RachiiChu

Hi! My name is Fallon. I'm 25 and live in Arkansas. I am a preschool teacher, and am in school studying Biology. I want to eventually get my doctorate in Marine Biology, possibly focusing on shark conservation.

I live with my husband, our dog (Ollie), two cats (Mochi and Wallace), rabbit (Percy), and bearded dragon (Britomart).

I am not super crafty, so my main interest here is to collect postcards. My collection is huge and still growing! I love to know where postcards come from, so I would really appreciate it if you would write your city and state/country so I can update my checklist.

If you've swapped with me before, you probably knew me under the name Rachel (hence the username that's a joke on a childhood nickname + a Pokemon that now I can't change). I started going by my middle name a couple years ago. Sorry about the confusion!

• jellyfish, sharks, octopus, starfish, urchins and anemones
• cryptids, ghosts, urban legends, monsters
• space, aliens, planets, constellations, stars, etc
• dinosaurs and non-dinosaur avians
• minerals, rocks, gems, geological formations, any geology talk
• reptiles and amphibians
• sunflowers, dahlias, poppies, waratahs, spider lillies, cherry blossoms, peonies, gardenias, hollyhocks, gladiolus, bluebells
• orcs, tieflings, elves, Dungeons and Dragons
• beetles, moths, butterflies, spiders
• kaiju
• women knights
• birds, especially mourning doves, bluebirds, button quails, partridges
• monster girls
• Pokemon (all are good but favorites are ghost and dark types; Sableye is my favorite)

I listen to a wide variety of things, but my favorite band is Radiohead, followed up by St. Vincent, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and Fever Ray. I also listen to a lot of Mitski, The Knife, Interpol, Leonard Cohen, Marina and the Diamonds, and other stuff.

I love animation. Some of my favorite tv shows are Adventure Time, Rick and Morty, Gravity Falls, and Bob's Burgers. I watch more anime than I like to admit, too. I like some live action stuff too like Twin Peaks, The X-Files, Brooklyn Nine Nine, Star Trek (DS9 is my favorite), and Stranger Things.

My favorite directors are Park Chan Wook, Guillermo del Toro, and David Lynch. I love science fiction, horror, musicals, and I guess generally strange things too. I love kaiju movies.

I play a ton of video games! I like too many to name, but my favorite series are Pokemon, Mario Bros, Hatoful Boyfriend, The Legend of Zelda, Persona, and Fire Emblem.

I don't read as much as I used to, but I do still sorta enjoy Harry Potter. Other series I've liked are Wicked, His Dark Materials, Abarat, and A Series of Unfortunate Events. My favorite authors are Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, and Anne Rice, just to name a few.

I read more comics and graphic novels, though. My favorite is the Hellboy series, though I also like Strangers in Paradise, Tank Girl, Rat Queens, and Sandman, as well as a bunch of individual graphic novels and manga.

I listen to some podcasts like The Adventure Zone, My Brother My Brother and Me, Critical Role, and Welcome to Night Vale (though I'm really behind in most of them).

I am autistic and cycle through special interests a lot. While all of them are equally important to me, this list will change a lot because they vary in intensity in waves.

space, planets, sharks, jellyfish, octopus, minerals/rocks/fossils, button quails, snowflake obsidian, bats, Dungeons and Dragons, Radiohead, Adventure Time, The Adventure Zone, dinosaurs, butterflies, Hellboy, Gef the Mongoose, cryptozoology, Pokemon

• pineapples or cranberries (allergic, though I love them)
• coconut
• chalky items
• zombies (I know this is weird, but it's a childhood trauma trigger for some reason)
• non-holiday Christian items (sorry, it's another childhood trauma trigger for me -- but like for Christmas, Easter, etc are usually fine because they're holiday items)

ribbons, tea, hair barrettes, hot chocolate, flags, scarves, postcards, jaffa cakes, candies from other countries especially flavored KitKats, ghost stories, fossils, rocks, minerals, foreign coins, washi tape, stickers, items supporting local conservation organizations (ex: local accredited zoos and aquariums, non-profit education centers, etc), anything shark or jellyfish or dinosaur

I would especially really love some Tanabata-themed items if possible! I'm very interested in and curious about the holiday.