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birdiemum

birdiemum
Date Joined: November 8, 2011
Last Online: December 22, 2011
Birthday: July 24
Country: United States

Favorite Television

Firefly. And Castle, because of Nathan Fillion. Terra Nova has been pretty good so far. Not really a big TV watcher.

Favorite Books

I used to read everything I touched. And then came iPods and I switched to audiobooks in the name of efficient time usage (actually I just like gadgets). I pre-ordered the latest Kindle in hopes of recovering some of that downtime. We'll see... I'll probably just re-watch Firefly and Torchwood and play Angry Birds.

Favorite Crafts

Knitting (not crocheting). Dying and hand-painting yarn. Creating complex cloth. I make soap and jewlery. The latest thing to pique my interest is shadowfolds. I'm like a little arts & crafts monkey... Ooooo! Shiney!

About Me

We live in beautiful Sonoma, California. And I work for the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. We means: Parrots. Cats. Hubby. Yes, that is the correct order.

He's pretty OCD about the space we share. Me? I'm just a creative whirlwind - projects all over the place. I have an excuse, though. I have a pretty geeky job. I'm so mentally regimented that I need that external clutter for balance - that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Likes

I'm pretty open to just about anything. When I buy yarn or dye, it's usually a blue or purple or yellow, but that my shortcoming. Oddly enough, my favorite color is baby-poo green (chartreuse). I don't look good in it, but I like it in my surroundings (and it goes great with aubergine). So don't be limited by my emotional affinity to blues, purples and yellows. If you can do something groovy with pink and orange, I'm there for you. I need a little help expanding my perspective.

Style-wise, I lean toward Asian. I collect kimono and a few papercuts. My best find was a temple rubbing at a thrift store for $1.50. It was pretty cool on it own, but framing turned it into an object that make it look like I have some real style. We all luck out once in a while.

The other end of the spectrum is skulls - not piratical, more like Dia de Los Muertos meets Frida Kahlo. My favorite piece of fabric is from Japan. It has skulls and looks like a yakuza tattoo. I thought it would make a cool messenger bag, but my sewing skills are pretty minimal.

Dislikes

Pears. Nice shape. Great use of color. Nasty tasting.

Ratings

melyssajoy rated for Simple Square Swap, Series Two #4 on Dec 27, 2011
5
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Comment: Thanks so much! :D
catnipitis rated for Pamper my Pet for Christmas! on Dec 26, 2011
3
rating
Comment: I do appreciate the gift. The only reason I'm rating a 3 is because it was sent out late.
Itti rated for Happy happy mail teabags #1 on Dec 22, 2011
1
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Comment: I am sorry to have to rate you a 1. You marked sent on 17/11 from USA. I sent you a profile comment on Dec 2 and a PM on Dec 9 and have not had a response from either. It seems you are currently away from Swap-bot and haven't been able to read my PM (although you logged in on Dec 3 so should have seen the profile comment). If this is an honest mistake, please consider this 1 a "placeholder" until you have time to re-send the swap. I will be happy to re-rate if I ever get anything.
schimanc rated for QUICK - Fill a Flat Rate Box on Nov 29, 2011
5
rating
Comment: Thanks so much!
handysandy rated for Simple Square Swap, Series Two #4 on Nov 21, 2011
5
rating
Comment: Thank You! :)
catchahug rated for Simple Square Swap, Series Two #4 on Nov 18, 2011
5
rating
Comment: thanks
chrissyort rated for Simple Square Swap, Series Two #4 on Nov 16, 2011
5
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Comment: I love the print of Chinese or Japenese lettering! Thanks!
Response: Japanese. It comes from my favorite quilt store in Berkeley.
5
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Comments

catnipitis on Dec 14, 2011:

I was wondering if you were ever planning on sending out the package for Pamper My Pet Swap

Itti on Dec 2, 2011:

Hi, I haven't received your parcel from the "Happy Happy Mail Teabags" swap yet and the deadline was nearly 3 weeks ago. I was just wondering if you knew what was going on.

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