Here and Now — A Friendzy

[sound_of_silence]

I don't know about you, but lately I've been bored by the redundancy of friending memes. It feels like I'm always being asked the same things — favourite books/movies/games/fandoms, things I post about, things I look for in friends... This is all well and good, I don't have anything against those questions — I've found so many good LJ-friends through them, why would I? — but I find myself hoping to be asked something new at every friendzy I participate in.
And then I thought, why not organize one myself?
So here I am, with an attempt at an original friending meme! Share, comment, find friends, you know the drill!


<b>The Basics (Can't Really Change Them)</b><br /><i>Name:</i> <br /><i>Age:</i> <br /><i>Location:</i> <br /><br /><b>Currently, what are you...</b><br /><i>... Reading?</i> <br /><i>... Watching?</i> <br /><i>... Listening to?</i> <br /><i>... Playing?</i> <br /><i>... Working on (job-wise and/or leisure-wise)?</i> <br /><i>... Looking forward to?</i> <br /><i>... Worried/concerned/annoyed about?</i> <br /><br /><b>What were your last three LJ entries about and when did you post them?</b><br /><br /><b>Anything else?</b>


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[skye_writer]

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.

[belleweather]

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?

[skye_writer]

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

[belleweather]

Added you back!

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>>... 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.

Re: Thoughts

[skye_writer]

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].)

Re: Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> 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.

[einhornmaedchen]

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?

[skye_writer]

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.

[einhornmaedchen]

Yay! I will be adding you right now :)