rainmelonpie
(or Addis) is a member from Puerto Rico
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She has been a member for over 3 years (1437 days).
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03 February 2012
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Addis in Amharic means "new." How do you say "new" in your language?
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❥ CITY OF BIRTH: Houston, Texas, USA
❥ JOB: postal employee
❥ FAVORITE COLOR: gray
❥ PETS: 3 cats (Pai Mei; Lil' Bit; Gatitah)
❥ MUSICAL INSTRUMENT: cello
❥ RELIGION: atheist
❥ FAVORITE FOODS: ceviche (Perú); mofongo (Puerto Rico); Ben & Jerry's ice cream (Vermont, USA); pecans
❥ FAVORITE AUTHORS: Reinaldo Arenas (Cuba); James Joyce (Ireland); Anaïs Nin (Cuba/Spain/France); George R. R. Martin (USA)
❥ FAVORITE SUBJECT: Art History
❥ ANIME: Azumanga Daioh; Gunslinger Girl; Gankutsuou; Midori Days; Samurai 7; Kino's Journey; Deathnote; The Tatami Galaxy; Appleseed Ex Machina
❥ TV SHOWS: Game of Thrones; Lost; The Colbert Report; Avatar: The Last Airbender; Community; Coffee Prince; Korean dramas
❥ MUSIC: Café Tacuba; The Decemberists; Radiohead; Blonde Redhead; Regina Spektor; Björk; Nat King Cole; Gnarls Barkley; Los Niños Estelares; Ana Laan; Superaquello; Hello Seahorse!; Zoë Keating
❥ TATTOOS: ouroborous; "Sigue la danza" (1965) by Félix Bonilla Norat
❥ GUILTY PLEASURE: shopping
POSTCARDS I WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE
❥ I prefer "themed" postcards (such as those interests I identify below) over traditional tourist cards.
❥ For the most part, cards in my FAVORITES section do not belong to my collection.
❤ mail delivery / postal services / mail carriers / post office
❤ maps / flags / coat of arms
❤ vintage / old cards
❤ Atelier Nouvelles
❤ buildings (museum, historical, monument, UNESCO)
❤ art: (artists) Basquiat; Bernini; Botticelli; Caravaggio; Fra Angelico; Kahlo; Warhol
❤ art: (periods/themes) Italian Renaissance; Baroque; Futurism; Pop Art; Art brut; Russian ikons; religious scenes (i.e. Annunciation); illuminated manuscripts; Fayum portraits
❤ portraits (especially painted) of historical figures, political figures, royalty, artists
❤ pig (cartoon/illustrated, not photo)
❤ CZECH REPUBLIC: Krtek (Zdeněk Miler)
❤ FINLAND: Moomin
❤ FRANCE: Marion Billet illustrations
❤ IRELAND: James Joyce; Guinness (beer)
❤ ITALY: Battistero di San Giovanni (Pisa)
❤ JAPAN: POSTA COLLECT GOTOCHI (regional form cards) http://bit.ly/9SarNd ; Rilakkuma; Domo-kun; Sanrio (Hello Kitty, Chococat, Deery Lou); anime; kawaii
❤ KOREA: Choo Choo cat (Jetoy)
❤ NETHERLANDS: Jip & Janneke, Pim & Pom (Fiep Westendorp); Miffy (Dick Bruna)
❤ USA: John Adams; Benjamin Franklin; Thomas Jefferson; Gregory Peck; Audubon illustrations; Snoopy as Flying Ace
TRAVELING POSTCARDS (5 of 22)
❥ China
❥ Hong Kong
❥ Iran
❥ Philippines
❥ Russia
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