Polymath

I'm an eccentric, funny, kind-hearted, single nerd girl. I enjoy getting surprises in the mail and my other main hobby is letterboxing. I have eclectic tastes in things and a snarky sense of humour.

I have a degree in Culinary Arts and try to make a living professionally as a baker/pastry chef. Currently, I'm the baker at a retirement community of 325 people.

I'm interested in learning about living in London. I want more than anything to relocate to England, even if I'm only there for a year.

Disclaimer If I am your partner in a swap and you don't receive anything (due to a postal mishap....because I ALWAYS send!),PLEASE contact me first before giving me a rating. I WILL send out a replacement and with delivery confirmation, if necessary.

I dig mostly stuff I grew up with...70's/80's, one hit wonders, Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Genesis, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Led Zep, The Doobie Brothers, Duran Duran, Culture Club, ABC...etc, etc.

The original Star Wars trilogy, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Duel, Clue, Jaws, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Impostors, Out To Sea, Glengarry Glen Ross, Lost In Translation, Caddyshack, Stripes, Manhattan Murder Mystery, The Incredibles, Grey Gardens, Rear Window, National Treasure 1 and 2, Silver Streak, FM....etc, etc.

Oh....and Manos, the Hands of Fate.

Nerd TV: Mythbusters, Modern Marvels, Unwrapped, CSI NY, CSI, CSI Miami, History Detectives, Antiques Roadshow, How It's Made, Dirty Jobs, Fact or Faked, Hollywood Treasure, Forensic Files

British TV: Are You Being Served, As Time Goes By, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Young Ones, The Avengers, The Prisoner, Fawlty Towers, Doctor Who, Waiting For God, Ladies Of Letters, The Kumars at No. 42, Top Gear, Have I Got News For You, QI, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Would I Lie To You, Room 101, The Tube, Shooting Stars, James May's Man Lab

Funny TV: Spongebob Squarepants, Boston Legal, Mystery Science Theatre 3000, The Venture Brothers, Modern Family, Check It Out! With Steve Brule, The Middle, Old School Dance Connection with Moonman,

Foods:

candy, baked goods, fried chicken, pizza, chili, Chili's Salsa, no-bake cookies, Italian Beef, chili dogs, chocolate milk, milkshakes, Tastykakes, mint candies or cakes, Metromint water, buffalo wings, beets, Indian, Mexican, Japanese, German, Chinese, Portuguese, Thai,Sonny's, Sweet Tomatoes, Chipotle, Steak N Shake, Taco Bell, Long John Silvers, Febo, Golden Syrup Sponge pudding, English breakfast, pub grub, pie with mash, Square Pie, Pieminister, Laduree Macarons, chips with curry sauce, chips with satay sauce

Scents:

cinnamon, vanilla, cherries, amber, grapefruit, chocolate, butter rum, coconut, blueberry pie filling, banana

Books:

Gallery of Regrettable Food, Steve Martin novellas/short stories, flash fiction and short stories, trivia books, reference books, Private Eye Annuals

Animals:

pugs, chihuahuas, beagles, russian blue cats, tuxedo cats, munchkin cats, hippos, walruses, manatees

Stuff:

• plaid or argyle clothes/accessories
• hats
• monocles
• chubby animals
• lighthouses
• kawaii
• kawaii style items with handlebar moustaches
• Jeremy Clarkson
• London Underground
• Ian Hislop
• Private Eye

I Collect:

• vintage 1930's - 1950's "large letters" cards, for example: "Greetings from...." or "Hello from...."

Food/Candy I Want

• all dark chocolate
• nutty candies
• gummy candies
• Kinder Surprise eggs (massive WANT)
• Cadbury's Crunchie
• Curly Wurly
• Twix Fino
• Curry Masala Pringles
• McVitie's Dark Chocolate Caramel Digestives
• Bournville Biscuits
• Double Decker bars
• Walkers Worcester Sauce crisps
• Crunchie Rocks
• Walkers Roast Chicken crisps
• Mr. Kipling Cherry Bakewells
• BBQ Beef Hula Hoops
• Mr. Kipling Bramley Apple Pies
• McCoy's Mexican Chilli crisps
• Daim bars
• Jacobs Mint Club bars
• Starbar
• Lion bar
• Drifter
• Yorkie Raisin & Biscuit
• Hobnobs
• Appletiser
• Fanta (unusual flavours)
• Pimm's
• Fizzy Lemonade
• Bassett's Jelly Babies
• Picnic bar
• Time Out bar
• Cadbury Tiffin bar
• Hula Hoops
• Boost bar

Colours I Like:

• black
• red
• mint green
• pale banana yellow
• aqua
• plum

• people who LIE!!!
• cherubs
• Americana
• Disney
• religious items
• anything sesame
• white chocolate
• hard candy
• chewing gum
• extras with your swap item (referring to craft swaps, it's not that I don't appreciate them, most times I don't swap enough anymore to get to use them and end up giving them away, so save them and give them to someone who WILL use them)