General Name/Nickname: Elyse Age or Age Group: 35 Country: United States, New Jersey specifically Pronouns: she/her/hers
You Do you have any hobbies?: I think the biggest one is probably that I am a ~creator~ or whatever on YouTube. I upload videos twice a week about toy and doll collecting, taste tests of international and domestic snacks, field trip vlogs of local day trips and sometimes other places, and basically anything that I think might be fun and interesting to both make and for people to watch. I also stream on Twitch, where I play all the video games I wasn't allowed to as a kid and then some. Those are the big ones. Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: I play Pokémon Go? I appreciate the IRL friends and networking it allows/allowed me before All This. I also really like axolotls, a definitely more than average amount. Any dislikes?: Harry Potter. Are you into fandom?: No, not at all. What does your day to day look like?: I work usually from 7-4, depending on if I'm on a field job or not. When I get home, I get a shower almost immediately and my husband and I trade off on making dinner. If I'm not cooking I'm likely editing some videos or watching a friend stream. Three nights a week I go live around 9pm; the other nights I hole up on the sofa and watch some Food Network or Youtube before going to sleep. Weekends are a mixed bag of day trips and not, but always a little different.
Entertainment What do you like to watch?: Food Network. A lot of Food Network. Game shows, Western animated series and some anime, MST3K, and a lot of Youtube. I mostly watch friends in the doll community, plus size vloggers, road trip channels and some gaming content. (Mostly Super Beard Bros and other TOVG series at this point.) What movies do you enjoy?: I'm gonna be super honest, I do not often have the patience to sit through a whole ass movie these days. If it's like, less than an hour and a half long, we're in business. Stuff I've seen that I've really liked: Beetlejuice, Gremlins 1+2, Tron, Ghostbusters 2016, the Thor movies and not much else of the MCU. The last movie I remember seeing in the theaters was Knives Out and that ruled. Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: I do a lot of gaming! I mostly play Nintendo stuff but I'm all over the place. Mario Party, indie visual novels, the Yakuza series, retro JRPGs, Neopets, and lots and lots of Pokémon. If you like to read, what do you read?: I do not really read much anymore, sorry. I know this is a big deal breaker for a lot of people, but I have aphantasia and therefore conjuring up mental images is not something I can readily do. It is much better for me to engage with media that has a visual component. What kind of music do you listen to?: Basically if it falls into the "rock" umbrella I'll give it a try. These days I listen to a lot of 80s and 90s alternative, indie stuff from the 2000s, classic rock, hair metal, goth stuff, and punk/hardcore/emo remnants from my high school and college days. I have a satellite radio account that I love.
Journal & Friending What do you post about?: My daily life, mostly. Stuff going on with my family and friends, work, personal things. I don't really do a lot of fandom posting. How often do you update?: I'm trying to make it a habit again. I let it go for a long while over on LJ but I'm trying to slowly pick it back up. What do you look for in a DW friend?: Shared interests, updates about their personal lives, things they're doing/seeing/creating. What do you like to read about on your friends page?: uhhhhh see above I guess? Do you have any kind of friending policy?: Not really. Like, I don't keep tally of how frequently you comment or anything like that, it's not really my style. I'm very come and go on journaling sites, and I understand people that do the same. Do you have any deal-breakers?: I'm pretty lefty in my politics and very resolute in my convictions, I don't think I would get along well with someone who did not agree with that. Is there anything others should know before friending?: man I super do not update frequently but I do try and read my friends list daily. :) It was better when I had app access, but I think DW is apparently working on that?
Anything else? I am a BIG OL EXTROVERT and I realize this may be a bit off-putting for some; no harm no foul if that ain't your style! Also, I have pink hair. Like, really pink. Better part of twelve years now.
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Name/Nickname: Elyse
Age or Age Group: 35
Country: United States, New Jersey specifically
Pronouns: she/her/hers
You
Do you have any hobbies?: I think the biggest one is probably that I am a ~creator~ or whatever on YouTube. I upload videos twice a week about toy and doll collecting, taste tests of international and domestic snacks, field trip vlogs of local day trips and sometimes other places, and basically anything that I think might be fun and interesting to both make and for people to watch. I also stream on Twitch, where I play all the video games I wasn't allowed to as a kid and then some. Those are the big ones.
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: I play Pokémon Go? I appreciate the IRL friends and networking it allows/allowed me before All This. I also really like axolotls, a definitely more than average amount.
Any dislikes?: Harry Potter.
Are you into fandom?: No, not at all.
What does your day to day look like?: I work usually from 7-4, depending on if I'm on a field job or not. When I get home, I get a shower almost immediately and my husband and I trade off on making dinner. If I'm not cooking I'm likely editing some videos or watching a friend stream. Three nights a week I go live around 9pm; the other nights I hole up on the sofa and watch some Food Network or Youtube before going to sleep. Weekends are a mixed bag of day trips and not, but always a little different.
Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: Food Network. A lot of Food Network. Game shows, Western animated series and some anime, MST3K, and a lot of Youtube. I mostly watch friends in the doll community, plus size vloggers, road trip channels and some gaming content. (Mostly Super Beard Bros and other TOVG series at this point.)
What movies do you enjoy?: I'm gonna be super honest, I do not often have the patience to sit through a whole ass movie these days. If it's like, less than an hour and a half long, we're in business. Stuff I've seen that I've really liked: Beetlejuice, Gremlins 1+2, Tron, Ghostbusters 2016, the Thor movies and not much else of the MCU. The last movie I remember seeing in the theaters was Knives Out and that ruled.
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: I do a lot of gaming! I mostly play Nintendo stuff but I'm all over the place. Mario Party, indie visual novels, the Yakuza series, retro JRPGs, Neopets, and lots and lots of Pokémon.
If you like to read, what do you read?: I do not really read much anymore, sorry. I know this is a big deal breaker for a lot of people, but I have aphantasia and therefore conjuring up mental images is not something I can readily do. It is much better for me to engage with media that has a visual component.
What kind of music do you listen to?: Basically if it falls into the "rock" umbrella I'll give it a try. These days I listen to a lot of 80s and 90s alternative, indie stuff from the 2000s, classic rock, hair metal, goth stuff, and punk/hardcore/emo remnants from my high school and college days. I have a satellite radio account that I love.
Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: My daily life, mostly. Stuff going on with my family and friends, work, personal things. I don't really do a lot of fandom posting.
How often do you update?: I'm trying to make it a habit again. I let it go for a long while over on LJ but I'm trying to slowly pick it back up.
What do you look for in a DW friend?: Shared interests, updates about their personal lives, things they're doing/seeing/creating.
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: uhhhhh see above I guess?
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: Not really. Like, I don't keep tally of how frequently you comment or anything like that, it's not really my style. I'm very come and go on journaling sites, and I understand people that do the same.
Do you have any deal-breakers?: I'm pretty lefty in my politics and very resolute in my convictions, I don't think I would get along well with someone who did not agree with that.
Is there anything others should know before friending?: man I super do not update frequently but I do try and read my friends list daily. :) It was better when I had app access, but I think DW is apparently working on that?
Anything else?
I am a BIG OL EXTROVERT and I realize this may be a bit off-putting for some; no harm no foul if that ain't your style! Also, I have pink hair. Like, really pink. Better part of twelve years now.