friending_memes | 1. LJ to DW Friending Meme!

General
Name/Nickname: B
Age or Age Group: 30's
Country: US
Pronouns: She/her

You
Do you have any hobbies?: Plenty! Main ones are sewing, playing video games and writing. Hobbies that I still enjoy include drawing, coding, iconing, crafting, cooking, making jewelry and graphic design

Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: The paranormal, photography, listening to music, interior design/decorating, tech and trying new foods, teas, and coffees

Any dislikes?: Spiders, inconsiderate people, roaches and more I'm not thinking of lol.

Are you into fandom?: It depends on the show/game/etc. Certain things, such as Sailor Moon, I'm someone into the fandom, but otherwise, I'm not into fandom as much as I was. If you are, that's okay with me.

What does your day to day look like?: I wake up, nowdays, at around 12 - 3pm to spend time with Hubby before he goes to work. If he's not going to work, there's really no plan or method to our madness lol. Otherwise, after he goes to work, I clean until it gets late. After it gets late, I set the security system to away/stay and I stay upstairs until Hubby's lunch. After his lunch, I return upstairs. I don't live an eventful life lol. This will change some when I get the office clean and can sew daily.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: Mainly Star Trek: The Next Generation and Paranormal shows. We don't have cable and only have discovery and paramount+. I do watch anime from time to time. Sailor Moon is a forever favorite. However, I do plan to rewatch Voyager and to watch through the post-Enterprise series

What movies do you enjoy?:I'm not a huge movie person, but I loved Detective Pikachu, and the Tron series.

Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: I do! Not many right now, but I've been enjoying Stardew Valley, Destiny 2 and Pokemon Brilliant Pearl. I'm a huge Pokefan. I love MMOs, such as Elder Scrolls Online. Neverwinter was fun too.

If you like to read, what do you read?: I like to read, I just never have time to, given all of my other hobbies! I love Romance and Mystery hybrids though.

What kind of music do you listen to?: Alternative metal, synthwave, outrun/retrowave, metalcore, hard rock, soft rock and some punk. I like other forms of edm too.

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: Daily life, sewing projects, creations from my hobbies, reviews from time to time and question memes. Fandom-y things at times, but not too often.

How often do you update?: It's been rough lately since Hubby and I have been facing job changes, but at least weekly. I'm looking to bump that up to at least every other day once things settle down.

What do you look for in a DW friend?: Those who will want to build a friendship, but will be understanding if I'm having a rough time and that I may be gone for a few days at a time because of depression issues.

What do you like to read about on your friends page?: I'm not picky, I like to know what makes you you.
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: Not really, my posts are friend-locked, but I ask for some communication here and there.

Do you have any deal-breakers?: Trump supporters, antivaxxers, hateful or gossipy people, those who discriminate or are phobic of others.

Is there anything others should know before friending?: To kind of expand on what I said in the "what I look for" section, I deal with mental illness, a few of them. I have very low self-esteem and I never feel like I'm being a good friend. All I ask for is patience. I'm on medication and still searching for a therapist that will see me on limited insurance. That's it really!

Anything else? *random dances*

General
Name/Nickname: spacefem
Age or Age Group: 41
Country: USA
Pronouns: she/her/hers

You
Do you have any hobbies?: running, reading
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: parenting
Any dislikes?: bananas, intolerance
Are you into fandom?: no, but I like having friends who are
What does your day to day look like?: I'm an engineer. my background is electrical but I've drifted into leadership, and now I am in customer service helping people with their airplane questions.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: I don't have much time to watch anything. some sitcoms?
What movies do you enjoy?: I like foreign films and documentaries but if my family has a comedy/sci fi on, I'll hang with them
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: cards, board games
If you like to read, what do you read?: I flip flop between business books, historical fiction, memoirs, and whatever comes to me through the little free library
What kind of music do you listen to?: my favorite genre is early 90s grunge

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: my family, personal finance, health, work stuff
How often do you update?: 3-4 times a week
What do you look for in a DW friend?: I appreciate advice, I love comments (they keep me going), I love hearing about your day-to-day life
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: joy and gratitude. but I rant a lot so don't hold me to that.
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: if you friend me I'll friend you back. I very rarely unfriend.
Do you have any deal-breakers?: my political views are progressive. I love science, vaccines, charity, taking care of people. we don't have to agree on every single thing, but I've had to unfriend some people who would just never see eye-to-eye with me, to the point that I could not imagine why we were friends, so they had to go.
Is there anything others should know before friending?: I'm kinda bad at the reading/commenting but I'm trying to do better.

Anything else? I haven't 100% decided if I want to move to dw or not. I was on lj for 20 years! But recent events made me want to try this place out, so I'm giving it a try. When my lj membership is up for renewal in April I will make a decision to go to one place or the other.

General
Name/Nickname: susan dennis
Age or Age Group: 72 and 11/12ths
Country: us
Pronouns: generic female

You
Do you have any hobbies?: knitting, crochet, baseball, sewing, swimming
Are you into fandom?: nope
What does your day to day look like?: swim and then do whatever old retired ladies do.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: I try to list what I'm watching in my posts
What movies do you enjoy?: Not a movie person
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: casual phone games
If you like to read, what do you read?: thriller novels
What kind of music do you listen to?: Not a music person

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: me!
How often do you update?: daily or more often
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: don't ask, just do it!

COOL! Thanks for doing this

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General
Name/Nickname: Steph
Age or Age Group: 40
Country: The U S and A
Pronouns: Hey lady

You
Do you have any hobbies?:
Baking (that's what I do for work too)
Photography
Bird watching
Hiking (urban and nature)
Gardening

Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?:
Oh I don't know. I find a lot of things interesting.

Any dislikes?:
So much more than I like haha. I don't even know where to begin. I naturally tend to be adverse to the most popular things.

Are you into fandom?:
I'm not entirely sure what that means. Whats the difference between being a fan and fandom?

What does your day to day look like?:
I go to work at an ungodly hour (think 3am or 5:30 depending on my shift) I work, I nap, I clean, I cook, I shower, I go back to sleep. On my weekends, which are not Saturday and Sunday, I either work on cleaning project, art, or go wander around the city, usually with my camera. I'm a perpetual pedestrian. I've never gotten my driver's license. Thankfully my city had a decent transit system and bike routes, so I have those options when I want to go farther from home.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?:
Not much. I try to watch TV shows sometimes, or a movie, but I get antsy having to sit still that long. Seinfeld was awesome.

What movies do you enjoy?:
I have watched movies, it's been a while since I watched them regularly, but I enjoyed This is Spinal Tap, and all the mockumentary spin-off that came from that. Best In Show is probably my favorite one of those. Fred Willard was an amazing man. Other movies: Apocalypse Now, Cold Fever, The Big Lebowski, Borat, Where the Buffalo Roam, The Life of Brian, Dr. Strangelove

Do you play games? If so, what do you like?:
I do not play games. I don't even have tolerance for Uno.

If you like to read, what do you read?:
Right now I'm on a Steinbeck kick. I also like Kafka, Dostoevsky, Jane Austin, Haruki Murakami, Chekhov, Conrad, and Louisa May Alcott... how can you not love those little women??

What kind of music do you listen to?:
Heavy Metal, Bebop jazz, that other weird jazz that Sun Ra and Rahsaan does, Shpongle, Psychedelic surfer rock, Psych Cambodian rock, Kate Bush. I really enjoy listening to The Retro Cocktail Hour every Sunday night http://www.retrococktail.org/

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?:
My daily activities, navel gazing thoughts, work drama, birds. When I go on a adventure with my camera I'll post a lot of pictures.

How often do you update?:
Once or twice a week. I've had a lull trying to figure out where to post these days, but I'll get back on it. I have a hard time shutting up. I have thoughts, and I need to write them down.

What do you look for in a DW friend?:
All sorts of people. I'm not afraid to be friends with people who have different views than I do. I've had a boyfriend for 20 years, so if your looking for love, it's not me.

What do you like to read about on your friends page?:
I like reading the classic journal type entries. You know, their daily happenings, thought on things, pictures, and relationships. My eyes start to glaze over there's too much mulling over media and famous people. It doesn't mean I wont read their journal, just not those part as much.

Do you have any kind of friending policy?:
No actually, I don't. I kind of have to decide whether I like a person on an individual basis.

Do you have any deal-breakers?:
You'll know when you've done it.

Is there anything others should know before friending?:
I'm a cat person. CATS RULE, DOGS DROOL! ... but your dog is cute.

Anything else?
I've never met

susandennis, but I recently walked by her condo and took a picture. I swear it's not creepy.

Edited 2022-03-07 03:21 (UTC)

I'll play!

General
Name/Nickname:spiffikins
Age or Age Group:46
Country:USA, but born in Canada
Pronouns:she/her

You
Do you have any hobbies?:reading,painting,stabbing things needles - cross stitch, blackwork, embroidery etc, swimming, travel (hah!), snorkeling
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?:Not sure where the line is between interest and hobby - I also like photography, I want to learn to crochet little amigurumi critters, I have music playing constantly, I like to play with new cool tech things, I try new recipes, and basically am open to new things!
Any dislikes?:Stupid people.
Are you into fandom?:Not particularly - when I was in college I was very into Forever Knight fandom, but that was really my only fandom and since I started working full time, I haven't been involved in any fandoms.
What does your day to day look like?:I work full time, weekdays - from home (thanks, global pandemic!). I get up around 6:45am, get dressed (I have gotten dressed EVERY day during the pandemic!), have breakfast and then sit down at my desk in my office and check my email. Work till 5pm or 6pm - with a quick break for lunch sometime between 12pm and 2pm depending on meetings - and then it's dinner time. After dinner I generally spend the evening paying partial attention to the tv while surfing the web on my laptop. Some evenings I paint. I generally take Fridays off, and try to go to water aerobics. Weekends I might paint, I read, I buy groceries and cook meals for the weekend.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?:I have tivo, so I basically never watch anything "live" and have no idea what day anything is on. Tivo records for me - Grey's Anatomy, Station 19, 911, 911 Lone Star, The Good Doctor, The Late Show, Life Below Zero, Magnum PI, The Rookie, Top Chef, Chicago Med. I also have a bunch of shows in my queue that I haven't tried yet :D
What movies do you enjoy?:I mostly *only* go see Marvel movies in the theatre. I don't watch a ton of movies on tv - I feel like my attention span is terrible - especially since I have the tv on in the background and am mostly just listening, LOL
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?:I only play games on my phone, and not that many. Twenty, Happy Color and 2048 seem to be the ones that have "stuck"
If you like to read, what do you read?:urban fantasy, historical romance, sci-fi, fantasy
What kind of music do you listen to?:I don't even know what the genres are? top 40, alternative, Lindsey Stirling, Battle Tapes :D Basically - not rap, not heavy metal, not country, not jazz.

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?:Mundane daily life stuff, work stuff, recipes that I've tried. When I paint, I take progress photos and then post them as a way to document what I learn. I take lots of photos - of day to day things, and places that I go.
How often do you update?:Several times a week, more on weekends
What do you look for in a DW friend?:Someone who posts more than occasionally, and comments at least occasionally.
What do you like to read about on your friends page?:I enjoy reading about peoples' lives and getting to know them. I like photos! I'm not really interested in just fandom stuff - we're not a good match if that's your subject matter!
Do you have any kind of friending policy?:Friend me! I'll friend you back! If it turns out that you end up just scrolling past my stuff (or vice versa) - unfriend at will (and I'll do the same) - no hard feelings!
Do you have any deal-breakers?:I'm originally from Canada - my politics are probably fiscally conservative and socially liberal. No pro-Trumpers, antivaxxers, homophobes or racists need apply, thanks!
Is there anything others should know before friending?:I'm not religious - but don't mind if others are, as long as you aren't hateful about it or try to convert me :D I cuss occasionally. I abuse exclamation points and smiley emojis :D

Anything else?If I end up with new people, I will post an intro post with more.

General
Name/Nickname: Adrienne
Age or Age Group: 59
Country: USA
Pronouns: she/her/hers

You
Do you have any hobbies?: I'm a librarian, so reading! Learning languages: I'm taking lessons in Italian and German. I'm also learning piano. I was taking singing lessons, but they are on hiatus for financial reasons. I would like to learn photography. I used to swim, but I don't have access to a pool right now. Oh! And travel, although I haven't gone anywhere lately.
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: Music (of all sorts), movies
Any dislikes?: Racism, sexism, homophobia
Are you into fandom?: No
What does your day to day look like?: I work as a systems librarian for a library consortium in our state. I work from home now and possibly we will be going remote for good. My two cats keep my home office lively and occasionally send email. After work, I'm decluttering my stuff with an eye toward moving this summer. I've started writing for Medium. And I study Italian and German and practice piano.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: Movies. Very little TV except for The Crown.
What movies do you enjoy?: Some favorites: Bagdad Cafe, Lost in Translation, The Wedding Banquet, My Best Friend's Wedding, Chariots of Fire
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: No
If you like to read, what do you read?: Mostly non-fiction, mostly self-improvement books. The news in several newspapers, both US and in Europe.
What kind of music do you listen to?: Rock, folk, classical

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: My daily life
How often do you update?: Daily
What do you look for in a DW friend?: I find most people interesting
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: Anything except a lot of memes and quizzes
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: I friend people who friend me. I almost never unfriend.
Do you have any deal-breakers?: See dislikes above
Is there anything others should know before friending?: I deal with mental illness, although I have been stable for quite a while.

Anything else?
I've been taking programming classes and have applied to a programming for non-programmers certificate at the university for which I work.

General
Name/Nickname: Rich
Age or Age Group: Mid 40s
Country: USA
Pronouns: He/him

You
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: Politics
Any dislikes?: Trump supporters and that ilk
Are you into fandom?: No
What does your day to day look like?: Like that part of "A Day In the Life" that Paul McCartney sang

Entertainment
What kind of music do you listen to?: Anything that rocks

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: Just stuff going on in my life
How often do you update?: Every week or two as time allows, though lately I haven't posted much.
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: Anything remotely similar
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: Not really, I'm pretty easy-going about most things.
Do you have any deal-breakers?: No Trump supporters (or the equivalent from other countries)
Is there anything others should know before friending?: Gay/asexual, dealing with wonky mental health.

Anything else? Nah.

General
Name/Nickname: Uma
Age or Age Group: 20s
Country: India
Pronouns: She/her

You
Do you have any hobbies?: Reading, writing, fangirling, language learning. Talking walks and doing yoga or energy work.
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: Tarot, witchcraft and goddess spirituality. Fairy tales, folklore, ghost stories, folk songs, all those stories that are in-between innocence and experience. I'm also interested in kink.
Any dislikes?: Sexism, shitty people, louds and crowds.
Are you into fandom?: Yep! Right now it's mostly k-pop and k-drama with a sprinkling of anime.
What does your day to day look like?: I wake up between 7 and 8 in the morning, have breakfast, bathe. My workday starts at 11 and it's a work-from-home so I have to be available for calls but the call timings vary. I usually squeeze in some yoga because otherwise my shoulders complain from sitting in front of the computer all day. If my eyes aren't fried by the night, I'll watch something. I like to read books or write fic in-between calls.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: K-drama! I relate more to its depictions of modern Asian womanhood than anything else I see these days.
What movies do you enjoy?: I rarely watch movies but recently I loved the k-movie Love and Leashes. Some movies I like from my own country are Kahaani, Raazi (both Hindi) and Mayabazaar (Telugu). A Western film I love is The Others; it has Nicole Kidman in it.
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: I like otome games and visual novels but I don't really play them. I watch playthroughs sometimes.
If you like to read, what do you read?: Mid-century women writers. My favourites are Barbara Comyns and Patty Dann. I also like reading books about tarot and witchcraft.
What kind of music do you listen to?: K-pop and some angsty tunes I don't know how to classify.

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: What I'm reading, watching or fangirling about. Tarot readings and spiritual stuff, plus some life-related posts.
How often do you update?: A couple times a week or more.
What do you look for in a DW friend?: Someone to have comment-conversations with. If you're interested in my posts and I'm interested in yours, it doesn't matter whether we have fandoms or spirituality in common.
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: I'm not picky. If it's real life stuff I'm interested, if it's fandom stuff I'm interested even if it's not my fandom. I like seeing fannish squee even if the canon is unfamiliar to me. I've discovered some of the things I like that way, too :D
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: My posts are public and you can add me and comment on my posts as you please. If I'm interested by the stuff you post about I'll probably add you back.
Do you have any deal-breakers?: Yeah, when someone's political views can be summed up by 'no empathy'.
Is there anything others should know before friending?: You don't have to share similar spiritual views or be spiritual at all for us to follow each other.

Anything else? I dance between interests a lot. I love fandom meta so if you talk meta I'd be happy to follow the conversation.

Edited 2022-03-07 09:33 (UTC)

General
Name/Nickname: Frank
Age or Age Group: 58
Country: US
Pronouns: he/him/his

You
Do you have any hobbies?: Yes. My wife and I run a sword fighting/fire performance group (mostly on weekends) We also are fond of museums and hope to resume going to a lot of them.
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: I’ve been a big science fiction and fantasy fan since my sister introduced me to them back in the ‘60s.
Any dislikes?: Many.
Are you into fandom?: Not formally. But, I’ve been a Doctor Who fan for about 50 years now, Star Trek for almost 60 and Star Wars since 77.
What does your day to day look like?: For the last two years I’ve been doing most of my work from home. So, usually get up about 4:30, log into work about 5. Do a few hours of design work, then about 9 my meetings start. A good day they’ll end by 4 and I can cook dinner by the time my wife comes home.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: As above, I like a lot of Science Fiction and Fantasy stuff. Although a lot of modern fantasy isn’t doing it for me these day. I often like comedies, but certainly not all.
What movies do you enjoy?: I like a lot of movies. My favorites run to things like Time Bandits and Harvey.
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: I play a lot of games. My old college roommate hosts a game night twice a month and I almost always attend. (In person or virtual depending on the situation.) I’m generally more for fun games than deep thinking ones. But, I like most. I don’t do a lot of video games. My wife and I used to do a lot of World of Warcraft, but not in a long time.
If you like to read, what do you read?: I used to think I read a lot, but my wife reads 10x what I do. I read a lot of history, science and science fiction stuff.
What kind of music do you listen to?: I’m told my tastes are eclectic….

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: What’s going on in my life. Often sword troupe stuff. I post a lot of photos as they’re 1000 words each.
How often do you update?: Usually at least once or twice a week.
What do you look for in a DW friend?: Folks who want to share things.
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: I’m not that picky
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: I’m not into hate and will de-friend folks for that. Not here to do politics and such. I have strong feelings about things, just don’t tend to put it here.
Do you have any deal-breakers?: Hate
Is there anything others should know before friending?:Probably…

Anything else?
I’m not after folks who think the same as me. I’ve very strong on the idea that a diverse group of folks is a good thing.

General
Name/Nickname: Gilda
Age or Age Group: 69
Country: USA
Pronouns: She/her

You
Do you have any hobbies?: Crocheting, playing the piano, writing, reading, baking
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: English Medieval history, Am Civil War history, ancient civilizations
Any dislikes?: Fake people
Are you into fandom?: Yes
What does your day to day look like?: Get up, feed and take out the dogs, get on LJ and now DW. Walk the dogs. Have coffee with my husband, while we talk about everything and nothing. This goes on until lunch. After that we sort of go our separate ways to do whatever we need or feel like doing, until dinner. After dinner it's tv time until bed. I'll usually read for a couple of hours before turning off the light. Other than when I travel, that's about it.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: We enjoy the talk shows together (Colbert, Meyer, Kimmel,) but mostly just the monologues. But I like horror and science fiction, which I tend to watch by myself.
What movies do you enjoy?: Again, mostly science fiction or horror. Plus movies with a favorite actor.
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: No
If you like to read, what do you read?: Biography, History, historical fiction, horror, science fiction, wildlife
What kind of music do you listen to?:Classical, early rock (50s to 80s,) Opera, Mexican

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: Mostly book reviews, and once a month reviews on the movies I've watched. I used to post my stories, but my writing has slowed down quite a bit.
How often do you update?: Every three-four days.
What do you look for in a DW friend?: Common interests
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: What interests them, things they've been up to.
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: Not so far, other than if we don't have anything in common I don't see the point.
Do you have any deal-breakers?: Not so far.
Is there anything others should know before friending?: I'm very left-leaning, politically, feel strongly about the environment and wildlife. If you lean the other way, we probably wouldn't be a fit.

Anything else? No, I think that does it.

General
Name/Nickname: Jo
Age or Age Group: late 50s
Country: Canada
Pronouns: I love all pronouns, they are very useful when writing things. My most used ones are I, me and mine.

You
Do you have any hobbies?: Reading, yoga, watching TV (so, not really?)
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: Reading, yoga, watching TV (honestly -- don't know if these things are hobbies or interests).
Any dislikes?: Loads? But I can't be arsed to list them all?
Are you into fandom?: I am a fan of many shows, as in, happy to talk about them with others, but I don't do fandom stuff.
What does your day to day look like?: Monday to Friday, I am at work. For the past 2+ years, that has been mostly from home, but I now go in three days a week (M-W) and work from home Th and F. The weekends are generally uneventful -- chores, catching up on household things.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: Police procedurals (esp. British), science fiction, some dramas. Not so much into sitcoms because I rarely find them very funny. My list of fave shows is really too long to even try to get into. Currently thrilled that Outlander is back with season 6. I will pretty much check out any show that the Guardian gives a rating of 4 or more stars.
What movies do you enjoy?: Not a big movie person.
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: Not really. I have a couple on my phone that I will play when I have time to kill (e.g. waiting for an appointment), once in a blue moon I may play Civ on the computer, but haven't in eons.
If you like to read, what do you read?: Mostly police procedurals (esp. by British authors) and science fiction.
What kind of music do you listen to?: Mostly stuff from the 1960s to the 80s. Some more recent stuff (recent meaning 1990s-early 2000s). Totally clueless about anything current.

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: Just day to day stuff mostly. So, not very exciting.
How often do you update?: Pretty much daily.
What do you look for in a DW friend?: People who post regularly. If you're "just trying to get back into journalling", maybe don't add me. I've had enough of people who post once, and then disappear for 6 months (or longer).
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: Your day-to-day stuff, interesting opinions on issues. I don't get into political stuff myself because my job requires me to be politically neutral, but I can live vicariously through other people opinionating about things.
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: My journal is 99% Friends Only, so I will grant you access so you can have a look at what I post. If not your cup of tea, that's fine.
Do you have any deal-breakers?: I am not into fandom stuff, so if you mostly post about that, meh. Also not keen on posts that are mostly photos/memes/gifs, etc. Or if your posts are basically tweets (e.g. one sentence announcing you've just had a cup of tea, end of.).
Is there anything others should know before friending?: I am not a serial commentor. I do try to comment when I believe I have something to contribute. Also, it sometimes takes me some time to get a sense of who you are before I feel comfortable wading in with comments.

Anything else? I've been on DW as my base for at least 5-6 years now, and was cross-posting to LJ. I'm still manually posting my DW posts over there, but almost everyone from there has moved here now, except for a couple of people, so I am not sure if I will keep doing that much longer.

General
Name/Nickname: Yshaloo
Age or Age Group: almost 49
Country: USA
Pronouns:she/her

You
Do you have any hobbies?: So many hobbies! I am a general purpose crafter, I've tried and enjoyed many of them. These days though I'm mostly into knitting/crochet.
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: I watch a lot of tv, it goes well with knitting.
Any dislikes?: Tomatoes. *laughs*
Are you into fandom?: not really
What does your day to day look like?: I've spent the last two years working from home. I spend 16 hours a day in the same spot, it's a pretty quiet existence.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: We have a lot of streaming services, I watch a lot of different stuff. Since I don't have much else going on in my life, I report on that pretty often.
What movies do you enjoy?: Comic book movies, sci-fi, girly stuff, the only thing I'm not really into is action movies, but I'll watch those if they have a decent plot.
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: I like video games, Fallout 4 is my favorite of all time.
If you like to read, what do you read?: I used to read voraciously, but these days I'm lucky to read 2 books a year. My favorite author is Robert Heinlein.
What kind of music do you listen to?: alternative. I spend most days on Sirius XM's AltNation.

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: my day, the world around me.
How often do you update?: Pretty much every week day and some weekends depending on if anything is going on.
What do you look for in a DW friend?: I like people who post often enough that I can get a feel for their lives.
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: your life, your hopes
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: no, I tend to like most people
Do you have any deal-breakers?: begging for money constantly
Is there anything others should know before friending?: my life is pretty boring, so I understand if people aren't into that.

Anything else? I love sloths!

Throwing my hat into the ring.

General
Name/Nickname: vysila
Age or Age Group: 69
Country: USA
Pronouns: whatever works for you, I'm not fussy

You
Do you have any hobbies?: reading, swimming, cooking, writing fanfic, making fan vids
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: decluttering, organizing and simplifying; improving my health; home improvements
Any dislikes?: right-wing politics, religious proselytizers, gun-totin' idjits
Are you into fandom?: very much so
What does your day to day look like?: retired, so very little routine, whatever I want to do!

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: mysteries, science fiction & fantasy, spy shows, apocalyptic stuff, classic screwball comedies, suspense, sometimes I get glued to the news
What movies do you enjoy?: pretty much the same as above item. Star Wars original trilogy are my fave movies ever
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: not much of a gamer
If you like to read, what do you read?: science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, spy, apocalyptic and post-apocalytic - are we sensing a trend?
What kind of music do you listen to?: rock and pop from the 60's on up, classical (soft spot for Debussy and Mozart), big bands, swing. Pretty much anything with a bit of bounce to it.

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: daily life, cooking, my 101 things in 1001 days project, fannish stuff, home improvements, health
How often do you update?: several times a week
What do you look for in a DW friend?: weekly posting and occasional comments would be nice
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: pretty much anything that lets me get to know you better
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: nope, bring it on
Do you have any deal-breakers?: see my dislikes noted above
Is there anything others should know before friending?: I'm a cheerful optimist. If you like gloom 'n doom posts, I'm not the friend for you.

Anything else? if you don't like, just drop me, no harm no foul

General
Name/Nickname: Smitha
Age or Age Group: 41-44 years ( I can never remember, and don't do math on Mondays! :P
Country: living in USA
Pronouns: she/her

You
Do you have any hobbies?: Reading, watching TV, hikes, cooking, spending time with friends
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: I don't think what I listed above are hobbies but interests...
Any dislikes?: Jumping off of anything - rocks, planes, anything. Cruel people.
Are you into fandom?: No
What does your day to day look like?: work from home (5 years now), scramble up something for dinner for the family, do some exercise, read a bit, watch TV while doing some chore. Regular weekday. Weekends are more fun.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: currently watching: This is Us, Sex Education, Steel Magnolias, Raising Dion (with daughter), Grey's Anatomy (love/hate relationship here), Big Sky (Australian show), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Sister Sister (with daughter)
What movies do you enjoy?: Enjoyed Encanto recently. Watching all the Spiderman movies (with the kid), we as a family love and are working through watching all of Hayao Miyazaki's movies.
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: No
If you like to read, what do you read?: suspense, historic fiction
What kind of music do you listen to?: Whatever's playing on the radio. Favourites though still is BonJovi P!nk, and few others...

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: Daily life, weekend adventures with pics, a diary of our travel (hopefully we will do this soon), rambles/thoughts/rants about current events. I do post about politics and am left - leaning.
How often do you update?: I will update every day or multiple times a week and then not for a week or so. Rinse and repeat.
What do you look for in a DW friend?: Appreciate comments, don't expect them though.
What do you like to read about on your friends page?:Love reading about people's lives, see different perspectives.
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: No - I add anyone who asks.
Do you have any deal-breakers?: Are anyone who spews hate and well makes racist remarks. I deal with that in real life, don't need it here.
Is there anything others should know before friending?: no.

Anything else?

General
Name/Nickname: Jen
Age or Age Group: 36
Country: US
Pronouns: she/her

You
Do you have any hobbies?: Photography, planners, watercolor, plants, reading, fitness. I dabble in a lot of things but am ridiculously average at them all, rofl.
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: My two kids (3 and 5).
Any dislikes?: Trumpers, anti-maskers, anti-vaxxers, racists.
Are you into fandom?: Not particularly.
What does your day to day look like?: Roll out of bed to the bathroom, roll to my office, and animate for TV. Go down for lunch, hug my kid, go back up, animate some more until dinner. Lots of animating, basically. I work half a year on, half a year off-ish. So half the time I'm an animator for TV, the other half of the time I'm a SAHM.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: Dramas, reality TV, thrillers. I'm really into documentaries on Netflix lately.
What movies do you enjoy?: A lot of movies. My favorite is the very underrated Edge of Tomorrow, I think.
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: Yes! My favorite would have to be Dragon Age: Inquisition and Death Stranding. I also like things like Animal Crossing. I'm working my way through Pokemon Legends Arceus right now.
If you like to read, what do you read?: I read 61 books last year. I've read 0 so far 2022, but I'll get back to it soon when my work is on hiatus. I really like thrillers and mysteries and the occasional romance.
What kind of music do you listen to?: It can range from Metallica to Taylor Swift. I like lots of types of different music.

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: Work, my kids, friends, my awesome partner Sam who is an editor for TV. I post lots of pictures as well. Most of the time it's just iPhone pictures, but once a month or so, I'll have a photo dump of pics from my good camera. I also occasionally post developed film pictures I have taken as well.
How often do you update?: I post about every other day or so, and have since 2001 when I was 15.
What do you look for in a DW friend?: I only want active people. I've been consistent since 2001. Too many people add me and are like, "I'm coming back to LJ/DW!" but then never post again. Or they post once a month, and I have no clue what they're writing about.

I'm all about fostering relationships with people via comments and reading each other's entries. I don't need everyone to comment on my entries, but I like to know they're reading me just like I'm reading them.

What do you like to read about on your friends page?: I love long rambley entries about people's lives. I don't care how mundane they think it is. I want to read all about awesome (or shitty) coworkers, friends, relationships, kids, pets. Anything about life. Pictures are a bonus. Not really big on fandom and I don't really get a lot from one lined or single paragraphed entries.
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: I do like people to tell me a little about themselves before they add me. Name, age, where they're from, what they do, what they're into. So I don't go into their entries blind.
Do you have any deal-breakers?: If you voted for Trump and you still stand by him, I'm not very interested in being your DW friend.
Is there anything others should know before friending?: Nothing I didn't say above.

Anything else? Nope.

General
Name/Nickname: Metawidget / Eric
Age or Age Group: Barrel-aged millennial
Country: Canada (Quebec)
Pronouns: he/him

You
Do you have any hobbies?: Cycling/running, D&D, board games, cooking, people organizing (is that a hobby?) falling down interesting rabbit holes
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: I'm pretty omnivorous. Science, politics, history, sexuality, gender, economics, psychology
Any dislikes?: Not big on sports? Have lots of opinions and considered politics but hard to paint large swaths of everything with dislike.
Are you into fandom?: I know some fannish people but I'm not (far) down that particular rabbit hole.
What does your day to day look like?: Working a mix of home and office, taking care of kids (three elementary-school-aged ones), sometimes losing at board games to them, time with partners, meetings, trainings, cycling/walking/running, I cook a fair amount and like it.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: I'm not a huge TV watcher but I really enjoyed Sex Education, Big Mouth, Girls and Six Feet Under.
What movies do you enjoy?: It's been a while since I've watched a movie.
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: Yes, lots! D&D on the regular (I DM) but in my closet of games on heavy rotation there is also Dominion, Carcassonne, Bärenpark and Ticket to Ride. I also play a bunch of 18xx and Wordle online.
If you like to read, what do you read?: I do — currently on an Octavia Butler kick, I also enjoy Nicholas Dickner, David Graeber... I read a mix of fiction and nonfiction in English and French in a range of genres and subjects (science fiction, literary-ish, magical realism, politics, anthropology, sex and gender, history, psychology, technology...)
What kind of music do you listen to?: A swath that probably maps best onto Alternative? A few favourites are Florence and the Machine, Wilco, Beauty Pill, Tanya Tagaq, Radiohead, eels, Garbage, the Weakerthans, Libby and Cal, the Postal Service, the Wet Spots.

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: Life, opinions, musings
How often do you update?: Infrequently but I want to get more frequent
What do you look for in a DW friend?: Conversations in comments, interesting posts from time to time
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: Life, opinions, reports from the front of your expertise written for smart laypeople. I probably won't view your videos reliably, though.
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: Friend away! I'll add you back if you look interesting.
Do you have any deal-breakers?: I'll know them when I see them.
Is there anything others should know before friending?: Not that I can think of!

Anything else?

General
Name/Nickname: Logan
Age or Age Group: 40s
Country: England
Pronouns: He/him

You
Do you have any hobbies?: Weather, trains (esp. steam trains), Roman and post-Roman history, retrocomputing.
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: I don't play sport myself, but I love cricket and am into some kinds of motorsport.
Any dislikes?: Cruelty comes top. And "dislike" is too strong, but I'm not a dog person at all.
Are you into fandom?: Yes, and though not overwhelmingly so it is an important part of my social life. I read a lot of fanfic and write it occasionally. My Little Pony in particular -- you'd be surprised.
What does your day to day look like?: I deliberately keep work stuff out of this DW. But otherwise I lead a fairly ordinary life. I walk at least an hour a day, often a bit more.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: Old British sitcoms, some cartoons, His Dark Materials, really most things that aren't anime (just never clicked) or nasty gory stuff. However, I don't watch much TV, not even on streaming.
What movies do you enjoy?: Ones where I can kick back and relax, nothing too brutal or hard going. Indiana Jones, the pre-Craig James Bonds, some Disney films, you get the picture. Not a fan of Jackass-type humour, though.
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: My old PC isn't up to much, but I do like playing sim racing games occasionally.
If you like to read, what do you read?: I love Lindsey Davis's Marcus Didius Falco books, about a Roman private eye. I read lots of non-fiction. Not that big on airport novels; I prefer books that aren't 900 pages long.
What kind of music do you listen to?: Melodic -- rap and noise just aren't my things. I was a student during the height of Britpop, so that's in there. But mostly stuff between the 1960s and 1990s. Roughly speaking, if it has Autotune it's likely to be too modern for me!

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: Everyday ramblings, food and drink, local stuff, photos, some politics, science (yes, inc. Covid occasionally).
How often do you update?: I'm trying to update every day, though I don't always manage that. I rarely post more than a couple of times in a day.
What do you look for in a DW friend?: I don't really have strong views there. Bar what's in "deal-breakers" bit below, if you're interested then go for it.
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: I'm not too fussy, though it is nice if I can comment at least occasionally. If you only ever post about obscure Vietnamese cartoons or something, that's probably not ideal.
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: Again, bar the "deal-breakers" bit below, I'm happy if people sub and unsub at will. You don't need to specifically tell me if you do the latter.
Do you have any deal-breakers?: Extreme political views. Mine are fairly moderate and centre-left liberalish by British standards.
Is there anything others should know before friending?: Probably, but I can't think of it right now. Please tell me if you think of it first!
Anything else? It's 19 years since I started on LiveJournal, but I only returned to journalling properly during the pandemic, after getting fed up with Twitter's tendency to ignore grey areas. My DW is 90% public, so what you can see is a reasonable representation.

General
Name/Nickname: Zhe
Age or Age Group: 40
Country: USA
Pronouns: they them

You
Do you have any hobbies?: sword fighting, fencing, photography, writing, volunteering
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: history, religion, Judaism
Any dislikes?: horror
Are you into fandom?: no
What does your day to day look like?: wake up around 1pm, writing, reading, doing stuff with my temple, volunteering, playing with my 4 pets, going to bed around 3am

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: I do not
What movies do you enjoy?: MCU, Moana, Encanto, Coco, Star Wars
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: Words With Friends is the only game I play really
If you like to read, what do you read?: a lot of different stuff, usually all at once
What kind of music do you listen to?: 80s and 90s pop and country

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: day to day life, reading, writing
How often do you update?:daily
What do you look for in a DW friend?:someone who updates about their real life, and at least weekly
What do you like to read about on your friends page?:day to day life
Do you have any kind of friending policy?:no
Do you have any deal-breakers?: any kind of ism including fatism.
Is there anything others should know before friending?:

Anything else?

General
Name/Nickname: Alexander/Mr.Picard
Age or Age Group: 38
Country: Germany
Pronouns: he/him

You
Do you have any hobbies?: Video games, sleeping, watching DVDs
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: Sir Patrick Stewart
Any dislikes?: Homophobia, transphobia, racism, sexism, etc etc
Are you into fandom?: I'm a bit of a loner. I hang out with the Star Trek fandom a bit but I'm not really an active part in it. I prefer keeping to myself these days. But I'm a one-man-Sir-Patrick-fandom!
What does your day to day look like?: Quiet. I don't really do much.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: 80s soap operas. My favorite is Dallas. But I also like shows like X Files or Narcos etc.
What movies do you enjoy?: I'm not much of a movie fan... but if I had to name a favorite genre, horror it would be.
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: Open world games. My favorite contemporary games are Dying Light and Dying Light 2.
If you like to read, what do you read?: I don't read much anymore these days...
What kind of music do you listen to?: I like a lot of different stuff. It's easier to say what I DON'T like, and that's jazz and classical.

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: Mostly fannish things. Sir Patrick. (Of course.)
How often do you update?: Not as much as I should, but I do check my reading list!
What do you look for in a DW friend?: Just someone who writes a few posts every now and then and maybe comments every once in a while (I do return the favor, of course).
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: Anything they want to write about, it's their page, hehe.
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: Yeah, 18+ is a must. And it's nice if we have something in common.
Do you have any deal-breakers?: Yup. Right-wingers/bigots/conservatives, etc.
Is there anything others should know before friending?: I'm a quiet guy, but when I get excited about Sir Patrick, I get excited. Heh.

Anything else? Not really! I'm not good with random remarks. lol

General
Name/Nickname: Genna. Some people call me Switz, but mostly Genna
Age or Age Group: Well shit, I'll be thirty eight in April. I was something like seventeen when I started out on LJ. That's a lot of past
Country: US
Pronouns: she/her/hers

You
Do you have any hobbies?: Erm. I sing in the church choir (high church Episcopalian if you care). I take figure skating classes. I've been cross stitching since the first Covid lockdown. Other than that I read a lot and generally fail at gardening.
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: ...probably?
Any dislikes?: Raw onions. Cumin. The US healthcare system.
Are you into fandom?: No. I like a lot of fandom things but not to the extent of actually... fandoming about them
What does your day to day look like?: I don't... do you really want me to tell you what I do every day? Like, get up at 6, tea with the cats, go to work kind of thing? Not really, right? I work in a real estate law firm. I have a spouse that I like most of the time but with vastly different political beliefs so not all of the time. I have a friend who had a stroke so I've been spending a lot of time hanging out with him in the memory care unit of a local nursing home (more fun than it sounds).

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: I'm not picky. I'll try just about anything and will keep with it if it's done well. Right now I'm really enjoying Infinity Train, Arcane, Peacemaker Raising Dion, In the Dark, Evil and Taskmaster, among other things. Spouse is more the TV guy than I am, so I often just watch whatever he puts on.
What movies do you enjoy?: So hey, do you ever just go completely blank when people ask questions like this? Like you have literally never seen a movie before in your life and then later you suddenly remember all of the things that you SHOULD have said? Yeah. Me too.
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: I... like... Dragon Age? And Supernatural (the FB VR punching thing). Also water balloon fights. Spouse does not play games, so I'm kinda out of luck for anything that requires more than one person.
If you like to read, what do you read?: I will read literally anything if you provide me with a free copy of it. I tend naturally towards science fiction, and I know what I like when I read it, but there's a lot of good and bad in any genre.
What kind of music do you listen to?: Literally all the music.

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: Day to day life. Internal musings.
How often do you update?: 1-3 times a week at the moment.
What do you look for in a DW friend?: Oh, you know, that je ne sais quoi of strong connection, but, failing that, someone who reads regularly and posts regularly and comments on occasion so I know they're still there and actually give a damn. That said, there have been friends I'm pretty sure never read my journal but who are so interesting, I don't actually care. Others are faithful and helpful commenters even if they never post.
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: Day to day life, internal musings.
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: No? I don't think so.
Do you have any deal-breakers?: I get enough conservative claptrap in my home situation. I'm also not going to stick around if someone's content consistently makes me feel bad (this is also kinda wibbly in that I can't define it easily, but if there are ongoing themes that are triggery or even just "you keep doing that same thing over and over and then complaining about getting the same results" kind of thing, I might wander off?) Also I guess picking fights or consistently nitpicking or criticizing my life or something, though I can't remember the last time that happens. Case by case basis though, you know?
Is there anything others should know before friending?: Despite what I said above about repeating things, I am married to a conservative guy despite being very liberal myself and I will complain about it on occasion, but I don't really want people to dogpile on him.

Anything else? I've just realized that I've done all of the html wrong in this thing and I'm too tired to go back and fix it. Also for the record, I'm just consistently terrible at friendzy questionnaires so, sorry.

Edit: Never mind. The entirely bolded thing was too annoying so I fixed it.

Edited 2022-03-07 18:27 (UTC)

General
Name/Nickname: Judy
Age or Age Group: 70s (and have no idea how that happened so fast!)
Country: I'm a dual Australian/American citizen living in the US, but lived the majority of my life in Australia.
Pronouns: She/her

You
Do you have any hobbies?: Reading, running, walking, quilting, knitting, occasional photographer, making bread using sourdough starter.
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: My three granddaughters, my three grandsons, and my two step-grandsons
Any dislikes?: I have a lot of pet peeves but some of them are too petty to mention
Are you into fandom?: Not really
What does your day to day look like?: I spend most of my day at home. I try to go for a run at least three times a week and a walk almost every day. I make quilts for my grandchildren and sometimes clothes for myself. I feel like I waste a lot of time doing not much, but I guess at my age that's allowed.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: I enjoy watching old Australian and British TV series, either comedy or comedy/drama.
What movies do you enjoy?: Not a big movie watcher.
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: Mostly card and word games on phone or computer.
If you like to read, what do you read?: Novels with good character development. Mainly what is usually called chicklit.
What kind of music do you listen to?: I don't spend a lot of time listening to music, but when I do it's often 50s or 60s rock'n'roll, boogie woogie, or ragtime.

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: Mainly my everyday life and my grandchildren. Sometimes I write about a book I've read if I felt it was especially good or especially bad.
How often do you update?: Normally every day at least once.
What do you look for in a DW friend?: Someone who posts fairly regularly, although "regularly" does not have to mean "often". I don't expect comments on every entry I make, but it's nice to get an occasional comment so I know you're still there. I never unfriend for lack of comments, though.
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: Everyday life, particular interests, book reviews, your children or grandchildren if you have them, just whatever you feel like writing about.
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: Nope.
Do you have any deal-breakers?: Anybody who tries to convert me to their way of thinking/believing and doesn't seem to accept that my thoughts and beliefs are equally as valid as theirs. So far this has never happened.
Is there anything others should know before friending?: I'm married to another woman.

Anything else?

General
Name/Nickname: Hillary
Age or Age Group: 36
Country: US
Pronouns: She/Her

You
Do you have any hobbies?: Reading, journaling/writing, going on walks, playing PokemonGo
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: my 20 month old son Silas - he's awesome, my two cats Calvin and Hobbes, watching hockey games. I'm Jewish and a Hebrew speaker.
Any dislikes?: Math, celery, right wing politics
Are you into fandom?: I used to be much more than I am now.
What does your day to day look like?: I work as a special education teacher in an elementary school. After work, I pick up my 20 month old from daycare and I come home and hang out with him and my husband and our two cats until my 20 month old finally falls asleep. It's not very exciting right now.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: Bobs Burgers, Friends, It's Always Sunny, Golden Girls, This Is Us
What movies do you enjoy?: I'm not a huge movie watcher.
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: PokemonGo, Pokemon Shield, Dominion, Splendour, Machi Koro
If you like to read, what do you read?: I read a lot of romance novels.
What kind of music do you listen to?: Israeli pop or top 40s kind of music - I like pop stations on the radio.

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: family, work, friends
How often do you update?: I try once a week but with a 20 month old, it's been hard
What do you look for in a DW friend?: Someone who posts regularly, some similar interests
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: Day to day life
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: No
Do you have any deal-breakers?: Racism, homophobia. antisemitism
Is there anything others should know before friending?: Not that I can think of. Feel free to ask me anything!

Anything else?

General
Name/Nickname: I'm

conuly everywhere
Age or Age Group: Almost 40!
Country: USA
Pronouns: she/her

You
Do you have any hobbies?: reading, walking, whining
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: etymology, linguistics, current events, reading.... whatever random thing tickled my brain this week.
Are you into fandom?: well, I read fanfic sometimes! I've got a strong preference for fantasy and sci-fi, but I also like kidlit and generally children's media. What can I say, you never outgrow good stories.

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: observations and daily stuff, and a lot of links - current events mostly, but also other things. I shove them under a cut. My politics and current events slant is very strongly left-focused.
How often do you update?: Daily-ish.

General
Name/Nickname: brittdreams
Age or Age Group: late 30s (older, jaded millenial)
Country: USA
Pronouns: she/her/hers

You
Do you have any hobbies?: Reading, playing with my dogs, watching Food Network competition shows, hanging out at the beach, scuba diving
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: Travel, connecting with others, making the world a better place
Any dislikes?: Racism, white supremacy, capitalism, misogynoir, homophobia, transphobia
Are you into fandom?: Nope
What does your day to day look like?: Most days, I wake up, walk a couple dogs with my partner, log onto the computer for work, work more than eight hours even though I shouldn't, log off, try to fit in some exercise, cook dinner, watch TV and/or read, then sleep.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: seasonal Baking Championships (Halloween/Holiday/Kids/Spring), People Puzzler, Craig of the Creek, Tournament of Champions, live sports
What movies do you enjoy?: I don't watch many movies
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: Also don't really play games, unless you count People Puzzler
If you like to read, what do you read?: I LOVE to read. Lately, it's been romance, cozy mystery, young adult, and some literary fiction, nearly all of which is by diverse authors.
What kind of music do you listen to?: Jazz, blues, R&B, Broadway

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: What's going on in my life, thoughts on contemporary events (political, sporting, and otherwise)
How often do you update?: Every 1-2 weeks in an ideal world
What do you look for in a DW friend?: Someone who posts regularly and who leaves comments so you know they're reading
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: People's lives, cool things happening in the world
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: I'll friend you back. If you unfriend me, I'll unfriend you.
Do you have any deal-breakers?: See dislikes above. Also, anyone who can't deal with me being vocal about my beliefs and my experiences as a Black woman in the US
Is there anything others should know before friending?: I think that's it.

Anything else? Please know that I am proud of being Black and my journal veers into politics, social justice, equity, and environmental issues at times because these are the things that matter to me and in my life.

General
Name/Nickname: Kate
Age or Age Group: 36
Country: USA (Fairfield County, Connecticut to be more specific)
Pronouns: she/her

You
Do you have any hobbies?: reading, singing, piano, cooking, pretending I have artistic abilities, kvetching
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: urban revitalization, the arts, theatre, religious fundamentalism, mythology/folklore
Any dislikes?: there are so many dislikes except they also fuel my love of kvetching so it balances out
Are you into fandom?: I used to be, but not so much anymore besides going through phases where I read a lot of fic
What does your day to day look like?: I'm a property manager/community association manager who mostly works from home. I've recently started seeing someone and we tend to get together a few nights a week.

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: The Rookie, Grey's Anatomy, A Million Little Things, This Is Us. Plus whatever catches my interest on Hulu/Netflix/HBO Max
What movies do you enjoy?: anything Marvel or Disney, LotR, and a bunch of random chick flicks
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: I've been slacking in this area but yeah, I enjoy puzzle platformers, story-based games, and life simulators
If you like to read, what do you read?: A lot of fiction/fantasy. Anything Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Jodi Picoult, Nicholas Sparks.
What kind of music do you listen to?: So many different kinds, but current popular rotation is female singer-songwriters, 200s emo/pop punk, modern folk, The National, and Taylor Swift.

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: Mostly just my day to day life
How often do you update?: about 2-5 times a week?
What do you look for in a DW friend?: I like reading about people's lives
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: see above
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: My journal is friends only but I'm pretty liberal about adding friends
Do you have any deal-breakers?: If all you ever post about is politics, or if you are a very black-and-white thinker, we probably aren't a good match
Is there anything others should know before friending?: I don't really post about politics ever (minus some local political drama in the past). I consider myself Libertarian, and my personal beliefs tend to be a little more conservative than my voting beliefs. I've been diagnosed with depression at multiple times in my life, starting at age 7 - mental health and therapy are discussed in my journal somewhat regularly.

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