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Sabriel

Sabriel
Date Joined: August 17, 2009
Last Online: November 27, 2012
Birthday: May 26
Country: Australia

About Me

Some stuff about me:

  1. I love art more than most things in the world which is why i'm going to be an art teacher. It took me a while to come to this conclusion but I'm much happier for it. And before you ask: Highschool teacher, not primary school.

  2. My fav colour is purple, I didn't choose it to be that, but it is so. I seem to also be magnetically attracted to the colour grey and have to physically stop myself from buying things in that colour otherwise all I shall be dressed in is purple and grey clothes with a purple and grey room and purple and grey furnishings. Seriously, it's an affliction. Also I like Orange and Yellow, but not so obsessively.

  3. Books sustain the fabric of existence and should be treated with respect (you will always find me carrying one around in my bag with me). Needless to say I love books. Also I get annoyed with people who assume that if I like Twilight I don't read "good" books. Please be reminded that everyone has their own opinion and books are for entertainment. I don't mind if you don't like the series, I just don't like it if you criticise me for liking it. Take a look at my fav authors and see how cool I am! (jks)

  4. I enjoy talking, and usually end up talking about really strange things (like what I would be if I was a peice of furniture. I like to think I'd be a lamp), though at least this keeps the conversation interesting. My friends and I usually end up getting onto the weird topic of the week, or arguing about something, this morning it was Swine-Flu, Twilight, The Royal Family being reptilian overlords and why it's so hard to read every copy of New Scientist if you have a subscription.

  5. I live in Australia, on an island within an island in a river known as the Hawkesbury. I've got this annoying tendency to be slightly cryptic when I say things.

  6. I spend too much time daydreaming about the artworks I want to create when I should really be working. However most of the time they don't come to fruition, but that's the way with most ideas I guess.

  7. There are no words to describe how much I enjoy Sunday afternoons, they are the best time of the week. Sometimes I wish I could have a whole week full of Sunday afternoons so I could get it out of my system, but I'm not sure it would work too well.

Favorite Books

As per above: I love reading. My favourite authors are as follows:

Douglas Adams (love Hitchhikers Guide and Dirk Gently novels, Adams rocks!)

Dianna Wynne Jones (she is annoyingly under appreciated for an award winning author)

Terry Prattchet (love his sense of humour, Discworld is too funny for words)

Chuck Palahniuk (morbid nihilism is his middle name, got to love Fight Club and Diary)

Jane Austen (Pride & Prejudice plus Persuasion are my favs)

J.K. Rowling (nuff said)

Stephanie Meyers (I'm not one of those ppl that read her when it first came out, I'm one of those bandwagon people that just jumped on. But I care not!)

Cory Doctorow (amasing author, I recommend Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town. It is one of my fav books of all time)

and obviously I have alot of books that I just love, there are way too many to name!

Favorite Movies

I'm one of those people who talk in movie quotes, often only my sister knows what I'm going on about. I like to play that game where you say a quote and the other person has to guess where it's from.

Fav movies:

Pride & Prejudice (with Kiera Knightley)

Fight Club

Ghost World

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang

Almost Famous

Stardust

The Princess Bride

White Oleander

Enchanted

The Illusionist

Billy Elliot

Gulliver's Travels

The Number 23

Juno

Tank Girl

Serenity (i love Firefly!)

Coraline

The Nightmare Before Xmas

Corpse Bride

Favorite Crafts

At the moment I'm really getting into knitting again. I'm knitting a cardigan for my sister and also a bag for myself. I love to crochet, knit and sew things, I especially like making things for other people.

I love to collage things aswell, which is probably why I have such a difficult time throwing away magazines as I think I might be able to use them for something (yeah I'm one of those hoarding people).

I'm very limited in Origami, but it's so much fun. I have alot of origami things in my house as decorations.

Likes

Owls, cats, turtles, Alice in Wonderland (especially the Mad Hatter), leggings, knitting, crochet, sewing, bunnies, skulls, birds, chocolate, ribbons, black and white photography, necklaces (especially vintage or animal themed ones), vanilla or watermelon flavoured lipbalm, corsets, 18th century anything, martinis, James Bond, red lips, poetry, roses, Salvidor Dali anything, Purple things, pressed flowers, feathers, handmade anything, graphic novels, old art prints, loose pages from books, sharpie markers, veriagated wool (for knitting), buttons, silver embroidery thread, cherry red lipstick, bird tattoos.

Dislikes

I don't have too many dislikes, but here are a few things I wouldn't really appreciate getting:

Flakers, Store bought dog postcards, coconut lipbalm, Neon or Fluro coloured things, anything sport team related I don't follow any and don't particularly enjoy sport, I'd rather play scrabble or go dancing than play soccer. And that's it pretty much :)

Hearts

I love the heart system but I sometimes think it is ill used. I don't like it when a swap says something like: "put more in for a heart". I will give you a heart if I think you've sent me something wonderful, unique or just plain special. I love getting mail, and receiving something that someone has put time and effort into is such a fantastic thing. I think it cheapens the whole experience if someone thinks they have to put more in simply to get a heart. Quality not Quantity!

Ratings

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Comment: Thanks so much for the list! I haven't read a lot by Diana Wynne Jones, but what I have, I enjoyed. I'll have to check out more based on your recommendations!
Response: thanks for the heart :) I'm glad you liked the list.
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Comment: Thanks! I'll put that book on my to-read list :D
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Comment: Lovely letter, thanks so much - I'll try to write back soon!
Response: yay! thanks for the heart :)
Omi rated for Long, long, long letters(New Pals) on Feb 5, 2010
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Comment: Thanks for the great letter! I'll absolutely write you back.
Response: I'm glad you liked it! thanks for the heart :)
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Comment: Thankyou for the ATCs! They're very well-drawn! Love them. :)
Response: Thanks for the heart :) I had a really fun time coming up with the ideas.
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely ATC! It's something different from what I've received from others before. Very cute and very creative. :D I know how you feel about destroying a book. The only books I destroy are outdated dictionaries for my artwork. Thanks again!
Response: Thank you for the heart :) I'd never done an ATC before so i just went with the flow, as is my want in life! ;)
joanneadams rated for Questions About Yourself on Nov 9, 2009
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Comment: LOVE it!
Response: i"m glad! thank you for the heart :)
Obstminkerl rated for Questions About Yourself on Oct 26, 2009
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Comment: Thank you :o)
Response: thanks for the heart! :)
SewingInAustralia rated for Questions About Yourself on Oct 23, 2009
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Comment: Thanks Ariel! I'm in NSW too, living near the beach for a few months and loving it!
Response: thanks for the heart :) I wish the weather was good at the moment tho! I would love to go swimming!
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Response: thanks for the heart :)
janeengland rated for Questions About Yourself on Oct 22, 2009
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Comment: some intresting web sites thankyou for sharing xx
Response: no problem! I'm totally in love with Deviantart :) thanks for the heart!
Angelheart82 rated for Questions About Yourself on Oct 22, 2009
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Response: thank you for the heart!
fepamplona rated for Questions About Yourself on Oct 21, 2009
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Comment: Thank you for the nice answers!! :)
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Comment: The drawing was absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much!
Response: I'm glad you liked it :). thanks for the heart!
honeya9705 rated for Questions About Yourself on Oct 20, 2009
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Comment: So fast sending it! Thanks!
Response: no problemo :)
druideye rated for Questions About Yourself on Oct 20, 2009
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Comment: Enjoyed reading your answers, I am a big fan of deviantart myself!
Response: yes i love it on there! So many good peices of art. Makes me jealous lol :)
Chris2fer rated for Questions About Yourself on Oct 20, 2009
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Comment: You were on top of this! lol! I have to get mine together too, but work kicked me in the butt today so hopefully I can get mine out this evening! Thanks!
Response: haha! yeah i did it before all the partners were assigned, oh the forethought :)
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Comment: Thank you for the nice card. You did a great job on it, and no worries about not having boats or submarines. Yes, pink was a little difficult for me too, but at least I was sending to ladies. LOL. I REALLY like the card! Thanks again.
Response: ok good I'm glad you liked it! I like a bit of a challenge anyway, so it's always fun to try new things. thanks for the heart!
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Comment: Wow Ariel this postcard is great! Looks like it took some time to do. Thank you so much! Lynnie
Response: yay thank you! It did take a while to do (my hand was sore by the end!) but it's always worth it. thanks for the heart :)

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Comments

thehappyhoneybee on Mar 23, 2011:

Welcome to District 13! So glad you've joined us...please stop by the forum and introduce yourself + chat when you get the chance.

D13

thehappyhoneybee on Oct 15, 2010:

Welcome to the Hundred Acre Wood! Please do stop by the forum and introduce yourself in the "hello" thread when you have a moment.

HAW

ViridianMuse on Dec 16, 2009:

Thanks. I do want to make you another though :) Art is about the only thing that's got me through all the crap lately. It'll be coming, but I can't promise when..it'll be like a nice mailbox-y surprise :)

ViridianMuse on Oct 19, 2009:

I had your for the pink postcard swap too! I've got you as a partner for the your color choice pc this time around. I actually mixed up the pink postcards. You were supposed to get the pink girl in the corset I did...slaps forehead DOH! You can check her out on my blog if you'd like. I'm making you something purty this time around :)

RyeRye on Oct 15, 2009:

Welcome to the Crafting Queens!

BOO!

akuadolce on Sep 9, 2009:

OK, you are welcome to join the swap. Enjoy ;)

Boupie on Aug 27, 2009:

Thanks for letting me know about the postcard. I will keep my eyes open for it. Welcome to this awesome site!

cleopatra on Aug 20, 2009:

Hi !

Welcome to SwapBot !

Thank you so much for joining my ♥Handmade Postcards #1 : Black & White♥ . I am very excited:]

Love Caylee

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