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I can't deny that I've been feeling a bit lonely lately. It is my fault, I won't pretend it isn't. I haven't been much online and, as a result, my followers forgot about me and probably found me a bit boring when I came back with (more or less) regular posts. I won't blame anyone who did. Still  I want to really thank those few who still comment on my entries and who're still there, pretty active on my flist!

I recently gave penpalling a thought. I have always been an avid penpal, one of those who wrote very long letters. I've always thought my own life as an old woman writing snail mail to my far away friends. BUT. I sort of lose interest in it. I still do keep touch with my old pals, of course. They are friends and I wouldn't let them down, never. But writing a proper snail mail. Well, that is another thing. I just can't find the time to do it. I have never got a single day when I can sit down for a solid hour and use that time for writing. I've got a snail mail to my best friend Eva sitting on my desk, unanswered, for some 3 months! Shame!
Anyway, since I haven't got time to write snail mail I think I will give my whole time to blogging and journalling. That's more immediate. There's no waiting for an answer. And typing is faster than handwriting. At least it is for me! But I need friends on here. Because with no friends to share my thoughts with it's no fun! That's why I posted this Friending Frenzy! Hope I can get myself new followers and friends!

A few bits about me.
Name, Marta. Nationality, Italian. Living in Central Italy. Currently working in social work. Not sure what future has in store for me in the work field. Getting married to my one and only on October 12th this year. Dog owner. Bookworm. Nuts about the net and some tv series. Lactose intolerant. Love to travel. I am a rambler. Need to be more regular with posts though, but doing my best to improve!

There's a friending frenzy going on here on LJ and I joined it, in the hope to make a bit less quiet my own journal.. Here's the link to it   http://users.livejournal.com/lindalee_/1336803.html?view=7009763#t7009763   just in case you too need some new friends to add to your f-list! 

Who knows if there are Friending Frenzies on DW as well?!

Hello fellow penpals! 
Christmas is my favourite time of the whole year. Comes October and  I start counting days down to Christmas! I love, love, love everything involving Christmas carols, Christmas markets and Christmas movies... And of course I am fan of Secret Santa! This year though I would like to host a slightly different Secret Santa. We still get to swap our gifts (let's say we'll try and fit a budget of 10€ each) but together with them we'll have to send our Secret Santa partner an intro letter. We may find a potential friend in our swap partner and a new friendship would be the best and most prized Christmas pressie ever!
So, here you are a few rules:

- You can sign up for the Penpals Secret Santa untill November 10th. 
- You'll receive via email your match Secret Santa partner's details by November 15th
- You have to send out your Secret Santa envie by December 10th. 
- The Secret Santa present(s) -it's up to you if you want to send out one single item or more- must cost around 10€

To take part to the Penpal Secret Santa do please email me (paper_and_ink@hotmail.it) this entry form all filled in with your info, I will match everyone before November 15th.

Name:
Age:
Profession:
Hobbies:
(Average) Letters Lenght:
A few words about yourself: 
Favourite Book:
Snail Mail Adresse:
Allergies:
Likes:
Dislikes:

Ok, now do sign up for this year Penpals Secret Santa and spread the word with your pals and friends please: the more, the merrier! 

Oh, my holiday wishlist would be sooooo long to even be listed down! lol* Most of all I would like to spend a happy Xmas,in spite of a recent loss and in spite of ups and downs life gives us. 
On a more trivial side, I would really love a pair of camper sneakers that I saw online on camper official site and are unavailable in Italy: they are purple in color and with multicolo drawings...So lovely!

 first of all they would of course say that I am a real bookworm! i have shelves full of books and my friend ilaria always says that visiting my room is like taking a tour of a library.. lol* this is of course my proud and joy!
you'd surely get it that i am an english geek, because half the books i own are in english. and you'd probably say that i am organized and tidy, because my books are ordered in descending order according to their height.. people would surely get it that i am omnivore, as i read anything.. as long as it is prose! they would get it that i rather buy paperbacks than hardcovers. of course you probably wouldn't get it why i do it.. i buy paperbacks because i love to live my books to the fullest, i bring them everywhere, bend the spine, turn the pages, read when eating, when in bed, when walking and even when at the loo.. :) and my books mustn't stay like new, but have to proudly show their owner's activity from their outside look. 
last but not least people would get it by taking a close look to my books that i am a compulsive shopping addict when it is about books! i own over 80 books to be read on my shelves, yet you can find new titles almost weekly if you come to my personal library! :)