Hello Queermail

[amoeboid-motion.livejournal.com]

Name: Melissa

Age: Twenty

Location: Northampton, MA, United States

How do you identify?: Oh, where do I start…asexual, homoromantic, nonlibidoist, cisgendered, female, femme, lesbian, queer.

Interests/hobbies: Tae Kwon Do, singing, French horn, asexual visibility, books, leukemia research, cats, crinoid hunting, guitar, songwriting, fanfiction/fandom obsessions, coming up with new hairstyles, musicals, being weird.

Favourite books: Anything by Orson Scott Card, Roald Dahl, Sylvia Plath or Terry Pratchett and many books by Neil Gaiman and Neal Stephenson. Also, Surpassing the Love of Men by Lillian Faderman, Sunshine by Robin McKinley, Phantom by Susan Kay and The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver.

Favourite films: Somewhat in order: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Corpse Bride, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, Avatar, The Dark Night, Inception, Kill Bill, Edward Scissorhands, Keeping Mum, Coraline, Sleepy Hollow, V for Vendetta, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, Serenity, Fight Club, The Gamers: Dorkness Rising, El Laberinto del Fauno, X-Men trilogy, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Star Wars, Thank You for Smoking, Up, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Slumdog Millionaire, The Phantom of the Opera.

Favourite music: I like ymphonic/power metal, classic metal, Victoriandustrial, punk, post-hardcore, goth/darkwave, post-grunge, early music, Foamy the Squirrel (he gets his own genre)…and a lot of music that combines genres.

What would you like to send/receive?: Anything you want to send by snail mail. Be creative ^_^ Emails and other online methods of communications are great too, of course.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Oh, anybody who wants to send me stuff. I’m quite into asexual visibility and if anyone wants to know more about asexuality, I’d be glad to oblige.

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Any, though the only languages I speak are English and Spanish.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: Please, nothing sexual. Also, I’m not interested in romantically motivated stuff either; I’m taken.

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Chocolate! Just kidding. Just something more than idle chatter.
 
Anything else you'd like to add?: I have two LJs, one for my IRL friends and an asexuality-centric LJ for internet friends. Amoeboid_motion is my ace LJ, so feel free to check it out.

PENPAL

[petersdotter.livejournal.com]

Name: Susanna Petersdotter
Age: Is it really important? I hate age!
Location: Sweden, Sannatoriet.
How do you identify?: Queer and genderfuck, fat-radical, relationship-anarchist, activist.
Interests/hobbies: Find new music, craft, DIY, letters, activism, finding little things in strange places, writing, coffe, listen to the radio, watch tv on the computer.
Favourite books: Sylvia Plaths Journals, Virginia Woolfs Journals, diaries, old letters, almost everything by Murakami, Miranda July and so on.
Favourite films: I can't wait to see Devil and Daniel Johnston!
Favourite music: In this second: Daniel Johnston, Francis, Makthaverskan, Jaw Lesson, Gabo and the Wartels.
What would you like to send/receive?: Letters written by hand or typewriter.
Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Someone who's not think it's fucked up to be me.
What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Not important.
Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: Nude pictures and cum-shots.
What would be in your dream letter or package?: Something I never read before.
Anything else you'd like to add?: You will notice if we start writing to eachother.

/ Susanna