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B ([personal profile] chromaskies) wrote in [community profile] friending_memes2022-04-11 08:42 pm

2. Hobbies and Interests Friendzy!

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[personal profile] buttonsbeadslace 2022-04-25 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
General
Name/Nickname: Lace, Lacey
Age or Age Group: 30s
Country: United States
Pronouns: she/her

Hobbies and Interests
What are your current interests and/or hobbies?: Knitting, music (lots of things but especially American folk music), reading (fantasy, sci-fi, mystery)

Do you participate in these hobbies or interests daily?: Knitting: I knit almost every day, either in the morning before work or in the evening, depending on my work schedule. For me, knitting is usually very relaxing, so it's what I do when I'm low on energy but I want to feel like I've accomplished something. Lately I've been getting into shawls.
Music: in these pandemic times, I've been singing with myself on tiktok. I got into it through other shape note singers who were using the "duet" feature to sing with each other, and eventually it morphed into me recording all the parts of a song myself and editing them together. It's been a lot of fun, and I've learned a lot about my voice.
Reading: I used to Always be partway through reading a book or some other kind of fiction, but lately I've gotten away from that a bit- it's harder for me to get to a library during open hours, and my library's ebook lending selection isn't super large. I maybe read one new Actual Book a month, plus occasional fanfiction and webcomics that I read when they update.

Is your hobby or interest your job? Would you like it into a job?: TBH if I had understood when I was 18 how very much being a musician who performs for a living is unlike being a music student under constant pressure to play more difficult music, I might have tried to take that path.

If applicable, what's your greatest achievement/creation from a hobby or interest?: This is definitely my favorite thing I've knitted, and this is my favorite song I've done so far.

Are there any hobbies you'd like to get into?: I would like to start sewing clothes for myself. I more or less know how- my mother sews a lot, and visiting the fabric store, picking out patterns, etc. was a big part of my childhood. But I don't have my own sewing machine, and... basically the wide-open breadth of possibilities of what I Could make has stopped me from actually getting started.

Do you want more friends that participate in a specific hobby or interest? If so, what is it?: I would love to find more knitters / fiber arts people. I'm very much self-taught and I feel like there is always so much more to learn- I want to see what other people are doing.

General Journaling
How often do you post?: Roughly once or twice a week. I'm not currently trying to keep a set schedule, but even when I'm pretty busy, I seem to end up posting at least that often.

Do you post about your interest or hobby? If not, what do you post about?: I post about my knitting, what I'm reading, and my everyday life and what's on my mind.

Do you post about fandom? If not, do you mind reading about it?: I'm not exactly Involved In Fandom myself currently, I guess, since "book fandom" is kind of a different beast. But I'm perfectly happy to read about it. I'm the kind of person who will happily read fic and meta for shows and movies I've never seen.

[personal profile] einhornmaedchen 2022-04-25 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi there :)
I think we have a bunch of stuff in common - I also love books and music, even though I do not sing myself but I enjoy listening to lots of different things.
I also find myself in a lot of things you mention about yourself in your profile. Want to give it a try?
My comment is here: https://friending-memes.dreamwidth.org/1829.html?thread=285221#cmt285221
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[personal profile] buttonsbeadslace 2022-04-26 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
Friends! I see that you're into podcasts as well- my partner is constantly listening to podcasts and also loves true crime. Maybe you have some recommendations?

[personal profile] einhornmaedchen 2022-04-26 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I've added you back! And as for recs, I am going to go through my subscription list and send you a message when I have time, if that's cool with you?
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[personal profile] buttonsbeadslace 2022-04-28 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
Sure, if you'd like! However much effort you want to put in, I'm happy to have.
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[personal profile] coffeeontherocks 2022-04-25 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I LOVE knitting. I don't knit as much as I used to these days since my cats like to claim my yarn, and with COVID, I'm not taking my knitting with me on the go all the time since I keep where I go limited in this panini. I love that you sign with yourself on tiktok! It sounds really fun.

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[personal profile] buttonsbeadslace 2022-04-26 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
Knitting friends! I'm lucky that my cats are only moderately interested.
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[personal profile] coffeeontherocks 2022-04-26 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
My now late kitty just liked to snuggle the yarn and take over my projects via napping on them. My current cats are like, this looks like... a toy for us! And turn it into yarn barf lmao.