Here and Now — A Friendzy
Apr. 22nd, 2022 11:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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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!
The more, the merrier:
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Date: 2022-04-22 04:53 pm (UTC)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!
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Date: 2022-04-22 05:28 pm (UTC)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.
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Date: 2022-04-22 05:28 pm (UTC)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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Date: 2022-04-22 05:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-04-22 06:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-04-22 06:16 pm (UTC)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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Date: 2022-04-22 06:51 pm (UTC)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.
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Date: 2022-04-22 06:56 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2022-04-22 07:12 pm (UTC)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
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Date: 2022-04-22 07:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-04-22 08:40 pm (UTC)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.
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Date: 2022-04-22 08:50 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2022-04-22 09:06 pm (UTC)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.
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Date: 2022-04-22 10:07 pm (UTC)I'd like to read more about what you've described here, mind if I add you?
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Date: 2022-04-22 10:25 pm (UTC)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.
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Date: 2022-04-22 10:37 pm (UTC)Most of my entires are a mish-mash of my life!
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Date: 2022-04-22 10:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-04-22 11:00 pm (UTC)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.
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Date: 2022-04-23 12:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-04-23 12:50 am (UTC)I am going to add you if you don't mind.
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Date: 2022-04-23 03:06 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2022-04-23 05:03 am (UTC)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!