Swap-bot Time: December 27, 2024 11:03 am
www.swap-bot.com

Zazeems

Zazeems
Date Joined: June 4, 2023
Last Online: October 25, 2024
Birthday: May 26, 1994
Country: United Kingdom
My Postcrossing Profile
Instagram

About Me

Hullo,

My name's James and I live in north-east England. I grew up in Yorkshire and lived in London for a long time, but not wanting to spend most of my income on rent brought me back to less exciting pastures haha!

As I write this I'm about to start a new job as a civil servant, so hopefully I'll survive long enough to send some post.

Also I'll preface this by saying I'm new to this site and have absolutely no idea what I'm doing.

Snail Mail

I absolutely love sending letters, cards, and other small mail paraphernalia and nonsense. I collect stamps so that got me into post and postal swapping and now I'm totally hooked, as well as still being a philatelic obsessive. I do postcrossing and a LOT through reddit (200+ RAoC flair), so am pretty experienced sending postcards & notecards. I write letters to my friends & family members, but then they text me back, so perhaps I'll have more luck here!

I'll admit though I'm not great at the tea swapping that seems to be very popular. Portioning out my loose leaf or the bags I buy in bulk with a note saying what tea it is seems like a lot of a faff! In the past people have sent me individually packed tea bags, and tbh I have no idea where they're getting them from! I've only ever seen them in hotels, aeroplanes, trains etc. I couldn't switch to them anyway, what a waste throwing out 10 odd paper packets a day! Anyway, I digress...

Likes

  • Sci Fi: I'm a massive fan of Science Fiction TV programmes. I love Doctor Who, Star Trek, Red Dwarf etc. Ditto books, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is my favourite book ever.

  • Birds: I'm a big fan of birds and birdwatching. My favourites are Corvids and Barn Owls.

  • Cricket: The greatest game on earth. Second most popular only to Association Football, but nobody's perfect, right?

  • Motor Racing: Ernest Hemingway once said that “there are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” Motor Racing stands out as the best, as it is neither cruel and barbaric, nor held in the arse end of nowhere so you can't see what's happening.

  • Florals: How can you not? Flowers are pretty. Patterns are pretty. Flower patterns therefore are the best.

  • Wildlife, Landscapes, Plants, Trees, & Nature

  • Stamps & Philately

  • Flags: Something about the stark but colourful nature of flags and the fact that they're all about symbology is appealing to me. Flags are cool.

  • Maps: I have two whole degrees in Geography, so I couldn't not really!

  • Dogs & Cats

  • Art Deco

  • Harry Potter

  • Architecture

  • Feminism

  • Anime: Sailor Moon, Death Note, Evangelion, Pokemon

  • History

  • Cartoons: Tom & Jerry, Ren & Stimpy, The Simpsons, Futurama, Rick & Morty, Danger Mouse

  • Trains

  • 30s & 40s Fashion & Aesthetics

Dislikes

  • Loose Glitter/Confetti: Bad for the environment, gets everywhere, will probably end up getting eaten by one of me pets and make them ill.

  • Religion: I keep mine to myself, keeps yours to yourself too, eh?

  • Hot Pink: Idk, just not a colour I like at all. I love baby pink though.

idk I think that's it, I'm not too much of a curmudgeon I don't think haha

Favourites

  • Drinks: Tea (Breakfast, Earl Grey), Dr Pepper, Irn Bru, Coca Cola, Pale Ale, Dry Gin, Orange Juice, Orangina.

  • Books: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Harry Potter, Dirk Gently.

  • Music: Rock, Alternative, Indie, Metal, Jazz, Big Band, Motown, Soul, Classical, JazzHop, Lo-fi beats

  • Season: Spring

  • Colours: Royal Purple, Yellow.

Ratings

Catt007 rated for Write A Rainbow #2 Orange on Apr 20, 2024
5
rating
Comment: Love the card, Orange is such a happy colour and your swap definitely fitted the brief. I love the Dalek drawing 😺 Cooll swap, thank you. (and thank you for all the cool stamps)
5
rating
Comment: Thanks so much for participating in Grayson’s swap :)
JaneG rated for CPG-N QUIK: Quote on PC #1 - Global on Feb 24, 2024
5
rating
Comment: Great quote - Jon Pertwee's Doctor? Thanks for the PHQ card, I've just started collecting them. And terrific stamps. Are Nancy and Barry your rabbits? Thanks so much.
Tr3n1ty rated for TGIF Weekend Notecard #376 on Feb 1, 2024
5
rating
Comment: Thank you!
5
rating
Comment: Thanks very much for a fun swap!
MadMadamMom rated for (E-mail Swap) 20 Questions on Jan 15, 2024
5
rating
Comment: Saving it to read for after I send mine 🤭 Thanks!
Jjean rated for (E-mail Swap) 20 Questions on Jan 13, 2024
5
rating
Comment: Enjoyed your answers so much - Thank you for sharing - you sound a fun fun person.....😁
hellojett rated for TGIF Weekend Notecard #359 on Sep 18, 2023
5
rating
Comment: Thank you for your nice bee card and also the extra papers and stickers :) I know lots of people who have rabbits as pets, even in the apartment! Sounds like you enjoyed your day off (bank holiday) so no need to worry that you weren't productive !! Oh, and thanks for all the interesting stamps on the envelope, nice to see them.
5
rating
Comment: Amaziiiiiing!!! Thak you so so so much for stamps <3
Frannyfroo rated for TGIF Notecard #2 on Aug 14, 2023
5
rating
Comment: Lovely to hear from you James. Thank you for your letter & bits. Loved the F1 stickers & the stamps you used x
heidihyer rated for Flower Power, the 2023 Edition #4 on Aug 8, 2023
5
rating
Comment: Thank you for the beautiful card. I absolutely loved the fox sticker on the back of the envelope. My favorite!!
Serendipity7894 rated for 💗 Beautiful Mail on Aug 1, 2023
5
rating
Comment: Loved the cards and the notes written on them! You seem like an interesting person and I loved learning a bit about where you live. Jealous that you went to the botanical gardens in NY... I'm a couple hours from there and have never been. Seems like we have a lot in common! Thanks for a great swap!
5
rating
Comment: Lovely card AND tea

Rating Overview

Overall Hearts Stars Hosted
5.0000 11 0 0
Completed Fives Threes Ones
12 13 0 0
Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Uncategorized
1 11 0 0
View all

Currently In

  • the user is not currently in any swaps :(

Currently Hosting

  • the user is not hosting any current swaps

Comments

Be the first to leave a message for Zazeems. Login to leave a comment now!