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Getting up this morning got confusing. But I got breakfast from the buffet, ran into Larry there.

Then went back to bed for awhile but didn't sleep so I got up and showered and dressed, and was one of the first to get my badge printed up and everything.

mashfanficchick wasn't feeling well and was still in bed after having gotten up even earlier than me to have breakfast. So I set about to kill time til the convention really started.

I ended up spending an hour or so with Larry in the lobby. Then I went back to the room, and was starting to use the computer when the Kid texted that she and her boyfriend were having drinks in the restaurant and I should come and say hello. So I did that, and we had a nice time. I had the first panel I wanted to go to at 3:00 so I only stayed about a half hour or 45 minutes.

Then I went to that panel, and that went until 4:00. I went back to the restaurant but they had left so I went up to the room again.

mashfanficchick was getting up. so I waited for zer, and then we went down and ze got zer badge and went to the dealers room and I went to another panel.

I made an appointment for the blood drive tomorrow, at 11:15.

We met up for Songs of the Supernatural, which was fun, and then went to the Dealers Room together.

Then we had dinner, called in Indian food, and ate down in the lobby.

Then when we were done we went to a book release party, and I bought a book. Larry was there, he also has an 11:15 appointment for the blood drive.

We stayed at the party tl 12:00 then came back to the room where I started here.

Sadly no talking to the FWiB today but we enailed.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. The kid.

3.

mashfanficchick feels better.

4. Donating blood.

5. Arisia!

6. Bed soon!

Current Mood: satisfied

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Age: 45

I mostly post about: Everyday life, thoughts, feelings. My version of a walk-a-bout in this season of life. I have made a lot of changes in the last few months, and I have a re-new excitement for...things, everything. I do have my moments of gloom and doom because human, but I don't get stuck there.

My hobbies are: Reading, running, exercising, gaming, movies, music/concerts, anything that induces frisson. Who doesn't like free dopamine?

My fandoms are: Star Trek , Star Wars, X-Files. I was born in the 80's.

I'm looking to meet people who: anyone with an open heart and an open mind.

My posting schedule tends to be: I am going to try to post every day, since I do have a physical journal that I jot things down.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: don't be mean. You can be angry, sad or whatever you are feeling, but when you take it and turn it around on me, we're done. I've been a punching bag for far too long and for far too many people in my life. Not going to tolerate it.

Before adding me, you should know: I'm human, just like you. Searching for connection.

silver_chipmunk

Got up at 9:15 and showered and dressed.

mashfanficchick had a very bad backache, so ultimately we decided to not take the subway to the Moynihan Train Hall, but take a Lyft instead. Which I think was a very good idea, because we were wrestling with three suitcases, two backpacks, my laptop case and purse, and zer cane.

So we got to the train hall with just enough time to buy breakfast before our train, but not enough time to eat it. So we boarded and found seats together, somehow, and ate there.

The ride was supposed to be four hours but was late getting in, so we arrived around 5:00. Called for a Lyft and got to the hotel and checked in.

The room is very nice. We went down to the con suite to see Larry, and then came back and settled in. I Teamed the FWiB, after much trouble with the computer and the hotel WiFi.

At 8:00 we watched 911, and then 911: Nashville.

mashfanficchick started feeling unwell, but thinks it may just be lost sleep due to the back pain. We ordered food, Thai, and Japanese, and had it delivered.

The Kid is already here, but I don't know her room number. She's on the 10th floor.

The con starts tomorrow. Can't wait!

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Got here safely.

3. Good dinner.

4. Fun TV.

5. Nice room.

6. Arisia!

Edited to add: Forgot to say, called Middle Brother, he's fine. Nothing new.

Current Mood: good

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Hello, all! I know I'm a little late to really consider this a new year's post, but here I am looking to meet a few new people nevertheless.

About me:
My name is Katie. I'm 47 years old, and this summer will mark my 25th year of journaling on LJ/DW/both.

I'm a writer by profession, primarily of literary fiction with occasional book reviews for variety. I live in Philadelphia with my partner of 27 years (she's a high school physics teacher). We have a pair of eight-month-old kittens named Oscar and Zorro. I'm the oldest of three sisters in a pretty close-knit family. My sisters have five kids between them, and being an aunt is basically my favorite thing.

I love books and am always reading. Favorite authors include E.M. Forster, Marilynne Robinson, Leo Tolstoy, Virginia Woolf, Ursula K. Le Guin, Lauren Groff, Andrea Barrett.... The list could go on and on. I also love the outdoors and learning about nature. I've been a birdwatcher for years; more recently I've gotten into things like butterflies and insects, reptiles, wildflowers, and more. In summer, my favorite thing is finding wild orchids. My partner and I like to travel, and when we do, I use it as an opportunity to learn about the amazing variety of nature in other places.

In case you haven't already guessed, I'm a very introverted person. I spend most of my time at home, where I keep myself busy writing, reading, or in the kitchen. I like cooking, baking, and food preservation, and I'm always working on some sort of kitchen project or trying to teach myself a new skill.

About my journal:
My journal began as a place for me to keep track of my reading, and that's still the subject I write about most often. Other frequent topics include the interests mentioned above: writing, nature, cooking and baking. I tend to post more about what I'm thinking than about what I'm doing at any given time, although I do sometimes use my journal to keep track goals or record projects that I'm working on. I often include photos. I would say I post about once a week...but realistically it's probably a bit less than that.

If you're looking for a friend who comments on every single post, I'm probably not the right person for you. I do like to interact and I always read my friends page, but I prefer to comment only when I have something worth saying. Also, I've found over the years that I don't mesh well with extremely prolific posters. Once a day is fine, but if it's more than that I have trouble keeping up.

My journal is friends-locked for privacy, but I will be happy to add anyone who's interested in checking it out. And I won't be offended if it turns out that it's not your style.

Say hello if you think we'd get along!

silver_chipmunk

Got up this morning at 10:00 and had breakfast and coffee. Then I showered and washed my hair.

Then I did the final packing for Arisia. First I tried to print out my "things to do" list but my computer wasn't communicating with the printer, so I didn't take the time to try and fix it, I just closed the computer and packed it. Then I packed my meds and everything that needed packing, and put down plenty of food and two big bowls of water for Oreo, and fed the turtle a large helping, and then I headed out to

mashfanficchick's.

I took the 20 bus to the 48 and then went to zer place and dropped off my luggage. Then we went to pick up something first, then I went to Dunkin' Donuts and got a drink while ze got zer nails done.

Then we went for sushi for lunch. We went back after that to the apartment and started getting ready to leave tomorrow.

Finally I set up my computer and Teamed the FWiB til 8:00 when I went to my gaming group.

The Discord was going so badly I switched to using my phone. Then I restarted the computer, and, with nothing else running, tried Discord again, and then it worked erfectly for the rest of the game. So I guess that's what I have to do from now. We'll see next week,

mashfanficchick did laundry, and packed zer bags, and then we had dinner.

And now we are just hanging out, and tomorrow we get up and head to Boston! Yay!

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2.

mashfanficchick

3. Sushi lunch.

4. My gaming group.

5. Arisia tomorrow.

6. The cold has pretty much gone away.

Current Mood: cheerful

silver_chipmunk

Got up at 10:00 today and had breakfast and coffee, then showered and dressed. Then I killed time until 1:15 when I took an Uber over to my surgeon for my every six months checkup.

I got there a bit early an settled in to wait, this is after all the doctor's where I once waited like two hours to be seen. But they got to me at only about 15 minutes after my appointment time.

They weighed me and took my blood pressure and then the surgeon gave me a very thorough breast exam. We discussed books too, which was nice.

All is well and she gave me the order for my annual mammogram and sonogram in April, and also my every two years bone density scan in April. And I go back to see her in July.

Then I took an Uber home. I texted the Kid, to let her know what the doctor said, and she replied.

For the rest of the day I did various things that I need to get done for tomorrow, leaving for Arisia. I cleaned the cat pan, I put more water in the turtle tank, I cleaned the bowls that will be used for food and water for Oreo. I took the kitty litter and empty litter box out and walked around the block.

At 7:00 I Teamed the FWiB though we had technical difficulties. We talked until a bit before 8:00 when I got off to have my Al-anon meeting by Zoom. That went very well indeed, though M wasn't there.

After that I had dinner, and went and charged my phone.

mashfanficchick called and we are talking now as I type, discussing tomorrow and Arisia.

I fed the pets and started here.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Good report from the surgeon.

3. Got stuff done.

4. Found my Enterprise pendent necklace to wear.

5. My cold is better.

6. Arisia in two days!

Current Mood: happy

silver_chipmunk

Spent the day mostly in bed to shake the cold. I think it's helped a lot. Tomorrow I think I'll be OK>

I was woken up at 8:00 by the oncologist's office conforming that I could switch my appointment on the 21st to 9:30 so RK can bring me. I took the call and went back to bed. My alarm went off at 10:00, but I didn't get up until somewhat after 11:00 when my doorbell buzzed and I realized it was probably the Shipt order I put in last night. Which it was.

So I put that away and had breakfast and coffee. Then I puttered online for a couple of hours, and then took a nap for a bit. I got a phone call from my surgeon that I needed a referral for tomorrow's appointment and so I called the doctor and arranged that.

I did do one positive thing. I started packing for Arisia. All my clothes are now packed, and my masks.

The Kid called, we had a short conversation. She thinks I did good yesterday. So I'm happy about that.

At 7:00 I Teamed the FWiB but we were interupted towards the end of our conversation by two of his siblings calling. So we got off then and I had dinner and went to the bedroom, and called

mashfanficchick. We talked a bit, and then ze called back a little later.

RK texted, he's good with the time for the oncologist appointment.

Then it was time to feed the pets so I did that. And that's how it was today.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. The Kid.

3. Got that appointment changed.

4. Arranged for the referral.

5. Packed for Arisia.

6. The cold is better.

Current Mood: good

silver_chipmunk

I have a cold but it's not bad fortunately. I think it should be OK by the time we go to Arisia. Anyway, I got up at 9:00 after a restless night.

I had breakfast and coffee, and showered and dressed in the stuff I picked out yesterday. Then I walked to Main Street and Northern Blvd to get the 19 bus. Had to wait a good while but finally got it. Then I walked from the bus to the restaurant and got there early.

I found an open 99 cent store and browsed until 12:30 and then I went back to the restaurant, having been texted by the Kid about the reservation.

The Kid and her boyfriend and his parents showed up pretty quickly, and we had a very nice time, I spoke mostly to his mother because she was nearest to me. His father picked up the bill which was nice.

Then I tried to get home. I tried to take the subway but trouble finding it. I walked all around Astoria. I finally got to the station. Then I took the N to the 7 and the 20 bus home.

By then I was hungry again and had something to eat. Then I lay in bed til 7:00 when I Teamed the FWiB.

mashfanficchick called while we were talking. Then at 8:30 I called Middle Brother. He went bowling on Friday and to Wendy's.

I had dinner and played solitaire in the bedroom.

mashfanficchick called again and we have been talking about Arisia. I put in a Shipt order to be delivered tomorrow.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Met the boyfriend's parents.

3. The meeting went well.

4. I finally found the subway.

5. Middle Brother had a good time bowling.

6.

mashfanficchick

Current Mood: cheerful

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Gonna try to make a tradition of re-promoting myself yearly in January~

Name(s): Azure or Bede. I answer to both, so use whichever floats your boat!
Age: 20-something
Hobbies: Writing (fanfic, essays and fan analysis), drawing, editing (videos, images and gifs), coding, researching (almost exclusively things that don't matter), and gaming!
Fandoms: I mainly participate in video game fandoms! Right now, I'm really into Pokémon (my one true fandom), Cookie Run, Great God Grove, In Stars and Time, Kingdom Hearts, Vocaloid, and Splatoon. I'm at least passively interested in most Nintendo games, though. I'm also a furry (rabbit fursona)!

I mostly post about... My fandoms, non-fannish interests (including disability, queerness, the indie web, writing, art and alterhumanity), and some personal stuff!
I'm looking to meet people who... Have similar interests (whether that be fandom or non-fandom), or who just pass the vibe check and have interesting things to say.
My posting schedule tends to be... A little bit sporadic! I go through small periods of inactivity. When I come back, I always cross-post everything I've posted onto other platforms with the back-dating feature, though! I love commenting on other people's posts, and try to do it as often as possible.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are... Bigots, right-wingers, and AI "artists". Christians who try converting others, or who don't CW for religious discussion. (No offense to the latter, it's a personal thing.) Regarding fandom, I'm squicked out by Harry Potter (I'm trans; I hope you can understand!) and Hazbin Hotel, and have pedophilia/incest/rape as triggers.
Before you add me, you should know... I'm autistic and otherwise mentally disabled, so please be patient with me! I'm from the South of the USA, so I use petnames very casually ("honey, darling, dear," etc). You can also (or alternatively) add my account for my fanfic and fandom meta exclusively, fairyfic.

Current Mood: Into the Light - Splatoon OST

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Name: Ciacconne

Age: Mid 30s

I mostly post about: My life, health, and fandom stuff.

My hobbies are: Writing, reading, gaming, and art.

My fandoms are: Harry Potter, FF16, FF7, Frieren, Slayers, Gintama, Kekkai Sensen, YGO— basically game and anime fandoms.

I'm looking to meet people who: Share my interests and fandoms.

My posting schedule tends to be: daily/weekly/monthly/sporadic/etc — I post daily, or will try to post daily now.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: People who are antis.

Before adding me, you should know: I focus a lot on my health, be it mental or physical.

silver_chipmunk

I slept very badly last night, got to bed at 2:00, woke up at 5:00, couldn't get back to sleep. At 7:00 I got up, had breakfast, and went back to bed, and slept til 9:30. So I am tired now.

Despite oversleeping I made it to my Al-anon meeting on time. It was very good. Then I went to the diner, getting a ride from S as usual.

At the diner I had a bacon, egg, and cheese on an English muffin, and a cup of tea. Very good.

It had started raining which was icky. I was luck enough not to have to wait long for either the 13 or 12 bus. But of course I had to walk from Parsons Blvd in the rain. Ugh.

I tried to go to the Starsky and Hutch chat by Zoom when I got in, there were issues with the computer though, and it took awhile. I finally did. It was interesting, and fun, and we talked later than usual, til almost 7:00.

Then I Teamed the FWiB, again there were some issues getting in but when I did it worked ok. We had a nice time.

After we got off, I caught up with my reading on the internet, and then had something to eat. Cheese and crackers, and some of the pickled herring from New Years. Then I quickly got my clothing together for tomorrow, which is when I'm finally meeting the Kid's boyfriend's parents.

I tried on the shoes I'm wearing, and located my clean black jeans, and picked out a short to wear. Then I found Mom's gold beads, and switched my wallet and stuff to my good purse. we are meeting at 12:30. I have to get directions from google maps. The Kid texted me this morning to tell me where and when we meet.

Then it was time to feed the pets, so I did that, and then started here.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. My meetings and the people there.

3. Made it on time.

4. Finally meeting the boyfriend's parents.

5. My meetings and the people there.

6. Bed soon.

Current Mood: tired

silver_chipmunk

After I wrote here didn't get to bed until 5:00 am. Slept til 10:00, woke up to be reminded that I had a therapy appointment at 10:30. So I stayed up and had my visit with the therapist, then went back to sleep for some hours. I forget what time it was when we both finally got up.

So we had breakfast/brunch/lunch of smoked fish and cream cheese on gluten free sandwich things, which was really delicious.

Then I took a shower and got dressed.

And then I remembered that I was supposed to call the oncologist and try to get my appointment changed so RK could take me. It was after 4:00 by then. I called, and got a call back time for 4:30. They called back by about 4:35, and I tried to get the appointment changed but the doctor had already left for the day so they couldn't make the appointment and will call me back Monday.

Then

mashfanficchick and I went to Dunkin Donuts and had beverages, and then I left for my meeting.

I actually got ther with enough time to have my pizza for dinner before the meeting. The meeting was very good, we got two newcomers.

After the meeting, M drove me to the bus stop. He left me at 9:00, when the bus was supposed to come at 9:05. It didn't. It was nearly a half hour late. And my transit apps, both of them, were no help at all. I was very frustrated. Worse, it turns out the FWiB wasn't getting my emails , and so didn't email me. I was getting more and more frustrated.

The bus finally showed, and I got to 31st and Linden with only 5 minutes to wait til the 61 showed up. So I took that, and just t cement my bad mood, he didn't stop for my stop request until I said "Hey, the stop" and we were almost in the intersection.

The FWiB, not knowing I had been trying to get him for 45 minutes, sent me an annoyingly cheery message when he finally got one of mine. I snapped back, and snarled all the way home.

When he told me he hadn't gotten my other emails, I started to calm down, and

mashfanficchick called me and we talked for a bit which completed the process.

Except that when I went to Team the FWiB, we had technical difficulties again. We finally got through to each other but I had the damn ding-ding-dinging of the Teams app giong through the whole call.

But I survived, and we had a nice chat. Then I got off and started here.

Now it's time for bed.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2.

mashfanficchick

3. My meetings and the people there.

4. The rain had stopped by the time I was waiting for the bus.

5. Smoked fish.

6. Bed soon.

Current Mood: grumpy

silver_chipmunk

Woke up this morning at 9:00, when my alarm was set for 9:30. I got up anyway and had breakfast and coffee, then showered and dressed, and went to my hair appointment.

I was early but they took me then, and I got my hair cut rather short, and in layers that brings out the curls. I like it.

Then I went by bus to Flushing and went to the salon where I've been getting my face waxed. I had waxing again, and then I got a manicure. My nails, which I usually have rather long, had broken short over the last few weeks, so obviously she had to cut them quite short to be even. I had them done in a nice purple.

After that I went next door to Duane Reade to ask them what was going on with my glp 1 prescription. I had to wait while they finished their half hour meal break but eventually I asked, and it turns out that they need a prior authorization from the insurance company before they can fill it. So I don't know if I'll bother proceeding with it.

Anyway after that I went to meet

mashfanficchick. I took the subway from there, and we met at the bank, where I did some stuff. Then we went to lunch at the Japanese restaurant where we got sushi, of course.

Then we went to the Russian grocery store by bus to get food.

We came back to zer place and watched the new episode of Will Trent. It was nice catching up with it after the hiatus.

Then I Teamed the FWiB from my phone. We talked til 8:00 when we watched 911, and 911: Nashville. Again, it was very nice to see them again after the hiatus.

After that we had dinner, the food we got from the Russian grocery. I had beef stroganoff. It was delicious.

Then we started talking about Arisia. We go in a week from now. We had food to plan, and things to discuss. And the time slipped away, and finally it got to the point where there was no point in me going home so I'm spending the night here.

I texted the Kid earlier with a picture of my haircut, and she likes it. We exchanged a few texts.

I have asked RK to drive me to the oncologist on the 21st, and he has indicated that it's possible if I can get the appointment moved earlier in the day. So I will call tomorrow and try to do that.

And that's about all.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2.

mashfanficchick

3. The Kid.

4. My haircut looks good.

5. Arisia is coming.

6. RK.

Edited to add: I forgot to say, I called Middle Brother. He is fine, nothing new with him.

Current Mood: sleepy

silver_chipmunk

I meant to get up at 10:00, but once again I turned off the alarm and fell asleep for a few hours. Got up a bit before 12:00. Tomorrow I HAVE to get up at 10:00 cause I have my hair appointment at 12:00.

Anyway I got up and had breakfast and coffee, then I showered and washed my hair so it'll be clean for tomorrow. And didn't use conditioner so it'd be in it's natural state.

It was another day of not doing much, though I did get outside, I took out garbage and recycling, and walked around the block twice.

I Teamed the FWiB at 7:00. Just before we Teamed, the Kid finally called me and did not fill me in on what I need to know for Sunday. She's supposed to text me with the address and time for brunch, she has no idea who's paying, and wasn't very helpful about what I should wear. And she was in a bad mood to boot. So that was a bust.

Just as I was finishing Teaming,

mashfanficchick called me, and we talked briefly about the sign language interpreter for the mayor of Minneapolis, when he told ICE to get out of the city, the interpreter actually signed with her middle finger. Gave the finger to ICE, YAY.

I got off with the FWiB and went to my gaming group, had a lot of trouble with Discord as usual, but it didn't matter because we canceled anyway because there were only three players and the GM.

So I had dinner and went and lay in the bedroom playing solitaire.

I should say something about the murder in Minneapolis. But I can't. What Trump said was nauseating, the lies that are being told are worse. On top of that, apparently he talked about canceling the midterms. He said he wouldn't, but the mere fact that he mentioned it fills me with dread. And I live in terror of the repercussions if we actually attempt to take Greenland. This is nightmare fuel. I want to shriek "Make it stop" but there's no one to respond.

So that's where I am, and I'll leave it at that.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Garbage is out.

3. My gaming group.

4. The Kid... even cranky.

5.

mashfanficchick

6. My pets.

Current Mood: distressed

silver_chipmunk

I got up at 8:00, had breakfast, but not coffee, and went back to bed. I woke up with the alarm at 10, but kept snoozing til 11-something.

Finally got up for real and had coffee. My three calendars were delivered, that's the unicorns, the penguins, and the teddy bears. I hung them all, same spots as always, unicorns and penguins in the living room, teddy bears in the bedroom.

I put in a Shipt order, and did really nothing else until it was delivered when I put it away.

I spent the day puttering online. I finally did take a shower and get dressed cause I felt sweaty and icky. But that's about it.

At7:00 I attempted to Team the FWiB. There were extreme technical difficulties, and we didn't manage to connect til almost 7:30. Then I had to get off in time to have my Al-anon meeting by Zoom.

The meeting was super small but good.

Then I had dinner, and went to the bedroom and called the Kid. She didn't answer as usual, so I left a text message and called

mashfanficchick. We talked for awhile and made plans for Thursday.

Then it was pet feeding time so I fed the pets and here I am.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. My meetings and the people there.

3. Shipt.

4. My calendars came.

5. Chocolate.

6.

mashfanficchick

Current Mood: okay

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Name: Tom

Age: 58

I mostly post about: Day to day life, random thoughts, whatever I'm watching/reading, etc. It's more or less stream of consciousness, though I try to link certain items that I consider relevant; books, restaurants, significant locations, etc. In the past, I've used Amazon to link them, but as I have grown to really hate Jeff Bezos for what he's done to the Washington Post, I now use Barnes and Noble for book links.

My hobbies are: TTRPs (primarily Dungeons and Dragons), community theater, cooking, hiking, camping, wine collecting, computer programming (also my profession but I like to code for fun as well), writing, reading, building things, tinkering, drawing, and more things I generally have no actual time for.

My fandoms are: Star Trek, Doctor Who, Marvel (Silver Age), A Song of Ice and Fire, Remembrance of Earth's Past aka The Three Body Problem, et al. Some of my favorite authors include Douglas Adams, George R.R. Martin, James S. A. Corey, Tanith Lee, Michael Moorock, Brad Meltzer, John Steinbeck, and William Gibson. There are more, but that's who comes to mind.

I'm looking to meet people who: are basically cool and like to interact. I have a presence on other socials but I don't like using them because they either have become echo chambers, or are trying to push things on me in which I have no interest. I'm not looking to share memes and I have no interest in someone's OnlyFans page. I have nothing against people who have that sort of thing, but it doesn't interest me. I'd rather interact with someone who might want to discuss the Medici family of Renaissance Florence, or discuss the actual mechanics of LLMs rather than rant about how AI is going to destroy the world. Want to talk meaningfully about physics, archeology, musicology, mythology, literature, or the nature of consciousness? You might be someone I'd like to know.

My posting schedule tends to be: It's been kind of sporadic over the last year, but I'm looking to make a fresh start this year. I won't post daily, probably, but weekly at least.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: If you're MAGA, move on. I probably represent everything you hate, and I don't have time to educate people in a cult. I do not tolerate hate speech, homophobia, transphobia, incels, etc.

Before adding me, you should know: I'm an atheist for starters. I don't have a problem with people of faith, provided they don't try to rub my nose in it. I don't generally countenance evangelicals or fundamentalists, or anyone who feels the need to inject some performative demonstration of their supposed piety into literally every situation. I've known many people like this, and I lose patience with them very quickly.

I'm a 2 time cancer survivor. The last bout was diagnosed 4 years ago, and nearly killed me. I've written about some of the experience here, but may expand on it more in the future, now that I feel like I'm in a reasonably good headspace to think about what I went through.

I try to be polite and respectful of everyone with whom I interact. I expect the same from others. Slurs, insults, etc., are not tolerated. The basic rule of interacting with me: Don't be a dick. It's pretty much the closest thing I have to a philosophy of life.

Most of my journal is friends locked, but I'm happy to add people if they're interested. I've met some wonderful people here, and am always happy to meet more.

silver_chipmunk

My alarm went off at 10:00, but I hit the snooze button until 11:40. Then I got up, and had breakfast and coffee. Then I showered and dressed.

Then I got out the external dvd/cd player and experimented a little. To my joy, the player did everything I tried. I don't know if it can burn a cd or dvd yet though. The way the paperwork is written is a little confusing on that point. I'll experiment with that at some later time.

My mail was delivered, and I received the copy of The Big Golden Book of Poetry that I ordered on Ebay. It's in great condition, exactly as I remember it. So happy to have it.

I was going to watch Knives Out, but by then it was around 3:40 and Knives Out is two hours and 10 minutes long. I wanted to get my laundry at 5:00, so the movie would run too long to do that. and no, I didn't want to stop it and restart after going out.

So I just puttered online for awhile. Just before 5:00,

mashfanficchick called, and we talked for awhile about what we'd been up to.

Then after we got off, I got my shoes and socks on and went out for the laundry. Nothing of interest to note.

Then I got back on the computer, and for some reason went to LibreOffice, which is the program I use for word processing. It said there was an update, a new version and I should download it. OK.

So I did, nothing much involved in that. Had to restart the computer but OK. Then I went to open the program and... nothing. It wouldn't open. The documents I created with it, all the writing I've done on this computer, was in the documents folder but the documents wouldn't open. Nothing.

I tried restarting the computer, that didn't work. I was starting to panic a little. But it was time to Team the FWiB so I calmed down and did that.

We talked about an hour and a half, and during that time, I figured out the next thing to try was downloading the program again on the assumption something didn't download right the first time.

So after we got off, I did that. I ended up doing it several times because the download box kept showing up, I think I clicked the download to many times. But no matter, after the last time, I tried it and LibreOffice opened right up. All my writing was there, all safe.

So that was the excitement for the day. After that it was almost pet feeding time so I made myself dinner and ate, and then fed the pets.

And here we are.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Clean laundry.

3. The cd/dvd player works well.

4. I got LibreOffice working.

5. Friends.

6. Got my poetry book.

Current Mood: cheerful

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Age: 46

I mostly post about: My life as a bipolar gay man, fandoms and things that pique my interest.

My hobbies are: I mainly just surf the net and collect physical media. I prefer it over streaming.

My fandoms are: Twin Peaks, Friday the 13th, SAW Monk, Sherlock, Murder She Wrote, Perry Mason... Let's just say I like a lot of mystery programs.

I'm looking to meet people who: I wouldn't mind finding other gays with my interests. I am not picky though. I will take anyone. I am trying to make new friends in 2026. Take the edge off of today's misery.

My posting schedule tends to be: daily/weekly/monthly/sporadic/etc I tend to write when the spirit in me is strong. I try to post everyday but lately I've been too weak in the mind to get any words on the screen.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: Homophobic people that are MAGA like Trump. DIsgusting pictures are sometimes banned but I like horror movies. So, they tend to be few and far between.

Before adding me, you should know: I am gay and do talk about the and my depression at some length. Also, I am known to post hunky guys on holidays and special occasions/

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I woke up on my own at 10:00. I then rolled over and went back to sleep til 1:00.

I had intended to take my laundry down to the laundromat in the morning, buy milk on the way back, have breakfast, and then go to the Starsky and Hutch creative work session. Since that starts at 1:30, obviously I had no time. Since I had no good milk, I ate a little cheese, then made coffee and had that. Was ready just in time to go to the session.

It was very pleasant, I even wrote a few sentences. Mostly it was nice chatting though, there were four of us and it was fun.

Finally at 5:00 two people had to leave so we called it a day. That gave me enough time to get some clothes on and take the bag of laundry that I got together Friday down to the laundromat and drop it off. So that's what I did. I stopped at the discount store on the corner and got a quart of whole milk cause they don't sell 2%, which is what I usually use.

Got done with that around 6:00, and had a bowl of Cheerios with the milk. Then I puttered around til 7:00 when I Teamed the FWiB. We talked for almost an hour and a half, then got off. The Kid texted while we were talking, but nothing of interest.

Then I called Middle Brother. Nothing new with him, he went out for errands twice yesterday and he enjoyed that.

Then I had dinner, and went to the bedroom. I played some solitaire and then called

mashfanficchick, but ze was sleeping and said ze'd call tomorrow.

At pet feeding time I came out and fed the pets, then started here. Not a very interesting day, but satisfactory.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Starsky and Hutch fandom.

3. Got my laundry down.

4. The Kid.

5. Middle Brother is well.

6. My pets.

Current Mood: mellow

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I mostly post about: Day to day, real life stuff. I mostly talk about whatever's going on, which can just be about taking the kids somewhere cool, visiting family, my job, etc. I do tend to keep negative posts private just because I'm using the space to vent and don't necessarily want advice, so I'd say my posts are also typically positive. I also try to include photos in every post and love seeing photos from friends

My hobbies/interests are: Reading, traveling, video games, going to concerts, collecting vinyl, lego, dark academia, tarot, coffee, all things horror

I'm looking to meet people who: have similar interests and values, who I can get along with and become friends with outside of this site. I love being friends on other social media platforms, talking outside of just DW, meeting up with people, etc

My posting schedule tends to be: For someone who is chronically online, I tend to only post about once or twice a month. I do read everyone's posts and comment when I can, but I don't like commenting just for the sake of commenting. I enjoy comments that can start a conversation or come from a place of sincerity and don't just say something like, "looks fun!"

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: I'm not into fandom whatsoever, so if your journal is majorly or exclusively about fandom, we won't work out. Also regardless of political views, I will most likely never talk about it on my journal and don't love reading about politics, so if that's something that's important to you, we might not mesh well

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