i have alot of women wanting to be pen pals but i like to talk to guys too!

Name: Joelle
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Location: Washington State
Occupation: sadly i am unemployed :-(
Dream Job: something that has to do with music, art, photography, or writing
Languages: English
Tattoos/ Piercings: ears and 8 tattoos and many more drawn out
Orientation: bisexual

About me:
Well.. I'm bipolar, i believe in living life to the fullest because you never know what will happen. i love talking to new people. I'm interested in all different subjects and am pretty knowledgable. I have an addiction to caffine, especially code red and pepsi. i love waking up in the middle of the night and making choclate chip pancakes. when i graduated high school i back packed through spain and italy for a month. now that was hella fun.
i like learning about my bipolar disorder, find out more about what's going on in my brain. one day my next trip when i save up the money again i want to go to greece and then back to italy. italy was my favorite place. especially rome. you could feel the history. ok off track. sorry i ramble.
i love ink, i have several tattoos and have a few more drawn out that i plan on getting and they all have meaning for me.
i like to go dance in the rain and walk in the rain and FYI lol it doesn't rain every day here in washington state as to what people may think.
i like rings (another addiction), necklaces, i'm really into art and photography. those are my major passions and i always have my ipod or zune and my headphones near me.
wanna know what, just ask!

Music:
Linkin park, secondhand serenade, doo wop, the older kid rock stuff, rihanna, deadstar assembly, 30 seconds to mars, bayside, koRn, cradle of filth, audioslave, 3 doors down, FM static, the bravery, bush, for minor, daughtry, dashboard confessional, psychadelic, (i know i didn't spell that right, well i don't think so at least)
that's a sample of my playlist right there

Pen Pal Info:
How many pen pals do you have?: 2
How many pen pals do you want?: 3-5
Do you want email pals?: Yeah but i'd prefer the one below
Do you want snail mail pals?: yes, it's always fun getting letters in the mail!
Do you want new LJ friends: sure why not.
How long are your letters?: depends, sometimes i can talk on and on aout things, sometimes it's shorter, depends on what the other person said
Reply time?: if it's an email, within 2 days, snail mail, within 3-4 days.
Where would you like them to be from?: everywhere! if it's oversea's you will have to help me figure out how to send you the letter
What are you looking for in a pen pal?: someone to talk to that is fun and awesome and have some of the same interests as me.

Contact: poetryxfreak@yahoo.com

Dear penpals,

I hope that this is okay to post here.

I am gathering USED stamps for the sake of artwork and thought I would post around to see if any of you letter writers might have some stamps you'd be willing to part with. They can be removed from the envelope or cut out, either works fine. I prefer the dry back stamps to the sticky ones, but will take either if you have them. They can be from anywhere in the world, that isn't important.

If you have stamps, no matter how many, that you wouldn't mind parting with please leave me a message, I'd love to have them. Thanks!

Name: amanda
Nicknames: honestly...i have none...i've missed out on that in life *shrugs*
Age: 28
Birthday: april 9th
Gender: female
Location: virginia, usa
Occupation: currently a customer service rep for the va employment commission
Language: english
Tattoos/Piercings: 1 tat...ears pierced
Religious View: currently, you can say i'm searching for that
Orientation: straight...have had some bi-curious tendencies however...
Relationship Status: recently divorced...just started dating a very wonderful guy

About Me:
some might say i'm kinda aggressive. i've been called weird a many a time. i've been through a lot in the last bit and in it i've discovered a lot about myself. first and foremost, i am a nerd. i love to game (my baby bought me a ps3 for christmas <3). i also love to write. been trying to get back in touch with that. i can ramble on at great lengths about nothing at all. i am kinda addicted to taking pictures of myself. i find graveyards absolutely fascinating. bubble wrap can amuse me for hours. honestly, i've always found it hard to write about myself. anything you wanna know, please ask. :)

Main Interests:
writing, shopping (american eagle usually receives most of my pay checks), genealogy, reading, religion, concerts, computers, gaming, photography, being random

Music:
mainly rockish and metal stuff...clutch is quite possibly an all time fave and a group i must see before i die...dream theater, slipknot, pearl jam, foo fighters, the frey, kings of leon, to name a few others

Movies:
adventure, sci-fi kinda crazy disaster movies, some romance, some comedy, i could name my favorites but we'd be here a while...i guess you could add movie nerd to my about me. :)

Books/Authors:
harry potter, twilight

TV:
if my icon hasn't given it away...HOUSE! hugh laurie doesn't know it yet, but he's madly in love with me :)

Penpal Info:
How many penpals do you have? currently none
How many do you want? a few to start, 5-10ish
Do you want email pals? i would prefer snail mail, but email is fine.
Do you want snail mail pals? yes
How long are your letters? i'd say about 2-3 pages or so. i tend to ramble. :)
How long does it take you to reply to a letter? week...depending on work and life no more than 2 tops.
What sex do you want them to be? female
Where do you want them to be from? overseas, would love to learn about the world around me; usa
What age do you want them to be? doesn't matter
What kind of penpal are you looking for? i don't really want to place a label on this kinda thing. i want to make new friends and get to know people of all types.

happy new year everyone!!

've been making bentos regularly, and have just gotten lazy w/the picture-taking (however, I am continually amazed and impressed by the quality of bentos shared on here!!). lucky-ducky me, I scored some sweet bento-making lootz for xmas this year, and today was my first day trying them out.


my husband's bento today.

he had a nice feta-topped salad w/a dressing pig in one half, and purple potatoes, chicken nugget halves, and suuuuper-cute sweet-rice shapes (with wee carrot hearts thanks to my new micro-mini cutters!). oooh, I totally added furikake to his rice after I took this pic, and didn't take a new one. dang. imagine that his flower had a little center of seeds, too. :P


my lunch today.

looking at it now, the half on the left looks like a weird face. O_O that was not intended, but is neat! I got the other 2 rice shapes from the set of 4, more purple potatoes, and chicken nugget halves in that container. the other half held baby tomatoes, asparagus topped w/more carrot hearts, carrot and cucumber slices, a raspberry, and a lil' swiss cheese cube.

oh ho ho! funny how new tools result in a renewed spirit of creativity! (btw, if you're curious, I have added all the bentos I haven't shared yet over here to this set, just to get 'em up)

One of my New Year's resolutions is to cook more Asian food. I used to be afraid of making rice, believe it or not, and other than stir frying some vegetables and adding soy sauce, I've never really attempted anything outside my comfort zone of Western cuisine. So here is my first bento to contain onigiri!



They turned out yummy, even if my photography wasn't the best. The one on the left is triangular-shaped and filled with a store-bought furikake. The one on the right is plain.

The top tier contains leftover salmon with a honey mustard glaze and baby carrots. It was a good lunch, but I almost wish I had only packed one onigiri and used the rest of the space for another vegetable or protein.

( This was also my first time using a new bento box! )

Hello~ I'm new here!

Today I made some bento for my girlfriend, I had lots left over so I made one for meyself and my mum too~



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Thank you, I hope you like my bento! Soon I want to try Character bento~

My first Post in this community, and also my first Bento and my first Tamagoyaki :)



Left: Crackers and Saltbretzel

Middle: Steamcooked rice with Wasabi Furikake

Right: Korean Glassnoodle salad, Tamagoyaki and olives filled with garlic.

I was pretty stuffed after this :)

            

Variations on a theme... I wasn't home from work until almost 3:30 am, and my imagination had gone to bed by then. So saved by the fact that my kid loves sausage rolls AND it's one of the things that never seem to be out of stock, even late at night in 7-Eleven.. well.. there you are.. another sausage roll-monster...

Bento # 682 Ravioli in tomato sauce. Sausage Rolls. Lettuce. Grape.

Left tier has 12 seedless red grapes for a year of goodluck, with yellow cheese boxer shorts/underwear for gold within the new year. Above is a Statue of Liberty pick with a rumball to represent watching the ball drop on TV in Times Square on top of chicken egg rolls.

Right tier has Rosemary and herb Chicken and roasted fries, with a cheese suitcase on top, to represent our walk around the neighborhood with a suitcase in tow. This will hopefully fulfill our wish of traveling in the new year.

Is there anyone who is interested in a deeper friendship? I have multiple mental disorders and have an extremely hard time making friends, being out in society, and being 'crazy' in general. I'm looking for someone with similar problems who I can confide in and who can confide in me!

Im 18 years old and from California. :) Very creative, wordy, and quirky! I suffer form Bipolar II Disorder, severe panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and agoraphobic/OCD tendencies. Oh, and am on medication! I'm extremely open about my issues!

It's been quite a while since I've posted.  I haven't been packing them as regularly through the holidays and many that I did pack weren't photographed.

Reposting. Let me just say that because I’m thinking so hard about this you all should feel honoured… really. I even highlighted in red (because that's DBSK's fanclub colour... if you don't know who they are, ignore the stuff in the brackets) what is the more important stuff for those people that are just skimming!

Hey y'all, my name's Ahya (try pronouncing that… go on I DARE you) Kamal. I turned 15 on the 9^th of December and am in my sophomore year of high school. I love to write and read because my parents encouraged it and then it just kinda got out of control to the point where they want me to stop LOL. Does this mean I’m smart? Well I don’t know it depends on your definition, doesn’t it? I did get on the honour roll last year and am aiming for the same thing for pretty much all of high school and university too (not to brag, but anything that gets me penpals haha).

I started posting my stuff to my own LiveJournal community called scribblespam. So check it out if you get a minute. I would like a penpal who appreciates writing and reading as well because it would be easy to relate to and I would also prefer if someone can help me grow as a writer... assuming you're experienced because I don't want to be showered with praise because let's face it, it's not like that's how the real world works.

So what types of books do I read? Anything really... length doesn't deter me. Genre wise though I'm keen on romantic comedies and things that make me think. My current favourite is My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Pocult. I allow my genre to widen for movies and will watch ANYTHING that's not porn x]. My current movie fave is Paris Je T'aime. For music, I have a 950+ song library which is always expanding. I’ll listen to anything really and see for myself if it’s likable or not. I like to think I’m diverse because I listen to worldly stuff like Urdu/Hindi music, French music, Spanish songs, a hell load of Korean and Japanese music and of course English stuff of any genre. And then I watched a French movie (with English subs but whatever, it's the thought that counts) too! So someone who's into worldly music and movies would be nice as well.

I’m a Sunni Muslim and my background is Pakistani even though I was born in America. I currently live in Mississauga, Canada with my parents, my maternal grandmother and my two younger brothers.

Anyways, in a penpal, I would like to talk with someone who's either my age or older. Gender doesn't matter though I've never had a male penpal yet LOL.

Do you think I'm cool enough to be your friend? Do you think you're cool enough to be mine? Then please, feel free to email me at ahyakamal@hotmail.com. I can't wait to hear from you guys :)

Happy New Year everyone! First "business" day of the new year and the kidlet and I had a lunch function at school so I splurged and did two charaben to start the New Year right!


My favorite Sanrio character is Badtz Maru so I made myself an onigiri, encased it in nori and cut out the eyes and mouth out of cheese.  Badtz Maru has several sidekicks; the one pictured here is Hana Maru (I think.) who is a molded egg with the face picked out in nori with sesame seeds for eyes. They are surrounded by succotash, Japanese spinach, radish pickles and some gyoza.

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This is a Repost, only better!

Name: Yesenia
Nicknames: Yesi (yes - ee)
Age: 24
Birthday: August 2nd
Gender: Female
Location: Southern California, USA
Occupation: Full time student majoring in Criminal Justice and Linguistics and I'm a front desk agent/sales coordinator/accounts receivable person at a hotel.
Language: English and Spanish. I've taken one year of Italian (none of which I remember) :facepalm:.
Tattoos/Piercings: 2 tattoos and one set of ear pierciengs.
Religious View: Agnostic
Orientation: I think it's about who you love not the gender, but so far ‘d say straight.
Relationship Status: Single

About Me:
I love to talk and I talk way too fast. I'm very personable, but not so much outgoing. I'm a type of person that will sit and watch a group of people interact before joining in. I'm very adaptable. I have many acquaintances, but few close friends. I love to lead, but hate being the leader.
So I go to community college, my major is criminal justice, and I'm saving up for Cal State Long Beach or Sacramento. I work during the day and go to school at night so my days are long, busy and tiring. I am a huge movie buff, but only when money permits.
A few things one must know and have to accept as being purely Me is that Harry Potter is my current obsession and yes, I like the Twilight Saga but only in book not so much the movies. I love fanfic, particularly slash. I am fine with a lot of high grade kinks and if that makes me weird then so be it. I also like HSM. Deal with it! It’s fan fiction, keyword being ‘fiction’.
Some other odds and ends: I have a sister that is five years my junior and we are like night and day, but we are both artsy. I'm the applied arts child while she is the performing arts child. I live in Southern California, but believe it or not I have only been to El Segundo Beach, a small trail in Malibu and a Long Beach cliff for a Marine Bio. class so no, I have not been to many beaches. I have been to theme parks, but that's usually on threat of pain. Anything else, please feel free to ask!

Main Interests:
I love to write, read and sketch although I don't think I'm really any good. I love to take pictures, but I very rarely post them. I'm a bit old school in that I like to make photo books instead of online albums. I think it's something about the physical picture in your hands that does it for me. Hmm, I love nature, but hardly have time to go out and when I do I don't have anyone to go out with me.

Music:
Everything! Ok so there are a few exceptions such as banda/corridos which bring back bad memories, but I'm open to a lot of genres. Some artists that I like are, Linkin Park, Three Days Grace, Nickelback, Evanescence, Breaking Benjamin, Seether, Limp Bizkit, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Mozart, *Nsync, BSB, 5ive, 98 Degrees, Britney Spears, Big Boy, Vico C, Kumbia Kings, Xtreme, Aventura, The Insyderz, Elvis Crespo, Sin Bandera, La Oreja de VanGoh, John Williams, Justin Timberlake, etc. I’m very eclectic as you can tell*g*.

Movies:
Well . . . Fantasy, Sci-Fi, mystery, adventure, even chick flicks if I'm in the mood and I used to love Horror, but now I can't watch it cause well it creeps me out. That bugs me. But my all time fave is 'The Wizard of Oz' :oD

Books/Authors:
Harry Potter!!!, The Twilight Saga, Mystery and Horror. Preston Douglas and Lincoln Childs, Elizabeth Peters, Wilbur Smith, Dean Koontz, Stephen King, James Rollins, Anne Martin, Dan Brown, Charlene Harris (::rolls eyes:: yes it’s cheesy, but if the mood stirkes. . . ) Stephen Chbosky (sp?), Laurell K. Hamilton. Of course I also love some of the classics like Catcher in The Rye, A Separate Peace, A Modest Proposal, C.S. Lewis and many many more! I mean it too, I have over 300 books in my collection.

TV:
Not a TV person really, but when I do watch it I'm into Law & Order CI! I like the others, but this is my fave. Hmm I watch other shows, but I wait until a whole season is out and then Netflix it. Shows I have done this too are Heroes, Law & Order: all of them, True Blood. Wow, I don't watch a lot of TV.

Penpal Info:
How many penpals do you have? None at the moment
How many do you want? Not Choosy
Do you want email pals? To begin with because I really want snail mail pals. I’m up for e-mail pals, but it may take me a while to e-mail back.
Do you want snail mail pals? Yes, si, oui, Ja!
How long are your letters? Depends, but generally 2 - 3 pages. They may be longer because I have large script or maybe the conversation is just that good.
How long does it take you to reply to a letter? A week max, but probably less time.
What sex do you want them to be? Doesn't matter.
Where do you want them to be from? Anywhere, although from over seas would be interesting.
What age do you want them to be? As long as you're legal :oD
What kind of penpal are you looking for? Someone who is as nosy as me LOL. No I am serious. I am a complete and total spaz when I get going and my subjects tend to jump around when I’m writing. It is generally due to side anecdotes that pop up as I’m reading something my penpal may have written. I also like penpals that are not afraid to ask away. I don’t really like it if people just answer my questions and leave it at that. I don’t bite, ask me stuff, be nosy, push my buttons! I find that if we have something to disagree on we can get a nice debate going. Of course we can always agree to disagree, but it makes for great writers block sometimes.

Unfortunately I have no photos for this post.I haven't made any bentos in awhile because my work schedule hasn't aloud me to have time for one on lunch.So I was thinking last night that the only time I would have the time to make one and enjoy eating it without rushing is if I were to make them for dinner at home once and awhile for myself and my boyfriend.(I guess I can say I'm kinda lucky because when I was telling him about bentos he seemed very interested and said If I made him one he'd eat it at work.I think it would be alot better for him than the buffet food he has.He works at a casino in the IT department and sits at a desk all day and all they have for the workers is a buffet.And it can't be healthy food.So maybe if I make it appetizing looking he'll want to take one to work everyday if I have time to make them.

I have been reading up on alot of bento recipes and most of them call for sake and mirin.I have never seen those ingredients used in american recipes.If I cant get a hold of either of them is there something I can substitute in the recipe?Or do you have to use those?

I have a full day at work on friday with a half hour break so maybe if I can get some shopping done Ill be able to make myself one for lunch.They've been cutting hours back so we only have short breaks recently.I was happpy when I saw that I had a full day this week.I also have to think of meals that are inexpensive to make so I don't go over our food budget.Does anyone have any inexpensive bento recipes?They'd be greatly appreciated!

name Marissa
age 19, almost 20.
birthday January 14
gender Female
orientation Straight.
relationship I'm casually dating a few people right now.
motto I don't really have one.
favorite quote "There's nothing to writing. You just sit down at a typewriter and bleed." - Ernest Hemingway

about me I'm a college student and an English major with a Film minor. I love reading, writing, and classic film. I'm from the US and I love to travel - so far I've visited Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Iceland, and England. I'm hoping to study abroad next year and do a roadtrip this summer with some friends. I do a lot of community service and I'm considering joining Americorps VISTA after school.

music I listen to a lot of jazz and swing.

books Rebecca (inspiration for my UN), Gone with the Wind, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, The Great Gatsby, Tender is the Night, Stories from the Jazz Age, Lauren Bacall: By Myself, Night, Emma, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, The Phantom of the Opera, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, Frankenstein, The History of Love....

tv I don't watch a lot of TV, but I watch Glee, Criminal Minds, and Friends with my roommates.

movies I have a deep love for classic film, namely The Philadelphia Story and To Have and Have Not, although there are literally hundreds which I adore.



how many penpals do you have None right now.
how many penpals do you want Several.
how long are your letters I imagine a few pages at a time.
wo you hand-write or type Hand write, but my penmanship is awful, so I'd be okay with typing for the sake of legibility.
how long does it take you to reply A few days to a week.
what age would you like your penpal to be No younger than 18 I guess.
where would you like them from Anywhere.

Name: Lucia
Age: 20
Birthday: 9th February
Gender: Female.
Sexuality: Straight.
Location: Slovenia
Occupation: Student
Relationship Status: Single
Nationality: Slovenian
Language: Slovenian, English, a little German and Spanish
Religious Views: Christian
Do you want more LiveJournal friends? I don't have much posts ther, but yes of course...
Piercings: just ears :)
Email: lucetteinwonderland@gmail.com

About me: As i said I'm Lucia, I am 20 and I am student. I study musicology at uni and singing at the conservatory. I love music. Classical and popular. I am also interested in illustrating, interior design, fashion, movies, period dramas, history... More in letters ;)
Music:  Classical: A LOT  //   Popular: Katie Melua, Michael Buble, Regina Spektor, The Last Shadow Puppets, Stacey Kent, Simon & Garfunkel, Bon Iver, ...
Films: Tristan + Isolde, Braveheart, King Arthur, Into the Wild, ...
Books: I love classical novels (Austen, Brontë sisters, Dickens, Hardy, ...), Lotr, HP, Anna Karenina, ...
TV: Merlin, OTH, Robin Hood, House, GIlmore Girls

Penpal Info
How many penpals do you have? None yet.
How many penpals do you want? max 2
E-Mail or Snail Mail? Snail mail! I don't like emails :)
How long does it take you to reply to a letter? 5 days.
Gender Preference? Both is OK
Age Preference? 19-25
Where in the World?: UK and others :)
What are you looking for in a penpal?: Someone creative. Someone interesting. Someone who like books. Someone who is musician. Someone....

My face. I'm usually not that serious :)