I hate having an empty mailbox. I hope I can find some penpals.   
Name: Mia
Age: 19
Location: Santa Cruz, CA for the summer and winter but Cambridge, MA for college
Email: polkadotumbrella@sbcglobal.net
Interests:  feminism, garage sales, photography, thrift stores, reading, stationary, fashion, singing, riot grrrl, punk, psychology. I'm an art therapy major, and I'm thinking of minoring in women's studies.
Favorite music: Sleater-Kinney, Le Tigre, Pretty Girls make Graves, Metric, the Dresden Dolls, Epoxies, X-ray spex, Bratmobile, Blatz, Stereo Total, Postal Service, Magnetic Fields, Cat Power, The Decemberists, Belle and Sebastian, The Shins, Tilly and the Wall,  Bikini Kill, Freezepop, Blatz, Noisettes, Metric, Ladytron, Zounds, The Slits, Tegan and Sara, Long Blondes, Regina Spektor, Lily Allen, Blonde Redhead, Kimya Dawson, Ladytron, CSS, Jens Lekman, Kate Nash. 
Favorite movies: Ghost World, Trainspotting, Amelie, Garden State, Little Miss Sunshine, The Invisible Circus
Please don't reply to my post if you'll just send letters that are a few lines. It's hard to get to know someone that way. I love hearing about different cultures. I don't care about age. I can't promise I'll always write right away, because college is hectic, but I have free time now that it's summer. I'll always write back. I'd love to meet fellow artists. so, comment or e-mail me if you're interested :) and a photo I took: 

 

looking for a few new friendly faces..or letters. I hate having an empty mailbox.
Name: Mia
Age: 19
Location: Santa Cruz, CA for the summer and winter but Cambridge, MA for college
Email: polkadotumbrella@sbcglobal.net
Interests:  feminism, garage sales, photography, thrift stores, reading, stationary, fashion, singing, riot grrrl, punk, psychology. My guilty pleasure is Top Model. I'm an art therapy major, and I'm thinking of minoring in women's studies.
Favorite music: Sleater-Kinney, Le Tigre, Pretty Girls make Graves, Metric, the Dresden Dolls, Epoxies, X-ray spex, Bratmobile, Blatz, Stereo Total, Postal Service, Magnetic Fields, Cat Power, The Decemberists, Belle and Sebastian, The Shins, Tilly and the Wall,  Bikini Kill, Freezepop, Blatz, Noisettes, Metric, Ladytron, Zounds, The Slits, Tegan and Sara, Long Blondes, Regina Spektor, Lily Allen, Blonde Redhead, Kimya Dawson, Ladytron, CSS, Jens Lekman, Kate Nash. 
Favorite movies: Ghost World, Trainspotting, Amelie, Garden State, Little Miss Sunshine, The Invisible Circus
Please don't reply to my post if you'll just send letters that are a few lines. It's hard to get to know someone that way. I love hearing about different cultures. I don't care about age. I can't promise I'll always write right away, because college is hectic, but I have free time now that it's summer. I'll always write back. I'd love to meet fellow artists. so, comment or e-mail me if you're interested :) and a photo I took: 

Thanks to olive_gretski for the dinosaur card! It's cute. :]

I just bought 12 cards, featuring scenes from Oregon. I bought them at an antique mall in Winston, OR and I think they're all from the 60's and 70's. :] I also got some from Wild Life Safari, also located in Winston, OR.

Who wants one?!

P.S. I got a card from someone named Melanie, and the card says it's from Tucson, AZ. But there is no Melanie from AZ in the database. Is it YOU?

Hi Everyone :-)

Wow, I haven't had penpals in YEARS!!! It used to be such a huge, important part of my life and I'd really like to have that back!

Here's my survey:

User name: xlaurax22
Name: Laura
Age: 22
State/Province, Country: Baltimore, MD, USA
Address: Will e-mail address on request - lauragorman827@yahoo.com

What are your major interests? Photography, Graphic Design, Sewing, Knitting, Crocheting, Scrapbooking, Music, Going to Shows, The Beach, Time with friends, Movies, Comedy, Tattoos, Girly stuff like unicorns and My Little Ponies (lol), cooking, coffee, reading, Road Trips

What do you love? Laughing, Creating things, Cute stuff, Stars, Daydreaming, Sunshine, and all my above hobbies

What do you hate? Mean people, snobs, etc. etc.. I'm really easy to get along with though

What kind of creative things would you want to send to your penpal? Small crafts, art, photos, etc... I guess it would depend how close we became too.

What kind of creative things would you want to receive from your penpal? Anything, not picky.

How many penpals do you want? A few for now

My favorite authors right now are Nicholas Sparks & Jodi Picoult

Favorite tv shows: South Park, Family Guy, Friends, Six Feet Under, Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared

Favorite movies: Clerks 1&2, Mallrats, The Notebook, Horror movies, Knocked up, Forgetting Sarah Marshall.. stuff like that

Favorite music: Punk, hardcore, metal, and modern country (weird mix i know!)

Is it okay for your penpal to post pictures or excerpts of things they receive from you to share with the community? Yeah!

Hey everyone!

I am looking for a different kind of penpal. Bear with me, as I explain.

I love found objects, old papers, fabric, buttons, doo-dads of all sorts... I'm looking for someone who would be willing to send me.... well.... junk. :) I love to use it in my art. Of course, I don't want anything germy or disgusting. But I do love old photos, paper, small toys, things like that. I especially love things that are non-English - labels, newspapers, books, etc. If I could sum it up, I like things that look as if I couldn't get them by walking in the nearest U.S. shopping center. And I'd like to travel the world vicariously through the mail! :)

Here's a list of the kind of things I am always looking for:
postcards
greeting cards
wrappers and labels (from wine bottles or perfume bottles, for example)
medicine labels
foil labels or seals
cigarette or cigar seals or labels
children's books
old books
magazines and newspapers
tickets or ticket stubs
game pieces and cards
cheap jewelry charms and evil eye charms
stickers
stationery
receipts or business forms
fabric scraps or appliques
maps
very old photographs
postage stamps (used or not)
brads or interesting paper clips
office supply labels ("my name is ______", day of the week, or file tab labels for example)
seed packets
old calendars
bottlecaps
clothing tags and labels (both the paper tags attached when you buy and also the care/brand tabs sewn in)
ledger book paper
flashcards (words or math for kids)
price tickets (like if you had a garage sale) or cool-looking price tags
paper or fabric flowers and leaves
tokens of any kind
coupons, especially old ones
children's worksheets or workbooks
rhinestones (LOOOVE rhinestones!)
sequins
ribbon and lace
sewing pins, decorative pins, hat pins, and safety pins
buttons
watch pieces and small machine parts
matchbooks
patches
drink parasols
keychains
business cards
foreign money - paper and coins (of tiny value of course!! Even play money is good!)

Keep in mind that what is commonplace for you might NOT be commonplace for me! Send me pieces of your world!

Here's my more "official" survey!
User name: medgeek
Name: Amy
Age: 35
State/Province, Country: Arizona, USA
Address (email address if not comfortable sharing with everyone): amywing at cox dot net

What are your major interests? What do you love? What do you hate?
I love scrapbooking, paper arts, multi-media art, my kids and hubby, my job (I'm a medical professional), reading, science, socks, soft bedsheets, found objects, close friendships, traveling, expanding my world, paper, fabric, exercise, yummy food, kitty cats, anything foreign, Lost, massage, giggling with my girls, vintage stuff

What kind of creative things would you want to send to your penpal? Scratch my itch, and I'll scratch yours! What would you like from the U.S. that is not readily available in your part of the world?

What kind of creative things would you want to receive from your penpal? See above!

How many penpals do you want?
As many as I can keep up with!

Is it okay for your penpal to post pictures or excerpts of things they receive from you to share with the community? Sure.

so is it just me or does itunes seriously not carry a single lesbian type movie?? i was viewing a post about lesbian movies and wanted to see if i could watch any on itunes and couldn't find a single one! WTF?

Hey Ladies!!!

Someone recently put up a entry about movies, but I just found something that will help everyone out! Its basically an encyclopedia of lesbian scenes. It has movies and I think TV shows. Its pretty awesome though!

Its not safe for the work place though, does have some adult content on it. It lists EVERYTHING, from Buffy to lots of different porn. I'm not sure if it is based around girls kissing and doing sexual things or if it is just anything, but it still helps!

I'm SUCH a movie person, so I thougt I would share it with you guys!

http://www.clublez.com/movies/index.html

Hope you all enjoy it!

    So, I find that I am VERY attracted to androgynous women, I think. 

Name: Mary

Age: 16

Orientation: THERE WAS ORIENTATION? Oh shoot. I missed it.


Birthday: January 18th, 1992

Gender: Female

Relationship Status: Mm. I don't quite like this question. Is it vital?

Location: Orange County, California.

Religion: This is a topic I could go on for days about. Technically Catholic, but I'm a history geek, so the history behind the Catholic church is what gets me.
Terrible reason to be a certain religion, but I can't help it! I drool over it.

Occupation: None, starting college this fall.

Languages spoken: English, mild French, pirate, and a little cockney British. (Whaaaat? That's not a language! You're KIDDING.)

Interests: I'm a bibliomaniac, so books. Reading, music, painting, art, fashion, poetry, film, drama, people-watching, costuming, makeup-design, History,
literature, I could go on for...days...and days about what I love.


Music: Mostly Indie Rock or Classical. Some Britpop, etc. My taste is very eclectic. My favorite bands or artists in no particular order are:
Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard, Belle and Sebastian, Brahms, Mozart, Liza Minelli, Frank Sinatra, Joni Mitchell, Duncan Sheik,
Kate Nash, Oasis, Muse, The Libertines, JEM, Sia, The Police...give me something and I'll try it.

Books: Too many. If I could and had to, for some reason, pick some top favorites, though, it'd be:
Lolita- Vladimer Nabakov
Any poetry by e.e. Cummings
A Perfect Day for Bananafish/Nine Stories- J.D Salinger
The Time Traveler's Wife-Audrey Niffenegger
Only Revolutions- Mark Z. Danielewski
Atonement- Ian Mcewan


TV: I don't really watch live Television. If I do watch TV on DVD, I watch Rome, Bones, House, The Office, or Flight of the Concords. I have been known to slip in a South Park episode here and there, for a cheering up.


Movies: Too many, again...but a few, if I had to chose:
Whisper of the Heart
Fight Club
American Beauty
Amadeus
Dangerous Liaisons
The Red Violin
Lust, Caution
Atonement
Lolita
Anything Disney, really.
A Room with a View
La Vie En Rose
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Amelie
Cabaret
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Factory Girl
and seriously..my film collection is HUGE.


How long have you been writing to pen pals? Never had any snail mail Penpals! Speaking of, I hate calling it snail mail. I quite like snails, and it sounds almost like a cacophemism! But I have lots of online friends that I email and talk to all the time.

How many pen pals do you have? None.

How many pen pals do you want? Any amount! Letter-writing is an artform I'd love to perfect. You can save them physically, versus emails. You feel like they're more meaningful.

How long are your letters? Depends on how much I have to say!

Do you hand-write or type? Handwriting is more personal, eh?

How long does it take you to reply to a letter? A day or two, probably.

Sending Gifts: I am a serious gift-giver. I LOVE sending surprises to people.

What age would you like your pen pal to be? Any age! I'm a firm believer that age does not necessarily determine maturity, and would like the same attitude to be shown towards me.

Would you like them to be male or female? Either or, I enjoy talking to everyone!

Where would you like them to be from? Anywhere but California. Haha. I've had it with this place.

What are you looking for in a pen pal? Someone who is open-minded and willing to truly talk, through letters. A connection, of the friendly sorts. If someone wants to just send letters back and forth about,
"Hi, Hi, how're you?" I'm not quite intrigued. I find random strangers fascinating! So be sure to only increase my fascination. I'm a very open person about things,
so I'd like someone to be just as.

Brief Description: Of myself, or? Well, I'm a crazy redheaded bibliomaniac-insomniac two for one, who enjoys looking at the stars, drinking tea, writing songs and poems, and being completely odd. I've also conducted a plan to see every still-existing Vermeer painting. It'll be anarchy! If you've ever seen the film Juno, I'm a little like her. It's quite sad watching a movie you could've written.
I'll do email or regular mail, even a mix!
Just drop me a comment, aye? Or, if you're feeling especially happy and want to go the extra mile, an email!
(Warning before you talk to me, I do like to curse and/or address ideally sensitive topics. I don't want you to be surprised!)

sweetbellasblood@gmail.com
or
howilivenow@yahoo.com

Name: Rhane
Age: 16
Location:Alamogordo, New Mexico
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Bisexual. =]]
Movies: Hmm.. Monty Python and the Holy Grail, V for Vendetta, Sweeny Todd, Imagine You and M, etc.


Music: Tons. Cobra Starship, Medic Droid, Bayside. Just tons. I'm into Techno/Electronica/Dance.


Hobbies: Reading, Writing, Sketching. Live Journal. Myspace.


Books: I'll read just about anything. I'm a sucker for Terry Brooks.


Penpal Questions

How long have you been penpalling?
Never. This is my first time. =DD


How many penpals do you have?
Zero.


How many do you want?
As many people are interested. =]]

How long are your letters?
Typically 1-3 pages.

Do you type or handwrite?
I do both. It depends on the person. 

Do you like sending gifts with your letters?
If that penpal is particualry special. =]



Usually, how long does it take for you to reply to a letter?
A day. Two at the most.

What age would you like your penpal to be?
Somewhere from 14-17 would be great.

Would you like them to be male or female?
I would prefer female.

Where would you like them to be from?
Absolutely anywhere.

What are you looking for in a penpal? 
A good bond, friendship, similarity in interests. I'd love to have a penpal either be bisexual or lesbian, that way there's more understanding between us. e

Name: Amber
Age: 21
Location:Houston, Texas
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Straight
Movies:
cheesy 80 movies SLC Punk, Crash, Spun, Grandmas Boy anything really

Music:
All kinds some of my favorites include Blue October, Eve of Autumn Pink Floyd, Paramore, Circa Survive, Rancid, Sublime, Slipknot, Styx,NIN, Tool, I listen to everything for the most part

Hobbies:
Reading, writing, taking care of my terror of a puppy

Books:
Anything I can get my hands on. I just recently finished the Bell Jar. Great book should have read it sooner.
About me:
Im majoring in Journalism minoring in psych. I've just been really bored as of late looking for new friends and new ways of spending my time.

Penpal Questions

How long have you been penpalling?
This would be the first. I have a few friends that have moved away and I write to them.


How many penpals do you have?
about 3 old friends I write to


How many do you want?
as many as i can

How long are your letters?
However long you'd like I like to write so it totally depends on the reader

Do you type or handwrite?
Both I like to handwrite more often
Do you like sending gifts with your letters?

Sometimes



Usually, how long does it take for you to reply to a letter?
As soon as possible.

What age would you like your penpal to be?
doesnt matter that much

Would you like them to be male or female?
doesnt matter

Where would you like them to be from?
Anywhere besides here. Id love to hear from people who live in different countries

What are you looking for in a penpal? Friendship, people to talk to and learn from. I believe everyone has their own story and would like to discover some that I might never have had the chance to.

Hi!

The L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center says that the Supreme Court is having a hearing tomorrow about equal marriage for gay and lesbian couples in California. I am hunting the internet for more info but am coming up pretty dry. Have anything you want to share?

P.S. Thank you all for your wonderful advice from a couple of days ago.

<3 Courtney

 Name: Grace
Age: 21
Location:Florida
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Straight

Movies:
Amadeus, Letters from Iwo Jima, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings...more, but too many to list =)

Music:
I listen to a different variety of music like classical, rock (INCUBUS, Weezer, Depeche Mode, Foo Fighters, rock from the 90's I guess you could say), some transe like Paul Oakenfold and J-pop. My favorite group is ARASHI (I love them!) and other groups like Winds.

Hobbies:
Reading, writing, listening and playing music, scrap booking, learning Japanese, watching T.V.

Books:
I like all kinds of books, mostly whatever interests me at the time. I like books about Japanese culture and history mostly. Other books: Picture of Dorian Grey, Harry Potter, Davinci Code, John Grisham books, manga (if that counts :P), The Handmaid’s tale; etc.

About me:
I love to write so I’m majoring in English and I also love music. I’ve played clarinet for a few years and used to play piano. I like to write random stories and fanfiction so I would love to exchange stories with someone who shares this interest. 

Penpal Questions

How long have you been penpalling?
For about one year

How many penpals do you have?
3

How many do you want?
2 or 3 more

How long are your letters?
I would like to write a lot (maybe 3 pages), but it depends on how much the other person writes and prefers to read.

Do you type or handwrite?
I would prefer to handwrite. It’s more personal =) However, e-mail is cool too.

Do you like sending gifts with your letters?

I like to send cards during holidays.

Usually, how long does it take for you to reply to a letter?
As soon as possible.

What age would you like your penpal to be?
Around my age so maybe 18-23

Would you like them to be male or female?
Female

Where would you like them to be from?
Anywhere really.  Maybe not Florida because I live here, but anywhere else in the U.S. is cool with me =)

What are you looking for in a penpal? Friendship and someone who really likes to write and talk about daily life and random things. Someone who shares some of my interests and is open to different things as well.

If you’re interested just comment and tell me about yourself. Let me know your e-mail or something else to get in contact. =)

So, I'm going away to Brock University for the leisure and recreation program this September. I'd be in residence, ugh, ugh, ugh...

I have a slight problem. My mother's churchlet friend had gotten the information that I'm heading to Brock. Her daughter is going to attend Brock as well. She has requested residence with me.

I'm not out at my mother's church, and I don't intend to come out - due to my mother being particularly paranoid that she'd "lose her social status" in her church. (It's something I do voluntarily for my mother...)

I have plans to be active in the dating scene at Brock and I really don't know what to do with said slightly gossipy roommate. I also plan to bring girls back to my residence...

The daughter is about 4 years younger than I am...and I don't want to be seen as the "corrupting force" in her life.

Got any suggestions? Any long term solutions that don't involve coming out to the church at large?

hi.

im wondering at what age did you figure out you were Gay?

i knew when i was 12 years old. i came out ( now at 20 ) to my mother and she said that i can't know im gay unless i have sex with a guy first & that i am two young to know. for your information im 20 years old. I Have never slept with a woman or a man but i know that im gay because men don't turn me on. its impossible for me to imagine doing any kind of sexual activity with a guy. do i have to have sex with the opposite sex to know that im gay? is she right? is that how most of you found out you are gay experimenting with the opposite sex ?

thanks.

Hi everyone!! My name is Erin. I live in Oswego, NY. It is a busy tourist city in the summer time. Lots of things to do. I am 23 years old. I work as a veterinary technician. I absolutely love animals. They are a huge part of my life. It would be so dull without them. I have a dog and two cats of my own. All rescues of course. My big heart sometimes gets the best of me! Some of my hobbies include rubber stamping, cooking, movies, friends, reading, shopping, scrap booking (well trying to anyway), out door activities and much more.

I am a very easy going and talkative person. I love writing and receiving long letters. I understand that sometimes life gets in the way and the letters can't be as long as normal. I don't mind if you type or handwrite the letters. I normally handwrite mine. I sometimes swap recipes, stationary, FB's, stickers, stationary and other items with my pals. I don't do it with each letter nor do I expect my pals too. If you don't swap, that is completely fine with me.

I am looking for some long letter pals that love writing as much as I do. Any age, race, culture is fine by me. I am looking for meaningful friendships. If you are interested in being my pal send me an email and we can exchange addresses. e_steph@hotmail.com

Hi girls...  

Name: amber
Age: 15 years young.
Birthday: 2-13-93
Gender: female
Sexuality: straight
Location: north eastern pennsylvania
Nationality: polish, english, swiss.
Occupation: high school student
Languages spoken: english, a little spanish
Interests: softball, learning spanish, reading, writing, making friends and having a kickass time with those i do have.
Movies: anything funny, or tear-jerker like.
Music: everything.
Books: speak is my favorite.
TV: family guy, futurama, south park, food network, game shows.

How long have you been writing to pen pals? never!

How many pen pals do you have? zero :(

How many pen pals do you want? a bunch :)

How long are your letters? it depends.

Do you hand-write or type?  eh, both.. but handwriting is more personal.

How long does it take you to reply to a letter? i'm not sure yet.

Sending Gifts: i don't know, maybe :)

What age would you like your pen pal to be? no pedophile types, please. guys under 18 are preferable. girls don't really scare me.

Would you like them to be male or female? both is cool.

Where would you like them to be from? anywhere!

What are you looking for in a pen pal? a friend.

Brief Description:  check my lj for that.