MeganSR

Update June 2014 -- I am under a great deal of stress at the moment and struggling with increased executive dysfunction and depression, so I have cut down on the number of swaps I am doing to minimise the possibility of mistakes. Please let me know if I do mess up a swap, and I will do my best to correct it.

I'm 33 and live in England with my husband and two female cats. I grew up in the USA, but I am now a dual British/American citizen.

Jasmine

Biscuit

I love getting post and will appreciate anything you send, especially handmade items. I am very easy to please, but if you are in any doubt about what to send me, please do not be afraid to ask. :)

I really enjoy crafts of all kinds, but I'm not particularly good at them. I do, however, put a lot of time and effort into my swaps, so please don't mistake my less than perfect creations for a lack of care! :)

I always mark swaps as 'Sent' after I have dropped them off at the post office or in the post box, but it may take some time for international mail to be delivered, so please be patient. I send everything by air mail, but sometimes post seems to take a very long time to reach its destination! Please let me know if you do not receive a swap from me and I will gladly resend.

CATS! I love anything featuring cats, for cats, about cats... everything cat related! I would love any cat-themed art or crafts, articles about cats, pictures of cats, and to hear about other people's cats.

All other animals, especially penguins (I collect penguin items), lemurs, ravens, magpies, bunnies/rabbits, sloths, red pandas, octopi, spiders, axolotls, and donkeys. Anything animal-themed will make me happy.

Stuffed animals! I love amigurumi, handmade soft toys, little clip-on stuffed animals, big animals, etc.

Sanrio characters. My favourites are My Melody, Chococat, Tuxedo Sam, and Badtz Maru.

Anything to do with pi (Ï€)

Bookmarks

Anything medieval

Mario characters

The Muppets

Anything kawaii

Pre-Raphaelite art

History

Religions (I am an Anglo-Catholic Christian, but I love learning about other religions)

Icons of Jesus, the Virgin Mary or saints

Rosaries

Mythology

Fairy tales

Tea and tea-themed items. I like all kinds of teas and love to try new flavours. My favourites are flavoured black and green teas. I would love either loose-leaf or bagged tea.

Strawberry flavoured sweets and strawberry-themed things

Flavoured coffees

Colourful things - my favourite colours are teal and purple, but I also like pink and jewel tones and basically all colours except neons/flureoscents

Forests/trees

Rainbows

Anything related to Paris

Languages (I have studied French, German, a little bit of Spanish, and biblical Hebrew, but I am interested in all languages)

Other countries and cultures

Pacifism

Feminism

Activism/equality issues (gender, disability, sexuality, race, etc.)

Victoriana

The macabre

Weird/esoteric/uncanny things (think H.P. Lovecraft)

Psychology/neuroscience/autism/other brain things (I have Asperger's Syndrome)

Board games

Nintendo

Trivia

Comics/graphic novels

Anthropomorphism

Pressed pennies

Stickers

Medieval churches

Olympic mascots

Magazines

U2

The New Pornographers

Medieval and Renaissance music

Music boxes

Incense

Scented things (unlike most people with a very sensitive sense of smell, I like scented items and perfumes)

Grape-flavoured sweets/drinks (very hard to find in Britain!)

Lemon-flavoured sweets and sour sweets

Savoury snacks

Washi tape/deco tape

Ephemera

Jewellery - I love any animal- or nature-themed jewellery.

Yankee Candle wax tarts -- I especially like the woodsy scents and jasmine.

Lettersets

Gel pens

A book you think I would like. Paperback books (read but in nice condition books are fine :) .) Please see my Goodreads for books I own or have read.

A DVD you think I would like. I love foreign films as long as they have an option for English subtitles!

Animal Crossing! If you have New Leaf and want to swap friend codes, please let me know. :)

I also have a massive wishlist on Pinterest at: http://www.pinterest.com/megansr23/wishlist/ if you are in a profile-based swap with me and need more ideas of the types of things I like (pretty much everything!).

Books are my favourite obsession next to cats. I love anything book-related, and I will read just about anything.

Some of my favourites are:

The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan

The Bible

The Quincunx by Charles Palliser

The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Penman

Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

The Hellboy and B.P.R.D. series by Mike Mignola

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

The Unwritten series by Mike Carey

The Sandman series by Neil Gaiman

The Scott Pilgrim books by Bryan Lee O'Malley

Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

YA books, including:

The Old Kingdom books by Garth Nix

The Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness

The Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

The Hungry Cities books by Philip Reeve

The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

The Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden

The Oz books by L. Frank Baum

I also like nonfiction books about history, language, sociology, and science.

The Nevending Story

Lilo and Stitch

The Fall

Enchanted

Pan's Labyrinth

Amelie

Un Heros Tres Discret

Ordet

Roman Holiday

Madagascar

Goodbye, Lenin!

Slumdog Millionare

Anything featuring the Muppets

Disney films

How to Train Your Dragon

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Hellboy and Hellboy 2

Gone With the Wind

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Silent films

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Frasier

Northern Exposure

Remember WENN

Yonderland

Horrible Histories

Adventure Time

Black Books

Bones

Castle

Angel

Firefly

University Challenge

Only Connect

30 Rock

Father Ted

The IT Crowd

Degrassi

Top Model (America, Britain and Ireland, Canada, and Australia)

Downton Abbey

Star Trek

Haven

Parks and Recreation

Les Revenants (The Returned)

The Wire

American Horror Story

Grimm

Documentaries/reality shows about religious groups

Gravity Falls

I like pretty much everything, but I especially like the following:

Cats

Religious buildings (churches, mosques, synagogues, etc.) and religious sites

Historical sites

Any animals!

Fairy tales

Book-related postcards

Art

Anything weird

Handmade postcards

I prefer postcards to be sent naked (written and stamped) when possible, but blank ones or written ones in an envelope as extras in a swap are nice too.

I am vegetarian, so I don't eat sweets with gelatine or other animal products (milk, eggs, and honey are okay) in them. Otherwise, I will eat/drink just about anything and I love to try new foods and drinks.

I would also prefer not to receive anything made with fur, leather, bone, or feathers (unless they are clean found feathers/bone) if possible. However, I don't like things to go to waste, so repurposed/recycled things are fine as are items from thrift stores/charity shops.

My cats are NOT vegetarians, so any animal products intended for them are okay. :)

I don't like erotica, pinups,or anything sexual (artistic nudity, particularly in classical art, is okay).

Note: all of these are just personal preferences, so please do not be offended if I've listed something you like. It doesn't mean we can't be friends! :)