LET'S GET TOGETHER: a friending meme

[beatnik]

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[theemdash]

me
name/nickname: Em
age: 35
astrological sign: cancer
hobbies and interests: writing, editing, reading, movie/tv watching, hockey (New York Rangers & Tampa Bay Lightning), sometimes knitting, coming up with Projects™
tv/movies/books: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Stargate SG-1, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Marvel Cinematic Universe (movies & TV), DC TV Universe, Firefly, Angel, Farscape, and a ridiculous number of others; some of my favorite movies include Shakespeare in Love, Dark City, and anything by Alfred Hitchcock
music: My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Abney Park, The Cog Is Dead, wizard rock

just for fun
chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry: chocolate
if you could pursue any hobby or career without fear of failure, what would you do: WRITE
what's in your purse/backpack: wallet, pens, pencil, permanet marker, notebook, hair tie, hair brush, business cards, breath mints, Tide pen, wet wipes, hand-sanitizer, emergency medication.... basically, I'm still an over-prepared Girl Scout.
what would you be most likely to get arrested for: Excitement in a library

journal
post topics: Writing, reading, and my life; infrequent fandom-related posts (it's mostly writing/reading at the moment because I'm finishing a graduate degree in creative writing)
frequency of posts: 3-4 times per week
warnings: I occasionally swear and I talk about writing A LOT. Sometimes I talk about depression in the past tense (I'm doing much better, thanks!).
other tidbits: I run getyourwordsout and fandom_grammar. I'm not kidding about the excessive talking about writing. ;)

friends
age range: 25+ mostly, it's not you, I'm just old.
looking for: (common interests/hobbies, type of posts) Common interests, other writers/artists/readers, people who want to engage
deal breakers: (don't add me if...) Well, you can add me, but you wouldn't see my posts because they're basically all f-locked anyway? But, yeah, we probably won't get along if you are a Trump supporter; racist, homophobe, bigot, and/or misogynist.
comment expectations: Please comment every so often! I like discussions even though a lot of my LJ is currently writing progress posts.

anything else?
STEAMPUNK. I am very into alternate history and the punk sub-genres. The books I write (and read) are most often alt history or science fiction. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the heart of my soul, and I still like Joss Whedon even though he's not perfect. (That's probably actually a warning for some people.)

This LJ is associated with my fandom identify which I keep separate from my pro life. My LJ is almost exclusively Friends Only.

[apinkpanthress]

...Dark City, and anything by Alfred Hitchcock...

I am always happy to read if someone remembers and/or likes Dark City... ❤

[theemdash]

Dark City is amazing! I remember I saw it either just before or just after The Matrix came out and I was so mad that no one was paying attention to this other extremely amazing, what-is-reality movie. Dark City needs more love.

[apinkpanthress]

I know right? If you take its budget into account, it was even a bit better than Matrix, imho. (though you can't compare those movies 100%)

Something which makes me a bit mad is if someone tells me (just after finding out about the movie) that it is a cheap copy of Matrix, then I am always like, "Check the dates these 2 movies were created/released, end of discussion!" :D

[theemdash]

You get me.

And I agree you can't exactly compare them, but if someone forced me to choose, Dark City is clearly my child.

[davesmusictank]

I like some steampunk as well.

[stuffy34]

Oh hey fellow Rangers fan! *high five*

[theemdash]

*high fives* I'm already preparing my buckets of tears for this coming season.

[rogueslayer452]

We share similar fandoms (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Harry Potter, MCU, DC television, among some others listed in your userinfo). I also share the same sentiment as you regarding Whedon, I still enjoy him and his work while acknowledging his faults.

My journal is mostly dedicated to my fannish interests with some RL (which is f-locked), and I love commenting and striking up conversation.

Friends?

[theemdash]

I always need more Whedonverse people in my life.

Also I noticed you list Deadpool as a current obsession and I didn't express my undying love for that fourth-wall-breaking lunatic here.

[author_by_night]

We have Buffy, Harry Potter and writing in common, among other things. So I have added.

[theemdash]

It looks like we also have many of the same opinions about online privacy. ;) Hi!

[frelling_tralk]

We have Buffy and Farscape in common, would it be all right to add you? :)

[theemdash]

I see that you're doing an X-Files rewatch, and I sadly neglected to add it to my list here. Hi!!

[frelling_tralk]

Hey! And yep, I've just finished season 5 and the movie, and I'm taking a bit of a break now to re-watch Gilmore Girls :D

[theemdash]

I did a rewatch earlier this year but skipped the movies since I didn't have easy access to them. I should go back and watch them.