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Dax

Dax
Date Joined: August 4, 2010
Last Online: October 30, 2011
Birthday: March 1, 1986
Country: Canada

About Me

I'm a 24 year old female living in Toronto, Ontario with my boyfriend of 6 years and our two lovely cats, Meg and Redford. This community sounds awesome! I love to give and receive little gifts and snail mail and it would be great to do this with so many like-minded others! I hope to get in touch with others who share my quirky sense of humour and with whom I can swap lots of interesting things... I'm a sucker for crafts, postcards, candy, weird little objects and long, handwritten letters. Basically, whatever you want to send me, I'm cool with. I love food and cooking, so connecting with some recipe swaps and things of that nature would be fantastic.

Since I just joined, I would really appreciate it if you all would give me hints, tips and any important information you think I should know about the whole swapping thing. Thanks, and I hope to talk to you soon :)

Favorite Music

I like all kinds of music from classic rock to motown to electronica to indie folk...

Some of my favourite bands/artists are: The Animals, The Beatles, Belle and Sebastian, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Cat Power, The Clash, Daft Punk, The Dandy Warhols, Darker My Love, David Bowie, The Doors, Florence and the Machine, Genesis, Journey, Justice, The Kills, The Kinks, Lady Gaga, Ladytron, Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Madonna, Metric, MGMT, MSTRKRFT, The New Pornographers, Nine Inch Nails, Peter, Bjorn and John, Pixies, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rilo Kiley, The Rolling Stones, Simon and Garfunkel, Sufjan Stevens, The Supremes, Talking Heads, The Upsidedown, The Velvet Underground, The White Stripes, The Who, The Yardbirds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Zombies

Favorite Books

A small selection of my favourite books: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan, Nineteen Eighty Four by George Orwell, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, any David Sedaris book, various Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern issues, cookbooks of all sorts

Favorite Movies

Another list: North by Northwest, Little Miss Sunshine, Juno, Harold and Maude, The Graduate, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Wedding Singer, Philadelphia, Pretty Woman, Office Space, Forrest Gump, Big, DiG!, Dirty Dancing, Roman Holiday, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Favorite Television

Mad Men, Sex and the City, Golden Girls, Daria, Hell's Kitchen, Chopped, Degrassi High, The Simpsons, Friends, Wonder Showzen, The Girls Next Door, Glee, The Office, Flight of the Conchords, Wind at My Back, CP24 for all you Toronto folks (ha!), almost any cooking show on Food Network or PBS

Favorite Crafts

  • Cat stuff (toys, collars, etc.)
  • Quirky things (like my favourite pirogi finger puppet with googly eyes)
  • Jewellery
  • Home things (cushion covers, picture frames, etc.)
  • Hair accessories
  • Paintings

Things I Don't Like

  • Family Guy
  • Sports
  • People without a sense of humour
  • Bad food
  • Poor spelling and grammar
  • "Country" decor and items (i.e. things with cows, sunflowers, red and green plaid, cute sayings like "home is where the heart is". You get my drift...)
  • Angels and faeries
  • Disorganization
  • Talking animals (cartoons are okay)

Things I Really Like

  • Retro '40s, '50s, '60s pinups and kitsch
  • Wine and spirits
  • FOOD
  • BACON!
  • Tea and tea-related items
  • Fashion
  • Weird/unique/quirky/funny items/postcards
  • Home decor and decorating (mid-century modern, eclectic)
  • Nature, and nature themed items (flowers, plants, trees, animals, insects etc.)
  • Makeup
  • Homemade lotions and potions
  • Books
  • Naked postcards all the way!

Ratings

Goldfoxxe rated for Tacky Lame Kitschy Postcard Swap on May 31, 2011
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FROGGY42 rated for I ♥ NTP #6 on Mar 13, 2011
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Comment: I love the card and the frog sticker! It's interesting that your Mom also collects frogs! Is she on swap-bot? Sorry the rating is late. My computer was down for 3 weeks!! Best wishes...Gail
krstawrdtravels rated for Recommend me a song! on Mar 1, 2011
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Comment: Terrific card, as usual, and I know these songs so - we're both particularly awesome!
Response: I figured, based on our shared musical tastes, that it would be difficult to recommend songs that were new to you. At least we're both awesome!
krstawrdtravels rated for I ♥ NTP #6 on Mar 1, 2011
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Comment: Ohhhhhhhhhh I love this postcard. I am sending you one tomorrow as a thank you. PS: I now crave watermelon. JERK! :)
Response: Oh no, watermelon this time of year is AWFUL so don't give in! Grab some Jolly Ranchers or something... Man, now I'M craving Jolly Ranchers... JERK ;)
heather76 rated for Recommend me a song! on Feb 23, 2011
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Comment: Thanks for the recs! I'll check out those songs.
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Comment: Thanks for the resend. Awesome.
heatherc rated for I ♥ NTP #6 on Feb 20, 2011
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Comment: This is an awesome card!! Thanks so much. And Nicholas did like the stickers.
jillybird rated for Vintage Advertisment ATC on Feb 19, 2011
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Comment: Thanks for the ATC - love the purple sparkle and I couldn't agree more with the tag line! (It would make a great T-shirt!)
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Comment: Thank you for the postcard, it's beautiful. And you did a little decoration with some stickers, which is something i never thought of, should do that on my next PC swap. Thank you again =)
palespectre rated for Art Postcard Swap # 2 on Feb 10, 2011
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Comment: hello! this is certainly one of my favourite cards. excellent collage... thank you for sharing it with me!
krstawrdtravels rated for Profile Postcard #3 on Feb 9, 2011
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Comment: Thank you for the postcard. You didn't know this but Jeffrey Brown is also from Michigan and is probably my very favorite comic artist so your card is EXTRA EXTRA special. PS: Romulus isn't really that small, the Detroit Metro Airport is in Romulus :D
neecie rated for Retro-Vintage:1PC/1Partner-Quick on Feb 7, 2011
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Comment: such a totally awesome card (love the neat-o canadian flag sticker, too!) i wonder what the effect of that graphic was back in 1937 ... was it just taken in stride as the normal everyday style of posters? great that today there are new eyes to view it with admiration & appreciation! in fact, i have attended the west coast version of that city fair ... definitely stupendous, but ads were forgettable, hehe. have a super new year of the rabbit now =)
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Comment: Thank you for the nice card! :)
Tanika rated for Art Postcard Swap # 2 on Jan 27, 2011
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Comment: Thx for the selected art postcard ! I like this collage. I'm always happy to learn more about art I don't know yet.
Sapphyre rated for Tacky Lame Kitschy Postcard Swap on Jan 27, 2011
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Comment: Cute card - love it! Thanks!
lollipopmarie rated for Art Postcard Swap # 2 on Jan 25, 2011
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Comment: I love bright wild colors. Thanks so much for the great postcard!
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Comment: Thank you so much for the stickers!! I will definately check out that book that you suggested! If you ever read "The Road" - message me and let me know what you think.
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Comment: Thank you for the card and stickers!
leilx rated for Art Postcard Swap # 2 on Jan 22, 2011
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kpatricialee rated for Art Postcard Swap # 2 on Jan 21, 2011
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Comment: Such a cool Pc, thank you!

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Comments

krstawrdtravels on Feb 9, 2011:

Hey Cool Cat Postcard Sender Friend,

We should swap privately some time. I like ya!

Krista

molliebrown54 on Feb 8, 2011:

Hello, Welcome to my swap, Vintage Advertisement ATC...Enjoy !

aussielisa on Aug 29, 2010:

Hello! I am your partner for the Useless Facts PC swap. I have just finished up your PC and will be posting it tomorrow on the way to work. It will take 2 or so weeks to get to you. Happy Swapping!

ammalu on Aug 13, 2010:

Hi there! I stumbled across your profile as part of the Read my Profile and Leave a Nice Comment swap. We sound a lot alike. I'm 23 yo, I've been with my husband for almost 5 1/2 years (our first date was March 26, 2005, when was yours?), and we have two cats!

You have a great and diverse taste in music. Do you have a last.fm account? It's a great website that tracks the music you listen to.

chrissycam on Aug 8, 2010:

Hi, I am new to swap-bot too and loving it so far. I really like food too and hopefully will join a recipe swap sometime soon too- new recipes are always so nice to have! I also love tea too and my favorite is Earl Grey- can't start my morning without it. I've already joined some tea swaps and I have received some fantastic tea already.

We also have a love of postcards in common. I am so happy to find this community because my friends aren't big on sending postcards even though I love to receive them. Postcrossing is another neat site to check out too.

CynthiaL on Aug 8, 2010:

Thanks for the nice comment on my profile. I find that you and I have many things in common. I love wine!!! You crack me up when you say that you love Bacon. Have you seen all of those T-shirts and everything else that have bacon on them? I even saw pencils that look like bacon!! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

OpheliaQuilts on Aug 8, 2010:

Hi! What a great profile! :) You've got lots of info for your future partners. The biggest tip I can give you is that this is very addictive so make sure you don't get overwhelmed and shipping can get expensive on international--so make sure it's really something you want to spend on!

The people here are friendly and crafty and probably most of us have been flaked on, but overall, people here really want to have a good time and trade great things, so don't be scared. Reading what the swap is about and who is allowed in, helps out. Since you're a newbie, you'll want to look for new swaps and join some groups that are for newbies to get some mailings under your belt. Newbie status won't last long if you get as addicted as I did!

Have fun! You'll get some really amazing things!

[Read my Profile and Leave a Nice Comment!! Don't forget to rate]

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