I've been thinking about this for a while and I decided this is what I want for my birthday! A friendzy!
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What does your username mean:There is a tradition in theatre that, every night when the theatre is closed for the day, a light is left shining on the stage, at the apron, at the very point where stage threatens to become audience. The stories say this "Ghost Light" is set out so the theatre will never be dark, meaning here both non-producing and absent of light. Other stories say the ghost light is put out, here meaning "placed", not "extinguished" (I'm reading Lemony Snicket, sorry) so all of the theatre's ghosts may gather around it and perform their favorite monologues, scenes and soliloquies for each other. In reality, the ghost light is put out so no idiots or other innocent souls walk off the edge of the stage in the dark. The first task on the list when the theatre opens is to put the ghost light away, and the last task is to put it out on stage for the ghosts. That is my metaphor for stage managing: first in and last out.
Age: 48 today!
Location Alaska
What do you do for work? I work for an Events Planning Company, Help out at a local theatre company I call Ye Olde Youth Theatre, house manage and work at Dramaworld (the box office at the Performing Arts Center)
What do you do for play?Roller Derby! I'm an a referee, a very bad one, but I love it.
Theatre! I've been involved with everything from improv troupes to the civic orchestra to youth theatre to burlesque.
Please describe yourself in at least 3 sentencesStage manager, roller derby referee, zombie aficionado and Diet Coke addict.
I am married, no pets and no kids and no plans to change any of that, but I enjoy having 'journal friends who post about their kids, pets and lives regardless of how they differ from mine.
I love horror and cooking competitions. My greatest fear is that someone will combine the genres and I'll be powerless to leave the house.
A few of your favorite things
Books/Authors: The Magicians trilogy, The Night Watch series, The Answer is Yes, The Ring series, The Princess Bride, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, This Is Where We Came In and The Road to Mecca, Troll Or Derby, Shakespeare, Y. York, Alan Ayckbourn
Movies:Night of the Living Dead, Blade Runner, Fish Story, Cabin in the Woods, Harvey, Amazing Grace and Chuck, Shaun of the Dead, The Commitments The Princess Bride and Ran
TV Shows:American Horror Story, The Great Brittish Bake Off, Fame, Top Chef, Bob's Burgers, Midnight Diner: Tokoyo Stories, The Muppet Show, Chopped, Rick and Morty, The Twilight Zone, Firefly, Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, Cutthroat Kitchen, The Magicians, Red Dwarf and Trailer Park Boys
Sports: Roller derby
Podcasts: Welcome to Night Vale, The Bright Sessions, How Did This Get Made, The Alexandria Archives, Now Playing and The Thrilling Adventure Hour
What kinds of things do you like to post about?My daily life and the random thoughts that cross my mind plus some "regular features" like Muppet Monday and Friday Funnies.
What do you look for in 'journal friends?Friendly folks over 18 who post about their lives and loves as opposed to hateful rhetoric just to stir the shit pot. Those who stir the shit pot are required to lick the spoon.
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What does your username mean: it's a name I made up years ago, I use it for every website I can
Age: 45
Location Kentucky, USA
What do you do for work? I'm a database flunky for local government
What do you do for play? not much lately, just veg on the couch or go out to dinner
Please describe yourself in at least 3 sentences I'm an unapologetic fat kid, forever on the quest to give up soda. I'm bipolar and actually happy about it. Not happy that I'm bipolar but happy that there's a name for what's wrong with my brain and a medication to help out. I like to read, craft, cook, and hang out with my precious husband, Sparks. I love sloths, they are my spirit animal.
A few of your favorite things
Books/Authors: as a kid I loved the Trixie Belden mysteries. I'm rereading those now from the viewpoint of the crabby adult and they're making me roll my eyes.
Movies: one of my absolute favorites is Six-String Samurai.
TV Shows: lately I'm all about bingeing things. I don't like to wait a whole week for my next 30 minutes of show! That said, I've loved The Handmaid's Tale. It's been worth the wait every week.
Sports: I am not really interested in sports. If I had to pick one to watch, it would be hockey.
Podcasts: I've never listened to a podcast.
What kinds of things do you like to post about? the little things going on in my life, my anxieties, lists of reasons to be happy, and pictures of sloths
What do you look for in 'journal friends? I don't like people who have constant drama. I do like people who post fairly regularly. I love people who make things and inspire me to do the same. You don't have to comment very often, I rarely comment myself.
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I post a picture of an old postcard most days, and sometimes write about life things.
The Basics
What does your username mean:
Short for Daphne P. Winnebago, a pseudonym I made up in college decades ago to publish absurd poetry under.
Age: 44, the age at which Oprah says women finally “hit it”.
Location: Philadelphia, USA
What do you do for work?
I work for a fine art museum.
What do you do for play?
Write, read, knit, draw, cavort with friends, birdwatch with my husband, travel.
Please describe yourself in at least 3 sentences
As far as lj-relevant backstory that helps you wade into my lj, I’m a middle-aged married liberal creative type, with a high activity drive and a healthy level of neurosis. Assertive enough to be called bossy/bitchy on a regular basis, I do generally get my way, mostly because I’m used to making it. I like art and creative expression in many forms, from high art to home crafts to theater and music, storytelling and stand-up...and I have all sorts of opinions on it all that I’m happy to share.
A few of your favorite things
My chihuahua, books (all things about: reading, publishing, writing), beautiful fabrics (either for crafting or wearing), carnivorous plants.
Books/Authors: Barbara Kingsolver, Ann Patchett, John Boyne
Movies: I don’t watch many movies these days
TV Shows: “Detectorists”, “Great British Baking Show”, “Lovesick”, “Episodes”,
Yeah there’s definitely a british theme, and gentleness.
Sports: I watched the World Cup, which shows I’m not sports-antagonistic, but generally I don’t follow any sports.
Podcasts: not many...haven’t caught this train yet.
What kinds of things do you like to post about?
Thoughts about complications with real-life stuff. I write to sort out my life, so everything that causes me anxiety or other extreme emotions gets handled here. Also frivolous things like fashion and lipstick colors. I’m also doing a 365 questions meme, so my journal covers a lot of topics superficially right now.
What do you look for in 'journal friends?
Vulnerability.
I like people who, like me, write about their real lives, and with a measure of candor, analysis and assessment. I don’t care what you did or ate or who you spoke to as a mere list, but I love when there’s an aspect of any of those that someone is willing to analyze closely enough to MAKE me care about those things.
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What does your username mean: Long story, it's from a collection of short stories by Julio Cortazar
Age: Old. Very old.
Location North Texas
What do you do for work? Higher education
What do you do for play? Travel, cook, read, dogs
Please describe yourself in at least 3 sentences
- I am quite left-wing
- I am funny but sometimes go too far into the snark
- I don't like describing myself in three sentences
What kinds of things do you like to post about? Daily life, mostly --- I like to find the funny/absurd/interesting/transcendant in the minutiae of daily life. Also dogs, books, current events. I do dip into politics sometimes. I like camping and outdoor activities.
What do you look for in 'journal friends? I like folks who post regularly, and who comment regularly, even if it's just to say hi. We all get busy, but if you never comment, that's not the kind of relationship I'm looking for.
What do you think? Friends?
What does your username mean: Siduri is the Sumerian Goddess of the Vine and beermaking, she figures in the Epic of Gilgemesh.
Age: 58
Location southern New England
What do you do for work? Library work
What do you do for play? Reading, walking, the beach.
Please describe yourself in at least 3 sentences Witch/pagan (nothing too spooky). Single, a Corgi and my daughter's Pittie at home. Lots of interests.
A few of your favorite things
Books/Authors: So many! Phil Rickman, N. K. Jemisin,
Movies: Varies, some MCU (Loki!), DC, Potter, some horror that is good quality, fantasy, some scifi.
TV Shows: Again, lots. Westworld, GoT, Vikings, Last Kingdom, Preacher, Handmaid's Tale, Constantine, to name a few.
Sports: English football.
Podcasts: I don't really do podcasts. The Black Chair, perhaps?
What kinds of things do you like to post about? What I am doing, reading, watching. Photos of things. My Beast Herd. Not much in the way of politics. My spiritual life. Not a huge fandom component, more in the way of reviews. The weather, LOL.
What do you look for in 'journal friends? Just like to make friends, read what people are doing/watching/reading. My LJ is a drama free zone. Any witches or pagans out there?
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Edited at 2018-07-18 02:04 pm (UTC)
What does your username mean: little old maid (not really fitting anymore, but I like it)
Age: 38
Location: Vermont, USA
What do you do for work?
freelance editing, homesteading
What do you do for play?
homestead, play the ukulele, knit/crochet, sew, bake, read, hike
Please describe yourself in at least three sentences.
I'm a writer/editor, photograph maker, food snob, and bookworm with Lorax-like tendencies. I love to learn and to try new things. I'm happy being alone most of the time. And I feel it's my responsibility to contribute to my community, whether in big or small ways.
A few of your favorite things...
Books/Authors: Woodswoman, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Kite Runner, The Time Traveler's Wife, Mary Roach, John Irving, David Sedaris
Movies: What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, Moulin Rouge
TV Shows: Seinfeld, Sex and the City, The Handmaid's Tale, Gilmore Girls
Sports: No.
Podcasts: Brave Little State, This American Life, Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me, Savage Lovecast, Invisibilia, Homesteady
What kinds of things do you like to post about?
daily life, my pets, gardening
What do you look for in 'journal friends?
thick skin, people who post about their own real life (versus Facebook-esque cutesy memes, someone else's life, fandom, etc.)
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Apparently I don't know how to embed a GIF, so just imagine a funny cat.
Edited at 2018-07-18 02:50 pm (UTC)
What does your username mean: er, ah, it's my name
Age: 69 and a half
Location Seattle, WA, USA
What do you do for work? Me. I'm retired and, finally, very good at it.
What do you do for play? I sew and knit and crochet and watch baseball and swim.
Please describe yourself in at least 3 sentences I'm an overweight old lady who's far more of a Get Off My Lawn than a people person but I can be delightful. I value the consistency of the indoors. I love TV but movies, not so much. I read a lot of fiction but all of it via audio books so I can play casual games while I listen.
A few of your favorite things electronics and gadgets and shiny stuff
Books/Authors: mysteries, thrillers
Movies: meh
TV Shows: Killing Eve, The Good Fight, Madam Secretary
Sports: Baseball
Podcasts: Twit.TV
What kinds of things do you like to post about? Whatever is on my mind. My journal is more of a personal diary that is just available to the public.
What do you look for in 'journal friends? Interesting people. I'm not a voracious commenter. I comment mostly when I can add something positive.
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What does your username mean: Zhelana is old Russian for "wanted one." It is the name I use within the SCA, and pretty much everywhere else.
Age:36
Location Atlanta
What do you do for work? Nothing :( I am a disabled veteran (but don't worry, quite liberal!)
What do you do for play? SCA, broadsword fighting, rapier fighting, kumihimo, photography, writing, researching, pysanky, WOW, reading, watching geeky movies.
Please describe yourself in at least 3 sentences I am schizoaffective, but more often manic than depressed. i have two dogs and two cats, and I love them all with all my heart. I like to sleep from 3am to noon, and often even later than this. I post every day.
A few of your favorite things
Books/Authors: A lot of nonfiction history. I'm in a Jewish book club so most of my fiction reading is along those lines. Nadia Hashimi is amazing. Harry Potter, always. Hunger Games, The Zookeeper's Wife
Movies: Moana, Forrest Gump, MCU, X-Men, Star Wars
TV Shows: seaQuest, Firefly, Star Trek
Sports: Hockey (Avs, Caps), Football (Falcons), Baseball (Braves), Soccer (USMNT, USWNT, Atlanta United)
Podcasts: Stories We Tell
What kinds of things do you like to post about? The things listed under what do you do for play.
What do you look for in 'journal friends? Someone who posts at least weekly, and isn't a Trumpist. Other than that I'm pretty open.
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Age: almost 60. I can't wait.
Location Stockton in the Central Valley of California
What do you do for work? I'm an officer manager and props artisan for one of the longest continuously running community theatres in the country.
What do you do for play? Well, theatre (dug), travel, cook, play with my cats(11 at the moment), love my Big Guy and The Boy, write, quilt, read and so on
Please describe yourself in at least 3 sentences I am always ready to see what's on the other side of the hill, I love my fandoms and I love my life. I'm optimistic and want to see the good in everything, but don't make any mistakes as the last thing I am is a pushover (unless you are a cat, of course)
A few of your favorite things Man from UNCLE, BTVS, fanfic, my friends, food, cats, dogs, horses, sunny days, autumn, Halloween, and oh so many other things.
Books/Authors: Hmm, Jane Eyre, We have Always Lived in the Castle, anything I'm reading, Shirley Jackson, Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, Rick Kirkman, Jerry Scott,
Movies: Just about anything by Ghibli, Despicable Me (and others), The Mummy, Clue,
TV Shows:Man From UNCLE, Sapphire & Steel, Dr. Who (9 & 10), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, NCIS, Law & Order, reality crime shows.
Sports: Rugby
Podcasts: I'm old, I don't know what these are
What kinds of things do you like to post about? my life, the cats, theatre, and just about anything that strikes my fancy.
What do you look for in 'journal friends? Someone who comments, someone who posts at least once a week, Non-Trump fans, preferably someone whose idea of posting isn't a spew of venom, f bombs and hate.
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Edited at 2018-07-18 02:58 pm (UTC)
What does your username mean: It's a pun on the word "folklore." I am incapable of not mucking around with folk tales when I tell them and I tell some original stories that are in the folkloric style.
Age: just shy of 60
Location: northern Virginia
What do you do for work? satellite geek. In practical terms, I go to meetings and write emails.
What do you do for play? storytelling, various crafts (knitting, crocheting, nalbinding, bookbinding), puzzles, theatre-going, travel, genealogy
Please describe yourself in at least 3 sentences: I am constantly busy and, hence, constantly sleep deprived. I love quirkiness, e.g. I am the sort of person who will drive an hour out of my way to see the world's largest towel. I am torn between trying to improve the world and trying to distract myself from how miserable much of it is.
A few of your favorite things
Books/Authors: Alexander McCall Smith's Number One Ladies Detective Agency series and his Scotland Street series, the travel books of Dervla Murphy and Tim Severin. I like mysteries and biographies and firmly believe Alice in Wonderland is the best book ever written about pretty much everything.
Movies: My all-time favorite movie is Local Hero. I tend to like romantic comedies, baseball movies, and vampire movies.
TV Shows: I was fairly addicted to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The last show I binge-watched was Better Off Ted.
Sports: I am an ardent Red Sox fan and firmly believe that the New York Yankees are the Source of All Evil in the Universe. Since I live in the DC area, I follow the Nats to some extent, but I'm not as emotionally wrapped up in them.
Podcasts: I'm not really into podcasts.
What kinds of things do you like to post about? Whatever I've been doing. So lots of theatre reviews, short travelogues, and such. Periodic political ranting. I'm doing the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks genealogy project. I've been reviewing Graze snack boxes but am planning to wind that down.
What do you look for in 'journal friends? People who are passionate about what they do.
What does your username mean?
It's my birthstone and I think 'witch' is self explanatory! It used to be bone_machine18 (after a Pixie's song) but everyone thought I was a prostitute or general whore, so I changed it.
Age:
I was born in '85, please don't make me do math...
Location:
Ontario, Canada
What do you do for work?
Freelance writer and NO, I don't stay in my pyjamas all day ;)
What do you do for play?
I like to travel and camp and just be outside as much as possible. I love horror in all forms and am a sucker for any animal. I obviously love to read and write, I'm kind of a health nut but not really... I keep myself in shape but I don't think I'm annoying about it. I don't go to the gym; outside is my gym.
Please describe yourself in at least 3 sentences:
Introverted weirdo writer. Happily married, no kids, three pets (two cats and a dog). Proud Pagan and yes, we are practicing!
A few of your favourite things:
Books/authors: Stephen King, Robert McCammon, Bentley Little
Movies: Beetlejuice, Field of Dreams, Shaun of the Dead, Natural Born Killers, True Romance, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs
TV shows: X-Files, Grey's Anatomy, OITNB, Riverdale
Sports: None
Podcasts: None
What kinds of things do you like to post about?
I think like most people my journal is just my day-to-day life. Sometimes it's exciting, most times it's not. I have serious memory problems so I just try to record each day, regardless of the excitement factor.
What do you look for in 'journal friends?
Looking for real connections. It seems many people around here these days seem to be all about the numbers, so they add you but you can tell from their comments that they're not really reading you, just mimicking above comments. Or worse yet they never comment and then act butthurt when you un-add them. So, maybe a better way to phrase this is what I'm NOT looking for--and that is drama. And I'm not nuts--I don't expect to hear from anyone every single day, but if I don't hear from someone for a month then I'm probably going to let them go.
Still interested? Yeah, I didn't think so. lol.
;)
Edited at 2018-07-18 04:31 pm (UTC)
Age: 35
Location: Ak-Rowdy (Akron, Ohio), USA
What do you do for work? permitting specialist for an engineering company for telecom and energy projects. eventually I'll be a civil engineer.
What do you do for play? Play D&D or strategy board games go to gaming conventions, make baby blankets, spend time with my fiance and the pups.
Please describe yourself in at least 3 sentences: I prefer dogs over people, except my fiance is cool. We are after all getting married in 3 months from Saturday. My life pretty much revolves around my job. And I like fast cars.
A few of your favorite things:
Books/Authors: Falling Angle by Tracy Chevalier
Movies: Marvel Movies
TV Shows: Cooking shows, extra plus if they have Gordon Ramsey
Sports: Sports Ball?
Podcasts: I dont listen to any.
Music: Die Antwoord
What kinds of things do you like to post about?
Mostly to clear my mind. Sometimes memes.
What do you look for in 'journal friends?
Drama free folks.
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Edited at 2018-07-18 04:26 pm (UTC)
I also prefer dogs over people and approve of your TV show choices. Mind if I add?
What does your username mean:
I love reading the answers to this but mine is quite boring: it's just my name with a 7 instead of an L.
Age:
heading towards 40
Location
small town in not very big country (Germany)
What do you do for work?
at one job I'm shuffling through papers and applications, at the other I'm doing what you do at an animal-shelter
What do you do for play?
walk the dogs, write letters, take photos, listen to live music
Please describe yourself in at least 3 sentences
I can't. The way I'd describe myself is perhaps not at all what others see in me. And when I think about it for long enough IÄm completely confused.
A few of your favorite things
Books/Authors: Neil Gaiman, Jodi Picoult, John Steinbeck, Franz Kafka, Walter Moers...
I like to watch Attack on Titan and Pixar movies.
What kinds of things do you like to post about?
My life, which has a lot to do with animals for some reason. And photos.
What do you look for in 'journal friends?
People who write about their lives and who like to interact on LJ.
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This is the moment when I sink deeper into my chair and pretend to be invisible.