mkupin7

Happy Greetings!

I'm a neurodivergent historian, teacher, and former Yinzer living in Rochester, NY. I love any and all surprises, going on adventures with my spunky 8-year-old, hanging with my hubs, playing games (cards or board games), doing embroidery, rollerblading, camping, and cuddling with my cat.

*UPDATE-mail seems to be moving slowly in my area. If you haven't received an item from me, please feel free to send me a message!

I'm new to swap-bot, but I send items promptly- hopefully a day after receiving my partner assignment. Don't hesitate to reach out if you don't get something immediately or if you're wondering about your item. I'll always resend a swap if you feel that yours got lost in the mail!

Current Wish List Item: I'm trying to collect used stamps from the Carnival Nights series for my first junk journal. I adore old-fashioned amusement parks and carnivals and thought it would be a nice theme.

Favorite Crafts: I'm in a fiber arts kick at the moment. Currently, I'm working on a ghost camping cross-stitch pattern by The Flossy Fox Shop (https://www.etsy.com/shop/FlossyFoxShop)

I'm also working on a design for a textured embroidery piece.

I love to knit, but I'm terrible at it! My cat, Captain (Lord of the Seven Sills) enjoys the habit more, I think!

My ABCs

A- Adventure, art, apples (heritage, especially), antiques, astronomy, astrology, amusement parks, Alphonse Mucha B- books, Bob's Burgers, balloons, Bosnia & Herzegovina C- camping, carnivals, coffee, crafts, crabs, cats, concerts, constellations, cassette tapes D- dandelion, dancing, daffodils, dogs, dragons E- embroidery, electric, eclectic, England, emerald F- fantasy, flowers, fauna, fall, foxes, forest, foreign languages. Flight of Dragons G- ghosts, galaxy, Greece, gold Igor Grigorescu, Disney's Gargoyles, guitars H- halloween, hiking, hobbit, hand-made, Hibiscus, Holly, history, I- Iris, inspirational, Iceland J- jellyfish, junk journal, justice, juniper, jewels K-Kayaking, kalediscope, kites, keys, Kennywood Park L- Lord of the Rings,lace, lake, Last Unicorn M - marine life (especially mammals),maps,moon, mushrooms, Marigolds, mythology, mystical, magical, music, Virgin Mary N - neon, night, notebook, nature, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Northern Lights O- ocean, owls, opals, onyx, orchid P- Pittsburgh (PA), peonies, peacocks, pickles, postcards, Poland Q- quest, queer, quirky R- roses, retro, rainbows, Romania, rollercoasters S-Sailor Moon, snow stars, sunflowers, sunshine, Scorpion, Sagittarius, saxophone T- Travel, tea, tinker, thrifting, Tool, tapestry U- unicorns, Ursinia V- Violets, violins, vines, vintage, valentines (old and new!) W- whales (and dolphins!), walrus, whimsical, Waterhouse, Weeping Willows, witches, winter X- X-men Y- yellow, Yarrow, Z- Zinnia, zebra, zodiac

I'm currently reading several books, some for my work as a history prof., some for fun!

World Civ Books: Kara Cooney, "The Woman who would be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt"

David Graeber and David Wengrow, "The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity"

Pedagogy Reads: TBD

For fun: Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea Julie Leong, The Teller of Small Fortunes Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent and the Wings of Night

I tend to move in and out of shows, so this is a list of current things I love to watch mixed with favorites...

TV Newsroom (fav), Great British Baking Show, Project Runway (old seasons), Ghost Hunters (early 2000s), Spongebob Docupants, Bob's Burgers, Sailor Moon movies (and TV shows), Bridgerton

Movies The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogies, the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings cartoons (70s and 80s), Legend, Clue, Vincent Price movies, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (and Studio Ghibli in general), the Craft, Practical Magic, Marvel Cinematic Universe (Iron Man, Loki, Guardians of the Galaxy are favs) (this list will likely grow as I remember more)