3. A New Year, A New Friend

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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>The Basics</em></span> <strong>Name:</strong> <strong>Age:</strong> <strong>Pronouns:</strong> <strong>Country:</strong> <span style="font-size: large;"><em>The New Year</em></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><strong>Do you have any resolutions?:</strong> <strong>Are there any new books, music, games, shows, etc. that you want to dive into?:</strong> <strong>Are there any small or big events that you're planning for this year?:</strong> <strong>Any new interests/hobbies that you'd like to try out?:</strong> <strong>Did you accomplish your resolutions from last year?:</strong> (If not, that's okay. Just skip this one) <strong>What were your favorite memories from the past year?:</strong> <strong>Do you have any new years traditions?:</strong> <strong>Is there anything you'd like to do more of in 2023?:</strong> <em><span style="font-size: large;">The New Friends</span></em> <strong>What kind of friend(s) are you searching for?:</strong> <strong>What do you like to read about?:</strong> <strong>How often do you check your friends feed?:</strong> <strong>Do you have any deal-breakers?:</strong> <strong>Do you mind reading about fandom?:</strong> <strong>If so, what fandoms would you like to read about?:</strong> <em><span style="font-size: large;">Currently...</span></em> <strong>Reading:</strong> <strong>Watching:</strong> <strong>Playing:</strong> <strong>Thinking about:</strong> <strong>Hobby/Interest:</strong> <strong>Planning for:</strong>

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[matsushima]

The Basics
Name: Meep
Age: 33 (34 in February)
Pronouns: she/æ
Country: USA

The New Year
Do you have any resolutions?: I try to set intentions, not resolutions. I'm one of those people who picks a word for the year.
Are there any new books, music, games, shows, etc. that you want to dive into?: I'm excited about the new Wayward Children book coming out later this month, and I haven't watched His Dark Materials S3 yet. Is there another season of Interview with the Vampire out this year? I don't follow releases very closely; I like to be pleasantly surprised.
Are there any small or big events that you're planning for this year?: I started a MFA Writing for Children & Young Adults in July 2020 (my pandemic panic life crisis) and I'm graduating in two weeks! I'm applying for a secret internship (cross your fingers for me!) and waiting to hear if I got into the MLIS program I applied for.
Any new interests/hobbies that you'd like to try out?: I want to dive deeper into the hobbies I already have materials for: quilting, resin casting, and embroidery/cross stitch. Plus, I've always been interested in photography and I decided that this is the year I really give it a go!
Did you accomplish your resolutions from last year?: I was such a mess from 2019-2021 that I didn't make any resolutions. I didn't know where I'd be now. I got my career back on track in 2022 and that's a big improvement for me.
Do you have any new years traditions?: My bestie still lives in Japan, so she video chats with me while she goes to a shrine for New Year's prayers! We used to go together so it's nice that we found a way to keep that tradition.
Is there anything you'd like to do more of in 2023?: I hope I have more mental room to write for me this year. I'm proud of the work I did in my MFA but writing for school and publication isn't the same as writing for fun and fulfillment.

The New Friends
What kind of friend(s) are you searching for?: I like meeting other people my age and older (30s) because I feel like a dinosaur on most of the rest of the internet!
What do you like to read about?: I like reading about people's daily lives. That's what I always liked about LJ/Dw; there's more honesty and openness and less posturing than on Twitter or Instagram, I think.
How often do you check your friends feed?: I check every day but I don't often comment.
Do you have any deal-breakers?: I'm a disabled neurodivergent genderqueer lesbian converting to Judaism, so make of that what you will.
Do you mind reading about fandom?: No, but I like to know how fandom is part of your daily life more than meta or fanfic. I love hearing about the book you read and why you loved (or hated) it, or the con you went to, or the fanfic you're writing and how you finally figured out the scene that's been stalling you (or how you're about to lose it because you can't figure out that scene).
If so, what fandoms would you like to read about?: Any, really, since it's more about your relationship to your fandom(s) than any specific book/TV show/manga/etc.

Currently...
Reading: Gideon the Ninth. People have been trying to get me to read it for years so I finally gave in and gave it a go. I'm also almost finished rereading TSUBASA: RESERvoir CHRoNiCLE.
Watching: I'm saving His Dark Materials S3 for after graduation. I'm almost done my Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood rewatch.
Playing: I'm not much of a gamer but I bought the Kingdom Hearts pack for Switch.
Thinking about: The Hunger Games, as usual. (I have a lot to say about The Hunger Games.)
Hobby/Interest: I crochet constantly but I don't often write about it. I don't think to, since I do it all of the time.
Planning for: Right now, I'm getting ready for my trip to Minnesota for my graduation residency at Hamline MFAC! After that, it's time to start querying agents.

[einhornmaedchen]

May I ask how "æ" is pronounced? I have never heard of that one before. Thank you!

[moonreviews]

I think like an "ee" as in "seen" ?
I've never seen it as a pronoun before either.

[matsushima]

In my head, it sounds like "ey," like "ey/em/eirs," but I also know people who pronounce it "ash," which is what the ligature is called? Honestly, most people used "she" for me out loud, which is fine. The only other person I know who uses æ also has multiple sets of pronouns so I know I use ær other pronouns when talking about ær out loud.

[einhornmaedchen]

I only just saw this comment, thanks for elaborating. Pronouncing it like "ey" makes sense to me.

[einhornmaedchen]

That makes sense, thank you :)