BleakOptimism

I am a 28 yo Scorpio (such a typical scorpio) female from the Australian island state Tasmania. I am somewhat of a goth, and enjoy the culture and also get right into the rockabilly thing. I love collecting rubber ducks, and spooky/kooky/occult things, teapots, teaballs and without meaning to, odd plush toys (which I also love to make, and am terribly fond of making little guys that look slightly deformed, odd etc and need a special home). I am a big geek, I spend way too much time using computers, and gaming (console and PC) my current gaming obsession being Sims 2 after getting off the WoW MMO addiction. I am a nut when it comes to Harry potter. My favourite colours are Purple, Red and Black. I like silver but not gold. I am terrified of clowns, please don't ever send me something with a clown on it, I may have some sort of fatal moment of fear. I despise peas, am unable to digest capsicums/sweet peppers, and am not the worlds biggest sweet fan. Cheese would have to be one of my all time favourite foods. I love all types of animals, fluffly stuffy ones and real ones, some of my current favourites being Kiwi Birds, echidnas and I love bats and owls too (I have 2 bat tattoos), the menagerie of soft toys I have is odd and large, can't go anywhere in my house without finding a fluffy friend. I am an avid Dr Who fan! My main interests would include Art/Crafts (proud Stitch Bitch), Computers/games and Music. I DJ once a month at a Hobart goth nightclub. I am very much into the darker more macarbe things in life, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy cute stuff equally. I am a dog person, Dachshunds are definately my favourite breed, and after owning one, Dobermanns get a special spot too. Fluffly slippers and warm fuzzy blankets are the best in winter. I drink a lot of tea and coffee. I am a recipe collector, but I usually read them and then make my own recipe based around those ideas, rarely following them correctly. I am a horror book fan, Stephen King, Anne Rice and H.P Lovecraft all being some of my favourites and I recently discovered The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb, I always head for the Horror/Thriller/Mysterys, love a good mystery, I may be lovechild of Shirlock Holmes. I am easygoing and cheerful and love anything someone has put thought into wether handmade or store bought. I would be exceptionally pleased with anything a little more occoult/kooky/dark, but then you never can quite tell what I am going to love ;)

Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Cure, Bauhaus, The Smiths, New Order, Ikon, VNV Nation, The Cult, Gutter Demons, Reverand Horton Heat, Nekromantix, Zombie Ghost Train... so much, my favourites are the classic 80's goth stuff, geting into rockabilly and psychobilly more now, but I listen to everything from classical to jazz. Not a big fan of pop or rap, but occasionally I find the odd song that redeems the genre a little for me

ZOMBIE MOVIES!!!! Obsessed with all old and new zombie flicks, I love horror and thrillers of just about any kind, I am a devoted Harry Potter fan, and like most anime movies I have seen. Some titles I am particulary fond of off the top of my head: American Beauty, Spirited Away, Shaun of the Dead, all HP films, 28 Days Later, Blue Velvet, Irreversable, Donnie Darko... I will sit and watch art house movies and romantic comedies and enjoy them equally

Doctor Who, CSI (all but Las Vegas is my favourite), Firefly, NCIS, Medium, Supernatural, Ugly Betty, Heroes, Dexter and probably a bunch I forgot, Oh and I really loved Tin Man, even though it is non-ongioing :'(

Sewing!! Hand sewing, machine sewing, I love making toys, I like to play with sculpey, I love painting and drawing, I can knit, though it is best to knit in winter, and making acessories out of beads, wire and random things I find about, I am also slowly teaching myself to chrochet at the moment

Ok, normally I would appreciate just about anything, but I don't want people going to the trouble of sending things that I can't use or will be gobbled by customs people.

I have a chronic illness called Fibromyalgia, and as a result, have become intolerant of salicylates, which means in a nutshell, 90% of fruits (especially juices) and a lot of vegetables are out, as are a lot of processed foods, and a bunch of other stuff that now makes me sick :'(. As a result, I am totally petrified of unknown foods, might be best if you check before you send something, or leave it out of a package.

Secondly Australia, especially Tasmania, has very tough customs, I am pretty sure the following items will be removed from packages: - Food that isn't packaged/processed properly - Seeds - Tea (containing fruit or seeds of any sort) - Plant Material (anything from pot-pouri to dried herbs) - Animal products that may contain raw hide, feathers, teeth, bones, wool and animal hair

Ugh, big boring list, but the page is here: http://www.daffa.gov.au/aqis/mail/cant-mail I'd hate people to waste their money sending me goodies that I never even get to see

And just in case you wanted an easy reference of things I am not terribly fond of - Clowns >.< - Gold - Disney - Sappy romance - Earwigs - The smell of lavander (gives me headaches) and fake strawberry