Name/Preferred Name: Jenn Age/Location: 37, the PNW (US). Occupation; Ha, that's a loaded question. I'm a PhD chemist and I work at a startup I co-founded. I also teach. I almost never talk about work.
Do you have any pets?? Three cats, all of them terrible goblins. How long have you been online journaling? I started on GreatestJournal (RIP) in 2002, moved to lj in 2003, and never really quit. Why do you like online journaling? I keep a paper journal, too — it's a place to organize my thoughts, and I like the aspect of being able to get to know people and keep up with them. What are some of your hobbies? I write a fair amount. I also run tabletop RPGs (think D&D 5e, PbtA, etc), and I do game design as well. I like to read and in my downtime I cook and play videogames.
Favorite bands/artists: Good glob that's a loade question. Er. I am one of those people who really does listen to everything (including the usual exclusions, e.g. rap/country). Honestly, the best place to start is probably to simply go, "I saw William Basinki, the Decemberists, and Modest Mouse last year; this year, I thus far have tickets to see Lord Huron and the Decemberists again, and my husband and I are going to pick up tickets for a music festival in Portland so we can see Japanese Breakfast and Built to Spill." I love music, it's one of my special interests, and I usually have at least one band/artist in common with everyone I meet. Favorite TV shows: Uh. I'm not really a TV person (and I totally blank on questions like this, good lord). Stuff that I have watched that sticks out to me as stuff I've liked is, uh. Unforgotten (BBC crime procedural about cold cases, it's quite good), Elementary (mostly because I was watching it along with my dad, so). Tuca and Birdie and Close Enough come to mind (RIP both, alas). If we count short-form series that are done by e.g. Netflix or whatever, I like a lot of what Mike Flanagan has done (ask ME my thoughts on Bly Manor or Midnight Mass!), and I loved Cunk on Earth. Favorite movies: Same problem here, honestly! I have probably watched and liked a lot, and when you ask me, point-blank, I go "er..." and can't list anything of meaning. So, "er..." — ha. Um, Bladerunner is a perennial fave; ditto Alien. I love horror and make a point of watching stuff that interests me, especially folk horror (the original Wicker Man is fucking fantastic; also loved The Ritual and Starve Acre is on my to-watch list). Howl's Moving Castle is an imperfect adaptation in that it's got almost nothing in common with the book, but I still love it (as evidenced by the icon, I suppose). More recent stuff I've watched and enjoyed — American Fiction (it's hilarious, truly), The Holdovers, Barbarian...again, I'm blanking, but that's what I get, and if I think of something else I'll edit this. Favorite books: Okay, books are my jam, and the list here is way too long to go into in a meaningful way. I love Ursula K LeGuin and she is probably my favorite author, but the bar is high. The Left Hand of Darkness is one of my favorites. The Dispossessed is why I'm a scientist. I really enjoy Naomi Novik, and Uprooted is probably on my favorites list. Erin Morgenstern has written two books I really enjoyed — The Starless Sea was weird but exactly up my alley. Um. I adore Kelly Link and Magic for Beginners is what made me want to write short stories. I'm still not great at writing, but I enjoy it, and I love that book to this day. I was lucky in high school/college that I wasn't forced to read anything off the "greatest books ever" lists, so I have a genuine fondness for Jane Eyre because I read it on my own (and it's totally bananas in a really fun way). Oh, and I adore Murderbot and I'm hoping (fingers crossed!) that the new adaptation is good. Other fandoms: I mean, I did mention tabletop, right? I DM/GM a lot — it's probably my main hobby at this point, and I'm okay with that. I usually cut stuff that I talk about tabletop-wise in my journal, but it's definitely there. Not so much "here's this funny thing that happened during a campaign that you have zero context for", but things like, "I'm recruiting new players, here's the pitch" or the like, because I enjoy running stuff and I welcome new people at tables I run.
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: It's a mix of public and friends only, depending on what I'm talking about at any given point. How often do you update?: I used to update more frequently, but it waxes and wanes. Probably every two weeks or so? What do you want in an DW friend?: Honestly...I will probably read your entries even if I don't comment more than sporadically. I like to get to know people and I do pay attention, though I don't always have the social bandwidth to comment, so if you are talking about your daily life and interests, that's great. Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add: Nothing comes immediately to mind...?
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Age/Location: 37, the PNW (US).
Occupation; Ha, that's a loaded question. I'm a PhD chemist and I work at a startup I co-founded. I also teach. I almost never talk about work.
Do you have any pets?? Three cats, all of them terrible goblins.
How long have you been online journaling? I started on GreatestJournal (RIP) in 2002, moved to lj in 2003, and never really quit.
Why do you like online journaling? I keep a paper journal, too — it's a place to organize my thoughts, and I like the aspect of being able to get to know people and keep up with them.
What are some of your hobbies? I write a fair amount. I also run tabletop RPGs (think D&D 5e, PbtA, etc), and I do game design as well. I like to read and in my downtime I cook and play videogames.
Favorite bands/artists: Good glob that's a loade question. Er. I am one of those people who really does listen to everything (including the usual exclusions, e.g. rap/country). Honestly, the best place to start is probably to simply go, "I saw William Basinki, the Decemberists, and Modest Mouse last year; this year, I thus far have tickets to see Lord Huron and the Decemberists again, and my husband and I are going to pick up tickets for a music festival in Portland so we can see Japanese Breakfast and Built to Spill." I love music, it's one of my special interests, and I usually have at least one band/artist in common with everyone I meet.
Favorite TV shows: Uh. I'm not really a TV person (and I totally blank on questions like this, good lord). Stuff that I have watched that sticks out to me as stuff I've liked is, uh. Unforgotten (BBC crime procedural about cold cases, it's quite good), Elementary (mostly because I was watching it along with my dad, so). Tuca and Birdie and Close Enough come to mind (RIP both, alas). If we count short-form series that are done by e.g. Netflix or whatever, I like a lot of what Mike Flanagan has done (ask ME my thoughts on Bly Manor or Midnight Mass!), and I loved Cunk on Earth.
Favorite movies: Same problem here, honestly! I have probably watched and liked a lot, and when you ask me, point-blank, I go "er..." and can't list anything of meaning. So, "er..." — ha. Um, Bladerunner is a perennial fave; ditto Alien. I love horror and make a point of watching stuff that interests me, especially folk horror (the original Wicker Man is fucking fantastic; also loved The Ritual and Starve Acre is on my to-watch list). Howl's Moving Castle is an imperfect adaptation in that it's got almost nothing in common with the book, but I still love it (as evidenced by the icon, I suppose). More recent stuff I've watched and enjoyed — American Fiction (it's hilarious, truly), The Holdovers, Barbarian...again, I'm blanking, but that's what I get, and if I think of something else I'll edit this.
Favorite books: Okay, books are my jam, and the list here is way too long to go into in a meaningful way. I love Ursula K LeGuin and she is probably my favorite author, but the bar is high. The Left Hand of Darkness is one of my favorites. The Dispossessed is why I'm a scientist. I really enjoy Naomi Novik, and Uprooted is probably on my favorites list. Erin Morgenstern has written two books I really enjoyed — The Starless Sea was weird but exactly up my alley. Um. I adore Kelly Link and Magic for Beginners is what made me want to write short stories. I'm still not great at writing, but I enjoy it, and I love that book to this day. I was lucky in high school/college that I wasn't forced to read anything off the "greatest books ever" lists, so I have a genuine fondness for Jane Eyre because I read it on my own (and it's totally bananas in a really fun way). Oh, and I adore Murderbot and I'm hoping (fingers crossed!) that the new adaptation is good.
Other fandoms: I mean, I did mention tabletop, right? I DM/GM a lot — it's probably my main hobby at this point, and I'm okay with that. I usually cut stuff that I talk about tabletop-wise in my journal, but it's definitely there. Not so much "here's this funny thing that happened during a campaign that you have zero context for", but things like, "I'm recruiting new players, here's the pitch" or the like, because I enjoy running stuff and I welcome new people at tables I run.
Is your journal friends only, partial or public?: It's a mix of public and friends only, depending on what I'm talking about at any given point.
How often do you update?: I used to update more frequently, but it waxes and wanes. Probably every two weeks or so?
What do you want in an DW friend?: Honestly...I will probably read your entries even if I don't comment more than sporadically. I like to get to know people and I do pay attention, though I don't always have the social bandwidth to comment, so if you are talking about your daily life and interests, that's great.
Any closing words/quotes/pictures/gifs/anything else you'd like to add: Nothing comes immediately to mind...?