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The Basics (Can't Really Change Them)
Name: Elise
Age: 33
Location: Greater Montreal Area, Quebec, Canada

Currently, what are you...
... Reading? Primarily, Hello Goodbye Hello by Craig Brown. And at the rate of one chapter a week (to go along with the Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast), Harry Potter y el prisionero de Azkaban (HP3 in Spanish, if that wasn’t clear ^^)
... Watching? If I look at this week, weekly shows on TV: (the latest seasons of) Call the Midwife, Outlander, The Rookie, Mr. Mayor, This Is Us, A Million Little Things, Star Trek: Picard, The Girl from Plainville and Ghosts (US). And on the side I’m finishing up the Netflix docuseries Diagnosis.
... Listening to? My Release Radar playlist on Spotify. Right now it’s some classical piece, I’m not exactly sure why…
... Playing? My only computer game is The Sims 4. On my phone I play Hogwarts Mystery, and am ridiculously addicted to a dumb game called Merge Numbers.
... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? Job-wise, I’m a freelance editor and translator. Today I’m finishing the edit of a crime novel I’ve been working on for a few weeks.
Leisure-wise, I’m working on a maybe-potential-novel-eventually, and I always have a gazillion HP fanfiction ideas going, though I try to limit my writing to maximum three simultaneously.
... Looking forward to? The Imola F1 race Sunday (Forza Italia!) and Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon next Saturday!
... Worried/concerned/annoyed about? *gestures wildly at everything around* I mean, is there something to not be concerned about in 2022?! But more concretely, this weekend is the French presidential elections. I have double nationality but I won’t vote because they don’t allow us to mail-in and pandemic, but I still hope they’ll avoid the tendency of the world to fall to the right-wing extremists.

What were your last three DW entries about and when did you post them?
Wednesday (4/20): I wrote about the novel I was editing. I do that when I have really terrible manuscripts. I never give out titles or authors, or any details that would make it possible to identify the book, but these entries always amuse my readers greatly ^^
Tuesday (4/19): A very short entry to celebrate that I got an appointment to get measured for a custom wheelchair (after six months on the waiting list), and that I was getting an incomprehensibly large tax return this year.
Sunday (4/17): My usual weekly summary. Every Sunday I write about the media I consumed during the week (books, TV and movies), talk about the work I did, share a random anecdote and post a photo of my cat Kenji, because she’s cute and I love her.

Anything else? I’m hoping this friendzy will be as successful here as it was last year on LJ, because I lost a bunch of people in the recent move and would really enjoy having a reading page as active here as it was over there!

I added you, if you don't mind.

Of course I don't mind, adding you back :)

May I add you?

My DW blog is about everyday life and my attempts to learn how to bind fanfiction. I'd participate in the Harry Potter Fandom for the last 18 years.

My English grammar is not as good as I would like it to be. :D

Of course. Nice to meet you

I've added you on

pasta's recommendation, hope that's okay!

It's absolutely okay, adding you back!

Hallo Bonjour!

Thanks for running this - I like these questions - they are different!

I have added you!

My pleasure! People enjoyed these questions when I did it on LJ last year, so I figured I'd just give it another whirl on DW ^^

Adding you back!

Your name doesn't ring a bell from back over at lj, but that's not a bad thing ;) I'd like to add you, think we could get along.
The more the merrier, I couldn't agree more!

(I did post a reply here myself but that somehow got swallowed up by the dw goblins, so I will do one again, if there are two all of a sudden feel free to delete one :)

I was ellinou back on LJ. I remember seeing you around friend's journals, so it's possible we've crossed paths.

Adding you back ^^

I think I remember your cooties avatar :)

May I add you?

My DW blog is about everyday life and my attempts to learn how to bind fanfiction. I'd participate in the Harry Potter Fandom for the last 18 years.

My English grammar is not as good as I would like it to be. :D

Ya somos amigas, lol XD

¡Es que metí mal el dedo! Era para otra chica que comentó tu entrada, y ahora no la encuentro ja, ja, ja.

¡La encontré!

Quería seguir a bearshorty.

Hi! I think we’d get along quite well. We have some similar shows in common (I love that you watch Ghosts)!

Would you like to be friends?

Absolutely! I was actually going to comment on your post later today. Ghosts was my favourite new show this year, I really hope it comes back for a season 2!

It did get picked up for a season two! ;)

I think we might work as friends. OK if I add?

Added you! Hope that's okay. I'm also a writer and love talking about that. :)

Adding you back with pleasure :)

I added you :)

Thanks for setting this up, too!

Added you back!

My pleasure :)

Would love to be friends!

Yay! When I read your profile this morning I said I'd come comment on it as soon as I turned on my computer, so I was happy to see your comment here! Adding you right now!

The Basics (Can't Really Change Them)

Name: Jen

Age: 36

Location: NJ, previously NYC.

Currently, what are you...

... Reading? Nothing at the moment. I went from reading 61 books in 2021 to re-reading just one for 2022. I hope to get back into reading. Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim is next on my list. I've heard good things.

... Watching? I just finished Severance and it's one of the best shows I've watched in a long time. It stars Adam Scott and is directed by Ben Stiller. It's all twisty and leaves you with your jaw dropped. I haven't enjoyed a show to that extent in such a long, long time.

... Listening to? Really into this singe named Amy Shark lately. She's got such an interesting voice.

... Playing? Not playing any games lately, but the last one I played was probably the Baldar's Gate 3 beta, which wasn't completed yet. It still isn't. It was really good from what I did play. My last full game was Death Stranding which made me cry a lot as a mother.

... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? I am an animator for TV. I just finished up a show on Comedy Central, so now I'm putzing around being a Stay at home mom to my two boys and catching up cleaning the house and doing everything I neglected when I was working.

... Looking forward to? My 3 year old getting vaccinated!!!

... Worried/concerned/annoyed about? I mean, the world has gone to shit. As an Asian, I no longer feel safe in NYC, where I lived and commuted to work to. I'm fortunate that I don't have to commute anymore and can work at home.

What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them? One was an Easter post about my weekend and my kids. Another was about a private bad thing that happened to my best friend. And the one before that was about the mass shooting in the NYC subway station I used to live near and used every single day during that time. They were all within the last two weeks. I post frequently and have since 2001.

Anything else? I write long entries about my life, my children, my spouse, my friendships, co-workers, home, etc. My life. Sometimes it's very mundane, sometimes it's not. And that's what I'm looking for. I also treat DW as a two way street, I don't need comments on every single one of my entries, but maybe here or there, just to know that you're still reading. And most importantly, I am looking for active people. Someone posting once a month doesn't tell me who they are and makes it hard for me to follow. I have been consistent in my posting since 2001 and am looking for more of the same.

And just to really lay it out there: I am also anti-Trump, pro-vaccine, pro-choice, and part of the LGBQT+ community. So if you have a problem with any of those things. Not interested.

You sound like someone I'd like to get to know. Can we be friends? :)

Yes, let's do it! :D

Hello! We have several mutual friends and your job sounds fascinating. I enjoy reading about day to day stuff and post at least a couple of times a week. Friends?

Okay, let's try it out! Adding!

You have a foody name and a cat as a pic! I think I'm in love :P
I'm also looking for active people, nothing is worse to having a full friends list but nobody posts a peep. I think we could get along, add?

Sure, let's do it! That pic is a pic of my cat Booker! :D

What a gorgeous cat! Imagine those eye turning black :O

added you :)

Hello I also post about boring things and like reading about things. Do you want to be mutuals, I have a reply on this post somewhere and a sticky post in my journal about me along with a few entries to judge.

Butting in here just to say that Amy Shark is amazing. I am in LOVE with her voice!

Yes!! I only discovered her recently. I am pretty darn hooked!

Hi, have friended you, am hoping to meet people, having come back to journaling after a break,.

Hi! Look forward to getting to know you.

The Basics (Can't Really Change Them)

Name: solteronita

Age: 42

Location: Vermont, USA

Currently, what are you...

... Reading? The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times (Jane Goodall)

... Watching? Anne with an E is my go-to treadmill show at the moment.

... Listening to? The Pink! and Guster stations on Pandora.

... Playing? Ukulele, three-year-old pretend games.

... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? Raising a decent human, clearing invasives from our property, prepping for a summer garden, film photography, nature journaling/watercoloring, taking better care of myself.

... Looking forward to? Consistently warm weather so I can spend even more time on my fabulous porch, summer hikes and adventures.

... Worried/concerned/annoyed about? I'm in a moment of calm, thankfully.

What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them?

Today: Neighbor who is overly chatty about local bear antics in the early morning.
Yesterday: Preschool stuff.
Wednesday: Driving anxiety, car woes, my new fitness tracker.

Anything else? Nope.

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I added you :)

One of my friends reports, upon trying to get here, that this is friends-locked.

Lol I'm such a dingus XD Unlocking right now!

The Basics (Can't Really Change Them)
Name: Susan Dennis
Age: 73
Location: Seattle, WA

Currently, what are you...
... Reading? The Cyclist by Tim Sullivan
... Watching? Annika (PBS)
... Listening to? my cat snoring
... Playing? Number Match (android phone)
... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? Retirement - 8 years in and a top performer
... Looking forward to? The Mariner game tonight (I have fancy ticket)
... Worried/concerned/annoyed about? Actually, not too much right now.

What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them? My day yesterday, My new microwave, My day today

Anything else? My journal is 99.9% public and my profile is up to date so check me out!

If you want to subscribe, please do. No need to ask. I subscribe to those who look interesting and grant access with every subscription, automagically. If I have to ask to gain access to your journal, I likely won't. No offense, it's just how I roll.

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I have a friend on LJ who's a big Mariners fan. I'm a baseball fan, but the Tampa Bay Rays are my team. But I'd love to have another baseball friend. Can't have too many of those!

And timing! We'll probably need to be frenimes this Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday.

But, yes, baseball friends are the best!

LOL, I saw that this afternoon after the Rays game. So yep! You and Ken will both be on my frenemies list this week. (grin)

Fair and I wondered if Ken was the LJ friend you mentioned. Good guy with fab baseball tastes :)

He is. He's Canadian and used to live in Vancouver, so he became a Mariners fan.

I just added you. Having just retired from tech myself, I find myself wanting contact with other retirees.

And there's a 300-baud acoustic coupler in my past too.

fun to meet you!

I added you :)

My locked posts on my DW are actually my old teenage LJ posts I'm embarrassed about. Everything I'm posting nowadays is public.

added you back! thanks for finding me

I will add you as I need older people on my List. I am trying to learn how to be retired!!!

The Basics (Can't Really Change Them)
Name: Liz
Age: 40 in two months
Location: Indiana, but I recently moved from Toronto, Canada

Currently, what are you...
... Reading? A book about children captured by Indigenous tribes in Texas in the 1800s
... Watching? Inventing Anna
... Listening to? I'm a huge music lover and I usually have jazz on or Tori Amos, Vienna Teng, The Head and the Heart, Melodime, Great Big Sea (and its solo members), The Lumineers, the Decemberists ... I can go on lol
... Playing? Don't play video games
... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? I'm a nanny, about to become a kindergarten aide for the next school year. I work with a 9 month old sweet boy whom I love, but I need a change.
... Looking forward to? My wedding in less than 6 months!
... Worried/concerned/annoyed about? COVID, the Russian-Ukraine war, my current bosses

What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them? They were a mishmash of my life right now, and I posted them this week and last week

Anything else? I'm queer and marrying a woman. If this isn't your thing, please pass me by. I'm also Indigenous, and talk about that sometimes - it's an important part of who I am. I like people who comment at least sometimes, and I also try to comment as much as I can on my friends' entries. I prefer people who are active on their journals at least a few times a month.

Edited 2022-04-22 18:53 (UTC)

Hi, hope you don't mind if I add you? I am 41, from Minnesota living in England. I have two young children. I am just a white girl but I have an interest in Indigenous history from the indigenous point of view.

Most of my entires are a mish-mash of my life!

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Not at all! I'll add you!

I moved from the Vancouver BC area to Santa Cruz California 22 years ago (woah!) - and I'm always interested in meeting other Canadians who make the move to the US!

Adding you!

Yay! Other Canadians! :)

What are your thoughts on Inventing Anna? I haven't seen it yet, because it didn't look as diverse as other Shondaland shows, but maybe the trailer I saw misrepresented the show.

I found it fascinating! The leads are white, but there actually are quite a few POC in main roles which I appreciated, and they're given adequate airtime. It's not as diverse as say, HTGAWM, but I would say it still fits well into her style.

I might watch it at some point, then. HTGAWM was excellent and I'm enjoying Bridgerton a lot. Do you want to be friends?

Yes please!

I've added you back. :-)

I think you sound super interesting, and I'm originally from Toronto too, though I didn't move as far away as you. I added you, hope you don't mind :)

Hello fellow Torontonian! Added you back!

I would like to add you, if that is okay? :)

Sounds great! <3

Hi there - would you be interested in being friends? London-based Irish woman who has just had a baby and who is also having a wedding in six months (though I'm already married, thanks to the pandemic for making that confusing!)

Would love to!!

Hello do you want to be DW mutuals? I looked at your stickied profile in your journal and you seemed cool. Check out my journal and let me know if you agree.

Sure!

Thanks!

Hi! You have absolutely wonderful music tastes. <3

Thank you! Added back!

would love to be friends!

The Basics (Can't Really Change Them)
Name: Alla
Age: 41, soon to be 42
Location: Brooklyn, New York

Currently, what are you...
... Reading?"The Land Beyond the Sea" by Sharon Kay Penman and "The Silk Roads: A New History of the World" by Peter Frankopan
... Watching? I just finished "Our Flag Means Death" and I loved it so much. It is really funny.
... Listening to? Broadway songs on a playlist on YouTube
... Playing? I don't really play many games unless it is with my kids
... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? I work in procurement in a city job and just got done with a negotiation meeting. Leisure wise I don't have too much time since I have small children, so I'm mostly planning outings
... Looking forward to? Summer with birthdays, Legoland and a proper vacation
... Worried/concerned/annoyed about? The world - everything is very worrying right now; I'm trying to distract myself

What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them? Wednesday, Monday and Friday - all posts were about stuff that is happening in my life, mentioning my daughters and holidays, so TV shows, and other things going on in our lives. I use my blog as a journal and to remember things. I want to record things about me and my kids so I can remember little stories a decade from now, otherwise I won't.

Anything else? No

Hello, it sounds like we have similar journal use reasons and life patterns, so I've added you. Hope that's OK!

Added you back!

May I add you? Your journal sounds similar to mine, and I love reading people's life updates!

Of course!

Heya - care to try being friends? I use my journal in a similar way, reporting on my life as a way to remember in the future. I've just had a baby so that's a big part of what I talk about these days though I do try to talk a bit broader about life.

Of course. Congratulations on the baby!

I read that Frankopan book late in 2020, and loved it.

I added you :)

Hello Alla (what a beautiful name, by the way!).
Your journal sounds interesting and so do you, after taking a look at your profile. Would you like to be friends?

Of course!

Added you, book reviewer and fellow Torchwood fan

The Basics (Can't Really Change Them)
Name: Nanila, which is a not very complicated play on my actual name
Age: forties
Location: Britain

Currently, what are you...
... Reading? Do Not Disturb by Michela Wrong
... Watching? Dynasties (the latest David Attenborough series), with the kids
... Listening to? The new Grimes single
... Playing? Not much. I fired up Pokemon Go over the Easter holiday after 2.5 months off.
... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? Mostly my job - trying to advance my career as a lecturer in space engineering
... Looking forward to? Traveling to meetings and conferences over the summer. This is one of the major perks of being an academic.
... Worried/concerned/annoyed about? The inequity of Covid vaccination access and infection control regulation.

What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them? A family trip to Orleans, France, over the past few days.

Anything else? I mostly post about my life, my job, my feelings, and my family, and I love reading others who do the same.

Ooh, I'm not sure I've heard the new Grimes yet. I will have to check it out.

I'd like to read more about what you've described here, mind if I add you?

I don't mind at all, will add you too!

Adding you! I like posting and reading about the same things.

I still can't fully travel workwise yet and it's annoying :( but no doubt we'll get there again. I do enjoy reading about the daily lives of others, why I try to post about mine regularly as well :) Could be a match, add?

Yes, let's give it a go!

May I add you? I definitely think we have similar journal styles!

Yes, please do! I'll reciprocate. :)

Hi I friended you, we’re similar ages from the same country although with different lives (all the more interesting for me, my life is fairly dull, sorry) so it would be nice to get to know you.

Sure, sounds good! :) I've added you.

The Basics (Can't Really Change Them)
Name: Lily
Age: Nearing 40
Location: Norway

Currently, what are you...
... Reading? As usual I am reading too many at once. I am loving a book about Flora found in Norway, with x-ray photos of the plants and history/fun facts about them. IThe second sex by Siome de Beauvoir is a book I have been reading for a while, but it's slow going. I am also reading a wonderful poetry collection by Wislawa Szymborska.
... Watching? TV: I am not watching a lot at the moment. I am trying to drag out my watching of Our flag means death, but I know I will finish this weekend. I plan on watching the second season of We're here. I recently finished seson 6 of Shetland, an emotional ride. YT: Other minds and hands: an open and friendly discussion of Tolkien adaption.
... Listening to? I listen to a bit of everything really, music-wise, and I am listening to the audiobook Botanical folk tales of Britain and Ireland at the moment. I also listen to podcasts from time to, mostly history-related.
... Playing? I am not a gamer, but I do enjoy boardgames, Wingspan is a favourite at the moment.
... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? I work as a teacher and that means marking. In my spare time I write, and I am working on a short story which migh grow and short prose and poetry for the most part. I also like to be out in nature with my camera.
... Looking forward to? Seeing Queen live in some months, just enjoying spring, summer break.
... Worried/concerned/annoyed about? The state of the world with wars and a reverse of many human rights.

What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them?

1. An update on my week, to catch up.
2. A book post about the books I have recently read because I like talking about books.
3. An update on what I got up to during by Easter break, just because I wanted to share.

Anything else?

I usually post quite a few times over the course of a week. I have monthy posts where I talk of book, fandom (what I have enjoyed watching), dwellpositivty (posts with quotes and links to art/photographs of beautiful things) and a hobby post where I post photos I have taken and talk of other hobbies. I also talk about my life in general.

I just finished Our Flag Means Death and it is so so good. I am going to rewatch it while I still have HBO.
I am going to add you if you don't mind.

I plan to settle in this evening to watch the episodes I have yet. I've seen three :D

I don't mind, I'll add back.

We share a love for Tolkien (specifically the PJ adaptions) and Queen.

Friends? :D

Hi :D Sure!

I think we might work as friends. OK if I add?

Sure :) :)

Hello, I was wondering if you want to be DW mutuals? I read some of your older unlocked posts and really enjoy your writing style. I don't have too many posts right now, but I hope to change that. Thanks.

Ah, I didn't know I had unlocked posts! Anyway, I don't mind adding you :)

Thanks I added you back.

I also like books, pictures, and poetry. It sounds like we have a lot in common. Feel free to drop by my blog to see if you like it.

Hi :) I'm adding you. Nice to meet you :)

Nice to meet you too. I have added you back! :D

Haha, I didn't pay attention to your user name and didn't recognize your other name, but as I was reading this I was like o_O I feel like I already know this person! *g*

:D :D I like reading the posts people I already know make on friendzies, I always look for something I didn't alreadyy know.

I would love to be friends! I would love to hear about books, fandoms and the positivity sounds cool :)

Hi! That's more than fine, I will add you back. :)

Hi are you still looking for friends? I’m also a teacher and I’d love to hear more about your writing :)

Hi, and sure :) What do you teach? Ah, writing, I have done so little of that this year. I hope 2023 is better.

The Basics (Can't Really Change Them)

Name: Skye

Age: 32

Location: Mid-Southern USA

Currently, what are you...

... Reading? I am rereading Katherine Addison's The Witness for the Dead. I got it on Tuesday and read the whole thing (it is pretty slim... only 230ish pages!). I'd like to savor it better the second time around.

... Watching? I am ostensibly watching two shows at the moment: Our Flag Means Death on HBO Max, and Pinecone and Pony, a cartoon on Apple TV+. I've watched one episode of the former and quite enjoyed it. I've watched three episodes (really six; there' are two 11min shorts per episode) of the latter. I am honestly pretty terrible about watching TV or even movies consistently, though.

... Listening to? Music-wise: whatever's in my iTunes library that I like (so mostly Daft Punk, though I did listen to a couple Janelle Monae albums recently). I am also slowly making my way through Welcome to Night Vale again. I finally caught up last year (am behind by a few episodes again, but no matter), and it's really just a phenomenal podcast.

... Playing? I have managed to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons every day for a long while now. I've also been playing a game called Gradiently on my Switch; you have to arrange colored tiles to form a gradient, and it's pretty relaxing and fun.

... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? I am generally always crocheting something or other; right now it's a dragon amigurumi/plushie. I also picked up a cross-stitch kit that I haven't touched in a year and a half today, so that was nice. I am also ostensibly working on writing things, though my muse/inspiration/motivation has been AWOL for like a month, so that's kind of not happening at the moment. Anyway.

... Looking forward to? The new Thor Marvel movie? They released a trailer the other day, and it looks really, really good, or at the very least, extremely entertaining. Also Katherine Addison has another book out this summer, I think, and I'm looking forward to that.

... Worried/concerned/annoyed about? I mean... *gestures broadly at everything?* Though honestly I'm probably most concerned about the various anti-trans and anti-aborition legislation being enacted around the US right now. It's honestly feeling like the GOP is modeling their "ideal America" on Margaret Atwood's Gilead. :///

What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them?

- 4/20: A general update on my life stuff.
- 4/7: Update on how my (minor) surgery went.
- 4/4: Worrying about how my (minor) surgery was going to go, with some life-update stuff as well.

Anything else?
Not really? I try to post at least once or twice a week, though sometimes there are longer gaps (see above). I am not much of a fandom person, though; I mostly just post about what's going on with me. There's a pinned post on my blog if you want to see what other kind of stuff I like.

I am also into fiber arts although I've been knitting more than crocheting at the moment. I think we might work as friends. OK if I add?

Sure thing! You seem pretty interesting, too; I've gone ahead and added you. :)

Added you back!

>>... Playing? I have managed to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons every day for a long while now. I've also been playing a game called Gradiently on my Switch; you have to arrange colored tiles to form a gradient, and it's pretty relaxing and fun. <<

There aren't a lot of truly visual-dominant games, but I think they're interesting. We have a tabletop game where you draw cards with abstract patterns in 4 colors. A dominant color is named, and you have to sort the cards based on how much of that color they have. It is harder than it sounds, but very interesting.

That game sounds fascinating! One of the things I love about Gradiently is the way it demonstrates how colors depend on context--one shade looks really dark compared to lighter colors, but when you move it to a darker part of the pallet, it's actually not that dark at all! (Good example of this: the Dress debate from several years ago, which is neatly demonstrated in this comic[link].)

>> That game sounds fascinating! <<

I really like it, and I was surprised at how hard it is to get things in the right order. Then again, I'm not a visual-native. I'd say that once there are several cards on the table, challenging is usually a safe bet. But I hardly ever do it -- I'm more interested in trying to figure out the patterns.

>> One of the things I love about Gradiently is the way it demonstrates how colors depend on context--one shade looks really dark compared to lighter colors, but when you move it to a darker part of the pallet, it's actually not that dark at all! <<

I'm familiar with that effect from optical illusions. Try staring at the center of a tile, and imagine a frame around it, mentally blocking off the things outside it. That can make it easier to perceive the color itself, rather than the contrast. *ponder* But then my color sense works differently than average in some ways, so I don't know if that would work for other folks.

I would like to add you :)
From looking at your pinned post, it seems like we have a bunch of things in common (especially when it comes to political beliefs and hobbies). Also, I am kinda glad to find another person who is bad at keeping up with TV shows, lol. I've been meaning to check out "Welcome to Night Vale" for a while seeing as I'm hugely into podcasts.

Friends?

Sure thing! :D

And you should totally check out Night Vale if you get a chance! It starts a little slow, but it's definitely worth the time investment.

Yay! I will be adding you right now :)

The Basics (Can't Really Change Them)

Name: Christina
Age: 41

Location: a village in SE England

Currently, what are you...
... Reading? "Under A Pole Star" by Stef Penney. It is about young people going on an expedition to the arctic in the 1890s. I recently read "Rebecca" by Daphne DuMaurier. I also read magazines, in print, not on a screen. I like Red and Nat Geo. I also read a lot of children's books to my children.

... Watching? I just started the last season of "Better Call Saul". I am looking forward to new "Russian Doll" and "Stranger Things". I want to watch "The Great". I still love "Frasier" re-runs. UK people, I also like ","Grayson's Art Club" on Channel 4.

... Listening to? All types of music! Currently it is Kylie Minogue, Wolf Alice, Duran Duran, Years and Years and many many more....I can listen to AC/DC and then BTS without a pause in-between. I listen to the radio a lot. Specifically the current from Minneapolis as it is so eclectic.

... Playing? I was playing the piano last week at my parents' house. I would like a piano.

... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? finding time to take some refresher driving lessons and I also have to do my US taxes (dual US/UK citizen).

... Looking forward to?the warmer weather and seeing friends?

... Worried/concerned/annoyed about? If the pandemic will ever end/war in Europe/climate change/state of the world..... there's not a lack of things to be worried about.

What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them?

My last two were about visiting home in Minnesota for the first time in nearly three years. The one before those was about my layover in Boston and taking my kids to the New England Aquarium. I tend to update every 5-8 days.

Anything else? I am very passionate about human rights, my master's degree is in human rights. I very rarely go on political rants but I will mention, even briefly, my views from time to time so if you are a Trump supporter or consider yourself right-wing we are going to clash.

Edited 2022-04-22 23:08 (UTC)

You sound interesting! May I add you?

Yes of course! I will add you back.

We have a bunch of friends in common and I kept seeing you on their LJs (I was ellinou there), I'd love to be friends here! I added you, hope you don't mind :)

Yes I recognize you from LJ! Will add you back. :)

I've seen you around on Silvia's journal(s) ... let's give it a try?

Yes I have seen you around too! Will add back!

I am also in UK and worry about all the sae things - add?

That was interesting, but I had to strip all of that html or whatever it was out of it, as it was quite difficult to read, let alone know where/how to answer. But I did, and I like the idea! I love surveys of all kinds.

Would you like me to send you an HTML-less version of the questions so you could join us?

Hugs. I cleaned it up and wrote my answers. I just have to post them.

Apropos of nothing, I love your icon.

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Name:LeeAnn

Age:46

Location:Northern California

Currently, what are you...

... Reading?Elfhome by Wen Spencer - rereading the series because the long-awaited new book finally came out! I read a lot - fantasy, sci-fi, romance, paranormal romance, whatever strikes my fancy

... Watching?I just finished the first season of Ted Lasso - I had heard good things about it and finally got around to watching it - and it was just as endearing and entertaining as everyone said :D

... Listening to?I'm fully "streaming" these days - mostly LiveXLive's "Alternative Hits Radio"

... Playing?Happy Color on my phone, LOL.

... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? My big project for the year officially kicked off at the start of April, and will go live in November. 70+ new change items for an existing application. This is my 4th or 5th project with this system/customer. I work for a software company - a small one - and wear many hats.

... Looking forward to?Road trip to Edmonton this summer to visit 2 of my brothers!

... Worried/concerned/annoyed about?I mean...take your pick - plague, war, wildfires, drought - there's lot of Big Things on that list.

What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them?

4/22 - A short entry wherein I found a photo of the microwave from my childhood - the Internet really DOES have everything!
4/22 - A picture post of my latest acrylic painting from this afternoon
4/22 - Short post about blood donation math

Anything else?
I post about day to day stuff, work stuff, and random bits and bobs - lots of pictures. I enjoy reading about your day to day life - so that I feel like I get to know people! Commenting is certainly not expected on every post - and if you decide we don't click, unfriend at will - no drama, no stress!

Edited 2022-04-23 05:04 (UTC)

I added you :)

I added you back!

I enjoy reading about your day to day life - so that I feel like I get to know people!
I totally agree with this! I also enjoy fantasy/sci fi books, I'm a bit of a geeky type too. Want to try friending? My info is here if you want to take a look.

Sure! sounds good!

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Name: Kirundo, you can also call me Suu :)
Age: 44 this year
Location: Austria, Europe

Currently, what are you...
... Reading?
There's so many things. Wheels of time, I'm in the second book somewhere in the middle, also I've got a random audio book playing while gaming and there's tons of books for work I would read, but I hardly find the time or motivation to read a lot, sadly.
... Watching?
I love Masterchef Australia and am really happy it's on again, other than that random medical/emergency stuff and sometimes the ood netflix series, most I find too boring or weird at the moment though.
... Listening to?
I listen to music a lot, it varies from classical to punk and metal to the old indie classics.
... Playing?
No man's sky, again. Only 1200 hours in ;)
... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)?
Workwise I have a lot on my plate and sometimes I do go into details. Privately I want to swap bedrooms and need to figure out the logistics, as in how to get rid of one extra bed.
... Looking forward to?
Having more people here on dw. The whole DW/LJ debacle is a shame...
... Worried/concerned/annoyed about?
I try to avoid the news if I can afford that workwise, the less I know the better.

What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them?
22.04. a filtered entry on the animals I'm keeping. Filtered because not everyone likes the pets I have ;)
22.04. another entry with lots of pics from my recent architecture pic shoot in a newly developped district of my town, I love taking pics!
19.04. an entry on my son getting the job he badly wanted to have. Exciting times! :)

Anything else? I don't have the largest attention span, long entries exhaust me... I don't want to be rude and skip them but please keep that in mind when adding me. It's an annoying thing but I just can't change it :( but I'm really looking forward to new people!

I would like to add you!

Sounds like a good plan, will add you back :)

I'm super curious about the pets -- are they cockroaches? As long as they are not cockroaches, I think we might work as friends. OK if I add?

Your name rings a bell, somehow and somewhere! :)

I have only one batch of roaches and I'm super careful with them, they're food for my tarantulas, other than that I have isopods, which are totally harmless ;) Besides, you don't have to be in the creepy crawly filter! Does that sound ok still?

Cockroaches for food, I can totally handle. Spiders, I can totally handle. Cockroaches that are not being eaten by spiders would be a problem, but filers are awesome. Let's be friends. :)

Awesome! I don't post cockroach pics very often, so no worries there! :) Will add back!

Hi! Are you familiar with the comm

tar_valon? We're doing a (re-)read of the WOT series there if you're interested in checking the discussion posts. (We're currently finishing up book 4 in April, and will start book 5 in May.)

Interesting! I'm nowhere near book four yet and I have not a lot of time to read sadly so I'd fear of seeing too many spoilers. :(

You can skip those discussion posts and go back to the ones for the earlier books. If you're interested. No pressure, obvs. *g* There are other types of posts as well, such as icons and fic announcements.

I just had a peek, too many spoilers for me, so nah, thanks :) but maybe once I'm done with them all, if I remember it.

Fair enough!

Would love to be friends! I love masterchef australia, i'm not sure the most recent season is out here yet though

It is!!!! :D Gonna add you back!

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Name: Jenni
Age: 32
Location: southern Finland

Currently, what are you...
... Reading? "The Paris Library" by Janet Skeslien Charles, plenty of graphic novels and have a high to-read pile checked out from the library. I've been struggling with reading this year, so reading anything is a win at this point.
...Watching? Mainly movies for the movie challenge I'm doing. TV-wise, I pretty much only watch the Finnish version of "Gogglebox" and sports.
... Listening to? This year's Eurovision songs, Royal Blood, Architects, Nothing But Thieves, The Sounds and whatever my Spotify playlists throw at me.
... Playing? Solitaire? I don't really play anything that much.
... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? Job-wise, I am a librarian and we have a big weeding project at work (removing books that haven't been checked out in years from circulation), plus the usual social media and ICT things that fall on my lap. Leisure-wise, practicing a lot of Italian and French on Duolingo, toying with the idea of picking up Korean too.
... Looking forward to? Proper spring? Eurovision Song Contest next month, summer vacation sometime in the distant future, actually going to places and seeing and doing things.
... Worried/concerned/annoyed about? The general everything. The pandemic, Russia's war in Ukraine, climate change, you name it, I'm probably worried about it.

What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them? In early April there was a best things about March post, in March one about figure skating and a general life update. I'm not the best with updating, but I try to read and comment regularly.

Anything else? Goes without saying that human rights are for everyone. Like I said above, I'm a sporadic updater and with the move from LJ to DW lost some friends, so would love to be friends with new people, that generally motivates me to be more active.

Added you, as I always appreciate a fellow Nordic perspective. Awkwardly... I might have added you before but lost you during a dry spell? So er... no worries if you don't want to add me back.

You might have lost me too! I am open to being added again ;)

Added you back. And yeah, your username rings a bell somewhere at the back of my mind. (Plus it's only awkward if we make it awkward, so let's not.)

Oh, you're sort of in my neighborhood! (I'm in Riga, but I've taken neighborhood as an expansive concept.) Want to be friends?

Apologies for the late reply. Yes, let's be friends! Most of us around the Baltic Sea count as neighbours anyway :D

Yay! Added you. :)

Hi are you still looking for friends? I’d love to hear about your work as a librarian :)

Oh, new friends are always welcome! I'm not sure I talk that much about my job though. xD Adding you!

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Name: Bec
Age: 43
Location: Melbourne, Australia

Currently, what are you...
... Reading? A Perilous Perspective by Anna Lee Huber, the 10th in the Lady Darby series (set in the early 1800s Scotland - sometimes England...)
... Watching? I don't watch a lot of current TV. If I have the TV on it's usually a show I've seen a million times as background noise. The only thing I watch live(ish) is sports (netball and Aussie Rules footy mainly).
... Listening to? I have my regular favourites on Spotify - an eclectic mix of classical, Broadway, songs we play in band, Robbie Williams, The Boy Least Likely To...
... Playing? French horn and flute. Oh wait, I'm guessing you mean games :P I don't really play video games but I am currently playing Wordle (and a number of variants that have appeared)
... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? Work has been a bit crazy, not helped by the number of days off I've had (I worked out that mid-May will be my first full five day week since the beginning of March due to public holidays and days off here and there). Next week I'm hoping to get back into working on our Time Portal project, which should ease a lot of the timesheet issues I have (I'm a payroll manager). Leisure wise my main thing is my 365 photo project.
... Looking forward to? This time in two weeks I will be at Uluru with my parents! Also looking forward to seeing Robbie Williams live next weekend with my sister and my niece.
... Worried/concerned/annoyed about? The same things everyone is concerned about - Covid, the war in Ukraine, the world in general, the health of some family members, the state of the housing market...

What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them?
Posting last week's 365 photos.
An update in general
And probably posting the previous week's 365 photos.

Anything else?
I don't think so. I usually post a couple of times a week but that can change with work and life in general.

I didn't realise you are here as well, I have added you! :)

Yes, I made the switch across when most of us jumped ship :)

Added you back (I thought I had added you when I came across but obviously I didn't).

No worries, we found each other again, that's all that matters... I will delete you off my fl over there.. one day I will be here fully. I hope.

I added you :)

Added you back :)

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Name: Profiterole
Age: 39
Location: France

Currently, what are you...
... Reading? Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites by Joy Demorra (I mostly read LGBT SF/F novels)
... Watching? Heartstopper (LGBT show), Color Rush 2 (BL k-drama), Pacific Rim Season 2
... Playing? Wordle
... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? Learning Korean
... Looking forward to? Summer
... Worried/concerned/annoyed about? Covid

What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them?
Messy Roots by Laura Gao + Guardian + Dance Dance Danseur, Game On + Doctor Who Easter Special, Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall over the last few days

Your reviews look great and I'm always interested in finding new things to read especially. Subscribed, hope that is ok!

Sure! I've added you back.

Here are my responses.

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Name: I do not use my legal name, except for financial transactions. Georgiana is what I use here, though you can call me Georgie or even George.
Age: Thirty-eight.
Location: North Arlington New Jersey.

Currently, what are you... ...
Reading? I must finish Gilbert Gurney, the Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, and the Life and Letters of Beau Brummell.
Watching? Nothing.
Listening to? My screen reader as I type and read things.
Playing? Nothing.
Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? I am trying to have Male and Female Costume by Beau Brummell published. I am also working on my French and my pre-1868 Etonian curriculum. For leisure, I must buy more tea and am considering trying some new nasal snuffs and replenishing some old ones.
Looking forward to? Moving downstairs to the basement!
Worried/concerned/annoyed about? Nothing at the moment.
What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them? I haven't used Livejournal in so many years that I can't begin to remember my last entries. As for Dreamwidth, my last three entries were titled More Music, Laughter, Love, and Weather, Spiritual Encounters, and Music and Contentment. They covered a wide variety of topics. I posted them today and yesterday, respectively.
Anything else? This is just a bit about me. I am straight, single, and searching. I enjoy Grammar prescriptivism, studying dandyism, trying coffees, teas, and nasal snuffs, antique menswear (no feminine clothing or makeup), warm baths, cooking and baking from scratch, nineteenth-century British literature, Upper Received Pronunciation, writing, and playing card, dice, and parlour games. I am very interested in high culture, including things such as good literature, theatre, classical music, opera (very slowly learning about it), fine dining, French, history, art, etc. I love wit, wordplay, and sarcastic humour without vulgarity. I hate political correctness and drama. I don't drink, barring dealcoholised wine, or do drugs. I neither have nor want children, and I am not religious. I have been totally blind since I was two months old, due to Retinopathy of Prematurity.

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Name: Christina
Age: 47
Location: Sooke, BC Canada

Currently, what are you...
... Reading? "I Thought You Said This Would Work" by Ann Wertz Garvin
... Watching? Tropical Plant Party on YouTube, and also random Frasier, MASH, or the Monkees episodes. Last movie I watched was "Hot Millions" (1968) with Maggie Smith
... Listening to? The Q FM Radio 94.7FM (100.3FM) on in the background daily. Soundtrack to Harold & Maude, ABBA, or Jack Johnson lately otherwise. And audiobook called "A Year of Mr. Maybes" by Judy Leigh
... Playing? Nothing at the moment.
... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? Cleaning up the backyard, refreshing wall paint in the house (which is taking forever), getting a donation pile built up for when the weather gets nice, and keeping houseplants alive.
... Looking forward to? Actual Spring weather. Being able to plant peas and tomatoes outside (It's too cold here still). Warmer weather will be nice.
... Worried/concerned/annoyed about? We have our dentist check-ups this week. And, well, the world is still wonky so I'm not looking forward to that one bit. Also it's coming up to the anniversary ( mid May) of losing my best friend to cancer and my dad to kidney disease, so I am not liking that coming up.

What were your last three DW entries about and when did you post them?
April 11th Hail No - Photos of my kitty. Unexpected hail falling.
April 16th I foresee scarring in my future - An update on a cat scratch on my face.
April 23rd Relaxing days (for the cats) - Kitty photos, and plans for backyard improvements.
Anything else?I really like adding pictures to my posts. Like, a lot. Also, we have four cats, and so pictures of them are going to happen.

Oh no! So sorry about the cat scratch on your face. I'm still healing mine from this summer when we had to move by plane with a cat who would very much have preferred we not do that -- and made her displeasure KNOWN. I hope yours heals fast and clean!

(Wanna be friends?)

Thank you, and Oh man ouch! I'm sorry you got kitty scratched as well. For being so cute and cuddly sometimes they sure can be sharp little death machines to our poor bodies. I hope yours does the same and heals well.

Done! Added you. *grins*

I'm also in the Victoria area, and ugh, the weather. Please, actual spring weather, hurry up! I'm also building up a donation pile and spending my time keeping my houseplants alive, and living my life to a sountrack of the Q. Friends?

Sounds good!

Added you. 😁

Lets hope the HTML works on this!

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Name:
Mel :)

Age: 34

Location:
The seaside, UK.

Currently, what are you...

... Reading? Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World, Marcia Bjornerud

... Watching? Russian Doll on Netflix.

... Listening to? I try to listen to new music, but inevitably end up listening to my alternative indie rock fare from the 80's to the 00's. XD

... Playing? Nothing.

... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)?

I am an artist and a lecturer. Just submitted a PhD thesis in Fine Art, and waiting to have my Viva. I also have a big solo exhibition coming up soon.

... Looking forward to?

The summer, completing my PhD and little holidays.

... Worried/concerned/annoyed about?

Mainly the war, and covid. We live in interesting times.

What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them?

Just general updates about my life. I just moved over from LJ, and had a month hiatus while I submitted my PhD.

Anything else?

<3

I added you :)

I have added you back.

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Name: Daniela
Age: 31
Location: Toronto, Canada

Currently, what are you...
... Reading? I'm about to start Regretting You by Colleen Hoover. I've recently been going through her backlog and have been enjoying them a lot!
... Watching? Below Deck, Canada's Got Talent, Good Sam, Masterchef Australia, Grey's Anatomy, Call Me Kat, Ghosts, Future Food Stars and Riverdale.
... Listening to? I haven't been on much of a music kick lately.
... Playing? It's been awhile but I love playing Super Smash Bros on the Switch.
... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? We are moving back to Europe (Paris) in about six weeks so my husband and I are organizing everything for that.
... Looking forward to? May 13 as we got tickets to see Simu Liu on his book tour and June 4 because that's when we're flying out!
... Worried/concerned/annoyed about? Just that the move goes well. We still have a lot to take care of.

What were your last three DW entries about and when did you post them? My most recent one was about a day trip we took to Kingston and booking our flights to Paris. Before that, I believe it was just after Easter weekend. I was feeling a bit down not being able to spend it with family though that will definitely change next year. And the third was when my husband and I celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary by going out for Korean BBQ, the cinema and seeing Cirque Du Soleil.

Anything else? I post about my life with my husband and our cat. Most recently it has been about our upcoming move and all the woes that come with it. I also talk about the TV shows and movies that I watch (I have movie review blog so I'm always up to date on the latest releases). I'm looking for friends who are active and who want to make proper connections.

Edited 2022-04-24 13:36 (UTC)

Not sure how much we have in common, but I do like food and I am active. Feel free to take a look at my blog and see if it appeals.

We have some TV shows and DW friends in common. I post about my husband and our cats as well. Good Luck with your impending move! Can I add to be friends?

Most definitely!

Yay! Thanks! :D

I added you :)

It sounds like we could have some stuff in common!!
would love to be friends :)

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Name: rekishi, Sam
Age: late 30s
Location: Germany, Europe

Currently, what are you...
... Reading? I'm sort of between books atm and started the first of the "Chief Inspector Gamache" mysteries mostly because I had it on my kindle already, but I don't plan to read the whole series at this point
... Watching? Nothing new, for reasons outlined below. I have a weekly Farscape rewatch and am watching a lot of crime procedurals I have already seen at least once (but mostly more often), because I know what happens and it's basically comfort watching
... Listening to? Nothing specific, I am just off a The Amazing Devil trip (triggered by writing Witcher fanfic), but I basically will always listen to Queen and otherwise a random assortment of what comes whenever
... Playing? I don't play games. Duolingo, if we count that! But I've mostly just been keeping my streak alive the last few weeks because I need to prioritize
... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? I'm working in a regulated industry and I'm always working on one project strategy or other, and I also sometimes write about what I lovingly dub "my IT project"...I'm not in IT or anything related to IT, but somehow found myself elbows deep in systems. Go figure. I'm also working on a master's thesis for a job-specific degree. I hate it and have been asking everyone I know to shoot me if I start talking about another post-graduate degree. Leisure-wise, I just finished a Witcher fic where I turned Jaskier and Geralt into frogs, which was my first and only excursion to Witcher fandom (one hopes!) and am currently working on a murder mystery fic which is a thin veneer for writing a friends to lovers story
... Looking forward to? The thesis being done. That's the one silver living
... Worried/concerned/annoyed about? My Ukrainian colleagues. The war in Ukraine in general and the political response to it. The election in France. Failing the thesis.

What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them?
Uhm let's see:
Today: Many things make a post a general update on thesis/fic/books/my twisted knee and a link to this place
Yesterday: Two Progress Reports an update on my twisted knee and a draft for three very silly murder mystery scenarios that I enjoyed greatly
Friday: An auspicious start to the weekend? about my vanquishing my leaking kitchen drain, my productive plans for the weekend and the subsequent update that I twisted my knee like an idiot
Anything else? Contrary to what it looks like I don't post daily and have the unfortunate tendency to sometimes go radio silent over stretches of time. I'm not talking from a US perspective, which may be obvious and has never been an issue on DW but has led to misunderstandings in other places on the interwebs.

>> I have a weekly Farscape rewatch <<

That was such a fun show.

>> My Ukrainian colleagues. The war in Ukraine in general and the political response to it. <<

Yeah, Russia is alarming. But here's a note of hope for you: Russia's biggest advantage has always been General Winter, and far as I can tell, I don't think they've thought through the fact that he's AWOL with climate change. Military tactics that worked great for Russia in the past will sooner or later fail spectacularly. As creative as Ukranian responses have been, that could get very interesting.

>> I'm not talking from a US perspective, which may be obvious and has never been an issue on DW but has led to misunderstandings in other places on the interwebs.<<

I'm lucky if mine even resembles a human perspective. Often it does not.

Oh, another German :) Always nice to see people from my country on these memes.
Which language(s) are you learning on Duolingo? I am currently on a 402 day streak of Turkish.

Yes, hello! I even lived in Cologne for half a year in 2015. :)

Chinese, actually, but I'm not expecting to attain any degree of fluency and am mostly trying to get a feeling for the language for work reasons.

It's a small world! :)

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Name: ship
Age: over 40
Location: Finland

Currently, what are you...
... Reading? working through my book bingo books, namely Lang Ya Bang (aka the NiF novel) and Aubrey Gordon's What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat.
... Watching? Mostly C-drama and K-drama, but I have Archive 81 on my Netflix queue...
... Listening to? Right at this moment Faun's new album Pagan.
... Playing? Does Duolingo count?
... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)? I should be working on my longfic but as my brain's fighting me, I'm not.
... Looking forward to? My tattoo appointment next Friday. I hope we'll manage to finish my back piece but if not, I'll just have to make another appointment. What a shame if that happened.
... ~~Worried/concerned~~/annoyed about? Many things, but the most pressing issue has to do with how TPTB are dealing with the massive shortage of nurses. Or, more correctly, how they're NOT dealing with it. *growls*

What were your last three LJ DW entries about and when did you post them? I try to post several times a week but it really depends on my shifts. The last three entries were posted in Apr 23rd (a Bulgasal episode 8 reaction post), Apr 20th (an Army of Lovers music video), and Apr 19th (Gods & Lies audiodrama review).
Anything else?I think my intro post is a pretty accurate summary of my journal, so check that. Follow or unfollow at will, there's no need to ask me if it's okay.

Edited 2022-04-24 16:43 (UTC)

C-Drama, K-Drama, Faun AND in my very expansive geographical neighborhood. Can we be friends?

Sure. I mean, as a Finn, I’m antisocial but, otherwise, yeah. 😁

You'll fit right in. :)

How are you liking the Aubrey Gordon book so far? I have been meaning to read that one for a while.

I'm liking it a LOT which isn't really a surprise, considering I've been following her on insta for ages and am a fan of her and Michael Hobbs' Maintenance Phase podcast (which I highly recommend to everyone).

Then I need to read it very soon. I love her blog too.

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Name:
WPAdmirer
Age:late 60s

Location:
USA - Florida

Currently, what are you...
Sitting down. Female. Semi-retired. Writer
... Reading?
Anything and everything except multi-generational novels
... Watching?
Baseball
... Listening to?
Whatever music Pat puts on or baseball
... Playing?
I'm not a gamer if this is what you mean.
... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)?
The first of book of a three book mystery series.
... Looking forward to?
Being finished with the first book and having it actually come out in April 2023. I'm excited to hold it!
... Worried/concerned/annoyed about?
Politics, war, Covid still.

What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them?
Uh, baseball and my part-time jobs

Anything else?I rock climb and take boxing lessons

I added you :)

Cool! I'm friending back!

Name: 18 years of incognito (who said "Diva"?). Nah, but I only give it in private communications.

Age: 51

Location: Chile

Currently, what are you...

... Reading?

Revisiting old Harry Potter fanfictions for a personal project [An excuse like any other] and a bookbinding manual.

... Watching?

I don't watch much TV, in general, whatever my husband is watching while I'm next to him doing something else. [Mostly reading fanfiction]

... Listening to?
I'm going through a Ziggy Stardust phase ... 50 years too late.

... Playing?
My musical ability is reduced to ringing the doorbell. Does that count as playing an instrument?

... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)?

Job-wise,
I am a social science researcher: I read, collect data, write, guide theses and complain about university bureaucracy.

Leisure-wise,
I'm learning to bind fanfiction; I'm a very amateurish member of the Renegade Publishing guild. There, generously, they have taught me a lot. So far, I have created three volumes by hand (two successful and one disastrous). In the medium term I want to hand bind All The Young Dudes, which is a big challenge for me.

... Looking forward to?
My daughter's dissertation.

... Worried/concerned/annoyed about?
Where should I start?
I am anxious about the successful completion of the constitutional reform in my country. (A long history, which begins on 11 September 1973 with the Pinochet dictatorship and whose ghosts still haunt us).

What were your last three DW entries about and when did you post them?

Today, Apr. 24th, I wrote about a small earth tremor, my family and some bookbinding.
Yesterday, 23th A funny rumour at my university
Apr. 21st, my mood and health.

Anything else?
In these 18 years I have met many people, some of them became good friends. We have accompanied each other in our daily lives; as well as in our engagement in the Harry Potter fandom, some no longer participate in it, but the friendship continues.
Though I don't write much on the subject, my social and political views are born from the horrors of a childhood and adolescence spent under an alt-right dictatorship. I feel strongly about human rights violations of any kind.
My English grammar is not the best, but I try to express myself as well as I can.

>> Job-wise,
I am a social science researcher: I read, collect data, write, guide theses and complain about university bureaucracy.<<

That sounds fascinating. I like social engineering: efforts to lift the hood of society and fix what's broke.

>> Leisure-wise,
I'm learning to bind fanfiction; I'm a very amateurish member of the Renegade Publishing guild. <<

Awesome! I've seen bookbinders at Renaissance faires. Marbling paper is a popular accompaniment.

>>I am anxious about the successful completion of the constitutional reform in my country.<<

I can see how that would be nerve-wracking. I hope it goes well for you.

>>Though I don't write much on the subject, my social and political views are born from the horrors of a childhood and adolescence spent under an alt-right dictatorship. I feel strongly about human rights violations of any kind.<<

My sympathies. The United States has some serious problems from the far-right attacking human rights. More insidious is the creeping tide of utilitarianism. "You can very easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." The results of that analysis are often disturbing.

I would love to learn how to marble paper! I am taking baby steps; I want to get a firm grasp on what I have learned before learning new things; however, I am itching to learn many of the artistic techniques associated with creating a book.

Chilean politics has some things similar to the USA; others not so much. The alt-right groups here and there are very similar.

>> I would love to learn how to marble paper! <<

If you don't mind making a huge mess for sometimes mediocre and sometimes spectacular results, try marbling Easter eggs. There are a variety of kits, and they're probably on sale this time of year. Or you can do your own.

This DIY version is basic:
https://www.doodlecraftblog.com/2018/03/marbled-easter-eggs-diy.html

This one is a bit more elaborate:
https://www.craftymorning.com/water-marble-easter-eggs/

This modern approach to marbling doesn't use a liquid suspension medium; the paint itself marbles as it is poured onto a surface:
https://www.creativegreenliving.com/2019/04/how-to-paint-marbled-easter-eggs.html

>> I am taking baby steps; I want to get a firm grasp on what I have learned before learning new things; however, I am itching to learn many of the artistic techniques associated with creating a book.<<

Sensible approach.

>> Chilean politics has some things similar to the USA; others not so much. The alt-right groups here and there are very similar.<<

It seems that progressive politics can go in many different directions, but regressive politics tend to converge as people hate many of the same things. Different colonial dynamics can create very different fracture patterns too.

"Regressive politics tend to converge as people hate many of the same things"

So, true!

"Or you can do your own"

Don't tempt me with marbling! My learning wish list includes: various forms of bookbinding, how to make recycled paper; painting foredges in a sophisticated way (I do it the brute way); handmaking headbands; using book layout softwares; digital drawing, creating dust jackets, embossed and debossed covers; handmade title printing techniques and a huge etc.

The fascinating thing about bookbinding is that it converses with so many arts, it's a world to learn! So far, life has been so crazy, I've only learned a couple of binding techniques and I have achieved it with some dignity. Anyway, there's still life ahead of me.

Do you have any hobbies?

>> Don't tempt me with marbling! My learning wish list includes: various forms of bookbinding, how to make recycled paper; painting foredges in a sophisticated way (I do it the brute way); handmaking headbands; using book layout softwares; digital drawing, creating dust jackets, embossed and debossed covers; handmade title printing techniques and a huge etc. <<

*laugh* So very true. But the results are beautiful

>> The fascinating thing about bookbinding is that it converses with so many arts, it's a world to learn! <<

I agree. It's a very agglutinative art form.

>> So far, life has been so crazy, I've only learned a couple of binding techniques and I have achieved it with some dignity. Anyway, there's still life ahead of me.<<

That's a good approach.

>> Do you have any hobbies? <<

I have so many hobbies! :D Gardening and photography are big at this time of year.

https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/tag/photo

I dabble in all manner of crafts, from beadwork and scrapbooking to freestyle creations inspired by found items. A few examples:

https://ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com/6069203.html

https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/13435312.html

https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/13487190.html

I also write, which many people consider a hobby, but that's my dayjob. Today is my Poetry Fishbowl, with a theme of "Making Do." I encourage you to drop by and give me prompts. Crafts will fit right in!

How beautiful is everything you do! You have got taste and delicacy to assemble the pieces.

I like gardening too, this month it's my turn to prune as we are in mid-fall.

Your work sounds fascinating, I'm also big for human rights trying to get my part done. I'm more on the practical side of things working in the field sometimes relying on those studies :D

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>> Your work sounds fascinating,<<

Thank you!

>> I'm also big for human rights trying to get my part done.<<

Right now, I'm finding it darkly hilarious that the Supreme Court is !!shocked!! and !!outraged!! that anyone would dare violate their privacy and boundaries ... regarding a brief that predicts they're going to violate women's privacy and boundaries in reproduction. If they want a world with privacy and boundaries, they're some of the extremely few people who actually have the power to push in that direction, and they don't seem to realize that they're shooting themselves in the foot.

>> I'm more on the practical side of things working in the field sometimes relying on those studies :D

Practical is good.

>> Add? <<

Go for it!

Added you; I approve of going through a Ziggy Stardust phase 50 years too late. Also an Alan Rickman fan.

Rickman is luuuurve!

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