friending_memes | 1. LJ to DW Friending Meme!

We're fresh from a revamp so here's a new friending meme to get us started!

LJto-DWfriends

This friendzy was made to help those who are coming over from Livejournal! HOWEVER, you don't have to be coming over from livejournal to take part in this friendzy. Everyone is welcome to join in and post their form below, whether you're a Dreamwidth veteran or have only been on Dreamwidth and not LJ. The more, the merrier :D

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General
Name/Nickname:
Age or Age Group:
Country:
Pronouns:

You
Do you have any hobbies?:
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?:
Any dislikes?:
Are you into fandom?:
What does your day to day look like?:

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?:
What movies do you enjoy?:
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?:
If you like to read, what do you read?:
What kind of music do you listen to?:

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?:
How often do you update?:
What do you look for in a DW friend?:
What do you like to read about on your friends page?:
Do you have any kind of friending policy?:
Do you have any deal-breakers?:
Is there anything others should know before friending?:

Anything else?

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General
Name/Nickname:

a_belladonna. Don't really have a nickname. My name here is just a handle, really. It's become my fannish identity, but it's not the name I originally wanted (but the one I wanted was already claimed).
Age or Age Group: 30's
Country: Denmark
Pronouns: She/her

You
Do you have any hobbies?: Reading, writing, drawing, knitting, sewing, crafts in general, reading up on cycling/European comic-book/historical trivia, listening to music, medieval re-enactment, history
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: Cooking? I really feel my interests and hobbies tend to overlap somewhat. The paranormal/cryptozoology, perhaps. Traditions/folklore. King Arthur. Japan (I used to study Japanese before switching to history).
Any dislikes?: Um, black coffee, I guess. I need milk and sugar, haha. More seriously: people getting into fights and severe disagreements over fannish things.
Are you into fandom?: Yes. These past couple of years I've gone back to my first loves: Tintin and Asterix, and the second love, cycling. When I first began on LJ my main fandom was HP, but I'm not really active there at the moment.
What does your day to day look like?: I go to work. I come home. I try to muster energy for doing the fannish things/hobbies I enjoy

Entertainment
What do you like to watch?: I'm absolute rubbish at following series, be it on TV or streaming. My sister just invited me to watch that new Obi-Wan series that's coming in Disney+. As it entails going to her place to watch it, it might actually work, haha. I have a soft spot for the (older) episodes of Midsummer Murders and the Japanese drama "Midnight Diner", as well as the Danish series Matador, Rejseholdet (won an Emmy under the English title "Unit One", and Edderkoppen. The French series Kaamelott.
My favourite thing to watch is cycling, though.
What movies do you enjoy?: Historic dramas (though expect me to point out any and all flaws in regards to historical correctness, haha). Movies in a "historic" setting, yet with clear fantastical elements work better. Hayao Miyazaki-films. European movies. Tim Burton-movies. All in all: whatever catches my fancy. If I find an actor I like, I might try and hunt down as many of their movies as I can.
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: I guess it's easier to say that I don't like quiz-games. :)
If you like to read, what do you read?: Crime novels, (mostly) European comic books, knitting books and non-fiction. Harry Potter (and other fantasy).
What kind of music do you listen to?: Metal, mostly black metal (with crossovers), but also (some) death metal, folk metal and softer stuff like Ghost and Hällas. The Norwegian prog-rock band Tusmørke. I'll also listen to pop and more mainstream music if I think the band/song is good, but my little, black heart beats mostly for metal.

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: Tintin, Asterix, cycle sport, music, meta related to those topics, a bit about my RL, fan fiction (and hope to get back into posting fan art)
How often do you update?: It varies wildly, unfortunately. I try to update somewhat regularly, but it depends on my energy levels.
What do you look for in a DW friend?: That they update every once in awhile, and that they comment every once in awhile (I know I post about some fairly niche subjects, and I really don't expect others to share my exact level of passion about them).
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: Whatever my friends like to write about. Even if I'm not completely into the same things/fandoms, it's nice to read about people's passions.
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: Not really. I used to have the "please no minors add me"-policy, but I'm not really sure people under 18 are using DW/LJ a lot these days.
Do you have any deal-breakers?: Anti-vaxxers, anti-science (I'm a pagan and I think the paranormal/cryptozoology are interesting subjects, but I also like to keep a level head and look for natural explanations for different phenomena). People who are too pro-science and who ridicule any interest in the paranormal. Very militant atheists. People who are unable to say "let's agree to disagree".
Is there anything others should know before friending?: I sometimes post RPS/RPF. I try to comment to the best of my abilities, but even though I check my f-list daily, I might not always have the energy to comment on posts right away. Don't be surprised if I comment on entries a few days later. ;)
English is not my first language. While I try to write somewhat correct English I can't promise that a sentence won't read a bit weird here or there, or that I'll use commas in a way that's more fitting for Danish or German.

Anything else? I wrote my master's thesis in history on Norwegian black metal, and thus I'm an actual black metal historian. :) Despite having been a fan of cycling for a little over 25 years I'm not a cyclist, I'll only ride my bike to work and for shorter errands.
If something interests me, I'll look up anything I can find about it, even if it's in languages I technically don't know. So I've read books about Tintin in French, Arthurian romances in Middle English and watch interviews with Italian cyclists in Italian even though I've never studied any of these languages.

Looks like we share several interests. I'm pagan too with an interest in the paranormal, art, writing, reading / books, history, etc. We also share basic "deal breakers".

Would you like to add each other to our access & subscription circles?

Thanks & best wishes.

Of course! I'm going to add you now. :)
I haven't posted much about the paranormal, though, which come to think of it is a bit odd, as one of the few things I do watch regularly/follow is a Danish ghost hunting show. I guess I forgot to mention that because it's something I follow over on FB.

Thank you - and just added you back! : )

I’ve seen you around chez Dr Zook, do you mind if I friend you? (I’m Zook’s spouse :))

Friend away! :) Going to add you back now.

Hi! We have several things in common, want to be friends? I think it's awesome you wrote your thesis on Norwegian black metal.

Of course! :) I'm adding you now. And thank you! It was tough (due to the lack of sources or other literature) but also fun. :)

Adding you back! Mind you, your primary sources could have involved going to gigs, so that would be a win too!

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