I stated I don't need them, I'll tell you what I do need - CHRISTMAS decorations! I have NONE other than strings of lights! Oh, and a light-up X-wing.   Is there anything you either didn't like or had never heard of that you're now curious to try thanks to the discussion in this thread? lol Sock Dreams! I don't wear socks except in boots, but I wear leggings and tights, and somehow had never connected that they carried those. And the Villainess candles.   Is there anything you would like from Sephora? Umm, EVERYTHING. I have a couple of things listed here, and of those the one I most want is the Tarina Tarantino Shimmer Dust. I have no idea what I'd use it for, but it is SO AWESOME.   Who's interested in Halloween: Montreal? Not me - Smokey scents are generally awful on me.   Any thoughts on the new Villainess update? MORAL DECAY BURN. It sounds amazing.   Is there a rare book you’ve always wanted? This isn't rare so much as random - I collect different versions of Robinson Crusoe, and am particularly interested in illustrated ones. I always look for them at used bookstores.   Is there anything you want to buy yourself but have been too embarrassed (R rated or pg)? Not that I can think of.   Tarot? I don't do tarot.   Is there a movie you want that you don’t own now? Disney's Alice in Wonderland (animated). Oh! Also, A League of Their Own. It was my favorite movie as a kid and I still enjoy it, but somehow I don't own it. Also also, Anne of Green Gables. I've never seen the movie but love the books!   Is there a song on Itunes that you haven’t downloaded yet? Well there are many, many songs on itunes that I haven't downloaded yet! But in terms of one I want and haven't downloaded, eh. Probably so.   Does anyone else like collector Barbies? OMG YES. I already listed my #1 Barbie wish in either my questionnaire or in these questions. I tend to like vintage Barbies more than collector ones. I also love a lot of the Bob Mackie ones, but they're way too expensive for me! Here are some from that website that I like: To Catch a Thief, Sinatra, Kirk & Spock, and in the "I'll have to be satisfied with pictures online" category... Goddess of the Galaxy and Tribute Barbie. 50s-60s Barbies with the winged eyeliner are my faaaaves. I want a blonde one with the bubble-cut hair. My grandmother had one that I played with all the time as a kid (it's the one I put the Guinevere dress on) but it went to my cousin's kids when she cruelly snatched all the Barbie stuff out from under me when my grandparents were dividing up their estate. She took it out BEFORE the official divvying up began, which was CHEATING as I didn't even get a chance to say I wanted it! UGH STILL BITTER.   What small everyday items would you like, that you keep forgetting to get? Haha, I see that DarkAlice answered that she needs a lint roller. I ALWAYS need lint rollers - my rabbit's fur is too fine for any animal brush I've found to pick it up, so when she's shedding, brushing does very little good and I have to lint roll her. This is not mine, but there is a tfln about it, haha. So I'm apparently not the only one!   Question: If you're the MMU type of Witchee, what Geek Chic Cosmetics tickle your fancy? I WANT ALL OF THE THINGS. But I will list just a few. The eyeshadows in Ambassador, Madness takes its toll, Across the Narrow Sea, Born in Fire, The Pointy End, Mind Meld, Frakkin Toaster, and Mana Battery. Of the trios, I like hardcore brown and hardcore blue. Of the blushes, I like Touch Me and Nerdgasm, of the lipsticks, Back to the Fuschia. I am somewhat interested in the Codex foundation and Star Power finishing veil - I am also scarily interested in the green foundation powder (hello, Halloween!). Jesus christ, witch, are you getting the idea yet that I like EVERYTHING EVER OMG? Because seriously.   Are there any DIY / Crafty / Free / Budget items you'd love to get but haven't noted yet? (Or, maybe you'd just like to emphasize something you may have only noted in passing?) I love DIY / Crafty things! I know they often take a lot of time, but if you have a skill you want to show off, even if it isn't something I've mentioned wanting, I'd love to receive something you've made. A Budget thing I LOVE is stuff from the $1 bins at Michaels craft store - they have beautiful notecards, bookmarks, and other things like that, that you'd never expect to find at those prices (and I'm a sucker for notecards, even though I rarely send letters!). Earlier this week I went CRAZY there buying the vintagey notecards. They also currently have Christmas ornaments. I also like headbands from the $1 bin at Target, and headbands/other hair accessories/necklaces from Forever 21. Also I love places like Tuesday Morning, Kohls, etc, for accessories and clothes and things - they have FANTASTIC stuff at low prices. Oh, and Sinful Colors nail polish - it's usually a dollar or two and has fun colors, but I only own two! I can't think of anything free - I suspect if it was free, I'd have already gotten it! (Though, of course, recommendations for books that are free and good - either that are free on kindle or available through project gutenberg or whatever are always loved. One time someone let me know LM Montgomery's The Blue Castle was on Project Gutenberg, and that made me a gleeful Distracts for quite a while. Also, of course, music and movie recommendations. Though I feel like they're less likely to be free than books, and free books are something I can read immediately.)   Also on the subject of something I use every day - I have been using the Yes To Cucumbers makeup removing towelettes recently. I used to never take my makeup off at night and ever since getting these as a bonus in a drugstore.com order, I've been using them. SO much easier than actually washing my face with water and stuff at night!   Also also, I have a wedding coming up if I ever stop being too lazy to plan it. If you have any wedding planning tips, recs for good books (or locations/vendors in the Dallas area), or ideas about things to do if your theme is art deco, peacock colors, or books (all in the mix!), do tell.   Do you own a DSLR camera? Are you interested in a minky camera strap like these? What about anything from Photojojo? I don't own any cameras, personally.   Is anybody else into film photography? Interested in receiving film, supplies, etc from Lomography? No camera.   Are you musically inclined? Do you play an instrument or sing? If so, what? No. The depth of my lack of musical talent is impressive.   Mac using witchees, what computers do you use? What peripherals/accessories do you have and what would you LIKE to have? What do you use your computer for? MacBook Pro and a Dell desktop - the only nonstandard thing I have is a graphics tablet (Wacom Intuos3). I also have one of those padded laptop lap desk thingies so I can put my laptop on my lap. I don't know that there's anything else I need.   Do you like listening to audiobooks? Would you like to receive one, and if you would, what sort of audiobook would you like--or is there a particular audiobook you've been meaning to get? NO. I CANNOT STAND AUDIOBOOKS. ARGH. I AM FILLED WITH LOATHING JUST READING THIS QUESTION.   How many boxes are you hoping for? Umm, I don't know? This is my first switch witch. I am sending my witchee 3 big boxes, and if you look in the pirate and crooked crafting swap threads you can see what I sent and what I received. I think I'm expecting SW to be more stuff total, because it's longer and not constrained by the theme, and also from looking at the IGI thread. But also I'm easy to please. And really have no idea what to expect because I've never done SW before or even watched it going on before, though I was vaguely aware it was a thing. And I know witches vary in what sort of time and resources they have to devote to their witchees.   How do you feel about loose leaf tea in baggies? I mean, I have a TON of loose leaf, would it be okay if I send you samples in some zip lock baggies? Or is that something that would squick you out? Haha, I am absolutely okay with it, as long as it's clearly labeled as to what it is, including the brand, so I would be able to find more if I love it!   How would you feel about getting a custom poster with your favorite quote on it and some cool graphics? I'm an architecture student and can print posters (provided I make them) at pretty much any size using Adobe Illustrator at a low price. Also if you would be interested in this, what quotes would you like? That would be so cool!   What favorite song(s) would you think would translate into a cool or unique scent? Al Green - Love and Happiness - I imagine this smelling kind of like Banshee Beat. The Ronettes - Be My Baby - a wall of scent, consisting at least in part of swirling citrus and berries.   Interested in anything from the Beaver Moon Lunacy update? Beaver Moon!   I sent you with $20 into a drugstore/Walmart (nothing too fancy/imported/expensive, just your average selection), and you are restricted only to the candy aisle. What would you blow it on? The sugarfree oreos. Damn, but they're a good replica of the real thing. And lots of sugarfree gum.   Do you like scary books? What's the best/scariest thing you've ever read? Scary books aren't really my thing, but I do read and enjoy some from time to time. I recently read "Before I Go to Sleep" by SJ Watson, and that was pretty scary.   Tell me about something you like, and why you like it.   Describe your sense of humor.   If you could have a salon scent made, based on any artwork(s) what would it be?   Are there any characters that you love or identify with? Oh gee. Love: Identify with: Princess Leia, Lily from HIMYM, Amy Pond from Doctor Who,
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A question! If you are crafty, what's your personal art style? I'm not talking just about what art you like to look at, but what kind of art do you like creating? Do you have a "process" while you're creating beauty? Um . . . ? As it regards knitting, I tend to obsess. To explain - I'm prepping to start working on a new project, a crescent-shaped shawl similar to this one. I've been picking out the yarn for about a week now, and I stayed up until 2 AM last night, making certain that I had the necessary techniques down. I have an idea of how I want the end product - a bright slash of flame colors, vibrant red beads and the feel of silk and cashmere - but beyond a general feel, I don't have the specifics.   Are there any characters that you love or identify with? Identify with: Fionna Glenanne, from Burn Notice   Pepper Pots, from Iron Man   Love: The cast from Shaun the Sheep   Richard B Riddick, from Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick   Tony Stark, from Iron Man   Amigurumi, yes or no? Yes. Yay for tiny knitted cats, octopi and foxes.   Name your 3 favorite types/flavors of tea 1. Sweet, fruity herbal teas 2. Chai 3. Ginger/ginseng based teas (useful for when I'm not feeling well)   Name your 3 favorite scents for candles Have a good week! 1. Pumpkin 2. Warm spices (cinnamon, cardamon, ginger, nutmeg, all spice) 3. Vanilla     Would you like any ecotools makeup brushes? They're kinda one of my favorite things ever, and they're animal-friendly and the handles are bamboo. And to top it all off, they work really well for applying makeup. I'd be delighted. I have some brushes, but they're starting to die.   Do you like Legos? Especially mini-fig key chains, Lego block keychains, small Lego sets, etc? Yes, yes I do!   Since the previous question about "what would you buy from the Lab if you had unlimited funds, etc" left WAY too much to the imagination with no limitations (my answer was pretty much BUY ALL THE THINGS!), what would you do if you found a $50 bill on the ground and a nagging voice in the back of your mind told you that you HAD to spend it on BPAL or else face Death. Also, say they had free shipping (LOL) so don't factor that in. What would you get? And spend it all! Or as close to $50 as you can get. Hmmm . . . Kill-Devil - 17.50 Baobhan Sith - 17.50 A Picnic in Arkham T-Shirt - 15   Of course, I'd have to mug some poor passerby for shipping and handling money, but it'd be totally worth it.   What are some of your favorite paintings? (famous or undiscovered?) Feel free to link to examples! I . . . . wow, that'll take a while. The short version is I like The Grand Canal by Joseph Turner, Adventurers by Norman Rockwell, the Accolade by Edmund Blair Leighton and a whole lotta stuff on DevArt.   If you could have an image painted for you - sky is the limit - what would it be? *grin* I already answered this question - I'd have art done of my characters. That, or a formal (and slightly fey) portrait done of myself and the boyfriend.   Darling Witchee, would you enjoy farmer's market pickled veggies (green beans, garlic, asparagus, etc) or fresh canned peaches or something of that nature? I would be all over that. Pickles and olives are good, garlic would be nifty, asparagus would go sad and unloved (so would green beans, I'm sorry to say.)   Canned fruit, of any variety, would be glorious. As would fruit butters - I really, really like apple/pumpkin butter.   Do you prefer color or white photographs? Nature or abstract? Color, though specific-color prints can be nifty - I have a really cool black and white picture of a flower, with a single piece of color. Nature prints are preferable to abstract, as I go nuts trying to figure out what the abstract piece 'is'.   Would you be interested in getting fountain pen inks or art supplies via JetPens and or DickBlick? (I know I have a wishlist on JetPens and just love using fountain pens in my artwork.) Pencils and pens are all kinds of useful to me, and fountains pens are fun. Also! Multipens! (My boyfriend gets so cranky when I make off with his favorite pens. I mean, I give them back . . . when I can find them. Which isn't often.)   How would you feel about getting a palette filled with paint from my watercolor tubes but not getting the paint tube itself? How do you feel about getting art supplies in general? (copic markers, watercolor, brushes, paint, sketchbooks etc.) I am . . . artistically-challenged, sadly. I'd be appreciative, but unable to give them a loving home.   -How do you feel about Threadless tshirts? I poked through the site - most of it didn't really appeal to me, but a couple of the shirts were cute. Jinx and ThinkGeek are more my style, really.   If you were turned loose in a basic drug store (CVS, Walgreens - a pharmacy with attached mini-mart, basically!) with a $20 bill, what would you pick up? I'd probably end up with a Reese's Pieces bar (for the boyfriend), a pack of sugarfree, minty gum (for me), a tube of Burt's Bees lotion and some mechanical pencils. If I had a dollar or two left over, I'd grab a paper folder or a skinny binder. (I've found that stuffing knitting patterns into my purse results in wadded-up, unreadable patterns. Folders make me a much happier knitter.)     Dear witchee, how do you feel about lip balm? Favorite style (twist up tube, pot, tube with wand, etc.)? Favorite flavors? Flavors to avoid? Favorite brand? Do you need more right now or are you set? Are you one of those people who could never have enough lip balm even though you have a bowl on your dresser overflowing with them and 10 in your purse and an order for more on the way? *deep inhale* I like lipbalm. I like tubes with wands, squeeze tubes and pots, in roughly that order. I live in a very hot place, so twist-up tubes tend to melt upside down, then be useless.   I like mint, vanilla, chocolate and pumpkin. Not so much on the cherry flavor of lip balm, though I'm generally a fan of cherries. Also, the menthol-y, tingly kinds of lip balm are awesome.   As for brands - on the pricy side, I like Philosophy's lip gloss. Their Caramel Apple and Cinnamon Buns are good, and although I haven't tried them, the I Love Candy Corn and Sugar Sprinkles Funnel Cake looks like fun. (I'm very, very fond of their Red Velvet lip gloss, but I think that's just a winter seasonal item.)   On the less eye-stabbingly expensive side, Bonne Bell's lipLITES are cheap, taste and smell good, and I carry them in my backpack, makeup bag and knitting bag. (I linked to the website, though the last time I got my hands on them, I did so through Ebay.) Anyway, their Mocha Mousse flavor tastes like chocolate and is a really, really great pink color.   I always need more lip gloss, on the grounds that I tend to lose them almost at the same rate as I lose my hair ties. (Which is another thing that I can always use more of.)   A number of Witches on the SW thread mentioned the Long Winter Farm. I'm not familiar with them, but any lip balm that smells like gingerbread, ginger-peach, or hot cocoa, or blueberry crumble or . . . really, any of the flavors, other than pomegranate.   Also, Burt's Bees does some good stuff.   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? Franken polish looks like a lot of fun, and I have no idea what 3 free means. Sunset colors are good - red, vibrant orange, gold, as are metallics in general. Also, glitter is awesome.   What strange misc. items would you love to receive that you just haven't gotten for yourself? Bento box stuff, eyeliner pencils, lace-weight yarn, yarn bowls, d10 dice and dice bags, and of all the random stuff, an American Tribal style bellydance headband and hip scarves.   Would you like/wear a pair of these? If so, what color? Yes, and either in red, green or black.   Is there anyone here who likes toe socks? You know, those socks with a place for each toe? Yes, yes I do!   Sock preferences? Stripes! Thigh-high! (Or ankle-length). Bright, eye-searing colors! Yay for socks!   How do you feel about pumpkin scented things? Not perfume related, but soap, candles, etc.... Pumpkins are love, and they smell (and taste) delicious.   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. *grabby hands* Local candy and tea! Local recipes (anyone else madly fond of meatballs?))   Also, Frey Chocolate. I had a bar of their Cardamon and Cinnamon chocolate and it was glorious - but they don't ship to the US any more. *sadface*.   I hope this doesn't offend anyone, but small religious things - scripts, charms, saint's medals - would be very welcome.   Team Sherlock or team Watson? From the books, Sherlock. From the new movie, Watson. From the TV show Elementary, Watson.   Team Marvel or DC? DC! (Which happens to be my initials, which helps...)   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? Yes! I like cartoon foxes, cartoon fish skeletons, kanjii, arabic script and poetry/lyrics. I wear a size small, but if you were to send me a large or extra large, I could modify the t-shirt to be even more awesome. I really like three-quarter length and long sleeves.     Dear Witchees, are you interested in sample boxes such as The Little Black Box or Sweet Diva boxes? Yep! They look like fun.   Witchee, would you like a framed photograph and of what? Foxes, the aurora, the Pacific northwest forests, Japanese shrines, calligraphy, or castles in Europe.   Anyone going to see any good concerts this fall? Unlikely, though I still have fond memories of when I went to a Josh Groban concert.   Are you looking for a certain kind of DVDs to spruce up your collection right now? Miyazaki films (Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, etc, etc), and action/adventure films. I really like martial arts films and genre films (think Underworld, Priest, Daybreakers or the TV show Supernatural.)   Does anyone like postcards? Is anyone willing to be a Nacho witch for postcards? Postcards are fun and I'm happy to send them out for someone else. I can even do basic calligraphy.   How do people feel about little pocket shrines, maybe something inspirational/motivational to keep in their purses/backpacks/whatever? I'd be delighted to get one. If it helps, I'm very fond of the Fushimi Inari shrine and I hope to both visit there and get an omamori from there at some point.   Do you like Star Trek? Original TV series, films, spinoff series, etc? Favorite characters? I'm not terribly familiar with it, but I am very fond of the new films. Lots of love for Bones and Spock.   How do you all feel about Whoopie Pies? What's a Whoopie Pie?   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 thirteen ear piercings and am very fond of jewelry.   Since this is a Halloween round, what's your Creepy threshold? Are you a cartoon bats and smiley pumpkins person or a skulls-and-bones the-dead-are-rising kind of person? Are your fairytales dark or Disney? When it comes to art, I'm all about the cute black kittens and the smiling pumpkins. I like cute. When it comes to stories, the creepier the better. I read Stephen King as bedtime stories, and I run a horror RPG every week.   How would you feel about gummies? Like, gummy bears? Gummy werewolves? Gummy vampires? I love gummies. Gummy worms, gummy bears, gummy grapefruit (so yummy). I, um, particularly like the clear (pineapple), green (apple/lime?) and yellow (lemon). Gummy cherries!   Gummy grapefruit! *Drooooool*   Witchee: How would you feel about a totally original Gela-skin for your laptop/iPod/phone? Stickers? Decals? Uh, sure. They look nifty.   Anyone love Buffy/Angel? I'm a fan. Not a mega-sized fan, but a moderate sized fan. (And oh, God, I have read soooo much fanfic.)   Doctor Who? Yay or nay? Nay. I've seen a few episodes and it looks like fun, but I'm more into Burn Notice and Dirty Jobs.   Do you like beef jerky, I know some may be vegetarian, but where I live beef is a staple and beef jerky abounds. If so do you it really thin, hard and crunchy or thicker and softer. I'm not very familiar with beef jerky, but it sounds good, and if there are any local/personal favorites, I'd love to try it. (I'm in the thicker and softer camp, btw. )   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'm cool with racy e-cards.   Do you like Star Wars? Original Trilogy? Prequels? Spin-offs? Favorite characters? I admired Han Solo's hind end in the original trilogy, and Amidala's costuming in the prequels, but other than that, I'm not terrible fond. The boyfriend however, is mad about the series as a whole, and the books in particular. His favorite characters would have to be Wes Janson, Hobbie Kilvan, Wedge Antilles and Lieutenant Kettch.   How do you feel about maple syrup? As long as it's actually maple syrup, and not corn-syrup-with-maple-flavor. It's a useful cooking ingredient. (And the boyfriend loves it on his pancakes.)   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? Cookbooks would be very welcome. I have most of the kitchen utensils I need, but the stacking kitty measuring spoons have been calling my name for years.   Honestly, your favorite recipes/cooking tips/cookbook would be very welcome. Or a badass apron. No ruffles, please.   Do you like chex puppy chow or muddie buddies? Would you want to get some from your witch / nacho witch? I'm not terribly fond of it, I'm afraid.   How would you feel about receiving a Groupon deal for something in your local area? If it's for something awesome, sure.   From the Weenie Update....what are you most wanting to try? From the 2013 Halloween update, I have Ookie and Goblin Market on order. I'd like to sniff Theme in Yellow, Dark Pumpkin Mead and A World Where There Are Octobers.   Who's into nail polish? What colors/brands? I like metallic colors, glitters and deep blood reds. No particular brand preference, just please no pinks. Emerald greens and deep glittery blues are always lovely.   Social Media? I have a Facebook account, that's used exclusively to play Frontierville. I won't link it, because no one needs to know the depth of my obsession with little cartoon animals it's boring. My LiveJournal account it similarly empty. Really, I'm most active on the BPAL forums.   Dream candle? Scent, color, type (tealight, votive, pillar, jar, etc.), throw...? Probably a large jar candle with a spiced pumpkin scent. No color preference, as I typically burn them in a quiet corner. I like the smell and the light more than the shape and color.   Do you like knitted goodies? If so, what would you like and what colors? I do! I very much so. Scarves, arm-warmers/fingerless gloves and hats would be awesome. (Mittens, I'm afraid, would get less use. My workplace is terribly overcooled, but I still have to type, so I need my fingers free.) Honestly, a headband/earwarmer like this or this would be very useful. I have a bunch of piercings, some of which are gauged and my ears get cold. (The pictures are from Ravelry, this and this pattern, respectively.)   Blacks and vibrant colors are awesome, pastels less so. If it helps my Ravelry ID is DominiquedelMer and my list of favorites is long. If it helps, I like long/slow variegation.   Would you be interested in homemade edibles that are NOT sweets? Any specifics? I would! Homemade bread, preserves, spice mixes - whatever would be yummy. Pickles and olives are good. I'm allergic to pomegranate, but that's all.   What GC do you live in mortal terror of the lab discontinuing, but never get around to buying? Wanda, Kill-Devil and Baobhan Sith. I have much-loved imps of all three, but I haven't gotten around to buying them. I’d been planning on getting a bottle of Gluttony, but missed out on that one.   Is there a quote (or lyric or part of a poem) that really resonates with you or is your favorite? *shifty look* I have a Word document that's about 120 pages long, of quotes that I like. If I had to pick a few...   Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That's how the light gets in.   -- Fairy stories are more than real: not because they tell us dragons exist; but because they tell us dragons can be defeated.   -- All night I could not sleep because of the moonlight on my bed. I kept on hearing a voice calling: Out of Nowhere, Nothing answered "Yes."   Do you have wishlists for non-BPAL e-tailers? And if so, could you provide a link or a list? My Etsy wishlist/favorite list is here.   Witch, do you use a PC or a Mac? PC all the way.   What is your favorite animal? I like foxes. I mean, from a symbolism perspective, I like phoenixes, but I really like foxes. Also, big, cartoony bees, with wobbly eyes are good. Like this. (Picture cropped from one of Fredrik K T Andersson’s sketches.)   What are you going to be for Halloween? This year, I'll be running a tabletop role-playing game for a group of friends, and handing out candy. If I can arrange it, I'll also attend the block party in my parent's neighborhood, dressed to the nines.   If you could have a piece of oil painting jewelry (pendant, pair of earrings, or ring) with absolutely anything painted on it, what would it be? I'd love to have a Japanese dragon (they're your standard Asian dragon, with three toes), a phoenix, or a fox. If animals aren't really an option, this sigil or morning glories (warning - large image).   If you prefer wall art instead, same question as above. The same, really - dragons, phoenixes, foxes and morning glories. And I like wall art.   How do you feel about nick-knacks? Not terribly fond of them - I have a couple as mementos, but if it collects dust and can't be handled, not so much. I have a few of http://dragonsandbeasties.deviantart.com/gallery/27245844 sculptures, but that's about it.   What traditions (family, holiday, or otherwise) are important to you? Um . . . we do Christmas and what not at my place, but they tend to be full of family drama. My boyfriend's family does Chinese New Year, which is delightful, and I run a boardgame night on Halloween. Also, I make pumpkin bread with my dad on Thanksgiving, and I read the Witch's Spell from Macbeth while mixing the batter.   Do you like going to the movies? I do!   What are your favorite restaurants? Oregano's and Buca de Bepo. (Also, Papa John's. Yay, pizza.) I frequently get lunch from Jamba Juice, if that counts as a restaurant.   Do you play any video games? I play a lot of World of Warcraft and a lot of tabletop roleplaying games, New World of Darkness in particular. As for computer games, I typically go for turn-based strategy games, usually the Civilization series.   Do you like any anime? I'm fond of some of the movies by Studio Ghibli, particularly My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away and Kiki's Delivery Service. I'll watch Azumanga Daioh when I want something cute and fluffy. Beyond that, I’m not really into anime. The boyfriend watches a lot about it.   Do you have an E-reader/iPad/something similar that you need a cover/case for? I have a Nook Simple Touch with a basic cover, but something with leather would be awesome.   How much do you like jewelry? I am very fond of shiny things.   How would you like to receive some of your Witch's favorite recipes, tailored to your likes/dietary restrictions? And specific wants? I would be delighted to get recipes that my Witch is fond of. I love old cook books, and the feeling of having something that someone else has read through and used before.   Do you need any boxes to store your smellies in? What would you store in said hypothetical box--imps, bottles, supplies, all of the above? I have one of these boxes to hold my bottles, but I only have one open slot left, and I just ordered *ahem* several more bottles. I have enough little boxes to hold imps, but I'm running out of space to hold my bottles. Help would be appreciated.   Muppets: yea or nay? Nay   Do you have an affinity for Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, The Far Side, and other comic strips? If so, which is your favorite? I like Calvin and Hobbes and Zits.   Do you like hair things barrettes, headbands, flowers ... I like kanzashi and hairsticks, particularly the carved ones.   Do you like to burn incense? If so, what are your favorite kinds...sticks? cones? resins? What are your favorite scents? I like candles, but incense doesn't do it for me, which is disappointing. I like the idea of incense, (much like I approve of the idea of coffee), but the reality doesn't really work for me.   Harry Potter - a fan? If so, what house are you? Yes, and Slytherin. It's the shenanigans and the cunning.   If you were to receive a gift card, what places would you like to get one from? Um . . . *shifty look* Fascinations? Jamba Juice would get a lot of use - I go there for lunch frequently.   If you RP, tabletop, forum, or otherwise... Do you have any original characters you'd like to see art of? If so, please give information! Even if it's a link to a web page or a profile or picture! I'd like to apologize in advance - I do a lot of tabletop gaming, and I like art. This'll be a long answer.   So, I have a *ahem* number of characters.   Candice The character is a human woman who hunts monsters (generally for very large bounties). She uses guns. Lots of guns, preferably large guns. She's equally fond of rocket launchers, though that tends to result in paperwork.   She's a slightly built Caucasian woman of average height, with long red hair. She has blue eyes, and freckles that she hates. She wears jeans and t-shirts, or semi-military clothing, such as cargo pants, combat boots and sleeveless undershirts. She very seldom smiles and takes herself terrible seriously.   I'm after a general sense of threat or menace, rather than specific details.   If it's at all helpful, she's a Hunter, from New World of Darkness.   Reference pictures: An in-game sketch of her (the art is bad, but the feel is *perfect*), a better, black and white sketch, a delightful color picture   Midori Midori is half fox-spirit and half plant-spirit. (It's a long, long story that boils down to 'a wizard did it, when drunk'.) She's quite young, very playful, and equally likely to look like a young teenager as she is to look like a fox kit. In either form, she has green hair/fur with plants growing out of it, depending on her mood; generally flowers if she's happy and thorns if she's not.   Reference picture: A sketch in green, the Stupid Fox webcomic on DevArt is useful reference material.   Kyouhei The second picture is also based on a friend’s character. He’s a Japanese martial artist, tightly muscled, with a tattoo of a Japanese dragon on his back, on part of one pectoral and along one arm. Generally, he wears sleeveless-shirt or Chinese-style button down shirts. (If muscles + intricate tattoo aren’t appealing, long-sleeved shirts are always an option.)   He has short hair, no piercings, and other than the tattoo and being distinctly Asian, he doesn’t have any identifying marks. He has tan skin, dark hair, and brown eyes.   This character is *happy*. He plays pranks, he pesters people, he makes jokes at hideously inappropriate times and is comfortable with nudity when no one else is (and when everyone else in the party would greatly appreciate it if he were to put his pants back on.)   The style he studies, Chang Quan, emphasizes aerial techniques, so when fighting, he only rarely has his feet on the ground.   The kind of aerial stunts he pulls: -[link] (Large image) -[link]   Tattoos - [link] - [link] - [link]   Reference picture: Black and white sketch   Felix Felix is a Japanese catboy, devious as all Hell, and invariably up to something. He's in his mid-twenties, Japanese and wears a red collar with a silver bell.   Other than cat ears, a tail and slitted pupils, he looks human. He has a moderate build and some visible muscle mass, but he's not ripped or super skinny. He's kept as a pet, so other than a fundoshi and the collar, he doesn't wear a whole lot.   As far as personality goes, he tends to be playful, and very fond of sulking/crying to get his way. Huge wobbly eyes are his favored form of manipulation if he's ever denied anything or if he’s caught raising hell – which happens frequently.   If possible, I'd like him to be messing with a catnip mouse, yarn, or stalking a bug. For this character, chibi-style is perfectly appropriate.   He's based on the Japanese Bobtail breed, and as such his tail is short, only about 8 inches long.   Reference picture: A chest-up sketch, a full body (warning - discreet nudity)   If you could see anything, what would it be? Can be a person, an event, a landmark or monument, an object, etc. And it doesn't have to be on this planet, or in this time period, or in this reality! Um, that's a hell of a question. I wouldn't mind seeing a singularity, or a triangular bubble, but I don't think I'm caffeinated enough to give the question a proper answer.   I was reading through the Switch Witch thread, and a couple of people mentioned how awesome it would be to see Azeroth (the setting of the Warcraft games) in person. I'd love to see/talk to a Naaru. So much glowy.   Is there a particular myth/folktale/legend/fairytale/godstory that you're drawn to? A couple of posters have mentioned the legend of Hua Mulan, which I'm also fond of.   There’s also the story of the koi and the waterfall. To quote the Shadowscapes website, "In Chinese and Japanese legend the lowly carp spends its life trying to swim up the Yellow River. At the source of the river is a great roaring waterfall. If the koi were able to swim up that waterfall, it would be rewarded and transformed into a dragon. Thus, the koi is a symbol of personal advancement, perseverance, determination in the face of impossible obstacles, and inner strength."   Also, stories of kitsune and of Tamamo-no-Mae are delightful. I like playing Tamamo as a sophisticated villainess in some of my tabletop games. She's intelligent, dangerous and utterly ruthless.   When you are having a really rough day, what do you like to do/have to make it a little brighter? I'll curl up on my giant bean bag, watch silly Miyazaki movies (usually My Neighbor Totoro or Spirited Away) and eat udon noodle soup. If it's an option, I'll take a hot bath, slouch around the house in oversized plaid pajama pants and a slinky shirt. Sometimes I'll knit, or read a book. If I can find the DVD, I'll watch Wall-E, which is my catch-all feel-good movie.   What are your thoughts on comics? Any you like? Any you have been wanting to try? Favorite characters? *shifty look* I like the Sandman (and most of Neil Gaiman's stuff), and am very fond of DC comics, particularly the Justice League of America stuff. Oh, and the Flight Comics.   Are you musical? Do you play an instrument, and if so, what? If not, what do you wish you could play or do? I'm not really musical, to my parent's disappointment. I played the flute in high school, and I'd kind of like to relearn it, or the shakuhachi.   Does anyone garden? And if you do, what do you grow? If not, would a starter garden kit be something you'd be interested in? My apartment is small, but I have a window box that's shaded and a balcony that gets full sun. I'd like to try growing some herbs.   Do you decorate for Halloween? Is your decorating taste elegant, kitschy and fun, or scary? I like elegant, though I don't normally decorate. (Me and my boyfriend made an Elder Sign out of Christmas lights last Halloween, but his parents insisted that we take it down, on the grounds that the religious fundamentalists in the area might think it was associated with Satan worship.) This year, now that I have my own apartment, I want to put up pumpkins and lights.   Witchee, do you have any symbols or totems that have special meaning for you? This sigil means a lot to me. (Explaining it would take up at least as much space as the character art question.) Similarly, phoenixes and morning glories carry meaning for me.   Foxes and kitsune mean a lot to me.   Is anyone fond of programs like Adopt a Tree/Highway/Library/Manatee/Acre of Rainforest/etc? I support the goals of the Heifer Project.   Are you interested in anything from the Villainness Bad Apples update? I like the Just Right and the Twistappel soaps.   What #1 actor, director, author and/or musician are you obsessed with? Actor: Vin Diesel and Jet Li Author: Sharon Shin, Clive Barker, Terry Pratchett Musician: Josh Groban, Loreena Mckennitt, Jon Schmidt   If you have a pet, would he/she/they like to receive a treat or a toy as a gift? Does your pet have any dietary restrictions or other preferences w.r.t. said treat? *ahem* Do not not have a cat. That said, I have a boyfriend, and cat toys would be much appreciated, preferably, the kind with feathers and bells, not the edible kind.   What are your top three "I want to try them but I think I'll never get to try them" (or, "I've tried them and I want moar moar moar, but I don't think I'll ever get any") scents/bath oils/sprays? Perfumes: Monster Bait: Closet, Pumpkin Cheesecake, Hellfire, Gluttony, Candy Butcher, Baobhan Sith, Monster Bait: Tokyo Stomp, Monster Bait: Underpants, Love's Philosophy, Lovers in a Ricefield, Lovers with Rutting Cats, Lump of Coal Roomsprays: Cathouse, Okiya, Massage Oil: Ignis   Is there a particular artist and piece that you would like a print of? If so, what is your max size that you could spare on your walls? Shadowscapes art is lovely, in particularly these three pieces. I have lots of open wall space, so size isn't a problem.   If you are in to beauty and makeup related stuff, what kind of stuff do you like? What is your skintone and hair color? Are there any beauty products you've wanted to try but just never purchase? Here's a fairly recent picture, with minimal makeup. A second picture, all dolled up for a costume party. That's about as heavy makeup as a wear (though the black patterns were just for the performance). I love glitter, whether it's lip gloss, eyeshadow or just standard body glitter. Some kind of lip exfoliater might be fun to try, or just various eyeshadows.   Do you like coffee or tea? Would you be interested in trying some different types? I down a lot of energy drinks, some tea and very little coffee (I don't have a coffee make and I worry about the coffee staining my teeth.) I prefer fruity teas, or chai, as I primarily drink those. If you have a different kind of tea that you're particularly fond of, I've be honored to sample it.   Are there any CDs/Albums you've been wanting but haven't bought yet? What format do you prefer? Would you like to receive a mix-CD from your Witch? Josh Grogan's CDs, in particular Closer and any of Hayley Westenra's albums. MP3 format, or CDs would be easiest and I'd be delighted to receive a mix-tape.   Also! Jon Schmidt's music is unutterably lovely. And I don't have any of his music.   Do you enjoy any outdoor activities? Do you have a favorite form of exercise? I live in Arizona and it's ungodly hot here. The less time I spend outside, the better.   Any witchee's with a ravelry account have any favourited patterns that cost money that would be a welcome gift? Yep! The link is here.   Do you work/study at a desk and enjoy interesting or cute office supplies? I do!   Witchee, are you a fan of musicals? If so, which ones? I like Les Misérables in particular.   Are you going away for any part of this round? Nope, I should be here for the entirety of it.   Do you have an Etsy shop? Do you know of any Etsy shops that are Switch Witch friendly? I have an Etsy wishlist here, but no Etsy shop of my own.   Do you mind lightly used goods? I'm very comfortable with used goods.   Would a gift or a postcard from Disneyland make you squee with delight or puke into your mail box? It'd get a smile, but I'm not wildly fond of Disney. (Pixar, and Studio Ghibli are different stories...)   What are your favorite types of Halloween candy? Erm . . . I'm trying to ratchet back the candy. Milk chocolate stuff? (I really like pumpkin, but I dunno if something like pumpkin butter counts as Halloween candy.)   Do you prefer soap or shower gel? Please give examples of your favorite scents or brands. Philosophy makes some excellent stuff. I Love Candy Corn, Harvest Spice, Caramel Apple, Autumn Air.   Also, Villainess makes similarly excellent stuff. Pyromania, Dulces en Fuego, Ginger Snapped   LUSH's solid state shampoos are also fun. Seanik, and New.   I'm not familiar with Paintbox Soaps, but they looks shiny.   How do you like your chocolate? For example with nuts, mint, peanut butter, caramel? With raspberries! Also, cinnamon. Preferably not with peanuts or peanut butter, but pecans are yummy. Also, I prefer milk and semi-sweet chocolate, rather than dark.   Beads! Do you use them? Would you want some? What sorts of beads do you like? I love beads! I knit, so brightly colored crystal beads, or big pendant style beads would be lovely. In short, if it's shiny (but not pink), I'll be all over it. I prefer beads with slightly larger gauges, as I usually work with larger thread/yarn.   Also! Lapis and silver beads, in the Afghan style - I like belly dancing.   Would you like a hand dyed or hand painted scarf or wrap or other item? If so, what colors/designs/fabrics do you like? I like silky, and I like drape-y scarves and shawls. As for colors, I like bright, jewel tones.   Examples of colors, go! http://www.twistedfiberart.com/v/vspfiles/photos/categories/85.jpg http://www.twistedfiberart.com/v/vspfiles/photos/categories/215.jpg http://www.twistedfiberart.com/v/vspfiles/photos/categories/334.jpg http://www.twistedfiberart.com/v/vspfiles/photos/categories/110.jpg http://www.twistedfiberart.com/v/vspfiles/photos/categories/141.jpg http://s55.photobucket.com/albums/g148/aquagirl1300/?action=view¤t=2142.jpg http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g148/aquagirl1300/2232.jpg http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g148/aquagirl1300/Tao-OctoberAfternoon.png http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g148/aquagirl1300/20090920160200-RCHW2_galaxy_map800.jpg http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g148/aquagirl1300/2717513321_91d9b4eee0_o.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/197/475942493_ecf4312fe1_z.jpg http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/WithAnEye/71592297/DSCN0989_medium2.JPG   Failing that, black and blood red are always, always good options.   This was a question before, but does anyone here like stones? Just pretty polished stones for use in whatever purposes? I'd be all over a good chunk of lapis, obsidian, bloodstone or malachite, if it was well polished.   And another question; anyone like anything in particular from Think Geek? The caffeine t-shirt (*ahem* I wear a size small...) Caffeinated bodywash! Snuggles!   Pinterest, do you have boards you want to share or are you following anyone with great boards you want to share? Here's my board. . .   Would you like to receive e-books? And if so, in what format? I have a Nook that takes books in .epub format, and I have a Kindle platform on my cell phone and laptop, in addition to being able to handle .doc and .pdf formats.   If you have kids, would you be interested in getting things for them? And if so, what are they interested and what sizes are the wearing now? No children.   Would you be interested in a felted handbag? Do any of these styles appeal to you? My backpack (and the much beloved laptop it carries) goes everywhere with me, so I don't get much use out of purses, I'm afraid. A many-pocketed messenger bag might get some use, but probably not a purse.   Are there are patterns, motifs, etc that you especially like? A couple of other people mentioned sari prints, which are lovely. Art Nouveau is lovely.   As are big, fat, googly-eyed bumblebees . What? They're cute. Don't judge me. *shifty look*   Witchee, would you be interested in having a special tea cup/coffee mug/glass to drink out of? I'd be delighted! Preferably, a big soup cup, or a tiny tea cup for chai, but if you find something nifty, I'd be honored to have it. I'm lefthanded, if that matters.   I like glass cups, as they let me see exactly what color the tea is. (I have this one tea, that's brilliant pink...) Picture cheerfully yoinked from Google.   If you're a tea drinker, is there any specific tea you would like to receive, not just the kind/flavor but also the type/packing--i.e., tea bags, loose tea, compressed, etc? Loose-leaf fruity stuff. Oh! And anything that's heavy on the ginseng and ginger (it's helpful when I'm not feeling well.) Also, chai, preferable loosely.   Um, blooming teas are always lovely.   Anyone here like caramels? Sea salted caramels? I don't mind caramel on ice cream or something, but caramel by itself has a habit of yanking my fillings out and that gets horrifyingly expensive. Please, no caramels.   How would you feel about kitchen towels and other similar household objects, if they are pretty or a souvenir? White muslin/linen tea towels are always handy, and if you find something cute, I'd love to have it.   How did you dress up for your last party or compulsory-formal-dress occasion? *ahem* I'm so glad you asked. There was a costume party back in July, and well, I take my costumes seriously. I wore a bindi, I got covered in henna, I paid waaaay to much for that skirt. And I had a lot of fun.   And then there's the Chinese dress (warning, large picture is large). I really should have ironed it....   Do you enjoy puzzles/riddles? (Cryptograms, Sudoku, Crossword, Jigsaw, etc) *shifty look* I'll play Sudoku on my phone, if I'm bored enough, but for the most part, mazes and crosswords just make me cranky. Puzzles are fun, though.   Any interest in works of writing? Short stories/flash fiction and the such? I'd be delighted to get some. Poetry, descriptive scenes and short stories/drabbles are always fun. I can rattle off all the genres I like, if that would help...   Can you sum yourself (whether it be personality, life's goals, ethics, whatever) in 10 words or less? *blink* Um . . . . probably not?   How about little bottles of booze? Ya wanna? What kind? I don't drink, but little bottles of extracts would be put to good use.   What are your views on fudge and brownies? (Also, if you live in a warm place, where the fudge might melt, that'd be helpful to know. Or, if you're diabetic and fudge is death, that'd be useful to know, too.) What about mochi? I love all three. Fudge is best when it has chocolate in it - I'm less fond of the white chocolate/caramel versions of fudge. Brownies are best chewy, if that's an option, and peanut butter free.   I live in Arizona, so my mailbox gets really warm, but if the package is insulated, the fudge should be okay.   Mochi is love and is devoured accordingly. If I were to get some, I'd be all kinds of happy.   Anything from the Trading post update ya'll are liking? Not really. The 2013 update didn't really grab me.   Does anyone like kimchi? *flees* I like pickles and olives, but I am not a kimchi fan.   Would you be interested in a sample box (from somewhere like Birchbox or loosebutton)? I'd be delighted!   Paintbox Soapworks - anything you're interested in, in general or from the latest update? I'm not really familiar with Paintbox, though it looks lovely. From wandering their site, Gingermilk, Smiling Jack, the Queen is Dead, Indian Summer, Big In Japan, the sample set (with, say, The Queen is Dead, Big in Japan, Gingermilk, The Englishman and The Charming Man.)   Do you guys have any sports that you follow obsessively? How about favorite teams and/or athletes? *ahem* I love men's synchronized diving and gymnastics. A whooooole lot. But for actual team sports, not so much.   How do you feel about notebooks/journals/stationery? Anything you need or particularly like? Folders and binders! I run a variety of tabletop games, so folders for character sheets (and knitting patterns) always find uses. Um . . . I like leather? Leather-bound folders/books/binders are always lovely. Like so.   Does confetti/glitter make you angry or fill you with glee? Glittery make-up/lotion is glorious, envelope-full-of-confetti not so much.   How do you feel about stuffed animals/plushies/general soft, cuddly things? If you like them, what kind of animals would you be interested in? Foxes and otters. I like plushies, I just don't have a whole lot of space for them.   And I just thought - how interested would you be on somewhat personalized bottle cap labels? Sure? I read through the post and I'm still not precisely certain what they are, but the certainly sound nifty.   When you're miserably sick (*sniffle, cough!*) what are the things that comfort you the most? Sweet, hot tea, a soft microfiber blanket and a ragingly hot shower with scrubby things - either good soap, or some kind of sugar scrub. Also, pain meds, but that's not really something for the Switch Witch. Um, massages are also good, and I'm low on massage oil.   Chicken soup - or recipes - are also very helpful.   What constitutes ultimate luxury to you? Having my hair styled in a salon and wearing hair ornaments. Warm, soft towels after a hot bath. The feel of silk, alpaca or cashmere yarn/fabric. After having given it some thought, I think I associated luxury primary with textures and colors - silk, cobalt glass, the rainbows bouncing off of crystal. (Also, pancakes and fruit salad first thing in the morning, prepared by someone else.) Painted silk wall-hangings.   Dark chocolate and fresh raspberries, and someone to share the taste with.   Also, a bathtub big enough for the boyfriend and I to be comfortable, with sufficient hot water. I really want to visit a ryokan at some point.   Do you blog? Would you like a header for your blog, a layout, etc? I don't blog.   Would you be interested in a handmade bookmark? I'd be delighted to receive one.   What do you really NOT want? Bows, frilling things, pink stuff. Coffee. Scents with vetiver. Food with pomegranate in it. Knick-knacks. (I like trinkets that can be worn, but if they can't be used or worn, they don't do much for me.) Liquorice-flavored stuff.   Witchee; interested in anything from Lush? I really like their solid shampoos and massage bars. I take more showers than baths so the bath bombs wouldn't get a whole lot of use. The shower jellies look like fun, though.   Miscellaneous: The boyfriend is from New Mexico and is *mad* about Hatch green chilis. If you have recipes that use them, they'd be cheerfully accepted.   *ahem* I've noticed a number of comments on the forum requesting not to recieve products tested on animals. Although I completely respect this, I like fur, leather and meat. A great deal. (Particularly beaver fur, good lord, that stuff is lovely.)   You have to place a Lab and Trading Post order. Right fuckin' now. No spending limits. What do you buy? [Warning long answer is very long!] Well, after I get over the heart palpitations, I'd get -   (Never sniffed, and curious) Dawn: Mother Det. Patrick Gleason The Curator Mommy Fortuna Detestable Putrescence War Hunter Kaidan Molly Grue Sara Pezzini Mama Ji Lemon-Scented Sticky Bat The Fox-woman Kuzunoha Leaving Her Child Three Brides Cupid Complaining to Venus Itasô Kansei Nenkan Jorô No Fûzoku Fox Fires on New Year's Eve at the Garment Nettle Tree at Oji Kiyohime Changes From a Serpent Schlafende Baigneuse Spirit of the Komachi Cherry Tree Kyoto Moscow Shanghai Dirty Dwarf Elf Gnome! (C'mon, it has ginger,nutmeg and lube in it! How can I resist?) Mage Rogue (Probably a couple of bottles. I'm required to like it, on principle) Chaotic Evil Miskatonic University Belle Vinu Prunella Alice's Evidence The Dodo How Doth the Little Crocodile Katharina Tamora Persephone Black Phoenix Hell's Belle Hellcat Kuang Shi Maenad Scherazade Zephyr Embalming Fluid Hunger Jezebel Kabuki Araw Ng Mga Patay Autumn Cider Devil's Night Elegy IX: The Autumnal Pumpkin Princess Samhain Regina Erebi The Golden Apple of the Sun The Green Apple of Venus The Glittering Apple of the Stars The Changeling An Incubus Leaving Two Sleeping Women Muse of the Night Sentimental Initiation The Ta-Ta   (Want more of) Vice Queen Alice Lady MacBeth Kali Lilith Aglaea Baobhan Sith (*ahem* A couple of bottles...) Kitsune-Tsuki Kumiho Wicked Bliss Fae Grand Guignol Kill-Devil (A couple of bottles. It's so gloriously sweet on me.) Velvet Ladon Bordello Carnal Les Bijoux Wanda Pumpkin Latte
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Switch Witch Questions Part III: Nikki has a lot of feelings.

September 30th   Witchee, would you like anything from this particular Haunt update?   I don't understand the point of Haunt, truth be told. All this fuss over products that only like five people are able to get.   Who's interested in Halloween: Montreal?   I'm indifferent.   You get a package in the mail containing 3 things you have really wanted more than anything else you've mentioned so far in this thread. (they are all reasonably priced of course! ~$20 or less apiece). What are they?   Hmmm.   Some sort of carnelian jewelry--ring, bracelet, pendant, whatever. A ring would be especially nice. Some dyed silk ribbons. I don't know what the hell I'll do with them, but I saw some on Etsy once that I just LOVED. A girl can dream. A tin of snowbud white from Adagio. Siiigh. Love in a cup.     how do you feel about hemp? jewelry, soap, etc?   I like hemp. I do not like hemp when some idiot decides to store one of my giant balls of the stuff for the winter by wrapping the loose end in DUCT TAPE and then I have to cut off like 10 feet because it's covered in duct tape gunk and--ahem. Sorry. Flashbacks to unpacking inventory at camp. I like hemp jewelry, hemp soap, whatever. Good stuff.   September 29th   What kind of purse do you prefer? Leather, cloth? over the shoulder or crossbody, or something that can do either? Do you like bold bright prints with fun things, or monochrome, solid colours?   Any material is fine. Crossbody is preferable. I gravitate to bright and bold, and there is not a single fuck given about whether it goes with my outfit. My current purse is an absolute beast. Have I already talked about this purse? It's purple and has llamas on it.   julep maven monthly boxes:   It sounds interesting. My style profile thingy says I'm "Boho Glam."   Your favorite restaurant or type of food to eat out. Would you use a restaurant.com voucher? Groupon?   Sushi and Italian, probably.   Like commercial socks? I love socks so much.   What kind of bear is best?   A gummy bear! No, probably a polar bear.   Is anyone interested in reading The Night Circus?   It sounds interesting.   Hershey's Pumpkin Spice kisses?   I didn't know these were a thing. I'd totally try some.   I have a not-so-secret love for The Broship of the Rings. Are there any prints from her store you'd like?   I do not think I need any prints, but bwahahahaha this is funny!   Who here likes Stephanie Pui-Min Law's artwork?   Siiigh. Love! I seriously considered buying her tarot deck when I went shopping for the one I'm currently using.   Do you drink wine?   Yes. Yes I do.   Is it just me who is nervous at revealing herself to her witchee, and finding out who her witch is?!   I am a little nervous, I think. But I've been trying to be really good to my witchee. I'm not nervous about finding out who my Miss Witch is, though. Such awesomeness is not to be feared.   Witches, did you lament NOT getting one of the condom case/imp cases that got released with the courtesan series???   There were condom cases?   I recently saw candy corn in non-candy corn flavors like CHOCOLATE and CARAMEL APPLE. It's not a fancy brand, I just saw it in the drugstore, but who here would like something like that?   I do not know how I feel about this. I would totally try some, though.   September 28th   JONES SODA CO has LE soda packs for The Guild, Buffy, D&D, So Cute, etc. Would you be interested in these, Witchee?   I'm good, I think...wait, there's a soda pack for The Onion? AWESOME.   It's Banned Books Week! Are there any books on the list you'd be interested in checking out?   I've read quite a lot of them, truthfully. And there are several more that I haven't read but own and am working toward reading.   I have just been enlightened to THESE. Are these flavors relevant to your interests?   Clove Cigarette, Dead Sexy and Rose Citrus are all very relevant to my interests. Also relevant to my interests: the Honey Blossom, Sweet Cream and Candied Violette bonbon lip balms.   September 27th   What is something people are always surprised to learn about you?   Probably that I am pagan. If you met me in person, you'd have no idea. I don't advertise it much.   So who else watched Babylon 5?   Not me.   If you had to decide what your stripper name was, what would it be?   Hahaha. If I went by the formula mentioned in the thread it'd be Katie Carthage. I suppose I could use one of the names of the pets we had when I was born, but which one? Bat Carthage is the best, I suppose...   Sooooo Witchees, have you ever taken that particular personality test? If so, are you an Analytical, a Driver, an Expressive or an Amiable?   I took it once and got Analytical, took it again and got Expressive. I'm ruthlessly organized and precise and nitpicky about things in the work environment, but I'm also very good at fixing people's personal problems and stuff. This summer, my boss would often be like, "...Go fix this for me" and I'd go and sort out problems for her.   Is anyone else afraid of or creepy out by dummies/puppets/Muppets/etc? Other things you're squicked/freaked by that's best left by the wayside?   I am absolutely terrified by anything with more than eight legs. You know what I'm referring to. I had A Traumatic Experience with one of Those Things when I was a wee child, and I've never recovered.   ...It fell into the bathtub with me. It had like fifty thousand legs and THEY CAN SWIM.   what level of contact were you hoping for?   I didn't really know what to expect. I wanted a witch who would contact me semi-regularly and just talk to me. I've got some things I'm dealing with right now that are kind of challenging, and getting the little ecards from my witch makes it easier to keep on trucking. I'm happy with my witch, though.   Are there any local museums/attractions you keep never getting around to going to?   I've never been to the NC Museum of Art. Or to Carowinds, for that matter.   September 26th   Is there any kind of international candy you love or would like to try?   I had the most amazing candy from either Brazil or Colombia this summer--it was like these tiny little packages of super-silky caramel that one of the international staff brought. You bit off the corner and then could just suck the caramel out. Heavenly. I also adore Colombian coffee candies.   What is something totally random (yes, that thing that just popped into your head) that hasn't been covered by any previous questions?   I have fallen in love with Alexander Rybak. If you want to enlist an European nacho witch's help, Miss Witch, I would LOVE to receive him in my final gift. Not just his music--HIM. He's pretty. Make sure he comes with his violin, okay?   Is there any cheesy/non-cheesy Canadian stuff you'd be interested in?   There's a lot of Canadian stuff out there. I have no idea where to begin.   If you were to go here and create your very own chocolate bar, what might it have in it?   Milk chocolate with cinnamon, cardamom, sea salt and cayenne pepper. Dark chocolate with the same combo as above. White chocolate with lavender, candied rose petals, and pecans. Milk chocolate with diced lemon peel, cayenne pepper, sea salt...   Is there anything you're wanting from LPMP?   I am not familiar with this.   say you stumbled into Camp Half Blood (or whatever the Roman camp ends up being named <bounces in anticipation>), which god claims you?   Hestia, Athena or Poseidon. September 25th   Stuff you've been meaning to do:   Get a tattoo. I had an appointment but chickened out. I was stressing about font choices and was also stressing about the cost. I am saving my money for a plane ticket, Miss Witch.   Would you be interested in regional jams, jellies, or other preserves?   Yes! That sounds delicious.   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?   I tend to be a little obsessive about showering/bathing. I have to read a few pages of my book before sleeping as well.   Are you interested in today's/any recent Tee Fury shirts?   Today's shirt features Cthulhu. I like Cthulhu!   Princess Bride? Yay or nay?   SO MUCH YAY.   What's your favorite classic fairytale, witches?   I answered this in thread! Because it was my question...   September 24th   how do you feel about ethical animal fiber, i.e. wool and the like?   I do not have a problem with this.   What about little wee creatures for your desk or mantel?   There is not a thing about that sentence that doesn't fill me with squee.   Look down. What are you wearing, right now?   Well, I answered this in thread too, but that was then and this is now and I never have a problem babbling about myself. I am wearing a bright blue tank top with lace detailing at the neck, these really horrendous old sweatpants that were ALSO the victim of drive-by tie-dyeing, Agape and my friendship bracelet.   Kerchiefs?   Those are SO CUTE, I'm going to find a way to make one for MY witchee!   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?   That pretty much WAS this past weekend. I went shopping with my daddy yesterday and today I lounged in bed, read some, did some writing, and watched a hockey game.   September 23rd   Is there anything you'd like from the Mütter Museum Store?   THERE'S A SLEEPING SICKNESS GIANT MICROBE?! WHY DID I NOT KNOW THAT.   I just noticed that Cocoa Pink has 5 ml Perfume Atomizers. Yay or nay? Scents you would like? Scents you would NOT like?   Scents I would probably like: Black Vanilla, Moonlight Tiare, Naughty, Porridge Pie, She's a Peach!, Sigh, White Crane. Those are ones I can tell pretty easily I'd like--anything else I'd have to smell first.   what's your favorite kind of pizza?   Mmmm. The white broccoli alfredo pizza from the Brew & View in Asheville--alfredo sauce, broccoli, onions, tomatoes. YUM. Or, if I'm eating meat, the Funky Chicken--barbecue sauce, red onion, bacon, chicken. AMAZING.   who are your style/fashion icons? post pics if you want!   I don't really have any. My fashion tastes vary too much.   Are there any food items you're craving/aren't able to find around your area?   A legitimate Maine lobster roll. Siiigh.   September 22nd   If you're interested in a handmade pouch/cover for an item you have (phones, tablets, books, keys, kettles...), what would your ideal pouch/cover have? Design, material, additional functionality/features like pockets or lights or secret hidey-holes?   Something for my Nook would be nice. I have a plain blue leather case for it right now. I'd love something with bold colors--literary quotes, perhaps, like maybe "To lose her heart" from "The Girl That Circumvented Fairyland In A Ship of Her Own Making". As far as design, it'd just need to be open on the bottom so I could plug in the charger cable, and open on top for the power button. And a pocket inside would be lovely. I have some hockey cards riding around in my Nook case right now.   Would you like a photo collage based around your interests/favorite colors/favorite themes?   Sure, why not?   If you're crafty, are you interested in spoonfeather? And if so, what things there delight your eyes?   Spoonfeather is really cool, but WHY SO EXPENSIVE.   Colors! What are your favorite colors and what colors do you not like? Pictures and links, people!   Blues, purples, greens (any shade of those three, I love my cool colors), black/white/silver, pure shades of red/crimson/scarlet. I don't DISLIKE orange or yellow, but they have to be certain shades for me to go "Oooooooh" over--like, really warm peaches, corals, terra cottas, etc. Bold buttery yellows. I dislike the brownish-taupey colors. Blech.   What is your favorite word?   I have LOTS. Ethereal, effervescent, Byzantine, iridescent, luminous, pearl, incessant, shimmer,   What are the feelings on arm warmers? Color, style, texture, length?   I've never tried any! You'd have to introduce me.   Do you like tarts? tealights? jar candles? votives?   Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. But for fragrant candles I prefer jars.   What's your favorite flavor? Sour, sweet, bitter, salty?   Salty like the sea.   So, are there any online gaming witchees who covet purchasable in-game items or other gamer-y stuff? (yup, geek question)   No, ma'am.   Anyone doing anything cool for Mabon (or the start of fall, if you aren't pagan?   I made soup. I'm a kitchen witch. My rituals aren't usually huge.   What is your favorite coffee blend at Starbucks? If you don't have one, what is your favorite roast of coffee?   My dad often gets me a white chocolate mocha on the weekends. I like chai tea lattes and those magical mocha coconut things as well. September 21st   Cthulhu: yay or nay?   IA IA CTHULHU!   Is there something that you wish you could do, but you keep putting it off?   There are things I'd like to do, but mostly it's all about time and money.   Put your current mp3player (I am the anti-apple, so no ipod ), winamp playlist, what have you, on shuffle, list the first 10 songs:   I answered this one in the thread!   Witchee, have you made (or are you planning to make) any Lab or Trading post orders soon? And if you did (or plan to), you should share what you're getting.   I am not, unless I get my decants of Ghosts in Love/Le Revenant and fall in LOVE.   Do you have any interest in rocks? Not like, polished colorful stones.. but like... rocks. With geologic significance!   Yes, especially if there is magnificent trippy-hippy meaning attached to them. I am easily amused.   If your witch were to knit you a scarf/shawl/cowl, which would you prefer, and what features would you want? Would you prefer something light and drape-y or thick and warm? What kind of colors would you prefer? Do you have any fiber allergies or preferences?   If a shawl--something light and drapey. If a scarf, warm and thick. If using wool, please choose a blend with a little synthetic fiber mixed in so it's not quite as itchy. As far as colors go...my coat is a light ivory, so preferably bright and bold. I am fantasizing about bold reds these days because whenever I go yarn-shopping for myself I end up going berserk for the blues/greens/purples.   If you have a pet, could you please post a photo of it? I really need to see what your pet, if you have one, looks like.   She's really terrible about posing for pictures. Just picture: round black furbomb with a white bowtie and an attitude problem.   Do you like/own/wear/want fairy wings or something of the like?   Oh my god. I would LOVE fairy wings.   How do you feel about terrariums?   I think they're wonderful!   What's your favorite horror movie?   As in legitimately scares the shit out of me? The Exorcist. That I actually enjoy watching? (I'm not sure it's really a horror film, but whatever) The Village. I LOVE THAT MOVIE.   If your witch was the practical type and wanted to include one or more of your everyday essentials, what would those include? I'm talking about the bath products, lotions, face lotions, teas, food, etc that you really use every day.   Let's see... Bath products: I use Wylde Ivy bar soaps (though right now I'm using some other random orchid-scented goat's milk bar soap). Herbal Essence shampoo (the blue coconuty kind) and conditioner (that AMAZING purple stuff for curl-taming). I mix up my own sugar scrub once a week on Fridays. Face products: Burt's Bees's garden tomato soap and toner; Burt's Bees herbal blemish stick where applicable. Tea: I favor Irish breakfast tea in the morning, that or a yummy chai. Food: I go through gum and mints at a shameful rate. Irish breakfast tea in the mornings.   Jane Austen .. Yay or Nay?   YAY. In a HUGE WAY.   I put up quotes I love in my office and studio to get me going, They range from goofy to sarcastic to inspirational... Are you interested in a hand painted quote? Do you have one in mind, or a topic in mind?   Oh, my, yes! I love this quote by Rumi: "Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray." Or the pair of couplets that I have ALWAYS loved from Shu Ting's "Fairytales." The heart may be tiny But the world's enormous.   and   The world may be tiny But the heart's enormous.   Do you like period or period-styled paraphernalia? Stuff like postcards, notecards, jewelry, office supplies, what-have-you?   YES YES YES YES YES. Prissy, ridiculous Victoriana ahoy.   If you like manga, comics, and/or graphic novels, what is it about them that you like, in general? The story, the art/style, etc?   I do not generally care for manga, etc.   If you could choose a Smack, what would it have in it?   ...A Smack?   if you could have a salon scent made, based on any artwork(s) what would it be?   Hmmm. Any of the paintings that have been posted in the thread, especially the Waterhouse ones. Siiiigh. But in light of our conversation about the Brandywine River Museum..."The Gaggle." Can't you just picture it? Soft white musk, light airy (feathery?) florals, something bright and sparkling...   ...also, I am obsessed with geese.   Are you scientifically curious and/or process-oriented? Would you like a project-type gift that allowed you do do something like make soap from scratch, take and (nontoxic-ly) develop photographs using a pinhole camera, use plant dyes on yarn or fabric, etc.?   YES to soap from scratch/plant dyes. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. /biology major   What's 'your' song/your theme song?   It really depends on my mood. But when I am happy!Nikki, like really and truly happy, the song that best encapsulates my personality in that mode is BT - "Lullaby For Gaia". It has the same bubbly, effervescent quality.   What would be your superpower?   Being able to fly over the land and just magically fix people's emotional shit. Wouldn't that help everyone?     Witchee, would you like a gently used BPAL tshirt?   Sure, why not?   Do you like homemade snack mixes? I know Puppy Chow was mentioned in a previous question, but what about healthier and more natural type snacks like granola or trail mix? You can put a lot of delicious and fun things into trail mix, yeah? If you say "Sure, I'd love some!" what kinds of things do you like/not like in those kinds of snacks, ie coconut flakes, raisins, certain nuts (allergies??), candy, etc. Give us your list of DO's and DON'Ts!   There's really not much I don't like with regards to trail mix and granola. I sincerely cannot think of anything. Well. I don't really like wasabi-flavored things. I was eating wasabi peas once and the wasabi was just something to be endured. I do like spicy things though.   Do you like charm bracelets? If you had a bracelet, what sort of charms would you want on it? Favorite hobbies, symbols, whatever?   I love charm bracelets! It would really depend on what kind of charms were out there. I love my birth gem (pearl!), I love cats and books and music and microscopes and hockey and writing and birds (GEESE...and falcons) and water and camp and...yeah. It's not difficult to find things that I like. Shopping with me is an adventure.
Cielamara

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Just general info for my witch

Hi there witch I hope your ninja stalking is going well. I apologize for being a bit of a wet blanket at times. This past few months has been a rough period in my life and some days it just totally overwhelms me. Due to my anxiety issues I have no one in real life to talk to about stuff like this, the few people close to me are the ones I need to mentally support or protect. So I might dump it here as its easy and I can be the quivering bowl of insecure, sad, self-conscious jello that I really feel like sometimes.   OK now back to the fun. I said this on the thread, but there are so many pages I just want to make sure you realize I expect nothing fancy or expensive. I am a window shopper everything I like goes on my wishlist as you never know I may meet someone who will have to buy me goodies or win the lottery. If you are crafty I would be thrilled what ever amazing things you might create. If you are not crafty garage sales and thrift stores are my normal place to shop. My entire wardrobe is almost completely second hand. OK my scent wishlist has quite a few very rare scents. I do not expect them from you, again it is just what I do with wishlists.I tried to put some easy to find LE's as well as general catalogue on there as well. I really have the most difficult time picking scents so would love some help with imps from whatever company you may have lying around. I also am trying some of the new weenies and somewhere posted some Arcana scents I would like to try. I think the most important thing to say though I may seem a flake and yes I am one, but one who is so very thrilled to have someone take the time to do something special for her; you cannot imagine how much I appreciate it.   If you are crafty I am VintageTreasureChest on ETSY so you can see what crafty things I like. Oh I love foreign newspapers especially Asian or French I am learning decoupaging or am at least messing around with it and want to try somethings with newspaper. I also love really old magazines from the 1900 to around 1940's. especially if they are over-sized I live in a small town, but sometimes find them at garage sales. So if you happen to see any, maybe you can think of me.   Anyway I just want to thank you for taking the time to think of me to my witch. .
mojomomma

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More SW questions answered.

What's your favorite horror movie? I love scary movies. Here's what I have or would rewatch- Skeleton Key, the one with Nicole Kidman where she didn't know she was ghostie, The Orphan, Pan's Labyrinth. OMG Pan's Labyrinth.   If your witch was the practical type and wanted to include one or more of your everyday essentials, what would those include? I'm talking about the bath products, lotions, face lotions, teas, food, etc that you really use every day. I drink vanilla almond tea almost everyday, but I'm kinda a tea snob and don't do lipton or celestial seasonings. I've been using villianess soaps alot lately. I use Curly Kinky brand products in my hair and can always use more bobby pins.   I put up quotes I love in my office and studio to get me going, They range from goofy to sarcastic to inspirational... Are you interested in a hand painted quote? Do you have one in mind, or a topic in mind? we are currently looking for a quote to place above our front door (on the inside).   o you like period or period-styled paraphernalia? Stuff like postcards, notecards, jewelry, office supplies, what-have-you? lmao, I was thinking period=menstration. Sorry. I like art noveu, and kinda dark victorian.   What would be your superpower? I think I would walk on water. Or better yet, have the ability to pull out a soaking size tub out of my pocket and magically fill it with hot water. *sigh*   Do you like charm bracelets? If you had a bracelet, what sort of charms would you want on it? Favorite hobbies, symbols, whatever? I'd like it but have manormous wrists.   A question! If you are crafty, what's your personal art style? I'm not talking just about what art you like to look at, but what kind of art do you like creating? Do you have a "process" while you're creating beauty? I have spaces set up for stained glass, jewelry, and darkroom access. I am finding that I collaging with all of those.
faithsstuff

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Switch Witch questions

Cthulhu: yay or nay? I've never read Lovecraft but would...   Is there something that you wish you could do, but you keep putting it off? Take that shoemaking workshop.   Put your current mp3player (I am the anti-apple, so no ipod ), winamp playlist, what have you, on shuffle, list the first 10 songs: I put this in the SW thread.   Witchee, have you made (or are you planning to make) any Lab or Trading post orders soon? And if you did (or plan to), you should share what you're getting I have (to my chagrin) never made an order from either. I've gotten everything through Will Calls or decant circles. I currently have several hair gloss decants ordered.   Do you have any interest in rocks? Not like, polished colorful stones.. but like... rocks. With geologic significance! Umm, not really.   If your witch were to knit you a scarf/shawl/cowl, which would you prefer, and what features would you want? Would you prefer something light and drape-y or thick and warm? What kind of colors would you prefer? Do you have any fiber allergies or preferences? I would love any of the above. I lurve color, look best in jewel tones, but can rock a hot pink sweater and neon orange Sauconys (in fact I did today). I think I would like drapey, it gets cool here but not COLD.   If you have a pet, could you please post a photo of it? I really need to see what your pet, if you have one, looks like. I don't have pics. We have a black/yellow eyed 6 mth old kitten, and two cats about two years old. One looks like a striped ally cat and one is a blue eyed, long hair siamese look alike. All were rescues.   Do you like/own/wear/want fairy wings or something of the like? I like them. I don't know that I would wear them but I know my son would rock them.   How do you feel about terrariums? I freakin love them in an unnatural and strange way. I am researching carniverous plants.
faithsstuff

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Faerie Stories
 

Switch Witch Part 2!

I decided to start a new entry, I hope you don't mind! I noticed a lot of people saying they were starting to get cut off, so just in case...       Cthulhu: yay or nay? Cthulhu stalks me. Seriously. I got real interested in Tarot cards one day, talked to some people on the forums about finding a good starter deck and they told me to go with one that calls to me. I went to the bookstore and lo and behold! The Necronomicon deck. I didn't know much about Lovecraft stuff then. I had heard of him, and some of his stories and Cthulhu of course, but nothing detailed. I ended up buying the Necronomicon deck after debating for an hour or more between that and another one. But that one just called to my dark side and I loved the spooky imagery on the cards. Ever since then, Cthulhu has been popping up everywhere! Shortly after that day, I discovered The Last Lovecraft on Netflix. Awesomely funny. I started seeing his image or references to him all over, in Squishables, on FB, in songs (Metallica and Deadmau5 to name a couple off the top of my head). I watched all of season 14 of South Park when I saw it on Netflix too and those 3 episodes at the end had Cthulhu in them! So he's definitely made himself known to me and I've grown quite fond of him myself, maybe even a little obsessively so.   Is there something that you wish you could do, but you keep putting it off? Find my own place to live? My roomie is frustrating at time. Or get a car.   Put your current mp3player (I am the anti-apple, so no ipod ), winamp playlist, what have you, on shuffle, list the first 10 songs: Hehe, this is in the forums somewhere but I can do another list when I'm not in the middle of something.   Witchee, have you made (or are you planning to make) any Lab or Trading post orders soon? And if you did (or plan to), you should share what you're getting. I ordered 3 Weenies when they came out, Askalaphos, Autumn Cider and Samhain 2011. I got in a decant group for some other ones simply because I wanted them but could no way afford to get a full bottle of all I wanted.   Do you have any interest in rocks? Not like, polished colorful stones.. but like... rocks. With geologic significance! They are pretty I'm just not sure where I would put them? What would you do with them?   If your witch were to knit you a scarf/shawl/cowl, which would you prefer, and what features would you want? Would you prefer something light and drape-y or thick and warm? What kind of colors would you prefer? Do you have any fiber allergies or preferences? Mmm, it doesn't get terribly cold here so something light probably, that could more be used as accessories to an outfit. Neutral colors are loved since they go with anything but if you're tired of me saying black, I do love purples, blues, green and earthy colors and reds. No allergies!   If you have a pet, could you please post a photo of it? I really need to see what your pet, if you have one, looks like. Posted!   Do you like/own/wear/want fairy wings or something of the like? Also posted!   How do you feel about terrariums? If I had space, I would love one.   What's your favorite horror movie? All of them? Seriously, I own this time of year.   If your witch was the practical type and wanted to include one or more of your everyday essentials, what would those include? I'm talking about the bath products, lotions, face lotions, teas, food, etc that you really use every day. I use basic Walmart shampoos and stuff, usually the rosemary and mint shampoo. I'm always on the hunt for a good conditioner for curly hair that will tone down the frizz and help the fact that it's dry as hell due to bleaching the black dye out of it. Ugh. Good everyday lotions. Gum. I can NEVER have to much gum!   Jane Austen .. Yay or Nay? Not sure?   I put up quotes I love in my office and studio to get me going, They range from goofy to sarcastic to inspirational... Are you interested in a hand painted quote? Do you have one in mind, or a topic in mind? Oh I have a whole notepad file of song lyrics and quotes I love. If you want it, just let me know some way to send it to you. That might be kinda cool to hang in my room, my walls are pretty nekkid.   Do you like period or period-styled paraphernalia? Stuff like postcards, notecards, jewelry, office supplies, what-have-you? Yes! Victorian or medieval stuff is awesome. I'm getting into steampunk lately too. Gothic-y stuff is always right up my dark little alley.   If you like manga, comics, and/or graphic novels, what is it about them that you like, in general? The story, the art/style, etc? A combination of the genres and art style I guess. I always liked the magical girl ones, Cardcaptor Sakura was my favorite and I have the Japanese manga of it. Of course, I can't -read- it, but it's cool to have!   If you could choose a Smack, what would it have in it? Uhh, you gonna have to point me in the right direction for this one, what is it?   If you could have a salon scent made, based on any artwork(s) what would it be? It won't let me link anything from DA, so if you need these, just poke me!   Are you scientifically curious and/or process-oriented? Would you like a project-type gift that allowed you do do something like make soap from scratch, take and (nontoxic-ly) develop photographs using a pinhole camera, use plant dyes on yarn or fabric, etc.? Making soap or something might be kinda cool.   What's 'your' song/your theme song? Will think on this... Off the top of my head, Close to the Edge by Solex comes to mind. Self vs Self by Pendulum. Crucified by Disturbed. Erase My Scars by Evans Blue. Gosh I could keep going... I might post links to some of these in the forum later too, cuz I love sharing music!   What would be your superpower? To fly.   Witchee, would you like a gently used BPAL tshirt? I don't have one, so sure!   Do you like homemade snack mixes? I know Puppy Chow was mentioned in a previous question, but what about healthier and more natural type snacks like granola or trail mix? You can put a lot of delicious and fun things into trail mix, yeah? If you say "Sure, I'd love some!" what kinds of things do you like/not like in those kinds of snacks, ie coconut flakes, raisins, certain nuts (allergies??), candy, etc. Give us your list of DO's and DON'Ts! Mmm, yummy! I always need something healthy to snack on to keep me away from bad, naughty things! Now that you mention coconut... -drool- I don't have food allergies, so anything goes. Just stick something chocolate in with the rest and I will be one happy little undead gal.   Do you like charm bracelets? If you had a bracelet, what sort of charms would you want on it? Favorite hobbies, symbols, whatever? I don't have one but I've always wanted one! Something to represent art, a paintbrush or something maybe? A palm tree. A skull, a dragon, a star and moon. Some favorite animals, like a wolf and/or owl. Something like a flame or match to represent fire. An Aries sign, hehe. The boy always calls me Aries, or likes to say, "Your Aries is showing." He's so goofy. I guess add a heart or something lovey in there for him. Or a Virgo sign. Something to represent WoW or video games. I could prolly think of more later.   If you're interested in a handmade pouch/cover for an item you have (phones, tablets, books, keys, kettles...), what would your ideal pouch/cover have? Design, material, additional functionality/features like pockets or lights or secret hidey-holes? Not sure if I need anything like this, my phone isn't a fancy one and my Nook has a basic cover... I'll add if I think of anything. I like soft materials though, light breezy ones with pretty colors or cool patterns. I have these two fabrics I found at Walmart I think, one is light lavender with silver stars and the other is sort of a tie-dyed blue and purple with stars that look like they are kiddie drawn. I use it as a pattern in my art sometimes actually!   Would you like a photo collage based around your interests/favorite colors/favorite themes? I can usually do something like this myself, but I tend to like other peoples art better than my own.   If you're crafty, are you interested in spoonfeather? And if so, what things there delight your eyes? Moar things I've never heard of. I feel out of the loop...   Colors! What are your favorite colors and what colors do you not like? Pictures and links, people! I think I answered this one in the thread. Purples. Blue and silvers/white. Black. Or black with red or silver. But every color has a use and I don't not like any in particular.   What is your favorite word? I think I answered "Epic".   What are the feelings on arm warmers? Color, style, texture, length? Yes, yum! Soft material again, nothing itchy. Hands/wrists to elbow-ish area. Patterns are cool, so are solids. I have a few stripey pairs that I made from long socks by just cutting the feet off.   Do you like tarts? tealights? jar candles? votives? Yes to all of the above? Well, I never had a tart warmer, but I'm sure I'd love tarts too.   What's your favorite flavor? Sour, sweet, bitter, salty? Sweet. Or sweet and salty mixed. Chocolate covered pretzels or bacon, I like pepper in my chocolate and ice cream. I just had this really good strawberry peppercorn chocolate chip ice cream and it's sooo tasty!   So, are there any online gaming witchees who covet purchasable in-game items or other gamer-y stuff? There was, but I haven't played WoW in 3 months and I'm liking that. Plus I bought everything when I played. I do want that Deathwing poster from Blizzcon last year though. They sold out before I ordered.   Anyone doing anything cool for Mabon (or the start of fall, if you aren't pagan)? Haha, well thanks to you I have some projects to do, though instead of drying the apples I bought, I've been eating them.   What is your favorite coffee blend at Starbucks? If you don't have one, what is your favorite roast of coffee? Ah, Starbucks is not a luxury I can afford, but I heard good things about their pumpkin ones. If I buy stuff at the store, I tend to favor anything with chocolate or caramel.   Is there anything you'd like from the Mütter Museum Store? Haven't gotten a chance to look.   I just noticed that Cocoa Pink has 5 ml Perfume Atomizers. Yay or nay? Scents you would like? Scents you would NOT like? Oh, I'm a sucker for all these Halloween special things. The body set sounds cool since it's got all the scents but in different products. Yeah, they all sound delicious.   what's your favorite kind of pizza? Hawaiian chicken bbq, or anything with a crapton of veggies.   who are your style/fashion icons? post pics if you want! Err, no idea...   Are there any food items you're craving/aren't able to find around your area? Not really sure, I love to try new things though.   How do you feel about ethical animal fiber, i.e. wool and the like? No opinion, as long as it isn't itchy!   What about little wee creatures for your desk or mantel? Sure, I love things like that, especially if I can fit them on my shelves in front of my books.   Look down. What are you wearing, right now? My fav black tank top and white kinda jammie shorts with big black flowers printed on them, with a pink tie ribbon, my fav necklace that's a little gold disk with some sort of symbols etched along the outside edge and a smooth black stone in the middle.   Kerchiefs? Nah.   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? This is how most of my days are. So boring. If I had a car, I'd go to the zoo or to Enchanted Forest and lurk in their incense section cuz it smells so good, then go cuddle the stuffed dragons in the back room.   Stuff you've been meaning to do: Apply for some more jobs. Make new art. Make cupcakes. Find someone competent enough to code my website.   Would you be interested in regional jams, jellies, or other preserves? YES!   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? Not really, my bedtime just depends on when I'm tired or bored enough. I cuddle a shirt that The Boy left here once though. I kept it awhile then finally felt bad and told him he left it. He said it's okay, cuz he left it on purpose. It still vaguely smells like him too. Actually, I'm cuddling it right now to be totally honest.   Are you interested in today's/any recent Tee Fury shirts? I think I saw today was Cthulhu. Imagine the day I click that link that it leads to Cthulhu.   Princess Bride? Yay or nay? I suppose, it's a good movie but I don't get peoples obsession with it.   What's your favorite classic fairytale, witches? I love fairy tales, I dunno if I could choose...   Is there any kind of international candy you love or would like to try? I love Pocky, especially in flavors that aren't standard chocolate, vanilla or strawberry. I had a green tea kind once that I adored. Not too educated on other things though, but have an open mind (or stomach?) to them.   What is something totally random (yes, that thing that just popped into your head) that hasn't been covered by any previous questions? I have a one track mind, most of my random thoughts revolve around Warren. Like locking him in the closet so he can't EVER leave. Can you package him up and mail him to me???   Is there any cheesy/non-cheesy Canadian stuff you'd be interested in? I had some sort of maple syrup candy from Niagara Falls when I went that was pretty tasty. I also got a big floofy raccoon tail on a keychain that I liked to wear on my back pants loop. But it broke.   If you were to go here and create your very own chocolate bar, what might it have in it? Zomg... White chocolate with coconut and raspberries or blueberries (what is goji? That looks interesting) and oreos. Or milk chocolate with cayenne and black pepper, caramel, white and dark chocolate disks (I like chocolate you see, so this way I can have chocolate while I have chocolate!) maybe with sunflower seeds or sliced almonds.   Is there anything you're wanting from LPMP? I don't remember what this refers too. Sowwies!   Say you stumbled into Camp Half Blood (or whatever the Roman camp ends up being named <bounces in anticipation>), which god claims you? Yeah, and I definitely don't know what this refers to either!   What is something people are always surprised to learn about you? That I'm more clever and smarter than I look or act. Keeps people on their toes!   So who else watched Babylon 5? Saw a few eps here and there, but never really got into it.   If you had to decide what your stripper name was, what would it be? I think I said Trixie. She was my aunts cute little dog growing up that I just loved. And after I think about it, it can also subtly refer to my awesome hidden cleverness!!   Sooooo Witchees, have you ever taken that particular personality test? If so, are you an Analytical, a Driver, an Expressive or an Amiable? Oh oh, I posted this, I believe it was amiable. I suppose it fits more than the others do.   Is anyone else afraid of or creepy out by dummies/puppets/Muppets/etc? Other things you're squicked/freaked by that's best left by the wayside? Nah. Maybe clowns a little, but creepy ones. Circus clowns make me giggle. Spiders, roaches, any types of bugs. Also stuff like needles/blood, vomit, etc. I have a weak stomach. Move gore is just fine until they show the needles, then I can't watch!   what level of contact were you hoping for? Oh you are doing just perfectly! I never had a preference since this is my first time, but it's cool to know you are out there!   Your favorite restaurant or type of food to eat out. Would you use a restaurant.com voucher? Groupon? I love all sorts of food, and yeah, I would use vouchers, they would be useful for date nights! Not sure what groupon is though.   Are there any local museums/attractions you keep never getting around to going to? The Ft. Worth zoo, the Crow Collection museum, Six Flags... Crow is free, I keep wondering why we never go!   JONES SODA CO has LE soda packs for The Guild, Buffy, D&D, So Cute, etc. Would you be interested in these, Witchee? They are all cool, then I noticed shipping is just as much as the bottles, hahah! I would get them if they had them in the stores though.   It's Banned Books Week! Are there any books on the list you'd be interested in checking out? I will pretty much read anything!   I have just been enlightened to THESE. Are these flavors relevant to your interests? Cherry bourbon, Coco noir, Rose citrus and Salted caramel look good.   What kind of purse do you prefer? Leather, cloth? over the shoulder or crossbody, or something that can do either? Do you like bold bright prints with fun things, or monochrome, solid colours? Oh I think I posted this one too. Something that could go with most anything maybe. Either spooky/dark or cute. Something smaller than my Dumbledore's Army bag that would be able to fit a few things like keys, wallet, etc. My sketchbook size one is awesome, but it's a pain to take that big thing along to the mall or someplace walking around!   julep maven monthly boxes: Yeah, yum!   Like commercial socks? Socks are cool, my toes get cold easy.   What kind of bear is best? I first saw this and thought beer. Is that bad?? I don't even LIKE beer, haha! My second thought was the naked kind, but then I realized that was "bare". Then I settled for Kodiak, or Pooh in some cases.   Is anyone interested in reading The Night Circus? Never heard of this particular one, hmm... Maybe?   Hershey's Pumpkin Spice kisses? -drool-   I have a not-so-secret love for The Broship of the Rings. Are there any prints from her store you'd like? Not really my style.   Who here likes Stephanie Pui-Min Law's artwork? Yes. My roomie from college sorta knows her.   Do you drink wine? Just started recently. The sweeter, the better.   Is it just me who is nervous at revealing herself to her witchee, and finding out who her witch is?! Yes! I'm being sorta quiet for the moment, just seeing how other people are working. Not sure how to do the Big Reveal yet though!   Witches, did you lament NOT getting one of the condom case/imp cases that got released with the courtesan series??? I don't think I saw them?   I recently saw candy corn in non-candy corn flavors like CHOCOLATE and CARAMEL APPLE. It's not a fancy brand, I just saw it in the drugstore, but who here would like something like that? I have never had any candy corn other than the original. This intrigues me.   Witchee, would you like anything from this particular Haunt update? Oops, I think I missed this. But you can sorta just assume now that I would try anything from any of these places. I love enabling!!   Who's interested in Halloween: Montreal? I musta missed this or something, what is it?   You get a package in the mail containing 3 things you have really wanted more than anything else you've mentioned so far in this thread. (they are all reasonably priced of course! ~$20 or less apiece). What are they? Dorian or Dorian V3 (whatever is on the etsy page)and I dunno, anything? Maybe Sprinklecake... Or any of the lotions/soaps/girly things mentioned before, or... I'm so not picky!   how do you feel about hemp? jewelry, soap, etc? Sure!   Would you be interested in the #occupywallstreet scent? Mmm, yes, it sounds tasty!   Do Paintbox Soapworks' Goat's Milk Hand and Body Creams sound like something you'd like to try? I added a few of their things to my Etsy list.   Is there anything you either didn't like or had never heard of that you're now curious to try thanks to the discussion in this thread? Aww geez, only everything? Ooh, well the sugar scrub is something I never tried before! So I guess we have SUCCESS!!   Reveal? Only if you want! If you want to stay sekrit, I will love you all the same!   Who likes silly items from Archie McPhee??? Oh! This is kinda like ThinkGeek! And I seeeee... Cthulhu Mints!   Nocturne Alchemy's NAlloween Pt. 2 update is live here! (And for a few days, last month's update too.) What do you want? I think I answered in the forum, but forget now. There was one Dragon-something, but I can't find it now. Maybe it was a limited one.   What are you drooling over from the Sock Dreams Halloween stuff? Everything. Skulls, bats, arm thingies with webs and the rabbit bag.   Luck charms? Hmmm, did I miss this discussion? I could always go for moar luck. Unless it's the cereal, then... I like other kinda better!   Does anyone want anything from... here...? Yes. But no! I managed to lose 5 lbs the past two weeks, I'd like to keep that up! But... omg... -drool-   For those of you that like candles, do you like stuff from Yankee Candle? And if you had to choose, tarts or candles? Yes! My aunt used to work there and when I helped her with inventory, I'd get paid in candles and stuff.   Would you be interested in getting a custom necklace from here? Wow, yes, that stuff is gorgeous!   Is there a movie you want so badly that you don’t own now? Haha, not anymore! -hugs Witch-   Is there a song on Itunes that you haven’t downloaded yet? Mmm, I get all the things I want, but I'm open to new songs/bands.   Is there a rare book you’ve always wanted? Nothing rare, I don't think.   Is there anything you want to buy yourself but have been too embarrassed (R rated or pg)? Neopets Neocash cards. I still play once in awhile and Halloween has some of the best items, but I hate the looks people give me for buying them!   Have you seen the Lush holiday update? Do you like the look of anything from there? Ohhhh, probably, lesse... The cobweb bath bomb or the demon in the dark soap sounds yummy, as does Ceridwen's cauldron   if you were my witchee, would you want some of my hot nuts my candied nuts my nuts covered in butter and brown sugar candied walnuts? Hahaha! Yesh! These things remind me of the Ren Fests!!   Does anyone else like collector Barbies? Nah, never liked Barbies, even as a kid.   What small everyday items would you like, that you keep forgetting to get? Lotion, I went through two bottles this past week fighting itchiness, then forgot to get some when I was out today, bah!   Tarot? I try... I think I'm getting better?   Tell me about something you like, and why you like it. Oh boy, can I come back to this one? I like a lot of things.   If you're the MMU type of Witchee, what Geek Chic Cosmetics tickle your fancy? Glass Cannon (go mages) and Tricks of the Trade in 10 Man Raid eyeshadows. The lippies and foundations intrigue me, but I don't know enough about them to pick out anything online. I'm not brave enough to try some of those colors!   Would any witchees be interested in Quinn Popcorn? Yum!   Are there any DIY / Crafty / Free / Budget items you'd love to get but haven't noted yet? (Or, maybe you'd just like to emphasize something you may have only noted in passing?) Hmm, well I tend to love crafty creative things anyways, especially if I can wear it, hang it, use it, or otherwise show it off somehow! Bargain bins are always fun, like little note pads or journals, pens, containers... Those cute little things places always have by registers... Goofy little Halloween things. I mean really, I'm not picky. I love ALL THE THINGS!   Do you own a DSLR camera? Are you interested in a minky camera strap like these? What about anything from Photojojo? Nah, I just have a little digital camera that works well enough.   Is anybody else into film photography? Interested in receiving film, supplies, etc from Lomography? I used to be into this stuff but had to sell off my stuff after college to make ends meet, so I'm not so much anymore.   Are you musically inclined? Do you play an instrument or sing? If so, what? Err, I think I answered this way back. In fact, I think I -asked- it haha! But no. I WISH!   Do you like liquorice? If so, hard or soft? Sweet or salt? Normally salted or so salt it pulls your face into a fishy shape? And which shapes do you like? I really didn't know there was anything other than Twizzlers. I know I don't like black though.   Mac using witchees, what computers do you use? What peripherals/accessories do you have and what would you LIKE to have? What do you use your computer for? Blah, hate hate hate Macs! Sowwies Witch, if you like them.   Do you like listening to audiobooks? Would you like to receive one, and if you would, what sort of audiobook would you like--or is there a particular audiobook you've been meaning to get? I prefer to read, when I listen to something, I tend to be doing several other things too and never really focus. It's more or less background noise while working or drawing.   Is there anything you would want from NYCC, something you'd like your witch to ask me to pick up? Not sure, I'm not into comics much anymore...   The best thing I ever ate...: Hmmm... I dunno if it's the BEST, but this Dragon Roll at Lemongrass in Columbus Ohio. I loooove sushi!   What is your favorite kind of cookie? All of them. Okay, I'm not too fond of nuts in my cookies/brownies/chocolate, but I'll eat them still. If I had to pick one... Something with chocolate or double chocolate, and peanut butter. Double chocolate chip with peanut butter and white chocolate chips? Mmm... Oh oh! Great American Cookies used to have a Domino cookie, it was dark chocolate fudge type cookie with big chunks of white chocolate chunks in it!   How many boxes are you hoping for? Aww geez, I already got three, that's waaaay more than I was expecting! You spoil me!!   How do you feel about loose leaf tea in baggies? I mean, I have a TON of loose leaf, would it be okay if I send you samples in some zip lock baggies? Or is that something that would squick you out? Ooh, I would love that! The ability to try some new flavors without committing to an expensive full tin is a great idea! Just be sure to label what kinds they are cuz I have an awful memory and would forget.   How would you feel about getting a custom poster with your favorite quote on it and some cool graphics? I'm an architecture student and can print posters (provided I make them) at pretty much any size using Adobe Illustrator at a low price. Also if you would be interested in this, what quotes would you like? Oh this would be cool! Umm, some of my favorite quotes... I know I mentioned some earlier.   For long you live and high you fly And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry And all you touch and all you see Is all your life will ever be. -- Pink Floyd   The best I was is a long forgotten curse. -- Anberlin   No more dreaming of the dead as if death itself was undone No more calling like a crow for a boy, for a body in the garden No more dreaming like a girl so in love, so in love No more dreaming like a girl so in love, so in love No more dreaming like a girl so in love with the wrong world. -- Florence and the Machine (Blinding has to be one of my fav songs ever! I think this would also make a great BPAL scent, since I didn't really answer the question about what art I'd like to see made into a scent, but maybe more, what SONG would I like to see made into a scent... Maybe I should ask this to everyone! But love and death in the same scent... Dark but sweet, maybe a touch of something light and flowery but not overpowering, dreamlike... Mmm!!)   Are you interested in anything in the latest round of Lab auctions on eBay? I remember answering this in the thread, but I think it's over now.   What favorite song(s) would you think would translate into a cool or unique scent? Hehehehe, I asked. And since then I've been thinking about that for each song I listen to, but of course I can't remember now.   Anyone interested in VApothecary's Halloween update? Zombie Virus and Halloween Moon, Pumpkin Bear, Mummy Bear and Vampire Bear.   Interested in anything from the Beaver Moon Lunacy update? Loi Krathong sounds neat.   I sent you with $20 into a drugstore/Walmart (nothing too fancy/imported/expensive, just your average selection), and you are restricted only to the candy aisle. What would you blow it on? Coconut M&M's, cadburry fruit and nut bars, anything ghirardelli, those chocolate bars with the pop rocks and peppers but I forget the brand name. The pop rocks one is really tasty!   Do you like scary books? What's the best/scariest thing you've ever read? Yes! But I don't know what the scariest thing I've read was... Movies tend to freak me out moar than books, but I guess anything with ghosts is pretty scary.
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September 22

September 21st   Cthulhu: yay or nay? Can't say I am "in the know" on this subject...   Is there something that you wish you could do, but you keep putting it off? Make a quilt!   Put your current mp3player (I am the anti-apple, so no ipod ), winamp playlist, what have you, on shuffle, list the first 10 songs: did this in thread!   Witchee, have you made (or are you planning to make) any Lab or Trading post orders soon? And if you did (or plan to), you should share what you're getting I was going to order the following bottles: Pumpkin Princess Garden of Death Nothing but Death   Do you have any interest in rocks? Not like, polished colorful stones.. but like... rocks. With geologic significance! I like rocks!   If your witch were to knit you a scarf/shawl/cowl, which would you prefer, and what features would you want? Would you prefer something light and drape-y or thick and warm? What kind of colors would you prefer? Do you have any fiber allergies or preferences? I would say... shawl! But not if it's too much work! Otherwise, a scarf would be fantastic too! I would prefer something light and drapey simply because it doesn't get that cold here. I really like all colors (except before mentioned puke yellow)... but something neutral would get more use! Or a pastel color? I have a slight allergy to wool but it isn't severe and I wear wool things anyway! I live on the edge!!!   If you have a pet, could you please post a photo of it? I really need to see what your pet, if you have one, looks like. did this in thread   Do you like/own/wear/want fairy wings or something of the like? I am not sure when I would wear them??   How do you feel about terrariums? That would be awesome!!   What's your favorite horror movie? Probably Se7en or The Shining. I don't get to watch many horror movies anymore because my boyfriend is a big scaredy cat   If your witch was the practical type and wanted to include one or more of your everyday essentials, what would those include? I'm talking about the bath products, lotions, face lotions, teas, food, etc that you really use every day. Things I use every day: Aveeno unscented daily moisturizer John Freida Brilliant Brunette conditioner (shampoo is bleh) Clear Care Contact Solution (but I have quite a stockpile of this built up)   Jane Austen .. Yay or Nay? Haven't really found the time to read it...     I put up quotes I love in my office and studio to get me going, They range from goofy to sarcastic to inspirational... Are you interested in a hand painted quote? Do you have one in mind, or a topic in mind? I like the quote "The normal people I know are the people I don't really know" and "You have to make your own sunshine" but I have the latter already cross-stitched and hanging on the wall (well, my aunt made it for me when I was a kid)   Do you like period or period-styled paraphernalia? Stuff like postcards, notecards, jewelry, office supplies, what-have-you? Yes! I've been really digging the 20's lately.   If you like manga, comics, and/or graphic novels, what is it about them that you like, in general? The story, the art/style, etc? I can't say I've read any.   If you could choose a Smack, what would it have in it? I am not sure what would smell good! This is what I'd probaby pick: Sugered Roses Bluegrass Unearthed Does that sound horrible?!   if you could have a salon scent made, based on any artwork(s) what would it be? Lady of Shallot   Are you scientifically curious and/or process-oriented? Would you like a project-type gift that allowed you do do something like make soap from scratch, take and (nontoxic-ly) develop photographs using a pinhole camera, use plant dyes on yarn or fabric, etc.? Yes! that would be SO FUN!!!   What's 'your' song/your theme song? Hahaha... this is embarassing... but my favorite song for the past 10 years has been Smashing Pumpkins - Mayonaise   What would be your superpower? I would like to fly!   Witchee, would you like a gently used BPAL tshirt? Sure!   Do you like homemade snack mixes? I know Puppy Chow was mentioned in a previous question, but what about healthier and more natural type snacks like granola or trail mix? You can put a lot of delicious and fun things into trail mix, yeah? If you say "Sure, I'd love some!" what kinds of things do you like/not like in those kinds of snacks, ie coconut flakes, raisins, certain nuts (allergies??), candy, etc. Give us your list of DO's and DON'Ts! Sure, I'd love some! I would like nuts, dried fruit, candy, etc. I would NOT like coconut flakes!   Do you like charm bracelets? If you had a bracelet, what sort of charms would you want on it? Favorite hobbies, symbols, whatever? I would like a charm bracelet but I have a tiny wrist! So I don't know how many charms could fit on it! as for charms... maybe an astrological symbol? A music note? ummm a four leaf clover?! a tiny locket?
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Updated Fall 2011 SW Questionnaire

Switch Witch Questionnaire   Censored the first section for posting on the blog. My Witch should have it. It has not changed.   ====================   Basic Info   Birthday: August 9 Pets: None Children: None Religious orientation: ???? None? Roman Catholic? I have no idea most days. Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving -- all the good food and none of the stress of gift-giving to people I don’t know/like, and no religious component about which to feel conflicted. Occupation/Major in school: I was a lawyer. Now I am a fundraiser/grant writer for a private arts camp/boarding high school. Living arrangement (by yourself, with roommates, etc): With my husband, the infamous J. Livejournal/Blog/Website: http://kakiphony.livejournal.com/ (It’s mostly friends-locked, but I friend all bpal people.) I’m also kakiphony on twitter. Organizations/Causes/Activities (Things you belong to or causes you believe in): The arts, public libraries, land conservation, solar energy and community theatre.   BPAL Favorite BPAL oils: Vixen, Hetairae, Tintagel, O, Sudha Segara, Samhainophobia, the Lion, Anne Bonnie, Spanked, TKO, Safari and Lucifer Favorite notes: Patchouli, orange blossom, ginger, honey, non-cherry pipe tobacco, leather, deep woods, rich and spicy vanillas Favorite non-BPAL perfumes: Hippie Chic by DSL. I used to like Devilish by Arcana, but lately it seems cloying. Least favorite notes: Most florals (I tend to like fruit blossoms, but no other florals) and all aquatic notes. I loathe cherry. All musk except red turns old man on me. Least favorite non-BPAL perfumes: ??? I have no idea. I don’t really wear perfume except bpal and DSL.   If Beth made a custom blend for you, what would the notes be, and what would you want the label art to look like?: The base would be bpal’s amazing patchouli and a little leather or a deep wood (cedar?). Over the top it would have something for sweetness and femininity (bourbon vanilla? honey? a sweet fruit blossom floral? all of those?) with a little spice to make it interesting (ginger? cinnamon? saffron?) It would be kin to Vixen (but more refined and less obviously sexy) and Hetairae (but a little kickier from spice).   I’ve often described my favorite bpals as if they are pieces of jewelry: Vixen is a big pendant made of carnelian or garnet or ruby that rests in my cleavage and Hetairae is a classic pearl necklace. My signature scent would be a delicate and feminine yet warm and fiery statement necklace. Something like this: http://www.etsy.com/transaction/41295233 or this: http://www.etsy.com/transaction/57593232 The art would be a portrait of me -- but looking gorgeous!   Clothing & Jewelry Hair type: Long, fine, relatively thin and very, VERY straight. I wear it up a lot, but need really small scale hair accessories because there is so little of it. I often have two small braids in the front that I then pull back with the rest of the loose hair in clips with the clasp like on this: http://www.etsy.com/listing/81299408/hair-barrette?ref=cat3_gallery_10 Skin Type: Sensitive/combination Allergies (specifically B&B related): None Other things to avoid: None. I’m easy. Really. Tub, shower or both? Both. Favorite bath & beauty products: For baths, my husband and I go through a lot of bar soap and really love nicely scented ones. Favorites include Villainess, Prairieland Herbs and Faerie Made. I’ve wanted to try Paintbox for a while. Really, most of the handmade soap places from etsy and local farmer’s markets appeal to me. I also like scrubs (Villainess is my traditional favorite, but I’m game to try anything) and bath oils/bubble baths. I’m not a big lotion person because I‘m generally too short on time in the morning to use it! Clothing Style/Fave garments: I’m a fairly conservative dresser with occasional moments of flair. In the non-summer months I tend to wear a lot of silk and knit scarves and dress up my business-casual with fun jewelry. I wear a lot of merino wool turtlenecks, long sleeved t’s, plain skirts and jeans. I’d LIVE in a black turtleneck sweater if I could. I love, love, good tights! Favorite clothing colors/colors to wear: My wardrobe mainly consists of black, with red, plum, green, turquoise and bright blue as accents. Type(s) of jewelry worn: I wear lots of necklaces and earrings -- very few bracelets because they never come small enough for my wrists and the only rings I wear are my wedding and engagement rings. Ring/wrist/collar size: My ring fingers are a small 5, but those are taken. For other fingers I would guess a ., Wrist: 6.5 inches with the tape flush, Neck: 13 inches with the tape flush. My favorite necklaces tend to be between 16 (the ones I wear with open neck shirts) and 18-20 (the ones I wear with turtlenecks only). Jewelry - gold or silver? Either or! I also like bronze. Do you have any allergies to metal?: Nope. Favorite gemstones: I go in two directions: Very cool and/or very fiery. I love green and blue stones (jade, emerald, peridot, turquoise, etc) but also warm fiery ones (carnelian, garnet, ruby, citrine, etc). I also like pearls. I also like the occasional amethyst. Really, I’m not picky. Sock/Shoe Size: I wear a US 6.5 or 7 shoe. My feet are rather narrow, so socks with lots of stretch are good.   Lifestyle Style/home decoration style: None? I’m not a decorator. I hate to dust and most decorations seem to require it. Our house has art on the walls, but no knick-knacks. The only holiday decorating I do is a Christmas tree. Favorite decorating colors: Red for accents and pale/cool tones (grey, blue, etc) for the walls. Things you collect: I am trying very hard to stop collecting books. Truthfully, I’m not a “collector” of things. I acquire things I love (see: books, scarves, jewelry), but don’t set out to collect any of it. The closest I come is micro-brewery/bar t-shirts. I tend to buy one whenever I visit a new place. Favorite music: I have eclectic tastes: Americana, alt-country, folk, folk-rock, 80s pop and punk, 90s grunge, etc. Least favorite music: Nashville country Vegetarian/Vegan?: (Please be as specific as possible to reduce confusion!) Nope. I am omnivorous. Other food restrictions: None. Favorite flavors: I don’t play favorites. But some things I particularly love include: olives, tahini (and hummus with lots of tahini), smoked fish, avocados, dried fruit, beets, ginger, dark chocolate, cashews, almonds, raspberry, mango, cheese and dill. Favorite foods/drinks: I love oolong and black teas. I’m also a huge beer and wine nut. See above for some favorite foods. Really, there’s not much I don’t like except sweet pickles! Favorite authors/genres: I read a lot of sci-fi/fantasy and “literary” fiction. I also like memoir, especially food/travel memoir. Least favorite authors/genres: I don’t read a lot of fact heavy non-fiction, but really I’ll read anything. Books/authors you'd like to read, but haven't yet: I’ll attach links to wishlists at the end. There are too many books I want to read to list them all out. How do you feel about receiving gently used books as gifts? I LOVE it. Love with a big fat hug and smooch love. I also love kindle books or .pdf files. Favorite stores (including clothing stores): Brick and mortar stores I love visiting include Trader Joe’s, TJ Maxx (I’m a bargain shopper, when I shop), book stores, independent tea/coffee stores, massive liquor stores and tiny artist’s boutiques. The truth is, I’m not much of a shopper except online. Favorite online stores (including B&B stores): I love: Etsy(!), Villainess, Garnet Hill, Sock Dreams, Territory Ahead, ModCloth (I never buy, but I drool), Soap Box, Elementals, Lush, Fantasy Bath, Sierra Trading Post, Powell’s and Amazon. And many more that my brain is running away from right now lest I do something bad like go and shop! Magazines you subscribe to: None Magazines you like, but don't subscribe to: Vanity Fair, Cook’s Illustrated. I also love Apex and really need to buy a kindle subscription at some point, although I’m sad Cat V. is no longer editing. Favorite movies: The Linguini Incident, Grosse Pointe Blank, The Big Chill Favorite TV show(s): Intelligence, Buffy, Twin Peaks, Deadwood, Arrested Development, Jonathan Creek, the first few seasons of Monarch of the Glen Hobbies/crafts done: None. I am the anti-crafter who has hands made entirely of thumbs. But I SO admire others’ crafting skills. I would kill to be able to knit or make jewelry.   Wishlists BPAL Wish List (including SW/SF Help): Bpal list: http://www.bpal.org/topic/127-wishlist/page__st__250__p__314638#entry314638 Switch Witch help: http://www.bpal.org/topic/11202-what-products-are-you-dying-to-try/page__st__75__p__355821#entry355821   Other website Wish lists (amazon.com, etc): Amazon (this has not been updated since I got the kindle): http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/registry.html?ie=UTF8&type=wishlist&id=24QL8Q5NB9IBS (If this fails it uses my main e-mail, above) Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/people/kakiphony/favorites (This has lots of sold stuff and crazy expensive stuff on it. This is so I remember stores/items for eventual custom orders. You know, when I win the lottery!)   Random Questions: - On a scale of 1-5, how organized are you? Depends. Sometimes I am a 5 (wherein 5 is the highest) with notes and files and systems. Sometimes I am a 1, with piles and lost items and procrastination. I go to extremes.   - Where, outside of the U.S. would you love to visit? (if you're international, this can be anywhere) Everywhere. No really, everywhere. I’d like to go back to England and go to Ireland; Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Belgium, Switzerland, Russia, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Costa Rica, all over the Caribbean... The problem (besides not having the vacation time or money!) is that I HATE to fly!   - Do people tell you that you act older, younger, or your age? Act older, look younger.   - What animal do you feel like the most? On a daily basis I don't really feel like an animal at all -- I'm a human and quite pleased to be one. That said, I have had recurring dreams in which I am a fox. During the dreams I do fox-like things such as catch fish out of streams and play with other foxes.   - Your favorite feature about yourself: My favorite feature one day tends to be the same thing I hate the most the next. Examples: One day I love my hair for being super shiny and soft. The next I bemoan it as stick straight and full of split ends. Or my eyebrows: I love that they are thick and define my face. The next day I think they are too bushy and hard to tame. In general, the things I always like most about my are intangibles: My brain; my laugh; my ability to love.   - Do you live in a neighborhood or in the middle of nowhere? Neighborhood -- Old Town to be exact in a house built in 1899.   - If you were a tree, what would you be and why? I'd like to say a silver birch or an aspen because I think they're gorgeous -- I love the pale, slender trunk and the whispering leaves. I'd also quite like to be a cedar, fragrant with crazy twisted, low branches perfect for sitting on or climbing. But in reality I'm probably more like a mulberry -- a scrub tree that grows anywhere and litters the whole with loads of messy fruit that really isn't very good to eat.   -Have you ever thought, "oh, I'm going to get myself one of those one of these days" but then never do? List 1 under $10 and 1 over $10. Under $10: I have no idea if these are under or over $10, but they must be somewhat close... A cheap onion chopper and an insulated to-go style cup for iced tea/coffee (the kind with the re-useable straw) Over $10: A case for business cards.   - Has a stranger ever told you that you did something really well? What was it? I’ve had little old ladies tell me, unprompted, that I am a great reader at church and a good actress. I think they just like the fact that they can hear/understand me.   - Do you like garage sales (boot sales)? Yes, but in small doses. After about an hour I’m tired of smelling mothballs and my hands feel grimey.   - I like to slather my food in …: Rooster Sauce!   - State fairs or carnivals? Is there a difference? I guess for sheer size, state fairs. I like the exhibits and some food (I don’t like cotton candy or fried dough), but HATE roller coasters.   Notes (Here's where you can add additional information you'd like your Switch Witch to know!): I think that covers it, but if you have questions, just ask!
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Some more Qs! O_O

If you could have a salon scent made, based on any artwork(s) what would it be? Waterhouse's Lady of Shalott   Are you scientifically curious and/or process-oriented? Would you like a project-type gift that allowed you do do something like make soap from scratch, take and (nontoxic-ly) develop photographs using a pinhole camera, use plant dyes on yarn or fabric, etc.? Yes, I love mini-experiments and craft kits!   Witchee, would you like a gently used BPAL tshirt? Sure! Do you like charm bracelets? If you had a bracelet, what sort of charms would you want on it? Favorite hobbies, symbols, whatever? I have a necklace with medallions (A greyhound from http://www.craftycelts.com/, a tourmaline stone, a St George Medallion.) I've been looking for a good wolf or infinity symbol!   Cthulhu: yay or nay? Yaaaaaay! My favorite tee is http://www.sighco.com/Black-Goat-of-the-Woods-Tavern-p-175.html and I have a few of the collected stories, but not nearly enough.   Is there something that you wish you could do, but you keep putting it off? ...take a Bikran Yoga class here http://www.knowyogaknowpeace.org/ I just never seem to have the money.   Put your current mp3player (I am the anti-apple, so no ipod ), winamp playlist, what have you, on shuffle, list the first 10 songs: My battery is DEAD. *wail*   Witchee, have you made (or are you planning to make) any Lab or Trading post orders soon? And if you did (or plan to), you should share what you're getting No plans. I try not to order during SW rounds. ;   Do you have any interest in rocks? Not like, polished colorful stones.. but like... rocks. With geologic significance! I've always wanted a bit of meteorite or fossilized teeth.   If your witch were to knit you a scarf/shawl/cowl, which would you prefer, and what features would you want? Would you prefer something light and drape-y or thick and warm? What kind of colors would you prefer? Do you have any fiber allergies or preferences? I think I've covered color prefs. Something light and drapey would be cool. Someone posted this in the thread and I think it's really pretty. http://mightygoodyarn.blogspot.com/2010/06/meryton-knitters-nod-to-jane-austen.html I'd also love a scarf!   If you have a pet, could you please post a photo of it? I really need to see what your pet, if you have one, looks like. I posted pics in the main thread. :}   Do you like/own/wear/want fairy wings or something of the like? Sure! Bat/dragon/demon wings would be even better!   How do you feel about terrariums? Love them. Used to have one until my poor millipedes passed on due to old age.   What's your favorite horror movie? The Descent. (Did I answer this already? o_O)   If your witch was the practical type and wanted to include one or more of your everyday essentials, what would those include? I'm talking about the bath products, lotions, face lotions, teas, food, etc that you really use every day. I drink unsweetened Lipton iced tea like it's water. I've been needing new towels, hand and full sized, for a while... which is pretty boring to think about.   Jane Austen .. Yay or Nay? Yay!   I put up quotes I love in my office and studio to get me going, They range from goofy to sarcastic to inspirational... Are you interested in a hand painted quote? Do you have one in mind, or a topic in mind? Sure. Something peaceful or reflective would be nice. Do you like period or period-styled paraphernalia? Stuff like postcards, notecards, jewelry, office supplies, what-have-you? I love the Victorian Era and the Renaissance. If you like manga, comics, and/or graphic novels, what is it about them that you like, in general? The story, the art/style, etc? The story and the art are equally important. I loved Amano/Gaiman's The Dream Eaters. It was a perfect mash-up of art and story. I feel the same way about The Book of Ballads, illustrated by Charles Vess, and the illustrated version of Stardust.
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SW Fall 2011 questions from 9/21

September 21st   Cthulhu: yay or nay?   I'm down with Cthulhu!   It's funny, I know I said in one of the earlier sets of questions that I'm appalled by the grotesque (and mostly I am), but it doesn't bother me in pure print form. I love Lovecraft, who delves into some serious repulsiveness at times, and I love Stephen King, who is also not afraid of the macabre... but show me a PICTURE of a cow with two heads or a human corpse or anything like that and I'm shouting no no no dear god no. Heh.   Is there something that you wish you could do, but you keep putting it off?   Travel to the east coast. :/ All my family's there and I haven't been there since I was ~7 months pregnant with my son who'll be 2 next week. The only family member who has come to visit me in that time is my dad. I really miss them all. :/   Put your current mp3player (I am the anti-apple, so no ipod ), winamp playlist, what have you, on shuffle, list the first 10 songs:   This is a fun idea! But I'm at work!   Witchee, have you made (or are you planning to make) any Lab or Trading post orders soon? And if you did (or plan to), you should share what you're getting   No orders directly from the Lab or the TP in months and months, but I do have decants coming via a livejournal circle. (Run by my very first witchee, in fact, who I adore!)   I performed a feat of extreme self control and limited myself to decants of:   Halloween: Las Vegas Autumn Cider La Calavera Catrina Nothing but Death October 2011 Pumpkin Latte Golden Apple of the Sun Glittering Apple of the Stars The Gorobble Wiley Grasser The Zoom   And a bottle of Sprinklecake.   This was suuuuuch an update, though. I had a really hard time not getting twice as many decants.   Do you have any interest in rocks? Not like, polished colorful stones.. but like... rocks. With geologic significance!   No! I took a geology class a million years ago and while it was fun, I immediately forgot all the pertinent information more or less instantly. (Except for the hardness scale, which I can still recite!)   If your witch were to knit you a scarf/shawl/cowl, which would you prefer, and what features would you want? Would you prefer something light and drape-y or thick and warm? What kind of colors would you prefer? Do you have any fiber allergies or preferences?   A shawl could be really lovely. A scarf probably wouldn't get used as much, and ditto on a cowl. A shawl I could at least wear around the house. (And I would, too! I wear blanket capes all the time.)   No fiber allergies, but I prefer things that are soft and nice to touch. Scratchy = bad no matter how pretty the yarn is. I'm a tactile person way more than a visual person.   If you have a pet, could you please post a photo of it? I really need to see what your pet, if you have one, looks like.   This must have been posted by someone whose witchee has an armadillo or something that they're dying to see.   My pets:   Love me! says Pingpong. by coldandsleepy, on Flickr   The chunky guy in front is Pingpong. Ianto is the little white one in the back. The adorable fluff ball in front of him is the late Captain Jack, who died about two years ago. He was the tiniest, cutest guinea pig with the biggest, bossiest personality. We named him Captain Jack because (wait for it!) he humped anything that moved.   And in case you're interested in, here's my human pet kid too:   Seal rider by coldandsleepy, on Flickr   Do you like/own/wear/want fairy wings or something of the like?   I'm not opposed to fairy wings, but as with so many things, I expect they would be quickly co-opted by the above little tyrant. (Which is not a bad thing. He'd be adorable in fairy wings.)   How do you feel about terrariums?   Um... neutral? I've had several terrarium dwelling pets in the past but don't have any now, so they don't enter into my life much.   What's your favorite horror movie?   Hm. I don't watch many horror movies. I really liked May and The Ring but saw both many many many years ago now.   If your witch was the practical type and wanted to include one or more of your everyday essentials, what would those include? I'm talking about the bath products, lotions, face lotions, teas, food, etc that you really use every day.   Tom's of Maine toothpaste - cinnamon clove - fluoridated. It irks me that I live in the hippiest place ever and half the time, I can't find this exact toothpaste. Sometimes I can find it unfluoridated, but I have TERRIBLE TEETH and our water is not fluoridated so yeah, that doesn't work for me.   Nice soap, for the shower and for washing hands with.   We're using bubble bath (in liquid and bubble bar form) almost every day now because my kid has started demanding bubble baths with great frequency and I usually just get in with him.   Um... not a lot else I use every day really... I should use a facial sunblock but haven't found one that doesn't bother my skin and/or smell funny and/or feel gross yet.   Jane Austen .. Yay or Nay?   Never read Austen. Really! I was in gifted English throughout my school years, and one of the upsides of this was that we often had very free reign of what we read for class... but the downside is that we mostly weren't made to read the classics. I haven't even read The Great Gatsby.   I put up quotes I love in my office and studio to get me going, They range from goofy to sarcastic to inspirational... Are you interested in a hand painted quote? Do you have one in mind, or a topic in mind?   This could be neat! But as usual, nothing's coming to mind. Maybe just a big plaque that says DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY, which is my work mantra.   At home, my parenting mantra is "It's washable/it'll dry". Words to live by.   Do you like period or period-styled paraphernalia? Stuff like postcards, notecards, jewelry, office supplies, what-have-you?   What period?   I like historical looking jewelry in general, and old looking things, and I could probably use a gigantic quill. (Again with the idea that the more ridiculous an office supply is, the less likely my co-workers are to walk off with it.)   If you like manga, comics, and/or graphic novels, what is it about them that you like, in general? The story, the art/style, etc?   Probably art style first, story second... hard though, they're both very important to me. I won't generally read something where I don't like the art (which rules out a LOT of manga and US comics for me-- hey DC reboot, you can go fuck yourself). A bad story I might start reading, but probably won't continue subsequent issues of unless I have some reason to think it might get better.   I dislike both the art style AND the story style of most mainstream comics. Superheroes are right out.   If you could choose a Smack, what would it have in it?   Hm... Redwoods & Bonfire Smoke? Sounds like where I used to live. (The scent of our old backyard was one of the only good points of the house.)   if you could have a salon scent made, based on any artwork(s) what would it be?   Maybe the Exploding Dog picture I linked yesterday-- though I suppose that'd be some sort of light florals and dirt probably, so not something I'd love to wear.   Salvador Dali's Persistence of Memory could be great. Desolate desert air, brass, maybe just a hint of the ocean in the distance...   Or Autumn Cannibalism... Swans Reflecting Elephants... hm, Dali has a lot of potential but most of them would have to be desert-y scents.   Are you scientifically curious and/or process-oriented? Would you like a project-type gift that allowed you do do something like make soap from scratch, take and (nontoxic-ly) develop photographs using a pinhole camera, use plant dyes on yarn or fabric, etc.?   Yes and sure! That sounds fun. I love having a project to work on.   What's 'your' song/your theme song?   Impossible question. Too many songs.   There's always Destroyer's English Music, which I often end up back at. Here it is on YouTube and here are the lyrics:   Soldier, you gotta get out more. There is life After property Everyone Has got a finder's fee, Find Something difficult to do And do it!   Write your english music, Write your english music, Write your english music. Run free.   She Tasted of the Christmas wine and said So many things have run through me. (I know.) The altar boys, they just want to do me, And that's fine. You gotta have faith. (Yeah, you gotta have it.)   Once again, it's a quarter to three By Ambleside-by-the-Sea And something's telling you, boy, It's time to take sides. And something's telling you, boy, It's time to take sides.   And write your english music Though you know it'll come to no good When brilliance has a taste for suffering And you're softer than the western world...   What would be your superpower?   Ability to move in time. Or ability to be in two places at once.   Witchee, would you like a gently used BPAL tshirt?   Not opposed to gently used shirts but as before, I don't wear a lot of t-shirts right now.   Do you like homemade snack mixes? I know Puppy Chow was mentioned in a previous question, but what about healthier and more natural type snacks like granola or trail mix? You can put a lot of delicious and fun things into trail mix, yeah? If you say "Sure, I'd love some!" what kinds of things do you like/not like in those kinds of snacks, ie coconut flakes, raisins, certain nuts (allergies??), candy, etc. Give us your list of DO's and DON'Ts!   I like trail mix, and I really like granola too. There are no nuts I dislike except for peanuts (which I don't hate, just don't love). Pistachios are my favorite. And almonds. I really like currants and raisins, dried date bits (though I sincerely had no idea they were the same thing as fresh dates until recently; I thought they were some mysterious type of raisin), cranberries. Other dried fruits are good too. I love dried apricots and they could be good chopped up in trail mix. Coconut's a favorite of mine, especially toasted. Chocolate chips (as long as they're vegan) are good.   Little rice crackers are good in trail mix though not necessarily with all the things I listed above, heh. I like dehydrated peas a lot too, but again, probably not with chocolate chips!   About the only thing I can think of that I flat out dislike in trail mix are freeze dried berries. Like freeze dried raspberries or blueberries or strawberries. Freeze dried berries gross me out.   Do you like charm bracelets? If you had a bracelet, what sort of charms would you want on it? Favorite hobbies, symbols, whatever?   I don't think I've ever had a charm bracelet. I like bracelets, but they're not the ideal jewelry for me because I spend so much typing and always end up taking them off when I do so. Which means they get left places...
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Ketchup x 2

September 21st   1)Cthulhu: yay or nay? Nay   2)Is there something that you wish you could do, but you keep putting it off? I wish to learn to sew! >.>   3)have you made (or are you planning to make) any Lab or Trading post orders soon? No, alas.   4)Do you have any interest in rocks? Not like, polished colorful stones.. but like... rocks. With geologic significance! Yes! I like to dig for rocks or find them in the lake. Fun stuff. If it's a non-porous rock it might even end up in my aquarium.   5)If your witch were to knit you a scarf/shawl/cowl, which would you prefer, and what features would you want? Would you prefer something light and drape-y or thick and warm? What kind of colors would you prefer? Do you have any fiber allergies or preferences? I like scarves and I like something utilitarian and for the cold Indiana winters. Something soft though--definitely! I get irritated skin quite easily. I like jewel tones or things that go with my standard wardrobe of black.   6)If you have a pet, could you please post a photo of it? Yes I did! In the switch witch thread. I have two cats. They love toys.   7)Do you like/own/wear/want fairy wings or something of the like? No...   8)How do you feel about terrariums? I would love something with a frog or toad in it but maybe not just plants. I love frogs, toads and turtles. Heck, even snakes and lizards. If you gave me a home for one, it would be lived in I'm a reptile/amphibian girl.   9)What's your favorite horror movie? Oh gosh. Maybe Dawn of the Dead (the new one) or Shaun of the Dead (the comedy )   10)If your witch was the practical type and wanted to include one or more of your everyday essentials, what would those include? I'm talking about the bath products, lotions, face lotions, teas, food, etc that you really use every day. I love practicality! I would enjoy some Dr. Bronners or bath salts and I use Gold Bond lotion (not the itch kind) and am really curious about their brand spanking new mousse stuff...I could use more Kiss My Face too...   11)Jane Austen .. Yay or Nay? ....Nay.   12)I put up quotes I love in my office and studio to get me going, They range from goofy to sarcastic to inspirational... Are you interested in a hand painted quote? Do you have one in mind, or a topic in mind? I do like quotes but I'd really need to think about what. As for in the home I'd love some silly Whedonesque quotes to hang over my desk.   13)Do you like period or period-styled paraphernalia? Stuff like postcards, notecards, jewelry, office supplies, what-have-you? I do! I like note cards. I really like art deco and noveau too.   14) If you like manga, comics, and/or graphic novels, what is it about them that you like, in general? The story, the art/style, etc? I read the Buffy comics but otherwise, not my bag. Sorry.   15)If you could choose a Smack, what would it have in it? Ooh! I want a Smack SO. BAD. Coconut, Chocolate Mousse, Buttercream Cupcake, Marshmallow? Hmm.. Maybe...Spice Trade, Vanilla Bean, Coconut, Suede? I'm not good at that!   16)Are you scientifically curious and/or process-oriented? Would you like a project-type gift that allowed you do do something like make soap from scratch, take and (nontoxic-ly) develop photographs using a pinhole camera, use plant dyes on yarn or fabric, etc.? I would love to learn to make soap from scratch!   17)What's 'your' song/your theme song?   18)What would be your superpower? Teleportation.   19)Witchee, would you like a gently used BPAL tshirt? Yes! No babydoll though. Size L or XL.   20)Do you like homemade snack mixes? I know Puppy Chow was mentioned in a previous question, but what about healthier and more natural type snacks like granola or trail mix? You can put a lot of delicious and fun things into trail mix, yeah? If you say "Sure, I'd love some!" what kinds of things do you like/not like in those kinds of snacks, ie coconut flakes, raisins, certain nuts (allergies??), candy, etc. Give us your list of DO's and DON'Ts! -Trail mix=YES. -Puppy chow = YES. -Snack Mix= HELL YESSSSSSSSSS. I eat pretty much anything. I don't like mushrooms or dried veggies much but I like all sorts of dried fruits and nuts and seeds.   21)Do you like charm bracelets? If you had a bracelet, what sort of charms would you want on it? Favorite hobbies, symbols, whatever? I don't have one but one might be nice. I do have BIG wrist bones though so I'd need to measure...
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Switch Witch

September 21st   Cthulhu: yay or nay? : Nay   Is there something that you wish you could do, but you keep putting it off? : Take photography classes to find out if I have any talent or not.   Put your current mp3player (I am the anti-apple, so no ipod ), winamp playlist, what have you, on shuffle, list the first 10 songs: 1. Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing - Chris Isaak 2. Burn These Matches - Randy Montana 3. Turn Around - Jonny Lang 4. Hillbilly Deluxe - Brooks & Dunn 5. Uncle Johnny - The Killers 6. Bound To You - Christina Aguilera 7. Fashion of His Love - Lady Gaga 8. Your Man - Josh Turner 9. Red Eyes and Tears - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 10. Cowboy Up- Chris LeDoux   Witchee, have you made (or are you planning to make) any Lab or Trading post orders soon? And if you did (or plan to), you should share what you're getting: Unless I have the spare cash, not likely.   Do you have any interest in rocks? Not like, polished colorful stones.. but like... rocks. With geologic significance! : Not really   If your witch were to knit you a scarf/shawl/cowl, which would you prefer, and what features would you want? Would you prefer something light and drape-y or thick and warm? What kind of colors would you prefer? Do you have any fiber allergies or preferences? : Not a scarf person   If you have a pet, could you please post a photo of it? I really need to see what your pet, if you have one, looks like. : No pets   Do you like/own/wear/want fairy wings or something of the like? : Never worn wings.   How do you feel about terrariums?: I have no idea what this is   What's your favorite horror movie?: American Psycho   If your witch was the practical type and wanted to include one or more of your everyday essentials, what would those include? I'm talking about the bath products, lotions, face lotions, teas, food, etc that you really use every day. : Mane & Tail shampoo and conditioner, Villainess smooch, B&BW or Avon Naturals shower gel, Clean & Clear deep cleaning cream cleanser, St. Ives apricot scrub, Queen Helene mint julep mask, B&BW warm vanilla sugar body lotion   Jane Austen .. Yay or Nay?: Nay   I put up quotes I love in my office and studio to get me going, They range from goofy to sarcastic to inspirational... Are you interested in a hand painted quote? Do you have one in mind, or a topic in mind?: Sounds great. I don't have one in mind though.   Do you like period or period-styled paraphernalia? Stuff like postcards, notecards, jewelry, office supplies, what-have-you?: I do actually. I really love this site.   If you like manga, comics, and/or graphic novels, what is it about them that you like, in general? The story, the art/style, etc? : Not a fan   If you could choose a Smack, what would it have in it? Two scoops of Suede and two of Vanilla Bean   if you could have a salon scent made, based on any artwork(s) what would it be?: Hmm, this one is hard   Are you scientifically curious and/or process-oriented? Would you like a project-type gift that allowed you do do something like make soap from scratch, take and (nontoxic-ly) develop photographs using a pinhole camera, use plant dyes on yarn or fabric, etc.? : I'd love to learn how to make soap   What's 'your' song/your theme song?: My Give A Damn's Busted - JoDee Messina   What would be your superpower?: Not really a super power, but being able to teleport would be cool   Witchee, would you like a gently used BPAL tshirt? : Sure   Do you like homemade snack mixes? I know Puppy Chow was mentioned in a previous question, but what about healthier and more natural type snacks like granola or trail mix? You can put a lot of delicious and fun things into trail mix, yeah? If you say "Sure, I'd love some!" what kinds of things do you like/not like in those kinds of snacks, ie coconut flakes, raisins, certain nuts (allergies??), candy, etc. Give us your list of DO's and DON'Ts!: Sounds great. Not a fan of banana or peanuts. As far as nuts go, I like almonds, pecans, and cashews   Do you like charm bracelets? If you had a bracelet, what sort of charms would you want on it? Favorite hobbies, symbols, whatever?: I do like charm bracelets. I have one with all kinds of hearts as charms. I've always wanted an Italian charm bracelet. I'd have to have at least one charm to do with NASCAR. Sadly most of the NASCAR charms are expensive.
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SW Fall 2011 Part II

Hi, Witch! I've moved on to a part II, since there are increasing reports of cutoffs. I'm not sure i'm being verbose enough to get cutoff, but just to be on the safe side. Because, if it got erased, I would have to use my brain again, and lately, that hasn't been going too well for me.   I would also like to echo what everyone is saying about the wishlists being just that. Please don't feel, in any way, that you have to get anything from any of the links I've put up. They are mostly there for the shiny, as a note to self, or a reminder to get things for others(the 5lb. gummie I just put on Amazon, for example, might become a Christmas present for my sister ). Other than that, I hope you are having fun with SW, and Happy Fall!   Cthulhu: yay or nay? peripherally yea?   Is there something that you wish you could do, but you keep putting it off? Hmm, go to Japan? I guess that's more of a lack of funding, and you are old now kind of thing(I could probably have gotten a job teaching English abroad right out of grad school, but was told the invitation to post grad was a once in a lifetime opportunity, as so went there. I have no one to blame but myself ), or possibly, figure out what to do with the rest of my life career wise, and just do it. It's just all so discouraging.   Put your current mp3player (I am the anti-apple, so no ipod ), winamp playlist, what have you, on shuffle, list the first 10 songs: I'm going to do a new one, just for you, even though the one in thread was pretty good. 1.Stacie Orrico- Stuck 2.AbbA- Gimme!Gimme!Gimme! 3.El Alacran- Ait Benaddhou 4.Hakimakli- Dilly Dally(Laurent Wolf Mix) 5.Trinity Sound System- 88 Lines 6.Miss Jane- It's a Fine Day 7.Tanto Metro&Devonte- Wowee 8.Gay Pimp- Electroboi 9.Nelly Furtado- Turn of the Lights 10.Ice- Singin Dam di Da Doo Yes, this one was much more dance-heavy...   Witchee, have you made (or are you planning to make) any Lab or Trading post orders soon? And if you did (or plan to), you should share what you're getting? Nope. Perhaps I will towards November, before the Weenies come down, but I will make sure to let you know, if it happens in-round. So, I've basically decided that I'm going to order any Weenies I plan to just before the November 13th cutoff. Right now, I am leaning towards the Vampire Bride, at least one of the Apples, something from an Evening in Hades-- I kind of want to get complete sets of both of these series, but not only is that unreasonable, it's also a ridiculous amount of perfume! -- and possibly one from the Pickman Gallery; Changeling perhaps. But I'm limiting myself to a maximum of five. I will have to read reviews very carefully. But then again, I may only buy two bottles. I'm very indecisive on these things. *sigh* If I end up not buying any, that's fine, too. And, if you wanted me to not buy any, just let me know, and I will put them completely from my mind. But *please* don't feel you need to get me anything else after the glory of imps you just sent me. So amazing. I'm still trying to decide what to wear first!(Except Makhanitis, of course. Best scent ever, and I get to sleep in that )   Do you have any interest in rocks? Not like, polished colorful stones.. but like... rocks. With geologic significance! If you mean specimens and/or fossils, definitely. If you could include name, composition, and world location, that would be even more awesome.   If your witch were to knit you a scarf/shawl/cowl, which would you prefer, and what features would you want? Would you prefer something light and drape-y or thick and warm? What kind of colors would you prefer? Do you have any fiber allergies or preferences? I have no fiber allergies, and I would love anything you made.   If you have a pet, could you please post a photo of it? I really need to see what your pet, if you have one, looks like. I will try to post some photos later(I probably have to gather them first), but I have a thing of posting my little ones online. I'm a bit weird on that.   Do you like/own/wear/want fairy wings or something of the like? I own a pair(just big black rainbow glitter halloween store ones), but is it possible to have too many faery wings??? Woo Faeries!   How do you feel about terrariums? They are great. And so is this terrarium-like thing.   What's your favorite horror movie? Umm... In the Mouth of Madness? Or Resident Evil:Apocalypse, or maybe Silent Hill. But I don't really consider the first two horror. In my head, RE is an action movie, And ItMoM is some kind of comment on life. Silent Hill could be seen as a mystery... The Haunting(1963) has one of the creepiest movie endings ever. So, I don't know...   If your witch was the practical type and wanted to include one or more of your everyday essentials, what would those include? I'm talking about the bath products, lotions, face lotions, teas, food, etc that you really use every day. Face lotion that is super-moisturizing without being heavy, organic, cruelty free, and has SPF, a good night time lotion/creme without SPF, body lotion(ditto to face) lip balm, mascara, loose eyeshadow, brushes, boar bristle brush or a comb, contact lens fluid. for shower, a good sls-free soap/shower gel, volumizing-moisturizing-protecting shampoo/conditioner of SLS freeness. Toothepaste(preferrably magic toothepaste that will undo the damage done by my former dentist-- and safely whitening, too). Jasmine green/white tea, snacks, water. I think that covers the stuff I use daily. I didn't put brands, because that would narrow down your creativity, should you want to do this. So long as it is natural(no petro products) and sls free, I'd probably love anything.   Jane Austen .. Yay or Nay? Yea! I think I own all the books though, and my lovely Witch from last round got me a book of Jane Austen advice, that I am partway through. It's really cute.   I put up quotes I love in my office and studio to get me going, They range from goofy to sarcastic to inspirational... Are you interested in a hand painted quote? Do you have one in mind, or a topic in mind? I like quotes, but I have no specific one or themes that is springing to mind at the moment... I though of a phrase "mono ni aware". It's a Japanese concept that encapsulates the transience of things, and the sense of wistfulness that comes along with that experience-- which must eventually end(and it sounds nicer than what I just wrote, right?).   Do you like period or period-styled paraphernalia? Stuff like postcards, notecards, jewelry, office supplies, what-have-you? I do. Victorian and Regency. Perhaps a little 17th century... you know, I like fabric, leafy designs, dresses, so you are probably good with anything pretty that isn't too overly blingful would be awesome.   If you like manga, comics, and/or graphic novels, what is it about them that you like, in general? The story, the art/style, etc? I like pretty pictures, the storylines, attractive characters(they are like fairytale characters, really), and the nostalgia. As a small child, I watched a lot of anime without knowing it. Princess Knight FTW.   If you could choose a Smack, what would it have in it? 1.berry patch, raspberry plum, bluegrass, mint medley? 2.fresh squeezed citrus, pomegranate fig 3.incense, spice trade 4.candy floss, buttercream cupcake,(maybe with raspberry plum or vanilla bean)   if you could have a salon scent made, based on any artwork(s) what would it be? I would need to think about this. A lot. I'll jump on the Waterhouse wagon. A mermaid, or Hylas and the Nymphs Though, being aquatic, they might not work on me. or maybe this from Etsy Or any number of nature and fantasy prints   Are you scientifically curious and/or process-oriented? Would you like a project-type gift that allowed you do do something like make soap from scratch, take and (nontoxic-ly) develop photographs using a pinhole camera, use plant dyes on yarn or fabric, etc.? Yes.   What's 'your' song/your theme song? My song??? So difficult! Perhaps "Baker, Baker" or "Here in my Head" by Tori Amos? "Sweet Transvestite"! It just is, in a way. It's my karaoke theme song, at least. Otherwise, themesong might be "Joyful Girl" by Ani DiFranco, or, I want to say "Witch Wife"-- which is a poem, but got put to music, so it counts? But then, if I cut my hair, that poem/song will no longer apply. I don't have a good answer!     What would be your superpower? What would I want? Really powerful magical abilities, or just plain ability to heal people of anything. What I have in real life(no joke here)? The power of Perv. If it is Wrong, it will find me. Two words: necro pants. Not lying. Also, creepy guys(and only creepy guys, sadly) seem to find me strangely attractive. Normal guys just know better, or maybe they just have much better eyesight. *sigh*   Witchee, would you like a gently used BPAL tshirt? That would be really cool:D   Do you like homemade snack mixes? I know Puppy Chow was mentioned in a previous question, but what about healthier and more natural type snacks like granola or trail mix? You can put a lot of delicious and fun things into trail mix, yeah? If you say "Sure, I'd love some!" what kinds of things do you like/not like in those kinds of snacks, ie coconut flakes, raisins, certain nuts (allergies??), candy, etc. Give us your list of DO's and DON'Ts! Sure! I can't think of anything I'm particularly averse to. Oh wait, if it's a savory mix, please no onions, garlic, beets, bell peppers, or tomatoes.   Do you like charm bracelets? If you had a bracelet, what sort of charms would you want on it? Favorite hobbies, symbols, whatever? Sure? I have one somewhere. I think it has mostly sea symbols on it-- starfish, sand dollar, flipflop, and my sister got me a gorgeous tiny frog that isn't on there yet(because they are all packed away safely). I like charms, and anything you want to send would be appreciated.   Is there anything you'd like from the Mütter Museum Store? Umm, I just went on there. I only looked at he plushie section. The brain cell was adorable. It's also disturbing how cute some of the viruses and diseases are. Herpes looks like a flower. That's just not right. and the mad cow, so cute... O.o   I just noticed that Cocoa Pink has 5 ml Perfume Atomizers. Yay or nay? Scents you would like? Scents you would NOT like? I've never done Cocoa Pink. If you think there is something on there that I would like, then sure?   If you're interested in a handmade pouch/cover for an item you have (phones, tablets, books, keys, kettles...), what would your ideal pouch/cover have? Design, material, additional functionality/features like pockets or lights or secret hidey-holes? Pockets! Things with places to put stuff are awesome.   Would you like a photo collage based around your interests/favorite colors/favorite themes? Sure, that sounds lovely.   If you're crafty, are you interested in spoonfeather? And if so, what things there delight your eyes? No, thank you. Unless there is something on there that you just *know* is "me". you are the Witch.   Colors! What are your favorite colors and what colors do you not like? Pictures and links, people! Umm, I have no idea how to illustrate this... Google searches? Like: Sea the water and sky? green growing things sunshine and flowers magical creatures Fall and I like shiny things, but Google search doesn't do well with that. No movement.   What is your favorite word? I like words. I can't think of one that is just better than all the rest. Words I use a lot: fabulous, shiny, awesome random words that are fun to say: baboon, bunnies, PIGLET!!! cuss words: yes, I'm special pretty words: lucid, silken,liminal(although more for the meanign than the sound),crystalline, sea awesome, random word: disestablishmentarianism There are lots more, but you get the idea Also, some words strike me more in other languages. For example, I like vlinder more than butterfly.   What are the feelings on arm warmers? Color, style, texture, length? I love arm warmers. I like them really long, light weight or heavy. I like leg warmers, too.   Do you like tarts? tealights? jar candles? votives? I don't have a tart burner. I don't really do tea lights, except in pretty tea light holders occasionally. I like jar candles. Votives, sometimes.   What's your favorite flavor? Sour, sweet, bitter, salty? Sweet, sour, and then a sight lead to salt over spicy. I'm trying to think of bitter things that I like/dislike, and kind of failing, so bitter is okay in small amounts, I guess.   So, are there any online gaming witchees who covet purchasable in-game items or other gamer-y stuff? (yup, geek question) Not really. I have bought trees() on Farmville, and a white dragon(really, would you be able to resist if someone offered you a dragon for a dollar?) and I spent money to free the baby donkey from the mud in Frontierville, before I learned you didn't have to know people in order to have them as neighbors-- because I couldn't stand to see it crying. Like I said, "special". Other than that, I can't remember any instance of buying game things. I don't play WoW, or LoL... I just have a weakness for trees and animals. Please don't feel you have to buy me game stuff!   Anyone doing anything cool for Mabon (or the start of fall, if you aren't pagan? I am enjoying the day. I dozed outside yesterday at twilight with my kitties, and that was a great end to Summer. I may eat an apple, right now. They came from local orchards in the mountains behind us. Mm, apple. Yeah, so not really doing anything big. But then, not really pagan, as such. Lovely Witch, if you are pagan, I hope you enjoy a beautiful, festive holiday.   What is your favorite coffee blend at Starbucks? If you don't have one, what is your favorite roast of coffee? My favorite coffee blend is Pumpkin Spice Latte, followed by Mint Mocha. Yes, I realize that was not being asked. But it illustrates my level of coffee drinking, which is very low. I have, however, had four Pumpkin Spice Lattes since they came out this fall. But I had them at B&N, because the cafe staff at ours is incredibly awesome.   what's your favorite kind of pizza? Cheese. But since pizza is now making me unwell(probably the sauce)X.x, I'll go for a second favorite that is white sauce, spinach artichoke, and cheese.   who are your style/fashion icons? post pics if you want! I don't think I really have any. The styles I tend to admire tend to be on lovely, slender people--which is decidely not my shape. I'm much more merwoman than sylph. At least I come with my own flotation devices, right? Professionally, I lean towards low-frill clean lines, with a few accessories. Personally, anything from jeans and a t-shirt with flipflops to stilettos and some kind of funky sweater and mini skirt over leggings. I try not to overdo layers, though, since I'd look like a marshmallow. I am really failing on finding images of someone who dresses like I do... It's equal parts self conscious coordination and dress up(with fairy wings). Bohemian is kind of close, maybe, but not with so many patterns.   Are there any food items you're craving/aren't able to find around your area? I'm always craving black licorice(with licorice root, not anise), but there is a place that sells a few kinds on the other end of the valley. Hmm, black sesame mochi? But no need to go out of your way search for stuff.   Stuff you've been meaning to do: You just don't even want to know. Trust me on this. I am the Captain of the Elite Procrastination Force(EPF for short), with a side of convenient amnesia when something needs to get done. My psyche just says 'no', and I magically don't remember. A short sampling: clean up my bedroom, go through my boxes from just after grad school, remember to bring the industrial size trash bag full of donations to Goodwill with me when I go to town, study any number of foreign languages--some of which I once knew...and the list goes on, and on.   Would you be interested in regional jams, jellies, or other preserves? I would, definitely.   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? My recent ritual has been realizing my eyes are not going to hold themselves open much longer, and then going to bed. Other than that, not really. I don't wear scent to bed on a regular basis. If I really need deep sleep, I will put on some Absinthe. In fact, I may do this tonight. Freaky dreams, Ho! Not that they aren't usually pretty entertaining-- just with absinthe, they grow deeper and darker.   Are you interested in today's/any recent Tee Fury shirts? I...I bought the Maneki neko Thundercats one. I'm sorry! I found it with only eight minutes to go. I was actually checking to see if there was possibly something Firefly related for my own Witchee. If you somehow had the magical awesome to pick this last shirt up for me, rest assured it will still be well loved(unless you wanted to keep it for yourself, which I *completely* understand). I would turn mine into a tote bag, and wear yours. Yessss... I honestly have not bought anything else. It was just only eight minutes to go, and Thundercats were a HUGE part of my childhood(I have stamps and a lunchbox, and vhs/betamax). I know that's no excuse, and I was a bad Witchee, and I really do apologize.   Princess Bride? Yay or nay? Most definitely yes. Probably movie, slightly more than book-- but only because the casting was just excellent.   What's your favorite classic fairytale, Witches? Why do I feel I've answered this before? I apologize if I am double answering, dear Witch. Goose Girl, Frau Holle, Snow White and Rose Red, Sleeping Beauty... I have a really hard time choosing one favorite over another. Also, my brain is refusing to auto-sort between "real" fairytales(as in collected from oral tradition) and Hans Christian Anderson. I like fairytales.   How do you feel about ethical animal fiber, i.e. wool and the like? I want that, and not non-ethical animal fiber? I think I don't understand.   What about little wee creatures for your desk or mantel? Are they made of something that a cat couldn't potentially eat/destroy? Then, yes.   Look down. What are you wearing, right now? jean capris, a muted green tank with green flower print(they may be mums), and my undergarments?   Kerchiefs? For my hair, yes, for my nose, no thank you.   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 have no idea. If I could do absolutely *anything*, I would buy the winning lotto ticket-- which would neatly resolve about 3/4 of the problems of just about everyone I know.   Done! *MWA HAHA* Please note: I am not particularly coherent today, and there is something wrong with my typing skills at the moment.   Is there any kind of international candy you love or would like to try? I like candy.   What is something totally random (yes, that thing that just popped into your head) that hasn't been covered by any previous questions? I have no idea. I think the Trogdorness from last night ate my random. Justin Tranter is freaking fabulous. That is as random as it gets tonight. Oh Hey! I thought of something today: contact juggling. It is awesome. I don't do it or anything, but that's pretty random. I love watching it. I'm not sure I could ever do it, because I have the natural ability to turn almost anything in my hands into an unintentional weapon. This one would be a projectile. That could be bad.   Is there any cheesy/non-cheesy Canadian stuff you'd be interested in? No?   If you were to go here and create your very own chocolate bar, what might it have in it? Dark chocolate, orange peel, cardamom, rose? or maybe violet. milk, cayenne, cacao nibs. Although, this would also be good with dark. White chocolate, rose ,violet, pretzels. any chocolate with berries(and mint). ...   Is there anything you're wanting from LPMP? Beyond the Veil, Phantom's Breath, and Knot sound nice.   Say you stumbled into Camp Half Blood (or whatever the Roman camp ends up being named <bounces in anticipation>), which god claims you? Poseidon, apparently.   JONES SODA CO has LE soda packs for The Guild, Buffy, D&D, So Cute, etc. Would you be interested in these, Witchee? No, thank you.   It'sBanned Books Week! Are there any books on the list you'd be interested in checking out? Not really.   I have just been enlightened to THESE. Are these flavors relevant to your interests? Absinthe, mmm. Ah! It was Dead Sexy? But they all sound nice.   What is something people are always surprised to learn about you? I'm not actually vapid?   So who else watched Babylon 5? A long time ago, but I don't think we finished the series. It was very drama heavy, but I still think I enjoyed it.   If you had to decide what your stripper name was, what would it be? I still want to be Jenna Deepshimmer.   Sooooo Witchees, have you ever taken that particular personality test? If so, are you an Analytical, a Driver, an Expressive or an Amiable? I came out equally amiable and expressive. I think I'm also INFP on the Meyer-Briggs. I'm just a basketful of contradictions. Also, according to a random internet quiz, I am 71% ninja.   Is anyone else afraid of or creepy out by dummies/puppets/Muppets/etc? Other things you're squicked/freaked by that's best left by the wayside? Maggots and mold;especially bread mold, and that kind that gets on fruit that looks like fur. Just, no.   what level of contact were you hoping for? The level of contact I am receiving. You are awesome. Don't stress, and...eat cupcakes? Mmm, cupcakes.   Your favorite restaurant or type of food to eat out. Would you use a restaurant.com voucher? Groupon? Indian and Sushi. Because it is a long drive to get sashimi grade fish, and I thus far fail at making korma(I make decent straight curry, though). I don't know if I would use a voucher. I don't go out much. But it is your call. If you send it, I will make an honest attempt to go use it.   Are there any local museums/attractions you keep never getting around to going to? I live about an hour and a half-two hours from Los Angeles, yet I rarely go there. I know there are awesome things to see. I just don't go. I have been wanting to go to the Arboretum again for...many years. And now, it is once again October.   What kind of purse do you prefer? Leather, cloth? over the shoulder or crossbody, or something that can do either? Do you like bold bright prints with fun things, or monochrome, solid colours? My purse love is on the extremes. On one end, I prefer the ginormous carry-all bag of DOOMB! I like fabric(because a washable bag is always a plus), over the shoulder, whimsical plant prints, and/or fun colors. On the other end of the spectrum, I love the bags that are little more than a wallet and have a wrist strap, so you don't have to worry about remembering they exist. My current bag is this one. It's not exactly washable, but it is made from recycled plastic bottles, which I thought was kind of cool-- and I love the print.   julep maven monthly boxes Sure! But I don't think I would want it more than once in a great while. I don't really wear enough nail polish to warrant a box of new every month.   Like commercial socks? By 'commercial', I am assuming 'socks from a store'? Otherwise, I am completely lost. I like socks. High natural fiber content preferred.   What kind of bear is best? A baby bear? Because it's all the cuteness of bears, and little ability to maim you. I also like pandas, and gummies. Speaking of which: click me!(deviantart link) Disney's Gummi Bears are also awesome.   Is anyone interested in reading The Night Circus? Yes, I am.   Hershey's Pumpkin Spice kisses? No, thank you.   I have a not-so-secret love for The Broship of the Rings. Are there any prints from her store you'd like? They are cute, but not really.   Who here likes Stephanie Pui-Min Law's artwork? Me! And the other two artists posted with this question in the thread, also.   Do you drink wine? I do not.   Is it just me who is nervous at revealing herself to her witchee, and finding out who her witch is?! Nope. I always have doubts that I am a decent Witch(because my Witchee deserves it), and that I am the most annoying Witchee on the planet. If I am, I apologize, and feel free to just ignore me completely.   Witches, did you lament NOT getting one of the condom case/imp cases that got released with the courtesan series??? No. Because if I thought about limited and hard to find things that way, I would be a very unhappy person. :nods:   I recently saw candy corn in non-candy corn flavors like CHOCOLATE and CARAMEL APPLE. It's not a fancy brand, I just saw it in the drugstore, but who here would like something like that? No, thank you.   Peeps? I like Peeps.   Haunt? Witch wife skin oil and goblin soap sound nice.   Possets? If you were buying things, and wanted to get me a cat rescue one, that would be cool(mostly because of the cat rescue part, but the scents sound pretty nice, also).   I think that's all for now? Hi, Witch(and anyone else randomly reading this post)!   Does anyone else like collector Barbies? I don't collect them, but they are pretty. I have exactly one. It is the Princess of Holland Barbie that my best friend gave me years ago.   What small everyday items would you like, that you keep forgetting to get? I am currently forgetting it again. Darn. I know there's something.   Tarot I like tarot. I have several decks. I would love a reading, if you were so inclined. Favorite major Arcana: High Priestess- favorite suit card: probably the two of Cups.   Tell me about something you like, and why you like it. You know this is the perfect opportunity to say 'I love gold fishes, cuz they're so delicious', right? Forgive me, I teach small children. I like the beach. I like it because it is in between, and because it is at once relaxing and extremely active. It is full of water and movement, and people are usually happy when they go there. I'm sure there is a deeper meaning to why I like it, but that's more a feeling, and less easy to put into words. How's that?   If you're the MMU type of Witchee, what Geek Chic Cosmetics tickle your fancy? I like mineral makeup. From Geek Chic, Sweet Transvestite, Hipster Ariel, Toxic Unicorn, Mana Potion, and the Legend of Zelda shadow set(but mostly because it is LoZ, woo!)   Would any witchees be interested inQuinn Popcorn? Sure? But I don't really like butter popcorn. As someone mentioned, the Orville Reddenbacker lime one is very good-- so is their manzanilla.   Who likes silly items from Archie McPhee??? No, thank you-- unless you see something you know I would love.   Nocturne Alchemy's NAlloween Pt. 2 update is live here! (And for a few days, last month's update too.) What do you want? Not that I've ever tried NA, but Sekhmet's Sorcery, Bastet's Witching hour, and Seti Moon look interesting.     What are you drooling over from the Sock Dreams Halloween stuff? The things that I listed in the thread that were awesome? I can't remember exactly, and the content filter is not posting my entries in chronological order. I do remember light blue and white stripe over the knee, diamond tights, and giant button garters. I really think giant button garters would be fairly easily makeable, though.   Luck charms? love 'em, maneki neko especially.   Does anyone want anything from... here...? I have no idea where 'here' is. So probably not? But use your judgement, dear Witch. If it was something you wanted to get me, I'm sure I would love it.   For those of you that like candles, do you like stuff from Yankee Candle? And if you had to choose, tarts or candles? Not really? It's not that they are bad, or anything. They just aren't the ones I go out and buy. Possibly because they are rather costly, and they don't seem to smell any more fabulous than other, less expensive candles. Perhaps I am missing something. My sister loves them, and so do a lot of other people. I'm going to say candles, because I don't have a tart burner.   Would you be interested in getting a custom necklace from here? I like necklaces. The word 'custom' implies expense to me, though. Dear Witch, you are so awesome. Please don't feel you need to be buying expensive things for me. Buying something nice for yourself, on the other hand...because you are awesome, and totally deserve it.   Is there a movie you want so badly that you don’t own now? Dark Crystal anniversary edition DVD. Yes.   Is there a song on Itunes that you haven’t downloaded yet? Funny thing. I just downloaded my first ITunes song last week. This was because they were offering one from Tori Amos's Night of Hunters for free. It took a good half hour to set everything up and then the download was really slow. I was not pleased. There are many, many songs I would like to own that I have not downloaded yet, from anywhere. There may be a few on my Amazon list. But I can't think of anything I must.have.now.   Is there a rare book you’ve always wanted? Always? I'm not sure. In the last ten years? The Carmina Gadelica by Alexander Carmichael. It's not *a* book, but rather, five, and I mostly want them in an attempt to rewrite my thesis to a point where I feel it doesn't suck. However, I got the reprint of the one that I would most need, and I haven't really looked at it, so I probably don't need them. You know, aside from the fact that they cost somewhere in the high triple digits. Yeah, no. I don need no spensive books.   Is there anything you want to buy yourself but have been too embarrassed (R rated or pg)? I don't think so? I really have no idea.   Have you seen the Lush holiday update? Do you like the look of anything from there? I have not. Hold on. Okay, what looks good are: Buche de Noel cleanser Australian Igloo scrub Celebrate lip thingie chilli tingle lip thingie I think I just like lip thingies...   if you were my witchee, would you want some of my hot nuts my candied nuts my nuts covered in butter and brown sugar candied walnuts? I love walnuts, candied or otherwise.   Is there anything you either didn't like or had never heard of that you're now curious to try thanks to the discussion in this thread? There are many things that I had never heard of before they were mentioned in this thread that I am now curious about, mostly makeup, and lip thingies.   Reveal? I would love it if you did. I will understand if you don't. I plan to reveal to my Witchee unless she requests otherwise.   Would you be interested in the #occupywallstreet scent? No, thank you. The cause is awesome, but patchouli is not my friend. You know what would be awesome? If you are one of the many, lovely Witches who *is* dying to have this scent, and you bought it, and gave it to yourself as a present to me. That would make me happy.   Do Paintbox Soapworks' Goat's Milk Hand and Body Creams sound like something you'd like to try? Yes.   Anything interesting from Sephora? the blue metallic liner pen that is like a marker?   All done. Woo hoo! Dear Witch, Just a quick note: I am answering all the questions for the sake of answering them. I'm trying to list something from each question of "what looks good" merely in case that was something you wanted to get. If it wasn't, don't worry about it! Seriously, I don't need all the stuff. I just have no idea who you are with your lovely secret stalker self, and I would feel awful, if you had asked a question, hoping I would answer because you had a Plan. So I am answering EVERYTHING. I hope that isn't too much of a headache. Please don't feel you have to read all the answers either. From your lovely ecards, you seem to already have quite a clear plan, and I am thrilled to see it's culmination-- whenever you feel it is ready. I hope you are having a great midweek, and that the pants are staying well clear of you. P.S. Can I just say how much the thought of you, out there, crafting away makes me smile? You have no idea. Thank you for being so wonderful.   Do you like liquorice? If so, hard or soft? Sweet or salt? Normally salted or so salt it pulls your face into a fishy shape? And which shapes do you like? I love licorice, from actual licorice root. I like everything from the sweet to the salty, to the straight up ground licorice root(or, you know, whole licorice root that has been dried-- but a little of that goes a loooong way. It becomes a bit bitter). My favorite licorice is the kind that is shaped like little bee hives, but honestly, I don't think I have ever met a licorice that I didn't like at least a little. I've never had licorice that made me make a fish mouth, though...   Mac using witchees, what computers do you use? What peripherals/accessories do you have and what would you LIKE to have? What do you use your computer for? As I said somewhere before, I am pretty much the anti-Mac. The cost is prohibitive. If I had an iPhone, though, I would love that little telefoto lens someone linked to in the SW thread. Also, Scrivener-- because that discounted copy I earned by working my butt off in NaNo last year? It still hasn't been released for PC.   Do you like listening to audiobooks? Would you like to receive one, and if you would, what sort of audiobook would you like--or is there a particular audiobook you've been meaning to get? I don't really listen to audiobooks. No real reason, I just haven't-- Unless you want to include the luister sprookjes(listening fairytales) my parents got for me as a kid. Those were cool. I guess if you wanted to get me audiobooks, I wouldn't be averse to them?   Are there any DIY / Crafty / Free / Budget items you'd love to get but haven't noted yet? (Or, maybe you'd just like to emphasize something you may have only noted in passing?) Little, round loofah scrubbies? I'd also love hairthings, like ribbon bands or clips. I think those are fairly easily DIY. Really anything you'd like to make would be gratefully received. Making things is awesome.   Do you own a DSLR camera? Are you interested in a minky camera strap like these? What about anything from Photojojo? I own a digital Olympus sp800uz. I don't have a strap for it, so a strap would be awesome, or any other accessories. My sister had a film camera somewhere that I would use-- if I knew where it was. I like the tonality on film black and white far better than digital-- which for some reason doesn't ever capture the..crispness? of film black and white. But I'm only a hobbyist, so you don't really need to worry about getting me camera things.   Is anybody else into film photography? Interested in receiving film, supplies, etc from Lomography? I might be, if I could find my sister's camera. But, it's probably a bit expensive of a hobby to go on a what-if. Still, if you'd like to send stuff, I'd be happy to receive it.   Are you musically inclined? Do you play an instrument or sing? If so, what? I *can* sing. I don't really do it very often anymore(other than at random moments, or karaoke with my best friend-- neither of which are particularly about sounding good or technical execution). I've sung everything from Disney to Opera. I also own a gorgeous folk harp that, someday, I am going to get at least minimal proficiency on.   Are you interested in anything in the latest round of Lab auctions on eBay? No, thank you.   What favorite song(s) would you think would translate into a cool or unique scent? Dragon/Cruel/Happy Phantom/Datura... by Tori Amos (most of Tori's songs have great imagery, and would lend themselves to scents rather well, I think) Milk by Garbage A bunch of other ones...   Anyone interested in VApothecary's Halloween update? No.   Interested in anything from the Beaver Moon Lunacy update? Not really.   I sent you with $20 into a drugstore/Walmart (nothing too fancy/imported/expensive, just your average selection), and you are restricted only to the candy aisle. What would you blow it on? Haribo gummie bears? maybe Trolli peachies. Cola bottles. Most of the things I can think of are gummies. I recently discovered that I like milka chocolate; the hazelnut one. mmm.   What is your favorite kind of cookie?   I love cookies! I'm trying to think of a cookie that I don't like, and kind of failing. I'm also not sure of my absolute favorite cookie.   How many boxes are you hoping for? I'm not. I'm hoping my Witch is having a great time, even as I'm having a great time with my Witchee. Everything else is frosting.   How do you feel about loose leaf tea in baggies? I mean, I have a TON of loose leaf, would it be okay if I send you samples in some zip lock baggies? Or is that something that would squick you out? It would not squick me at all. I love tea. I would like to have it labeled though, if that was alright.   How would you feel about getting a custom poster with your favorite quote on it and some cool graphics? I'm an architecture student and can print posters (provided I make them) at pretty much any size using Adobe Illustrator at a low price. Also if you would be interested in this, what quotes would you like? I would love this, but I still need to think about what I would love on it(long day of fourth grader escapades). Or, if you were going to do something like this, dear Witch, you could just surprise me. i'm sure you have great taste. I thought of a couple of quotes! "Don't [just] dream it. Be it." It's mostly from Rocky Horror. the 'just' is me, because I think that dreaming is very important, but if it's all you do, then it's kind of wasted. Then, just about any part of Witch-Wife, but especially: "Her voice is a string of coloured beads, or steps leading into the sea." next-- and this is totally random-- from Emma "perhaps it is our imperfections which make us so perfect for one another." Although, why I would have that on a poster, I'm not sure... I had one more, but I've totally forgotten it. it was probably important. Oh well. Also, any lyric from any of my favorite songs would work also, as well as some of Nuala ni Dhomhnaill's poetry or it's translations. I'm easy, give me pretty words and pretty pictures, and I am generally ecstatic.   Is there anything you would want from NYCC, something you'd like your witch to ask me to pick up? No, thank you.   The best thing I ever ate...: I have no idea. there are many delicious things I have eaten. I like food. Off the top of my head food loves: kibbeling at an open markt, dark chocolate pear ganache cake, kroket, friet, deep fried mars bar(yes, I'm sounding really healthy, I know ), fruit fresh from whatever plant it grows on(blackberries, grapes, apples, I ate a fig today--so delicious), hazelnut gelatto, Love Sushi signature handroll, toffee pudding... I could go on, and I'm sure I'm missing tons.   Do you like liquorice? If so, hard or soft? Sweet or salt? Normally salted or so salt it pulls your face into a fishy shape? And which shapes do you like? I love licorice. I've never had licorice that pulled my face into a fish shape, and I have had some seriously salty licorice. This is my favorite licorice. I also love dubbelzout, kokindjes, katjes, Potter's Linaea-- you know just about any licorice they make in the Netherlands. Trader Joe's now has an all sorts bag, and that was pretty darn yummy, too.   Mac using witchees, what computers do you use? What peripherals/accessories do you have and what would you LIKE to have? What do you use your computer for? I have not the Mac.   Do you like listening to audiobooks? Would you like to receive one, and if you would, what sort of audiobook would you like--or is there a particular audiobook you've been meaning to get? I don't think I have ever listened to an audiobook. Somewhere, I think I have Prisoner of Azkaban(<--so tired, I just spelled 'prisoner' with a 'z') on CDs-- and possibly Lord of the Rings? I worked at a bookstore for a bit during college. Yea employee discounts!   Woo! I caught up to the master question list(as of 10/14/11)! Hope you are doing well, lovely Witch!   Dear Witch,   I just want to say again how incredibly awesome and jaw-dropping your 'little' package was. Thank you!   What's on your list of formerly fun activities to reclaim, witches?? I'm not sure I have a list. I'm sure there are activities somewhere to reclaim.   As a Witchee, are you interested in clues to your Witch's identity? Sure.   Is anyone interested in participating in the sketchbook project 2012? It looks really cool, but i'm not participating.   Would you still want the project if it was a craft fail???? As someone in the thread said, your craft fail is probably my awesome. So, yes.   Do you need any winter wear, witchee? I don't think I *need* any, but I wouldn't say no to more.   I've read something about a Event Exclusive called Pumpkin Hard Candy (if someone knows the details, shout it out because I am still searching). Are you interested in this scent? How desperate are you for it? No, thanks.   Going back to the question about winter wear, are there any colors you would prefer not to have? I don't think so?   Do you like scary books? What's the best/scariest thing you've ever read? Not really. I lie mysterious and spooky better.   So I was at Uwajimaya the other day and saw Earl Grey Tea Chocolate and Cinnamon Chocolate. If you were my Witchee, would you be interested in trying something like that? Earl Grey tea chocolate sounds yummy.
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Alethia's Switch Witch Help!
 

More Relishing :)

What's your favorite horror movie? I’m not really a horror fan. Iz a fraidy cat!   If your witch was the practical type and wanted to include one or more of your everyday essentials, what would those include? I'm talking about the bath products, lotions, face lotions, teas, food, etc that you really use every day. Oh that’s a good question! I use Clinique’s Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel, any type of super black mascara, my Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Bourbon (but I’m trying to move away from high end makeup because $17 for an eyeliner is too rich for my budget now), Aveeno body wash, my Nalgene water bottle (I need a new one though, the lid came unattached). I need a new lunchbox pretty desperately, lol! I bring my lunch to work/school every day (between my diet restrictions and lacking funds, it’s necessary).   Jane Austen .. Yay or Nay? Oh dear lord, NO.   I put up quotes I love in my office and studio to get me going, They range from goofy to sarcastic to inspirational... Are you interested in a hand painted quote? Do you have one in mind, or a topic in mind? I would love that! There’s a quote from a gym that I love: “We don’t do this because we want to look a certain way or lose weight. Those are consequences. We suffer during training to improve ourselves physically and psychologically. Cheating won’t help us get where we are going so we enforce quality all quality all of the time. That’s our yardstick. How long is yours?” and a Sun Tzu quote: “Victory is reserved for those willing to pay its price.”   Do you like period or period-styled paraphernalia? Stuff like postcards, notecards, jewelry, office supplies, what-have-you? Yes please! I love the Renaissance and roaring twenties   If you like manga, comics, and/or graphic novels, what is it about them that you like, in general? The story, the art/style, etc? I’m very fond of one manga (Saiyuki), but absolutely adore graphic novels. I love all Batman, X Men, Gaiman, Fables, etc. Basically, if it’s a graphic novel, I will most likely love it.   Do you like/own/wear/want fairy wings or something of the like? Oh my god, no. I love that other people wear them, but wearing fairy wings is something the anti-Alethia would do, lol!   How do you feel about terrariums? I’ve always wanted to try to make one! I love em!   If you could choose a Smack, what would it have in it? now that is a product I can get behind! I’d love to try the fresh citrus, limeade, pomegranate fig, sugared rose, and vanilla bean. Although is it one scent per smack ( ) or do you mix them? I’m not sure how it works.   SockDreams y/n/already own most of the catalog? No Sock Dreams for me, thank you   Are you scientifically curious and/or process-oriented? Would you like a project-type gift that allowed you do do something like make soap from scratch, take and (nontoxic-ly) develop photographs using a pinhole camera, use plant dyes on yarn or fabric, etc.? Grad school applications and work are taking up almost all of my free time, so this would be a wasted idea.   What would be your superpower? Psychokinesis!   What is your theme song? The Show Must Go On by Queen   Witchee, would you like a gently used BPAL tshirt? Oh my god YES.   Question: Do you like homemade snack mixes? I know Puppy Chow was mentioned in a previous question, but what about healthier and more natural type snacks like granola or trail mix? You can put a lot of delicious and fun things into trail mix, yeah? If you say "Sure, I'd love some!" what kinds of things do you like/not like in those kinds of snacks, ie coconut flakes, raisins, certain nuts (allergies??), candy, etc. Give us your list of DO's and DON'Ts! I would love this! I love all kinds of dried fruit (particularly bananas), coconut flakes, raisins, all nuts, chocolate. Pretty much whatever you put in it, I’ll eat.   Do you like charm bracelets? If you had a bracelet, what sort of charms would you want on it? Favorite hobbies, symbols, whatever? I adore my charm bracelet because each charm is so special. I love stars, crescent moons, numbers (7 and 13 in particular), flowers, and anything that you can think of Witch, because if it’s coming from you it will be so special
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lorizav's Blog
 

The Latest Questions

Ok, sorry, I got a little behind my dear witch ( I was putting a package together for my witchee)     Would you like any ecotools makeup brushes? They're kinda one of my favorite things ever, and they're animal-friendly and the handles are bamboo. And to top it all off, they work really well for applying makeup. No thank you I have a ton of makeup brushes.   Do you like Legos? Especially mini-fig key chains, Lego block keychains, small Lego sets, etc? No, never liked them not even as a kid   Since the previous question about "what would you buy from the Lab if you had unlimited funds, etc" left WAY too much to the imagination with no limitations (my answer was pretty much BUY ALL THE THINGS!), what would you do if you found a $50 bill on the ground and a nagging voice in the back of your mind told you that you HAD to spend it on BPAL or else face Death. Also, say they had free shipping (LOL) so don't factor that in. What would you get? And spend it all! Or as close to $50 as you can get. I got most of the weenies I wanted. Maybe something from the Trading Post like Samhain Soap or what was it candied pumpkin?   Are there any characters that you love or identify with? No   A question! If you are crafty, what's your personal art style? I'm not talking just about what art you like to look at, but what kind of art do you like creating? Do you have a "process" while you're creating beauty? I make steampunkish style jewelry and like vintagey looking things, also like the victorian look   Are there any Arcana Weenies that you MUST HAVE? No I purposely stay away, I can't get hooked on too many different things   So what say you? IS an "unexpected" visit/in-person witching OK? Well, if my dear witch would like to go to my Post Office Box and wait for me to show up, that's up to her (I think you are a her), but it is certainly not necessary       September 19th   What strange misc. items would you love to receive that you just haven't gotten for yourself?: dunno   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 have never used frankened stuff and am actually investing in the red carpet gel manicure system they have at Ulta because my nails are terrible and this is my last ditch attempt to save them, so I am pretty much set on polish for now.   Dear witchee, how do you feel about lip balm? Favorite style (twist up tube, pot, tube with wand, etc.)? Favorite flavors? Flavors to avoid? Favorite brand? Do you need more right now or are you set? Are you one of those people who could never have enough lip balm even though you have a bowl on your dresser overflowing with them and 10 in your purse and an order for more on the way? I love lip balms and have several hundred of them. Favorite flavors are root beer and bubblegum. I am pretty well set though   Would you be interested in getting fountain pen inks or art supplies via JetPens and or DickBlick? (I know I have a wishlist on JetPens and just love using fountain pens in my artwork) No thank you   -For those interested in watercolors, how would you feel about getting a palette filled with paint from my watercolor tubes but not getting the paint tube itself? (kind of like this but without the covers for the compartments and bigger http://www.flickr.co.../in/photostream) I haz no watercolor painting skills so no thanks   -How do you feel about getting art supplies in general? (copic markers, watercolor, brushes, paint, sketchbooks etc.) No, thanks I am overloaded with supplies in general   -How do you feel about Threadless tshirts? Duh, what is a threadless T shirt   If you were turned loose in a basic drug store (CVS, Walgreens - a pharmacy with attached mini-mart, basically!) with a $20 bill, what would you pick up? Oh sorry for being practical, but one of my prescriptions   Darling Witchee, would you enjoy farmer's market pickled veggies (green beans, garlic, asparagus, etc) or fresh canned peaches or something of that nature? Sure that would be neat   Do you prefer color or white photographs? Nature or abstract? I like black and white of whatever, nature i guess   would you be interested in something like this? I dunno the link didn't work for me https://lostcrates.com/how-it-works   Amigurumi, yes or no? not really     I have a question! What are some of your favorite paintings? (famous or undiscovered?) Feel free to link to examples! I duuno I am not as artsy as I used to be. I like Dali, like the melting clock ones etc. I saw an exhibit of his work in person and the detail is absolutely amazing.   If you could have an image painted for you - sky is the limit - what would it be? Again, dunno   Name your 3 favorite scents for candles Umm buttercream frosting, pumpkin pie, leaves or grass   Name your 3 favorite types/flavors of tea, fruit tisanes of any flavor, caramel rooibos, any herbal blends I love it all   September 18th   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? Sometimes but not often enough to need any   How do you feel about pumpkin scented things? Not perfume related, but soap, candles, etc.... YES I love pumpkin scented anything   Has anyone else heard of or does anyone else love Glamourkin? Duh, don't know what that is either   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. Unique foods or candies would be cool     SOCK PREFERENCES?   Is there anyone here who likes toe socks? You know, those socks with a place for each toe? No, I think they are so uncomfortable
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Doc M's Blog
 

My Master Stash List

Key: Strike out: I had it but has since been swapped/gifted *: I didn't like/may be available for swap Bold: I'm in love!   5 mL: Monsterbait Coulrophobia: Bones Trombone   LE imps/decants: Creepy* Upa Upa* Spanish Dance Green Tree Viper Lick It (partial)   GC imps/decant: Unicorn Horn Set #1 includes: The Lilac Wood The Last Unicorn (planning on a 5 ml) The Butterfly (*I hate to break up the set, but I might swap this for select items) Arachne of Lydia Midnight Carnival Mommy Fortuna Baobhan Sith Nosferatu* Yew Trees* Blockbuster* Windward Passage*
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Absinthetics
 

SW Questions... cause you asked <3

QUESTIONS FROM 9/8 and FROM 9/13 - 9/15 From the Weenie Update....what are you most wanting to try? I did a circle... so not much! I'd love a few extra bottles of some ... Sonnet, Nightmare, Changeling, Apple of the Sun, Elegy, Autumn Cider.. those for sure.   Who's into nail polish? What colors/brands? OPI! I have all of the Pirates of the Caribbean, and Katy Perry but... well my Amazon wish list has the colours I would love to pick up. I have to keep my nails nice for seeing Clients so I like messing around with this!   Is there a quote (or lyric or part of a poem) that really resonates with you or is your favorite?   My favorite poem from when I was young was I died for Beauty. Not the hugest fan of the scent but I had wanted a bottle.... or an empty or something. Boyfriend bought it for me and it arrived after we broke up...so it was not to be! He still has it! Was a 10mL too ; ;. Other than that I love Blake and Byron.   Dream candle? Scent, color, type (tealight, votive, pillar, jar, etc.), throw... Throw forever...the Moonalisa candles sound awesome. ; ; I put some I missed on my ISO page. Applebutter.. YUM!   Do you like knitted goodies? If so, what would you like and what colors? Not really, unless it's kind of spooky. Can't go wrong with black. Would you be interested in homemade edibles that are NOT sweets? Any specifics? I might! No allergies. What GC do you live in mortal terror of the lab discontinuing, but never get around to buying? Right now it's The Black Rider. Yo, yarnies! Do you Ravelry? If so, who are you over thar?   Social Media? Facebook a bit.   Do you have wishlists for non-BPAL e-tailers? And if so, could you provide a link or a list? http://pinterest.com/absinthetics/ Trying to build that. Witchee, do you use a PC or a Mac? PC!!!!   What is your favorite animal? Tigers and Wolves! What are you going to be for Halloween? I'd love to do a Steampunk outfit. I love gears!   If you could have a piece of oil painting jewelry (pendant, pair of earrings, or ring) with absolutely anything painted on it, what would it be? No.   How do you feel about nick-knacks? I love paper goods and things for my desk. I love stationary and stickers and glitter and stamps.... wheeee............. I love anything that's "me".   What traditions (family, holiday, or otherwise) are important to you? Being around my parents for Christmas. I'm like Jack. Do you like going to the movies? I go almost every friday. What are your favorite restaurants? I don't have a favorite food, but I'm a foodie. I love good ingredients. I miss my mom's home made food =/ I love trying new things! And I mean that, if a menu has something on it that I have never tried, I order it. Do you play any video games? ALllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll the time!   Do you like any anime? Used to more than I do now... but I love anime in general!   Do you have an E-reader/iPad/something similar that you need a cover/case for? No. I have crazy cases on everything.   how much do you like jewelry? like, if you were to get a shit ton of it during the round, how excited would you be? Very, but I am very hard to shop for. I like ornate gothicy/art neuvaux things but also angular, geometric and modern things. How would you like to receive some of your Witch's favorite recipes, tailored to your likes/dietary restrictions? And specific wants? I don't cook so much, but sure =)   Do you need any boxes to store your smellies in? What would you store in said hypothetical box--imps, bottles, supplies, all of the above? Oh gosh... I've been buying these...I love painting them... I wish I would finish them though. I think I have pics on my facebook of the two that I have drawn. I should find that.   Muppets: yea or nay? Labyrinth and Dark Crystal ones! Do you have an affinity for Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, The Far Side, and other comic strips? If so, which is your favorite? Newp. Favorite Mythological Creature? Elf boys!   Do you like hair things barrettes, headbands, flowers I has short hair. Chin length.   Expanding on the hair question - does anyone like those flower clips for the hair that are big right now?? Wha? You have to place a Lab and Trading Post order. Right fuckin' now. No spending limits. What do you buy? I'm going to hold off and wait to buy one each of all the things that come out for Labyrinth.   Do you like chex puppy chow or muddie buddies? Would you want to get some from your witch / nacho witch? I dunno...maybe?       QUESTIONS FROM 9/9   Do you like to burn incense? If so, what are your favorite kinds...sticks? cones? resins? What are your favorite scents? I wish I could get the incense they use at churches, the stuff that Midnight Mass was meant to smell like.   Harry Potter - a fan? If so, what house are you? Hate Harry Potter with a bit of a passion.   If you were to receive a gift card, what places would you like to get one from? Amazon! Starbucks!   Is there a particular myth/folktale/legend/fairytale/godstory that you're drawn to? I love snow white. Other than that I love mythology in general.   If you RP, tabletop, forum, or otherwise... Do you have any original characters you'd like to see art of? If so, please give information! Even if it's a link to a web page or a profile or picture! Yeap. I put some of that in my questionnaire.   If you could see anything, what would it be? Can be a person, an event, a landmark or monument, an object, etc. And it doesn't have to be on this planet, or in this time period, or in this reality! The Library of Alexandria....so much lost knowledge HURTS me. When you are having a really rough day, what do you like to do/have to make it a little brighter? Hmmm... I find it really hard to destress.   What are your thoughts on comics? Any you like? Any you have been wanting to try? Favorite characters? I'm obsessed with Neil Gaiman's Sandman... but I own everything (except ONE THING!!! GRRR) the man has ever been a part of. I am utterly in love with Morpheus. I've always wanted to get into Hellblazer. I am curious about anything Vertigo.   Are you musical? Do you play an instrument, and if so, what? If not, what do you wish you could play or do? Would love to play piano but no time for such things. Does anyone garden? And if you do, what do you grow? If not, would a starter garden kit be something you'd be interested in? I have a brown thumb. Do you decorate for Halloween? Is your decorating taste elegant, kitschy and fun, or scary? Elegant and scary.. and yes...some things stay up all year round. Witchee, do you have any symbols or totems that have special meaning for you? Bastet and Sekhmet the goddesses. Is anyone fond of programs like Adopt a Tree/Highway/Library/Manatee/Acre of Rainforest/etc? Not particularly.       QUESTIONS FROM 9/10   What #1 actor, director, author and/or musician are you obsessed with? Maynard James Keenan, Neil Gaiman, Trent Reznor. are you interested in anything from the Villainness Bad Apples update? All of it. I refrained because I bought Haus of Gloi and Moonalisa.   If you have a pet, would he/she/they like to receive a treat or a toy as a gift? Does your pet have any dietary restrictions or other preferences w.r.t. said treat? They don't deserve it! Bad cats! What are your top three "I want to try them but I think I'll never get to try them" (or, "I've tried them and I want moar moar moar, but I don't think I'll ever get any") scents/bath oils/sprays? I need to retry Storyville.......................... blah. Lughanasadah..... CD: Sabrina and CD: Confectionary. Is there a particular artist and piece that you would like a print of? If so, what is your max size that you could spare on your walls? http://www.clockwork...n-kesinger.html haha. If you are in to beauty and makeup related stuff, what kind of stuff do you like? What is your skintone and hair color? Are there any beauty products you've wanted to try but just never purchase? I need crazy volumizing black mascara. I can never find the right kind. Other than that I have the palest white skin and platinum blonde hair and like to keep things rather dramatic. Do you like coffee or tea? Would you be interested in trying some different types? I would love to try different teas, I am kind of in a rut with Darjeeling and English Breakfast. I adore black teas... I tried some lapsang suchon but it's kind of scary. Are there any CDs/Albums you've been wanting but haven't bought yet? What format do you prefer? (i.e. mp3, actual cd, record, etc) The Puscifer album that's coming out Conditions of my Parole.. squirm...would prefer CD format but it's still only on sale on their website ; ; Are you going away for any part of this round? Newp.   Would you like to receive a mix-CD from your Witch? Sure!   If your witch were going somewhere on a vacation during the round, would you want a little souvenir? Sure!   Do you enjoy any outdoor activities? Do you have a favorite form of "exercise"? I don't go outside much during the day.   Any witchee's with a ravelry account have any favourited patterns that cost money that would be a welcome gift? Wha?.   Do you work/study at a desk and enjoy interesting or cute office supplies? YES! LURV!   Witchee, are you a fan of musicals? If so, which ones? Sure, to go to.     QUESTIONS FROM 9/13 and 9/14 (I think!)   Do you guys have any sports that you follow obsessively? How about favorite teams and/or athletes? Noooooooooooo.   How do you feel about notebooks/journals/stationery? Anything you need or particularly like? Stationary yes...kinda full of the rest book-wise. Just bought a whole bunch of moleskine books.   Does confetti/glitter make you angry or fill you with glee?] Glee =)   How did you dress up for your last party or compulsory-formal-dress occasion? I only wear black.... lean towards glittery black for these things.   Do you enjoy puzzles/riddles? (Cryptograms, Sudoku, Crossword, Jigsaw, etc) Not so much spare time recently. I work in a lab, go to grad school, work for a professor, take patients at a clinic and volunteer 6 hours a week as a crisis counselor. I barely have time to see the boyfriend.   Does anyone like kimchi? Never tried it. Want to but it does sound gross lol.. Who here likes to receive cosmetic, skin care, perfume samples (of the sephora sort-not just BPAL), makeup brushes etc etc I have a makeup brush on my list of things to buy at amazon...but other than that I'm good.   Witchee, would you like a framed photograph and of what? Not really       QUESTIONS FROM 9/15   interested in anything from Lush? Newp. Do you blog? Would you like a header for your blog, a layout, etc? I'd love for a blog layout that doesn't suck.   Would you be interested in a handmade bookmark? Sure. How would you feel about receiving a Groupon deal for something in your local area? If there is anything you WOULDN'T like, mention that also. I've never used Groupons   do you like real sugar skulls? Things with sugar skull designs? Would love to try them.   Who here adores meringue? Not me!   Can you sum yourself (whether it be personality, life's goals, ethics, whatever) in 10 words or less? Driven. Artistic. Sharp. Eclectic. Efficient. A force of nature.   Would you be interested in a sample box(from somewhere like Birchbox or loosebutton)? Not really.   How do you feel about stuffed animals/plushies/general soft, cuddly things? If you like them, what kind of animals would you be interested in? Yeap! how interested would you be on somewhat personalized bottle cap labels? Like these that I did? Sure =D I love organizing things. When you're miserably sick (*sniffle, cough!*) what are the things that comfort you the most? Mommy. =/ What constitutes ultimate luxury to you? (go crazy!) Trip to Paris, personalized meal by a horribly famous chef, decorating a house with more rooms than I could ever clutter with stuff. I have so much stuff! When I had a bath I used to do strawberries and champagne in a bubble bath, that was pretty ridiculous. What do you really NOT want? Things that are pastel coloured. Things that I could find easily for myself. How would you feel about kitchen towels and other similar household objects, if they are pretty or a souvenir? Sure... as long as they have personality!   Witchee, would you be interested in having a special tea cup/coffee mug/glass to drink out of? I love awesome coffee mugs. One of my favorites was from the Disney Villains collection, and our dish washer washed the image off of it...so sad. I like them larger than average too.   BPTP Update? Have it all =X Paintbox Soapworks - anything you're interested in, in general or from the latest update? I bought the rest of the stuff that I wanted from there. I had to! What I really missed out on was Moonalisa stuff.   How about little bottles of booze? Ya wanna? What kind? Not really. Unless it's Maynard wine (Caduceus cellars!!) from Arizona..UGH we can't get it shipped here. I had the vest white ever from him.   What are your views on fudge and brownies? (Also, if you live in a warm place, where the fudge might melt, that'd be helpful to know. Or, if you're diabetic and fudge is death, that'd be useful to know, too.) LOVE IT.   Also, what about mochi? Love it, hate it, baffled by it? Wha?   Would you like to receive e-books? And if so, in what format? No kindle. I LOVE books though.   Kid stuff? Nope.   Are there are patterns, motifs, etc that you especially like? Gothic archetecture, Absinthe stuff, anime, D&D, Brom... stuff like that. If you're a tea drinker, is there any specific tea you would like to receive, not just the kind/flavor but also the type/packing--i.e., tea bags, loose tea, compressed, etc? I can do loose. I have the stuff for it.       QUESTIONS FROM 9/16   New question: How do you feel about maple syrup? Pretty good stuff.   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) Link doesn't work. I don't need more stuff in my pocketbook though.   Do you like Star Wars? Original Trilogy? Prequels? Spin-offs? Favorite characters? Yes..... but not enough to buy much from them...other than Old Republic when it comes out! 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)- I do. I like it natural tasting though, and not overly smoky.   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'm down with anything. Doctor Who? Yay or nay? (please don't make me cry by saying nay) Nah. Anyone love Buffy/Angel? No. I like Serious vampires.   How would you feel about gummies? Like, gummy bears? Gummy werewolves? Gummy vampires? I keep meaning to buy those Haribo (sp?) gummi bears, I like the raspberry ones.   How would you feel about a totally original Gela-skin for your laptop/iPod/phone? Stickers? Decals? I could use something on my Motorola Atrix....   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? All of the above. Are your ears pierced, Witchee? Do you have any other piercings? Would you like to receive any items of jewelry for these piercings? I really need silver (silver ONLY...the colour at least)... discreet small earings for my 4 holes that I don't put things in that much. They're going to close up but I can never find anything good that doesn't fall out. Like very very small flat discs or something...   How do you all feel about Whoopie Pies? Never had.   Are you looking for a certain kind of DVDs to spruce up your collection right now? Some porn that doesn't have retarded people in it? haha I dont know. Anyone going to see any good concerts this fall? Was just at A Perfect Circle, seeing Tori in December.   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? Black! How do you feel about pumpkin scented things? Not perfume related, but soap, candles, etc.... LOVE PUMPKIN! QUESTIONS FROM 9/18 and 9/19   Are there any characters that you love or identify with? I love the byronic anti hero type, also revenge stories where the other guy deserved it... like Drive. Identify with..... La Femme Nakita. heh.   Dear witchee, how do you feel about lip balm? Favorite style (twist up tube, pot, tube with wand, etc.)? Favorite flavors? Flavors to avoid? Favorite brand? Do you need more right now or are you set? Are you one of those people who could never have enough lip balm even though you have a bowl on your dresser overflowing with them and 10 in your purse and an order for more on the way? Other than the new MoonaLisa ones SIGH cause they are sold out, I think I have enough of these for now. How do you feel about Threadless tshirts? Wha?   Amigurumi, yes or no? Wha?   Sooo...Cthulhu: yay or nay? I actually really need to know where to start some Serious Lovecrafting. What should I read? Do you like Legos? Especially mini-fig key chains, Lego block keychains, small Lego sets, etc? I just bought an Anubis one, but mostly just the boyfriend drags me into the Lego store haha.   Are there any Arcana Weenies that you MUST HAVE? I refuse to even go to the site to learn about it. I .... pumpkin things....baked goods....apple things....are lurv.     NEW ONES: September 23rd     Is there anything you'd like from the Mütter Museum Store? Sure. I lived near there forever and I missed every trip friends took to the place. I mean to go back. I just noticed that Cocoa Pink has 5 ml Perfume Atomizers. Yay or nay? Scents you would like? Scents you would NOT like? newp   what's your favorite kind of pizza? Brooklyn Style! who are your style/fashion icons? post pics if you want! I pick a little from all of them, really. I like crazy Lady Gaga stuff to a well tailored suit.   Are there any food items you're craving/aren't able to find around your area? Alligator Tex Mex and Mexican authentic food sigh   September 22nd   If you're interested in a handmade pouch/cover for an item you have (phones, tablets, books, keys, kettles...), what would your ideal pouch/cover have? Design, material, additional functionality/features like pockets or lights or secret hidey-holes? I've been looking for the perfect purse. I need lots of pockets inside, but it needs to be sleek outside. Well made.... and can carry a few books and my netbook. Everything I find is always missing...something.   Would you like a photo collage based around your interests/favorite colors/favorite themes? Not really.   If you're crafty, are you interested in spoonfeather? And if so, what things there delight your eyes? I have no idea what this is, and googling doesn't help.   Colors! What are your favorite colors and what colors do you not like? Pictures and links, people! Black, silver, grey, white..... a touch of blue-purple, and some red. What is your favorite word? infatuation   What are the feelings on arm warmers? Color, style, texture, length? I just got some actually, they are harajuku, skeleton arm bones haha. I love thumb holes. Do you like tarts? tealights? jar candles? votives? Only if they are awesome. I do need a candle holder for all my candles I just bought. The small ones, not votives, bigger than that, but the smallish ones. What's your favorite flavor? Sour, sweet, bitter, salty? Dark Godiva chocolate, sweet, sour,... salty when there's savory or sweet involved. I just tried that new Salted Caramel mocha from Starbucks. It's pretty good!   So, are there any online gaming witchees who covet purchasable in-game items or other gamer-y stuff? (yup, geek question) Ugh if I still played WoW I would want that flying pegasus. Other than that I got my buyable thing in Rift and am between games now. Something for Diablo III when it comes out yes!   Anyone doing anything cool for Mabon (or the start of fall, if you aren't pagan?) I LOVE fall. I love how it smells.   What is your favorite coffee blend at Starbucks? If you don't have one, what is your favorite roast of coffee? I want that caramel sauce they have. BUT when they finally started selling it it is Different. You need the stuff Actually behind the counter, from someone who works there or something. This is what I was told by my favorite barrista. Same for their chocolate sauce. YUM!   September 21st   Is there something that you wish you could do, but you keep putting it off? Going to Europe. Sigh.   Put your current mp3player (I am the anti-apple, so no ipod ), winamp playlist, what have you, on shuffle, list the first 10 songs: It's in the car. Been listening to the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack lately haha.   Witchee, have you made (or are you planning to make) any Lab or Trading post orders soon? And if you did (or plan to), you should share what you're getting. I bought one of everything from both for my circle. But not so much left over for me this time around ; ; I'm dying for the Labyrinth stuff...   Do you have any interest in rocks? Not like, polished colorful stones.. but like... rocks. With geologic significance! I had a rock collection when I was little, I forgot it in my middle school locker and never got it =/   If your witch were to knit you a scarf/shawl/cowl, which would you prefer, and what features would you want? Would you prefer something light and drape-y or thick and warm? What kind of colors would you prefer? Do you have any fiber allergies or preferences? I want a real velvet red riding hood cape with a volumnous hood on it. The kind that leaves a lot of room behind your head and you could pull it all the way down over your face if need be. A nice shaped thing. In red or black.   Do you like/own/wear/want fairy wings or something of the like? Sure. I love angel wings as well. White or black.   How do you feel about terrariums? Very cool actually. I am not good at keeping plants alive though haha.   What's your favorite horror movie? Oh, I like All of them.   If your witch was the practical type and wanted to include one or more of your everyday essentials, what would those include? I'm talking about the bath products, lotions, face lotions, teas, food, etc that you really use every day. Exotic coffees. Columbian or French. Variety of high quality teas, just one of each would be fine, just to taste! The rest I kind of have too much of already.   Jane Austen .. Yay or Nay? Yay-ish.   I put up quotes I love in my office and studio to get me going, They range from goofy to sarcastic to inspirational... Are you interested in a hand painted quote? Do you have one in mind, or a topic in mind? Sure. Something from Ancient Greece perhaps?   Do you like period or period-styled paraphernalia? Stuff like postcards, notecards, jewelry, office supplies, what-have-you? Sure do. Ancient or 17/1800s! Medieval!   If you like manga, comics, and/or graphic novels, what is it about them that you like, in general? The story, the art/style, etc? Byronic anti-heroes, intelligent stories.   If you could choose a Smack, what would it have in it? Already have 3 I haven't gotten to use yet.   if you could have a salon scent made, based on any artwork(s) what would it be? Narcissus by Caravaggio. Morpheus by Zulli. =P   Are you scientifically curious and/or process-oriented? Would you like a project-type gift that allowed you do do something like make soap from scratch, take and (nontoxic-ly) develop photographs using a pinhole camera, use plant dyes on yarn or fabric, etc.? Absolutely! I need to learn how to use my SLR camera! I want to make a samurai sword haha.   What's 'your' song/your theme song? Lately it's been Killer Queen by Queen haha.   What would be your superpower? Mind Control.   Witchee, would you like a gently used BPAL tshirt? Newp!   Do you like homemade snack mixes? I know Puppy Chow was mentioned in a previous question, but what about healthier and more natural type snacks like granola or trail mix? You can put a lot of delicious and fun things into trail mix, yeah? If you say "Sure, I'd love some!" what kinds of things do you like/not like in those kinds of snacks, ie coconut flakes, raisins, certain nuts (allergies??), candy, etc. Give us your list of DO's and DON'Ts! Sure. More nuts than fruit though. That's my only stipulation!   Do you like charm bracelets? If you had a bracelet, what sort of charms would you want on it? Favorite hobbies, symbols, whatever? Not really. They aren't stream lined enough and usually feel kind of cheaply made.       Favorite Mythological Creature? Hmmm. Gorgon   If you were to receive a gift card, what places would you like to get one from? Moonalisa, BPAL haha, amazon       Would you like to receive a mix-CD from your Witch? YES!       I am fond of the thrift. Do you mind lightly used goods? Please be specific! For instance, I'm a little squicked by used clothing, but I don't mind any other used goods (i.e. books, glassware, games, DVDs, whatever.) Black and/or shiny things like shawls or extras would be lovely. Love old looking stuff that is well made. Glassware is awesome too!   Do you prefer soap or shower gel? Please give examples of your favorite scents or brands. I need me some awesome shower gel. Stupid moonalisa selling out.   Beads! Do you use them? Would you want some? What sorts of beads do you like? No.   If you have kids, would you be interested in getting things for them? And if so, what are they interested and what sizes are the wearing now? No kids.   -How do you feel about getting art supplies in general? (copic markers, watercolor, brushes, paint, sketchbooks etc.) Would love to get some paint markers and drawing markers.   -How do you feel about Threadless tshirts? nah So what say you? IS an "unexpected" visit/in-person witching OK? My house is always dirty!     Would you be interested in regional jams, jellies, or other preserves? Yes!   Is there anything you're wanting from LPMP? Cougar Potion How do you feel about coconut? Yummy! And do you like ACEOs (tiny little art prints)? Looking this up it depends. o.o I didn't like any until I saw this: http://www.etsy.com/...show_panel=true   Yum!! I do like art, but I'm kinda picky. So this could be a good idea!   Do you have a place to hang/display them? Yeap! would you prefer them framed? For these... I think I'd like it if you Made a frame. Don't have to buy a real one.   --------------------------------------------- CARD QUESTIONS   No worries! I guess it was on my wish list because I wanted the kindle version haha. I'm a crazy person and just ordered a kindle. No worries. My copy I got signed a long long time ago. But, the boyfriend wanted to read it so it's perfect for him!   The penultimate gaimanness that I have looked for the world over... is the Little Endless statue. (Yes, I have all the statues too.) You don't have to buy it for me, obviously...but ... if you even found it for me to buy, that would be the best present that I can even think of. (Other than marrying Maynard or something.)   Here is the cuteness: http://dccomics.com/dcdirect/?dcd=3580 http://www.sandman.w...ue/endless.html   =OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Morning conversation with boyfriend: me: JOEL http://newjerseystufftoysandcomics.... /CRY Joel: Buy it, we'll sort it out It should be ok me: should I wait to see if we can find cheaper or something o.O Joel: Merry christmas me: LOL AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Joel: Just do it me: My witch found it, she asked what Neil thing I didn't have Joel: Stop talking and do it WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE he's also been looking for it forever. OH MY GOD. THEY ARE HERE. OMG. 10/27/11 I have completed my Sandman collection!! http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/317203_2378324333524_1113107149_2655203_637562072_n.jpg
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Fall '11 Switch Witch Questions! (Part 2, apparently!)

I am ridiculous, wordy, and ridiculously wordy. Apologies for the massive walls of text, my lovely Witch!   If you could have a salon scent made, based on any artwork(s) what would it be? School of Athens, unless I'm silly and it exists, etc. I think I've already gushed about this painting when a favorite-painting type question was asked, but it really would be quite an excellent scent!   Are you scientifically curious and/or process-oriented? Would you like a project-type gift that allowed you do do something like make soap from scratch, take and (nontoxic-ly) develop photographs using a pinhole camera, use plant dyes on yarn or fabric, etc.? Yes and no. It's more like, I'd like to be? Funny enough these examples mention making soap from scratch, because I've considered that. Then I just go read Fight Club again and pretend I have skills. (In short, I'm definitely curious but not very oriented. One might even say I'm quite disoriented, and would probably make a massive mess of a project like this. That isn't to say I wouldn't like having something to try, of course!)   What's 'your' song/your theme song? I'm not sure if this would be my theme song, but I've always considered Keep the Faith by Bon Jovi my favorite song, and it'll always be my favorite song.   What would be your superpower? That's always a super-tough one! I remember blanking and saying invisibility or something like that when I was asked that at my interview for my lifeguarding gig, of all places. I didn't really think it through, then, and now with some time to think about it, I think I'd say shapeshifting. There's something intriguing about having the capability of living different lives at different points in your one single life. (Does that sentence make any sense at all?) It'd be the one I'd want, though I don't know if it'd really suit me!   Do you like charm bracelets? If you had a bracelet, what sort of charms would you want on it? Favorite hobbies, symbols, whatever? I had a little phase when I was younger a few years ago (I think I was about thirteen) when I really wanted one. I never did end up getting one, and I think I'd still love to get one now. I'd definitely wear it, too, because after getting rid of my lifeguard rubber band, I could use some sort of bracelet! As for symbols, I'm probably just repeating myself here, but I'd love to see wings or poker chips or cards or anything of the sort. My other (yes, my other one lone) hobby would be writing, and if there's any symbol that could be included from that, that would be cool, too! (I also really like fire. Just. Randomly.) So, in short, a charm bracelet would be awesome!   If you're interested in a handmade pouch/cover for an item you have (phones, tablets, books, keys, kettles...), what would your ideal pouch/cover have? Design, material, additional functionality/features like pockets or lights or secret hidey-holes? I wouldn't mind one, but I wouldn't be able to ask for any specifics, either. I've never actually had a cover for my phones, cameras, and so on and so forth. (Kettles can have covers? I will need to investigate, because I own a kettle for the first time in my life!) I definitely wouldn't mind some book covers, though they'd probably sit around for a while until I find just the perfect book to put them on!   Do you like homemade snack mixes? I know Puppy Chow was mentioned in a previous question, but what about healthier and more natural type snacks like granola or trail mix? You can put a lot of delicious and fun things into trail mix, yeah? If you say "Sure, I'd love some!" what kinds of things do you like/not like in those kinds of snacks, ie coconut flakes, raisins, certain nuts (allergies??), candy, etc. Give us your list of DO's and DON'Ts! Sure! This is, again, one of those things I don't particularly have a preference on. I do actually have quite a bit of trail mix sitting around the house, just little packets of snacks that my parents left here thinking I was going to starve to death. So there's no particular shortage of trail mix here, but I'm sure I wouldn't die if there were to be a bit more.   Would you like a photo collage based around your interests/favorite colors/favorite themes? Absolutely! I probably beat this to death already in previous questions, but since I just moved to a new place, I'm still in the process of organizing everything and might not get around to finding a place to display such a lovely creation for a while, but I definitely wouldn't mind that as a gift!   If you're crafty, are you interested in spoonfeather? And if so, what things there delight your eyes? I think I'm going to pass on this one, if only because I'm not very crafty. (Those things looks super expensive, too!)   Colors! What are your favorite colors and what colors do you not like? Pictures and links, people! Okay, okay. Serious answer would probably be a dark forest green. I'm not too sure if this is actually my favorite color, but I do own a lot of things (backpacks, skirts, etc) in this color and I do like everything I own in this color. I also quite like brown. Not-at-all serious answer is Mountbatten Pink. Not pink. Not puce. Not magenta. Mountbatten pink.   What is your favorite word? This question is always ridiculously hard for me. I remember a few years ago (alright, more like seven) my favorite word was conspiracy. Nowadays I really like the sound of is abandon. I'm not entirely sure what I love about it, but it could be the completely negative meaning of abandon as a verb compared to phrases like reckless abandon. So many meanings packed into such a simple little word! I also really like the word disappear, but only due to its part in disappear here, from Less Than Zero, which is easily my favorite two word phrase.   Would you be interested in getting a gently used BPAL tshirt from your Witch? I certainly wouldn't mind it! However, I definitely do have enough clothes for the moment, so I'm not in dire need of a new shirt and there's absolutely no need to go out of your way to attire me, dear Witch!   What are the feelings on arm warmers? Color, style, texture, length? I'm never owned arm warmers, actually! Winter's coming up, so of course I wouldn't mind if I were to receive, but I think I'll survive just as well without them. As for the specifics, I'm not too sure. I think I've already gushed about my favorite colors, and as for all the rest, I'm no expert and would probably be happy with any sort!   Do you like tarts? tealights? jar candles? votives? I'm not sure what...any of this is! I can guess at what tealights and jar candles are, so to just answer for those two, I wouldn't mind receiving them, but I've never used anything of the sort much before in the life.   What's your favorite flavor? Sour, sweet, bitter, salty? I think a question similar to this was asked in the questionnaire and I said something silly like the green and orange Skittles. WHAT I MEANT TO SAY WAS, or is now that I've actually processed the question correctly, that I do have quite a sweet tooth, but there's a limit to it and I get put off sweets for a good while when I hit that limit. I do also like salty things, but I need to watch my sodium intake especially when I start cooking on my own because I apparently really like salty things. Not a fan of things that a bitter, and not a huge fan of things that are sour. I also quite like things that a fizzy, though that's not exactly a flavor, and by which I mean I quite like soda. (I'm apparently the only person in the world that thinks Diet Coke just tastes better that regular Coke?) On a side note, and another weird note, I don't mind flat soda at all and actually quite like it! Not that I'm expecting flat soda or, really, any soda in my package, of course. Just a silly thing about myself aaand I'm rambling.   So, are there any online gaming witchees who covet purchasable in-game items or other gamer-y stuff? Unfortunately, nope! I've never been into online games much. There's something about having a game that has a story that I can play from beginning to end, that isn't about leveling up and waiting for the next patch or update and whatnot. Just regular ol' PC games for me!   What is your favorite coffee blend at Starbucks? If you don't have one, what is your favorite roast of coffee? I actually drink at Starbucks very, very rarely and I believe only when I've been given a giftcard. I don't find it particularly special, actually! I like the coffee I brew myself just as well, and for that I typically use those big ol' canisters of Folgers. (Which I really, really don't need any more of because I bought a new huge can after thinking I'd lost my old huge can and now have have two huge cans of the stuff just sitting around!) When I do go out to coffee shops, I typically go to the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, which I discovered last year since it was on campus (and we didn't have any up in NorCal). I really love their iced tea, because it's just tea and ice and that's pretty much as healthy as iced tea can get! I don't really drink there much, either, and only did last year because I had hundreds of dining dollars to spend in a matter of weeks and, uh. Yeah. THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN, but it wasn't for lack of trying!   Is there anything you'd like from the Mütter Museum Store? Nothing in particular!   I just noticed that Cocoa Pink has 5 ml Perfume Atomizers. Yay or nay? Scents you would like? Scents you would NOT like? No idea what this is! Assuming it's perfume, I think I'll pass because I'm honestly not that into perfume. (BPAL being the obvious exception.)   What's your favorite kind of pizza? The combo option at Costco, probably. It's not that it's super awesome spectacular pizza, but it's pretty much the only pizza I've ever had. (Family just eats there after shopping for convenience!)   Who are your style/fashion icons? Post pics if you want! As in. Models? Ohhh, dearest witch. You don't even want me to get started. Let's just say Leif Stacey, Stephan Haurholm (or Skittles From Heaven, really), Casey Taylor, Bogdan Angheluta, Gemma Ward, Anna Lundgaard, and can I just say Stephan Haurholm again because god. Hearts in eyes, forever.   Are there any food items you're craving/aren't able to find around your area? Asian food markets in general, actually. I'll need to keep looking, because they must exist!   What about little wee creatures for your desk or mantel, like this? D'aww, that's adorable. I've got some plans for my mantle and desk and whatnot already, though, so I probably won't need anything more for that! (Something I discovered while packing, put into words by a friend, is that anything cute and soft will always stare you down and say, "What are you doing to do, not take me with you?" And this is how I end up with too much random junk in my too small condo.)   Is there anything you like or would like to try from Bath & Body Works? I think I'll pass! I've never actually tried anything from this place, and actually thought for a long time that it was basically the same thing as Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Uhm. Whoops! Anyway, I certainly wouldn't mind anything from there, but there's nothing in particular I'm dying to have!   Look down. What are you wearing, right now? Ohhh, no. This question caught me rolling right out of bed (at noon, yes; so much shame) and onto my laptop to check the Switch Witch thread. I'm just wearing some shorts and a t-shirt right now, which is what I usually sleep in!   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'd probably loll around in bed and write all day, anything and everything. For hours and hours and hours without doing anything else at all.   Would you be interested in regional jams, jellies, or other preserves? Sure! I definitely wouldn't mind.   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? I spin around three times and get into my nest. More seriously: I check all of my phone alarms to make sure they'll actually ring in the morning, because they're sort of janky and sometimes reset themselves to some quiet little tune that won't wake me up. I really do need to score myself a proper alarm clock eventually!   Are you interested in today's/any recent Tee Fury shirts? I've not heard of these!   Princess Bride? Yay or nay? Sure! I think I've actually seen the film only once, and a very long time ago when I was too little to remember much of it. I get most of the references just because they're made so often, and could probably do with a rewatch!   Is there any kind of international candy you love or would like to try? I've been seeing a lot of talk about salted caramel or something of the sort? Never heard of it before, but it sound pretty delicious!   What is something totally random (yes, that thing that just popped into your head) that hasn't been covered by any previous questions? I have this blanket/comforter/I-don't-even-know-what-to-call-it that's just the most comfortable thing I've ever hugged, and I love it to death. I have no idea what it is, what it's made of, or anything about it, really, so I'm kind of at a loss whenever I think about what I'll do if this one ever, uh, breaks. Not to say that. These things. Uh. Really break. (Well, the question did say totally random!)   Is there any cheesy/non-cheesy Canadian stuff you'd be interested in? I'm going to say no here, because I do know how expensive shipping from Canada is! There's nothing in particular I'd really love to have and nothing in particular I'd hate to have, but the shipping fees always make me cringe!   Favorite fairy tale? I'm tempted to just stick with Icarus because I don't honestly know all that much about many fairy tales. I've been seeing a lot of talk about Disney movies in relation to this question, I think, and I'm not too into Disney movies, either, except I love the Sword in the Stone to bits and pieces. (And, well, Meet the Robinsons, but that's not a fairy tale at all.) I do quite like Snow White, I guess? Just for being that traditional childhood fairy tale and whatnot. (On a completely random note, the Brothers Grimm? I didn't recognize Matt Damon or Heath Ledger until the second watch-through. By which I mean, WHY DID I WATCH THIS TWICE. /random tangent)   What is something people are always surprised to learn about you? My tastes in music, generally. I'm a pretty huge fan of country music, and I do literally listen to anything. (I think my most listened to bands in the past few days are something like The Band Perry, Bon Jovi, Neon Indian, Ludo, and Bright Eyes. I don't even. I remember answering a question about music I don't listen to in my questionnaire, and I said rap, and apparently that's not actually true.) So. Yes. That. People are definitely surprised to find out I listen to country music, and even more surprised (if they ever choose to believe me, which they rarely, rarely do) that I listen to pretty much all kinds of music.   If you had to decide what your stripper name was, what would it be? I always thought Cherry Darling was the most fantastic go-go dancer name ever. That aside, Roman Holiday.   Sooooo Witchees, have you ever taken that particular personality test? If so, are you an Analytical, a Driver, an Expressive or an Amiable? I have, actually! Or at least taken a test similar to this one. Several times. I can never really remember my results. I'll try to remember to take this test again and get some results, and if they're important and I do forget, feel free to prod me to get into it, dear Witch! ETA: Analytical!   Is anyone else afraid of or creepy out by dummies/puppets/Muppets/etc? Other things you're squicked/freaked by that's best left by the wayside? I think I'm alright with puppets and whatnot, but maybe only because I've never had to be exposed to them much. I've never been into the Muppets, but I like Avenue Q? (Well, I like the music of Avenue Q; never seen a bit of it myself.) I'm also a complete sissy when it comes to spiders. I don't mind seeing pictures of them, for the most part, but I just freeze in terror when I actually see one near me.   What level of contact were you hoping for from your witch? I honestly put that I didn't request anything in particular. This being my first ever round of switch witch, I just wanted to be a great witchee to a great witch. That said, I am so glad to have you, my lovely Witch. Two things that I've realized since starting this round are that it's incredibly, incredibly awesome to have a high-contact witch and that it's ridiculously fun to be a high contact witch! I'm positively amazed by my switch witch experience, and I'm sure I will continue to be. Here's hoping I'll be a fun witchee and witch to have as well!   JONES SODA CO has LE soda packs for The Guild, Buffy, D&D, So Cute, etc. Would you be interested in these, Witchee? Aww, as adorable as those look, I think I would prefer regular ol' soda in bulk from Costco. It's a really interesting idea from that company, but I'm not overly interested in any and probably wouldn't want to spend the money on those packs.   Along this line...Are there any local museums/attractions you keep never getting around to going to? I lived in the Bay Area for something like a bajillion years until I just moved two weeks ago, and I always thought about going to the Winchester Mystery House, but never did. (I'm not sure why I thought about going, to be quite honest.) As for where I live now, I'm not too sure if there's anything local! I'm sure there is, and I've just yet to find out about it yet.   It's Banned Books Week! Are there any books on the list you'd be interested in checking out? Augh, this gives me creepy-crawlie feelings all under my skin. Censorship is something I'm hugely, one hundred percent, veryveryvery strongly against. It stems from a whole list of things, but mainly our school board in senior year of high school. They banned Bastard Out of Carolina and refused to let our AP Lit teacher actually teach the book in class. My main issue with this is that they didn't ban it (and, yes, I did go on ahead and read the book anyway) because of the somewhat explicit scenes of masturbation or even of the somewhat (I say somewhat because Beloved, which we were permitted to study, contained a far more explicit scene) explicit scene of rape, and we all know they didn't ban it for these reasons because they did not read the book. It was a board of four or five people, I believe, and out of them, one single person read the book. That person? Was the only one to say yes. So, uhm, as indicated by all this wild and random rambling (and to think all I wanted to say, really, and that argh! people! stop banning books just because of the title! which has the word bastard! meaning the female lead's mother is not married to the female lead's father for crying out loud) I'm not a fan of censorship at all. That said, I could probably do with a copy of Brave New World. I keep coming across Island sitting on my bookshelf, but I can never find Brave New World. (This is, I realize, probably because I never owned a hard copy and read it off the AP reader we got in class senior year of high school. OH SO THIS YOU LET US TEACH, EH?)   What kind of purse do you prefer? Leather, cloth? over the shoulder or crossbody, or something that can do either? Do you like bold bright prints with fun things, or monochrome, solid colours? I'm so out of the loop when it comes to purses that I don't even know what some of these terms mean. (Crossbody? I'm guessing that means it has a strap long enough to cross it over your shoulders?) But, to answer the question! I don't actually use purses much at all. I always just have my backpack, which is a messenger bag that goes over my shoulder. I'm thinking of grabbing a new cloth one in the future, because I've been using this one for a while now. Though, I don't suppose that counts as a purse!   What kind of bear is best? Baby ones. Before they get the teeth and stuff. Yeah.   Do you drink wine? Not. Uhm. Legally? (And, honestly, not often. My father says a bit of red wine with dinner is good for your health and my parents share something like a quarter or a half of a glass every night with their meal, so I've had the handful of sips throughout my lifetime. I also used to live quite close to Napa, so I've been to the wineries there and wine looks really interesting, but alas, no tasting for me just yet!)   Witches, did you lament NOT getting one of the condom case/imp cases that got released with the courtesan series? I wasn't around to see them at all, actually, but probably not! I store my imps in ammo boxes, and maybe went a bit overboard with them after filling up three 50-slot ones to the brim. Now I probably have more space for imps than I'll ever need! (Just watch me come by more than 350 imps somehow and subsequently have to eat those words.)   Who's interested in Halloween: Montreal? I wouldn't mind trying it (the loads of candy is a bit tempting), but I don't think I'd want anyone to spring for a bottle for me. It doesn't look like something I'm sure to fall in love with!   You get a package in the mail containing 3 things you have really wanted more than anything else you've mentioned so far in this thread. (they are all reasonably priced of course! ~$20 or less apiece). What are they? Uhm. Let's see. Maybe something from Paintbox Soapworks? (Since finding out about it, I've become thoroughly addicted!) And definitely some magnets. I've been cleaning house and realized I really need some magnets. And...Brita filters? For my new water filter thing? (Oh man, I'm so practical sometimes it's just deathly boring.) I think those might run more than twenty bucks, though.   Witchee, would you like anything from this particular Haunt update? I haven't looked! I'm determined to avoid any new perfume obsessions, but I'm sure you know me well enough by now, dear witch, to choose scents I'd love if you do branch out to other companies!   Describe your sense of humour. Oh. Hrm. Tongue-in-cheek? I think I have phases of what sort of humor I enjoy in my media, and I'm really prone to mimicking humor. I've had my fling with dark humor a while ago, and I'll always have this nice on-and-off relationship with sarcasm. I think I like slapstick, but I haven't had much experience with it. (We saw this movie called The Bank Dick in our film class in high school, and it was pretty fantastic.) British humor is totally the bomb, too. I've never been too into bro-humor, especially bro-humor movies, though for whatever weird reason I thought the Hangover was pretty enjoyable. I especially like humor that doesn't hurt anyone? And I usually get my laughs from the Daily Show and the Colbert Report, if that helps. And I'm not sure why this answer is getting so long-winded, but! Yes. Tongue-in-cheek, I'd say.   Do you like reusable grocery bags? If so, do you like the kind that fold up (ie Chico Bags?) I actually don't think I'd get much use out of one, even though I know I should and they're great for the environment. I don't know if anyone else does this, but for the little trash cans around our house (bathroom and kitchen and whatnot), we've always just used the plastic bags from grocery stores? So, yeah, I actually do typically grab the plastic bags at grocery stores!   As a witchee, would you want your witch to reveal, or is staying ninja/secret okay/preferable? As a witch, would you prefer to not reveal/stay ninja? Whatever makes my witch the most comfortable is what I'd want, but my witch is just so amazing that I would love it if they'd revealed! As for me, personally, I think I'll probably reveal-- probably before the end of the round, even! I'm just not all that great at keeping secrets!   Would you be interested in the #occupywallstreet scent? I...don't know. I think the patchouli would kill it for me, but the cacao and vanilla (and even tobacco!) sound kind of amazing. No idea!   Do Paintbox Soapworks' Goat's Milk Hand and Body Creams sound like something you'd like to try? This is another thing I'm going to have to check out!   Is there a magazine that you DON'T read because you can't find it near you, but wish you could? Just GQ, at the moment. I keep telling myself I'm going to renew my subscription (well, sign up for a new subscription since I can't even access the details of my old one), and then forgetting all about it!   Oh, does anyone else do the good-luck-trinkets-on-your-person thing? Not really, though I don't mind having trinkets lying around!   Who likes silly items from Archie McPhee? Never heard of it, actually!   What are you drooling over from the Sock Dreams Halloween stuff? I haven't explored Sock Dreams much since hearing about it here, but from what little I've seen, I don't think I'll be interested in much. I'm a pretty boring-regular socks type of person!   Is there a movie you want so badly that you don’t own now? Tekkonkinkret! It makes no sense to me that I don't own this, because it isn't exactly expensive but just augh. I guess I just keep forgetting to buy it! I definitely need to get this on my shopping list.   Is there a song on iTunes that you haven’t downloaded yet? Most of them, I'd say. I listen to all the Bon Jovi in the world (all of which I have), whatever country music is on the radio (most of which I do not have), and everything that my musical friend sends my way (all of which I have). I'm not sure if I could pinpoint a song that I haven't downloaded that I do want. Ringtones, on the other hand... I could really use me some ringtones. (Just for my iTouch. For my phone, I use Audacity to make my own!)   Is there a rare book you’ve always wanted? Erm. I'm going to go with Less Than Zero, but specifically the first edition with the cover that features the by Wayfarer style sunglasses with one blue lense and one red lense? I've only ever seen one copy, and of course snatched it up. Then I lent it away to someone because it was either that copy or my signed copy that I was going to lend (only had two at the time!), and she hasn't given it back. I do think she intends to the next time we meet up (because, pff, she still has my skateboard, too), but I'm on the hunt for another copy anyway!   Is there anything you want to buy yourself but have been too embarrassed (R rated or PG)? Pokemon White or Black. I'm not actually embarrassed to be seen buying it, really, because adults can play Pokemon, too, damn it! What's kind of too embarrassing is that I'm a (mostly) jobless college kid still pretty dependent on her parents, and even if Pokemon is a totally legitimate adult game, I shouldn't be spending that much money on a game at all. The shame would be endless!   What small everyday items would you like, that you keep forgetting to get? I'm in dire need of some magnets. I mentioned at one point that I needed a vegetable peeler, but my dearest Witch, I'm sorry to have to confess that I did cave and buy myself one. Those carrots and cucumbers weren't going to last much longer sitting in my fridge!   Tell me about something you like, and why you like it. So, I like poker. I like poker a lot. I like the cards, aesthetically, especially the red Bicycle packs. I like the games, anything from Texas Hold'em to Razz to Badugi. (Alright, that's a lie. I fffing hate Badugi.) And I love it like anyone else would love a favorite sport. It's obviously not a physical sport, but I'm always going to maintain that it's a sport. There's professional players, there's professional teams, and there's a world series of it. All of which are such awesome things. (Well, FullTilt excepted. I don't know how I feel about them right now after the way they handed the Black Friday online poker shut down debacle.) What I love most, arguably, is the players. There's so many interesting characters to be found, and they aren't touched in the way so many celebrities are. I love the economy of the whole thing, too. Yes, people like Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu are throwing around literal millions (over ten, let's just say) of dollars, but they're throwing it around within the game. Each player has a bankroll, and they keep their bankroll focused on poker. Not to say it never happens, but for the most part, they don't blow the nine million dollars they will on luxury cars or beach houses or sports gambling (oh, god, Peter Eastgate, you poor stupid boy). They keep it, for the most part, in their neat little bankroll that goes back into poker. It's a circulation! And. And, uhm, now I'm just rambling hardcore so I will stop all this with what's probably the most important reason I love poker: the players are really awesome.   If you're the MMU type of Witchee, what Geek Chic Cosmetics tickle your fancy? I was going to take a wild guess and ask if MMU was Make Up Alley, but then I realized that didn't make any sense at all. (herpaderp) So, I think it's safe to say I'm not the MMU type a witchee. No idea what that is!   For those of you that like candles, do you like stuff from Yankee Candle? And if you had to choose, tarts or candles? No candles for me! I'm terrified of leaving open flames around the house because knowing me, I really will just forget and leave for school for a few hours.   Am I the only one? Does anyone else like collector Barbies? I've never really been the Barbie type!
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What strange misc. items would you love to receive that you just haven't gotten for yourself?: Oh this is hard, too much random bullshit. Hot pads (they don't have to be cute or anything, I just need some new ones). I like cute or interesting magnets, but never seem to buy them, and am always short on them. I have a few but I'd like more: glass jars. I like to put random collections of things in jars (such as filling them with buttons, or jelly beans). Also I lost my Diva Cup a few months back (I KNOW WTF?) and have yet to replace it. (Whoops I just realized I already answered this Q. Oh well. I thought of more stuff). Would you be interested in getting fountain pen inks or art supplies via JetPens and or DickBlick? I don't have a use for fountain pens but my boyfriend uses them to draw comics.   For those interested in watercolors, how would you feel about getting a palette filled with paint from my watercolor tubes but not getting the paint tube itself? I always *mean* to get into watercolors like I do a lot of things, but sadly my motivation is probably not strong enough to warrant buying me nice watercolors. How do you feel about getting art supplies in general? The only art I really do is draw, because I read Drawing On The Right Side of the Brain about a year and a half ago and got really good at it! And then I stopped for a while and I'm really out of practice . I'm set on nice pencils, sketchbooks with quality paper is welcome.   How do you feel about Threadless tshirts? I like some of them. I might have one or two on my w/l. I don't mind if they're girly cut or not. L girly, S men's. Avoid text.   If you were turned loose in a basic drug store (CVS, Walgreens - a pharmacy with attached mini-mart, basically!) with a $20 bill, what would you pick up? Eye shadows, probably another eye liner, a candy bar like Milky Way Dark.   Darling Witchee, would you enjoy farmer's market pickled veggies (green beans, garlic, asparagus, etc) or fresh canned peaches or something of that nature? YES all things of this nature.   Do you prefer color or white photographs? Nature or abstract? All. Maybe more drawn to nature > abstract.   would you be interested in something like this? That sounds cool but also.... pricey. I think it would be more cost effective for Witch to compile a collection of such things on her own. But it does look cool!   Amigurumi, yes or no? Those are cute but it would only be special to me if it was something my Witch made for me, then I would love it. My daughter has one of those, she likes them.   I have a question! What are some of your favorite paintings? (famous or undiscovered?) Feel free to link to examples! Hmmm. I've always liked Frida Kahlo. I LOVE medieval paintings (I love their 2 dimensional appearance, I think it's the Gothic period specifically). Stuff I like: http://coveroid.com/view-869___40x30__alley_by_the_lake-480x360.html http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Penitence_of_Saint_Jerome_triptych_by_Joachim_Patinir.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Simone_Martini_071.jpg Additionally I'll check out Etsy for artists I like, that will probably give you a better idea. I DO NOT like paintings of girl-women with huge heads (I mention it because this style is so prevalent).   If you could have an image painted for you - sky is the limit - what would it be? Oh I don't know! Nature stuff, especially surrealist nature, is pretty safe with me.   Name your 3 favorite scents for candles: sandalwood, vanilla, violets. But I'm open too anything not overwhelmingly foody.   Name your 3 favorite types/flavors of tea unflavored black tea, chai, rooibos
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