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blanketfort

blanketfort
Date Joined: May 23, 2018
Last Online: March 19, 2024
Birthday: March 13
Country: Norway
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Profile last updated the 16th of November, 2022

Update:
After what feels like an age, weā€™re finally completely set up in our new flat! Been living in the moving + Internet-less limbo for nearly three months. I had no idea that getting a simple Internet connection could take forever ā€“ I consider myself well-educated now, wowā€¦

Full disclosure: Due to me not reading the swap-bot rules and being completely oblivious, I had a profile here before this one. Username: pastell ratings. I made that account when I didnā€™t have time for swapping, and as a result it stood empty for years. When I was finally ready to use it, it looked dodgy as heck to other swappers and I was being dropped left and right from swaps. So I thought ā€œah, the swaps Iā€™ve joined havenā€™t started yet, Iā€™ll just drop out from them and make another profile! Thatā€™ll work!ā€ I was then politely told that it didnā€™t work like that. This was ā€¦ over four years ago, and Iā€™m still working on getting the profiles merged. Maybe itā€™ll happen this year!

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My aim is to put a smile on my partnerā€™s face, so I put a lot of time and effort into what I send out. I read my partnerā€™s profile carefully to tailor the swap as much as possible to their liking and aesthetic. I will sometimes add extras in my swaps, but this is not for the heart ā€“ itā€™s because I notice that I have something my partner will enjoy. If my partner or the swap specifically say that extras arenā€™t appreciated/allowed, I wonā€™t add anything.

A note on the Norwegian postal service: They operate Monday to Friday, which means that if I post something on a Friday afternoon, it most likely wonā€™t get stamped until Monday. Same goes if I post something late on a weekday ā€“ it wonā€™t get stamped until the next day. The new thing theyā€™ve started is that they only collect/deliver mail every two days, so one week Iā€™ll get mail M-W-F, the next week T-T. Itā€™s incredibly annoying, but thatā€™s the way it is. Iā€™m pretty sure that mail from the post office is collected daily though.

Every swap I send out is accompanied with the anxiety of mail goblins that feast on outgoing mail, so please: Donā€™t get too annoyed with me if I ask if youā€™ve received your swap yet. And if I donā€™t ask and a reasonable amount of time passes ā€“ please let me know if you havenā€™t received what Iā€™ve sent you. Because of this mail goblin anxiety I rate promptly, as one should.

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Iā€™m Kat, a creative soul from Norway. Iā€™m happily married to the man of my dreams, and I work as an Early Childhood Education Teacher with the ages 0-3 as my specialty field. I love the great outdoors and adventure, just as much as I love my sofa and a good glass of wine. I spend too many hours knitting and crocheting, and I have a seemingly ever-renewing, never-ending supply of yarn. I love yarn...
Iā€™m the happiest when I can go to my room of creativity and write letters, create stuff and experiment with colour, papers and glue. Snail mail is my passion, and I love that Iā€™ve found so many interesting people to communicate with on this site.

My interests and aesthetics are a mix and match of everything. I enjoy cute, beautiful, inspiring, lovely, and feel-good things just as much as I enjoy dark, twisted, weird, eerie, and inappropriate things. Even better if itā€™s all combined. In my room of creativity, Iā€™ve saved an envelope I got once. Itā€™s a row of Peter Rabbit and his siblings floating through space with flying and terrifying octopuses. I love it!
Iā€™m not easily offended, and I am a living, breathing pile of sarcasm and bad jokes. Yay!

Some time ago I started re-learning German, and learning Spanish. The plan was to do it the same way I learned English: Reading the language until I'm confident enough to start writing it (helped along with the same book in Norwegian + dictionaries and grammar sites online). It's been a slow process, but I haven't given up! If youā€™re a German or Spanish speaking person, I would love it if you wrote a little in your language in our letters/in your swap. Not a lot as it would go straight over my head, but just a quote/a greeting/whatever. And of course, I would greatly appreciate recommendations of things to read/check out in German or Spanish.

Lately I've been getting back into writing (short stories, stories, character building, story mapping, etc.), and I would love to join some creative writing swaps. If you want to do a private one, or if you know of a group, or anything of the like: let me know! I am in!

I dream of owning my own house with a kitchen garden.

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  • Favourite colours: Black, especially the deeper and calmer shades of black, charcoal and itā€™s colour scheme, yellow tones, especially the darker and warmer tones, soft and warm pinks, the whole spectrum of blue, green and purple, ocean colours, and soft and warm oranges.

  • Postcards. I prefer my postcards sent naked. I like displaying postcards I get, so send me something interesting looking. Something weird, spooky, funny, food, something beautiful, or artwork to mention some things. Iā€™d absolutely love a postcard of Edward Hopperā€™s Automat and Nighthawks. If you find an altered version of Nighthawks, Iā€™d love it. The stranger the better.

  • Art and artwork (by you and others). Favourite styles: Impressionism, realism, symbolism, street art. Love the artwork by Gustav Klimt, Tove Jansson, Erika Rier and Edward Hopper. I also like altered art and weird parodies.
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  • Hi, Iā€™m Kat and Iā€™m a sticker and washi tape addict. Seriously, I canā€™t get enough. Almost anything will make me happy when it comes to stickers and washi (see my no thank you list for more information). Especially anything weird and unusual.

  • Mini-zines. I love making them, and I love receiving them. Hit me up for a private zine swap if you want to.

Other random things:
- 90ā€™s aesthetic ā€“ I love this decade. Clothes, music, movies, series, you name it
- Harry Potter. Proud Hufflepuff here
- Goth, grunge, emo and punk aesthetic and culture
- Folklore and mythology, especially Norse, Egyptian, SƔmi and Celtic
- Crows, magpies, ravens, and other so-called spooky birds
- The ocean, the coast and most things nautical and maritime
- Hygge, the cabin-feel and everything cosy

And a mash-up of things to conclude the likes:
Moomins, plants ā€“ especially wildflowers, mountains and forests, sexuality, mental health, psychology, social anthropology, inappropriate cross-stitch, list-making, arctic vegetation and wildlife, subcultures, the moon and moon phases, happy mail, witchcraft and the mystical.

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IMPORTANT
I am deathly allergic to all kinds of nuts. Peanuts, hazlenuts, cashews, nuts in general. I canā€™t eat anything containing nuts, anything that might contain traces of nuts, or anything that was packed in a place that also store nuts. So thatā€™s fun and makes every dining out event an anxiety filled experience. Due to this, I would really appreciate a table of contents when sent any food or drinks. Most foods and drinks have one on them already, even tea bags. If they donā€™t have a table of contents on them, I wonā€™t be able to drink them and Iā€™ll either regift them or throw them away. Iā€™ll be repeating this a lot because I find that itā€™s necessaryā€¦

Tea
Nothing is better than sitting down with a nice cup of tea. I want to try all sorts of flavours, so please, send me the strangest thing you can find if at all possible. Just make sure that the tea bag has a table of contents on the back.
My all-time favourite flavour is ginger and ginger combinations. Itā€™s a fail-safe, and I just canā€™t seem to tire of it.

Coffee
Scolding hot or icy cold, I love coffee! It gives my brain just what it needs to kick into gear. Iā€™ll love any flavours, especially if itā€™s spicy. Just again, make sure thereā€™s a table of contents somewhere on the satchel.

Hot chocolate
A favourite for the cold winter months. Same as above: Would love any flavours, especially spicy, just make sure thereā€™s a table of contents.

Other food related stuff
- Anything spicy is right up my alley.
- I love sour candy. And salty candy. I donā€™t particularly care for super sweet candy.
- Same goes for Layā€™s Salt and Vinegar crisps, the ones that comes in small packets. Oh, and prawn cocktail!
- Food recipes. I love cooking, but I suck at finding new recipes to try out. Any kind of recipe will be highly appreciated, especially vegetarian/vegan recipes. Iā€™m trying to eat less meat. Just, no nut-based recipes, please.
- Iā€™m trying to find chocolates that I can actually eat, especially with mint filling in them (because I looove it!). The problem is that almost all chocolates contain or may contain traces of nuts. If you find a chocolate (that isnā€™t Kindermaxi or Smarties), I would love to try some.

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A brief overview of some of the stuff I like. In no way near completion, and Iā€™m always looking for recommendations.

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R.E.M., Patti Smith, Iggy Pop (with and without the Stooges), Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, Dia Psalma, the Brian Jonestown Massacre, OK Go, Matisyahu, TV on the Radio, Sia, Nick Cave (with and without the Bad Seeds), First Aid Kit, Gogol Bordello, Sex Pistols, OnklP, Maria Mena, Hans Zimmer, NOFX, The Black Keys, GĆ„te, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse, Vivaldi, Placebo, Massive Attack, Foo Fighters, The Hu, Nirvana, The Beatles, Slincraze, The National, Violet Road, Bright Eyes, Arcade Fire. And a million different songs from a million different bands and artists. I will save you that list.

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Reading is one of my favourite pastimes and browsing bookstores is another one. My all-time favourite is the Harry Potter series. I simply canā€™t help it. I grew up with the series, and itā€™s helped me through some tough times. My house is Hufflepuff, and my favourite characters are: Nymphadora Tonks, the Weasley twins, Luna Lovegood, Charlie and Bill Weasley and the Marauders.

Some of my favourite genres are: Comedy, fiction, fantasy, horror, thriller, crime, paranormal, non-fiction, biographies, autobiographies, fairytales, folklore, ethnographies ā€¦ you name it, Iā€™ll read it.

My newfound obsession is horror/thriller/paranormal. Give me recommendations, preferably to stuff that will torment me psychologically for years to come.

Some books/authors I love: The Hitchhikerā€™s Guide to the Galaxy, A Song of Ice and Fire, the Lord of the Rings, the Hunger Games, Alice in Wonderland, Marian Keyes, Terry Pratchett, Stephen King, Margit Sandemo.

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Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, the Stand, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the Good Place, 30 Rock, Arrested Development, the IT Crowd, the Office, Community, Greyā€™s Anatomy, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Supernatural, Friends, Pride and Prejudice, South Park, Rick and Morty, Black Mirror, Itā€™s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Coupling, SKAM, Sons of Anarchy, American Horror Story, Firefly, Skins (UK), Outlander, Scrubs, The Crown, Doctor Who, Sherlock.
Terrible guilty pleasure: Bad reality TV, especially with tons of love drama and stupid fights. I hate that I love it.

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I love movie nights! Comedy, action, romance, fantasy, thrillers, dramas, horror ā€¦ I really have no preference. Iā€™m a sucker for a good action comedy though.
Eternally in love with Disney, Pixar and Dreamwork movies. The Lego Batman movie is amazing, and I will probably never tire of Marvel movies.
Suggest horror/thrillers/paranormal movies to me, please.

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Red Dead Redemption 2, The Sims, Rayman, The Legend of Zelda (Ocarina of Time and Majoraā€™s Mask), the Pokemon games, Super Mario All Stars, Mario Kart, GTA San Andreas.
I love old school games and open world concept games.

Other stuff:
Stand-up: Bo Burnham, Doug Stanhope, Anthony Jeselnik, John Mulaney, Mike Birbiglia, Tom Segura, Jim Jefferies, Eddie Izzard, Amy Schumer, Dylan Moran, Fluffy. Open to new suggestions, especially for female stand-up comics.
Documentaries: I love watching documentaries. They can be about any topic. True Crime is definitely on top of the list though.

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  • Anything with nuts, traces of nuts, or things made somewhere that store nuts

  • While I respect your religion, and can talk about it with you, I have absolutely no use for or interest in religious scripture, icons, pamphlets, and the like

  • Anything from any fandom that arenā€™t mentioned on my profile

  • Anything homophobic, transphobic, racist, sexist, or anything of the like. I have absolutely no patience for close-minded, ignorant, and hateful people

  • Items absolutely reeking of smoke or perfume. I donā€™t mind lightly scented items, but thereā€™s a big difference between lightly scented and absolutely drowning something with perfume. Items reeking of smoke will be thrown out because that smell is disgusting

  • Teacher rewards stickers and the like. Actually, no stickers and stuff thatā€™s for children

  • Bullet journal stickers and the like, itā€™s wasted on me. Same goes for Valentineā€™s Day stuff and Halloween stuff. Spooky and eerie I love, but I donā€™t need smiling sheets wishing me a Happy Halloween

  • Random small scraps of paper or fabric, randomly thrown in with a swap that doesn't concern random small scraps of paper or fabric.

  • Touristy postcards ā€“ unless youā€™re on vacation and want to send me a postcard, or youā€™re showing me the place youā€™re from in a letter. Iā€™ve no interest in blank postcards from places I havenā€™t been

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Ratings

Stachel rated for ESO Me In Lists on Sep 17, 2023
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Comment: I absolutely LOVE your swap! <3 <3 <3 Just like that envelope flipbook some 2 or 3 years ago, where you introduced me to your home, this time again I really felt like I was getting to know the real you a bit! This is just what I was hoping for, when I set up the swap in the first place! <3 ----- Now, to the swap itself: The presentation is lovely and cute and thank you for the little extras. The songs you picked are a great variety and I must say that I loved almost every single one of them. I get the feeling we share quite a bit and some of them even reminded me of my own teenage years (like NoFX and the Sex Pistols - I liked No Fun and Bodies most, oh and that fun interpretation of My Way of course, I can still crack up laughing whenever I listen to it, haha!) Although we are roughly the same age, somehow I sneaked past that boyband/girlgroup era so I can listen to any of them without the rivalries. My sister however was hooked too, only she went for Westlife and a bit of *NSYNC so that is what I got to know back then. Oh and I'm rather disappointed that you stopped yourself from telling me more about the SƔmi language. I love languages and could learn about the fun grammar facts of different languages all day long. I remember you mentioning that language back in the musical holiday trip swap. So, if there's the chance, just don't stop yourself talking about it :-D Also I love that you picked several Norwegian singer/bands. I only know one Norwegian band, Highasakite. My favourite song by them is not really a representative one, but I love the chants in the chorus. It's called My Soldier. Do you by any chance know it, or isn't this band a thing where you live? I can't really tell, a pen pal once introduced me to this band. :) ----- The animals are also a likeable set of cute, impressive and/or beautiful beings. I can totally relate to what you say about the mentioned birds, dogs/wolves/foxes and platypuses and otters. No I have not watched the documentary with the octopus and the diver, and I'm somehow not sure if I want to, haha :D ----- Haha, it certainly looks like we could plan a world trip together, you were right, there are sooooo many similarities in our lists of countries! *_* I thiknk it's really cool that you have travelled with one of your pen pals. I haven't had that much luck. Up until now whenever I got to meet one of my pen pals the friendship somehow just ended afterwards. I'm not sure why but it turned awkward after meeting up and neither of us knew what to talk about anymore, even if before we had exchanged 20 DinA4 page letters or longer, it somehow just ended, you know? Did it work out for you? ----- The movies/tv series: Wow, that's a lot of new stuff on my to watch list :) I have only watched lotr and slumberland and several episodes of southpark. I guess I'll first find Arrested Development because of Bob Loblaw's Law Blog! That's hilarious! :D :D :D ----- I guess I will have to visit Norway to try a few of your mentioned dishes, although I won't be able to try the family recipes. But still, I'm always open to new food and after what you have told me I would love to get to know the Norwegian cuisine a little more. ----- I will definitely add some of the books you recommended to my list. I'm not into scary books, though, so I'll stick to the rest of them :-D Especially the Sagaen om Isfolket sounded very interesting. I will have to find out if there are German or English translations available :) ----- Last but not least, I loved your list of character traits! I could relate to every single one of them and there is a good portion of them that I too listed in my swap. So I guess we are rather on the same page when it comes to what we seek in a friend :) ----- Wow, it almost felt like writing you a letter. I hope swap-bot can even post ratings this long... :D I will copy it, and if there is an error message I will send this to you in a pm :D Have a wonderful new week and I really hope to swap with you again soon! <3
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Comment: I will have to add those songs to my playlist! Thank you!
OrigamiGrace rated for CPG Just a Note #16 - Global on Dec 6, 2022
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Comment: Awww thank you for the lovely note and stickers!! I'm intrigued by your playlist of happy songs - I'm going to look them up on Spotify!! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas with you mum - that is the best:)
Marl33n rated for ESO: Christmas Postcard #1 on Dec 6, 2022
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Comment: Thank you Kat for the postcard. Wishing you the same!
elinor rated for WIYM Happy Mail Triple Combo #8 INTL on Nov 1, 2022
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Comment: Thank you for the great envelope of goodies, I love the zine you made :)
Lablauri57 rated for LSRUS - Love you Friends # 1 on Aug 28, 2022
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Comment: Thank you so much, loved everything!
onthesnap22 rated for Zine-Go-Round; Round Lucky13 on Aug 15, 2022
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Comment: got it! love the theme!!
KrystalCook84 rated for LSRUS - Love you Friends # 1 on Jul 28, 2022
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Comment: Thank you! If you ever wish to add a Canadian Penpal, just send me a DM!
USAFwife rated for G: Spirits on Jul 26, 2022
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Comment: Thank you so much for your story! It really is a chilling idea!! I don't think I could ignore the sound of a crying baby, so I will be sure to call out a name! I don't think I've heard this story before, so you told me something new! Thanks so much!!
camelsamba rated for Zine-Go-Round Round 12 on Jun 22, 2022
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Comment: Got the zine - thanks! (About wool socks in summer: I went to Norway for a 2 week workshop in the summer of 1994. I packed only one warm sweatshirt and ended up wearing it almost every single day!)
crazybirbcrafts rated for ESO: Nature inspired swap on Jun 8, 2022
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Comment: Oh wow Kat! Thank you so much for this swap you put together for me! I really love everything and it really means a lot to me that you tried to match my style. Really, you did such a great job! You definitely deserve a lot more than one heart for this so thank you so very very much.
Response: I'm so happy it arrived safe and sound - even with my silly declaration mistake! :p And I'm even happier that you love everything!:) Had so much fun putting it all together.
lostinavalon rated for R&W: Journal Pages #1 on Jun 1, 2022
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Comment: I really enjoyed reading this so much. Thank you for sending!
elinor rated for Zine-Go-Round, Round 11 on May 31, 2022
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Comment: Thank you for passing on the zine :)
dvmac rated for Zine-Go-Round, Round 10 on Mar 28, 2022
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Comment: Your illustration perfectly suits the quote, Katrine. Well done.
USAFwife rated for G: Spirits on Feb 8, 2022
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Comment: Thank you so much for introducing me to the Nokken! :) Well, I think. :)
9O96O rated for ZMACS Zine-Go-Round, Round 8 on Feb 6, 2022
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Comment: Cryptids -- a challenging theme. I have to do a little research on cryptids. I love your cover image. Great illustration. P.S. Added the note.
Changeling rated for G: Christmas Cryptids on Jan 19, 2022
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Comment: Thank you for introducing me to the barn santas! I really enjoyed the letter that you sent including the drawing (much better than I could draw) and height diagram. :) I think the English word for these creatures might be gnomes. I live near a barn and will enjoy thinking of its little guardsmen!
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Comment: Thank you, Katrine!!!!
chelle523 rated for R&W: 50 Random questions on Nov 21, 2021
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Comment: Thanks so much - I loved your answers and the letter was beautiful! (Congratulations to you and your husband on 3 years - you sound like a wonderful couple!) I can't remember if I have read Marian Keyes, but I'm definitely going to check out some of her books! Thanks for the tip! <3
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Comment: I love this metallic card! thank you!

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Comments

damilola on Mar 13, 2024:

šŸŽ‚Happy Birthday to you! šŸŽ‰

bluehairedmary on May 9, 2022:

Happy Monday from NYUP group!

ittybittykitty on Sep 8, 2020:

Welcome to Weirder Every Day!

damilola on Jun 15, 2020:

YESSSSS! I am so happy you got my letter. Can't wait to get your reply, but... write when you can, no stress. Have a great time, stay safe!

groundhogstamper on Mar 6, 2020:

Thank you for the beautiful envelope full of goodies you sent for the CPG Happy Mail tag. You really made my day special!

Canariangal78 on Sep 6, 2019:

I agree, the cactus divider is aaaamazing!! :-)

iowa05 on Jun 14, 2019:

Thanks for the birthday wishes! So happy to get a letter from you soon! šŸ’• :)

iowa05 on Apr 23, 2019:

I sent a letter off to you today! šŸ˜šŸ’–

iowa05 on Apr 15, 2019:

Got your letter!!! šŸ’›šŸ§”šŸ’– šŸ˜ Excited to write back!! Also, thank you SO much for the beautiful goodies for the girls!šŸ’• They are going to lose their minds when they see those sparkly butterfly stickers for sure! šŸ˜‚

iowa05 on Apr 6, 2019:

Yay!! Glad it got to you safely! šŸ’• šŸ˜Š Looking forward to your reply. šŸ˜„

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