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shecooks

shecooks
Original Member
Last Online: October 27, 2007
Birthday: August 2, 1981
Country: United States

About Me

NEWS: Moving to Oregon in December with only what I can afford to ship and what will fit in my friend's station wagon... with her stuff... so, I'm cutting WAY back on swaps. not only can I not buy so much stuff (save money for move) but I cannot GET so much stuff.. (save space for kitchen appliances and yarn and books and...) So, if you've got me, and you're thinking about what to send me, think light. I'll forgive you. I love stuff, but I'll cry to part with new stuff when I already have to part with so much old stuff. My friend is coming down from Wisconsin and is making me sign a contract promising to eventually forgive her for making me part with so many of the things I love and have spent years acquiring. I told her, the copper double-boiler stays. I will fight for some things. I will fight for them with the machete I also won't part with... I'm already down to one coffee maker and it's heart-breaking.

Also, if I have you, your package may contain random extras. Not to say I will substitute, I may just supplement... like say sending a book along with a yarn swap... or some Tupperware (I have a cupboard full from when I sold it) along with some candy... you get the idea. Bonuses. I'm trying to find good homes and if I'm already sending out a package, might as well throw in some bonuses. Everyone needs Tupperware and books, right? Right.

Ooh, ooh, and I've started writing again!! Yeah! Dark and twisted fiction and uber-long short stories here we come!!

Well, i cook. And I knit. And I Try to travel.. at least a little. I have two cats, a couple of struggling plants and a growing music habit.. I work in a concert hall/restaurant. I'm trying to get a second job to support my yarn and travel. I also drink and play pool and read a lot and generally stay up late mixing old lady and young degenerate habits wantonly. Now that I better understand how this works, let's add a little more, shall we? My favorite color is blue, I have two cats, no kids and no significant other. (=peace and quiet!) I'm attached to my telephone. I'm a Liberal Pagan, so please no blessings, religious works, political views FROM EITHER SIDE. I won't send mine to you, I would appreciate if you did likewise. I'm not girly. I try now and then with nail polish and heels and skirts but that's about as far as I make it. I adore reptiles and boxing and football and gin. I don't have a lot of space in this apartment and have already used the available wall space, trying to make more space with the power of the mind... I'll let you know how that works out. I appreciate sarcasm and dry british humor but not frat boy humor. I like Invader Zim and Happy Bunny. I believe that everyone has the right to his/her own lifestyle and so long as everyone is a consenting adult, do what makes you happy. A California native in self-imposed exile in Louisiana, I have abundant access to poorly made candies, real tiny alligator heads and claws and hot sauce and I miss Japanese and Indian food and cheap produce. If anyone can find a way to mail fresh Rainier cherries, I will worship at your feet. I like coffee, tea, wine, snooty beer... I'm allergic to citric acid... which is white wine, oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits, tomatoes etc. In their raw form they make me very sick, but I'm fortunate to be able to still eat tomato sauce and other cooked products. That acid is also very popular as a preservative and a flavoring agent..anything with that tart green apple taste I can't have. I like flower scents like rose, gardenia, and jasmine or musk, sandalwood, chocolate. Please no overly sweet smells like those vanilla scents they came out with. I like jewel tones and yellow makes me look green. Seriously... I used to wear a yellow shirt to get out of PE when I was a kid. Worked everytime. So no orangy-yellow, yellowy-green, orangey-reds, you get the idea. And pink is...well, my friends laugh at me when I wear pink. =) apparently it doesn't go with the big black tattoo...

Favorite Music

Rock, metal, 80's big hair ballads, some latin.

Favorite Movies

An Ideal Husband, Pride and Prejudice, anything with Cary Grant or Robin Williams (except Kill Smoochy) or Johnny Depp, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Breakfast Club.

Favorite Television

Eddie Izzard or Margaret Cho or Dennis Leary standup, The Riches, CSI Vegas, Futurama, Invader Zim.

Favorite Crafts

writing, knitting, trying to get into jewelry making. entertaining cats, homeade foods - jams, booze, cured meats.

Ratings

Amandalee rated for One Skein Challenge on Jan 16, 2008
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Comment: Tried to contact, no responses. Last sign into swap bot was oct 27th :( Will change rating if anything is rec'd.
orcasong rated for Stuffie Starter Swap on Jan 7, 2008
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Comment: I hope you come back to swap-bot after you move. If I hear from you and you plan to eventually send, I'll remove my rating.
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Comment: I still have not recieved anything. I will consider changing the rating if I ever do receive it. Thanks
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Comment: I've emailed you twice about this with no response. Weak.
papermuse rated for Handmade Happiness #2 on Nov 10, 2007
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Comment: Sorry it took me so long to rate your package, but I love it! It's funny, I thought it was a hat too when I first saw it... But I do plan on using it as a funky purse...love the colours too. Thanks!
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Comment: sorry it took me so long to get back to fixing this, theres been alot goin' on, i apologize, anyways, i got the package and it was great, the coffee was great and i'll be diving into that book soon!
Response: ok... resent two weeks ago and still haven't heard from you... despite messages... hmm..
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Comment: Nothing received, no communication. It's not my responsibility to contact you. If you have anything to say, you can pm me. I'll change the rating if I receive anything.
KB rated for Vegan Pal 2 on Nov 4, 2007
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Comment: Lovely package, I loved the yarn and the little suprises were super cute. Way more stuff than I was expecting :) However, in all honesty, I have to give minus points for non-vegan chocolate, thus it did not meet the swap requirements. Sorry. Luckily I'm only a vegetarian, but a true vegan person would not have been so happy.
cerwinrhiannon rated for Ugly Yarn Swap Redux on Nov 3, 2007
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Comment: Thanks!
YarnTails rated for Ugly Yarn Swap Redux on Nov 3, 2007
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Comment: Thanks so much! The ugly yarn you sent are some of my favorite colors. Cool extras too, love the Tupperware shape-o ball keychain!
thelydia rated for Pretty Little Poems on Oct 20, 2007
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Comment: What a fantastic poem! Thanks!
Wanda rated for Piñata Madness on Oct 12, 2007
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Comment: THANK YOU!!!! The black cat arrived today and I couldn't believe how full you stuffed him AND the box! Such a wide variety of very cool things, too - even a nice chatty note! This was a great swap package, shecooks!
cats rated for The Ugliest Thing You Can Find #1 on Oct 12, 2007
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Comment: ugly or not, i like it especial the socks
Response: i'm glad you like them... they were kinda scary.. orange and fluffy... eip!
tkoufus rated for Pretty Little Poems on Oct 11, 2007
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Comment: thank you for the lovely poem and postcard. tkoufus
tackytophat rated for Handmade Happiness #2 on Oct 11, 2007
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Comment: Thank you so much for the stunning package! It was such a joy to open - I'm planning on using the bath salts and the candle this evening, and I just adore the ribbon (and everything else too!).
Strawberry rated for Souvenir Swap on Oct 10, 2007
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Comment: Although a little late, this was a really great package that brought a smile to my face! Even my parents couldn't help laughing at the vodka [a very original swap!], and I really love the mardi gras necklace (it's hanging amongst my other collectables this minute!); the figurehead has an uncanny likeness to many I've seen on signs and such in cosy little German villages still standing in the style of times long past, so it makes me feel a happy nostalgia when I look at it. Thank you! :)
Response: yes, New Orleans in a box... beads and booze. I couldn't fit the crooked politicians...
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Comment: Thanks for the goodies and all the extras. I will have fun giving these to my granddaughter!
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Comment: Thank you!!! Hearts aren't working again... I'll be back for it.

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Comments

CADLady on Dec 13, 2007:

Did you receive your package for Cup of Winter Solstice? PLEASE advise me if/when you do/don't. THANKS.

ps: hope the move went smoothly.

agonysdecay on Nov 21, 2007:

Hi, I've been trying to contact you about the After Halloween Sale Swap and I guess no one is home. I want to make sure the address you have listed is correct since on your profile is says you are moving. Could you let me know?

Thanks!

kellep on Nov 15, 2007:

Hi Amelia,

I'm checking to see if you received your package from me for the bag swap. Hope you liked it.

kellep on Nov 6, 2007:

Hope you received and like your bag with the goodies! I forgot your card in it!! Good luck with your move. Kelle

travelgirl on Nov 1, 2007:

Thanks for all the fun of New Orleans! What a great swapper!

RudeNun on Oct 26, 2007:

Oh yeah, I just remembered why I came by..I saw your pinata swap! OMGosh, I love the kitty!! I'm glad it set even with the humidity in New Orleans :)

RudeNun on Oct 26, 2007:

Moving? Good luck w/the move :) Let us all know how it goes!!

kellep on Sep 25, 2007:

Hey there...I'm your crochet and knitting bag swap partner. I'm putting the finishing touches on your package this week. What is your favorite type of "knitting bag"?

travelgirl on Sep 21, 2007:

Hey you, I hope your doing well, I havent heard from you lately but you must be busy! Keep swaping and thanks for turning me on to this site I am having a great time! See you in October

ixazalvoh on Sep 5, 2007:

oh my i have been tasting gin all night (seriously, i ordered one the bar didn't have and they made me five martinis with other gins...and poured one into a shot glass that was actually drinkable as a sipping gin!?!?!?!?!?!) and logged on to see what i need to mail where and i stumbled on your comments and i think i am platonically in love...well as much so as one can be with a profile on a swap site after tasting gin...i think if you like iggy pop, spiderman and zombie flicks i might have to leave my lover...anyways, thought i would share the giddy...hope we intersect on swaps somewhere...rock on

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