1. LJ to DW Friending Meme!

[chromaskies]

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




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

Fill it out!
<span style="font-size: medium;"><u>General</u></span> <strong>Name/Nickname:</strong> <strong>Age or Age Group:</strong> <strong>Country:</strong> <strong>Pronouns:</strong> <u><span style="font-size: medium;">You</span></u> <strong>Do you have any hobbies?:</strong> <strong>Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?:</strong> <strong>Any dislikes?:</strong> <strong>Are you into fandom?:</strong> <strong>What does your day to day look like?:</strong> <span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Entertainment</u></span> <strong>What do you like to watch?:</strong> <strong>What movies do you enjoy?:</strong> <strong>Do you play games? If so, what do you like?:</strong> <strong>If you like to read, what do you read?:</strong> <strong>What kind of music do you listen to?:</strong> <u><span style="font-size: medium;">Journal & Friending</span></u> <strong>What do you post about?:</strong> <strong>How often do you update?:</strong> <strong>What do you look for in a DW friend?:</strong> <strong>What do you like to read about on your friends page?:</strong> <strong>Do you have any kind of friending policy?:</strong> <strong>Do you have any deal-breakers?:</strong> <strong>Is there anything others should know before friending?:</strong> <strong>Anything else?</strong>

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[metawidget]

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?

[silviarambles]

I'm a barrel-aged millennial, the pandemic got me into cycling, I easily fall down interests rabbit holes and I like Florence and the Machine among many. My intro is here. Friends?

[metawidget]

Yes, let's!

I do my best not to be a garbage human being (and made various unhappy faces at Brexit from across the Atlantic) and I enjoy intermittent genuine interaction. Chances are we'll brighten each other's reading pages :)

[silviarambles]

Agreed!

[ioplokon]

Mind if I add? We have some interests in common (tabletop games, Tanya Tagaq!, cycling, books in English and French, etc.), though I will confess to being an occasional sportsposter.

[metawidget]

Certainly :)

Je peux lire les sports en diagonal ;) And if you drift into the economics or sociology of sports I will probably slow down.

[ioplokon]

Great!

Also that does remind me, I should probably write something on the whole economic shift from gate revenue to tv deals at some point...

[thenerdygirl]

Hey there, I'm also from Canada (Newfoundland specifically) and I also enjoy D&D though sadly I haven't had a chance to play in while. We share some overlap in music, reading, and shows we like so I've added you.

[metawidget]

Yay :)

It feels like 2004 all over again with this friendzy!

[belleweather]

We have some interests in common and I think we might get on as friends. Shall we try?

[metawidget]

Yes, let's :)

[oracne]

Tanya Tagaq YES.

[tei]

Hello! Fellow omnivorous Canadian, interested in reading/conversing more in French (my French writing is atrocious enough that I've more or less given up on it as a lost cause and not really a priority...)

[metawidget]

I mostly post in English but I'm happy to talk French books I'm reading in French and respond to people posting in French in the same language. Welcome aboard!

[annofowlshire]

Fellow gamer and parent here (I have a 3 year old). May I add you?

[metawidget]

Certainly!

[moondropz]

I like the sound of your journal. I'm trying to post more but not much going on currently, lol. Mind if I add you?

[metawidget]

Go for it :)

[moondropz]

Thanks!

[mandee_jayne]

Hi there! I got through some of this friending meme a couple weeks ago but just getting back to going through the rest and seeing who I think I might get along with. Garbage is my all-time favorite band since middle school :) Here's my entry: https://friending-memes.dreamwidth.org/1083.html?thread=122171#cmt122171

Let me know if you'd like to be friends!

[metawidget]

Let's give each other a try :)