Updated 15 February 2010.

 

What is everyone's take on Valentine's Day? I do like Valentine's Day. It's way overcommercialized, but I do love sending valentines and baking for Molly.

 

Do you like traditional Valentine's Day colors (red, pink, white, more?)? Pink is my least favourite colour objectively, but if done well it can be very attractive. Pink with black, and pink with brown are both are classic. I do love red and white is fine.

 

What's everyone's favorite semi-obscure animal? Platypus!

 

What is your favorite sign that spring is coming? Crocuses and daffodils poking their heads up.

 

Favorite love poem? Sonnet CXVI

Let me not to the marriage of true minds

Admit impediments. Love is not love

Which alters when it alteration finds,

Or bends with the remover to remove:

O no! it is an ever-fixed mark

That looks on tempests and is never shaken;

It is the star to every wandering bark,

Whose Worth's unknown, although his height be taken.

Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks

Within his bending sickle's compass come;

Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,

But bears it out even to the edge of doom:

If this be error and upon me proved,

I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

-William Shakespeare

 

For those of you with pets, would you like pet things? Toys, treats, etc? Sure--Spot cat loves tender treats but won't eat the crunchy ones.

 

Favorite Love Story: Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing!

 

Would anyone like receiving naughty/sexy things? Sure, just keep in mind I'm married to a woman!

 

Who on the thread likes attending Ren Faires, SciFi/Comic Cons & the like? And do you dress up for them? I love going to Ren faires and all kinds of cons, though I haven't been able to afford any cons recently. I especially love to dress up for them!

 

Do you need any accessories for your phone, computer, mp3 player, etc.? I lost my Skull Candy earbuds and I loved them so. They were black and green and made of awesome.

 

Gently Used CDs/DVDs? Bring it on!

 

What are the songs on the "Top 25 Most Played" list on your ipod? This probably tells you more than I want you to know about me!

Backstabber - Dresden Dolls

Girl Anachronism - Dresden Dolls

Time Is Running Out - Muse

My Alcoholic Friends - Dresden Dolls

Runs In the Family - Amanda Palmer

Closer - Nine Inch Nails

I'm On My Way - The Proclaimers

I'll Be That Girl - Barenaked Ladies

Hard Like Heroic - Nymh (WoW-themed parody of Bad Touch by Bloodhound Gang--

.)

Perfect (Exceeder) - Mason & Princess Superstar

In The Car - Barenaked Ladies

Coin-Operated Boy - Dresden Dolls

Shoebox - Barenaked Ladies

Grace Kelly - Mika

Dairy Queen - Indigo Girls

White & Nerdy - Weird Al Yankovic

The Old Apartment - Barenaked Ladies

Delilah - Dresden Dolls

Bitches Ain't Shit - Ben Folds

Oasis - Amanda Palmer

Chariots Of Fire - BWO

Creep - Radiohead

Are You Out There - Dar Williams

Ampersand - Amanda Palmer

Rockin' the Suburbs - Ben Folds

 

If your witch was international, would you be interested in receiving gifts that were representative of her country or culture? Absolutely! Would totally love it, especially if I got a UK witch. I miss living there!

 

WoW player? Pandaren Monk and Lil' KT pets? I do play WoW, and I'd love to get them!

 

What's your favourite candy? Outside of a chocolatier's, mine is definitely Jelly Babies (especially the black ones), but I also love Reese's Cups and peppermint patties. Inside of a chocolatier's it's lime or whiskey truffle!

 

Secondhand Stuff? Loves it. Absolutely. I'm a thrift-shop kinda girl. I love recycling, as well, and that absolutely includes books, dvds, anything gently used! I like unique, and most secondhand stuff is unique, or cheap enough that I can alter it to make it unique without feeling too badly.

This, definitely!

 

Also, I missed some questions. Here's a quick catch-up.

 

Hand knit stuff? Yes, yes, yes, please! I knit, but I never manage to actually finish knitting anything for myself! I'll be thrilled with anything, and I will actually use it, I promise!

 

Homemade Sewn Stuff? Any fabrics to avoid? Oh, I used to be decent at sewing, but now I don't even have a machine. Bring on the sewn stuff--I absolutely love handmade things! I don't have any fabrics that I particularly dislike, the only caveat is that I'm allergic to laundry detergent that's not free/clear. No big deal if you use the regular stuff, let me know and I can just wash it when I get it!

 

Think Geek plush microbes? I love ThinkGeek, I'm drinking coffee out of my caffeine thermos right now, actually. The little plushy microbes are so cute! I'm not sure what I'd do with them, but I'm sure I'd think of something if you sent me one.

 

Kitchen gadgetry Oh, I'd love a microplane/micrograter for zesting citrus, grinding nutmeg, shredding parm, et cetera! I love kitchen stuff, I'm a huge Alton Brown fan. I lust after his cookbooks. (Also, kitchen confession: I don't own a food processor. )

 

Mardi Gras - We tend to not celebrate it due to an unfortunate event that happened to coincide with the holiday. But I love the colours!

 

Would you like new nail polish? If so, what colors are you craving? I've been wanting to add to my red nail polish stash lately, so I'm eyeing the two new reds from the new OPI collection (Thanks So Muchness, and Off With Her Red). Like LitaPhoenix, I'm super pale and love to wear striking colours. My red nail polish is nearly a collection of its own. I also love green (especially spring green), blue, purple, black, and grey/silver. I could really use some sort of anti-chipping stuff, since my nails are genetically super-flexible.

 

Do you like incense and/or scented candles, and are you able to burn them in your home? I love scented candles, and tend to prefer sweet/fruity scents. I love A Scent of Scandal. Yankee Candles tend to not be my favourite.

 

Boxes? For Bpal (bottles and/or imps) or otherwise. Yay, boxes! I need a better bottle box, and I desperately need an imp box. They're everywhere!!! Seriously.

 

Do you like alcoholic beverages? If so, what is your preference (beer, wine, liquor...)? I like all three kinds of alcohol. My favourites are white wine, microbrews, Granny Smith Apple Woodchuck, flavored vodka, and good whiskey.

Would you use a natural sea sponge? No, I used to use them for stage makeup and got one once that was full of spines. It took a week to get them all out of my hands so I have developed a strong aversion.

Okay, I was going to say yes, but now I'm terrified.

 

Paintbox Soaps? Yes, definitely! I have a bunch in my Etsy faves.

 

Would you like some of my favourite recipes? Yes, of course! I love to cook!

 

Posters, pictures, art? Yes again here! Especially RSC posters!

 

Salted caramels? A thousand times YES!!!

 

Imagine that someone hands you their wallet and sends you into a really good bakery. They have everything, from breads to brownies, cookies to croissants, anything you could imagine, and you're allowed to pick out five things for yourself. What do you pick?

-Blueberry scone

-Pan au chocolat (like the little patisserie at the end of my street in London had every morning)

-A loaf of fresh, warm sourdough bread

-A challah

-Apricot tart

Steampunk? Hell yes!

 

Sock Dreams? Another hell yes!

I agree wholeheartedly! Steampunk and Sock Dreams are both awesome. My Swapper Help link in my sig has my Sock Dreams wishlist in it, if you want suggestions!

 

Coffee, Tea, or Hot Cocoa?

Coffee or Tea would be lovely! I'm not a big cocoa drinker, though. If it's coffee, I like the good stuff, but other than that I'm not too picky. I love to try different blends and flavors. Tea is my biggest weakness, though, and my favourite kind is Earl Grey. I love trying new kinds of tea, the crazier the more fun! The last kind I tried was a blend of Jasmine Dragon Pearl and Rooibos Tropica (my first venture into a mall that had a Teavana, ). The only caveat is that chamomile gives me a headache.

 

Energetically-charged item or gift? Sure! Can't hurt, might help! ow1goddess and I are both looking for jobs.

 

Do you have any significant upcoming events in your life you'd like something for? Nope! We just moved end of last year, and probably will again end of this year, but for now, it's smooth sailing.

 

Burlesque? Yes! I love burlesque!

 

Earrings? I'm an earring addict, so absolutely!

 

Baked Goods? I love homemade food, and I love to bake, so I will love, appreciate, and NOM anything you send me that does not contain pork or seafood (not that I think you'd really put seafood in the mail, but I had to include that for completeness' sake).

 

Would you like a mix cd from your witch? Sure, bring it on!

 

Boxes? For Bpal (bottles and/or imps) or otherwise Oh, yes! My bottles have been stored in a card box for a long time, but they've outgrown it, and my imps/decants are exploding.

 

Are you interested in bacon chocolate? Only if you can find turkey bacon or veggie bacon chocolate! Jewish = no (pork) bacon chocolate for me. Maybe I can make my own...

 

Your Witch is perusing the wares at a local yard sale. S/he looks down and sees [insert impossibly rare item that you've always wanted but could never afford] with a $5-10 sticker on it. Sheepishly s/he takes it to the guy behind the folding table. "Do you know what this is?" s/he inquires. The gentleman states that it belonged to his mother/sister/grandmother/Great Aunt Beulah and he thinks it's for, like, hair or something. With a trembling hand, s/hes pays the man and heads home with the inconceivable riches.

 

My unobtainium is a gorgeous, unusual place to hang earrings. Digging through my bucket o' earrings can be vexing, and they always have handmade ones at one of the stores I love (Cocoanut Jewelry), but they're always like $100. :|

Or one of those fancy cooking thermometers Alton Brown has. Or maybe just a solid, cast-iron Dutch Oven. Or, if we're going the BPAL route, it's a pretty box full of paper, but underneath is a bottle of Mitzvah, Spanked, De Sade, or any bottle off of my wishlist, really.

 

Price List? Meh. If that's something you really want to do, do it! If it's not, that's fine with me, too.

 

Keys? I love keys. If I had enough of them I would decorate with them. As it is, I have plenty of places that would be improved by an old-fashioned key on a ribbon.

 

Frankenpolish? Absolutely! I love that blog, and I'm up for anything!

 

Do you like guessing who your witch is, or would you prefer to know? Do you mind knowing? I like not knowing, but I don't mind knowing, either...then the mystery is about the box instead of the person, so I still get my mystery fix. I'd prefer to know who it is eventually after the round is over so I can them, though I'll survive if I don't find out. I'll just be forced to thank them profusely in the threads.

 

If it's going to be obvious who your witch is, would you rather she played the ninja and sent one big box at the end, or smaller packages along the way? I honestly don't care, as long as I have a witch and am not forgotten. Ninja-witching is fun, wondering when they'll strike, what they'll do, how long they'll wait. But it's fun to get surprises along the way, and e-cards and such, too.

 

Does EVERYONE here sleep in the nude???

 

Muaahahahahahaha! Ow1goddess and I also sleep naked--it's the best! If I were going to sleep in a nightie, though, I'd go for black, red, or green.

 

As for the Alice In Wonderland polishes, I can't speak for my witchee, but I would LOVE them!

 

Favorite flowers? I'm not a huge flower person, but I do love tulips, orchids, and lily of the valley.

 

Are you opposed to vegan baked goods? Or baked goods in general? I'm not opposed to anything baked, vegan or otherwise, unless it contains pork.

 

For those that have dogs, if I were to knit them a sweater, what colour would you like it to be? No dog, and my cat would loathe it if I tried to sweater him.

 

hair stuff? My hair is long and fine, and I just don't have a bunch of it, so a smaller clip would be fun. Also, I've been meaning to try LUSH's Goth Juice for curling my hair.

 

Eye color: Hazel

 

Lip balm: Yay or nay? If yay, what are your favorite kinds (brands, consistency, whatever)? None of Your Beeswax!

 

Home-canned goods? As long as they're tasty!

 

Is there anything you've had to give up that you really miss or want back? Buying Thirteens and lunacies. I used to buy them all the time, every month unless it sounded like something that wouldn't work for me. But, since my health went downhill and I can't work in most jobs

, I just don't have the funds anymore. I got lucky and wasn't super excited about the last few lunacies of 2009, and I've picked up decants where I could. Not being able to order the November 13 was hard, since I liked the notes in it, and not being able to order Candles Moon is killing me. It sounds SO good! Hmm, that answer sort of got away from me there. Sorry.

 

What animal would be your Patronus? I'd love to say something like a jaguar, but it would probably look just like my cat Spot. He's gotten me through the toughest part of my life, and is the most special creature I've ever had the good fortune to live with. (And he's curled up on the leopard-print chaise next to me, sleeping with his tail keeping his little nose warm. D'awwww.)

I think it kind of depends what it is. Are we talking GC wishlist imps, or are we talking decants of Pumpkin King? Cuz lemme tell ya, if I were somehow able to get myself a decant of PK, and then my witch sent me another decant, my reaction would not be "I can always use another one." It would be "Sweet Ceiling Cat, I have two f#@*&^#ing decants of Pumpkin King!"

This is exactly how I would feel about getting another decant of any of my Valentine wishes. Especially since most of them are not full decants, and they're of scents that I'm not likely to ever see any more of ever again.

 

Do you have any personal heroes/heroines? Why? David Tennant. He is a brilliant, talented, resilient, and amazing actor. And why? Because he watched Doctor Who as a kid, and wanted to do that. And he really did! This skinny, geeky, Scottish bloke is suddenly a heartthrob? Geek really is the new hot. I was an actor for the exact same reason, and even though I'm not skinny, or acting now, he's still this geeky Scottish chick's hero.

 

Are there any languages or countries that you're really interested in? I studied abroad in London in college, and I still miss living there. I miss it hugely. I loved visiting Edinburgh as well. But I love languages, and I wish I could learn them all! I'm still conversant in ASL, though I used to be fluent, and I've studied Latin, Greek, and Russian. I really do want to catch up on my signing again, though (so no time to learn French and Italian and...yeah).

 

If you could be in any fictional universe, what would it be? (Harry Potter, Firefly, Lord of the Rings, Silent Hill, wtv.) My desire to be in a fictional universe is very conditional. Doctor Who IF I can meet The Doctor (and therefore have a shot at being a companion). Harry Potter IF I'm a wizard.

 

Gardening? Nah, I would only want an outdoor, in-the-dirt, backyard sort of garden, and we just don't have that.

 

Are there any soundtracks you'd be interested in getting a copy of? Not that I can think of.

 

The Top Five on my "list":

1. Gillian Anderson (Hottest. Woman. Ever.)
   
2. Amanda Palmer (Phwoar!)
   
3. David Tennant (Best Romeo I ever saw--2001 was a very good year)
   
4. The Doctor (Geeks are sexy, what can I say!)
   
5. Severus Snape (As is)
   
6. River (Firefly)
   

I love to decoupage/collage boxes and notebooks. If you were my witchee, would you like one? What colors/themes would you want it to have?

Absolutely! I like brown/burgundy/red/green, and I'm a huge sucker for Shakespeare and...well, Doctor Who.

 

One "unselfish" personal wish? That Ow1goddess gets this job! It'd be a huge lift to her morale, she's been feeling useless and unwanted, and looking for a job full-time since November. Everything that I think of that's still personal is at least a little bit selfish, like that my father would realize that even though he doesn't feel terrible, Diabetes is doing damage to his body as long as he continues to drink regular coke, eat fruit pies, donuts, and everything else he feels like.

 

A few of your favourite things: In completely random order: Tea, Shakespeare, Food Network, Doctor Who, cats (especially my Spot kitty), cuddling up with Ow1goddess, books, salted caramel or salted chocolate, soup, spending an evening with friends, knitted socks, and of course: BPAL.

 

Tea: Loose or bags? Either. I have infusers for the loose kind which is so much fun to watch steep, and the bagged kind is portable.

 

Are you following the Olympics? What's your favorite sport to watch? Would you be interested in merch? I always end up following the Olympics whether I set out to or not. Well, my favourite Olympic sport is fencing, but apparently there's no fencing in winter. So I just watch whatever's on, the more active the better. Not sure what I'd do with merch, but if you find something good, why not?

 

When are you mailing your reveal? Probably around the 20th, but it will be later if I end up having to use Priority Mail.