madisjones

I'm a sociology professor at a small liberal arts college. I live with my spouse, our dog, and two cats. I'm a member of swap-bot because I like sending and receiving mail. Yay!

cooking (vegetarian), knitting, writing letters, origami, reading (especially detective novels), yoga, walking my dog, drinking tea, calligraphy

a letter, a Twix bar, milk chocolate, origami paper, tea (loose-leaf white, green, or black preferred), interesting socks, indie music, a copy of The Onion, something for my dog (a two-year-old Keeshond), cool stickers, stationery, Gelly Roll pens, calligraphy-related stuff

coffee, nick-nacks, non-ironic kitsch or anything too cutesy, top 40 music, religious things, scrapbook materials (except for cool stickers)

Prime Suspect (with Helen Mirren), Deadwood, Arrested Development, Big Love, Jericho (so bad, but oh so good)

Bishop Allen, Neko Case, The Decemberists, Jenny Lewis, Feist

Wes Anderson Films, Lord of the Rings, Crimson Tide, Clue, Fletch

Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Dune, The Dispossessed, Sara Paretsky Novels (V.I. Warshawski)