1. what is your age range? I'm sixteen... I feel so young...

2. gender? I've been a girl for as long as I can remember...

3. Do you have a favorite color? yes- garnet, dark (forest/olive) green

4. favorite authors/ type of book? Douglas Adams, Shakespeare, George Orwell (if that gives you any clue at all)

5. what books have you really been wanting? perhaps one on renaissance costuming, or one to teach me to play the hammered dulcimer

6. what type of music do you like? heavy rock/metal, folk, classical, Tom Lehrer (I might mention that I dislike hip-hop/rap/country)

7. what cds have you really been wanting? Queen or AC/DC would be nice

8. What movies (vhs is in the price range) have you been wanting? none particularly

9. what is your t-shirt size? medum or large

10. do you collect anything? if so, what? I'm pretty sure I do but I can't think of anything right now, also, some would say I have enough junk already.

11. what are some of your other hobbies? sewing- I cosplay (making and wearing costumes of anime/cartoon characters) and am interested in 14-16th century costume (yet have made none), making jewelry (chainmail and beading)

12. do you prefer gold-tone or silver-tone jewelry? silver, but I have metal allergy issues, so earrings and such are out of the question

13. please include anything else you feel is important that would help your secret santa know what you would like. Remember that "negative hints" such as allergies might also be helpful. I'm allergic to salmon (but will make exceptions if it's smoked) ;) and as I said before I am allergic to many metals (what exactly those are is fuzzy at the moment)