Twitter Exodus Friending Meme

[xancredible]

Maybe no-one besides my handful of DW mutuals will fill this out but let's try having a friending meme like in the good old days.

Comment with this form filled out, read other people's comments, chat, and friend each other :D

<b>Your username on DW:</b> <b>Your username on other social media:</b> <b>Pronouns:</b> <b>Age bracket:</b> <b>Geographical area:</b> <b>Interests:</b> <b>Fandoms:</b> <b>What type of posts can we expect in your journal?</b> <b>Anything else you'd like us to know?</b>

Comments

[rhoda_rants]

Oooh, we have a lot of common interests! I'd love to have another person to talk horror and metal with. I don't knit, but I crochet, and I love LOTR, Star Wars, Vampire Chronicles, and Stranger things. Can I add you?

[rhoda_rants]

LOL @ "Space Karen."

Enby here (she/they), I also love music and crafty things--crocheting and baking for me. Fandom-wise we have Tolkien in common, but I have lots of other fandoms. Also--is your username a pun on Van Halen? Because if you're a fan of metal, we probably have even more in common!

[ashelterofpages]

:D Yesss, I am seriously considering binging IWTV soon and doing episode commentary just for fun.

[rhoda_rants]

Your username on DW: rhoda_rants
Your username on other social media: rhoda_writes on Ao3; looking at starting a Tumblr, but I haven't done that yet
Pronouns: she/they, with a slight preference for they
Age bracket: I turn 40 next year :)
Geographical area: Southern USA
Interests: Writing, baking, drawing; music (Top 5 bands are The Beatles, My Chemical Romance, Nine Inch Nails, The Black Veil Brides, and Iron Maiden); horror in all formats (movies, shows, comics, books, videogames); sci-fi and fantasy; mythology, fairy tales, and magic.
Fandoms: Star Wars, Stranger Things, The MCU, The Sandman, Lord of the Rings, various low-stakes comedies, anything with vampires. You should know these reshuffle and change A LOT. Right now my top fandom is Stranger Things, but that will probably change once I'm caught up with the new Vampire Chronicles TV show.
What type of posts can we expect in your journal? Fandom stuff, including lengthy meta-analysis of various shows and movies; stories about the library where I work; concert reviews; book reviews; retrospectives on my favorite actors, series, or music; links to my fanfic updates; and my continuing adventures in learning how to play the guitar. At the end of the year, I post a Top [Insert Number] of new books and movies. That kind of thing won't be filtered (apart from the library stuff because it includes more details about my location), but mutuals will also see rants about US politics, LGBTQAI+ stuff, and more personal, family-related stuff.
Anything else you'd like us to know? My username starts with "Rhoda" which is an older online moniker, but I go by "Ash" now. Ace spectrum, Norse pagan, I use music as part of my spiritual practice and talk about that sometimes, and I update my blog maybe every week or so? I'm trying to update more frequently. I prefer mutual interaction, so if you don't comment on my blog ever, I will eventually remove you from my Circle. No hard feelings, it's just not what I want out of DW.

[rhoda_rants]

I kinda want to add you just for surviving the Great GeoCities Crash. I had mine in the early 2000s, but no one ever talks about it anymore. That's where I learned HTML!

[rhoda_rants]

Very interested in the art history part of your interests! That's not an area of expertise for me, but I love learning more. Do you follow Baumgartener Restorations on YouTube by any chance?

[tei]

That would be GREAT I was too lazy to actually write episode reactions for all of them but ai love reading other peoples'!

[kalloway]

That's where I learned HTML!

Same, same~ I even had a computer course in uni a few years later where our final project was to make a Geocities site. (I've been sorely tempted by Neocities but just haven't had the time or energy to sit down and do it.)

[tei]

IWTV stuff, please! :D

[kalloway]

Sure! I think I remember you from a GW comm I used to help mod. Nice to meet you (again)!

[rhoda_rants]

Woo, vampire stuff! Although I'm not caught up on the new series yet, so it might be awhile before I'm able to interact with that fandom corner.

[rhoda_rants]

Oh wow, I keep forgetting NeoCities is a thing. Mostly I just use it to add flair to my DW entries nowadays.

[dr_zook]

Ah, I'm nothing more but an enthusiastic amateur, but you're more than welcome for it! I do have a art history tag over at my journal, be my guest to truffle around. :D

Never heard of Baumgartener Restorations, but UNGH THAT LOOKS SO GOOD. 🤩

Nice to meet you!

[dr_zook]

Lord of the Rings, [...] anything with vampires PLUS Iron Maiden-- how very awesome! Looking forward to reading more. 🤝

[theskywasblue]

Excellent!

(I haven't posted about it yet, really...but rest assured it is constantly on my mind, lately, and I'm more than willing to yell about it.)

[theskywasblue]

A fellow horror fan! Awesome :D

[ashelterofpages]

(I know we're already friended but I wanted to say hi! :D)

Also, I'm possibly going to start the Interview with the Vampire show today and am excited to go look at the post you made >> I'm also seriously considering doing episode rambles myself, just because I can.

(I came to VC in the weirdest way, my mother gave me the Vampire Armand when I was nine, but I loved it (there are a lot of factors that played into that which uh...get into other things) and proceeded to fall into what bits of fandom I could find in 2000 after getting a hold of everything available at the time.)

Unrelated to that: I did not know about music being a part of your personal practice, I love that so much and it makes me happy to see others do things like that.

[rhoda_rants]

Yay! I look forward to getting to know you better!

[rhoda_rants]

Hi there! :) I'm not totally caught up yet either; actually I have another friend who is finished with the series and keeps posting about it--under a cut, thankfully--but I just keep going, "Gaaah, I need to finish so I can come back to this!" So I know the feeling.

[rhoda_rants]

Horror IS awesome! Nice to meet you!

[rhoda_rants]

They're REALLY cool! I find it very relaxing to watch, plus the process is just fascinating. Nice to meet you too!

[yarnofariadne]

Definitely!

[mierke]

Your username on DW: Mierke
Your username on other social media: Mierke on Tumblr and AO3 as well.
Pronouns: She/her
Age bracket: 30s
Geographical area: Belgium
Interests: Books, writing, musicals, tarot. Mental health. Pokemon Go (I play a *lot* but wouldn't really call it a fandom, since I'm doing anything transformative with it, which is apparently my definition of being in a fandom - who knew).
Fandoms: Main ones are Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Harry Potter, The Prom. I'm currently watching CSI (the original) with my wife, we're up to season 11. But I'm a multifandommer and will dabble in almost anything I like enough.
What type of posts can we expect in your journal? I post a weekly update (flocked) with sometimes personal, sometimes just fandommy stuff. I have borderline and autism, so the personal stuff can get heavy (though I always hide the worst stuff behind a cut). Occasionally add fic updates, which are always public.
Anything else you'd like us to know? I miss the feeling of community LJ used to give me. Would love to get it back (oh to go back to the time of land comms)! I try to comment regularly on my friends' posts.

[mierke]

I really love the tone of your writing, adding you now!

[mierke]

You sound like we could get along, adding you now!