lampshadeburgler

i am a 31 year old queer woman. single, no children, no religious affiliation. i work at the front desk of a homeless shelter. i have 3 roommates and a cat. i am terrified of dentists. i can't think of anything else really interesting about me... how about things i dig: religious iconography, paper, smokin' butts, art supplies, sharp scissors, my cat, glitter, cleaning the lint trap in the dryer, gnomes,whimsicality, spirals, collage, homeless people, cross stitch, bright colors, wine, butterflies, pin-up art, rubber cement, burritos,the smell of a late afternoon rain shower in on a sunny summer day, faeries, shiny things, rainbows, fractals, holograms, nag champa, schizophrenics, pie, mod podge, tiny food, large women, resin casting, miniature things,stickers, acrylic paint, recycling, rubber stamps, art journals, paisley,

Flaming Iguanas, Jitterbug Perfume, Cider House Rules, any cop/shrink/doctor-mystery-buddy-novel (think patricia cornwell, jonathan kellerman), The Awakening, Calvin & Hobbes, Nectar in a Sieve, The Curious Incident of A Dog In the Night, The Secret Life of Bees, Mama Day, anything by douglas adams, farenheit 451, White Oleander,

Law & order (particularly SVU), x-files, family guy, simpsons, the l word, queer as folk, welcome back Kotter, twin peaks three's company, house MD

ABBA, beastie boys, cake, david byrne, eartha kitt, fela kuti, george clinton, harry chapin, indigo girls, jack johnson, king missile, lovage, manu chao, neil diamond, ozomatli, primus, queen, rolling stones, scissorfight, tom waits, ub40, van morrison, war, yes, zap mama... just to name a few.

mostly i do a lot of collage ( lately of the one inch square and ATC variety). i also like to cross stitch, do newspaper poetry (or is that just collage with words...), and i've recently started doing a few little comic strips and drawing humorous trading cards of people i work with. i made a quilt once, but that was a lot of effort since it was a queen size quilt that used 4 inch squares. i guess collage is really my favorite. i'll do anything as long as it involves paper, scissors and adhesive! i just started working with resin and jewelry making. it's WICKED FUN! also started playing around with acrylic painting. fun and messy!

the long kiss goodnight, the princess bride, clue, reservoir dogs, live nude girls unite, airplane, before stonewall, the virgin suicides, die hard, apocolypse now, but i'm a cheerleader, west side story, the ninth gate, soldier's girl, fletch, benny & joon, fried green tomatoes, tenacious d & the pick of destiny, like water for chocolate, full metal jacket, arsenic & old lace, blue velvet, butterfly effect, cool hand luke, box of moonlight, rivers & tides, boys don't cry, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, spirited away, jupiter's wife, fargo. that's all i can think of right now that i really liked. i'msure there are more.

*color:pink *number:12 *adhesive:rubber cement *coin:dime *candy:strawberry starburst *tv show:x-files *poet:ginsberg *hot beverage:cinnamon hazelnut coffee *cold beverage:beer *day:monday *shape:star *

"country theme" nicknacks the flavor combination of chocolate and mint* artificial banana flavoring* super dark chocolate tea cheap plastic crap* gum* anything "inspirational", "best friend-y", or baby/child-ish.* gingham* gum*

things would enjoy recieving... razor tip or rollerball pens, stickers, faeries, post cards, note cards, ATCs, adhesives, glitter (or anything sparkly), gnomes , neat postage (any country, used or unused), interesting paper, stuff punched with those nifty craft punches, tiny things i can cast in resin, inchies, unicorns, dead bugs, queer/pride oriented stuff, monkeys, anything handmade (if there's a min/max price for the swap, i guess think of what you'd sell it for...) mix tapes -yes, i have a cassette player in my car! random photographs, pictures of rock-n-roll icons, religious icons (any flavor), coffee, pin-up girls, stylized flower stuff (think retro), faces, oatmeal, things you won't mind if i use for collage or other "re-purposed art"