.Your imaginary friend.

Name: jen.
Age: 15
Birthday: january 26, 1994.
Gender: female.
Sexuality: straight.
Location: a boring, hideous place in south australia.
Occupation: student.
Relationship Status: single.
Nationality: polish/czech.
Language: english, bit of german.
Religious Views: none.
Do you want more LiveJournal friends?: if you must.

About me: i'm jen. i honestly spend half my time with my head in the clouds. i believe that i was meant to be born in england, around 50 years ago. i love music, it seems that my life revolves around it really. i love art, drawing in particular. i'm not a very serious person in unneccasarily serious situations, but i take my art pretty seriously. i want to be an illustrator. or a historian. or a writer. or a professor at hogwarts school of witchcraft & wizardry. i want to travel to all of the places that i only dream about. i love live music, train journeys with friends, random adventures, design, reading, swimming, movies, making bracelets & collages, writing & the list goes on really. it's just kind of hard to think when it's past midnight. i'm just generally a happy chappy kind of person, & i love learning new things. :}

Music: The Acacia Strain, Alexisonfire, The Amity Affliction, Angus & Julia Stone, Architects, Arctic Monkeys, Babyshambles, The Beatles, Beck, Bob Dylan, Bon Iver, Break Even, Cinematic Sunrise, City & Colour, Cloud Control, Confession, Craig Owens, The Cribs, Dance Gavin Dance, Deez Nuts, Dirty Pretty Things, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Eagles of Death Metal, Emarosa, Enter Shikari, Every Time I Die, Fleet Foxes, Flight Of The Conchords, Gallows, Grizzly Bear, Hadouken!, House Vs Hurricane, Horse The Band, Jack The Giant Killer, Josh Pyke, Joy Division, Julian Casablancas, Kasabian, The Kooks, Landon Pigg, The Last Shadow Puppets, Laura Marling, Liam Finn, The Libertines, Lisa Mitchell, MGMT, The Middle East, Mumford & Sons, Muse, M. Ward, Mystery Jets, NOFX, Owl City, Parkway Drive, Paul Dempsey, Pete Doherty, Phoenix, Queens Of The Stone Age, Radiohead, The Red Shore, She & Him, Stone Roses, The Strokes, Thom Yorke. and yes, i actually listen to & love all of this, it's not just for show. :}

Films: Girl Interrupted, Atonement, Across The Universe, Harry Potter, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Rebel Without A Cause, Donnie Darko, Sweeney Todd, Rachel Getting Married, Alice In Wonderland, The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus, The Breakfast Club, Wuthering Heights.

Books: the last book that i recently read was One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey. i think that kind of explains my taste in books.

TV: The Mighty Boosh, ( i am a real obsessive fan of the mighty boosh i assure you, i love it more than life itself, hahaha. ) Skins, Rage, The It Crowd, Black Books, Shameless, Heroes, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, United States Of Tara, Flight Of The Conchords. i love a lot of british comedy & i also adore russell brand & ross noble.

How many penpals do you have?: a few.
How many penpals do you want?: i don't really care, whoever wants me. :}
E-Mail or Snail Mail?: both.
How long does it take you to reply to a letter?: a day, or a few days.
Handwritten or typed?: well it depends if it's an email or not doesn't it?
Gender Preference?: i don't care.
Where in the World?: i reaaaally want a penpal from britain! but anywhere is just beautiful.
What are you looking for in a penpal?: someone with real similar interests, just somebody i could relate to really. somebody quirky, weird, creative & has a head full of ideas & dreams. it's not much to ask for is it?

Name: Kate
Age: 18
Birthday: October 31, 1991
Gender: Female.
Sexuality: Straight.
Location: Southern U.S.A
Occupation: Student.
Relationship Status: Single.
Nationality: Polish
Language: English.
Religious Views: Pantheist
Do you want more LiveJournal friends?: Sure, why not?

About me: I know a little about a lot. I love learning. I'm really into cars, motorcycles, football and guns. However, yes, I AM a woman. I also enjoy knitting and cooking. I know how to sew my own clothes as well. In my free time, I enjoy writing, reading, photography, and painting. I'm generally laid-back, excluding when people do/speak of the things I get worked up about. I'm a HUGE Red Sox fan, even though I live in the south.... and am moving to New York City next fall for University. I love animals. I own two dogs, a cat, and a horse. If you start talking to me about my horse(s) I will talk for HOURS. But really, I'm chill.

Music: E Nomine, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Pink Floyd, The Who, CCR, Seether, Nena, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chimaira, Tim McGraw, Reba MacEntyre, Martina McBride, Shinedown, Natalie Imbruglia, Old Crow Medicine Show, Demon Hunter, Five Finger Death Punch, Nine Inch Nails, Say Anything, Poison, movie soundtracks, Stray Cats, Wolfmother, Old 97's, Foo Fighters, etc etc etc. Anything but Rap and Bluegrass.

Films: Taken, Man on Fire, James Bond, Lord of the Rings, It, Cloverfield.

Books: Catcher in the Rye, Lord of the Rings, Narnia, The Mist, Pet Semetary, Dreamcatcher, The Things They Carried, The Bluest Eye, The Odyssey, Medalon, anything by Tamora Pierce, Anthem, Waiting for Snow in Havanna, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, etc etc etc. I'm an english major, I'll read anything once.

TV: Gilmore Girls, LOST, CSI:NY, House M.D, Gray's Anatomy

How many penpals do you have?: Had a few, but not any more!
How many penpals do you want?: As many that want me!
E-Mail or Snail Mail?: SNAIL MAIL.
How long does it take you to reply to a letter?: I start my reply the day I get the letter, so... a few days?
Handwritten or typed?: Handwritten.
Gender Preference?: I don't care.
Where in the World?: Anywhere!
What are you looking for in a penpal?: Someone who talks about things that may not SEEM to matter, but are impostant to them. Tell me about your day at the office. Write me pages upon pages about how you hate apples. Things that make you YOU. I do NOT want to hear about how great your significant other is.

Name: Leah.
Age: 19.
Birthday: February 27th 1990.
Gender: Female.
Sexuality: Straight.
Location: Wales, UK.
Occupation: Student.
Relationship Status: Single.
Nationality: British.
Language: English.
Religious Views: Agnostic.
Do you want more LiveJournal friends?: I wouldn't object at all!

About me: I'm a calm, laid-back person who's looking to broaden her horizons. I currently go to university in Chester, studying English Literature and Creative Writing. My ambition in life is to become an author, probably in the horror or thriller genre. In a more realistic sense, i'd quite like to go into publishing or teaching. I can often be found with a notebook in hand, what with being a Creative Writing student and all. I enjoy travelling, but I haven't been to too many places as of yet. I adore the journey between place to place, and the thrill of discovering new places. I'm also very bad at writing in the 'about me' section of things, incase you hadn't noticed that already!

Music: I will listen to just about anything. Some favourites include My Chemical Romance, Avenged Sevenfold, Lovex, Hanson, HIM, Keane, Darren Hayes, Duran Duran, Bon Jovi, and many, many more. My iPod ranges near enough every genre.

Films: The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire, Weird Science and many 80's movies similar to them, Rebel Without A Cause, Giant and East Of Eden (i'm a massive James Dean fan), Juno, Donnie Darko, Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Harry Potter movies, most horror movies and rom-coms, Baz Lurman's Romeo and Juliet, and many others.

Books: I'm a vast lover of literature and will give just about anything a go. My favourite authors include Edgar Allen Poe, Garth Nix, JK Rowling, and Anne Rice.

TV: Supernatural, House M.D, The Big Bang Theory, The Vampire Diaries. I can't let go of shows that have already ended, so I re-watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Kyle XY and Firefly.

How many penpals do you have?: None. I've dabbled with penpals before but nothing has really stuck.
How many penpals do you want?: As many that come along.
E-Mail or Snail Mail?: Either or. Preferably snail mail.
How long does it take you to reply to a letter?: Not long at all. I usually begin a reply as soon as I receive a letter.
Handwritten or typed?: Handwritten.
Gender Preference?: No preference!
Where in the World?: Anywhere!
What are you looking for in a penpal?: To get to know more people, to make friends, and to broaden my cultural horizons.

If you want to email me straight away, you can contact me at my email address: leahtragic@ymail.com.

Name: Rachel
Nickname: Noelle
Age: 18 (19 on December 7 2009)
Birthday: 12/07/90
Gender: Female
Location: Palatine, Illinois
Occupation: Student / Sales associate
Language(s): English
Relationship status: In a relationship
Religious views: Christian
Email: ADHDminds@gmail.com

About me: I have varied interests across many topics. I love to learn; history, religion, philosophy, art. I love to write; mostly fanasy, some poetry, some non-fiction memoirs. I am also an artist; painting, drawing, print-making, photography and sculpting. I like to sew clothing, and make accessories. I love to hang out with my friends; play billards, play video games, bake, have sleepovers,movie marathons and sports.
If you want to know more just ask. :)

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Pen Pal Information:

How many penpals do you have? None
How many penpals do you want? 3 or 4 at most
E-Mail or Snail Mail? Either is fine
How long are your letters? It varies.
How long does it take you to reply to a letter? A day or two
Gender Preference? Either.
Where in the World? Anywhere!
What are you looking for in a penpal? someone interesting and friendly. I love to hear about experiences. Someone to share knowledge with. Someone who likes art either drawing, writing or sculpting (Any type of art will do)

Name: Lindsey
Nickname: Kitten
Age: 18
Birthday: December 11th
Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Occupation: Student
Language(s): English
Relationship status: Taken
Religious Views: N/A
Email: Katch_a_killer_kitten1990(at)yahoo(dot)com

About Me: I love writing! I write a lot. I tend to carry a notebook around with me to write my stories, novels, poems, etc. I love animals. I have 10 cats of my own (hence the nickname) and i take care of the stray animals i see on the street. I love all kinds of music! I have too many siblings - my father started having kids at a young age. I grew up reading Harry Potter, and i am on Team Jacob. I'm not into horror movies because I'm sort of a big scardy cat. I love to eat and cook/bake - I'm headed off to culinary school in January. Oh, and I've been told that my train of thought goes in zig zags and take very long detours.

Music: I'll listen to anything - and I do mean anything...except that hannah chick.

Films: Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, A Series of Unfortunate Events, King Kong, The Illusionist, The 10th Kingdom, Felix the Cat: the movie, A chorus line, Repo: the genetic opera, Phantom of the Opera, Fame (the original), Howl's moving castle, Spirited away, Little shop of horrors, and many many more!

Books: Harry Potter, A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Twilight Series, Companions of the Night, One bite with a stranger, Undead and Unemployed, and many more.

TV: I don't watch much tv, but I do love project runway and almost anything that comes on food network.

Pen Pal Information:

How many penpals do you have? None :(
How many penpals do you want? As many as I can have...I love meeting new people!
E-Mail or Snail Mail? Snail Mail. I feel its more personal and you share more and I would like to exchange packages, too!
How long are your letters? It varies depending on what I'm writing about and how sidetracked I get while writing.
How long does it take you to reply to a letter? If not on the day I get it then on the day after.
Gender Preference? Either.
Where in the World? Anywhere!
What are you looking for in a penpal? Someone who is interested in some of the same things as me and is somewhere around my age. Someone who is interesting and unique and fun. Someone who I can make a connection with even if we are thousands of miles away from each other. Someone who wouldn't mind getting home-made christmas cookies!

Name: Grant
Nickname: G, G-Sav, G-Man, Twinkie
Age: 20
Birthday: December 6
Gender: Male
Location: Kentucky, USA
Occupation: none
Language: just english
Relationship Status: Single
Religious Views: hard to explain
Do you want more LiveJournal friends? Yes

Main Interests: Writing stories, writing poems, reading, IMing, watching movies, television,

Music: Open to most music. It depends on the mood I am in on what I listen at that time

Books: Twilight Saga, Harry Potter, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, Wisdom of Our Fathers, The Time Travelers Wife, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, The Jester, The Laramie Project

Movies: Dogma, Scream, National Treasure 1 & 2, We are Marshall, Timeline, Evolution, Hangman's Curse, The Covenant, The Girl next Door, Eurotrip, Road Trip, Practical Magic, The Craft and many more

TV: Charmed, Eastwick, Glee, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Golden Girls

Pen pal Info:

How many pen pals do you have? 1
How many do you want? two more
E-Mail or Snail Mail? Email
How long are your letters?
How long does it take you to reply to a letter? Not long
What gender do you want them to be? Any!
Where do you want them to be from? Anywhere
What are you looking for in a penpal? Open-minded and unique and interesting

Name: Ronja
Nickname: I don't actually have one.
Age: 17
Birthday: March 29
Gender: Female
Location: Finland
Occupation: Student
Language: Finnish, English, Swedish and somewhat German
Relationship Status: Single
Religious Views: Christian
Do you want more LiveJournal friends? Certainly :)

About Me: I'm in senior high school, studying in the IB (International Baccalaureate). I'll be moving to Boston next autumn for a year so it's going to be a very exciting change in my life. I'm a very positive person and I prefer to look the world with a positive point of view. I love to laugh and smile and hugs make my day. I love psychology and I plan on studying it in the future. I'm also very interested in cultures and languages. I really like to read but my studies are taking a lot of my time nowadays so unfortunately I don't have as much time for reading as I'd like to. I watch a lot of movies nowadays and I do spend quite a lot of time in the internet. Other than being positive, I'm very open-minded and genuine.

Main Interests: Writing, reading, cooking, baking, food in general, psychology, languages, travelling

Music: Morrissey, Lifehouse, Tears For Fears, Pet Shop Boys, Breaking Benjamin, The Smiths, Staind, Joshua Radin, Michael Jackson

Books: I love all the books by Deborah Smith, Jane Austen and Mitch Albom. The Tales of the Otori trilogy, Bitter Chocolate, Sophie's Bakery for the Broken Hearted, Lord of the Rings, Love and Devotion, Just Friends, anything by Stephen Fry.

Movies: Disney and Pixar movies, The Shawshank Redemption (the best movie ever <3), Good Will Hunting, The Proposal, A Good Year, Seven Pounds. All the romantic comedies! ;)

TV: Psych (the best tv series ever), Mentalist, 24, Friends, House

Pen pal Info:

How many pen pals do you have? At the moment, none.
How many do you want? A few.
E-Mail or Snail Mail? I prefer snail mail but both are just fine.
How long are your letters?
How long does it take you to reply to a letter? Depends on how busy I am with school but most likely it won't take more than a couple of days.
What gender do you want them to be? Any!
Where do you want them to be from? Anywhere
What are you looking for in a penpal? Open-minded and interesting people. But basically anything and everything. Funny would be good too.

Name: Ariel Eliza
Nickname: I never really have nicknames. I do give cute nicknames to friends quite frequently.
Age: 22, I'm getting quite ancient.
Birthday: September 9th. A shiftless Virgo.
Gender: Female
Location: North Eastern, New England in the U.S
Occupation: I am a fabric slave at Jo-Ann Fabrics.
Language: English, Hebrew, Dutch, and I can exclaim things in French.
Relationship Status: bitter.
Religious Views: I change religions like I change socks. Different customs same Deities.

About Me: Chewing the sides of my thumb awkwardly is how I say "Hello". Bittersweet prose always finds it's way onto slips of paper in my pockets. Nothing about me is new, I am recycled and my phone is antique. I'm boring, and lack any sort of edge. I have a desperate weakness for cute things, and the hopelessly ugly.I abhor anime. Stephenie Meyer repulses me, to the point where I write her hate mail. The room I sleep in is always a mess. I love the internet too much, and I love comic books. I am a gossip. I never fold my clothes. People often don't understand the humor I use.

Main Interests: sewing, crocheting, knitting, painting, shrinky dink anything, crafting, reading zines like the bible, Procrastinating cleaning my room. Cutting things out of fashion magazines, Grass Roots Feminism, brain rotting television., reading medical text books and graphic books about murder, insomnia, ghost stories, Writing random shit down.

Music: Jawbreaker, Elliott Smith, Ani DiFranco, Kimya Dawson, Nina Simone, Dolly Parton, The Ergs!, BTMI, Billie Holiday, David Brubeck, Mos Def, Duke Ellington, Johnny Cash, The Raincoats, Notorious B.I.G, My First Earthquake, Small Brown Bike, Daniel Johnston, Alma Corgan, Robert Johnson, Joan Jett, The Slits, GG Allin. I have long bus rides to and from work, I have a consistent soundtrack of my life. Please let's share music.
Television: I live for awful television and crime shows. I don't really have a t.v at the moment. Dog the Bounty Hunter (I know, I know), Bones, Glee (It's addicting), Maury, Judge Judy, To Catch a predator, Forensic Files. This is absolutely disgusting but I have seen every episode of EVERY Law and Order series and spin-off (including Homicide: Life on the street and Trial by Jury). I love Law and Order and I had a depressing summer.
Readings: These 1960's med-school textbooks I found in book bin fueled a love for medical related reading, Terry Hertzler, Nikki Giovanni, Assatta Shakur, Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, Truman Capote. Like I said I love Zines and comic books. Studs Turkel illustrated <3.
Movies: I love trashy cinema where you see genitals! Showgirls,Repo! the Genetic Opera, Polyester,Pecker, Pink Flamingos, Bamboozled, Jesus' Son, I'll watch anything at least once.

Pen pal Info:

How many pen pals do you have? A handful, but we don't write regularly due to their schedules.
How many do you want? A few, I can juggle quite a few. At one point I had fifteen.
Do you want email pals? Sure, why not.
Do you want snail mail pals? Yes, Please!
How long does it take you to reply to a letter? Within a week, sometimes a hair longer.
What gender do you want them to be? Any gender is fine.
Where do you want them to be from? Anywhere, you can be from the same town and share completely different life experiences.
What are you looking for in a penpal? Someone who has things to say. Other than talking about how great your partner is. Your boyfriend, girlfriend is a part of your life but you are two seperate people not an entity. I want to hear about your life and crooked teeth, what feeds your soul, and what makes you mad, what you want out of life. What boring shit you do day to day. What makes you tick. It's a plus if you don't mind that I will occasionally facebook stalk you.

If interested leave a comment, or message me here on LJ.
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портреты продвигаются судорожно в разные стороны, даже не знаю, что делать
фотографии полининых друзей - "это хорошая сильная тема, но хорошие ли это снимки?.."
фотографии рыжих - "это без сомнения хорошие снимки, но хорошая ли это тема?.."
даже вспомнился сырный томми (или как там его звали) из майти буш: "ты понял, но понял ли ты на самом деле?.."
я так не могу! у меня даже по ночам печень подрагивает - так я увязла в этих невыносимых портретах,
невыполнимых технически, потому что знакомых нет, следует снимать незнакомых,
уровень моей техники не позволяет просто надеяться на "авось", мой график не позволяет искать фриков в ночных клубах,
мой характер не позволяет мне заговаривать с незнакомыми. а портреты должны быть отличными, понимаете.
они должны быть самыми лучшими, потому что только так и можно учиться в университете. никак иначе.
и, конечно, настроение. очень трудно перестраиваться с детского "есть настроение пофоткать" на "иди и въебывай",
но у меня есть чудесная мотивация, поэтому сегодня мы с м. одолжили в очередной раз камеру,
зарядили пленку, поставили свой колченогий штатив на самом высоком и красивом холме национального парка и,
скажу честно, не учли пронизывающего холода и ветра.
зато погода - потрясающая, пейзаж - умереть за такой пейзаж: синее небо с кучевыми облаками,
зеленые луга, красные деревья и кролики бегают с белыми хвостиками и белочками наперегонки,
практически телепередача про графство эссекс.
в лучших традициях маниака я спряталась в кустах, чтобы выпрыгивать из них на ничего не подразумевающих
стареньких собачников и уговаривать их содействовать мне. через сорок минут мантра "hello could i take your photo
for my university project about trent park thank you could you please stand here just stand still without
any expression perfect one two three thank you bye!" начала у меня получаться хорошо,
но к этому же моменту пальцы моих ног и рук перестали гнуться,
ровно как и синеватый м. перестал подавать признаки жизни на своей скамейке запасных, поэтому пришлось собираться домой.

из шести групп людей отказалась, извинившись, только одна женщина.
расслабленные люди, которые улыбаются тебе и позволяют себя фотографировать на пронизывающем холоде,
ни одного сумасшедшего или хама за сорок минут - это потрясающе, я считаю. вспоминается,
как мы с т. пытались фотографировать торговок картофелем, которые меня посылали и отказывались с каменным лицом,
видимо, по старой памяти боясь, что их испещренные боевыми морщинами волевые лица попадут в архивы кегебе.
я не уверена, но мне показалось, что люди у "нас" в латвии примерно так же расположены к камере,
как граждане северной кореи (спиной, уходящей спиной)

посмотрим, что получится. у меня есть подозрение касательно запоротой пленки, но до понедельника можно спать спокойно
в любом случае это был очень полезный опыт, который сломал еще один маленький барьер внутри моей головы.

а мужчина в зеленой шапочке с непослушным золотистым ретривером даже пожелал мне удачи в будущем,
а еще он знает человека, который сделал знаменитую фотографию с мужчиной в джинсах, который держит в руках младенца
я совершенно точно помню эту фотографию, мужчина на ней был голый по пояс, но не могу вспомнить автора
подскажите пожалуйста, интересно теперь будет ее найти, а то не получается, а имя не запомнилось
такие маленькие подарки и так жаль их терять.

Name: Cynthia
Nicknames: Cindy, Noodles, Cindy Lou
Age: 17
Birthday: May 3
Gender: Girl
Sexuality: Straight
Location: California
Occupation: Student
Hair: Changes constantly, currently light brown
Eyes: Brown
Relationship Status: Single
Nationality: American
Language: English, Spanish, French
Looking for: Anyone who reads my babbling
Tattoos/Piercings: Two piercings in each ear
Religious Views: Raised Catholic
Do you want more LiveJournal friends?: Sure!!

About me: Love to make people smile. Lucid. Funny. Sarcastic. Loves vintage. LONDON! (or just the UK in general drives me nuts :P) Sister. Favorite color is green. Reader. Not a great dancer. Hardly watches TV. Weird sense of humor. LOVE TEA and coffee... just not mixed. I do love eating slushies with fries though. I don't drink soda's at all. I like music :) I'm super nice. Always out and about. Wanting a Polaroid 600 for Christmas. HATE SUSHIE! AND TUNA!

Music: The Cranberries. The Beatles. One Night Only. The Kooks. Augustana. Blink-182. The Perishers. Peter Frampton. Sting. The Police. The Raconteurs. Ratatat. The Strokes. The Starting Line. AND MANY MORE!

Films: Juno. Finding Nemo. UP. The Hangover.

Books: 1984 by George Orwell (hands down favorite) And many more, of course

TV: Ehhhh.. no

Pen Pal Information:

How many penpals do you have?: One so far!
How many penpals do you want?: Like one or two more :)
E-Mail or Snail Mail?: Snail mail please!!
How long does it take you to reply to a letter?: Not long at all, I write back as soon as I get it
Handwritten or typed?: Handwritten, and each hand cramp is worth it in the end :)
Gender Preference?: Any
Where in the World?: Europe maybe since I move there around August
What are you looking for in a penpal?: To talk about anything and everything and in between

Name: Courtney (I spell it Kortni though >D)
Nickname: I have about a thousand, but most people call me Panda or some version of that
Age: 16
Birthday: October 18
Gender: Female
Location: Michigan
Language: English, learning Japanese.
Relationship Status: Taken C=
Religious Views: Christian, but not super strict or anything, and I prefer not to discuss it that much
Do you want more LiveJournal friends? Lol sure, but I don't really use LJ that much
...I have a tumblr though

About Me:
Blahh I hate writing these things XD
Basically, I guess I'm kinda crazy...which is what everyone says but its true =P I'm a junior, enjoying school and trying not to stress about things too much. I'm kinda a kandi kid...I wear the bracelets and bright colors but don't have the happy vibe 24/7. xD I lovelove animals, sewing, and drawing...I'm working on persuing some kind of art career.
Anyways, people tell me I'm interesting to talk to, so go ahead =3
Main Interests: Drawing, both traditional and digital, making bracelets, sewing, sculpting and messing around with Sculpey, and I love dressing up in costumes and such...umm thats pretty much all I do lol

Music: I listen to pretty much anything. I usually just turn on the radio, but I love downloading songs from new artists and getting song suggestions from friends C=
techno, trance, rock, rap, metal, some country...you name it

Readings: I might as well say, I AM reading the Twilight series right now...I like the books, but I'm nowhere near obsessed with them.
I lovelove Harry Potter, too...other than that I don't read many series books, I go to the library and pick something that looks interesting off the shelf

Movies: Haha wow. I don't usually watch movies that much, and when I do its on DVD and not in the theater.
The Harry Potter movies of course, pretty much anything will Will Smith (I Am Legend was amazing), Sci Fi (Independence Day, War of the Worlds, I Am Robot), some animated (LOVE Beauty and the Beast and the Little Mermaid), and comedy, of course

Video Games: Hmm...I don't play them that much, but my DS has saved me from boredom many times.
Metroid Prime <3, Guitar Hero, DDR, Pokemon (though I don't have any of the newer versions), Rayman Raving Rabbids and Cooking Mama lol

Pen pal Info:
( Picture <3 )

How many pen pals do you have? I've had 2 official ones, but they sadly fizzled down
Now I send letters and trinkets to some of my online friends, too =]
How many do you want? However many people want to be C= I love letters
Do you want email pals? That works too <3
Do you want snail mail pals? Of course (^^,)
How long does it take you to reply to a letter?E-mails, probably less than a day unless I'm super busy or something, and letters I can usually write in about a week
What gender do you want them to be? Doesn't matter =3
Where do you want them to be from? Anywhere
What are you looking for in a penpal? Someone with similar interests...but somebody with different ones would be cool too, as I find it fun to learn about things I've never heard of
A fun-loving person =3
And of course I <3 getting other stuff in the mail, so little trinket/handmade gifts are a common occurence

Name: Kim
Nickname: I don't really have a ton, but really any variation of Kim will do. Kimbo, Kimba, Kimi, etc.
Age: 20
Birthday:December 23, 1988
Gender: Female
Location: Chicago
Occupation: I work at a Starbucks and I'm a student. I'm majoring in Fiction Writing, and minoring in Playwriting. I love it.
Language: English. Learning Spanish and ASL.
Relationship Status: Happily taken.
Religious Views: I'm going to go with Agnostic. Raised Catholic, practice agnosticism.
Do you want more LiveJournal friends?I wouldn't mind it! =)

About Me:
Let's see, where to start? I was born in Chicago, but my family moved to Austin, Texas when I was 14. I went through high school in Texas, and my first year of college. I hated the college I went to, and transferred to Columbia College Chicago last year. I'm in love with my school.

I'm very open to people and will listen to whatever problems there may be. Fair warning now, I may use whatever situation you're in in a fiction story.

I'm also pretty laid-back.

Main Interests: Writing, reading, coffee making, going to gigs, watching movies, being with friends, not cleaning, cooking, baking, collecting records.

Music: I'll just name a ton of bands I really like. The Pixies, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Monsters of Folk, The Kills, The White Stripes, Bikini Kill, Queens of the Stoneage, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, The Yardbirds, The Kinks, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Radiohead, David Bowie, Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan, Dionysos, She & Him, The Clash, Grand Ole Party, Oh No! Oh My!, Calvin Harris, Dispatch, The Strokes, Manu Chao, Okkervil River, Fiona Apple, Flaming Lips, Dinosaur Jr... tons more. I literally like everything.

Readings: Anything by Nick Hornby, Jane Austen, Franz Kafka, Nikolai Gogol, Nami Mun, and Joe Meno. I love memoirs and pop culture books. I love just about anything you give me. Except for Twilight. I hate Stephanie Myer's writing style.

Movies: Anything by Kevin Smith (yes, this included Jersey Girl. I loved that movie), Disney movies, Pixar movies, Pulp Fiction, Inglorius Basterds, High Fidelity. I love movies, just ask.

Video Games:I play virtually none. I only like the ones where I'm directly interacting/moving. Like Dance Dance Revolution, any of the Guitar Hero/Rock Star games, DJ Hero, etc.

Pen pal Info:

How many pen pals do you have? I used to have one when was 12, but that didn't last.
How many do you want?I'm cool with anything!
Do you want email pals? Yes, please.
Do you want snail mail pals?Once I get to know someone better, then I would love to send them legit letters. I have cute stationary!
How long does it take you to reply to a letter?I'm mildly obsessed with checking my e-mail, so i'd probably answer fairly quick if not in a day or so.
What gender do you want them to be? Any!
Where do you want them to be from? Anywhere!
What are you looking for in a penpal?Someone who has a sense of humor and likes the same stuff as I do. Isn't that what everyone wants?

Name: Catherine
Nickname: Cat or Kitty
Age: 18
Birthday: 2nd February
Gender: Female
Location: Wales
Occupation: Unemployed, but I hope Ifind a job soon
Language: English, Welsh, very tiny bit of Gaelic
Relationship status: Single
Religious Views: I don't follow a particular religion, but I have my own beliefs about that sort of thing if that makes sense.
Do you want more LiveJournal friends? why not

About Me: I can be a little shy at first but once I get to know somebody it doesn't take long for me to open up. I'm open minded and won't judge anybody. I love learning about new things, and I adore animals of all sorts. Sometimes it's not unusual for me to talk about things that I have been trying to figure out, sometimes it can be obscure little things with no proven answer, but it's good to question what is going on around you.

Music: I listen to a wide range of music, some of my favourite bands at the moment are cruxshadows, Bauhaus, Sisters of mercy, 45 Grave, and the cure. I really can't list all of the bands I listen to, it would take up way to much space, but its safe to say I mainly listen to goth rock, darkwave, horror punk, punk, metal, and industrial.

Films: The Crow, the ring, wuthering heights, the damned etc

Books: There is no way I can list all of my favourite books either. I love to read so I will just put down a few to give you an idea. Jane Eyre, wuthering heights, dracula, castle of otranto, frankenstein, lair of the white worm, Carmilla, nightamre abbey, northanger abbey, the monk, the mysteries of Udolpho, the turn of the screw. Plus a lot of poetry by various people
TV: I don't watch a large amount of TV, but if I find something that interests me then i'll turn it on. Mainly documentaries and period dramas

Pen Pal Information:
How many penpals do you have? 2
How many penpals do you want? As many as I can
E-Mail or Snail Mail? I prefer snail mail because I love waiting for a letter to arrive and it is a lot more tangible than reading from a computer screen, but I am fine with e-mail aswell
How long are your letters? The first or two might be 2 pages long, after that they do get quite long as I tend to write as i'm thinking and can end up rambling a little
How long does it take you to reply to a letter? Usually no more than a few days
Handwritten or typed? I usually write by hand
Gender Preference? no preference

Where in the World? Anywhere at all, I love hearing from people from different places, it's a great chance to learn about new places
What are you looking for in a penpal? somebody who will not just stop writing after a couple of letters, and who will put up with my random thoughts and ideas. It doesnt matter whether we have something in common or not as it can provide an interesting talking point either way.

If you are interested then leave a comment here or e-mail me at catpd12345@yahoo.co.uk so that we can sort out th details.

Name: Lauren
Nickname: Laur.
Age: 22
Birthday: Nov 15th
Gender: Female
Location: NYC, New York
Occupation: For the time being a stay at home mother.
Language: English, and some Spanish.
Relationship status: Taken
Religious Views: N/A
Do you want more LiveJournal friends? Sure.

About Me: Let's see where to start I want to give you enough info about me, but not to much. I'm a 22 years old from NYC. Born and raised. I have a 5 month who is my life. Not in school so I can take care of her, Going back soon to start studying Pysch. In a bit of a confusing point in my life. Anything else you need to know before we can start writing just leave a comment.

Hobbies/Interests: reading, writing letters. emailing, learning, music, history, learning about new cultures and religions, the internet, babies. . .

Music: I'm in to a little bit of everything. Lady GaGa, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Kings of Leon, Rihanna, LMFAO, Chris Brown, Owl City to name a few.

Films: Most disney and pixar movies, The Nanny Diaries, Bride Wars, The Nightmare before christmas, The Corpse Bride, Happy Feet, the list goes on.

Books: Not really a big reader at the moment. I'm trying to get back in to it.

TV: Most of the shows one the wedding & history channel, we, MTV, VH1, NATGEO, flashforward, ANTM, Dexter, TrueBlood, Nurse Jackie

Pen Pal Information:
How many penpals do you have? None
How many penpals do you want? A few
E-Mail or Snail Mail? both, but if you want letters we have to still email first to get to know eachother a litte more.
How long are your letters? depends on what I have to say and what the other persons letter said.
How long does it take you to reply to a letter? I'll try and reply as soon as I'm done reading, but it might take up to a week.
Handwritten or typed? both
Gender Preference? I'll take both, but know I've never written to a guy.
Where in the World? well, I'm low on cash right now so we would have to email for awhile if your from out of the states.
What are you looking for in a penpal? someone who I can become friends with and wont stop writing. A person who will really take out the time to write to me and tell me everything about them. Maybe send things here and there. Let me know there likes and dislikes. the views on everything and anything. All in all a person who I can become life time friends with.

If you want to write me leave me your email here or leave me a private message.

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Name: Jared
Nickname: Jay
Age: 18
Birthday: March 14th
Gender: Male
Location: Nova Scotia
Occupation: Professional Sandwich Artist [or something].
Language: English, French.
Relationship status: Single
Religious Views : I've gone to a Baptist church since before I can remember, but don't think that makes me pious. I kind of feel like Christians today are more harshly judged than atheists were a couple of decades ago.
About Me: I lived in the Annapolis Valley for the first seventeen years of my life, and recently moved to Halifax. I'm kind of taking the year off to sort out some stuff before I finish my education. I plan on becoming a teacher.
Music: Missy Higgins, Kate Nash, Great Big Sea, Kimya Dawson, Priscilla Ahn, Rae Spoon, Damien Rice, The Weakerthans, Dawn Landes, Bright Eyes, Iron and Wine, Fleetwood Mac, Edith Piaf, Damien Rice, Daft Punk, Coldplay, Big Japan.
Movies:White Oleander, Passchendaele, Love Actually, The Descent, Closer, Party Monster.

TV :House MD, Bones, Criminal Minds, Torchwood, Doctor Who, Glee, Big Bang Theory.

Penpal info
How many penpals do you have? 0
How many do you want? So mannnny. Haha. I really enjoy receiving and writing letters.

Do you want email pals? Probably yes, as an introduction.
Do you want snail mail or email pals? Snailmail.

How long are your letters? 1-3 pages.
Handwritten or typed? Handwritten.
How long does it take you to reply to a letter? 1-3 days.
What gender do you want them to be? Doesn't really matter. Whichever.

Where do you want them to be from? Anywhere.
What are you looking for in a penpal? Not really sure...just someone to exchange letters with, talk about common interests, tell stories, scribble sketches in the margins. ( picturrrrre. )

don't mess with him.

*оказалось, что вместо рыжей Лигиты у меня целая камера каких-то посторонних лиц.
бар, конечно, неподражаем. это афро и полный хумуса взгляд сына израиля, какой характер, а?
он смотрит на нас, как на гоев!
и вообще, в целом, после латвии здесь чувствуешь себя сильно ошарашенным жирным,
густым, сочным изобилием лиц самых разных характеров и национальностей. просто обжорство типажами,
которые до этого встречались тебе только в кинофильмах. неисчерпаемый человеческий ресурс лиц.
но вот почему с Лигитой так получилось - не понимаю.
я честно уговорила рыжую девочку, всю в веснушках, я честно ее, покорную, сфотографировала. и ничего.
есть у меня соображение, что хватит маяться и пора начинать делать хорошие снимки, но с чего начать - пока не знаю.
такое ощущение, что я стою у золотого источника, а карманов на брюках нет.

если честно, то так хорошо я себя не чувствовала уже года три или четыре.

Name: Jenny
Age:18
Sex: Female
Location: Canada
Languages: English and some French (still learning)
Occupation: Student/ Baker/ Store Clerk
Hair: Black and Red( was supposed to be copper :( ) Naturally Blonde
Eyes: Change color actually ... I go with Hazel though.
Sexuality: Bi Sexual
Relationship Status: Let's not go there :)
Religious Belief's: Agnostic
Tattoo's and Piercing's: I have my ears pierced twice, size 4 gauge in both ears and my Navel. I still would like more though


About me:
Well, I'm often way to caring about other people's sad life stories, I guess you could say I have a bleeding heart, but I am also a cynic. I guess it depends on whatever situation I come up against? I'm told I am very fun and crazy, have my own sense of self and style which is a good thing, I stand out but in a good way (Thank god, I nearly had a storke when someone told me my prom dress was a "Jenny" dress, I thought I was going to make a fool of myself). I really like to try new things, I love pictures and travel, I get along great with people. I get into things.... well either intensely or not at all. I am very passionate, I like to act on impulse which is not exactly great but I can never regret not doing something.

Hobbies:
I enjoy, movies, theater, acting, Music, photography, cards, travel and crafty artsy stuff ...
This is not including the basic stuff, like hanging out with friends etc.

Music:
I like everything, besides classical and intense rap, I could never get into that. Mostly however I listen to rock, punk rock, metal and anything you can dance to or has meaningful lyrics.

Movies:
Rent, Eighteen , Seven Pounds, These girls, The girl next door, Mama Mia , The Muppets Christmas Carol, Up , Hercules , The Good Student, Taken, The Big Bounce, Transformers

TV:
Grey's Anatomy, The Vampire Diaries, Glee, Private Practice , Nurse Jackie, Mercy , The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Californication , CSI , True Blood, 90210, Queer as Folk, Sex and The City

Books:
This Charming Man, Blue Bloods , The Lovely Bones, Twlight Series, Things not Seen , Brokeback Mountain, The Vampire Diaries, Heroes, FML , The Diaries of A Heroin Addict , The Serial Killer Files.

Looking For:
Email Pen pals, and Live Journal Friends.
Really You could add me to MSN if you wanted ... jennybragg@hotmail.com


Penpal Information:
How many do I have: None
How many am I interested in having: 1-3
How many Pages: 1-2
How long roughly to respond: 1-2 days
Gender Preference: None
Personality: Someone fun, not afraid to talk about feelings, open minded, kind, and with some similar interests, after all we have to have something to say to each other.

That's All :)
( Pictures )

Jen

*когда вы кого-нибудь фотографируете с голой грудью в ванной, вы смотрите,
чтобы это не было вроде "хихихи, у меня сиськи видны, мамочки",
а чтобы это было профессионально и серьезно, с сосками!
*курить траву - это ужасно вообще, лично я когда курю я потом целый день не могу работать,
отвратительное состояние, не говоря уже о том, что я не могу доехать до университета.
*ничего, если ваши фотографии не нравятся вашей маме. даже наоборот - плохо, если ваши фотографии нравятся вашей маме.
я вот прихожу и сразу показываю своей маме фотографии, мама говорит "ой филлип, ужас какой!", а я говорю - спасибо мама!
*трудно сконцентрироваться, когда в видоискателе - голые люди. в смысле, вы нервничаете, что они замерзнут и уйдут.
*this is not a camera club!

филлип, наш самый лучший тютор.

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