~ For My Other Half ~ Intl. swap

My partner's name: Paul

The list of things he will like :)

♥ any hot rod / classic / performance car magazine

♥ Cadbury or any good quality milk chocolate

♥ the smell of lavender (he has a sensitive side, haha)

♥ anything with a skull on it

♥ anything to do with pirates

♥ he'd like to vacation in Japan and Greece so interpret that as you wish

♥ a new keying! - he'd love one with something 'black' attached to it

♥ anything sick/twisted/weird (e.g. an article or a gag toy or a website?)

♥ some recipe's for your favourite dishes - he's a great chef!

♥ lastly anything that has to do with 'Ford' (e.g. maybe a pen, car sticker/decal, a coaster - just ideas!)

Gee that was harder than I thought! I mean I know everything I like but it took all 2 of my brain cells to think of a list for him.

Hmm, tricky... My husband is Dave. He likes: - motorbikes :roadbikes, vintage, classic, Honda, Suzuki - Ford cars - socks for his big feet - white chocolate - dogs, we have staffordshire bull terriers - he's a computer networking teacher - so any computer related silliness, magazines, Linux is his choice - he loves Sci-Fi - Star Trek, Stargate etc - anything astronomy - planets, stars etc - savory snack food, chips, pringles, all that sorta stuff - anything that would make him laugh - music - he likes classical, and also likes people like Brian Ferry, Iggy Pop, Devo, David Bowie and Pink Floyd - something just for him that I can't steal :P - he loves the TV show Red Dwarf - anything related to the Muppet Shop : especially the swedish Chef or Beaker Is that enough stuff? As he's a stinky hairy fella he's not into any "male grooming" stuff at all. I don't mind because I get all the bathroom space :P If you're having trouble just message me. Food is always your best option I think. hahah. Especially fun stuff that you can't get in Australia.

Muppet show, not shop!

I'm going to join, but I'll have to think about it before writing a list. Why is this so hard? Live with somebody this long, it should be easy to rattle this stuff off.

Things Richard likes:

• Chocolate - dark is better, but he will eat almost any chocolate

• Cookies/biscuits

• Architecture, particularly traditional or wooden buildings or Japanese or by the US architects Greene & Greene - pictures or magazines about traditional architecture in your country/region would go down well

• Japanese culture - art, poetry, films, food, countryside, history, textiles - but not the modern 'cute' stuff

• Art - he does mostly portraits in pencil or pen & ink drawing or clay sculpture, so supplies would be welcome, or books or magazines witn good example of drawing or sculpture

• Science fiction/fantasy - including some cover art (no, not the half-dressed girls kind, though on second thoughts he probably likes that too)

• Old books

• Old sailing ships - picures, books, articles, anything about them

• Music - female singers such as Loreena McKennitt, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Sarah McLachlan, Fiona Apple - world and folk music (traditional and modern) - orthodox church music and similar sounds

• More chocolate

If in doubt, message me and I'll try to help.

Things CHAD would like: 1. Anything Irish-some days I swear that man IS a leprechaun 2. Junk Food- any variety is good as long as it doesn't contain mint and chocolate together. 3. He adores LOST- I never got it myself, I tried but apparently I missed a very important episode or two..lol. 4. He is a huge computergeek so anything techy would be great. 5. Tongue in cheek humor-the more offbeat the better. 6. beach-y things- shells,toys, sunblock( he is Irish after all)that sort of thing. 7. Anything sci-fi. he's not picky. 8. Manly driving music-you know the stuff that those of us with more delicate sensibilities would consider angry. 9. Address labels- he's always griping that he never gets any...lol. 10. Uh Oh, running out of steam....Something for his evil little dog. He adores that dog. If that dog could cook I would be a single woman again...hahhahahaha.

This sounds neat gonna have to think abit before I write! lol!

sugareyes - thanks for the chuckles! lol

Mine will be for my sweetie - Joey

1. anything with New England Patriots

2. anything with Boston Red Sox

3. anything with Budweiser

4. has a FORD truck

5. wears baseball caps almost 24/7 (one from your area might be interesting)

6. beagle owner (or is that the beagle own us?)

7. Blue Collar Tour comedians (Larry the Cable Guy, Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engval)- has the DVDs, but maybe something else?

8. redneck jokes, etc (of course all of the above list pretty much leads this direction - lol)

9. likes to hunt and fish (like you didn't see that coming - lol!)

10. loves to grill all summer

normally I would have added anything with Dale Earnhardt, Jr., but since he's changing teams, I have to skip that one.

Did you see a theme? - LOL

I know that he will love this! Thanks sugareyes - great swap idea!!

oh yes, and I forgot to add - I too do a little hand-clapping, dance, etc. around the house when I get a swap in the mail. our partners deserve a package just for having to watch this on a regular basis - lol!

I am a newbie and can't join but what a fantastic idea! And I loved reading the lists for everyone's other half. Makes me wish I could see them when they all get their packages!!!!!! AWESOME!

This is such an awesome swap idea, sugareyes! We all know how jealous the other halves get when we do the happy mail dance. :)

my fiancé, Chris likes:

• Star Wars (ok, LOVES Star Wars)
• tv shows like Lost, Heroes, The Office, Mail Call, any of those "how things are made" type of shows
• movies: like Reservoir Dogs, wild-west, or war dramas
• candy/snacks/junk food: stuff like Smarties, Fun Dip (actually just the lik-a-sticks part), dark chocolate, popcorn, etc.
• woodworking magazines/plans/etc
• action figure/collecting magazines
• MC Escher
• music like Alice Cooper, Twisted Sister, System of a Down, the Rugburns, etc
• grilling
• Coke/Coca-Cola
• his favorite colors are black, dark greens, blues
• off-beat/odd/dark humor type of things

Ok, that was a lot harder than I thought! And I'm not sure how to intrepet some of those things, so that's why I listed a lot of random things. Even some Star Wars address labels would be awesome. If this list is not good, or you need more info please let me know!

Thanks! I can't wait to see what everyone's other halves get!

Sounds like fun! My husband's name is Scott. He would love anything to do with the following:

1. Chocolate (or anything sweet- BIG sweet tooth on that one!)
2. All things Red Sox
3. Same for the New England Patriots
4. Lighthouses
5. All things Irish
6. Baseball caps (he just can't get enough!)
7. Jimmy Buffett
8. Anything Family Guy
9. Nautical-themed goodies
10. He LOVES unusual hot sauces... esp those with funny labels, or something specific to your region.

Thanks for setting this up!

What a good idea for a swap! My partner, Jon, is always jealous of my Swapbot addiction!

He likes -

1. Photography - especially vintage film camera equipment and old photographs. He can spend hours pouring over interesting photographs and articles about photography!

2. Art - drawing, painting, printmaking - he has a great love of interesting drawing pens and pencils.

3. Maps - all types; old, new, small, big, even just a map postcard of where you live would keep him occupied for a long time!

4. Mountain biking - he loves looking over interesting rides and stunts in mountain bike magazines. We live in a very flat part of the UK, so there's not much opportunity for him to go really fast down steep hills!

5. Cooking - especially interesting recipes and ideas for bread and cakes.

6. His guitar - although I think he really wants a banjo! He loves interesting folk/country music as well.

7. Football - he's supports Plymouth Argyle, but I think he'd be really interested to find out things about the teams and sports that other people's husbands/partners etc support!

8. Gardening - he is obsessed with our tiny vegetable patch... and growing anything!

9. Architecture - of all kinds; modern, historic, local etc.

10. Dark chocolate - the darker the better!

I hope that helps - just get in touch if you need more information or some tips!

The main squeeze in my life is Ken. Ken is an interesting so of guy. That is why I love him so much.

Ken Likes:

1. Favorite activity: Backpacking/hiking/being outdoors

2. Favorite sport/team: baseball----Go Dodgers!

3. Favorite vocalist: Phil Collins, Classical

4. Favorite gadgets: Anything to do with camping/backpacking ie backpacking maps. Anything computer as he is a computer geek at work. He is Mac guy.

5. Favorite thing to entertain sons: go to the park or beach, backpacking, frisbee, fishing...anything to burn their energy up.

6. Favorite Colors: Shades of blue...he has the prettiest light blue eyes.

7. Favorite foods: salads, soups. Basically anything that tastes good.

8. Favorite game: Balderdash, frisbe

9. Favorite country: He lived in England for two years, so anything from England/British Isles.

10. Favorite Movies: Star Wars, Indiana Jones

I agree with everyone else. It was hard to come up with all this in a specific form. This is going to be fun!

Thanks for setting up this awesome swap~

Haha, glad I wasn't the only one having trouble thinking of the list! This should be fun and thanks to all those who will be taking part!

squintgrad - you're a laugh, reading yours was so funny - I'm sure your partners will have a fun time with yours - In fact I bet we'll all have fun with this!

♥your host♥

OK! Have fun granting wishes for my hubby JONNY he loves:

1. Anything to do with Martial Arts, UFC or Kung fu

2. MUSIC: any genre his favorites are punk, rock, hardcore and hip hop He would love a mix tape becoasue his car doesn't have a cd player!!!!!

3. Any DVD (Horror or ROCKY) I think he loves #1

4. Anything related to guitars (he plays)

5. Wrist band and/or head band for when he is at his tournaments (black only)

6. He actually wears a lot of black...

7. Peanut Butter Cups or any type os sweets!!

8. Tatoo or music magazine (previously read ok)

9. Lighter

10. Drinks Guiness (olove a sweet Pint Glass or something related to drinking Beer!

I hope these are easily found...if not let me know! Have fun! He is going to be so surprised...that he is gettign mail!!!

OK! Have fun granting wishes for my hubby JONNY he loves:

1. Anything to do with Martial Arts, UFC or Kung fu

2. MUSIC: any genre his favorites are punk, rock, hardcore and hip hop He would love a mix tape becoasue his car doesn't have a cd player!!!!!

3. Any DVD (Horror or ROCKY) I think he loves #1

4. Anything related to guitars (he plays)

5. Wrist band and/or head band for when he is at his tournaments (black only)

6. He actually wears a lot of black...

7. Peanut Butter Cups or any type os sweets!!

8. Tatoo or music magazine (previously read ok)

9. Lighter

10. Drinks Guiness (olove a sweet Pint Glass or something related to drinking Beer!

I hope these are easily found...if not let me know! Have fun! He is going to be so surprised...that he is gettign mail!!!

I'm a newbie so as it says i can't participate in the swap but i thought i'd register my interest in having one that is open to those of us who have recently joined. I know my partner William would love a little surprise.

Ok... My partners name is John, and here is what he likes... - His soccer team is Arsenal - favourite colour is blue - He LOVES world of warcraft - Is a big fan of fast cars (black ones), the louder and more done up the better - He loves anamie (dragon ball Z, neon Genisis etc) - He is a chef and although he would never admit it, loves all the girly cook books like marie clare etc. - he likes baseball caps (he collects them, its crazy he has like 200 of the damn things) - He likes shoes (this boy owns more than me!) - is a big fan of Star gate atlantis - music wise he like 70's, 80's and 90's stuff, and is big into rock and dance R'n'b. - Loves to ski

thats about all i can think of for the moment, he is a tough little cookie to shop for any day, so if you get stuck feel free to message me! Good luck who ever gets me... i think you will need it!

my husband's name is scott...now i've got to see if i can think of 10 things!

1. anything golf related
2. sugar free candy (esp chocolate...would it melt in the mail?)
3. tattoo magazine (previously read ok)
4. pecan sandies cookies (sugar free)
5. movie passes for UA theaters
6. nature magazine (previously read ok)
7. target gift card
8. new book...he likes detective and suspense/thrillers. (previously read is alright...but we both tend to keep up with recent releases, so something released this year or the end of last year would be great.)
9. blues cd...maybe a mixture of artists?
10. ihop restaurant gift card

well, that wasn't as hard as i thought it would be!

btw...his birthday is June 24th@

raven aka wicked faerie

Ok! I now have a rating of 5 AND a heart so I am in! Yeah!

Please note -- SILVANO does not have my last name. So you can send it in care of [c/o] me, but just put SILVANO on it. Hee hee he will be soooo surprised!

Silvano likes lots of things - he is easy to shop for...

• total sci-fi geek. Absolutely loves Star Trek and Doctor Who. Also watches BSG and Stargate. Loves Star Wars. Anything to do with William Shatner is good too. Also a big fan of Catherine Zeta-Jones.

• he loves German Lugers. He is a gunsmith and likes to work on these. No, do not send him a gun... but once I was shopping at Hobby Lobby and there was actually a German Luger fridge magnet I bought him, which he loved, so I thought I would mention it.

• Silvano is from Italy, grew up there, and is fluent. Anything to do with Italy will probably be good for him.

• Popcorn freak. Loves popcorn -- movie popcorn, microwave popcorn, flavored popcorn. Also loves chocolate [not dark].

• big into woodworking so any beautiful little wooden thing is for him

• like music -- loves Manhattan Transfer and music like that, in 4 part harmony. Also loves Harry Connick Jr and anything like that.

• has a great sense of humor -- anything silly makes him laugh

• he really likes figuring things out so puzzles or anything like that are good -- he's mechanically oriented and likes fixing things, putting stuff together.

• he is a singer and has a theater background. Performs in a Boars Head Feast every year, sings madrigals, etc. Loves the Renaissance Fair.

I think that's it.

Oh yeah, he loves EAGLES as well!

Okay. This was hard, but shouldn't have been, because Glenn and I are pretty much opposites...

(Also, like Meadow, I don't share his last name, so please just address it to Glenn c/o me.)

1. He's retired Air Force... Anything to do with the Air Force would make him happy.
2. He lived in Germany for 6 years and really misses it. Anything German (esp. food).
3. He plays electric and acoustic guitar. Guitar picks, music mags, anything guitar-related.
4. His daddy was a bluegrass fiddler and he's trying to learn.
5. He loves good milk chocolate.
6. Gimme caps... You know, those baseball-type caps that have something written on them, an ad or a place name...
7. He collects pocket knives.
8. He loves fly fishing.
9. He loves blues, bluegrass and metal, so a mix cd would be great.
10. He's a computer freak... teaches prison inmates how to use them. I dunno, CD holders, a cool mouse pad...

Hope this is helpful.

I;m sorry...but can I sneak a few more things in... just in case you need more ideas... Anything for camping would be sooper dooper or

any local coffee from your area...

or postcards!!!

Ok that's it!!!!Thanks ♥

My partner's name is Cory, but you'll need to address it to Cory c/o [My Name] because we both have university mail. It'll go in my box, but we check mail together so it'll be shared as soon as it comes out of the box. No favorite colors or hated colors and no food allergies so we're good there. Just don't shave your cat and include all the hair, since we're both allergic to the kitties.

As for a list of happy little lovings, Cory would adore: candy from your neck of the woods (Bonus points for Asian or lychee candy!) anything related to Doctor Who (old or new) a Sanrio/San X notepad a hand-written letter or note a mix cd with alternative or hip-hop or rock or new music (Doesn't have to be in English!) a matchbox car anything related to the Philadelphia Eagles or the Philadelphia Phillies (or any other Philadelphia team, for that matter) witty, geeky, or otherwise interesting fridge magnets a copy of your 'zine pictures of graffiti, urban decay, and city scapes (Bonus points for Asian cities or Philadelphia, PA, USA.)

And the bonus item on the list is: a data CD with some of your favorite Photoshop brushes and/or fonts (Nothing that's licensed or paid for, please! Just stuff that's free to share and pass along so we aren't ripping anyone off.)

Thanks for doing this one. Today was swap bonanza day -- and all g. got was a piece of junk mail. He looked so sad! He'd never join something like Swap-bot, so this will be really nice for him.

Hi partner, my boyfriend is Brayn. Below are 10 items that can catch his eyeballs, lol :)

1. BMW Sauber F1 baseball cap

2. BMW Sauber F1 T-shirt (size M)

3. BMW Sauber F1 neck strip

4. BMW Sauber F1 key chain

5. DTS Demo Disc ver.10

6. THX Demo Disc

7. Dorby Demo Disc

8. Brickbear

9. Mini Cooper Miniture

10. BMW M3/M5 Miniture

A bit particular, i know... but i really hope u can make his day! Thanx in advance! ;)

Warm regards, Cheryl

Hullo Cheryl :)

Thanks for that list!

Um for say people like me (haha) could you please elaborate or at least give a website 2 show me what DTS and THX are? And Dorby and Brickbear? Also if your partners have a bit of trouble are they able to pm or msg you for help or for more vague words?

This should be interesting and fun!

♥ your host!

Ok, I have a rating high enough now to participate. Great swap idea by the way! My partners name is William (He does not share my last name so first name on envelope/packaging will be fine). Here is the list: • Dark Chocolate • Science Fiction (Discworld, Farscape, Stargate, Battlestar Galactica) • Bar Items (He enjoys making different cocktails and hopes to set up a small home bar in the future so any bar/alcohol/drinking novelty or item would be fine.) • Dungeons And Dragons (The Game) • Computers (Enjoys playing games and such on his computer so anything computer related would be fine, except for programs) • Barbecue items (He recently purchased a BBQ so any BBQ novelties or items would be good) • Music (His favourite artists are Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson, Linkin Park, Creedence, Pink Floyd. Please no CD’s as American cd’s don’t work in Australia. Any memorabilia of them are fine) • Reading (He enjoys Science Fiction and Fantasy novels. Likes Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett) • Anime (His favourites are Bleach, Hellsing, Onegai Teacher, Trigun, Lunar Legend Tsukihime) • TV shows like Primeval, Spicks And Specks, Iron Chef, Myth Busters. Hope that’s good enough. If anyone gets stuck feel free to message me and I’ll see if I can help some more.

Oh and i should definitely have added Doctor Who, he is a huge fan.

Also sorry about the lack of spacing above, i'm not sure what went wrong.

heehee that's ok - maybe if you press enter and start each item on a new line? with one space above and below it?

This is an excellent idea...I am excited already.

OK - boy's name is Paul T and he likes:

Guitars - anything small and guitar-related is great like picks, strings, slides, tabs

Running - shoelaces, socks (11-ish), sweatbands (it is really warm where we live)

Vegetarian-friendly jellies or gummies (no gelatine)

Vegetarian-friendly Miso soup mix (there are none available in our city that don't contain bonito)

Star Wars Eps 4 - 6

Comics and magazines that are boy-friendly

Cycling, particularly Tour De France

Chapsticks in berry flavours (strawberry is the usual, anything exotic will be treasured)

Tea bags if you are an Aussie swapper, coffee samples if you are not

Friendship bracelets - handmade in retro 70's decor tones (brown / olive green)

Any kind of mixed CD containing classic alt/grunge/brit-pop from the 90's

Cheers!

Wow ok

My guy

Name: Jay Interests: gaming online (Eve and City of Villains)

RPG/War games on Playstation 2.

Religion: Buddhism

He loves Conan the Barbarian and has all 3 books.

He loves Science fiction books but doesn't have many (think he's read Glen Cook and Stranger in a strange land)

He loves Hip Hop in the Gangstarr/Biggie Smalls vein.

He loves orange pop/drink mix

He loves monsters and robots and ninjas

His favorite candy is skittles and plain hershy bars but not hershy kisses

And I'd say his favorite colors are blue and orange.

He likes Sci-Fi anime as well

He's a big fan of Dairy Queen.

His favorite tv show is The Office

His political stance is Democrat

He loves animals and treats our cats like human children.

His favorite food is Mexican

He DOESN'T like: nuts of any kind, red meat, sports, most candy, "guy" magazines, junk food, cologne, Christianity, Corporate business.

Oh ! I almost forgot!

He's a BIG fan of all the HBO/Showtime original series (except "Entourage") Deadwood,Rome, The comeback, Carnival, Big Love - all of em!

This is cool! I actually had an easier time than I thought!

Sean does not have my last name either, so just put name somewhere or Other half on the envelope.

-First off would be anything Bob Dylan! He is a freak about him! Cards, pics, newspaper articles, mags, old cd's(altho he has most) mess. me to ask specifics.

-Pepsi! Would be the next addiction! Anything pepsi related.

• Golf - anything related to that as well. socks,old mags are fine too.

-Fishing and Ice fishing- We live in north Canada, so there is LOTS of ice fishing. Lures, mags,whatever!

-His favourite sports teams are Montreal Canadians and Green Bay.

-Movies!! He is a trivia nut about movies, knows the person who played in a movie from 1972! He likes some sci-fi, old movies, James Bond especially Sean Connery.

-He is stuck in the 70's as far as music goes. Any band from the 70's shirts, cards, posters, mix cd, etc.

• He loves chips all kinds, sour keys or gummies, hot sauces, and coffee.

• His favourite show is My name is Earl and he loves the lottery.

• He likes old newspapers -75 and older - and articles on old current events, man on moon, pearl harbour, charles manson, titanic etc. Could be copies as well.

That should be a good start! Have fun!

haha i loved reading everyone's list! very entertaining. ^_^

too bad i'm a newbie otherwise i would join in a heartbeat! hope you'll start another swap like this one sugareyes once i get rated. i know my boyfriend would love to get something in the mail too. ^_^

don't worry ;) I think I'll have to start a series of these swaps for our 'other half' if this goes well :)

And any newbie who wants to, can start one for newbie's and I don't mind you using the idea :) It's all about fun!

I can't setup a newbie one at the mo as I'm trying to catch up on my swaps and wouldn't want to take responsibility of another one til my hit list is all cleared ;)

♥ your host ;)

What an excellent swap.

My partners name is Richard.

Things I think he would like:-

• He is really into camping and bushcraft so anything to do with that, gadgets, articles, mess tin etc.

• Chocolate, cookies, sweets from your country (esp Hershey peanut butter if you are from US, this will get you a heart...lol)

• He likes reading, anything really. Sci-Fi, crime, comedy. But also non fiction too, things to do with nature, the natural world, I bought him a book recently about clouds if thats any help.

• He loves music, rock is propably his favorite but he likes everything, so a compilation CD would be good.

• Socks are always good, he never seems to have any, even though I am always buying them. He is a UK size 9 in shoes.

• T-shirt, I would probably describe his style as skater. Natural colours, black, green, blue, with a picture, logo or words on the front, would be great if it was native to your country. Nothing too bright or white. He is a medium.

• He loves cooking and baking and is into making his own beer and wine so recipes would be good, again anything native to your country would be great (I keep saying this, knowing my luck my swap partners will both be from the UK..lol)

• He is into computers and used to play games like World of Warcraft, although doesn't get the time now.

That is all I can think of at the moment. I will post more as I think of it.

Hi my dearly host and partner, sorry for didn make myself clear in my message earlier on... for anyone who has trouble understanding what actually is the DTS, THX, Dorby and Brickbear, here are the links that u may refer to

1. DTS Demo Disc ver.10 http://www.dts.com/

2. THX Demo Disc http://www.thx.com/

3. Dorby Demo Disc http://www.dolby.com/

4. Brickbear http://www.bearbrick.com/index.html

Thanx and nice day! ;)

great swap idea!

his name: Nick.

1. Swedish fish candy
2. argyle socks (he has big feet american men's size 14 so the bigger the better, but 10-14 works also, they stretch)
3. any gamer store gift card *4. barnes and noble gift card *5. target gift card *6. mervyn's gift card
4. those japanese jelly leechey cups (he's so addicted)
5. Medium T-shirt (he's tall but skinny)
6. savory snacks **10. PJ BOTTOMS!!

Excited to swap!!!

weird.. the format got messed up ^

it's numbered 1-6 but there's 9 things above, the last one is PJ BOTTOMS!!

Fun! My other half is Nate. 1. He's macrobiotic (kind of like a vegan who only eats organic stuff) 2. anything vintage apple computer 3. funny tee shirts 4. anything to do with computer/console gaming 5. disc golf 6. commedians on CD 7. puzzles/board games/card games 8. roleplaying games 9. nature/walking outside/camping/hiking/ect 10. gardening

Calling him a hippie programming nerd pretty much sums it up.

My condolences in advance to whoever gets my husband, Zach.

1. Chocolate, the darker the better. Extra points if it has anything to do with mangoes, ginger, or cranberries. No points if it contains coffee!

2. Early music (medieval, mostly) He plays and listens.

3. Ska bands.

4. He does lots of metalwork and woodworking.

5. He brews beer, mead and occasionally wine at home.

6. LOVES political comedy with a definite liberal slant, like John Stewart.

7. He loves unusual foods and will try anything once, the more unusual the better. (Squid jerky is his favorite discovery so far.)

8. Hazelnuts in any form whatsoever.

9. A total computer geek, so computer accessories like mousepads or whatever else is cheap would be good.

10. Books! Books! Books! About any subject mentioned in this list would be well-received.

Please feel free to contact me for further ideas, because I suspect he'll be difficult. Simple things are good too, like socks, whatever.

This'll be fun!

My husband name is Steve. He likes cool looking balltype caps (he HATES all ball-Sports) --only "sport" he enjoys is Monster Truck racing GraveDigger is fav.-- --He is crazy wild over flashlights! He is into pc gaming like diablo and the like. ---He is a HUGE STAR WARS fan and also watches faithfully Stargate, reddwarf x-files and most sci-fi shows ---He likes spicy stuff --- BIG COFFEE drinker the darker richer the better---he also loves cool coffee mugs

--- likes stupid cartoons like joe cartoon superfly etc.

He loves playing paintball---stickers or patches in the paintball area would be cool or anything else paintball ---his fav animal is the bald eagle ---he loves pistachio nuts and chocolate --loves his chevy

i dont know how my comment above got big letters like that in the middle sorry

i dont know how my comment above got big letters like that in the middle sorry

things frank would like:

video games. he loves video games. he has a xbox360 and a wii. records. he is a dj, and is always looking for fun odd ball records. star wars. need i say more? energy drinks. culinary stuff. he is studying to be a chef. dj mix cds. like cds of other djs' mixes. ska. a love we both share. hes a geek. his favorite colors are green and orange. juice. he likes fruit juice. how much fun. i am going to surprise him with this swap, he might pee his pants.

My husband's name is David. Things he would like: 1. anything golf-related 2. anything photography-related 3. Big Band music 4. coffee 5. Brazil nuts 6. mugs 7. unique picture frames 8. old Three Stooges movies 9. Desperate Housewives (TV show, not actual housewives!) 10. the Weather Channel (He's a frustrated meteorologist...) 11. anything Air Force-related 12. caps for anything except sports teams 13. antique cars (pictures) 14. trail mix 15. M&Ms

I hope that is enough. If not, just let me know and I will think of some more.

Things my other half, Shawn, would like:

1. Totally into rockclimbing and bouldering (anything to do with it, books, magazines, dvds,GEAR ,etc)(Big points for this one)
2. Likes outdoor activities: hiking, rollerblading,camping (any small gadgets to aid with the camping experience would be great).
3. Loves "Family Guy". He owns all the dvd volumes, but maybe something related to the show (a magnet, playing cards, a trivia book or magazine???...etc).
4. Baseball caps with cool graphics...no team logos, no corporate logos, please (he doesn't like baseball, basketball, etc)
5. He has a sweet tooth and likes jelly-beans (the vegetarian friendly kind, please make sure it contains NO GELATIN)
6. He loves loading his I-pod with music and you can buy songs for $0.99 at I-tunes...so a gift certificate from I-tunes (enough for a couple of songs) would be great.
7. He is concerned about the environment, so anything that has to do with going-green, green-living is a big plus. He loves learning about the subject and is very passionate about it. He is into stuff that has been organically grown, fairly-traded, etc, etc. Also, Shawn is a vegetarian looking to become a "raw foodist", so he would appreciate anything that deals with the subject (a book, a magazine on the "raw" lifestyle, maybe some recipes, etc)
8. A cool t-shirt (no corporate logos, no team logos). He is a size Medium, and likes t-shirts with cool graphics (think skater style), or funny t-shirts. Also, t-shirts with messages that relate to animal rights and environmental causes would be great.
9. Shawn likes movies and is always looking to expand his collection. He likes all sorts of movies: comedy,action, even chick flicks (although he won't admit it publicly). Loves animated movies (think Shrek, Madagascar, etc). Follow the link to check out what he already has: http://www.dvdspot.com/member=chieffa
10. A LASER POINTER. One of the small ones that you can attach to your back pack or keychain.

**Plese do not send anything that contains animal products or byproducts.

Well, ya'll, we will definitely have to do this one again. I was telling my bestest, dearest, most wonderful friend Jim about it and now he is jealous because I actually put my husband in instead of him. P-shaa.....what was I thinking?!?LOL

Sugareyes, is there a minimum dollar amount for this swap?

Hmm - minimum would be not sure actually! I don't really know how much USD$ or what it buys nowadays and I'm all the way in NZ... but try to get new things... and the rule of only send out what you'd think they'd love and something you will be proud of sending out...

Any suggestions guys?

Also - Cheryl - I will pm you because you will need to put an alternative list up - meaning another 10 and if you could be more vague this time or give us some room to be imaginative? I require everyone to put a list up where at least 5 can be found worldwide and I'm afraid I can't find a single item on your list in NZ... :(

And thanks for the websites but I'm afraid I have also never, if rarely, have heard of those - I'm not saying that's wrong as we're all individuals and the sites look super-cool! but what I'm trying to say is that I don't think I'd be able to get anything from those sites from New Zealand...

Also I don't mean to offend you! :) This way if you put another list up it will guarantee that your bf will receive something rather than receiving nothing because someone couldn't find those exact items.

Regards,

Kat

Sorry, I'm late with my note about my other half. His name is Jeff.

He likes (in no degree of order)

peanut butter (candy/lollies/cookies/bikkies) He's been trying some of the regional lollies/candies I've been getting in the regional swaps. He really like dark chocolate, but is happy with Hersheys. He's open to trying just about anything new foodwise, so long as it's not seafood. cheese apple computers (not expecting a computer ;-), but he likes anything to do with Macs) He's learning/teaching himself to play the guitar (acoustic and electric) He's into all sorts of music and likes listening to some of the mix CDs I've been getting Anything to do with historic old theatres or cool old buildings science fiction

I think that's specific enough to Jeff without being tricky to find anywhere, I hope! (PM me if you have any questions!)

Sorry, I'm late with my note about my other half. His name is Jeff.

He likes (in no degree of order)

peanut butter (candy/lollies/cookies/bikkies) He's been trying some of the regional lollies/candies I've been getting in the regional swaps. He really like dark chocolate, but is happy with Hersheys. He's open to trying just about anything new foodwise, so long as it's not seafood. cheese apple computers (not expecting a computer ;-), but he likes anything to do with Macs) He's learning/teaching himself to play the guitar (acoustic and electric) He's into all sorts of music and likes listening to some of the mix CDs I've been getting Anything to do with historic old theatres or cool old buildings science fiction

I think that's specific enough to Jeff without being tricky to find anywhere, I hope! (PM me if you have any questions!)

My husband Jeff:

*is obsessed with anything to do with Star Wars, to the point of naming our son Luke *is obsessed with anything gadgety (he says if it doesn't need a battery it's not worth owning it...LOL) *likes the Beatles *likes the Elvis Presley *likes music from the '80 *likes anything Japanese, as long as it's not cutie *loves chocolate(he says he needs to keep his colour up) *loves any junk food, crips, candy, biscuits, cookies *wears a lot of black and he is a medium/large size *loves retros kind of toys, from his childhood

Sorry I was late, I think I have given plenty of items to play with.

Josie

Oh, update- He always wanted something called Twinkie: does anybody know what it is?

Josie

Hi partner and host, sorry for being late updating my list here as i was trying to figure out what really suits him, here they go...

1. Brick bear

2. DTS, THX or Dorby Demo disc

3. BMW Sauber F1 baseball cap, T-shirt(size M), neck strip or keychain

4. Mini Cooper miniature

5. BMW M3/M5 miniature

6. Transformer toy/merchandise

7. Transformer cartoon

8. Hollywood T-shirt (size M)

9. Blockbuster movie poster

10. Scented Candles

Thanks for the updated list cheryl!!! I hope your bf likes what your partners get you!

MamiStyle and Honeyspur should tell their men to watch the mail! Packages went out today, in exciting envelopes.

Danielle F and chickenlil7000 I have sent your partners parcels today . It might take a little while so be patient. It should be between 2 to 4 weeks, the cost of airmail was prohibitive otherwise!

Hi guys,

Just saw that 24th of June is a Sunday - duh! So I've extended the send by date to Friday 29th of June.

♥ your host :)

any problems please contact me or your partners.

Thanks!

and don't mind the Nov 1999 date - it's a glitch when the send by dates are changed ;)

Packages on their way to Mokona & smokeandmirrors' other halves. Smokeandmirrors should see it soon!

Suzanne and Mamistyle - keep a look out for 'yours' ;)

♥ Kat

hey to my partners, my packages will be a little late... long story short, me and my partner just broke up and all my cash has gone on moving out of his place. Dont panic, they are still coming, just might be a little late is all. Thanks for understanding guys.

I am so glad I sent early on this swap. Just knowing it is done, gone, and already being enjoyed has made my life a lot happier.

This was a fantastic swap! I'd love to see another one in the future (maybe in a few months?) with less heteronormative language. I know we don't have a lot of queer swappers, but it would be nice to open it up and make sure they felt like it was ok to jump into a partner swap.

Ok I just mailed to Cheryl's partner today -- it was really hard to find him stuff [plus shipping OMGTENDOLLARS!]. Will take 5-10 business days. Hope he likes what I sent him.

drewzel's better half got his on his bday some time ago, yay!

Silvano got his 1st package on Sat and OMG he LOVED it. spoonergregory was incredibly generous and thoughtful! He got:

• British woodworking magazine [filled with projects, some of which he has already been ordered to begin making, ha ha]
• huge bar of chocolate with cranberries in it [which he has refused to open as long as I am around, dangit -- but I am determined to snatch the packaging at least, bc there are sailing vessels on it!!!]
• ginger scented candle in a tin
• Jaime Oliver Italian cookbook -- like 12 yr olds we keep gigling over who's gonna eat the "sticky Italian figs"] [not me!!! LOL]
• really cool wooden puzzle -- he was playing with it quite a bit
• styrofoam mini model of a WW2 airplane!! he put it together straight away, started flinging it around the room!
• and the piece de resistance!!! -- TWO packets of Doctor Who stickers from a season we haven't got here yet!!!!

Not only that, but everything was individually wrapped! And we had people over too so everyone was clustered around him, ooohing and aaaahhhing at all his swag.

Oh my, he was so incredibly overwhelmed and so am I. He gave me the biggest hug, which I now pass on to you (((HUGS))

Meadow and spoonergregory: Packages on their way from Alaska. Hope they like 'em...

ARTINDULGENCE, Nate should get his package Friday or Saturday it was sent 6-27-07 priority mail :)

Cheiffa, be looking for Shawn's package to arrive in a fews days from Ohio. how long does that take??? Hope he likes!

I'm glad Silvano liked everything Meadow - this was my first 'big' swap and it was so much fun shopping for surprises for someone else! Let me know if he lets you try that chocolate - I'm quite tempted to go and get some for myself!

This was such a great idea! Thank you MamiStyle and Honeyspur for making Glenn's day a lot happier!