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LivingOutLoud

LivingOutLoud
Date Joined: October 4, 2019
Last Online: April 19, 2023
Birthday: September 14
Country: Canada

About Me

I am a 29 year old non-binary person (pronouns-They/Them) from the Canadian rocky mountains. I am a baker by trade but my real passion lies in writing, both fiction and poetry.

I am also a fiber artist, active in my local guild, and a planner addict. I am just starting my journey in pen palling and am looking forward to the experience.

General Favourites

My favourite colour is purple, followed closely by green, blue, and grey. I love washi tape, stickers, tea, all things fiber or book related, and I love anything hand-written! I have a pet cat and love anything cat-related, as well as sheep, hedgehogs, and dinosaurs.

I'm looking forward to sharing hand-written letters and post cards, inspiration, planner ephemera, and perhaps sewing or knitting notions/fabric/yarn. I'm not in a place right now to send finished quilted/woven items as everything I make right now goes toward my guild's biannual sales, but perhaps in the future when i have more time that would be fun.

Favorite Crafts

I started crafting young, and this list would honestly be faster if I named what I hadn't done.

I've been knitting, quilting, and sewing since middle school. In high school, I got into photography, planning, calligraphy, and anything to do with fountain pens.

In university, I dabbled in cross stitch, embroidery, crocheting, scrap booking, book binding, and painting.

Since then, I have also learned to hand-spin yarn, and weave on my 4-harness loom.

Favorite Books

I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, so I have a very long list of favourite books and authors.

My all-time favourite author is Kurt Vonnegut. I love all of his books, but my favourite is time-quake. In a similar vein with quirky, satirical, crazy prose, I love Tom Robbins and Gunter Grass' The Tin Drum.

Another genre I like is true to life literary fiction, like Truman Capote's Other Places, Other Rooms, or Cormac McCarthy.

I devour any and all science fiction, from Phillip K. Dick to George Orwell, to Frank Herbert.

There are also many many authors who are nostalgic for me. J.K. Rowling, Roald Dahl, Lemony Snicket, and the Grimm's Brothers.

As for poetry, I really love Edgar Allan Poe, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and W. B. Yeats

Favorite Movies

I am a movie fiend! Where as my books tend to lean toward the literary and high-brow, my true fan-person comes out with films and tv.

I am a big sci-fi and fantasy fan. I will always and forever be Harry Potter trash, both of the books and the movies. I love Lord of the Rings, I love the Chronicles of Narnia, I love Star Trek (original, TNG, and the reboots), as well as all of the Star Wars films. I am also a Doctor Who fan.

I also love everything Disney, everything Studio Ghibli, and everything Tim Burton, and everything Jim Henson. I'm pretty sure I've seen every single movie from these creators, and there's something so comfortable about watching movies I've loved since I was a kid.

Ratings

Carollee922 rated for What are you reading #2 on Oct 6, 2020
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Comment: The only Kurt Vonnegut I have ever read is Slaughterhouse Five, but this sounds interesting. I will have to add it to my TBR
Lootuska rated for Aesthetic Penpal Letter Swap on Aug 3, 2020
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Comment: Your letter was AMAZING!!! I really liked the plant theme <3 Iยดll send my letter to you as soon as possible!
dorcii rated for โ˜† FULL ENVELOPE #26 โ˜† on Jul 13, 2020
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Comment: Thanks a lot for your swap, I received it today :)
Carollee922 rated for Random Question PC #2 on Jun 23, 2020
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kellytai1478 rated for Tea For Thee # 40 on Apr 10, 2020
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Comment: Thank you for the teas! Live long and prosper. Regards, Kelly
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Comment: Lovely quotes to live by. Thank You
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Comment: Thanks for the tags. Look for Feb. swap this week.
heyjoanahey rated for Green Themed Happymail on Jan 25, 2020
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Comment: What an original happy mail ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š loved everything and the coasters you made yourself, it's so special that you took the time to make them, thank you! I think I'll be using them as bookmarks ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š Hope you're having a wonderful 2020 so far!
PrettyAlice rated for 2020 New Year Reflection on Jan 17, 2020
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Comment: Thanks! Iโ€™m hoping my 2020 is not stressful too.
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Comment: Thanks for your questionnaire!
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Comment: Thanks! I enjoyed reading your letter!
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Comment: Thanks for the lovely letter! <3
captkristi rated for Stickers and a Reflection on Dec 27, 2019
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Comment: Thanks so much!! Have a happy new year!!
iris1021 rated for Christmas greeting card on Dec 25, 2019
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lilmermaid rated for Christmas greeting card on Dec 8, 2019
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Comment: thank you so very much for the Christmas card. I have not yet opened it yet. My friends are helping me decorate this year due to my hip surgery and I want to hang them on my wall.
Jafferty rated for Christmas greeting card on Dec 3, 2019
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Comment: It was lovely to hear from you and read about your Xmas memory. Thanks for sharing. I grew up in North Dakota and recall building snow forts growing up. Good memories!
mb58ca rated for Send 3 on Nov 27, 2019
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Comment: Love this package of three! Stickers and all. Especially the map envelope!!! Thanks again.
bstrong rated for Only in Canada: Blind Envelope #2 on Nov 15, 2019
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Comment: I received my package today, thank you very much. I was searching around for some writing paper the other day so I'm glad you sent me some and I can always you everything else that you sent, great job! I'm actually trying to learn how to write shorter letters, I have a tendency to write long letters. Once again thank you very much for the Happy mail. Have a great day
TouringLady rated for Culture Swap! on Nov 8, 2019
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Comment: Thank you! My kids & I loved all of the things and info on Canada :)

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