Halogen

Hello! I'm Halogen.

I'm a weird art hippie poet student. I'm the imaginary friend of my shadow. I'm a time travelling mermaid. I'm at university getting a degree in being meaningfully useless and rewardingly poor (ie I'm a Creative Writing and Theatre undergrad.)

I live here:

My flikr and ATCforall pages may have spoilers on them. They also have available ATCs if you're interested in a private swap.

I think the world is pretty and so are you.

• a note on a small piece of paper saying "love from a stranger" in your handwriting (I collect them)
• steampunk craft items like cogs and watch parts
• colourful eye makeup (but not sketchy dollar store stuff please! drugstore stuff is fine.)
• eco friendly skin/hair/etc products (no icky chemicals like parabens, sulphates, etc. please.)
• maps of made up worlds (drawn by you or from books etc)

• anything to do with the "Stuff I LOVE" section below...
• old-looking maps
• nature photos/old calendars
• Art posters
• colourful/pretty socks - size 11 girls.
• Thoughtfully made ATCs (especially hand drawn/painted)

Themes:

• Nature! Especially: The ocean, jellyfish, tide pools, seahorses, waterfalls, Forests, trees, leaves, feathers (not the fluffy dyed craft store kind), mushrooms, ivy, ferns, moss, dragonflies, fireflies,The sky (moon, stars, clouds), horizons, 4 seasons, Weather (rain, wind, storms, snow)
• 4 elements
• Mermaids, elves (lotr kind, not xmas), fairies (naturey not super girly please)
• spiral staircases, castles, towers
• tree houses, fairy houses, sandcastles
• abandoned, post-apocalyptic
• bird cages
• swings
• time travel, anachronisms
• steam punk, clocks
• hippie stuff
• medieval/fantasy
• science fiction
• made-up worlds
• pirate style, tallships
• art with text in it, interesting fonts and handwriting
• sea glass & translucent things in general
• bubbles
• eyes
• lightbulbs
• spirals, concentric and intersecting circles

Colours:

blue, green, teal, earth colours, autumn colours, blue + brown/gold/yellow, bright warm and cool colours together, rainbow (especially more muted or subtle rainbow colours)

Drinks:

• Like: herbal tea, roibos, green, chai, (craving right now: orange or cranberry herbal, anything spicy for autumn)
• hot chocolate *flavoured coffee (chocolate, vanilla, etc.)
• Dislike: plain black tea, mint tea, chocolate tea, chamomile

Tastes:

Elderflower, kiwi, hazelnut, lemonade, blackberry, blue rasberry, coconut, nutmeg, pumpkin spicy, ginger

I don't really like/need...

• Cartoons
• Kawaii
• Pictures of pets
• Rhinestones
• skulls
• really girly things
• earrings, I do not have pierced ears
• bubblegum/banana flavour, marshmallow
• heavily scented things (mild scent is ok) and very synthetic or floral smells
• pastel colours
• animal print
• postcards of cities/tourist postcards that aren't of nature
• bookmarks
• recipes

MOVIES: V for Vendetta, st Trinians, Serenity, The Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Carribean, Thumbelina, the Hunger Games, A Very Potter Musical :)

TV: Firefly, Doctor Who, True Blood, House, Blacks Books, Glee, Merlin, Bones, New Girl, Sherlock

I generally like fantasy that is particularly original and sci fi (especially dystopia/post-apocalyptic). Also retellings of stories/fairytales.

Some randomly selected favourites: The Lord of the Rings, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, The Hunger Games, Time Traveller's Wife, Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy, Ender's Game, Hexwood, The Chrysalids, the Tortall series, Ella Enchanted, The Golden Compass, Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Gurnsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, A Canticle for Leibowitz, Beauty, Chronicles of Narnia, Lullabies for Little Criminals, Jane Eyre, the flower fairy books!

Misc: XKCD, Post Secret, Improv Everywhere

I don't really have favourite bands but some of my favourite songs are by: Radiohead, Dresden Dolls, Regina Spektor, Belle and Sebastien, The Stars, The Fray, MUSICALS (les mis, wicked, phantom of the opera, sweeney todd, Disney, Dr Horrible etc), Loreena Mckenitt.

I also listen to spoken word (Shane Koyczan, Andrea Gibson, Buddy Wakefield for example).

I'm a pretty laid back person. If you're running behind on a swap just let me know what's going on, it's ok! (Even if your reason is "I'm having a bad day and would really like to not walk to the post office in the rain, I'll send tomorrow?") Note: I'm not implying I will send my swaps late for minor/foreseeable reasons, I know not everyone is a time travelling hippie like me :) If I do fall behind or mess up I'll be sure to let my partners know.

If you're missing a swap or rating from me just send me a message and I'll be more than happy to figure it out!

I take absolutely no offence if you ever want to re-swap something I made for/sent to you! As long as:

• my name is left on it (if it was handmade)
• it isn't writing (a poem, letter, story etc.)

I'm a dumpster diver. If you want to send me stuff you found being thrown out I am 100% supporting of that as long as is isn't: dirty, edible, makeup, or broken (in a non artistic way). Likewise, recycled packaging is smiled upon.

These people have flaked on me or in swaps I hosted. If you ever want to resolve this I would love you to get in contact with me. Until then I'm afraid you can't join any of my swaps.

@ruoto @Powderedtoastgirl @aer90 (twice) @bright16 @Twiffly @AdorablePenguin @BeautifullyFrayed @creepyweirdo @akhilpreeti @memecrease