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Friending meme, and Holiday cheer!
Hi everyone!
Tis' the season for more giving, and cheer. Along with our Friending meme, I thought it would be a great to also post your Holiday season themed icons on this entry, for all to enjoy! Are exchanging Christmas cards your thing? You might make someone's day!
Lets make some new friends, to keep our online journaling aesthetic alive!
Just copy and paste this code below as a comment, and let the friendships begin!
Feel free to reference this Friending Meme to others too!
(you can take out some of the questions to your liking as well.)
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Age/Location:
Older Gen Z/Zillenial
Occupation; Secret
Do you have any pets?? I'm in a delightful animal companion deficit rn :(
How long have you been online journaling? 2 years.
Why do you like online journaling? Good way to practice radical honesty and it's a place to dump thoughts that have no where else to go while I figure out my life (experiencing a quarter life crisis rn)
What are some of your hobbies? Readign (be it original stuff or fanfic), drawing, comic books (reading and making them), scootering, music, sleeping, studying, teasing people
Favorite bands/artists:Morbid Saint, Morbid Angel, Iron Maiden, The Phantom's Revenge, Tatsuro Yamashita, Metallica, LOVEBITES, Gamma Ray, Black Sabbath
Favorite TV shows: Don't really watch TV but I like old cartoons from my childhood and old sketch comedies and Looney Tunes shorts when I'm bored
Favorite movies: Don't have the attention span for films...
Favorite books: Getter Robo, Alice in Wonderland, Batman, Sonic The Comic, Anton Chekhov... Many many things. I'm too eepy to right them all out
Other fandoms: Pokemon, Street Fighter, Sonic The Hedgehog, Super Mario, again, a lot. Just ask.
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: Entirely public
How often do you update?: Once or twice a day
What do you want in an DW friend?: Someone who inspires me to do better, respects me, doesn't do purity tests and is weird like me or at least okay with me being different. If you also make art then that's cool.
Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add: I'm a strange person who does and says strange stuff. I'm bisexual and converted to christianity, though I avoid religion and other controversial subjects like the plague. I'm also mentally ill (C-PTSD) and am working on my recovery, it makes me wary of new people and I'm already very socially anxious, but I'm trying to work on it and be healthier.
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Occupation: Wordsmith.
How long have you been online journaling? Since 2007.
Why do you like online journaling? I enjoy sharing my work with other people and seeing what they're doing. I also use it for crowdfunding.
What are some of your hobbies? Reading, cooking, gardening, crafts, photography. R
Favorite bands/artists: Emerald Rose, Elvendrums.
Favorite TV shows: Dragon Prince, Good Omens, Lucifer, Magnificent 7, The Sentinel, Sherlock, Star Trek.
Favorite movies: Godzilla Minus One, Nimona, Star Wars, Stargate.
Favorite books: Black Jewels, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Valdemar.
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: Entirely public.
How often do you update?: Daily, often more.
What do you want in an DW friend?: I tend to like other creative people. I enjoy when people post art, photos, writing, crafts, etc. With gardening and birdwatching, it's fun to see what's going on in far-flung places. I'm always happy to see more people in my events, too, like the Poetry Fishbowl.
Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add: Here there be dragons.
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Age/Location: mid 40s, Indiana
Occupation; independently training individuals with Assistive Technology
Do you have any pets?? Unless my warmies count, no.
How long have you been online journaling? I've been on DW hit or miss for about a year I think, and I had a LiveJournal back in the day for a good 3 or 4 years.
Why do you like online journaling? It's interesting to learn about the experiences of others and/or the share parts of my life as well. I also enjoy finding articles, music, etc that people post.
What are some of your hobbies? listening to music, watching basketball and football, playing with and learning new technology, food, coffee
Favorite bands/artists: oh boy... we'll be here a while. No, I'll limit it to a few. Country: Sam Hunt, Kane Brown, Thomas Rhett. R&B: PJ Morton. Otherwise, I'm into a bit of everything from motown, to a bit of pop and rock, to lots of 90s music.
Favorite TV shows: I don't really watch TV much, but now and then I watch The Voice and find it entertaining.
Favorite movies: Men in Black, Remember the Titans, Drum Line, Save the Last Dance. Not much of a movie watcher though.
Favorite books: N/A. Yeah, I need to get into a better habit of reading.
Other fandoms: Not really.
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: partial
How often do you update?: Admittedly, it's sporadic.
What do you want in an DW friend?: You know, I'm pretty open minded. It would be great if they're into some of the things I am, but if not, that's fine. I do like interaction. I have given up on journaling a lot in the past because I felt like I was writing to the void. Also, I'd like my space to be judgement free.
Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add: Nothing in particular. I'm just hoping to make friends and widen my DW circle.
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Age/Location: 27/India
Occupation: Writer
Do you have any pets?? No, but I feed an Indian three-striped palm squirrel every day, and I hope to adopt a cockatiel eventually.
How long have you been online journaling? A few years at this point.
Why do you like online journaling? It helps me feel more connected to myself and others.
What are some of your hobbies? Reading, writing, watching Korean media and studying the language, poledancing, reading tarot and oracle decks.
Favorite bands/artists: Orange Caramel, Xdinary Heroes, WayV, Chungha, etc. I love all the Bratz albums.
Favorite TV shows: Extraordinary You, No Gain No Love, Kath & Kim
Favorite movies: Bottoms, The Others, Kahaani, Turning Red
Favorite books: The Vet's Daughter and The Skin Chairs (both by Barbara Comyns), The Friendstone by Martha Derman, The Mermaid by Patty Dann, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson, Frost in May by Antonia White
Other fandoms: Magical girls anime, manhwa and webnovels about villainesses, mid-20th century women writers
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: Most of my posts are public with a few posts with personal/work details access-locked.
How often do you update?: It varies. Sometimes daily, sometimes once a week or once a month. This is my internet home, so I'm always semi-regular.
What do you want in an DW friend?: I hope we enjoy each other's posts and become friends.
Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add: Empathy makes the world go round.
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Age/Location: mid 20s, Michigan, USA, moving to Central America soon
Occupation: on disability. I don't work. I do write professionally & have been published in indie publications before..
Do you have any pets?? yes! 4 of them, 3 cats and 1 dog.
How long have you been online journaling? I just joined Dreamwidth this February for fan events, but only recently as of October began to use DW for personal journalling.
Why do you like online journaling? I like how private it can be while still giving me the ability to interact with others. I like how it gives me the ability to make connections with people that feel more genuine and personal than connections made on mainstream internet websites. Everyone is so nice!
What are some of your hobbies? Writing is my main hobby. I love poetry, fanfiction, fiction, short fiction, interactive art, creative nonfiction, stuff that doesn't really quite fit a label. I also love digital art, coding webpages, zinemaking, cartomancy, scrapbooking, and making really bad electronic music despite knowing nothing about music theory.
Favorite bands/artists: Bloc Party, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, Soft Cell, Purity Ring, Poe, Fiona Apple, The Cure, rap in general (so many favs)
Favorite TV shows: The Orville, Babylon 5, Doom Patrol
Favorite movies: I Saw The TV Glow, Madagascar franchise, Ready or Not
Favorite books: Little Weirds by Jenny Slate
Other fandoms:Some I keep private for Reasons, but you'll probably figure them out if you add me. I also like Doctor Who, various Treks, Gravity Falls, various sitcoms, musicals (Great Comet/Ghost Quartet/Jasper in Deadland/Cats), games like Webfishing, Palia, The Sims (2, 3, 4) and Star Trek: Online.
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: My journal is friends only but I'm not picky with who I give access to!
How often do you update?: at least every week
What do you want in an DW friend?: Someone who isn't judgemental over fiction/obsessed with enforcing purity culture over fictional characters. They're fiction, they're not real people, and I have some darker interests when it comes to fiction. I hope to find people who accept that. Also looking for someone who isn't bigoted, -ist, -phobic, someone who understands neurodivergence and plurality or at least isnt going to judge me for being different. If you fit those things, I'd love to talk to you!!
Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add: I love making connections on here and talking to others. :)
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I love that you have cats haha <33 I have two myself.
I also like to make connections on DW and just talking to people on my friends list, that's what DW is for after all :D
Want to be friends?
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Pronouns: ey/æ
Age/Location: 35/ Tokyo, Japan
Occupation: school librarian/ picture book author* (*in progress)
Do you have any pets?? Tiamat, my black cat familiar (The babushka I adopted her from said she had healing powers because she was named [at the time] after St. Theodora.)
How long have you been online journaling? 20+ years! My LiveJournal is old enough to drink this year but I was on Diary-X and Xanga before that.
Why do you like online journaling? Online journaling has been part of my life for more than half of my life. I like the sense of intimacy and community with people who would otherwise be strangers, peeking into their lives and letting them look into mine.
What are some of your hobbies? I like to visit Shinto shrines and take pictures of my dolls. Lately I've been really into indie/ old school web design and I like to crochet, too. I'd like to get back into quilting someday. I've never met a craft I didn't want to at least try.
Favorite bands/artists: U2, MARINA, Bastille, Florence + The Machine… (I don't know. I have bad taste in music.)
Favorite TV shows: Interview with the Vampire, TRIGUN STAMPEDE, Brooklyn 99 (I don't watch a ton of TV.)
Favorite movies: The Road to El Dorado, Thor: Ragnarok, Lilo & Stitch, The Last Unicorn, The Birdcage
Favorite books: His Dark Materials/The Book of Dust, The Lord of the Rings/The Silmarillion, The Rest of Us Just Live Here, a lot of picture books
Other fandoms: I'm not active in fandom.
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: 100% friends locked. (I don't use filters but if there's something you need me to tag/TW, let me know and I'll keep it under a cut.)
How often do you update?: 1-3 times/day, usually
What do you want in an DW friend?: I like some back-and-forth but I don't expect comments on every single entry or even very often. I'm not comfortable granting access to someone who doesn't grant access back.
Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add: I'm uncomfortable adding anyone younger than 21 years old. Thanks for understanding!
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We have a couple more interests in common, would you like to try being friends? :3 I made my intro post in my own journal public for this friending meme, and there's also a bit more about my on my own comment in this entry.
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Adding you now~
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Just added you back!
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Age/Location: 40s/Boston, MA, USA
Occupation; Academic lab manager aka lab Mom, aka bureaucracy fighter
Do you have any pets?? Two cats
How long have you been online journaling?
21 years, from the LJ days
Why do you like online journaling? No performative nonsense, no algorithims, just me and my nonsense.
What are some of your hobbies? bicycling, baking, puzzles, reading, writing, boardgames. I'm currently fixated on reading Admiral Cloudberg's posts about plane crashes.
Favorite bands/artists:
Uhhhh...My music taste is very much stuck in 1997.
Favorite TV shows:
Whovian, Trekkie, other nerd stuff. Most recently we've been watching Lower Decks and Kevin Can Fuck Himself.
Favorite movies: Airplane!
Favorite books: What's the character count here again? Some of my favorites: Never Let Me Go, The Great Believers, Parable of the Talents, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Time Traveler's Wife
Other fandoms: It's not really a fandom journal.
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: friends only. My about me post is (now) public.
How often do you update?: 3-4 times a week
What do you want in an DW friend?: I typically like people who write about their daily lives. Other parents and queer people (and queer parents) are especially welcome. Nothing with a lot of diet/weight loss talk please!
Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add: Cattywumpus, Aglift, Syzygy. Three fun closing words for you :)
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Age/Location: 40s, Norway.
Do you have any pets?? Rubbing salt in my wound D: I did have a friendly cat approach for pets today tho!
How long have you been online journaling? Since the Livejournal days.
Why do you like online journaling? More space for thoughts, a slower pace, more connection, no algorithm.
What are some of your hobbies? Iconning, tarot, travel. I sometimes vid but never finish anything.
Favorite bands/artists: Still listening to loads of Ane Brun and Hannah Georgas. Some great albums this year (for me) have been Orla Gartland - Everybody Needs A Hero, Goat Girl - Below The Waste, WILLOW - Empathogen, Andrew Bird - Inside Problems, and Metric - Formentera II.
Favorite TV shows: Buffy, Community(unlit Troy left), and Sarah Connor Chronicles forever. Current shows: Wheel of Time (omg s3 release date announces tomorrow!!) Yellowjackets, Interview With The Vampire, Arcane (haven't started s2 but heard nothing indicating it won't hit home like s1), Silo, Stranger Things, Fallout (s2 started shooting!), Last of Us, Babylon 5 that I'm co-watching with some friends on Discord. I've enjoyed some of the Disney+ Marvel & Star Wars shows to varying degrees (come join in at
Favorite movies: Black Swan, Batman Returns, Annihilation, Galaxy Quest, Ronja Røverdatter. Two most recent movies that hit home were Dune 2 and Love Lies Bleeding.
Favorite books: Wheel of Time, Murderbot Diaries, Ancillary Justice, Queen's Thief, Steerswomen, Wayfarers.
Other fandoms: I do play games (PC/PS5/VR), and board games whenever my circle of friends will indulge me. Comics are great, but Amazon sort of bumped me out of my groove by shutting down Comixology.
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: 99% public.
How often do you update?: Varies greatly. Right now I'm doing #Rec-Cember, so updating daily.
What do you want in an DW friend?: Someone fannish, who likes to comment and post from time to time. Make fandom not war is a running motto of mine.
Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add:
I'll probably be posting a bunch of Christmas stuff this month, so if you're already fed up maybe steer clear *g*
I actively moderate
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I just posted some Christmas holiday icons to this community. See link! :)
:)
Never Gonna Run Around And Desert You.
Age/Location: 40/Germany.
Occupation: I am self-employed concerning tarot/cartomancy readings, horoscopes, numeroscopes, rune casting, etc. that I offer for my clients.
Do you have any pets?? Yes :3. Six cats and a dog.
How long have you been online journaling? Since 2001 (LJ - So for 23 years now), so... Since I was about 16 (I started one month before my 17th birthday)? I blame several friends of mine who started journaling on there, and honestly, I met a lot of lovely people this way!
Why do you like online journaling? I think it has the potential to make people feel less lonely in general, and to increase empathy for other people in general, because you get to see the world through their emotional lense either way. It is fascinating.
What are some of your hobbies? Making music and songwriting, listening to music, learning about topics I am interested in (music theory, musical instruments, all kinds of cultures around the world, animals (I especially love seals!), philosophy, spirituality, psychology in general, ...), dancing, creative writing, learning foreign languages, travelling, drawing, video games (As of recently, I am mainly into playing old-school games like Worms Armageddon or Rollercoaster Tycoon, and I now started playing Harvey's New Eyes, too.), ...
Favorite bands/artists: Oh, there are many. I listed a bunch in my profile info, but my absolute favourites are Közi and all of his projects - Dälle, E//+Z, Eve Of Destiny, Köziy & Sadiy, Malice Mizer, Vamquet, Xa-Vat, and ZIZ of course!
Favorite TV shows: Currently mainly Bob's Burgers, Spongebob Squarepants (I am late to the party, I know), Futurama, some old The Simpsons episodes, BBC Ghosts, Horrible Histories (at least the excerpts I saw from it thus far :D), etc.
Favorite movies: Labyrinth, Dead Poets Society, Inside Out, Bara No Konrei, Bram Stoker's Dracula, What We Do In The Shadows, Trainspotting, Interview With The Vampire, Encanto, Fight Club, Velvet Goldmine, Verte Aile, and Soul. But there are loads more still.
Favorite books: My absolute favourite of all time is probably "Living Out Loud" by Keri Smith (She is also responsible for Wreck This Journal, if anybody remembers.). I also really enjoyed "Steal Like An Artist" by Austin Kleon (I at least think this was his name...), "Your Head Is A Houseboat" by Campbell Walker, and all books Marianne Curley released. And all books by Dr Brian Weiss that I read thus far.
Other fandoms: Hm. As of now, I think this about sums it up.
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: Friends only. I used to write public entries, and there are still some entries that remain that, but as of the newer ones... Friends only.
How often do you update?: I try to do so at least once a week. Recently it has been more, though.
What do you want in an DW friend?: As long as you are kind-hearted, open-minded, and just overall true to who you are, I think we will get along well. I cannot stand people who live for being cruel to others, esp. in terms of racism, fascism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and animal cruelty.
Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add: I recently stumbled over the song "Never Gonna Give You Up" in alphabetical order, and I found this hilarious, to say the least. :P
Re: Never Gonna Run Around And Desert You.
I love your vibe overall and would love to be friends ♥. I wrote more about me in my own comment in this entry, but I've also made public on my journal my own intro post if you want to take a peek :3
Re: Never Gonna Run Around And Desert You.
We used to have a cat called Silvester once, too, btw. He was a kitten born to our female cat Minka on June 3rd, 1994, and was born around midnight. He was a really cute one, brown with black stripes (So a brown tabby, I think ^^.). I remember he was very fond of food... Back then, Minka had three boys (one grey tabby, one brown tabby, and one all-black) and three girls (one grey tabby, one calico, and one brown tabby). As for Malice Mizer and VK, this is one of my longest music loves of all time! I think Közi, Mana, and Kaya recently travelled to Chile and Mexico? I am not sure about Mexico, but Közi sang a song called "Dubi Dubi Da" at one of the events... *babbles*
I will add you in a minute. :)
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Age/Location: 34, The Pacific Northwest
Occupation; Accountant
Do you have any pets??: A newfoundland, and a persian kitten.
How long have you been online journaling?:Since 2006
Why do you like online journaling?: It has definitely been an outlet for me to get my thoughts out and express myself without worrying about being judged/ridiculed.
What are some of your hobbies?: Painting, coloring with my 6 year old, walking trails/exploring the outdoors, going to new coffee shops, road trips, going to the coast and surfing.
Favorite bands/artists: Check out my Last.Fm! I will listen to literally everything so do not be alarmed LOL!! https://www.last.fm/user/Siamesedaydream
Favorite TV shows: Netflix YOU, Yellowstone, any western featuring Kevin Costner esp. I am not much into streaming haha
Favorite movies: Balto, Free Willy, there are honestly too much to name haha don't judge me!! Just ask!
Favorite books: Any of the Twilight series, I love smut kind of literacy, I love poetry, Charles Bukowski, Poe, there is actually quite the list.
Other fandoms: Twilight, Yellowstone haha
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: It is Friends only, and you can comment here if you'd like to be friends!
How often do you update?: I try to update at least twice a month, but I am going to try to update hopefully once a week now.
What do you want in an DW friend?: Be kind! Someone who actually is interested in being an online friend/penpal practically. I love my friends, I have a big heart, I have a lot of love to give.
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Age/Location: Mid 30s
Occupation: Government Worker
Do you have any pets?? No.
How long have you been online journaling? Since 2009 (started on LJ)
Why do you like online journaling? *shrugs* It's fun sharing my icons with other people, I guess. I also like the anonymity of it.
What are some of your hobbies? Reading, writing, listening to music, making graphics, singing, origami, knitting, crochet, DIY, customizing my keyboard, etc.
Favorite bands/artists: Michelle Tumes, Hayley Westenra, Kuraki Mai, Relient K, For King & Country, Rebecca St. James, Oneul, etc.
Favorite TV shows: I don't really watch TV unless it's Kdramas, Kvariety, or anime
Favorite movies: Narnia (not The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by Fox though), The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Emma (1996) with Gwyneth Paltrow
Favorite books: Narnia, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Jane Austen's novels, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers' Lord Peter mysteries, Sherlock Holmes books/stories, etc.
Other fandoms:
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: It's public.
How often do you update?: Whenever I am posting a set of icons or textures or bases or something. I don't do personal posts very often if at all
What do you want in an DW friend?: Someone who also fangirls over similar fandoms and enjoys music and graphics, I guess?
Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add:
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Age/Location: Thirties / California, USA
How long have you been online journaling? Since 2003 on LJ. I witnessed much of that site's ups and downs and changes over the years that after everything I finally moved from LJ to DW in 2022.
Why do you like online journaling? It's the only space I feel most comfortable writing and expressing my thoughts without feeling scrutinized or fearing of being judged. I don't use social media, and I prefer the anonymity. It's also the platform I'm more familiar with. I like the sense of individualizing your own journal and having conversations with others that is confined to a single space rather than blasting it into a public void (aka any kind of algorithm forcing posts onto you). It's a self-curated space that is very lost nowadays among the online world.
What are some of your hobbies? Dance, swimming, organizing, writing, being a fangirl....
Favorite bands/artists: Evanescence, Sleep Token, Namie Amuro, Jolin Tsai, Dreamcatcher, Babymetal, Sunmi, XG, The Tech Thieves, Seulgi, Loreena McKennitt, DPR IAN, BIBI, just to name a few because I listen to a lot of music. I love discovering new artists and so I have quite an extensive list of favorite artists and bands.
Favorite TV shows: Battlestar Galactica, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Dark Angel, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Legend of the Seeker, Orphan Black, The Last Of Us, The Untamed, Word of Honor, Heaven Official's Blessing, Guardian, Meet You At The Blossom, Detective L, just to name a few from the top of my head (see more listed on my user profile).
Favorite movies: My favorite genre is horror so I tend to gravitate towards horror movies a lot. And a wide range of them, too, everything from slashers to psychological to splatter b-movie level kinds of horror.
Favorite books: The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VandeerMeer, Borne by Jeff VanderMeer, the Dune chronicles by Frank Herbert, Battle Royale by Koushun Takami, Out by Natsuo Kirino
Other fandoms: In recent years I've delved quite heavily into Asian dramas (cdramas, kdramas, jdramas, Thai dramas), so my current fandom obsessions tend to be related to those lately. I'm also quite into actual play TTRPG shows like Critical Role and Dimension 20, additionally Dropout.tv has been the best subscription decision I've made since most of their shows are creative and hilarious.
Is your journal friends only, partial, or public? Public aside from the occasional personal IRL posts.
How often do you update? As often as I can, at least once or twice a week.
What do you want in a DW friend? Someone who shares similar fannish interests that we can connect with (aka squee about), and who can engage with comments/conversations.
Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add: ❤
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I looked at your profile and could see that we have some fandoms in common (Buffy, Gilmore girls, Vampire Diaries and Haven.
Same here with being a fangirl x) I talk about the shows/fandoms that I watch at times but it's mostly old shows. I haven't watched much of the more new stuff.
I would love to be friends? :-)
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I don't mind if you only talk about older fandoms and haven't watched much newer stuff. I haven't really been that enamored with any new Western shows over recent years myself (they either don't interest me or get quickly cancelled before I get the chance to enjoy it, which has been quite discouraging tbh), but I tend to love talking about my older fandoms a lot. Some that I've recently been revisiting (ex: Gilmore Girls as of the last week, just sporadic episodes here and there).
So yes, friends. :)
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I know right? they are so quick to cancel shows these days ugh! The only show that is still airing that I do watch is The Handmaid's tale :p
Oh Gilmore girls! love that show.
As for what I have been watching of old shows..it's shows like The O.C. and Skins (generation 3) I'm also watching One Tree Hill, I have watched these shows years ago but felt like watching again but with One Tree Hill, well I never finished it so doing that now :D
Then I started on X-files earlier this year and like it but it's going to take forever to go through all seasons but I will try to.
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Age/Location: 39 (for another 12 days!) on the "Canadian" west coast
Occupation; I organize other people's stuff.
Do you have any pets?? No, but I do like to coo about my mom's goofy cats. Also, ghost cat has lived in this apartment way longer than I have. It mostly ignores the shit out of me.
How long have you been online journaling? Back after a decade-long hiatus. Was on LJ and Dreamwidth for about as long before then. Did a long stint on Twitter in between, until I left that behind two years ago too. Slowing down my pace lately and this has been a really sweet homecoming.
Why do you like online journaling? I think the potential for social contact and being witnessed (tm) is its own temptation, but I'm also way more consistent about this than I am paper and pen, and there's something about having a record of my life.
What are some of your hobbies? I'm struggling to have hobbies right now beyond singing in a choir, but I'd like to be doing more silly art therapy exercises again. I like to go for long walks under trees and have been reading a lot of non-fiction and general fiction lately. I also organize and get out into the streets whenever I can. We keep us safe and fed. Organizing probably isn't a hobby, but I'm gonna leave it there.
Favorite bands/artists: Musically, it's a lot of Yiddish folk music right now. In general, I like upbeat electro pop and rock pop, what I call bitchy femme music, and queer folk songs. Got into Chapell Roan recently.
Favorite TV shows: I'm not fannish anymore, so this question is just a getting to know you! Right now my tv tracking app reminds me to watch Abbott Elementary, Shrinking, Ghosts US, Next Level Chef, Star Trek shows, and Taskmaster.
Favorite movies: I don't watch a lot of movies, except when I'm home sick.
Favorite books: "The Truth About Stories" shook me up when I was 21, and most recently "Meet Me at the Gallery" was a slow, stunning read. Desperate for the Iron Widow sequel. I devour new Murderbot and Toby Daye books.
Other fandoms: I'm a BreadTube subscriber, and my bonafides are that I'm a Nebula subscriber. My must-watch channels include Jet Lag, F.D. Signifier, and the Try Guys (Still!!!)
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: Functionally friends-only these days
How often do you update?: As the mood strikes, but usually 1-3 times a week.
What do you want in an DW friend?: I want your sweet sweet comments. I'll leave you some too.
Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add: 1312 is my lucky number.
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It's a lot, to organize your own services! Sounds like a mutual aid project? Right now most of my organizing is going toward rebuilding a local lefty community centre.
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Name: Wobblegong
Alternatively: Wobbles/Wobs
Preoccupation: digital art, mostly fantasy stuff
Do you have any pets?? Nope! Which is odd given how much I like animals, but life can both zig and zag.
How long have you been online journaling? Someone set me up with a LiveJournal at the start of LJ's heyday and then I lurked and/or forgot about it for years. My Dreamwidth account went similarly.
Why do you like online journaling? Learning about other peoples' lives is so fascinating... I love in-person interaction too, of course, but the semi- or full anonymity of the internet leads to some (partial, but) deep views into others' lives. It's done a tremendous amount to broaden my thinking and horizons. And then sometimes I want to yell about mitten lobsters for 500 words and would you look at that, I have a journal which can hold so many cute wildlife photos.
What are some of your journal topics? Based on my most recent activity I tend to post at a novice/enthusiast level about:
I can promise I'm very wordy! As if this ad wasn't enough of a warning.
Favori– I am constitutionally incapable of picking favorites. Just let me rotate through my Top 40 chattering about them one by one.
Fandoms/groups/etc: I'm a furry, I was formerly active on cohost. 🌈 I'm not much of a fandom participant (unless you want to talk about Ergo Proxy (2006) in which case, hello!) but on reflection that's probably because I put all my energy of that type into Art Roleplaying Games.
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: Mostly public! The bulk of my words are misadventures in
=CONCATENATE(INDEX(),MATCH())or photosynthesizing sea slugs or so on. More personal things are friends-only but that's a tiny minority of posts.How often do you update?: Irregularly... I'm trying to post more reliably (2x/week would be great!) but the habit is not yet built.
What do you want in an DW friend?: Patience (I'm shy), a lot of parallel play, and posts about interests/hobbies/etc I do or do not know about!
Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add: Sea slugs of the genus Elysia don't just eat algae/etc, some can store the chloroplasts from their food in their own bodies and use it to photosynthesize! That's very weird and it's not clear how it works exactly. But somehow this is only the second weirdest fact about Elysia.
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The weirdest fact about Elysia is their unique variant of autotomy: some of them can, if they decide to, chop their own heads off. Or rather, chop their bodies off and swim away as just a head, which then regrows an entirely new body over the next month or two.
Somehow this is completely fine and once they finish regrowing they seem to continue living their sea sluggy lives without any discernable hitch.
They don't do it terribly often; best guess is it's done to jettison all their parasites in one swoop. But there's been multiple recorded circumstances in laboratories so it's a very confirmed thing they can do. (And it's assumed this is related to the photosynthesizing thing, because how else do you live a month with no stomach, but still: seriously??)
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Age/Location:35 socal usa
Occupation; not working rn
Do you have any pets?? i do not
How long have you been online journaling? for over twenty years!! i think i started on lj when i was 14 and have been doing it ever since
Why do you like online journaling? it's more personal than social media but still feels pretty anonymous
What are some of your hobbies? cooking / eating vegan stuff, going to the beach, road tripping,
Favorite bands/artists: i am listening to a lot of trap these days, but have historically been a punk.
Favorite TV shows: i don't watch much tv, i usually like some good brain candy reality tv when i do tho. vanderpump rules type shit lol.
Favorite movies: i also don't really watch movies, idk that i could name a favorite.
Favorite books: ya know i haven't read any (grown up) books since i had a child two years ago and graduated a year and a half ago
Other fandoms: no fandom here but i don't mind others that do
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?:
How often do you update?: weekly ish
What do you want in a DW friend?: just someone that posts interesting stuff and comments occassionnlly!! it'd be nice to click with people
Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add:
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Age/Location: 41/southwestern USA
Do you have any pets?? 5 cats!
How long have you been online journaling? Since the 90s. :o I had my own online journal back then, then moved to LJ when that came around, then moved to DW during the Great Purge.
Why do you like online journaling? I just like to ramble. Talking about my personal stuff helps me work through feelings and chronicle my life. Second to that I love talking about fandom stuff, so this is an outlet for that.
What are some of your hobbies? Reading/writing fanfic, making icons and other graphics (for tumblr specifically), overanalyzing tv shows, and ceramics.
Favorite bands/artists: Radiohead is my number one favorite. I listen to a lot so it'd be a really long list, but I listen to many genres from indie rock to synthwave to big band to electronic to pop, and more.
Favorite TV shows: The X-Files, Stargate SG-1/Atlantis, Law & Order Criminal Intent, Star Trek Voyager/Enterprise/TNG/Lower Decks, Jericho, Psych, Grimm, Fringe, Parks & Rec, Community, to name just a few. TV is one of my biggest loves!
Favorite movies: The Shawshank Redemption, Contact, Jurassic Park, Annihilation, the MCU
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: A mix, most real life stuff is private and most fandom stuff is public.
How often do you update?: Infrequently, maybe 1-3 times a month.
What do you want in an DW friend?: Someone with low expectations tbh. I go through periods where I am absent from DW for a while, then I will come back and interact, then I disappear again. Real life unfortunately keeps me busy a lot.
Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add:
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Age/Location: 40 North East Scotland
Occupation; I'm between jobs after bailing on care sector after more than 20 years earlier this year. Currently looking for something part time while I'm getting my business restarted so that I have some free time to dedicate to it.
Do you have any pets?? Nope
How long have you been online journaling? since 2001 or 2002 it was back when LJ stilll had invite codes, I've been on DW since 2010(ish) and deleted my LJ sometime in 2013.
Why do you like online journaling? I can dump my thoughts out and post my fic, wallpapers, icons when I have those to share
What are some of your hobbies? writing fic, making icons, making wallpapers, running (still getting back into it after an ankle injury last winter), travelling, rugby league (going to games and watching on telly when I can't get to a game)
Favorite bands/artists: Far too many! I love music and listen to almost anything but my most played recently has been Fanning Dempsey National Park, BANKS, Something For Kate, Happy Hardcore (various DJs and production teams) and a playlist for an in-progress fic series.
Favorite TV shows: Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Prodigy, The Brokenwood Mysteries, Stargate SG-1, Private Eyes, Eureka, X-Files, Taggart, Wycliffe, Dynasty (1980s), Batman: The Animated Series and many many more
Favorite movies: Far too many! Devdas (Bimal Roy's adaptation), Madagascar, Bhoot, Dhoom trilogy, The Interpreter, Secret In Their Eyes (US adaptation), Despicable Me
Favorite books: Devdas, The Dyslexic Advantage, Lonely Planet guides (for planning travels)
Other fandoms: Loads, while I do tend to drop away from fandoms after a while I never really leave them as I'll sometimes wander back in for a while to play.
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: friends only there is maybe 5 or 6 public posts
How often do you update?: I post most days and I post my fic/walls/icons to
What do you want in an DW friend?: people who read and sometimes comment, I read everything on my f-list and I try to comment when I can but I don't always remember to so I'm very much "give me a nudge" if I miss something.
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Age/Location: 33, Buenos Aires - Argentina.
Occupation: Paid Search Associate (I basically work at marketing, advertising in Google and Bing ads). Also a student, since I'm studying UX design.
Do you have any pets?? Yes! I have a 5 years-old tuxedo cat called Silvestre Guantes :)
How long have you been online journaling? I started online journaling on LiveJournal in 2006, so that's... 18 years counting 2024 :D
Why do you like online journaling? I love feeling like I have some sort of safe space to speak my mind and keep track of my life. I also love being friends with people over here for years and years and remember how much their lives changed through time.
What are some of your hobbies? Writing is my main hobby atm ♥. But I also love fashion, organizing, reading (mostly self-help, neuroscience and YA genres), and playing videogames (League of Legends, Genshin Impact, Wuthering Waves, and my latest obsession: Infinity Nikki).
Favorite bands/artists: I'm stuck in 2010 lol I love k-pop (my favorite boyband is SHINee), Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Linkin Park. But these days I mainly listen to ambient or cozy music - it's either a cozy playlist or lo-fi girl in the background every day :)
Favorite TV shows: RuPaul's Drag Race, The Bachelor (occasionally, if I like the cast), Arcane. I don't watch a love of TV these days tbh lol. I'm mostly an anime girl through and through.
Favorite movies: How to train your dragon, Narnia, Harry Potter, The Secret Garden, Alice in Wonderland (1999).
Favorite books: My favorite vary from time to time, but the ones I keep in my shelf as a physical copy have a special place in my heart: Harry Potter, Pride and Prejudice.
Other fandoms: I'm not big into fandoms tbh! I guess I outgrew them in my late 20s.
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: 100% friends only, with the exception of my intro post that you can take a look at here :)
How often do you update?: If nothing crazy happens in my life, once a week. But I want to try to update more often.
What do you want in an DW friend?: I guess my main thing is commenting. I read a lot of people but hardly ever any of them comment on my entries :( and it's not just a numbers thing, it's the fact that I like interaction, and if people seldom comment then... yeah. Ofc I don't expect someone to comment on every single one of my entries, but popping up once every 6 months it's like ???
Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add: Never forget to be kind <333.
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Age/Location:30s/USA
Occupation;Online Tutor
Do you have any pets??3 cats
How long have you been online journaling?20 years! I started off on LJ
Why do you like online journaling?It's a place where I can write about the happenings of my life and to just vent about things.
What are some of your hobbies? Reading, cross-stitching, & crafting
Favorite bands/artists:Taylor Swift, Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Sarah McLachlan, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan
Favorite TV shows: Downton Abbey, Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order: SVU, Buffy, Gilmore Girls, Golden Girls, Stranger Things, Bridgerton, and so many more
Favorite movies:Wizard of Oz, Phantom of the Opera, Pride & Prejudice (2005), Star Wars
Favorite books: Throne of Glass series, Divine Rivals, Anne of Green Gables, and so many more
Other fandoms:I'm not really into "fandoms" but will talk about shows, movies, and books that I've watched or read recently in my DW.
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: F/O
How often do you update?: Depends, a couple times a week usually
What do you want in an DW friend?:Someone that is kind & considerate.
Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add: