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somekindabird

somekindabird
Date Joined: March 17, 2008
Last Online: June 28, 2008
Birthday: July 19
Country: United States

About Me

hi, my name is robyn and i really enjoy collaging with little kids, eating cereal and soymilk, writing on typewriters, words in general, as well as long walks on the beach. my favorite colors are teal, greens, vibrant colors, charcoal, and (robin's egg) blue. i dig using unsuspected materials for creative projects; i'm thinking this will motivate me to think/make/do more!

i like making simple jewelry, photography (especially b&w), cards, and journaling. i also loove cooking; i make excellent soups and pancakes. i try to stay mainly vegetarian and dairy-free, but i've got a weak spot for seafood somethin fierce.

i want to travel as much as possible, with my soul-partner artie, and write words that could help accept change. anything that doesn't require electricity or batteries is my friend. i love all things strange, unique, bizarre, and completely "normal"-the weirdest things of all!

Favorite Music

The Books, Joanna Newsom, James Brown, Tool, Pinback, Chicago, Rod Stewart, Spice Girls, The Blow, Mirah, Boards of Canada, Beck, Radiohead, Explosions in the Sky, The Beatles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Aphex Twin, oldies, 90s pop/rock, all kinds of everything: absolutely don't like nothing (except really hokey country maybe).

Favorite Books

Wide Sargasso Sea, Carnival, Tao Te Ching, Hannibal, Red Dragon, Lucy, The Hummingbird's Daughter, The Dew Breaker, The Bell Jar and on and on and so.

kindergarten

I saved stickers in a time capsule from kindergarten. I opened it when I graduated high school, and promptly began to use them; there were a ton. Those stickers are some of the most meaningful things in my life, besides sincere friends and artie.

some of my favorite tings

raindrops roses [flowers] kittens brown paper packages string stamps (rubber & postal) fun paper writing letters and sending cards swimming, bike riding, glass teapots, dance parties when no one's watching, procrastination, doodles, photos of strangers, friendly dogs, deer, strawberries, typewriters, growing from seed, pretty much any animal (but especially bunnies...and cats...i also like rats), little antiques, hiking, mochi ice cream balls, dragons & unicorns, old paper, Spanish & Hindi, pens & pencils, colored tape, smell-goody things, nature & natural materials (especially bamboo, hemp & cotton), antidisestablishmentarianism.

just can't get enough:

~depeche mode (jk) ♥lovin'

♥stickers!

♥books, hand-bound notebooks

♥animal things, i love bento/kawaii/animae type critters

♥maps, old ones, new ones, any ones

♥funny cheesy things that weren't meant to be funny

♥things people draw/doodle

♥macrobiotic recipes

♥old postcards

♥hand-made cards/envelopes

♥pressed leaves/flowers

♥the smell of fresh jasmine

♥sugar-free deliciousness

♥writing/passages/lines from good books

♥paper crafts: i love origami!

♥those tea flowers that bloom in my glass teapot!

♥wooden utensils

♥anything foreign, or with a different language printed with it.

♥pictures of strangers

♥pictures of anything!

♥new music(!!!) mix cds!

♥recycled goods/crafts (inventive things): especially recycled paper, i love paperbag-type brown paper.

♥people's handwriting

♥revolutionary ideas

♥dreams, lucid dreams, and the nature of reality. whatever that means :)

collecting:

if i get any of this stuff i'll definitely be jazzed: old magazines or books, doodles/sketches, photos, maps, stationary/cards/envelopes, stickers, origami paper, quotes that really mean something to you, not just sound good to you. old cameras, playing cards/tarot cards/go fish cards/whatever cards, and i guess just things that are neat and (can) have purpose in general!

words

"Honey, the Western mind is a fever. It will pass." -Linda Hogan

"...the hysterical grandsuck of the sea..." "And above all, my body as well as my soul, beware of assuming the sterile attitude of spectator, for life is not a spectacle, a sea of miseries is not a proscenium, a man screaming is not a dancing bear..." -Aimé Césaire

"Let's go to the administration building and tag 'assholes' in various colors." -from movie "Freedom Writers"

not too into:

glitter, princessy stuff, ornamental items (like overkill on doo-dads or fringe or ribbonry or lace, etc.)

I'm pretty easy to please, as long as you enjoyed putting it together, I'll probably enjoy it too!

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Comment: Fantastic!
indigorose rated for 1 picture = 1,000 words? on Jun 7, 2008
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Comment: Thank you very much for your great swap and the extras! :)
Response: glad you enjoyed, hope my words weren't too weird for ya :) thank you!
onlyincambodia rated for Leftover Souvenirs Swap on May 17, 2008
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Comment: What a fun package filled with so many different memories. I love the harmonica (I have my grandfather's old one). Thank you so much!
Response: I love the package it's in too. thanks, i hope you have a lot of fun with it :)
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Comment: Robyn: I'm sorry that I didn't rate before this. Thought I had, but when I went back to check I realized I had missed you. Love the envelopes! Love the extras. Happy swapping!
Response: Awesome, thanks :) glad you remembered and liked them.
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Comment: Thank you so much (and I am so glad you feel better!!) Everything is adorable, I love the frame!! And thank you for all the little extras :D I can not wait to try that tea flower!! Tons of huge to you!!
Response: awesome, thank you! i'm glad you like all the goods :) it makes me feel even better to know you're stoked.
MommaRosita rated for Leftover Souvenirs Swap on May 14, 2008
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Comment: Thanks for all the neat stuff!! :-)
Response: you're welcome, i tried to put stuff i thought matched your info.
BluEyedPenny rated for Owl about bookmarks........ on May 7, 2008
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alphabet rated for Owl about bookmarks........ on May 5, 2008
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Comment: i loved the bookmarks, thank you!
Response: cool, you're welcome.
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Comment: D'oh! Sorry for the lateness. Thanks very much for the eclectic collection of stationeries. My favorites are the hand-stamped green envelopes. Thanks for the stamp too. Happy Swapping!
Response: that's okay. glad you enjoyed all that shnang! thank you!
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Comment: I love the envelopes, thanks so much for the added stickers too!
Response: You're welcome, I'm so glad that you're liking that stuff. Thank you!
Genene rated for New to ATCs... randomness on Apr 18, 2008
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Comment: Thank you for the creative ATC card! I love it.
Response: Excellent. Happy world travels!
groundhogstamper rated for New to ATCs... randomness on Apr 18, 2008
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Comment: I love the giraffes ATC made especially for me. Thank you. I'm glad your first ATC is now in my collection.
Response: Your welcome, I thought you'd enjoy that :) Thanks for the heart!
GiddyUpSoldier rated for Make a Cento! on Apr 10, 2008
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AngelFaeryKathleen rated for Make a Cento! on Apr 5, 2008
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Comment: Thank you for your work, it may have been your first but I did enjoy it, keep up the good work and I hope we swap Cento agin. Hugs :-) If you are looking for more poems try http://www.poemhunter.com/ or http://www.akoot.com/ or http://www.everypoet.com/
Response: great, thanks for the tip. glad you liked it.
occasiongb6557 rated for 41¢ Paper Scrap Swap 2.0 on Apr 4, 2008
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Comment: Thanks for the great "scrappy-doos" you sent. I especially like the fact that ther was a variety of textures and patterns.
Response: scrappy dappy doos indeed! very good. thank you!
Bellapink rated for 41¢ Paper Scrap Swap 2.0 on Apr 2, 2008
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Comment: I LOVE all the paper, love the vintage touches!
Response: awesome! hearts to you too!
wygirl rated for SUPER SIMPLE Stationery Swap... on Apr 2, 2008
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Comment: Thank you. It is a great assortment. I love the stamped ones.
Response: cool! me too :) thank you.

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zabie on Apr 6, 2008:

god, for the longest time i could not figure out how to a) find you b) make you an officer c) where is my coffee

but i finally did and here you are it's beautiful

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