Giving it a try!

[zombiebubbles.livejournal.com]

Name: Bekah

Age: 20

Location: Boston, MA (Just North, actually)

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) Bisexual female, leaning far towards lesbian. I'm leaving it at bisexual because I don't believe in shutting anything out totally. It's just not human nature.

Interests/hobbies: Watching movies and TV shows, reading anything and everything (that would include manga and fanfic stuff), anime, random art projects in my studio apartment, Rocky Horror Picture Show (it's one of my jobs), shopping, turtles, blueberry jellybeans, seeing imax movies, and listening to music while doing everything.

Favourite books: Where the wild things are, Alice in Wonderland, Ikigami (manga)

Favourite films: Alice in Wonderland (original), Repo the Genetic opera, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Anchorman, Rent, All the HP movies, Requiem for a dream, and A clockwork orange.

Favourite music: I listen to everything but really hardcore rap and deep south country. I love Rob Zombie and Fall Out Boy, 90's music, REM, Blink 182, Ozzy, The Doors, Lady Gaga, and Passion Pit. 101.7 FM is my radio station (WFNX)

What would you like to send/receive?: Letters, packages, anything really is fine. I just love getting mail that isn't bills :] Also, any good books/manga you know of, we can do a swap!

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone but super creepers, no creepy shit like half naked photos (unless you're a hot girl) or like...locks of hair.... Ya'll know what I'm talking about here

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Mostly the US but I'm up for anywhere really.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") Anything is fine, you know, just no creepy shit.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: A good book and a warm hearted letter written by a friend.

Anything else you'd like to add?: I've noticed there's a lot of people from MA in this group. I just happen to think that's pretty awesome, just saying :]

Picture : I made some string art at the Museum of Science with a few best friends, good times

Here I go!

[guardian-erin.livejournal.com]

Name: Danielle 

Location: Maine, USA

How do you identify?: lesbian

Interests/hobbies: writing, drawing, singing, online games, unicorns

Favourite shows: Buffy, Angel, Doctor Who, Supernatural, Avatar the Last Airbender    

Favourite films: Pan's Labyrinth, Watchmen, Pitch Black, Gingersnaps, horror films, thrillers  

Favourite music: Our Lady Peace, Tool, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, She Wants Revenge, Lady Gaga, Within Temptation, Placebo, Alphabeat, Killswitch Engage, Spineshank, Chevelle, Daft Punk, Demon Hunter, The Killers, Three Days Grace, Switchfoot, Snow Patrol, One Republic, The Dresden Dolls, Ghost of the Robot
    
My iPod is full of my favorite bands like OLP but also a lot of silly stuff. I know some of it is 'bad' but that doesn't mean I can't listen to it for all of ten seconds for my own amusement, right? :P

What would you like to send/receive?: 
I'd like to send handwritten notes, silly doodles, maybe sketches. I'd love to have handwritten notes as well. I just love a handwritten note. :3 Obviously we should get to know each other first through email and/or IM though. 

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone who is willing to have real conversation. I want to know about you, your life, your dreams, though I wont force it on anyone  Dreams are absolutely facinating. I'm a sharer but I don't like it to be one sided. I'd love to talk to other writers and creative people. Some who isn't afraid of being a little weird. :P  

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: USA, UK, Australia, doesn't matter but I don't know other languages besides a bit of French. 

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") actually yeah I don't like nuts. Lol. I'd not like to get creepy letters or nude pictures or anything like that.  

What would be in your dream letter or package?: anything to do with unicorns! Haha I am in love with them. Maybe Pride stuff. A comic strip.  Math equations. I'd be pleased with almost anything. I've never gotten an actual letter from some before.  

Anything else you'd like to add?: I'm a bit strange. Maybe too forward sometimes. I love people. I have lots of things to say and I like people who are the same but won't take anything too personally.

I'm a big math geek. Don't cringe too hard. :D   

Lets Try This Out

[zenoah-zero.livejournal.com]

Name:
Birth Name: Becki
Male Name: Skylar


Age: 25


Location: New Hampshire


How do you identify?: Transgender/Lesbean


Interests/hobbies: Anime, Art, Movies, Cats, Crafting, Costuming, Online Games, to name a few.


Favourite books: The Warriors Series and Legend of Ga'Hoole



Favourite films: The Lion King, How To Train Your Dragon, Almost all Don Bluth movies.



Favourite music: Anything but rap, country, and classical.


What would you like to send/receive?: Anything speciffic from your home state/country and any form of artwork.


Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone, Im not picky. I do like forgin countries but as I said, anyone!



What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Anywhere but if I had to pick a few I'd say: France, China, Japan, Switzerland, Russia, Italy, Australia, The UK.



Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: Not that I can think of really. Im good with anything being sent.



What would be in your dream letter or package?: Oh geeze...umm...a letter/box full of kittens!
Not live ones, that would'nt be nice, just anything with cats filling the letter/box!



Anything else you'd like to add?: Not really, except that Im really excited. I love pen pals!



Picture (optional):

haiiii

[collar-blue.livejournal.com]

Name: Riz

Age: 20

Location: UK

How do you identify?:(sexuality/gender) female. bicurious pretty much going on bisexual.

Interests/hobbies: reading, writing, comics, music, drawing (badly), theme park adrenaline junkie, avid horror movie fan, rock climbing, volleyball.

Favourite books: comics, or fantasy, or anything really, i'll read it as long as it's well written and i can engage in it well.

Favourite films: let the right one in, watchmen, edward scissorhands, jurrasic park.. i love horrors and comedies.

Favourite music: the used, avenged sevenfold, escape the fate, muse, joan jett, guns'n'roses, i'll listen to anything apart from country that stuff's depressing.

What would you like to send/receive?: anything, hand written letters, drawings, little presents bought on whim from the market, cards, photos.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: anyone really. i'm pretty easy to get along with so just about all should be fine with me.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: anywhere.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") illegal stuff, food that will have rotted by the time it takes to get here.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: i love surprises and things you know the person put their effort into picking for you. art, oh i do love receiving art pieces to hang around my room. :)

Anything else you'd like to add?: doesn't matter where you come from, what gender you are, or what you're doing with your life, we should just be friends anyway, life is happier this way.

Picture (optional):

here we go :)

[cattylina.livejournal.com]

Name: Shelby

Age:  18

Location: North Florida, but soon to be DC

How do you identify: I'm not sure. Definitely questioning. I plan on exploring my options when I'm out of this conservative town. But I think I am pretty much equally attractive to all identities out there. 

Interests/Hobbies: Reading, writing, texting, driving, normal teenager stuff, but not so much drinking and drugs.

Favorite Books: Anything by Gregory Maguire (He wrote Wicked, Son of a Witch, etc, in case you weren't familiar), Leroux's Phantom of the Opera, Kay's Phantom, anything by Tamora Pierce, but particularly the Trickster duet and the Terrier trilogy, Harry Potter, Les Miserables, Brave New World, and many, many more. Chances are, I'll like it.

Favorite Films: The Young Victoria, Phantom of the Opera, Star Trek XI, Rent, Nine, The Dark Knight, Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, pretty much anything except for gross-out comedies such as The Hangover. 
(TV Shows): Glee. I obsess over Glee. Bones, Sunny in Philly, Arrested Development.

Favorite Music: Showtunes. Favorites as of now include Next To Normal, Bare, Wicked, Rent, Phantom, Evita and many others.

What would you like to send, receive: letters and some small crafty like things, such as bracelet, photos, things like that. I would prefer snail mail. 

Who would you like to send/receive mail from: Anyone, really. I'm not picky, I swear.

What countries would you like to send/receive mail from: I think USA, because I don't have money for airmail stamps at this point.

Things I wouldn't like to receive: Nothing too big, please. I don't want to arouse the suspicion of my parents. 

My dream letter/package: A wonderful, long letter. Or maybe like, stickers, pins and pictures.

Anything else: Um, I plan on telling my parents that the letters are from people I've met through college orientation, so....yeah.

Pictures: 
..I don't know why this is all blue :(

My best friend Matt and I after he asked me to senior prom. He's changed my life so much...inspired me not to be ashamed of who I am. I truly love him. 






One of my favorite senior pictures

My best friends :)

Bonsoir,

[lilibel.livejournal.com]

Name: Isabel (Lili, Isa, Izzy, Lizzy, ...)

Age: 24ish

Location: Paris, France

How do you identify?: As a queer loving lesbian who just tries to be herself.

Interests/hobbies: Reading, writing, baking, cooking, watching movies, watching tvshows, painting, (badly) drawing, spending way too much hours on the internet, hiking, watching rugby/tennis/handball on tv or live, sleeping, going to the theater, chatting the night away with friends

Favourite books: Her Lover (Albert Cohen), Thursday Next's adventure (Jasper Fforde), Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë), Secret Garden (Frances H. Burnett), Daddy-Long-Legs (Jean Webster), Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides), Thresold (Sara Douglass), a good Mills & Boon (or Harlequin), anything Jennifer Cruisie ...

Favourite films: Avalon, Ghost Dog, Luna Papa, Dirty Dancing, Layer Cake, Secretary, Jab We Met, Jason Bourne's trilogy, Sleeping Beauty, La Belle et La Bête, any epic movie made in China

Favourite music: I don't have favorites, I have periods. But I do know I don't really like most of the rap music.

What would you like to send/receive?: I can send books in french, write letters in french/english, small care-packages, and if you are a cooker who wanna exchange recipes, that would be terribly fabulous. As for what to receive, letter for sure, pictures, and I also enjoy little bits and pieces (nothing cut from any human body, mind you) from abroad. 

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone who feel they might bring me something. It's quite wide as a description, but I'm not picky. Also, I speak fluent french and english (second language) and have a very shaky german.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: From anywhere in the world. And I can send letters (anywhere in the world) and packages (anywhere as long as it's not too expensive to ship)

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: Avoid cinnamon at all cost. My life depends on it. That and body parts and anything remotely illegal.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: a hand written letter, a picture taken from your window, some trinklet found at the market (earrings, necklace, random thing which use is still unknown, ...), some tea, some of your favorite music (or at least recommendations), a notebook, a book. Little things that makes life worthwhile.

Anything else you'd like to add?: I just had my last exam ever. It's just so good to say it. And if you are in Paris, I'm there until december, so feel free to drop a line.

Picture (optional):

Hey there :)

[princesspadawan.livejournal.com]

Name: Lana

Age: 26

Location: Scotland UK

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender): female/I consider myself pansexual, I don't think love should have limitations, gender and sexuality are irrelevant if you truly love someone :)

Interests/hobbies: reading, writing (fiction, fanfic & occasional scriptwriting), shopping, horror movies

Favourite books: the twilight saga, mortal instruments trilogy, vampire diaries, the vampire chronicles, Harry Potter series, Lord of the Rings trilogy

Favourite films: The Covenant, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Donnie Darko, Queen of the Damned, X-Men Trilogy & origins: Wolverine, Iron Man, Sorority Boys, Drive Me Crazy, Final Destination, Zodiac, Saw series,

Favourite music: fall out boy, paramore, death cab for cutie, kane, placebo, alkaline trio, quietdrive, cobra starship, the academy is, all time low, panic at the disco

What would you like to send/receive?: letters, email, whatever you guys are comfortable with

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: anyone, I love making new friends :)

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: again not fussy, meeting new people from different cultures and backgrounds is a welcome experience :)

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") pornographic material and body parts lol

What would be in your dream letter or package?: its the thought that counts, i'll be pleased no matter what's inside :)

Anything else you'd like to add?: can't wait to hear from you guys :)

Picture (optional): that's me in my LJ user pic :)

hello everyone!

[meioxin.livejournal.com]

Name:  Kim

Age: 22

Location: tokyo (but I'm an american from arizona)

How do you identify?: gender fluid or pansexual i guess but i really dislike the use of labels.. language is so constrictive.

Interests/hobbies: Photography, Art, Music, Reading, Fashion, Film, Writing (poetry,etc), Exercise (mm. that might be a lie?), Ethics/Politics

Favourite books: A Brief History of Camouflage(Thaisa Frank), The Three Musketeers Series, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Little Prince, The Kite Runner, 1984, White Oleander, Picture of Dorian Gray, Nausea(Jean-Paul Sartre), The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Harry Potter Series (my favorites are order of the phoenix&deathly hallows except the epilogue. i hate the epilogue), I love childrens novels, road dahl and dr. seuss are great, i read tons of manga...books are wonderful.

Favourite films: eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, heavenly creatures, pulp fiction, spirited away, howl's moving castle, stardust, gia, riding in cars with boys, requiem for a dream, little children, the last unicorn, breakfast at tiffanys, queen christina, the reader, quills, benny&joon, edward scissorhands, and lots more. i have a horrible memory.

Favourite music: of montreal, bang gang, michael jackson, fiona apple, animal collective, cocorosie, cibo matto, dosh, miyavi, meiko kaji, utada hikaru, shiina ringo, devotchka, devendra banhart, tegan and sara, bic runga, ella fitzgerald, bjork, blondie, cursive, caribou, dean martin, death cab, against me!, diana ross&the supremes, elliott smith, emilie simon, faye wong, joanna newsom, millencolin, my little airport, nightmare of you, afi, no doubt, nujabes, oingo boingo, anna tsuchiya, owl city, patrick wolf, the beatles, the doors, the moody blues, paul mauriat, pistolita, psapp, ratatat, redrum, sleepy ab, sol.illaquists of sound, sublime, the back horn, the zombies, the dresden dolls, the decemberists, and the living end, and the smiths, and the velvet underground, and etc etc etc

What would you like to send/receive?: pictures, letters, emails, beautiful things, suprises

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: anyone. people that i have things in common with. interesting people. and...girlssss.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: all the countries!

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: i don't know... don't send anything mean? : ]

What would be in your dream letter or package?: ummm anything would make me happy. i love letters/packages<3

...because I dream of snailmail...

[nicky1388.livejournal.com]

Name: Nicky

Age: 21

Location: Virginia, USA

How do you identify?: I do have a child if that means anything, but I'm pretty much into anyone. If I like your personality and you look like a good kisser, I'm pretty much gonna have a crush on you. I kiss girls and boys with no discrimination. It's just 'cause I want to. I don't want to be labeled.

( I usually put something witty here... )

Anything else you'd like to add?: I'm a twitterer, and I spend a lot of time reading and occasionally writing fanfic. I'm outspoken, but polite. I'll give you my opinions and I want to hear yours. If we disagree, we disagree. Let's go to the next subject. I'm sure we have something in common. I daydream alot. I have crushes on famous people because I'm scared of never finding anyone as amazing as my true love that I'm not allowed to touch. I get enthusiastic about things.

Picture (optional): About 7 months old, but I just love this picture. I feel like it captures me.


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[abyssed.livejournal.com]

Name: Amara (For all intents and purposes on the internet anyway)

Age: 19

Location: Atlanta, GA

How do you identify?: Lesbian.

Interests/hobbies: Well for starters, I have a deep passion for Art. I love it in all forms, drawn or written, and have a strong enough passion for it that come next year I'll be transferring to the art school of my dreams to learn more. Tied to that is my love of sewing and creating things, such as costumes and props from cartoons or peridiocal times. Even more fun is actually wearing them! I'm also really into video games, writing, anime, reading, translating and learning old languages, and film alongside art history.

Favourite books: Honestly I love anything written by Chuck Palahniuk, especially Invisible Monsters and Lullaby. Old myths and epics, such as The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri and Mythology by Edith Hamilton are books I can just curl up and immerse myself in no problem. I also keep an open eye around the net for new upstarting writers, as I truly love reading and can't get enough of it.

Favourite films: I'm a HUGE movie junkie, and innacurate as it was, I will always love Memoirs of a Geisha, and same applies for the book! The Libertine, LOTR, 300 and Kickass are a sample of the variety of movies i find myself attracted to and a fan of. I'm really into asian horror these days too(as well as regular horror/thrillers), both serious and over the top, such as Tokyo Gore Police, Hair Extensions and One Missed Call. Animated movies can't be forgotten either, what with Ghibli movies, Pixar, Old school Disney movies, and Japanese anime out on the market. Kiki's Delivery Service, Toy Story, The Land Before Time, Sleeping Beauty, The Cat Returns, Eureka Seven: Pocketful of Rainbows, and Ghost in the Shell are some of my favorites from that area. So yeah, I'm a huge movie junkie, and as long as the story is great or hilariously bad, I'm there.

Favourite music: These days I'm a big fan of korean pop music, and I'm a huge fan of the Wonder Girls, Brown Eyed Girls, Girls Generation, Shinee, Clazziquai, and the list grows with each new discovery. Outside of that though, my music tastes are pretty broad. Ignoring rap and country, My tastes range from Drake to Frank Sinatra, and not even instrumental and atmospheric music is left out of the mix. I love everything with a good sound or catchy lyrics.

What would you like to send/receive?: I'd love to send snail mail, maybe even a package or two depending. Little trinkets and drawings can be pick me ups in the most unexpected times, and I'd love to know I brought some cheer to a stranger while getting to know them.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone at all! I'd love to get different mail from all sorts of people, seeing as while I have a lot of accepting friends which I'm very grateful for, I don't really know others that are gay/bi/pan/etc. But really, I'd love to talk to and get mail from anyone really. Most of the mail we get these days is nothing but bills or trash, and I'd love to know the spirit of writing letters to other outside of the internet still exists. Plus it would be fun!

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: I would be happy just getting mail from my own country to be honest. But getting mail from different countries would be really exciting too! Places like Italy or England or Germany, or even in Australia! It would just be a reminder that we're not alone in whatever state or country we live in, and a thrill to see how far it came. Sadly, aside from knowing very basic Italian and some Latin, I only know english, so I'd only be able to read letters written in english alone. I'd still love to write to who I can though, and have the same happen in exchange.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: Haha, nothing Illegal? That's about the only thing I can think of that I wouldn't want sitting in my mailbox or opening.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Anything, as long as it's sent with well wishes and good intentions. Be it drawings, food, small trinkets or cds...even just the letter itself would be a gift to me. I'd especially love it if its something about where my penpal is from or cultural things, I find things like that really interesting. :)

Anything else you'd like to add?: I've never done the whole penpal deal before, though I've always wanted to. And a group project like this seems like just the right time to jump in and do it! So I might sound a little too eager, but that's just because I'm happy I get to finally be a part of something like this. Also I'm a huge dork...BEWARE. :B

Picture (optional):   (A few months old, but I look about the same, haha.)

pen pals rock

[addictedtoramen.livejournal.com]

Name: DJ

Age: 18

Location: Kansas

How do you identify?: Gay/Male

Interests/hobbies: Reading, Spending most of my time with my best friend, Watching tv, attempting to learn french,
Music

Favourite books: Oh god i'll keep this short otherwise i might take up a few pages. The Harry Potter Series, The Ugly Series, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Vast Fields of Ordinary, The Rainbow Boys Trilogy (pretty much anything Alex Sanchez writes)

Favourite films: Memoirs of a Geisha Practical Magic, A Walk to Remember, Legally Blonde, Across the Universe and many many more those are just the ones saved on my DVR

Favourite music: Mayday Parade, All Time Low, Maria Mena, Lady Gaga, anything on the radio, and Glee :)

What would you like to send/receive?: Uh emails are easiest but i do LOVE getting mail. and cute little trinkets are adorable and may be corny but are adorable

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone really preferably another guy around my age so i can share my experience but anyone really is fine :)

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Anywhere but I'm willing to learn another language if your willing to teach me :)(i use smiley faces way to much)

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: mean things

What would be in your dream letter or package?: A cute letter with a nice little package wrapped in brown paper tied up with string...you know like the song?

Anything else you'd like to add?: I'd love to grow as a person and expand my horizons with my penpal. So share your interest with me recommend good music and books and art and poetry and all that crazy stuff. oh and post a link to your summary to so i can check you out!

Picture:


I'm the one on the right if it wasnt obvious ;)

Haven't Really Ever Had a Pen-Pal

[moonofblindness.livejournal.com]

Name: Amanda
Age: 31
Locale: Massachusetts
Identify: Equal Opportunity Lover
Interests/Hobbies: Movies, music, reading, writing, drawing, travelling, photography, kissing

Fave Book: The Outsiders, Lord of the Rings, any vampire book, and James Patterson book, I read ALOT so this is hard.

Fave Film: Good Will Hunting, the Crow, LOTR, Harry Potter/s, and vampire movie, I watch ALOT of movies of all kinds so this is even more difficult than the books.

Fave TV Show: Supernatural, Fringe, Castle, CSI/s, NCIS, The Vampire Diaries, FlashForward, House, Criminal Minds, probably more that I cant think of right now

Fave Music: U2 is my absolute favorite band in the world, I love classic rock, rock, alt rock, pop, country, jazz, reggae, classical, showtunes

Like To Send/Receive: I'll send anything anybody wants, and I'm not picky about what I get, I don't usually get anything but bills and junkmail so something real would be a pleasant change.

Where Would I Like To Get Mail: Anywhere in the world!!!!

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[x-gh0st-x.livejournal.com]

Name: Zack! Most of my friends call me FiZ.

Age: 21

Location: Buffalo, NY

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) Pansexual/FTM trans

Interests/hobbies: Drawing! Reading, writing, singing (music in general), comics, 90's cartoons, Doctor Who (and Torchwood), collecting shiny and rusty bits of metal, roleplaying, coins, Team Fortress 2... Guh. I have way too many interests to list. Heh.

Favourite books: The Harry Potter Series, Good Omens, Lost Souls (and pretty much anything else by PZB), Neverwhere (and anything else by Neil Gaiman), House of Leaves, Dexter, anything by Stephen King, Batman comics (they totally count as books, hush), and... way too many other books to list.

Favourite films: The Crow, Rocky Horror, Spawn, all of the Batman movies (yes, even Batman Returns), the Saw series, most Tim Burton films, Breakfast on Pluto, Red Eye, 28 Days (and Weeks) Later... there might be a trend of Cillian Murphy here... What Dreams May Come, pretty much every Disney movie ever (but especially Aladdin, Mulan, and The Princess and the Frog), Kill Bill... the list goes on. Forever.

Favourite music: Nine Inch Nails is my favourite band of all time, just saying. I also really, really like AFI, Placebo, Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, Rammstein, Lady Gaga, Queen, David Bowie, The Bloodhound Gang and a bunch of other stuff that will probably make your brain hurt.

What would you like to send/receive?: Anything! I like to bake cookies and stuff, so if anyone wants some, tell me your favourite recipe and I can totally make it happen.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone, really. The whole point of this is to meet new people and make new friends, right?

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Oh gosh, anywhere. I just don't speak any language other than English... just putting that out there.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: Um. Nothing that is or once was alive? Unless it's like a pressed flower or something. Not like... animals. I've heard of weird stuff being send in the mail and I would not like to open a package and find a dead squirrel.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Art of some kind, seriously. Even if it's just silly little doodles. I love art. (Or... or... oh gosh. Chocolate.)

Anything else you'd like to add?: Yes! In my LJ, I spent forever writing up an "introduction post" explaining a bunch of stuff about me, since I'm not so good at summarizing or whatever when I'm asked, so. If you're curious, take a peek?

Picture (optional): It's kind of old, but the only differences are hair you can't see anyways and new glasses, so, until I can get the camera to cooperate and upload new stuff...

Sup! (shush, I'm cool.)

[persephassax.livejournal.com]

Name: Des

Age: 17 (I feel like practically the only one here below 18, guys. Stop making me feel like a baby.)

Location: RI, USA.

How do you identify? (sexuality/gender): Dyke (it's got an ass-kicking ring to it)/Female. (Unless "dyke" counts for gender, too? Bad joke... Sorry.)

Interests/hobbies: Movies, writing, reading, walking, cities, languages, music, sleeping. Fangirling is a lifestyle. :P

Favourite books: Is it embarrassing I haven't read anything not for school in like ever? Except for "how-to" books about making movies? Anyway. I'm in the middle of The Odyssey, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, The Road, and plan on starting Naked Lunch, soon. Oh, and A Single Man!

Favourite films: Evil Dead, Garden State, Paper Cut, History Boys, Billy Elliot, But I'm A Cheerleader, Across the Universe, Empire Records, Ten Inch Hero (super highly recommended ohmygoodness), Eraserhead, Dark City, A Single Man, Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension... etc. (I also go to the Boston 24 hr Sci-fi Marathon every year. I'm one of those people... Whoever they are.)

Favourite TV shows: Supernatural, Castle, Firefly, Buffy (but I'm stuck mid-season 3!), NCIS, Dr Who, Torchwood, Merlin,

Favourite music: EVERYTHING. No, I'm mostly a rock/punk/post-punk-pop (90s) kind of person. Our Lady Peace, NIN, Green Day, Velocity Girl, Madder Rose, Roz Raskin & The Rice Cakes, Blink-182, The Flaming Lips, Garbage, Ivy, The Jesse Minute... the list goes on. But I'll listen to anything at least once.

What would you like to send/receive?: Letters! That was probably obvious. I just like making friends, and talking to people, I talk a lot, and the other person has to not mind a bit of over-sharing (sometimes I talk before I think, and that can be vaguely uncomfortable). But mixes, collages (mind, for all my trying I'm a shitty arts-and-crafts person everything I make is just UGLY), pictures, stupid stories, presents, family members... Oh wait. Anything!

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: People, squids, Lectroids, Cthulu, whomever... I think folks with opposable thumbs would be preferable.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: I think it's best to answer this in terms of language, I speak English, French, fluent but illiterate in Greek, and I have a passable grasp on Spanish. I'm a bit broke, so small packages only for long distances.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") Things that smell. Things that rot. Roadkill (unless it's preserved). Illegal things. Younger siblings.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: A mix and a thoughtful letter. Or a secret. A letter bursting with an elation that just had to be shared. A expression of genuine interest in friendship.

Anything else you'd like to add?: I like long walks on the beach, quiet dinners at home, cuddling, and B-grade 70s horror flicks... Oh sorry, this isn't that kind of place, my bad. :P I can't take anything seriously, sorry. I promise, I only make this many bad attempts at humor when I'm nervous. I'm a huge geek, and suffer from a chronic case of dorkiness. (And yes I can tell you the difference between geek, and dork which probably makes me a nerd, and I can define that, too.)

Have a lovely day!

Picture (optional):

I am a very serious human being. Honest.

Hello lovelies :]

[lexi-dork.livejournal.com]

Name:  Alexandria, but I usually go by Alex or Lexi

Age: 21

Location:  Ayase-shi, Kanagawa, Japan

How do you identify? (sexuality/gender):  Polyamourous lesbian, though I primarily go for personality before gender (let's just say it's complicated and I'm still learning).

Interests/hobbies:  Music, Shakespeare, Writing, Reading, Getting lost in Japan's subway system

Favourite books:  This is impossible for me to choose... Pride, Prejudice, & Zombies, The Outsiders, The Abhorrsen series, Harry Potter, and lots of other stuff. xD

Favorite films:  Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Underworld series, Star Trek, Juno, Latter Days, and many many more.

Favorite TV shows:  Supernatural, Buffy, Food Network, Sherlock (BBC), Merlin, The L Word

Favorite music:  ROCK. xD AFI, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

What would you like to send/receive?:   Letters are good... but I'm up for almost anything.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?:  Anywhere in the world's good, but I'm only fluent in English, and I'm pretty good with Spanish. xD

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?:  I'll send to anywhere if I have the money, but if you send me anything, I can only read English and Spanish. xD

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?:  Dead things, creepy stalker stuff, you know the drill.

What would be in your dream letter or package?:  Something that makes me smile and strikes a strong (GOOD) emotion in me. Letters are lovely. So is music, poetry, food stuff, artsy stuff. :D

Anything else you'd like to add?:  I'm a fairly friendly, open person. I have a tendency to overshare, so heads up. xD Don't be afraid to talk to me. I don't bite... much. ;D

P.S.  You're my HERO if you share your coffee with me. xD

Picture (optional): Since I fail at all things technology, I apologize in advance for the size, hahas. xD

Introduction

[miss-norizay.livejournal.com]

Name: I have a few. The internet calls me Nori, my workplace calls me Tom and my parents call me Alexia. You can have your pick.

Age: 21

Location: Washington, DC USA

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) Straight female, queer ally.

Interests/hobbies: Writing, singing, ice skating, playing violin, listening to music, rock climbing, roller blading, bicycling...

Favourite books: I tend to have a lot of favorites. Memoirs of a Geisha, Pendragon Series, Percy Jackson series, Harry Potter series, Rice, The Good Earth, The Death of Vishnu, Snow Falling On Cedars, Gone With The Wind

Favourite films: Toy Story series, Gone With The Wind, Artemis Fowl, Raise The Red Lantern, The Yearling, Fell, Die Unendliche Geschichte

Favourite music: I have a ton but I'll list a few. X-Japan, Lee Jung Hyun, Lady Gaga, Rammstein, Shinedown, 3OH!3, EVE, And Then There Were None, Flobots, Owl City

What would you like to send/receive?: I love letters, foreign CDs, candies and random little things.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anybody but I tend to only like changing letters with people over 18 to get rid of paranoia on my end.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Any countries.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") nah, surprise me.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: A well thought-out letter. Extras are optional but kind of nice.

Anything else you'd like to add?: I'm, apparently, incredible at advice. I love giving advice and I'm good at relating to people's situations and giving a good look at it all. But that's not necessary.

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[nathd5.livejournal.com]

Name: Nathan

Age: 20

Location: Australia

How do you identify?: Gay, Male.

About Me: I study Drama and Literature at University, and I work in a tea store. I’m not an activist, and I don’t feel being gay defines who I am, its merely a facet of my personality. My dream is to own a house with a bay window and sit on it when it rains.

Interests/hobbies: Ukulele, Knitting, Crochet, Tea, Theatre, Literature, Poetry, Philosophy, Films, Cooking, Slash Fan Fiction, Board Games, Disney.

Favourite books: The Little Prince, Frankenstein, His Dark Materials Trilogy, Harry Potter, The Last Unicorn, Inkheart; Virginia Woolf, Aldous Huxley, A.E. Housman, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Truman Capote.

Favourite films: American Beauty, The Hours, Garden State, An Education, Chocolat, Doubt, Away We Go, A Single Man, Kramer VS Kramer, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Snowcake, Educating Rita, Funny Face, Little Miss Sunshine, Paris je-taime, All About Eve, Sunset Boulevard, Notes from a Scandal, Revolutionary Road, The Reader, Julie and Julia. Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Kate Winslett, Julianne Moore. Disney movies.

Favourite music: Joni Mitchell, Regina Spektor, Ingrid Michaelson, Slow Club, Mountain Goats, Edith Piaf, Laura Marling, Hey Marseilles, Kate Bush. Indie-pop, folk. Musicals, Sondheim.

What would you like to send/receive?: Letters, by post. No e-mails thanks. Packages etc as well, but we’ll see how we go.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Any, but I only speak English. I’m about to start learning French, but we’ll see how good I am with it...I don't think I'll be able to write letters for a while. 

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: Condoms, live animals and/or Adam Sandler films.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Something handmade, anything to do with Autumn/Winter, Mix CDs.

Anything else you'd like to add?: I’d love to write letters to people in other countries. There is nothing better than going out to the mail box and seeing a hand-written letter nestled amongst the catalogues and bills. Let’s make each other’s lives a little more exciting.

hello all!

[thisisnotemily.livejournal.com]

Name: Emily

Age: 20

Location: Northampton MA (Smith College!), but I'm home in Chicago for the summer.

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) Lesbian/Female

Interests/hobbies: Reading, writing, biking, exercising, baking, crafts, video games, civil rights, feminism,

Favourite books: Annie on My Mind (Nancy Garden), Grapes of Wrath, anything by David Sedaris,

Favourite films: Mean Girls, Little Miss Sunshine, A Mighty Wind--but I prefer to watch TV. My favorite shows are The L Word, The Office, Modern Family, and Top Chef.

Favourite music: Tegan and Sara, Ani DiFranco, Dar Williams, (I know, so typical ;). I love showtunes and musicals. Pop-punk, classic rock, and I have a guilty love for cheesey pop music.

What would you like to send/receive?: I would love to receive letters and anything that the sender would like to send. I would enjoy sending letters and little crafts or things like that.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: I'm not picky! :) If I sound like someone with whom you'd like to send letters then I'd love to write back.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: I prefer english speaking countries because, well, I am not fluent in any other language other than english.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") Not really

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Little craft supplies, like origami paper, lanyard string, stickers, etc and a long letter. :)

Anything else you'd like to add?: This seems like a really cool community and I'm really excited to participate! :D

My introduction

[mings-kitten.livejournal.com]

Name: Beth

Age: 26

Location: Devon, England

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) Lesbian with an Exception.

Interests/hobbies: writing, feminism, equal rights in general, reading, drawing, cross stitch, knitting, crochet, BDSM,

Favourite books: Um favourite authors might be easier; Terry Pratchett, Bill Bryson, Stephen Fry, David Eddings, Mercedes Lackey, Neil Gaiman, and JRR Tolkien

Favourite films: Serenity, Orginial Star Wars Triology, First Three Indiana Jones movies, The Goonies! (best film of all time!) and LOTR

Favourite music: KT Tunstall, Pink, Kellianna, SJ Tucker, Beatles, Paul Simon,

What would you like to send/receive?: Emails/Real Life Letters/Occasional craft item for the sending :)

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone interested in friendship, geekiness, Paganism etc.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Australia might be a bit far for my budget but America and the UK would be good!

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") Not that I can think of at the moment.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Oh....um...package I'd say home made crafty stuff (especially if it has a sense of humour to it) or anything geeky. In a letter I'd say just interesting discussion topics, good jokes, again mostly looking for friends so yeah.

Anything else you'd like to add?: As you might have guessed from above I'm Pagan, I've been practising for over a decade now and am (still) on the Bardic grade from OBOD course. I'm a lesbian with an exception cause I did fall in love with a guy and marry him. He knows that outside of him I don't fancy guys at all and is cool with it (ie not obsessing that I'm going to cheat on him or anything) we've got a very young son as well and a cat (we're definitely cat people).

Um...bad habits. I'm actually really very shy, I tend (despite my best efforts) to overcompensate my shyness and babble and try to go "Oh yes I know this about that subject and this and this!" because I try to get people to like by showing I'm interested in what they're interested in. I do get over this eventually!

You can also understand a bit more about me either by going to my LJ and/or my ranting blog which is at http://angrygirlranting.blogspot.com/

Introduction

[taillerspotato.livejournal.com]

Name:  Taylor-Anne

Age: 16

Location: Canada

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) Pansexual female.

Interests/hobbies:  Reading, singing, acting, drawing, painting, photography, photo editing

Favourite books: Harry Potter, The Forest of Hands and Teeth, A Great and Terrible Beauty, Eragon, City of Bone, Alice in Wonderland

Favourite films: Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, The King and I, The Grudge, Final Destination, Lord of the Rings, Avatar, Alice in Wonderland (all versions)

Favourite music: Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, Bulet for my Valentine, Shinedown, The Beatles

What would you like to send/receive?:  Emails preferably

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone I love to talk to people! :)

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Well I speak english, and a bit of french so please limit it to those languages ^_^

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") Real mail.......my mailman is terrible he ALWAYS loses my mail so I'd rather not risk it.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Something you can tell they took the time to reply. You know when it's full of thought just not one word answers kind of thing.

Anything else you'd like to add?: Nope

Picture (optional):

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[jadeeyedkitsune.livejournal.com]

Name: Jamie

Age: 26

Location: Haymarket, VA, United States

How do you identify?: Bisexual-Female

Interests/hobbies: reading, writing, horses, cats, birds, swimming, walking, video games, friends, music, witchcraft, tarot, magick, plays, broadway, musicals,

Favorite books: I read a lot, but I’d have to say most of my all time favorites were either written by Neil Gaiman, Anne McCaffrey and Anne Bishop. I also really like the Sookie Stackhouse Books, and Percy Jackson books as well.

Favorite films: Boondock Saints, Alice in Wonderland (2010), Pirates of the Caribbean (first one) just about anything by Tim Burton really, Princess Bride, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Avatar, Perfume,

Favorite music: I’m extremely eclectic in my taste of music. I have everything from opera to Metalica on my iPod but I’m really into Emilie Autumn at the moment. I’ll pretty much give anything a try as long as it’s not rap, and even then I might.

What would you like to send/receive?: Well I guess it just really depends on what someone wants from me. I’d be willing to send just about anything. Anything anyone is willing to send really. I love collecting original art (I have pictures all up around my room that various friends of mine have done) I love poetry and original stories.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone that speaks or writes English, though if you’re bilingual I think it would really neat if you sent two letters, one in English, the other in whatever other language you speak.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Kinda the same answer as the last question, but honestly doesn’t matter where you’re from as long as I can read what you send me.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: Anything harmful, or dead, or disrespectful. I mean come on people, use some common scene.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: I LOVE original art (this also includes pictures) and poetry and stories. I would love to get those kinds of things. I also have a think for small trinket boxes and would love to have some from other countries. I have one from England and Ireland in my collection. I would love to expand on it.

Anything else you'd like to add?: I love meeting and knowing new and different people but I am UBER shy and don’t get out much because of it. This is just a perfect way for me to make new friends while not having to worry about panic attacks!

Picture (optional): (Will upload later as I’m at work at the moment)

 

Well here goes...

[aryarose.livejournal.com]

Name: Jennifer but my friends call me Jen 

Age:21

Location:Wellford South Carolina

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) Straight-Ally/Female

Interests/hobbies: Crafts (Jewelry-making, knitting,sewing,beading) Drawing, Video/Computer Games,Reading,Photography,Animals (I'm a vet assistant, animals are my LIFE)

Favourite books: The Hollows Series by Kim Harrison, The Hobbit and LOTR, So Far From The Bamboo Grove, A Geishas Life and any fanfiction involving Inuyasha, and Sailor Moon fanfiction as well.

Favourite films: there are soo many.. Memoirs of a Geisha, Lotr, Farscape the Peacekeeper Wars (and the series of course) Serenity (and firefly!) any of the Inuyasha Movies, any of the Miyazaki Films

Favourite music:RUSH, Nickleback, The Beatles, Shinedown, Nightwish, Do As Infinity, Utada Hikaru, The Brilliant Green, Billy Idol, Enya, Ayumi Hamasaki, Bon Jovi, Cascada, Coheed and Cambria, Evenescence, Flyleaf, Foo Fighters, Heart, Journey, Chicago, L'Arc-en-Ciel, Linkin Park, Panic! At The Disco, Papa Roach, Paramore, P.O.D., Queen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sarah McLachlan, Slipnot, Disturbed, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Yoko Kanno, Breaking Benjamin, Avenged Sevenfold

What would you like to send/receive?: packages and letters please, I very rarely get mail thats not either junk or bills or not even addressed to me. Also emails would be nice

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: anyone from anywhere, just please write in english or if you can, Japanese, il find a way to translate it, itd be worth the challenge ^.^

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Any

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") Hate mail? Can't really think of anything...

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Any crafts, or homemade things and as odd as it sounds dry food goods..I'm low income so non perishables are a shiney thing ^.^

Anything else you'd like to add?: if this entices you into curiosity then please follow through I don't have internet access except for at work but I'm easy to talk to and would love to meet people.

Picture
me and my friends ^.^

'... superfantastic, everything is beautiful, nothing's too tragic, when it comes to happy people...

[einsteinflygirl.livejournal.com]

Name:  Naomi

Age: 18

Location: UK- currently London but moving to Durham for uni in the fall

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) Bisexual girl

Interests/hobbies: black and white photography, writing poetry, sleeping in, alcohol/raving/hanging out with mah mates at the local pub, drums, guitar, piano, indie films, reading, music, singing badly, hiking, archaeology, ancient worlds, travelling, languages, modern and surreal art, energy drinks, arena football (GO Philly Soul!), art, stand-up comedy, concerts, music festivals, blogging, animal rights, politics, writing my novel (which WILL be published one day I tell you!), fashion, getting in trouble, cars and motorbikes, hugs, sailing, martial arts, musical theatre, Shakespeare.... I'm obsessed with Bon Jovi and Queen. Like really, really, really obssessed...

Favourite books: I LOVE reading... but here's the short list:
The Paradise Trail
War and Peace
Dracula
Man's Search for Meaning
Catch-22
Beautiful Losers
Don Don
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Heroin Diaries
Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful

Favourite films: Again, just the shortlist:
Zemanovaload
This Is Spinal Tap
Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful
I'm Not There
Avatar
Help!
A Hard Days Night
National Lampoon's Pucked
Vampires Los Muertos
Sherlock Holmes
Juno
The Men That Stare At Goats
The Boat That Rocked

Favourite music: Er... Again, I'm massively shortlisting here. I LOVE music more than anything. Ever.
Bon Jovi
Queen
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Guns N Roses
Mr. Big
Aerosmith
Beethoven
Buddy Holly
Train
Duff McKagan's Loaded
Motley Crue
Poison
Def Leppard
Rascal Flatts
Journey
AC/DC
Skid Row
Velvet Revolver

Basically; glam metal/rock, '80s rock, modern country, punk, stadium rock, and some other stuff.

What would you like to send/receive?: Long letters, random little things, stuff from America, poems, mix CDs...

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: ANYONE!!!

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Anywhere. Particuarly America. Also, I'm pretty good at French and fluent in English but not much else. I can just about get by in Spanish...

Anything else you'd like to add?: I ramble. A lot. Be warned. And I obsess about everything...

Picture (optional):

Not a good photo *sigh* but it's the best I have on my laptop right now...

Hello :-)

[xxelocinxx.livejournal.com]

Name: Nicole

Age: 19

Location: Northern New York

How do you identify?: Pansexual female. Though I admit that all of the labels used to describe one's sexuality and gender tend to confuse me, so I could be choosing the wrong words to accurately describe myself.

Interests/hobbies: I am particularly attracted to Zombies, Piercings, Tattoos, Guitar Hero, Solitaire, and horror movies. In contrast, I am also a hopeless romantic and love lacy things and love stories. To me, there is nothing better than sitting down with a cup of coffee and a good book, with some soft music playing in the background.  I try to draw and paint in my spare time, I rarely have any time these days though, seeing as I work somewhere upwards of 40 hours a week. Also, I enjoy the fields of graphic and web design, and hope to enter them one day. Until then, I am going to stick to working at Starbucks.

Favourite books: The Harry Potter Series, Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity, Where the Red Fern Grows, The Little Goddess Series, The Historian, Go Ask Alice, The Lovely Bones, anything by Dean Koontz or Hunter S. Thompson, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Way too many more to name, for some reason I am drawing a blank here.

Favourite films: My Girl, Fried Green Tomatoes, Lilo & Stitch, Girl Interrupted, The War, Harry Potter ... It's really all I can think of right now, I don't really watch that many movies.

Favourite music: All Time Low, Cute is What We Aim For, Alkaline Trio, Gregory and The Hawk, Robbie Williams, Kid Cudi, Taking Back Sunday, Oasis, Vampire Weekend, Hey Monday, MGMT, Phoenix, Say Anything, Dropout Year, Jack Johnson, Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes, Blood Brothers, Ben Harper, The Avett Brothers, The Format, Frankmusik, Jason Mraz, I See Stars, Jonas Brothers, Mayday Parade, Minus The Bear, Playradioplay!, Savage Garden, Sam Sparro ... there are plenty more, my musical tastes are pretty diverse.

What would you like to send/receive?: Anything would be lovely, I don't get much mail these days, and when I do it seems to be telling me about al ths money that I owe. Fun stuff, right?

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone at all! I am a pretty friendly person, and tend to get along with most people.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Any! I only speak and read English fluently though, with a little bit of an ability to read and write Spanish, nothing too spectacular though, just what I remember from High School.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: Nothng with apples! I am allergic, other than that anything would be greatly appreciated.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Something handwritten or handmade with a lot of thought put into it, it's nice to know someone cares enough to take the time out of their day to do something like that.

Anything else you'd like to add?: Hmmm ... Nothing I can think of right now. :-/

Picture (optional):

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[irradescent.livejournal.com]

Name: Rachelle

Age: 30

Location: Chicago, IL

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) mostly gay female

Interests/hobbies: trading postcards, making art, walking, biking, reading, hanging out with friends & my cat, playing board games.

Favourite books: Just Listen, Milk Run, Girl in the Tangerine Scarf, Veil of Roses.

Favourite films: Anything by Tim Burton or Tyler Perry; My Cousin Vinny; Arsenic and Old Lace; The Last Unicorn

Favourite music: Country, Christian, rock. Favorite singers are Alanis, Ani, Le Tigre, Martina McBride, Chris Tomlin

What would you like to send/receive?: Letters, postcards, & ATCs. Snail mail only. I'm horrible at returning emails.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anybody

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Preferably the US only, but if you think we'd be a good match and you're from another country, let me know. :)

Anything else you'd like to add?: I don't mind whether your letter is typed or hand-written.

Been lurking a couple days...I guess it's my turn!

[triciadillard.livejournal.com]

Name: Tricia

Age: 22

Location: Kansas, USA

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) Bisexual female...just recently put-on-hold indefinitely by my girlfriend.

Interests/hobbies: music, psychology, movies, video games (old and new), stars, writing, blogging, singing, Irish step-dancing, rain, snow, winter, autumn, black & white photos, laughing, and being alive.

Favourite books: Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz; Memoirs of a Geisha; Anything by Neil Gaiman, C.S. Lewis, or Madeliene L'Engle

Favourite films: The Princess Bride, Closer, The Holiday, Imagine Me & You, Chobits, Wolf's Rain, CSI: Vegas, Bones, Gilmore Girls, Bleach, Paradise Kiss, Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, House, Invader Zim...

Favourite music: Right now....Anberlin, the soundtrack to Once, Damien Rice,....if you want the full list, just let me know. :)

What would you like to send/receive?:
Snail Mail or email

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?:
Um....PM or email me and we can talk?

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?:
Primarily the US, but it would be fun to send mail to the UK

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts")
Food for now....don't want anything moldy or creepy

What would be in your dream letter or package?:
Good question. Mix CD's, art, etc....


 

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[gleek-boy.livejournal.com]

Name: Mazarra. AKA Maza or Maz.

Age: 19

Location: London, UK

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) Pansexual. Even though biologically I'm female I identify as genderqueer, so I identify as both male and female. Somedays I'm incredibly girly and other days I crossdress, it's fluid.

Interests/hobbies: I'm a horror fanatic; I love horror films, books and comics. I'm really interested in special effects and hope to study it in the future. I love the theatre (Chicago is my all-time favourite musical). I like writing short stories and poetry though I don't consider myself very talented in that area. Oh and I'm obsessed with clowns, jesters and mimes.

Favourite books: I like thrillers and family sagas. My favourite authors are Clive Barker, Virginia Andrews, Dean Koontz and Stephen King.

Favourite films: As I said I love horror, especially torture films such as Saw and Hostel though my favourite film is Hellraiser. I'm also a huge Tim Burton fan.

Favourite music: Metaaaaal! \m/ I particularly love folk/pagan metal such as Finntroll, Korpiklaani, Eluveitie, Ensiferum and Elvenking. I also love Korn, Disturbed, Soulidium, Behemoth, System of a Down, Motley Crue, Emilie Autumn, Dope Stars inc, Ayria, Europe, Rammstein.. to name a few. :) I'm fairly open minded when it comes to music, and I'll give anything a listen, I just find that metal moves me more so than any other genre.

What would you like to send/receive?: Snail mail! I looove sending and recieving mega long letters- I want to read about your life, your wishes, secrets, dreams. It would also be great to send little gifts such as souvenirs from your country, little stickers, keyrings, that sort of thing. Photos, poetry and anything artistic is also wonderful.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone, I suppose. I don't have a type of person in mind, but if you think we have some stuff in common I'd love to hear from you!

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Anywhere! It would be cool to get to know some other Brits, but I'd also love to send letters to people really far away.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") Nothing springs to mind.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: As I said I adore recieving really long letters, I'd also love to recieve painting/sketches or anything artistic.

Picture (optional):

I wasn't trying to look retarded, the sun was in my eyes! :P

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[out-0f-habit.livejournal.com]

Name: Kristen

Age: 20

Location: Massachusetts, USA

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) straight ally, though if I met a woman I felt a connection with, gender wouldn't be an issue. It just hasn't happened yet/female

Interests/hobbies: reading, traveling, drinking tea, sitting on docks or the beach or on boats (I live on an island), writing, photography (though I'm really not good at it), yoga, languages, autumn, sledding, complaining about no longer living in London, kittens, puppies, driving, psychology, bookstores, American Sign Language, art, poetry, philosophy, walking, staying up all night talking.

Favourite books: The Little Prince, Middlesex, 100 Years of Solitude, I Know This Much Is True, She's Come Undone, The Corrections, Unbearable Lightness of Being, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, White Noise, Harry Potter, Catcher in the Rye, anything by Bill Bryson, Postcards From No Man's Land. I'm halfway through reading Water for Elephants and The Picture of Dorian Gray. I really, really love reading, haha.

Favourite films: American Beauty, Away We Go, Garden State, Sweeney Todd, Particles of Truth, Brokeback Mountain, Beauty and the Beast, Edward Scissorhands, Reefer Madness, Juno, Snowcake (I LOVE Alan Rickman), Psycho Beach Party, Clueless.

Favourite TV: Six Feet Under, Queer as Folk, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office (UK), 30 Rock, Extras, Buffy/Angel/Firefly, Summer Heights High, Dexter, Glee, How I Met Your Mother, Californication, Supernatural.

Favourite music: Ah. There's too much. I kind of like everything but rap/hip&hop. But some favorites are Third Eye Blind, Lady Gaga, Ingrid Michaelson, Ani Difranco, Alexi Murdoch, Tegan and Sara, Mumford and Sons.

What would you like to send/receive?: Anything really. I'm moving into my first flat in a month, and I love hanging unique/interesting things on my walls, so anything there would be cool. Handwritten letters, if possible. I'm a terrible artist, but I can send photographs and cute little things I find.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone. Preferably somewhere close to my age, but that's not a huge thing. Anyone who feels like we have something in common/could connect. People who wont mind that I send long letters. Open-minded people, people who love to read, people who want to travel. Or anyone that is unique, special, impulsive. I don't really, care--as long as we have something in common I'm sure I'll want to talk to you!

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Anywhere, but I can only read/write in English and maaaybe Spanish. However I'm trying REALLY hard to learn Spanish (I just went to Barcelona and Madrid, and Spain is probably my favorite country), so bilingual people would be amazing too. I'm find with people within America, but I'd love people from other countries as well. I just came back from studying in London, and miss it terribly, so anyone from the UK would be lovely. And anywhere else, because I love learning about new places/want to travel the world someday.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") scary things, dead things, harmful things.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Art, a postcard from your area (I collect them), A GALAXY BAR!

Anything else you'd like to add?: Not that I can think of. If you have any questions, definitely ask!

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[skylilies.livejournal.com]

Name: Kailey (Kay)

Age: 17

Location: Colorado, US

How do you identify?: lesbian/female

Interests/hobbies: ...it's always tough to think of everything on the spot for this, but, a sampling of things: writing (my passion;; ), reading, photography (and, being a camwhore), baking pies, playing around with handwriting analysis/palmistry/personality tests, listening to people and helping them out, some manga, girly things like make-up/LUSH/clothes/etc, making music mixes, being amused by my ten cats, randomly reading wikipedia pages, stalking lj. i'm also a bit fond of snakes and ducks?

Favourite books: Enchantment by Orson Scott Card is one of my favorite books of all time -- i love his writing style and most of his other books, including the Ender's Game/Shadow series. um, other authors i like include F. Scott Fitzgerald, H.G. Wells, Tamora Pierce, Alice Hoffman... this gives a pretty good idea of the kind of books i like, though i'm always open to recs ♥ /reads a lot.

Favourite films: Hayao Miyazaki films, Miracle, R.E.N.T., Slumdog Millionaire, ...i'm not very good at remembering films i've enjoyed, but i tend to like indie & foreign films that leave an impression -- like Caramel or the Japanese film 46 Billion Years of Love (46億年の恋).

Favourite music: the best place to look is probably my last.fm. i like all different types of english music (cobra starship, tegan & sara, lykke li, shakira, metric, jason mraz, stars, dragonette, the beatles, marilyn manson, eminem, loreena mckennitt, placebo, etc), jrock (miyavi, alice nine, gazette, kirito, etc), kpop (epik high, big bang, dbsk, super junior, after school) and other genres like classical music, celtic music ...i'm open to just about everything and i love it when people share new music with me. I REALLY WANT TO KNOW MORE SPANISH BANDS;;

What would you like to send/receive?: i'd like to start with emails (PM me and i'll give you my email!), i'm more comfortable getting to know someone before i give out my address, but i'm a huge fan of handwritten letters. they're so personal and special and really give you a sense of who the person is. so eventually, handwritten notes/long letters and photographs/trinkets would be lovely o:

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: i'm fine with anyone! i can only speak english fluently and i would love to speak to people who know spanish - i'm not even at conversational level (i took spanish for about a year and a half; i can read it reasonably well but have trouble responding/building proper sentences :/) but i'd like to learn more/just really admire the language.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: any country is fine! i like learning about different cultures, so variety is nice o:

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") since i'm asking for emails to start with, nothing that i can think of!

What would be in your dream letter or package?: my dream package would be a stack of letters from different days of the week, along with little doodles or sticky notes, things that have meaning or make you smile, and little trinkets - like, the fortune from a fortune cookie or the leaf you found on the ground that caught your eye. I DON'T KNOW, I'M DORKY OKAY. 8|

Anything else you'd like to add?: i'm currently recovering from a serious chronic illness, so i'm not always sure how quickly i'll respond to emails, but i think that's part of the beauty of penpals - the letter stays and waits for you to answer it, unlike talking to someone in person or over instant messaging. and letters are personal in a different way o:

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[tayarrow.livejournal.com]

Name: Tay

Age: 32

Location: MArlborough, MA

How do you identify?: Queer on all counts. (Edit: I totally come off as cisfemale femme but identify as genderqueer. I guess my boy side is kind of a twink or something. So, for whatever that is worth? I am sorta halfway between being ambivalent and ambiguous.)

Interests/hobbies: Knitting, writing, sewing, gluten-free stuff, macrobiotic cooking, cats, bead crafts, paper crafts, painting in gouache, drawing, Sakura Gel Pens, Copic Markers, collage, literary theory, botany, other stuff.

Favourite books: Charles Simic. Harry Potter. 'Sputnik Sweetheart' by Haruki Murukami. The Chronicles of Narnia. Richard Brautigan. William Carlos Williams. Mark Strand, sometimes. 'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker. Orson Scott Card for the most part although his worldview sometimes makes my hair curl.

Favourite films: Sweet Movie. Amelie. Once Upon A Time In Mexico. Ponyo.

Favourite music: Guided By Voices. Devendra Banhart. The Magnetic Fields. Nuggets/Pebbles/60s psychedelic/garage rock. TRex. Swans. Joanna Newsom.

What would you like to send/receive?: Little crafty doodads, knitted jewelry, mittens, medicine bags made of seed beads, drawings and paintings, microfiction.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Artists. Crafters. Weirdos. People with big glasses.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Any! Language-wise, I can muddle through correspondence in Spanish and French, and I'm learning Mandarin.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: Food. I have too many weird food issues and can't eat it.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Project ideas/directions. Drawn out plans for paper crafts in the style of Acme Novelty Library. Cat toys. Handspun yarn. Seed beads. Moccasins. Ships in bottles. Tiny dioramas.

Anything else you'd like to add?: One thing I would be into is a drawing exchange. You start the drawing, send it to me, I add stuff, send it back, until we agree it's done.

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"No... I said 'allo, but that's close enough..."

[zombieporno.livejournal.com]

Name: Cassie

Age: 25 =(

Location: Chicago, IL

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) Lesbian. (Technically pansexual emotionally, but sexually lesbian.)

Interests/hobbies: Board games, Music, NetFlix attacks, Sleeping, Shopping, Creating, Exploring, Talking, Preparing for the zombie invasion... Oh and my girlfriend =)

Favourite books: The Phantom Tollbooth; The Sevenwaters Trilogy; Nightlight (The Twilight Parody); The Zombie Survival Guide; World War Z; Feed; Anything Jane Austen or Chuck Palahniuk. EVERYTHING by Sarah Waters. I love urban fantasy and faery tales, historical fiction and biographies, some sci-fi and mystery... Honestly I read anything from labels to dictionaries.

Favourite films: Velvet Goldmine; Girl, Interrupted; Lord of the Rings Trilogy; Labyrinth; Pirates of the Caribbean; PIXAR; Arsenic and Old Lace; The Fifth Element; 10 Things I Hate About You; Harvey; She's the Man; Breakfast on Pluto; My Fair Lady; Party Monster; All Romero films; Most Austen films and period piece movies. I have over 300 movies in my NetFlix queue, so I'm not picky.

Favourite music: Amanda F*cking Palmer. David Bowie; The Dresden Dolls; Placebo; Joan Jett; My Chemical Romance; DeVotchKa; Gogol Bordello; The Cliks; Faun Fables; Band From TV; Pink; Lykke Li; Chris Pureka; Tegan and Sara; Justin Timberlake; Ludo; Dido; Emilie Autumn; Eisley; Kate Nash; Marilyn Manson; Fall Out Boy; Paramore; Jill Tracy; omg just everything.

What would you like to send/receive?: Emails/Texts mostly. I take FOREVER to send out letters.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone, unless you're needy. The last communication buddy I had freaked out on me if I didn't reply every single day.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Oh anywhere since I am mostly looking for email; It would be cool to have a foreign pen-pal though!

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: Used underwear?

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Mix cd's of your Top 10 songs EVER, but since I don't have a computer, I couldn't reciprocate, so that doesn't seem very fair.

Anything else you'd like to add?: I'm very over the top and very open, so please, if you're not scared easily... drop a line =)

Oh and there should be a spot for TV shows: Alias; Roswell; Dexter; Buffy; Firefly; The Gilmore Girls (until Rory skanked out); Scarecrow and Mrs. King; Family Guy; That 70's Show; The Simpsons; Friends; King of Queens; Yes, Dear; ANTM. Etc...

Picture (optional): I was going to put one of the "best" pics of my up and then decided this was more realistic lol. The day I got my nose pierced, in all my gloriously unmade-up natural state lol:

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[magicmumu.livejournal.com]

Name: Erin

Age: 25

Location: Seattle Washington, USA

How do you identify?: genderqueer/gender varient lesbian

Interests/hobbies: I am an internet whore. Otherwise, I love to read, write fanfiction, watch movies and TV.

Favourite books: I love Karin Kallmaker, a lesbian writer's works. I own a lot of her books and have read maybe 70% of them, and I am not usually like that with one specific author. I also love Tanith Lee's stuff, some manga, Harry Potter series. I am always up for suggestions.

Favourite films: The Adolescense of Utena (Revolutionary Girl Utena movie), Practical Magic (or most of the movies that Sandra Bullock is in), Sister Act 2, Mulan, Martian Child, A Goofy Movie, The Haunting, April's Shower, Alex and Emma, Grey Matters, Imagine Me and You

Favourite music: A*Teens, Evanescense, Hanson, BSB, Three Days grace, Kudai (spanish band that is like the emo version of A*Teens), The Corrs, October Project, brad Paisley, KD Lang, Enya, Enigma, Fefe Dobson, Celtic music, Spanish music, All American Rejects, David Archuleta, Breaking Benjamin, Melissa Etharidge, A Goofy Movie soundtrack, I know there are a lot more that I can't think of right now. The list on my Facebook profile is twice a big.

What would you like to send/receive?: I am good with emails or long snail mail messeges (I'm talking at least one page back and front here people, lol).

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: I know very little Spanish and English is my main language. That is pretty much my only requirement. But if you happen to know Eliza Dushku or Missy Higgins, kindly send my contact info in their direction, lol.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Any is fine.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: I'm not comfortable with gifts, unless we are sharing candy/Pockey that isn't sold in our respective areas. I once sent Tootsie Roll pops to england because I heard they don't sell them there. I think a heads up would be fine.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: I love long letters. They show that I was thought about. I don't care if they are online or in writing, but even a rant on how much someone in your life sucks shows that you like sharing things with me. *shrug*

Anything else you'd like to add?: I love femslash (girl/girl) fanfiction. If you know anything about that, I am sure it won't be hard getting a conversation started. I would love to speak to other people and see what their life is like.


Picture (optional):Just say the word and I will point you in the direction of my Facebook, where the most current pictures were taken at Thanksgiving.

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[missmarge2005.livejournal.com]

Name: Sarah

Age: 23

Location: Michigan

How do you identify?: Lesbian/Queer

Interests/hobbies: cooking, baking, music (on so many levels), percussion, conducting, performing, teaching music, hiking, four-wheeling,

Favorite books: Harry Potter, Tis’, Angela’s Ashes, Teacher Man, Watchmen, Running with Scissors, Alice in Wonderland, Wizard of Oz, Little Women, Catcher in the Rye, Curious Case of the Dog in the Night, Breakfast of Champions, Dan Brown books, Finger Smith,

Favorite films: Singing in the Rain, An American in Paris, Casablanca, Gone With the Wind, Anything with Julie Andrews in it, Watchmen, American Pie's, The Sting, Disney movies, to many to name.

Favorite music: Impressionistic/Romantic era for “classical” music, new rock, classic rock, musicals, Motown, oldies, anything under the sun…I love music

What would you like to send/receive?: I mostly want to get to know people via email and IM

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Musicians/anybody

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: Nope

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Music/exotic food

Anything else you'd like to add?: I am really into cooking. I am starting to venture out of my “norms” and dabbling into more exotic foods and recipes.
I am spending my summer at a Fine Arts Camp and have a lot of time on my hands.

Evenin' :)

[incommune.livejournal.com]

Name: Marie

Age: 25

Location: Eastern Iowa

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) Pansexual/Female (I've never thought hard about it until reading here... usually self-identify as bisexual in an offhand way, but I've had attraction/amorous interaction with people who fit various identifications outside of the male/female binary on many occasions so... I guess that's it!)

Interests/hobbies: Knitting, writing, singing; those are the three biggies. I'm into a lot of things. I have three cats and far too much yarn and sewing material. I'm voraciously interested in the process by which fictions come to be published, as that's what I'd like to do with my life. Science fascinates me.

Favourite books: Anything that Anthony Burgess ever touched, Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges, Blindsight by Peter Watts, The Road by Cormack McCarthy... all well-constructed dystopias. The Tielmaran Chronicles by Katya Reimann.

Favourite films: The Quiet Earth, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Titus, The Prestige, Practical Magic, The Last Unicorn

Favourite music: I listen to some of everything except for smooth jazz. Faith and the Muse, Dead Can Dance, Azam Ali (and other projects she's been involved in), Nightwish, Kamelot, Hammerfall, Iced Earth, Seabound, VNV Nation, and on and on it goes.

What would you like to send/receive?: Anything, especially handwritten things, and music. I love music. And yarn. I love yarn.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anybody!

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Anywhere, so long as it is either A: written in English or B: supplied with a lot of assistance! I guarantee you I would TRY to read in other languages, and I speak a very wee bit of German.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") Overtly sexual materials; beyond that, it's all applies.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: A long, handwritten, hand-illustrated letter about something very real. And some yarn. :)

Anything else you'd like to add?: Craft trades intrigue me a lot. If anyone is in the area, I like the idea of get-togethers, especially for writers. I'm the NaNoWriMo ML for my town this year, so if any of my wrimos are out there, please drop me a line :)

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Breaking out of the shell little by little...

[chesapeake17.livejournal.com]

Name: Chessa

Location: Philippines

How do you identify?: Bi/Female

Interests/hobbies: Books, movies, habbo.com

Favourite books: Pride and Prejudice, Carrie

Favourite films: Harold and Kumar go to White Castle

Favourite music: Rock, punk, pop-rock, jpop

What would you like to send/receive?: receive more than send

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: anyone

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: any country

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") dead animals.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: package: Game or anime dvd's :D it would totally make my day.

Anything else you'd like to add?: I like reading letters and commenting about the letters. It's like reading a book only its real and was experienced by real people and you can actually react to it and get a response. I dont have much patience so if it's letters im getting i'd rather get it by e-mail than snail mail although snail mail is nice too.

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[dnalyfe.livejournal.com]

Name: Dana

Age: 24

Location: Boston, MA

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) Lesbian.

Interests/hobbies: community organizing, music, reading, going out with friends

Favourite books: anything by Sarah Vowell, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, To Kill A Mockingbird, etc.

Favourite films:  Meh, I don't have any favorites. 

Favourite music: changes frequently.

What would you like to send/receive?:  emails, letters

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?:  Anyone interesting!

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: US.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts")

What would be in your dream letter or package?: 

Anything else you'd like to add?: Not sure if I am looking for someone to send things back and forth with really or just someone to be online pen pals with.  Any movie suggestions? let me know :)

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[mooncracker.livejournal.com]

Name: Emilia. Most call me Emmy

Age: 18

Location: Sacramento, CA

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender): female and pansexual with a preferance for woman. I prefer to go by just queer. But personality and soul are what ultimately matter to me.

Interests/hobbies: I like to write, read, draw, go camping, I love animals, swim, fish, play the drums, watch movies, relax at home, party with friends, and express myself in any way possible. 

Favourite books: It's Kind of a Funny Story, Exit Here, Keeping You a Secret, Gone, Empress of The World, Eternal, Choke, Tenderness, Lord Loss series, Twilight saga(don't judge me lol) and quite a few more. I'm a bookworm :p

Favourite films: Ginger Snaps, The Doom Generation, Blaire Witch Project 2, Twilight saga, May, Were The World Mine, But I'm a Cheerleader, Choke, Dahmer, Nowhere, The Breakfast Club, Fifth Element, anything with Kristen Stewart (she's hot), old horror movies(such as Halloween, ect.) and so many more. I watch alot of odd movies.

Favourite music: I'm very diverse when it somes to music, so I listen to almost anything. Favorites genres are indie and rock. Groups I like would be 30 Seconds to Mars, Tegan and Sara, Chevelle, Apocalyptica, Uh Huh Her, and plenty more. 

What would you like to send/receive?: Well I'm not asking for gifts, but it would be cool to recieve (and give) CDs or DVDs. To borrow, of course. Aside from that, just letters and postcards :)

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone really. Someone with similar interests would be good.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Anywhere. Not too far away, and preferably from english speaking countries lol

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") Well if I'm gonna recieve gifts, I can't be too picky right? I'd just say nothing nasty or perverted. Interpret that any way you like.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Information about you, general conversation, mix tape or favorite movie.

Anything else you'd like to add?: Nope. Just don't be crazy I geuss lol

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and here I dreamt I was an architect;

[inbminor.livejournal.com]

Name: Alice, mostly, and sometimes Nate or Finch [and sometimes those two go together as a pen-name]. I'll even respond to "hey, you!" sometimes, so take your pick.

Age: 19.

Location: NJ, USA.

How do you identify?: I'm not going to say "I hate labels!" because, quite frankly, it ain't true. I really don't care. So.. yeah, mini-rant over; I'm a lesbian. I've a bit of gender dysphoria, but I've gotten more comfy with being a girl over the years--as much as I wish I could say that I'm genderqueer or anything of the sort, I can't. I'm a chick. (/thumbs up)

Interests/hobbies: Oh, goodness. Writing, writing, writing. I wouldn't be able to breathe if I ever lost my ability to write. Text-based RPG is also amazing, yesss. I also draw sometimes, and dabble in photography some other times; I've tried to learn bass guitar, I want to learn cello, I've been told I have a lovely singing voice. I play World of Warcraft and adore tabletop games like D&D, but I never have a big enough group of interested people to play with. Boo, hiss. I like dollfies/Asian ball-jointed-dolls. Yes, I'm a big little kid. Sigh.

Favourite books: 'Lost Souls', 'Exquisite Corpse', 'The Value of X' [Poppy Z. Brite], 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' [Oscar Wilde], 'Neuromancer' [William Gibson], 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles' [Haruki Murakami], 'Coin-Locker Babies' [Ryu Murakami], 'Bright Lights, Big City' [Jay McInerney], 'As Meat Loves Salt' -- even though it bored the hell out of me in the beginning and made me bawl my eyes out towards the end [Maria McCann].. I can list and list and list, but I should probably stop here for now.

Favourite films: 'The Royal Tenenbaums', 'Breakfast on Pluto', 'But I'm a Cheerleader!', 'Children of Men', 'The Happiness of the Katakuris', 'Brother'. There are more, but I can't think right now.

Favourite music: Radiohead/Thom Yorke, The Decemberists, Andrew Bird, Ours, deadman, Merry, cali≠gari, Placebo, The Mars Volta, Blockhead, Daedelus, The Beatles, The Paper Chase, The Black Keys, Tool, Jack Johnson [he is such a bro], DJ Tiesto, Mindless Self Indulgence, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Like Trains and Taxis, Yann Tiersen, Neutral Milk Hotel, IMA Robot, Gogol Bordello, Moving Units, Wild Beasts, The Dresden Dolls.. embarrassing shit like Lady Gaga and Rihanna, woohoo! I really like techno and classical music, too. As for classical--Wieniawski and Paganini. I love me some tarantellas. I love them something fierce.

What would you like to send/receive?: Handwritten letters/postcards, particularly! I love snail mail, and I never get any. E-mail correspondence is alright with me, too, of course, but if you wanna jump into letter-writing right away, awesome. Also, if you write creatively or even roleplay, I think art trades would be pretty spiffy, even though I don't think I'm that great at drawing. Packages would be cool, too! I do tend to find little trinkets that remind me of people, but I never have a reason to get whatever it is because I don't know the person's address. Lame.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone, as long as you're a hip cat, daddy-o.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Everywhere! I can only speak English fluently because I'm a silly American, so it's obviously my preferred language, but I do have a somewhat shaky knowledge of Japanese and French [and I'd love to learn more].

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: Insects. Uh.. I'm allergic to coconut. Please don't send me anyone's underthings, or knives, or anything particularly illegal. Or.. uh.. organs, either human or otherwise. These are things I'd like to avoid, yes.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Adorably rambling letters with little drawings on them have always been my favourite kind. Mix tapes/CDs would be totally boss, because I'm always, always hunting for new music to devour like some sort of beast.

Anything else you'd like to add?: I love giraffes and owls, and I'm a magpie for necklaces and rings. I'm incredibly awkward and shy, so please try not to mind strange pauses if we wind up talking over messengers someday.

Picture (optional): ( .. will be under the cut for the sake of people's friends lists! )

Sup bro

[ri0t-machine.livejournal.com]

Name: Raye. It's not my real name, but that's what I prefer to be called on the internet.

Age: 18 to be 19

Location: Michigan

How do you identify?: gay/female/celebate

Interests/hobbies: reading, writing, listening to music, video games, computer

Favourite books: Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde are my favorites, true crime, if it's a classic I'll read it

Favourite films: Mirrormask, Wizard of Oz, Holes, Star Wars, Ace Ventura, Disney, Austin Powers

Favourite music: Folk (Ani DiFranco, Melissa Ferrick, Tracy Chapman), visual kei (SID, the GazettE, Acid Black Cherry, alice nine, Deluhi, etc.), Korean (f(x), Big Bang, C.N. Blue, DBSK, 2ne1), David Bowie

What would you like to send/receive?: letters, fun stuff I guess

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: anyone, bring it.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Anywhere!

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: Nothing sex-related

What would be in your dream letter or package?: "Will you marry me?" Just kidding. I don't really know...

Anything else you'd like to add?: I have a huge crush on Amber from f(x) .__. Also I like old cartoons

Picture (optional):

Spoiler: My hair is not really red.

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[cozibizzle.livejournal.com]

Name:  Cozi

Age: 19

Location: UK

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) Pansexual, Female.

Interests/hobbies:  Reading, singing, painting, writiing, swimming, fanfic, vampires, spirituality, tv/film, friends (people not tv show), outdoors,

Favourite books: Harry Potter 7, Alice in Wonderland, Living Dead in Dallas, Spellbound (Sweep seires), Pride and Prejudice, Hamlet,

Favourite films: Lord of the Rings, Never Been Kissed, Enchanted, Batman (all),

Favourite tv: True Blood. Buffy, Angel, Doctor Who, Xfiles, Star Trek (all), Moonlight, Red Dwarf, SG1,

Favourite music: I like most music. Lady Gaga, David Bowie, Four Star Mary, Queen, Geen Day, Blink 182, and more

What would you like to send/receive?:  Emails, msn (not on much though)

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Like minded people who think they can put up with my weirdness. :)

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: UK preferably, or other English speakers.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts"):  Anything nasty.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Something sincere....and sweet :)

Anything else you'd like to add?: I am odd, just a warning.

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[spottacus2.livejournal.com]

 Name: Sarah

Age: 16

Location: Eastern Idaho

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) Queer/pansexual, and female

Interests/hobbies: I just love science (biology>chemistry>physics :P) and history. I do a lot of cooking and reading when I have the time. I like drawing too, although I'm not that good at it.

Favourite books: Julie Ann Peters, Tamora Pierce, Scott Westerfeld, and anything with a realistic LGBT character (I cannot get enough of these books. Mostly because they aren't very common. D: )

Favourite films: RENT, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, But I'm A Cheerleader, Milk, Wall-E, Up

Favourite music: Lady Gaga, RENT, Glee covers, Dropkick Murphys, Owl City, Roxette

What would you like to send/receive?: Anything goes. I can send letters, emails, (bad) drawings, recipes, etc. I'll love anything sent to me.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone really. It'd be awesome to talk to someone my own age and share experiences, and it'd be equally awesome to talk to someone who's older and has worldy experience~

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Anywhere.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") Nothing sexual. And if sending a package or something, let me know first so I can expect it.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Something meaningful. Which can be anything, when it comes down to it.

Anything else you'd like to add?: I may be a bit awkward for a while, so if letters/emails or whatnot seem short, I'm not disinterested.

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[x-disturbed-x.livejournal.com]

Name: Desiree (real name) or Meisha which is what I go by on the internet.

Age: 22

Location: New York State.

How do you identify?: Lesbian with a strange obsession for gay men.

Interests/hobbies: Reading, writing, video games, drawing, cats, k-pop, j-pop, anime, manga, yaoi, fanfiction, iCarly. I'm an all-around geek.

Favourite books: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, 1 Liter of Tears by Aya Kito, The Darren Shan series, Lemony Snickett.

Favourite films: Juno, Disney movies, Star Wars, Hayao Miyazaki films, Pan's Labyrinth, A Tale of Two Sisters.

Favourite music: Mostly k-pop and some J-pop. J-pop: Utada, ZONE, Ayumi Hamasaki, MiChi, Nami Tamaki, Crystal Kay, BoA. K-pop: After School, Brown Eyed Girls, SHINee, 2PM, 2AM, Wonder Girls, CN Blue, Davichi, T-ara, Seeya, E.Via, f(x), SNSD, Kara, Secret, 2NE1, 4Minute, SISTAR, Son Dambi

What would you like to send/receive?: Letters, packages, post cards, and other things like that. :)

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Anyone! :D

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Anywhere is fine.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: Nothing sexual.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Little knick knacks or something homemade. :)

Anything else you'd like to add?: Nope!

Picture: I have one if you'd like to see it. Just not putting it here because I don't want to scare you. xD

hi there, y'all.

[amandaxjayx17.livejournal.com]

Name: amanda jay, obviously.

Age: 16

Location: las vegas, nv.

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) somewhere between bisexual and gay (i hate the word lesbian) but i'm more apt to say i'm just open. i'm attracted to people, not necessarily gender.

Interests/hobbies: i listen to music, pretty much 24/7. i watch movies, mostly indie. mainstream are usually all the same. i write every now and then, poems or flash fictions mostly. i also draw and paint occasionally, but i'm not very good. i'm also an advanced tech at my school. i like to do sound, but building shit is fun too. (techs are the ninjas that run around in all black making shit happen during plays/musical bytheway, for those who might not have known).

Favourite books: the catcher in the rye, just listen, full tilt, 1984, the five people you meet in heaven, a perfect day for bananafish. i don't read nearly as much as i wish i did, i have a short attention span. about the size of a donut.

Favourite films: get him to the greek, latter days, adventureland, how to be, wristcutters: a love story, humble pie, children of men, the graduate, milk, the hangover, rocky horror, the cake eaters, seven pounds, and though not a movie i'mma throw house in here because it's my absolute favourite filmed thing, ever.

Favourite music: i will listen to anything if it's good. and by good, i normally mean lyrics. lately though i've been digging cute is what we aim for, paramore, the used, eminem, simon and garfunkel, black veil brides. shit like that. but i have a wide variety. i just cycle through it in phases.

What would you like to send/receive?: i would prefer emails. they're just faster, but this thinking might just be a product of my generation. also, i'm still in the closet so my mom might flip a bitch (not proud of this, but if i'm not even sure of what i am, i don't feel like i can explain it to her well). oh, how i love being a teenager.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: anyone semi-like minded, and anyone who can make me smile.(:

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: oh, the beauty of emails. wherever, as long as you speak comprehendible english.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") i don't think it applies.. but naah.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: something that could touch me. y'know? makes me feel like wow: they get it. i don't know if that makes sense. but just something that makes me know that they're thoughtful and aware.

Anything else you'd like to add?: i struggle a little bit with depression, or bipolar. but generally i'm pretty chill. and i'm super sarcastic, in a nice way though. plus, i live in sin city so i'm down for about anything. i hope you don't mind, i do the british spellings even though i'm american. yeah, i'm strange. my friend calls me canadian, because i watched too much degrassi and picked up their weird 'o' pronunciations. and i warn, i have a foul mouth. i won't change it. i like to cuss. sue me. and i also have a tendency to talk to much. :/

Picture (Optional):

I'm so original.

[lostfixes.livejournal.com]

Name: K (for now, it doesn't take much persuading to know my real name)

Age: 17.

Location: Southern suburbia, CA.

How do you identify?: Lesbian.

Interests/hobbies: First and foremost, writing, it's something that's never failed to be my one constant, and I'm always thinking or typing or penning down prose. I play rugby because I love it and it's a good stress reliever, even if it's not too popular here; same goes with fanfic & rp, though I'll never voice I do those things in person. It practices my writing, though, so bite me. I like nature - you know, taking walks, just laying outside and being. It means something. Or I think it does, anyway. Oh, and lately I've become a Gleek. Don't judge me, yeah?

Favourite books: Paper Towns, Looking for Alaska, Direct Descendant, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harry Potter.

Favourite films: Cruel Intentions, The Breakfast Club, Imagine Me & You, Pretty in Pink, The Butterfly Effect, Mean Girls (I quote this way too often).

Favourite music: Loaded question. Hands down, Anberlin is my favorite band. Ever. But my iTunes can go from The Beach Boys to Meg & Dia to Eminem to Jason Mraz to various techno remixes and even the odd instrumental for kicks... my point being, I'm willing to try my ear to anything at least once.

What would you like to send/receive?: E-mail, maybe hand written letters if possible. I'd love to, but being under the roof of highly suspicious, invasive, homophobic parents can be a little restricting.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Just about anyone, really. If you're a conversationalist, I don't care if you've got webbed toes and six fingers.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Anywhere... uh, if you have a solid grasp of the English language, at least.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: Nothing sexual, or Chris Hansen will be knocking on my door and that's just all kinds of problems. Minor, remember?

What would be in your dream letter or package?: E-mail wise? A lengthy post, commenting on my replies while adding things of your own (basically don't read like a journal), suggestions to music, songs, whatever. Letter/package wise... a hand written letter and burned CD is always a way to win points in my book.

Anything else you'd like to add?: Please don't be crazy. I'm a really sarcastic person so be prepared for that, and I might just love you if you can whip out your own snarky responses as well. (: I ramble, a lot, but if you're interested in becoming pals, don't be afraid to message me<3

Picture (optional): Uno. Dos.

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[bloodfearfury.livejournal.com]

Name: Andie ... pronounced like ghandi without the gh...haha.

Age: 30. yeah, i'm old.

Location: central pennsylvania.

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) :: i am a female. otherwise, i suppose sexually, i am bisexual. emotionally, i am pansexual. i'm more physically attracted to females as a rule, but emotionally, i can be attracted to anyone. although that seems to be rare, so maybe there's a little bit of asexual in there too. i'm complicated, does that count?

Interests/hobbies: i love to write. i was an english major in college, although i never finished it. i love to break down the english language and foreign languages as well, so even if i don't speak it, i can probably figure out what it's saying. i love to draw...i love to learn anything i can. and i love to debate things. i'm a geek. or a nerd. or whatever the proper terminology is. i currently work at penn state with famous scientists, so that's pretty cool.

Favourite books: white oleander; anything by stephen king; wally lamb; good grief; anne rice, for the most part; for some reason, i like the twilight series. i will read almost anything you put in front of me. i love to read. ANYTHING. cereal boxes. haha.

Favourite films: foxfire. it's in the water. the crow. the neverending story. eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. freeway. pan's labyrinth. i love horror movies. i like movies that make you think and movies that do things i don't expect. the doom generation, nowhere, the living end. jonathan schaech. christina ricci. thora birch. yeah....tons of stuff.

Favourite music: i love tool. five finger death punch. slipknot. mudvayne. android lust. rihanna. lil wayne. *what a change* bullet for my valentine. ani difranco. tori amos. the cure. i like metal....and a ton of other stuff. except contry.

What would you like to send/receive?: letters, packages. i don't check e-mail very often, so it probably doesn't make sense to send me one. but you could always try. i spend so much time on work computers that i don't want to spend any more time at home, for the most part.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: people. doesn't matter. unless you're going to flip out on me for no reason, because that's incredibly stupid.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: doesn't matter, as long as i can read it...i can break down and translate languages i don't know, but my best language is english. i can read a pretty good chunk of french, and one of my classes taught me how to break down spanish and italian into root words that i can translate to english. but for best communication, english would be best.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") :: i'm allergic to onions. and milk. haha. otherwise, nothing sexually related....

What would be in your dream letter or package?: a letter that has random things in it from your day. tape a quarter that means something to the paper. tape a weird receipt, haha. whatever.

Anything else you'd like to add?: i have a boyfriend and two kids. i'm pretty sure that's relevant in some form.

Picture (optional): my default is me in candle light. i don't feel like stickin any more up at the moment. sorry. just ask and i'll post more.

Stumbled in here tonight from my LJ home page!

[girly-boi.livejournal.com]

Name: D. (for now)

Age: 36

Location: NY

How do you identify?: bisexual, male, part-time genderqueer (if that's possible)

Interests/hobbies: spending too much time online, watching tv, various sports, music, spending time with friends/family, road-trips, exploring my femme side. This last part can entail lots of things, watching a movie (i.e. a chick flix), a sports event (i.e. women's gymnastics), listening to music (i.e. sarah mclachlan, avril lavigne), experimenting with various forms of dress/makeup, etc.

Favourite books: mostly I read biographies these days but when I was in school I always liked Poe stories. And also To Kill A Mockingbird

Favourite films: way too many to list but some of my favs are Shawshank Redemption, Titanic, The Breakfast Club, and Stick It!

Favourite music: mostly modern rock but also some pop (see above), classic rock, dance/club music

What would you like to send/receive?: for now, email and IM's. perhaps snailmail later

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: anyone really though females are preferred since I'm mostly looking to discuss femme things

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: any, though I only speak English

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts")

What would be in your dream letter or package?:

Anything else you'd like to add?: just please be friendly and open-minded and willing to converse with someone that might not necessarily fit into any neat definitions!

Picture (optional): I'll spare everyone!

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[beamz-66.livejournal.com]

Name: Brianna but most people just call me Bri

Age: 17

Location: Columbus, OH

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) I'm going to go with lesbian but I'm still trying to figure out my gender identity

Interests/hobbies: listening to music, reading, writing (still working on the "being good" part), fannfiction, graphic novels, watching tv (Big Bang Theory, Glee, True Blood, The Gates, Bones, Leverage, In Plain Sight)

Favourite books:Harry Potter defiantly those books are what got me into reading in the first place, Wicked, anything by Sarah Densen, Blue Bloods series, Keeping You A Secret, Ash, lots more that I can't remember

Favourite films: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, Bring It On, A League of Their Own, Superman I & II, The Dark Knight, The Number 23, Casablanca, Animal House, S.W.A.T, also a ton more

Favourite music: That constantly is in flux. I get bored with music so quickly but generally I stick to the same genres hard rock, hip hop and musicals

What would you like to send/receive?: anything

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?:anyone willing

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?:  where ever as long as they don't mind my ridiculous use of bablefish

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") naw doesn't really matter to me

What would be in your dream letter or package?: something with a little meat on the bones, makes it feel worth it plus it motivates my lazy ass

Anything else you'd like to add?: I'm a pretty laid back person generally and love to talk to new people so if you're down, awesome

Picture (optional):