Dooped

A love-struck baby girl. Costume designer and fashion student living with a red-headed loverboy in New York City. Works as a DJ at WPIR Brooklyn hosting "Nevermind the Last Tracks" every week - an 80's alternative & UK punk show. Is an eternal optimist in a little pink dress. Thinks that all bits of life should have an orchestrated soundtrack. Is more of a Mac person. Has an ever-expanding love of fairy-tales. Is addicted to her tiny white Nintendo DS. Loves jazz music. Dreams of opening a little pink cafe. Has a cat named Milo.

18 years old, 105 lbs, 5'3'', O+ blood type, happily unreligious, Cancer sun sign, Italian & English in heritage, vegetarian, slam dancer. Loves chocolate milk, tarot cards, baking, British television, old books, carnivals, christmas lights, vegetarian burritos, coffee shops, cosplaying, video games, hand-made jewelry, folk art, geekery, and go-go boots.

Necklace of Kisses, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Half Life, Dangerous Angels, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Magicians, She's Come Undone, Lolita, Fight Club, Tales of the City, The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things, Anthem, Battle Royale, The Book of Lost Things, Slapstick.

Funny Face, Some Like it Hot, Better off Dead, Marie Antoinette, TRON: Legacy, Clerks II, Everything is Illuminated, Penelope, Wristcutters: A Love Story, Fight Club

Paradise Kiss, Doctor Who, The IT Crowd, Twin Peaks, Misfits, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, The Young Ones, Lost, Sex and the City, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

Swing, punk (pre-1980), big band, 80's alternative, new wave, piano rock, 50's pop, Britpop, Britrap, hip-hop, indie, rock & roll.

The Clash, The Smiths, Ben Folds, Josie Cotton, The Beach Boys, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, The Aquabats!, Beck, Toy Dolls, Blur, Elvis Costello, Edmund, Gogol Bordello, Hole, Joy Division, Jukebox the Ghost, Kate Nash, Madness, Luke Douchet, Oasis, Nicole Atkins, Paul Anka, Paloma Faith, Squeeze, The Specials.

Sweets, mid-century modern bungalows, gratuitous amounts of color, decoden, lolita dresses, rococo style, hot tea, pretty mirrors, Día de los Muertos, Mexican paper crafts, popular culture, sci-fi, gardening, funky art, libraries, kawaii items, funny hats, the color pink, the 1950's, cooking, thrift stores, Betsey Johnson dresses, independent movies.

Geeky fandoms include: Doctor Who, Paradise Kiss, Team Fortress 2, Bioshock, & Space Channel 5.

Favorite characters: Ten, Eight, and Ace from Doctor Who, Miwako from Paradise Kiss, Little Sisters from Bioshock, Ulala from Space Channel 5, The Scout from Team Fortress 2, Nathan from Misfits, Vyvyan from The Young Ones, Audrey Horne from Twin Peaks, Merricat Blackwood from We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Quorra from TRON: Legacy, Chibimaru, Tenorikuma, Sugarbunnies, Sugarminuet (all from Sanrio), and Jiji from Kiki's Delivery Service.

Postcards, old kids books, issues of KERA & Zipper (Japanese fashion magazines), badges/pins, bento boxes, decoden items/supplies, kawaii stationary, hindu items, lip gloss/balm (especially Lip Smackers!), vintage aprons.

Doctor Who merchandise, Paradise Kiss merchandise ♥, badges/pins of any kind, Essie nail polish (I'm in love with lilacism and mint candy apple), cute/kawaii cell phone charms, Gokinjo Monogatari/Neighborhood Story merchandise, tube/knee socks with red or blue stripes at the top, cute plushies of characters from any of my fandoms or of cute girls in sweet Lolita outfits, and cute/kawaii bags or purses (preferably smaller).

Also, my absolute favorite thing in the entire world is the Japanese comic book Paradise Kiss. I'm absolutely and totally in love with the character Miwako and her sister's brand "Happy Berry", so if you really really REALLY wanted to make my day you could send me absolutely anything with the Happy Berry symbol on it, especially something wearable~! Anything to do with Paradise Kiss at all is COMPLETELY LOVED~!

As for things I wouldn't like to receive, I'm really not picky and am happy to receive anything you're willing to send! The only thing I ask that you don't send is craft supplies, as I'm not a crafter at all. Stickers and little silly bits that can be used for other things besides crafting are fine, but I'm a professional seamstress so I don't really craft or sew as just a hobby. I already have all of the supplies I could possibly need for my trade, so excess stuffs just take up space in my studio!

Although I do love swapping, I have an incredibly hectic schedule (uni classes four days a week and enough homework to keep me busy the rest of the week, plus work) so sometimes my packages are a little late. I try not to take on more than I can handle, but sometimes unexpected things come up I can't find the time to send out even the simplest of swaps by their deadline. If this is the case, I will ALWAYS PM/e-mail my partners, so if you don't receive word from me I beg of you to contact me before you rate. The only reason that I've been rated with 3's in the past is because my PM's didn't go through to my partners and I'm still really heartbroken about that. I recycle almost all of my packaging and will always rate fairly - I try to give people the benefit of the doubt and I hope for the same courtesy from others.

Also, I'm just now getting into behind the scenes tags and swaps and I'm really really interested in doing one-on-one profile-based swaps. If you're interested in trading packages, please let me know, especially if you're international and live in Japan or the UK (although I welcome one-on-one's from anywhere)! I have a lot of little goodies that I collect from both of those places that are relatively hard to find in the States, so I'd absolutely love to do a private swap with someone from there!

As a little note too, I can usually only do e-swaps during the fall & spring (the months that I'm in NYC) because the closest post office is closed for renovations indefinitely and it's extremely expensive to pay for a cab/train to the next closest office on top of shipping fees. I go home for a few months out of the year, so that's why some of my packages come from NYC & some from Florida.

If you have any problems or concerns with me, my swaps, the world as we know it, etc. I ask of you to please let me know! I really do care about my partners and will work as hard as I can to accommodate them!