It's roughly as hot as hell here and I'm not getting any work done at all... so... time for more SW questions!

***9/5***

Do you wear a watch? If so, what kind/style?

Nope! My husband is a huge ol' watch nerd, so I have a couple of nice-ish watches, but I never ever think to wear them. Part of the issue is that I spend about 90% of my waking life in front of a computer (yay grad school), and I find it very distracting to have something noteworthy on my wrist while I type.

The only watch I've ever been able to wear consistently was a dopey pink Power Puff Girls watch that my mom loaned me for a period of several years. It stopped dead in the middle of the AP Physics exam just to spite me. Alas.

How do you feel about having a donation made in your name to something? If you like that idea, what types of organizations/groups would you want the donation to go to?

This is a wonderful idea! There are so so so many good things to donate money to as well. Here're just a couple of places I stand way the hell behind:

Planned Parenthood

Project Bread (Massachusetts)

SOS Children's Villages

Doctors Without Borders

Burners Without Borders (jeez, I hate borders!)

Covenant House (I'z not a Christian, but I have huge respect for their work)

Habitat for Humanity (likewise)

Joseph's House (in DC. This is yet another Christian organization, but this one is extra special to me in that a friend of mine is a full time volunteer there. It's a long term hospice for otherwise homeless people dying of terminal illnesses.)

Farm Sanctuary

ASPCA

I'd be psyched to have you donate in my name if you wanted to, but if you do want to donate somewhere, I beg you NOT to donate to PETA. I really, really, really do not like PETA and believe that they are overall detrimental to the animal rights movement. Seriously.

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Do you have a case for your mp3 player/digital camera? If you would want one, what size is your digital device?

I've got a teeny tiny ipod-- one of the nanos from back before they got all chunky and gross looking. (No offense to the zaftig ipod lovers out there.) It already has a variety of storage socks.

I don't have good cases for either of my two favorite cameras, but they are both pretty big (a Pentax K1000 film SLR and a Pentax K10D digital SLR) so I'm not sure how feasible making/finding a nice case for them would be.

For tea drinkers, do you bag it or prefer loose?

Loose, but I'll definitely drink bagged too. I'm not too choosy.

Does the weather change where you are, as in, does it get cold in the winter? Anyone need homegrown scarves, hats, mittens, etc?

YES. One of the most common misconceptions about California is that we have no weather here. We have weather in my part of the state! Winter is cold and rainy, and look... they don't call me coldandsleepy for nothin'. I am ALWAYS cold, even here... thus I'm totally receptive to warm weather gear. I'm particularly hot for hats and socks, but I'd never say no to scarves or mittens.

Who are your forum buddies? People you know well enough online or IRL to help your Witch pick out stuff for you?

strangemodegirl is definitely your best bet-- I know her IRLz, AND she knows my husband. Plus she's a kinda sneaky lady and I wouldn't be at all surprised if she agreed to snoop for you.

My witch from last round, cuervosueno, also has an EXCELLENT grasp on what I like... so I bet you could pick her brain too if needed.