LetsStartARiot

Heya! Glad to meet you :) I'm Annalia (pronounced Anna-Leah), I live in glorious London, and I'm working hard on enjoying life to the fullest despite the pandemic.

Some of my go-to artists: Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Jon Bellion

Constantly on repeat: Hamilton soundtrack, Harry Potter soundtrack

I believe I am quite flexible on the overall genre of the story, if it includes some (or all, if that's even possible) of these elements: Fantasy, sci-fi, romance, historical fiction, apocalypse, post-apocalypse, beautiful descriptions of nature, well-written examples of healthy relationships/communication, dogs.

Books that I have in paperback/hardback that I will never replace with a kindle version:

• "The Name of the Wind" and "The Wise Man's Fear" by Patrick Rothfuss

• Harry Potter series/works by J.K. Rowling (I am a Slytherin)

• Earth's Children Saga by Jean M. Auel

• "Perfume" by Patrick Suskind (I love this one for its ability to make the reader imagine scents)

• "Cloud Atlas" and "The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet" by David Mitchell

• "Tess of the Durbervilles" by Thomas Hardy

I also really enjoy poetry. My favourite poets include (but are not limited to) Carol Ann Duffy, Thomas Hardy, John Donne, Dylan Thomas, William Blake, Philip Larkin, R S Thomas, Norma MacCraig.

I love animals. I am vegan. This means that I don't eat any meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, honey, or any other food that is derived from animals. I also do not buy any products that contain animal-derived ingredients or that have been tested on animals.

If you could please avoid sending me the following:

• Any food that has animal ingredients (including gelatin, honey, etc.)

• Products that contain animal-derived ingredients or that are not cruelty-free (if the product does not explicitly say cruelty-free, or does not have the leaping bunny logo, it is most likely not cruelty-free).

• Things to do with hunting/killing animals. I don't want to know about/see these things.

Thank you in advance for being considerate.

On that note, if you are a fellow vegan or if you cook yummy vegan meals then I'd love if you shared some recipes with me, especially simple, can't-go-wrong recipes!

• Postcards: ones that have something to do with the things I like (please see below for more ideas), black&white, vintage/vintage advertisements, odd postcards, PCs showing nature.

• I love tea. I like black tea and green/white teas. I also like some flavoured/chai teas (e.g. blueberry muffin, mulled wine spices, rose). I don't like smoky teas such as Lapsang Souchong.

• Photographs! Especially ones which you have taken yourself. Of anything whatsoever - but explain why you chose the photograph if it's not obvious (e.g. if it's a picture of a swing set, it could be that you have many childhood memories there)

• One of the things I like most is to get to know about who has sent me things. Whether this is a 10-page letter (always very much appreciated and enjoyed!) telling me about your life story, or a short note about something that has made you happy today, I always find it very interesting.

Things I'm not so interested in receiving: -

• I'm not currently planning on doing many swaps requiring craft things, so please don't send things like ephemera, ATC blanks, stamps, buttons, other things used for crafting. I just won't use them :)

• I'm always trying to downsize my collection of belongings, and don't have space for things that are not useful/valuable to me. Things like animal products, non-vegan recipes, the craft items mentioned above, and blank unwritten postcards (unless I sign up to a swap specifically for this) will go unused by me.