First LJ entry in 15 years!
Wow. It's been 15 years since my last LiveJournal post. I'm 40 now, but haven't changed much. 15 years ago I was hanging out at coffee shops, drawing with my artist friends. Now I own a coffee shop for artists called Dear Diary.
It was nice to rediscover my old livejournal and read the thoughts of my 25 year old self. I still like my own jokes haha.
In my 20s, drawing and art were central to my life, and I always had projects going. I'm still a busy body, but my projects feel like work now. I think the main difference is my sense of responsibility to other people has grown a whole lot.
I rode bikes then, and I avoided owning a car for years. That's mostly true now as well. I got into competitive cycling in my mid 30s. My primary sport was mountain bike racing, but I tried road and cyclocross racing as well. I enjoyed 5 years of being super fit and flying on my bike. It was great!
Back then, most folks I knew were male because the animation and comic book industries were male dominated. That was kind of a bummer, actually. It was hard to form professional relationships in that world. The dynamic was just wrong. I made a ton of great female friends and connections through competitive cycling, though. And now I'm pleased to employ young women and help them advance their careers.
I still make myself sick with weird recipes on occasion. Turns out I have a terrible sense of smell.
Also, laundry continues to be a recurring theme. I have a washing machine, but no dryer. I line dry everything. Do I have a good reason for this? Not really. I used to have a dryer, and now I can't be bothered to replace it. And I still get some small pleasure from the idea of not needing something.
It was nice to rediscover my old livejournal and read the thoughts of my 25 year old self. I still like my own jokes haha.
In my 20s, drawing and art were central to my life, and I always had projects going. I'm still a busy body, but my projects feel like work now. I think the main difference is my sense of responsibility to other people has grown a whole lot.
I rode bikes then, and I avoided owning a car for years. That's mostly true now as well. I got into competitive cycling in my mid 30s. My primary sport was mountain bike racing, but I tried road and cyclocross racing as well. I enjoyed 5 years of being super fit and flying on my bike. It was great!
Back then, most folks I knew were male because the animation and comic book industries were male dominated. That was kind of a bummer, actually. It was hard to form professional relationships in that world. The dynamic was just wrong. I made a ton of great female friends and connections through competitive cycling, though. And now I'm pleased to employ young women and help them advance their careers.
I still make myself sick with weird recipes on occasion. Turns out I have a terrible sense of smell.
Also, laundry continues to be a recurring theme. I have a washing machine, but no dryer. I line dry everything. Do I have a good reason for this? Not really. I used to have a dryer, and now I can't be bothered to replace it. And I still get some small pleasure from the idea of not needing something.