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Introduction post
Hi! I've noticed people making these now that people might be coming back to journal fandom (for the time being) and I thought it would be a good idea to make one too.
I'm a Finnish woman, early 30's, I got my Master's degree in December 2018. I have a full time job I'm not particularly excited about and always wondering if I'm in the right line of work.
I have a cat (Maine Coon) called Taika and a Dog (Lagotto Romagnolo) called Leia [and omg why was posting a photo so hard!]
I'm single and maybe demisexual or somewhere on the Ace spectrum, I'm bisexual (and yes that includes more than two genders)
My life situation is a bit weird in that I keep moving all the freaking time! I don't think I've lived anywhere for more than a year since 2016 and since then I've moved four times and I'm about to move again this month. I keep changing jobs and all of them have been in different cities, which makes moving a real pain. We'll see how long I'll stay in this next apartment...
I read mainly fantasy with some scifi and historical mixed in. I like the idea of reading published romance, but I find I'm very picky these days so I haven't found many romance books I've genuinely enjoyed or finished. (this is pretty funny because when I was like 11-15 I used to read a shit ton of Harlequin romances and the like).
I've been in fandom since I was 19, so 13 years now, I've written some fic, but mostly I have been a lurker. I used to roleplay quite a bit in my early 20's when I had time for such things *sigh*
When fandom moved to tumblr I kind of became an even more passive fandom participant, as I found tumblr bizarre for having conversations or for making fandom friends, I did write quite a bit of Hockey rps at the time, but I didn't really get to know any other fans, except a few people on twitter, whom I still follow there.
My forever fandoms are Stargate Atlantis and Star Trek (tos and the new movies). I'm really glad I got to see a few of the massive fandoms that used to exist before it all got super fractured.
If I had to name my favourite fandom right now I would say Dragon Age, even though I've never read any of the fic :D I mostly like it for the meta and pretty art and gif sets. The fandom itself is strangely dominated by het pairings, which are not my cup of tea and I also have strong opinions about both the f/f and m/m pairings and I find most fic I've skimmed does not agree with me on these points... :'D
I'm also half way through Assassin's Creed Odyssey and I still love Kassandra to pieces, she is the best and the worst disaster bisexual. 100/100 would play again. (even though I think I need to do the Alexios playthrough too!)
I also play mmrpg's sometimes, even though I've never really found a new favourite after I got tired of WoW. I think Elder Scroll's Online is the one I like the most, but I'm also very fond of Star Wars the Old Republic. I've also started Guild Wars 2 but I'm not even at lvl 10 there.
Hmm what else? I started an urban fantasy novel in last year's nano and won, with maybe about 25% of the story still unwritten. I should get back to writing that, because I think it would be very cool to actually write and finish an actual book manuscript, even if it never goes anywhere. I have other ideas for original (fantasy) fiction, but I haven't really managed to write anything this year (except my thesis which was 42k so I'm pretty proud of that!)
I knit (socks mostly) and sow (cosplay stuff) sometimes, but I'm not very good at it and I keep starting and getting distracted by a new project and abandoning the old one, which is bad for ever finishing anything.
This got long and brambly, which is like peak me, or whatever the kids say these days... :P Anyway, hi and welcome! feel free to subscibe to my my journal, I hardly ever post anything locked and when I do it's just personal whining. I will most likely follow back if it looks like we have similar interests.
Edit for 2019: Have a new job now, which I like a lot more than the one I wrote about originally. Have moved yet again, but I think I will stay in this town for a few years *fingers crossed*
I have become totally addicted to Youtube, even more than I've previously been. (I just binge watched like 5 hours worth of Jenna Marbles videos) I think I should just cancel all my streaming services, it's not like I watch anything on there anymore...
I got into d&d during 2019, which has been great. I've also found out that I might actually prefer to DM instead of play (might be my control issues showing a bit...)
I also got into BTS this December, so that's a super new fandom for me. I'm very excited to have a new fandom again.
I'm a Finnish woman, early 30's, I got my Master's degree in December 2018. I have a full time job I'm not particularly excited about and always wondering if I'm in the right line of work.
I have a cat (Maine Coon) called Taika and a Dog (Lagotto Romagnolo) called Leia [and omg why was posting a photo so hard!]
I'm single and maybe demisexual or somewhere on the Ace spectrum, I'm bisexual (and yes that includes more than two genders)
My life situation is a bit weird in that I keep moving all the freaking time! I don't think I've lived anywhere for more than a year since 2016 and since then I've moved four times and I'm about to move again this month. I keep changing jobs and all of them have been in different cities, which makes moving a real pain. We'll see how long I'll stay in this next apartment...
I read mainly fantasy with some scifi and historical mixed in. I like the idea of reading published romance, but I find I'm very picky these days so I haven't found many romance books I've genuinely enjoyed or finished. (this is pretty funny because when I was like 11-15 I used to read a shit ton of Harlequin romances and the like).
I've been in fandom since I was 19, so 13 years now, I've written some fic, but mostly I have been a lurker. I used to roleplay quite a bit in my early 20's when I had time for such things *sigh*
When fandom moved to tumblr I kind of became an even more passive fandom participant, as I found tumblr bizarre for having conversations or for making fandom friends, I did write quite a bit of Hockey rps at the time, but I didn't really get to know any other fans, except a few people on twitter, whom I still follow there.
My forever fandoms are Stargate Atlantis and Star Trek (tos and the new movies). I'm really glad I got to see a few of the massive fandoms that used to exist before it all got super fractured.
If I had to name my favourite fandom right now I would say Dragon Age, even though I've never read any of the fic :D I mostly like it for the meta and pretty art and gif sets. The fandom itself is strangely dominated by het pairings, which are not my cup of tea and I also have strong opinions about both the f/f and m/m pairings and I find most fic I've skimmed does not agree with me on these points... :'D
I'm also half way through Assassin's Creed Odyssey and I still love Kassandra to pieces, she is the best and the worst disaster bisexual. 100/100 would play again. (even though I think I need to do the Alexios playthrough too!)
I also play mmrpg's sometimes, even though I've never really found a new favourite after I got tired of WoW. I think Elder Scroll's Online is the one I like the most, but I'm also very fond of Star Wars the Old Republic. I've also started Guild Wars 2 but I'm not even at lvl 10 there.
Hmm what else? I started an urban fantasy novel in last year's nano and won, with maybe about 25% of the story still unwritten. I should get back to writing that, because I think it would be very cool to actually write and finish an actual book manuscript, even if it never goes anywhere. I have other ideas for original (fantasy) fiction, but I haven't really managed to write anything this year (except my thesis which was 42k so I'm pretty proud of that!)
I knit (socks mostly) and sow (cosplay stuff) sometimes, but I'm not very good at it and I keep starting and getting distracted by a new project and abandoning the old one, which is bad for ever finishing anything.
This got long and brambly, which is like peak me, or whatever the kids say these days... :P Anyway, hi and welcome! feel free to subscibe to my my journal, I hardly ever post anything locked and when I do it's just personal whining. I will most likely follow back if it looks like we have similar interests.
Edit for 2019: Have a new job now, which I like a lot more than the one I wrote about originally. Have moved yet again, but I think I will stay in this town for a few years *fingers crossed*
I have become totally addicted to Youtube, even more than I've previously been. (I just binge watched like 5 hours worth of Jenna Marbles videos) I think I should just cancel all my streaming services, it's not like I watch anything on there anymore...
I got into d&d during 2019, which has been great. I've also found out that I might actually prefer to DM instead of play (might be my control issues showing a bit...)
I also got into BTS this December, so that's a super new fandom for me. I'm very excited to have a new fandom again.
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Is Esfir old? Poor kitty, teeth problems are the worst.
Yep, and I kind of get why people like the pairing, but I guess I just didn't like Bull that much in general. (I think a big part of it is the re-design they did for the qunari. I wish they still looked like they did in DAII and the comics.)
Dragon Age II is my favourite. I really liked how compact it was like you weren't trying to save the whole world, it was just this one city. Also because I think they had the most fleshed out characters in that one. I do like inquisition too and I'm excited for the new game, it was so nice to get that short teaser! (did you do a Solasmance in your first playthrough? I didn't so the whole thing wasn't as impactful for me)
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Esfir is 11, but she's just had bad luck with her genetics - tooth resorption as well as gingivitis. She's had two surgeries and only has her front teeth now. As long as it doesn't hurt her anymore, poor thing.
Yeah. I like the redesign okay. It may have helped that I played female Qunari on my first playthrough (romanced Sera) and got used to how I looked that way. I agree that the DA2 Qunari looked really good, though. Every time I played that game I wished I could recruit the Arishok, or at least romance him. My latest DAI I'm playing an elf for the first time. I thought I'd romance Solas, but in the end I couldn't bring myself to do it...
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Oh no, that really is bad luck!
Yeah, I have one playthrough where I made an elf lady to play the Solas romance, but because I know what an asshole he is, I just feel like my inquisitor deserves better...