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Pen pal swap sounds fun!

Spring Cleaning swap has been submitted for approval. If approved, the sign ups will be quick (April 18) so keep a look out if you are interested!

spring swap does sound nice. I wonder if anyone will be running a spring cleaning swap again this year?

 

Dude, I totally forgot about the spring cleaning swap! I just do not have the energy or time to run it this year, so if someone wants to run with it, please be my guest! I will happily participate.

 

 

Hmmm how early should it start? How many people have been involved in past years? I haven't got lots of time, but I might be able to do something - especially if someone will help & I don't have to start it up for a couple of weeks.

 

It looks like I always started it sometime in April, but there's nothing magical about the timing-whenever works for you, there's no set timeframe. The first year, we had 50 people, plus several who really wanted in late. Last year it was more like 30ish? I can't remember for sure, but it was not nearly as popular. Either way, it definitely lends itself to co-hosting. Here's the old threads for reference: http://www.bpal.org/topic/76980-spring-cleaning-swap/page__p__2139937__hl__%22spring+cleaning%22__fromsearch__1#entry2139937

http://www.bpal.org/topic/80650-spring-cleaning-swap-2013-edition/page__p__2298545__hl__%22spring+cleaning%22__fromsearch__1#entry2298545

 

I would be totally up for a spring cleaning swap! But I'm moving the end of March so before then would be more... appropriate for me

Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to do this UNLESS I get a co-leader. We'll see. And I have no trouble with it being open to internationals. Could make it a lot more interesting & fun

spring swap does sound nice. I wonder if anyone will be running a spring cleaning swap again this year?

 

Dude, I totally forgot about the spring cleaning swap! I just do not have the energy or time to run it this year, so if someone wants to run with it, please be my guest! I will happily participate.

Hmmm how early should it start? How many people have been involved in past years? I haven't got lots of time, but I might be able to do something - especially if someone will help & I don't have to start it up for a couple of weeks.

I"m kinda a newbie (less than a year) so I don't know all the scents as well as others, but here goes a few:

As for me, I am a German and Japanese double major. I am not very creative, I am sad to say, but I have a very strong work ethic and will choose study over social life. I am always punctual and will keep my nose to the grindstone to the bitter end, through weekends and breaks, if need be. I pride myself on my intelligence. If I actually choose to get together with friends, I party HARD. I like bizarre and surrealist humor, but am also easily amused by stupid knock-knock jokes and vulgar word play. I am extremely curious and can spend hours reading up on some topic on Wikipedia and associated source links (for example, just yesterday, I spent what little free time I have during finals week reading up on Kyrgyzstan, Uyghur writing, juvenile diabetes and calculus). I love video games, but I kind of suck at most of them. People usually think I'm younger than I actually am. I'm not big on sweets.

Against Idleness & Mischief ? and I'll second the Miskatonic U.

for me: I'm a literature lover, was a teacher, but now I'm a stay at home mom -- mainly because I dont know how to balance things. Its all or nothing for me. When I taught I was damn good at it, but not good at anything else. I tend to do alot of creative things - writing, painting, crochet, sewing, and I dabble in the perfume arts. I'm scared of my closet, although that seems to be better now that I have a baby to occupy my overactive mind -- maybe I cant be bothered with that stuff now that I worry for her! I love computer games, like the fantasy MMO's and the Sim games. I'm a blue jeans girl, although I like to dress it up with jackets and boots. I worry that I dont stand out enough, too average - brown hair, brown eyes, and I tend to avoid bright colors and flashness in general. Wow, seeing yourself summed up like that is hard!

Stay at home mom: Diabolical Offspring and Against Idleness works for both mom & teacher.

I'm still deciding on what my very first six imps should be so unfortunately I'm not very helpful with recommendations at the moment...I want to see what you all think and help me out if that's okay.

 

I major in illustration. I like working in clay, pastels and colored pencils (mm, pencil wood!) coffee and tea have been my companions for most nights and a part of my artwork too.

My hobbies are kayaking, hiking, traveling overseas, cooking, reading and collecting old books, dumpster diving, making figurines

I can be very introverted unless I'm with my friends then I just act goofy and outgoing.

I like relaxing, I hate conflict but I'm capable of defending myself if I really have to.

I'm easily bored and my taste in interests like music changes a lot (i.e. from glam rock to ska).

I usually wear dark or muted colors. I don't like attracting attention plus it feels cozier.

I'm a picky eater and drinker (most alcohol does not love me)...I feel weird talking about myself. Um, I think that's about it.

 

Any recommendations will be much loved <3

Miskatonic U for coffee & working at night & books . . . .any of the wanderlust series for traveling . . do a serch for "pencil" or "wood" and see what you find that sounds interesting . . .

As for me, I was an economics undergrad (though I did consider chemistry) and then got an MBA after working in IT for a couple of years. I work in the non-profit arena at the moment overseas in a warzone. I tend to be seriously nomadic and move a lot. I'm often described as a jack of all trades, I know a little about a lot of things. I love learning and trivia. I love vocabulary! I'm good with computers/tech stuff (a bit of a nerd). I love literature and dystopias and scifi. Most people think I'm older than I am. I am ethnically mixed which results in me looking like many ethnicities (I've gotten everything from Italian to Native American ) I love music and have a wide and eclectic taste, though I'm partial to Indie singer songwriters and anything that has imagination and uniqueness.

Definitely wanderlust for you

Sure, I'll give this a go!

 

I'm a lawyer studying postgrad, with an interest in maritime law and international law. I adore reading fantasy and sci-fi novels (to the extent of having to give away hundreds of books because they just would not fit in my two metre tall bookcases) with particular interests in urban mythology, cyberpunk and space opera. I'm also fond of steampunk - I seem to really like my social examinations to take place with magical stuff alongside! I also play a lot of RPG games on my consoles, draw (terribly badly) and play several musical instruments. People often describe me as superficially grumpy and sarcastic with a squishily sunny core, which I am not so sure that I agree with, but it's been coming up for years so I suppose it's got some merit. I also make terrible puns ... to the point where I am banned at work from making more than one a day.

 

What scent am I?

I'd look at the Phoenix Steamworks & Research Facility for the steampunk, cyberpunk stuff. Cthulhu for maritime law (and scifi) and wasn't there a lurid library scent? Anyone who owns & gives away as many books as you should definitely have a library scent. The Buggre Alle This Bible, The Obsidian Widow also related to books . . .

As for me. . . . a special ed teacher who is currently a stay-at-home mom. I'm fighting the fact that finances will require me to go back to work in the fall and I'll also have to take classes to keep my teaching license. I'd rather focus on my family and friends. Active in music at my church & enjoy a monthly music & mead group at a local meadery. Love to sing, read, walk in the woods, swim, camp . . . love scifi & fantasy wear a lot of blue jeans & T's but enjoy funky & colorful when I have a chance to dress up. Love cooking (& eating) currently short hair but I cycle thru long & short over the years. It used to be blonde, then dark blonde, and just recently turned all the way brown (with little bits of gray) Blue eyes. Love to relax & laugh whenever I can.although since becoming a mother there's a lot less time for relaxing (and even less in the fall . . .) A Taurus.

I am a lavender person, and I couldn't smell lavender hardly at all. Smells like the spices on me . . . cloves, maybe? Not what I was looking for, but I'm getting used to it.