What I listen to a lot? Alanis Morissette (esp. because my dh & I share a Zune account & we both listen to her), Sara Bareilles, Fiona Apple (esp. Extraordinary Machine moreso than her other albums), Rachael Sage, Medieval Baebes, Cara Dillon, SJ Tucker.

 

Any countries you're interested in? Ireland, France, UK. And also, specifically the Lauterbrunnen valley & environs of Switzerland.

 

Homemade bath products /or linen sprays (possibly scented w/bpal)? Yes! I would love bath salts, fizzies, bath bubbles (sometimes fizzies have bubbles & sometimes they don’t), and sugar scrubs. I would probably not use soaps or linen sprays.

 

If your witch made you something and it didn't come out just right, would you still want it? Yes.

Are you a foodie? Yes, in the sense that I love to eat, especially going out to restaurants. And getting fancy foods, like good cheeses, good coffee, drinking wine, etc. I can and do cook but don’t really spend my time doing it, so I’m not the recipe / meal-planning type of foodie.

 

Sports fan? Not really.

 

For holidays, do you decorate? I decorate for seasons more than holidays, and I lean toward the elegant / natural. Dried flower wreaths for fall, boxwood leaf wreath for winter, pussy willow wreath for spring, etc. That’s what I would do in Michigan, anyway – I’d get them from the farmer’s market. I have no idea what I’ll do now that I’m in AZ!

 

Cake truffles? If YES! Cake/icing/chocolate type? Yes! Potentially! I’m afraid they’d melt all to pieces though. Maybe apple-pie bites? (I just made that up.)

 

Are you interested in mini bottles(under 100ml for hand luggage) of bath and body products? Sure - Good lotion is the thing I’d most likely use. The more moisturizing, the better!

 

Vampire shows, literature, etc? Yay or nay? Not an interest of mine.

 

If you play console video games, what game systems do you have and what games would you love to have? NA.

 

How do you all feel about flowers and plants? Flower and plant seeds? Drawings of flowers or plants? Pressed flowers? I love flowers and plants. I don’t garden, so no seeds for planting, please. But actually I *love* weird seedpods, seriously. Drawings – yes, especially art nouveau, and especially orange-red poppies and magical-looking alliums. Pressed flowers – can be very pretty!

 

How do you feel about marzipan? It’s ok.

 

If you could have 3 BPAL bottles fall (gently) out of the sky right this second that you've been looking for or pining for - which 3 would they be? Jacob’s Ladder 05, Joyful Moon… and PROBABLY things from Halloween – just haven’t yet received my decants to test them!

 

Are there any international treats that you love and have a hard time finding? A day out at a castle or a stone circle! Oh, you mean food treats. I’m probably fine there.

 

Is there anything from the 'Ween BPTP update that you would like but haven't ordered for yourself? The things that seem potentially the most promising are Ginger Skulls or Bogle.

 

If you are a crafter, would you like to receive supplies from your witch (beads, fabric, yarn/roving etc?) Not needed.

 

Find your iPod (or other MP3 device), put it on shuffle/random. What are the first five songs to come up?

1 Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans, Lavay Smith & her Red Hot Skillet Lickers

2 Dryad's promise, Mythcreants (with the fabulous SJ Tucker)

3 The Mama Song, Kila

4 Beauty of Uncertainty, KT Tunstall

5 Limehouse Blues, The Royal Garden Trio

6 Leave Your Boyfriends Behind, Leona Naess

7 Child, Rachael Sage

8 Straightjacket, Alanis Morissette

9 Beautiful, from the musical Sunday in the Park with George

10 Alfie, Lily Allen -- And since that one's a funny one to end on:

11 I am a youth that is inclined to ramble, Cara Dillon

 

Soundtracks you'd like? I do like soundtracks, but I haven’t been following musicals lately; & my cds are still in boxes! Oops.

 

If you could see one concert right now, who would it be? SJ Tucker.

 

9/10/10

Would you like a bag of dried Honeycrisp apples? Yes!

 

If you were to receive a knitted item (such as a scarf, hat, etc), what colors would you like? And do you have any sensitivies/allergies to any materials? I LOVE scarves. Colors – bright orange-reds, or teals, or rich emerald greens are all good. No allergies, though some wools can be rough against my skin.

 

Gift Certificate: physical or email? Either!

 

Favorite Yankee Candles? Or other brands scents? I don’t really keep up with Yankee’s scents. I prefer foody / nature-y / outdoorsy, and I’m not a fan of floral. I love beeswax pillar candles.

 

Would you like a zuni animal fetish? And if so, what animal? That would be very cool, if you found one that really seemed like me. I always look at them when I see them and haven’t found one I’ve really loved enough to purchase for myself. What animal… probably some type of bird. I really like the inuit owl carvings with the upraised wings. (http://www.triasgallery.com/dynamic/artwork_display.asp?ArtworkID=1357) Note for other switch-witches, I am in the southwest and can help you look if you have a witchee who really would love one.

 

And how does everyone feel about glow in the dark radishes? (Broken link, so I didn’t see them; I don’t need these, though. Tangent: My favorite radishes are hakurai turnips – they’re eaten raw like radishes, yet they have less bite. Just crunchy yumminess. )

 

What places to do you visit that you'd like a gift card to? I prefer locally owned places and small businesses, which makes it trickier for gift certificates. Maybe some of the shops that are favorited in my etsy wishlist.

 

Cake or Frosting? Pie.

 

9/9/10

What movie scared the bejeezus out of you as a child? Lots of them, probably! I remember specifically being scared of ET, because of that suspenseful part in the very beginning where they know something is there in the shed but you don’t know what it is yet, and I was certain something was going to pop out. I *still* hate it when you know that something is going to pop out.

 

Name a couple of sites you frequent other than this one. Livejournal friends & friendsfriends; markmaynard . com (a previously-local-to-me blog), facebook… I guess I don’t have that massive of a routine, and that’s probably good, as I spend PLENTY of time on bpal.org.

 

Do you like the Muppets? Which is your favorite?Oh, yes. My close friends & I say we were raised by muppets. Beaker, Rowlf.

 

If you could have any creature (real or imaginary) as a pet, what would it be? I have cats & I love them. *hugs them*

 

Comfort Rereads?: Oh, I used to TOTALLY do this when I was young, and it was Alice In Wonderland a lot. I do this much less now because I prefer having new things to read. I’ve re-read some of Annie Dillard’s books multiple times, and I think it’ll be that way for Kathleen Dean Moore’s, too.

 

Will you be going out of town during the round? Nothing major. But don’t send things that are EXTREMELY meltable, like milk chocolate, unless it’s very well-wrapped away from everything else. It’ll melt even in just an hour or so, and I’m not *that* quick to the mailbox.

 

If you are in school now, what classes are you taking? Does anything you are currently studying really interest you? (if you are not in school, is there anything you are trying to learn?)

Trying to learn more about new-agey / metaphysical stuff that interests me and that I can stand behind. (There’s a lot that I just can’t.) Right now I’m thinking a lot about the 4 elements (earth, air, fire, water, with a fifth element of Spirit that is sometimes counted & sometimes not; I think it’s there but the symmetry of 4 elements resonates more with me, with spirit in the center / encompassing.)

 

What animal would your daemon be? Quail, owl, other raptors

 

What's YOUR favorite word? Radiant.

 

Steampunk, yay or nay? If yay, what part appeals most?

Yay – I like the classic style with an edgier twist. I don’t actually wear specifically steampunk exactly, but I love the idea of this type of style: tailored grunge? Historical punk? I have NO idea how to do it for summer, and it’s totally hot here. But fall/winter! Tailored coats and jackets, warm scarves & rich fabrics, rocking hats, and some killer boots – I am so there.

 

 

Meaningful symbols / totems? Tree of life, spirals, triskele, mountains, phoenix, the starry sky

 

Do you need a box for your bpal bottles? Your imps? Your something else to put in a box stuff? Technically no I don’t *need* anything, but who can turn down boxes? Lol!

 

If you could be any person, being, or animal from Fantasy what or who would you be? Someone said a phoenix – I never would have thought of it on my own, but that’s so fantastic.

 

If you could go back to any point in time, where, when, why? Oh, this is hard. Fin de siecle, to see the flowering of Art Nouveau? Renaissance, to see the bones of good cities in Europe, without all our modern shlock?

 

Favorite Halloween Candy/Treat? Autumn – caramel apples. No nuts or other pandemonium. Just caramel & a tart apple.

 

Favorite baked goods/homemade treats? Lemon bars, biscotti, scones, shortbread

 

Socks? Sock Dreams? Sock dreams has some cool stockings. I’m not really a sock person though.

 

What is something you use to comfort yourself when feeling yucky, depressed, or in pain? Going out in nature is the biggest thing. Time by myself. Listening to my own music in my car. Solitary road trips. Getting off the computer. Getting a fancy drink at the coffeehouse. If I’m in pain – sleeping in my fuzzy blankets. Taking painkillers.

 

Favorite Halloween/Scary movies/books – I don’t do scary. lol

 

Your custom blend? Shieldmaiden of the Earth: Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.

Nature's peace will flow into you as sunlight flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. Mountain meadows, green trees, and warm golden sunlight.

OMG I totally want this! Yggdrasil is very much like this, though. (Quote is courtesy John Muir)

 

Comic books – haven’t gotten into it.

 

Warm drinks? Yummy. Chai especially. Mmmm!!!

 

Etsy identical or similar? Similar is good, or gift certificates.

 

Do you wear make up? Yes, some. My daily routine involves tinted lip balm, eye shadow, eye liner, mascara.

 

Disney: Yes, especially older ones. Faves – Pocahontas.

 

Movie player – DVD / blueray.

 

Custom icons – not really nec; might not get used.

 

Fave snack food: well, technically popcorn because of its low-calorie-ness. Also, nuts, like lightly salted macadamia nuts, cashews, etc.

 

Ebooks – no thanks, no way to read them. (Well, I suppose, on the computer.)

 

Nail Polish: no thank you

 

Soft/plushy things: sure

 

What hobby/craft would you like to learn how to do? Silversmithing perhaps. Hobby – maybe bellydancing.

 

Halloween dec: don’t really decorate for Halloween. If I did I'd dec for fall.

 

Ceramic decorations – maybe?

 

Mortars & pestles – Cool! I’ve got a couple already, not opposed to something from my witchee though!

 

Phobias: Nothing I can think of in relation to switch witch.

 

Austen? Not really.

 

Tarot: Don’t yet read them. I feel it’s a lot to learn. I have a beautiful Shadowscapes Tarot. Would be interested potentially in a reading, if that’s what you’re asking.

 

Harry Potter / house? No idea.

 

Guilty TV watching? No guilt, and no non-netflixed tv.

 

Costuming needs: none at this time!

 

Celebrity crush?: I’ve somehow gotten past all major crushes. How is that possible?  I do like Johnny Depp when he’s looking good, Brendan Fraser is cute… um… I’m sure I’ll think of others.

 

Knitted things?:sure!

 

What about [mixed or otherwise] DVDs? No mixed DVDs, I try not to pirate. .

 

DVDs: Do you prefer widescreen or formatted? widescreen

 

Music fmt: No preference mp3 vs cd

 

Scented tarts? Don’t use ‘em.

 

Lip balms? Sure! Nothing too “sticky”.

 

Body mods? Nope.

 

Booze: Drink it, don’t think you can ship it. I like port, hard cider, um… more port…, wine.

Fave artist / art style? Art nouveau (such as Mucha), Arts & Crafts (for buildling/construction, furniture, etc), Pre-Raphaelite (such as Waterhouse)

 

Hallowe'en plans? I’m taking a glass-marble-blowing class the week before Halloween. Probably no Halloween plans per se.

 

Mix CDs? YES! Also love recs.

 

Girlyness level? Don’t call me girly, kthx.

 

Baked goods: Yes! No chocolate in baked goods, please.

 

Gifts for other household members: Sure! Catnip for cats, and geeky toys / ginger / anything except chocolate for DH.

 

Testers vs big things: Actually, my wishlist is already organized by testers vs bottles. (Plus I’m flexible.)

 

Social networking: sqwook on lj, facebook is in my ?aire

 

Groupons: No thank you, though gift certificates, such as for things/stores on my wishlist, would be sweet.

 

Sizes: Tshirt XL men’s tees, XXL girl tees, bottoms size 18.