Miditron

7/18/2011 - In the time since I was last active on swapbot (well over one year ago), I have moved, gotten divorced, been accepted to a new graduate school, moved again, and met a wonderful new someone. Life is...unusual.

I am currently settling into a new house and unpacking all my craft supplies for the first time in a year. I hope to soon settle my account on swapbot and perhaps begin some minimal swapping again, especially swaps that don't require postage due to my current financial situation. Oh my, how strange life and love can be.

Graduate student. Budding librarian. Gardener. Complete sci-fi nut. Writer. Dog lover. Fantasy fan. Tea addict. Video game enthusiast. Teacher. Comic reader. Unitarian Universalist. Vegetarian. Tabletop RPG player. ATC obsessed. Agnostic. Recipe collector. Singer. Clarinetist. Star Wars fanatic. Book lover.

My current in-between-jobs job is working as a supervisor at Michaels Arts & Crafts. Very good for my crafting and very bad for my wallet.

I pledge to rate, and will never flake! I tailor my packages to profiles whenever possible - I love seeing what makes different people happy!

Einstein's Dreams, The Sparrow, George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series, Fun Home, Local, Laika, Promethea, Star Wars EU, Orson Scott Card's Ender series, Harry Potter, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Teacher Man, The Time Traveler's Wife

Likes - Science fiction & fantasy, young adult SF/F, graphic novels, biographies of non-famous people, psychology

Dislikes - Christian fiction, business books, classics (I know, I'm horrible!)

20th/21st century wind band music, electronica in general, idm/braindance, anything experimental, 90s odd rock in the vein of Soul Coughing and Cake, whatever genre Cornelius and The Books belong to, NIN, Depeche Mode, Beastie Boys.

Babylon 5, Firefly, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Battlestar Galactica, Veronica Mars, Stargate SG-1, Farscape

For the big categories, see the 'about me' section. Smaller details:

Dark, rich colors...and bright blue/turquoise. Penguins. Handmade items. Nerdy things. Tea. Dark chocolate. Tofu. Anything Star Wars. Cocoa. Fanfiction. Wires. Gears. LEDs. Techy things. Circuitboards. Meditations. Drink recipes. Dinosaurs. Space. Stars. Winter. Fan art. Dogs. Harry Potter. Leaves. Snowflakes. Dried fruit. Robots. Writing utensils. Drawings. Graffiti. Red hots (the candy). Slash/yaoi. Cinnamon anything. Spicy foods and hot sauces. World of Warcraft. Tattoos. Earrings.

I LOVE to receive: ATCs, tea, food and drink items unique to your area or not available in the U.S., crafting supplies, stamps, stickers, vegetarian recipes, yarn, beads, wire, UU-themed things, anything I can cut up and use for ATCs and postcards, handmade clothing, scarves, hats, fun socks.

Yellow. Pink. Girly. Glitter. Meat. Fresh tomatoes. Coffee. Floral scents irritate my allergies. Coconut. Heat. Twilight. White chocolate. Makeup. Licorice. Tourist stuff. Scented lotions and soaps (sensitive skin). Cats (allergic). Cigarette smoke (asthma). Religious tracts or other forms of proselytizing. Clowns. Spiders.

I am allergic to metals containing nickel (including most white gold).

Since I do so many tea swaps, I figured tea deserved its own section! I appreciate both bagged and loose leaf tea equally.

There are very few teas I don't enjoy, but I especially love black teas, followed by mint and fruit teas. I love trying new things, especially crazy or exotic teas! Super bonus if it's not available in the U.S. or is unique to your region. I don't really like licorice and earl grey, but I have a friend that drinks them if you really want to send them. :)

Floral-scented things bother my nose a lot, so those are the only teas I'd really prefer not to receive if possible.