Inox

My name is Jay, I'm 35 and living in Victoria, BC. I'm non-binary, pronouns she/they. AuDHD. I was active here on Swap Bot from 2011-2014 and have just returned!

My biggest passions are travel and being outdoors. I've travelled around Central America and Europe, lived in Australia for a year, and done long van-life-lite road trips in my SUV. I've hiked about 1500 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, in 2019 and 2024. Someday I hope to go back to finish the trail.

For now, I'm settled in Victoria for a couple of years at least. I'm working on some prerequisite courses I'll need to go back to school to study forest biology at a university here.

I love non-fiction, popular science books. Some of my favourite topics right now include ecology, conservation, urban wildlife, evolution, animal minds and perception, histories from the perspective of ordinary people, and deep-dives into the history of everyday things (I've recently read books about the history of cars, malls, and trash).

When I was younger, I was a major fantasy/sci-fi bookworm, and I'll always have a soft spot for those genres. I taught myself to read and write Tengwar, the Elvish script from The Lord of the Rings.

• Florence and the Machine. I have a Florence tattoo!
• Fleetwood Mac
• Greta Van Fleet
• The Crane Wives
• Hozier
• Lord Huron
• Taylor Swift (mostly from her folklore era onwards)

• I love bright colours. My decor colour scheme is aqua and green with pops of warm colours like yellow and orange.
• Florals and botanical prints
• Animal motifs, especially butterflies and beetles, birds, frogs, and bears
• Mushrooms!
• The ocean
• 60s and 70s vintage or retro items
• Art Nouveau
• Pre-Raphaelite art, especially John William Waterhouse
• Fairytales
• llustrations by Arthur Rackham, Kay Nielsen, and Edmund Dulac
• Victoriana and curios
• Fossils

• Letter sets in any of the themes above, or anything you think I'd like
• Postcards, naked and stamped or in an envelope.
• Bookmarks. Help save my books from being dog-eared! *Tourist brochures from your area
• Ephemera, like old maps, transport tickets, book pages...
• Old black and white photos
• Foreign coins.
• Washi tape
• Onion skin paper
• Tea, especially chai or fruit teas

I don't collect stamps, but I love getting mail with interesting commemorative stamps. It's probably the easiest and cheapest way to make my day!

If you've got me as a partner in a postcard swap and you're stuck for what to write, I like hearing about your favourite books, the city you live in, your collections, or your favourite quote or poem. Handmade or vintage postcards are welcomed if that's your thing.

• Pink
• Kawaii
• I don't celebrate Christmas, but general winter-festiveness is fine!

Other than that, just use some common sense and put your heart into it, and I'll probably love it.