Friending Meme, Part Deux: Electric Boogaloo

[quarantedeux]

Our original friending meme was getting pretty overwhelmed, so I thought now would be as good of a time as any to get a new one started. If you have the time and inclination, feel free to go back through the introductions and comments at the old post. It seems like there was a good amount of meeting and greeting going on, which was very nice to see. Hopefully it will be just as successful the second time around!

The info on this meme is optional, if you don't want people knowing your name/age or anything else, that's cool.

<b>Name:</b>
<b>Age:</b>
<b>Fandoms:</b>
<b>Other Interests:</b>
<b>What people can expect to find in your journal:</b>
<b>Anything else:</b>

The more people who respond to this meme, the better! If you have friends that are thinking of switching over, go ahead and pass this link on to them. If you're friends with long-time DW users who are looking for friends, invite them over! By all means, this isn't an ex-LJ-only party.

Comments

[graemebones]

Sliding this in there again...

Name: Q

Age: 26

Fandoms: Not particluarly "fannish". These are things I can and will geek about, though: The Guild, Firefly/Serenity, Invader Zim, Radiohead schtuff. Sometimes Buffy.

Other Interests: Goth/Graver musics, glowsticks, psychology, human behaviour theory, world religion, alternative spirituality, post-feminism (ie, stfu and let the men have their equality), existentialism, the f-bomb, WOW (weekend warrior/casual playstyle).

What people can expect to find in your journal: It's a journal, tried and true. So I talk about personal things. Work, school, rantings on the state of the world, spiritual explorations, whatnot. The occasional family drama. Supplemented with cool shit I find on the interwebs.

Anything else: "HACK THE PLANET!"

[betterdazed]

Name: betterdazed

Age: mid-20s

Fandoms: Arashi, Sailor Moon, Harry Potter, Anne of Green Gables, Bones, Criminal Minds, Numb3rs, Hana Kimi, Hana Yori Dango/Boys Over Flowers, Initial D, Junjou Romantica, Nodame Cantabile

Other Interests: reading (mostly mystery/detective fiction, fantasy, romance, manga, occasional YA), watching k/jdramas, great food, travel, mythology, ancient history, music (I'm learning to play the piano, and I suck, to be honest, but I like it so I figured that's reason enough to keep trying), languages (currently attempting to learn Japanese)

What people can expect to find in your journal: fangirling, ramblings about everyday life, general dorkiness, fics (once the muse deigns to return)

Anything else: I'm taking this most recent LJ shenanigan as a chance to be start over. And PS, who's doing Nanowrimo this year?

[jaythenerdkid]

I met lots of cool people doing this last time, so I think I'll give it another shot. :D

Name: Jay
Age: 20
Fandoms: Primarily Doctor Who, but I also love Discworld, Tamora Pierce, David Eddings, Harry Potter, other YA fantasy, Merlin, The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Good Omens, Ancient Greek/Roman mythology, Castle, Firefly and a bunch of other things.
Other Interests: All sorts of things! I love reading, writing, composing and listening to music of many genres. I do a bit of crafty stuff like crochet and beading (though not nearly as often as I'd like to). I like fashion, pretty things, and owning more shoes than I'll ever wear. I also really enjoy video games, particularly RTS games like Age of Empires and Civilisation, and RPG games like the Elder Scrolls series.
What people can expect to find in your journal: Stuff about my fannish and non-fannish interests; meta on all sorts of topics from feminism and gender to politics and religion; lots of talk about my life, my family and the mental illness issues I'm dealing with; plenty of ranting about med school and university in general; alternate squeeing and whining about the student choir I run; silly things like handwritten and scanned journal entries; fanfic and icons, when the mood strikes; memes (I love memes!); general chatter and introspective thinky thoughts.
Anything else: I love meeting and learning about new folks, so please don't hesitate to introduce yourself! Chances are, we'll get along swimmingly. :)

[smirnoffmule]

Also just sliding this in again...

Name: Robin
Age: 29
Fandoms: I'm a multifandom flitter, but can mostly be found hanging around X-men, Watchmen, the Authority, Torchwood, various incarnations of Star Trek, especially DS9 and Enterprise. Also fannish too various degrees about Being Human, the Mighty Boosh, LoM/Ashes to Ashes, A Song of Ice and Fire...
Other Interests: Sci-fi/fantasy/horror, wildlife, linguistics, mystery beasts, animal welfare, photography, writing, poetry
What people can expect to find in your journal: Fandom rants, fic, photographs - mine and other people's - me rambling on about any of the above, pictures of dogs, me getting into fandoms that everyone else got over ten years ago, LGBT stuff.
Anything else: I'm in the process of moving and starting uni again, so I might be a little bit quieter than usual, but I am still around.

[hyaena]

Sounds like a party. I'll do it again.

Name: Brianne. My username is the nickname I've had since I was a teenager. I will respond to both, but if you call me "Bri", I'll stalk you with a vuvuzela for the rest of your natural life.
Age: 28.
Fandoms: No. Just, no. Not that there's anything wrong with it, but that's just not my thing. However, I do a lot of original writing along the lines of surrealist narratives, horror, and experimental science fiction.
Other Interests: Photography, knitting, crocheting, punk rock, violins that sound like angry bees, living with the disease known as "Truck Driver Mouth" (a very serious condition), not falling in love, radiation physics.
What people can expect to find in your journal: Long, meandering entries that don't really say anything; dropping F-Bombs like I was the Enola Gay; OH GOD, THE BEARS!
Anything else: In all seriousness, I've gone through a lot in the past few years, and only now am I able to reclaim the person I was. It's a difficult process to open myself back up again. The fact that I'm even replying to these friending posts is a huge step, and I've managed to genuinely surprise myself.

[badbookworm]

Name:badbookworm
Age:30
Fandoms:I'm not terribly fannish, though I do like all the typical geeky shows.
Other Interests:I'm a published children's book author, freelance editor, and an an absolutely voracious reader. I do lots of crafts of all different kinds: faberge eggs, papercraft, jewellery, sewing-based thingies; you name it really. The more offbeat the better. I also love to cook. Plus I'm interested in learning about everything in the entire world. Seriously.
What people can expect to find in your journal: I ramble about writing quite a lot, and talk about my day-to-day trials and tribulations. There are also odd bits and pieces about all sorts of random topics, and a bit of lefty political commentary. Oh, and I talk about my upcoming wedding a fair bit, but it's only a month away, so the pain will be over soon. And you have my permission to skip those bits.
Anything else: Like others, I'm taking the fact that LiveJournals wheels have all fell off to make a fresh start.

[badbookworm]

And, as you can see, I fail at HTML.

[covenmouse]

Name: Rae
Age: 24
Fandoms: Sailor Moon, Gundam Wing, Reboot, Avatar:TLAB, Resident Evil/Biohazard, Cowboy Bebop, misc. others.
Other Interests: Linguistics, original fiction, horror genre, fantasy genre, art: animation, sequential, painting, and history, history in general, web design, web coding, social justice, general geekyness.
What people can expect to find in your journal: Ranting about "those damn kids", a shit-ton of memes, sketch posts, original fiction, fanfiction, finished art, linkspam to cool shit, music spam, anxiety over self-induced deadlines, conLang work (constructed language), grammar geek bullshit, etc. etc.
Anything else: I go through periods where I post five times a day, and then nothing for weeks, so... yeah. XD

[jaythenerdkid]

You sound really interesting! I'd like to friend you, if you don't mind.

[averman]

Name: Jude
Age: twenty
Fandoms: The Closer, The Guild, Castle, Doctor Who, Leverage, Super Junior ♥, Legend of Zelda, Life on Mars + Ashes to Ashes.
Other Interests: Oldies! I talk about 60s artists a lot. I also love Classic Disney, figure skating, some soccer/football, old cartoons, Pokemon and Edward Gorey.
What people can expect to find in your journal: Mostly stuff about my rl + college, probably. I do get fangirly over my shows from time to time though, and I do like to make the occasional picspam :)
Anything else:

[veridienne]

Name: Anna
Age: 30-ish
Fandoms: None really, though I love Doctor Who, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Being Human, and Torchwood to name a few.
Other Interests: paganism, tarot cards, runes, reading, all things British (I am an Anglophile), writing, medieval studies, costuming, makeup, various "gothy" things, and more (best to just go to my profile and look at my interests).
What people can expect to find in your journal: I tend to ramble a lot about my life, rant about things that bother me, and post my spiritual thoughts. I also like to post pictures (and I will do if I can find a place that Facebook hasn't infiltrated). And finally, I might start posting some of my fiction as I am an aspiring writer and would love to get constructive criticism (but this is only a possibility as I am still insecure about my work).
Some favorite communities at LJ: brits_americans, gothic_babes, gothmakeuptips, knitting, medievalstudies, and yankandbritlove.
Anything else: My journal is friends only for privacy purposes, but I would love making some new friends!

[covenmouse]

Hello fellow linguistics person! Would you mind a watch?

[badbookworm]

Please do!

[badbookworm]

I've friended you - hope that's ok?

[juliet316]

Once more into the breach...

Name: juliet316
Age: 31 (just had a birthday on the 2nd)
Fandoms: too many to mention but the main ones at the moment are Doctor Who, Star Trek, Buffy/Angel and Dollhouse. I'm also loving the fact that the Farscape fandom is starting to bounce back a bit.
Other Interests: Writing, reading, swimming when it's warm.
What people can expect to find in your journal: Not much at the moment, but I may start cross-posting here and there, and if LJ continues it's failtastic policies... Yeah.
Anything else: Hello!

[badbookworm]

Mind if I friend you? I'm a whore for grammar and linguistics.

[badbookworm]

Friends?

[betterdazed]

Sure. =) I've friended you too. Yay for fellow bookworms!

[covenmouse]

Absolutely fine. ^_^ The more the merrier.

[veridienne]

Sure!

[jaythenerdkid]

I've friended you because you sound really interesting, hope that's okay.

[badbookworm]

Yeah, the username is a bit of a give-away, eh? ;-)

[veridienne]

That's fine. I'll friend you back and grant you access to my journal.

[purple_cube]

Name: Al
Age: 28
Fandoms: Primarily Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, Being Human, Torchwood and New Who. Starting to get into NCIS, The Big Bang Theory, Glee.
Other Interests: Photography, travelling, cooking/eating(!)
What people can expect to find in your journal: Fanfic, recs, fangirling, rambling about RL, photos
Anything else: I'm about to start a science PhD and could do with someone telling me I'm not crazy...

[betterdazed]

Haha, pretty much. The prefix bad makes me very curious though.