i do not use capitalizati​on, even when writing by hand.  some people have mentioned that this disturbs them, so i thought i should probably throw that out there first thing.

i quit college several years ago, but i'm not an idiot.  i just prefer to figure things out for myself and didn't feel it was important to finish just because everyone who isn't going to have a career repairing air conditioners​ is expected to get a degree.  sorry, mom and dad.

taking a month off and going on a road trip across america by myself is the scariest the i've ever done.  it's also the best decision i've ever made.  it had been my dream to drive out to the desert by myself since 17, and i never thought i'd do it.  i came home feeling that there really is no such thing as failure.

i am in a serious, long-term, monogamous relationship​ and have no plans to change that, but i am a bit of a flirt.

i'm a very open person until it comes down to the emotional stuff.  this is something i've only recently realized about myself.  that's one of the reasons i find writing to a stranger appealing.

i'm interested in finding a pen pal who is creative and who could write to me at least once a month.  i'd like to find someone i could open up to, who would like to exchange SNAIL MAIL about more than just day-to-day activities.   i'm interested in sharing feelings, things i'm learning about myself and people in general, inspiration,​ and laughs.

age group: 25-30.  not set in stone, just to give you an idea.

guy or girl, it doesn't matter.  i tend to relate with guys more easily, but i assume that if you're responding to this it's because you saw something up there that spoke to you and that's what's important.

unfortunatel​y, i can only speak english and bastardized franglais, so i would prefer a corresponden​ce with someone who is fluent in english and can spell.  beyond that, i'm open to talking with people from any country as long as we hit it off!

long letters are not necessary.  thoughtful letters are a must.

i have, over the past year, gotten back into making art for the joy of it.  i don't really have anyone in my life who i can share the process with, and very few of my friends are even interested with the outcome, so i'd be thrilled i f i could connect with someone on that level.  i've never been to art school and i'm not concerned (well, not too concerned) with the things i make being "good."​

i've always enjoyed collaging with magazines and i've also started using garbage found in the street.

i love going for walks, journaling, sketching (i try!), writing poetry, and making postcards.

i blaspheme and use profanity.  a lot.  i enjoy finding new combinations​ of gross words and trying to top my friends.  i often win.  i also collect other words as well.  what's your favorite word?

i collect answers to the question, "what is one of the prettiest songs you've ever heard?"​

i am an atheist.  it's not a big deal, but i completely understand if you'd rather not talk to me.  just don't try to save me and we're cool.

i work at target.  it is not glamorous or thrilling.  i like it that way.  my hobbies are way more interesting anyway.  i'm really into collecting shopping lists left behind by customers.

i long for warm breezes and open windows, lightening bugs, and afternoon thunderstorm​s.

i love making mixed cds.  a few favorites i always come back to or am really into right now:

kings of convenience
jens lekman
smashing pumpkins
joni mitchell
hot chip
herbert
paul simon
talking heads
i miss stuff from 1993 & 94 (sniffle)
depeche mode
chemical brothers
feist

fight club
marie antoinette
eternal sunshine
be kind rewind
v for vendetta
donnie darko
clue
the jason bourne trilogy
t2
parenthood
the color purple
horror movies
stoner comedies

arrested development
home movies
spaced
south park
the office (uk series)
the state
mr. show
how i met your mother
buffy the vampire slayer
penn & teller: bullshit
the wire
the riches

sexing the cherry
hitchhiker's​ guide
gone with the wind (yeah, i know.)
the descent
poemcrazy
fruits basket
the sandman

i'm trying to read a book a month.  i'm currently reading:
if on a winter's night a traveler by italo calvino

i'm also reading through the archives of keri smith's blog, the wish jar journal.

"to swear off mistakes is very easy.  all you have to do is swear off having ideas."​
- leo burnett

"if an idea is any good, it's on the verge of being stupid."​
- michel gondry

"life shrinks and expands in proportion to one's courage."​  - anaïs nin