falseawakening

I apologize to any partners that have not received a swap that was due 4/21 or alter. I've had some very unexpected circumstances come up in my life that have prevented me from getting out my swaps, but I fully intend on getting them out to you as soon as I possibly can. Thank you everyone for understanding!

I'm Ami. I'm a junior in college at St. Ed's in Austin, TX. I study graphic design and I love to be creative and messy. I work for a local web design company and play lots of video games and I'm also dating a gamer, so games are a big part of my life. I love going to concerts, seeing movies, and just hanging out with friends.

I'm not a religious person but different world religions fascinate me. I'm a big "seeker of truth" in history and religion, and love finding out little known facts about either.

Little Known Facts about ME?

• I drink soy milk because I like the way it tastes better than regular milk.

• I finally bought my own espresso machine because it was less expensive than the $100+ dollars I was spending on Starbucks each month.

• I played the flute in high school just because I wanted to be like "Alan" from the show Sailor Moon.

• I don't wear color. Never. It's not that I don't like color, it's just that I'm attracted to the black/white/gray stuff more.

• My adorable Welsh Corgi is named "Jae." This is short for "Judd Nelson" because my roommate and I felt guilty for getting a puppy with out our third roommate's permission. So we let him name the dog. Boys. sigh

• I add Cayenne pepper to my Mocha's because spicy chocolate is like heaven in my mouth.

::LIKES::

-The BEST things you can send are anything local from where YOU live. I don't have the money to fulfill my traveling dreams YET, so I love to experience other cultures through swapping.

• Kinder Chocolate, or ANY kind of chocolate. Milk chocolate or Hazelnut and chocolate are my favorite varieties.

• Coffee, Coffee, and more COFFEE

• Tea also, but not as much as coffee

• Anything dark or macabre

• Small paintings

• Vampires

• Anything hand-made.

• Anything weird, abnormal, or quirky

• Things that make me say "whoa."

• Anything old, vintage, or antique.

• Posters from concerts/shows/cd releases, even for bands I don't like

• Mixed CD's with music I've never heard

• DIY clothing

• Things that seem meaningless but really have a great meaning

• Hand-written letters

• Anything I can't fully comprehend

• Cake

• Art Deco and Art Nouveau Styles

::DISLIKES::

• Cliches

• Cough Medicine

• "Young Teen" novels

• Fruit scented stuff

• Fabric Paint

• Cute/Flowery/Girly things, I'm a HUGE tomboy.

• Beanie Babies

• Flat shoes

• Lots of colors. It makes me sounds awful but I don't use much color in any aspect of my life. Clothing/jewelry/crafts/etc.

-Stickers...I have no use for them. :/

::WISHES::

• Jewelry (see below)

• Steampunk ANYTHING, including doodads I can use for jewelry and collages.

• Journals and sketchbooks. (No lines please!)

• Knitted hats (Not beanies though, they make my head look fat. Hah.)

• Screen printed objects

• Candy that I can't buy here in Texas

-Top 10-

1. Repo! The Genetic Opera
2. Phantom of the Opera
3. 300
4. Underworld (1&2)
5. The Book of Eli
6. Angels & Demons
7. P.S I Love You
8. Knocked Up
9. The Hangover
10. Donnie Darko

Genres: Industrial, Metal, Alternative Rock, Top 40

Bands: Assemblage 23, Deftones, I Am Ghost, Skillet, Red, Killswitch Engage, Evergreen Terrace, Combichrist

Passing Fancy: Lady Antebellum

I'm a big fan of mixed media, altered art and collaging.

I also love do it yourself clothing and accessories, but I'm not the best at making them myself. Doesn't stop me from trying though. :)

I'm always always glad to receive things for collaging and altered art. Most of my art is vintage/old looking so really colorful/cute/playful stuff will be probably be passed on to fellow swappers. :)

My loves are:

-Vintage papers/ephemera

-Old lace and Ribbons

-Stencils

-Gold leaf

-Antiquing supplies

-Buttons & Watch Parts, and other flat-ish doodads.

-Watercolor Paints

-Paintbrushes

-Top 10-

1. Final Fantasy (all of them)
2. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
3. Assassin's Creed 2
4. Devil May Cry 4
5. Bioshock
6. Resident Evil 5
7. Mass Effect (1&2)
8. 1 .vs. 100
9. Portal
10. Crazy Taxi

I love love love receiving jewelry, but (I'm sorry) I'm reeaally picky. :x

Likes: Silver/black, Gothic or Lolita, Vampires or vampire inspired items, vintage looking items (but not GOLD please), red gems, purple.

Dislikes: Gold anything (I can never match it with my clothes unless it's steampunk, I will FIND a way to make steampunk stuff work), really minimal/tiny stuff, pearls, super colorful stuff.