Introductions.
I've been being a little neurotic lately -- who hasn't? I mean, honestly? -- and so I thought it might be about time I did this again. Behold what happens when I get too twitchy, hey? And here you are: hello, world. My name is Seanan. It's lovely to meet you. I thought I should make a few notes, just in the interests of ease of conversation. Hope you don't mind.
I am: friendly, talkative, happy to listen, happy to see you, and frequently happy to be here. I keep my journal almost entirely public, largely because I enjoy the comments, positive and negative, that I receive. I am almost painfully self-concious a lot of the time, and will go out of my way not to upset or offend people, resulting in a lot of fluffy 'look, a bunny!' posts, rather than comments on deeper issues of our time. My attention span isn't the greatest in the world, but I can focus when I have to. I'm more than a little OCD, and do my best not to let that interfere with the rest of the things I do.
No, I'm not fishing for compliments when I make small worried noises; I am that insecure. No, I don't go out of my way to make commitments and then not keep them; I am that scatterbrained. Yes, I will almost always apologize and do my best to make amends if you tell me that I've done something wrong, and yes, I will always listen to you, even if we disagree. Yes, I do believe that you are a person and have a right to the ball. However, if you don't say 'Seanan, please throw me the ball', I may not realize that you want it.
I am not: aloof, unapproachable, humorless, evil, a monolithic corporate empire, or made of cheese. If I'm mad at you, you'll know. If I dislike you, odds are you'll know that, too. I am gleeful with my joys and I broadcast my fury almost as loudly. If you don't tell me there's a problem, I may not notice, and if I don't notice, I can't fix it. If I say that doing X will cause result Y, whether it's 'giving me chocolate will make me smile' or 'poking me with a stick will make me hit you', I probably mean it. I don't host pity parties, but I will solicit opinions when I'm not sure of the situation, and yes, sometimes, that may mean I will ask 'did this really mean that?' in a public or filtered forum.
You don't know me perfectly, because I don't know me perfectly, just like I don't know you perfectly. But I swear, I'm not out to get you, and I'm not the sort of person who considers herself above reproach.
And it's very nice to meet you.
I am: friendly, talkative, happy to listen, happy to see you, and frequently happy to be here. I keep my journal almost entirely public, largely because I enjoy the comments, positive and negative, that I receive. I am almost painfully self-concious a lot of the time, and will go out of my way not to upset or offend people, resulting in a lot of fluffy 'look, a bunny!' posts, rather than comments on deeper issues of our time. My attention span isn't the greatest in the world, but I can focus when I have to. I'm more than a little OCD, and do my best not to let that interfere with the rest of the things I do.
No, I'm not fishing for compliments when I make small worried noises; I am that insecure. No, I don't go out of my way to make commitments and then not keep them; I am that scatterbrained. Yes, I will almost always apologize and do my best to make amends if you tell me that I've done something wrong, and yes, I will always listen to you, even if we disagree. Yes, I do believe that you are a person and have a right to the ball. However, if you don't say 'Seanan, please throw me the ball', I may not realize that you want it.
I am not: aloof, unapproachable, humorless, evil, a monolithic corporate empire, or made of cheese. If I'm mad at you, you'll know. If I dislike you, odds are you'll know that, too. I am gleeful with my joys and I broadcast my fury almost as loudly. If you don't tell me there's a problem, I may not notice, and if I don't notice, I can't fix it. If I say that doing X will cause result Y, whether it's 'giving me chocolate will make me smile' or 'poking me with a stick will make me hit you', I probably mean it. I don't host pity parties, but I will solicit opinions when I'm not sure of the situation, and yes, sometimes, that may mean I will ask 'did this really mean that?' in a public or filtered forum.
You don't know me perfectly, because I don't know me perfectly, just like I don't know you perfectly. But I swear, I'm not out to get you, and I'm not the sort of person who considers herself above reproach.
And it's very nice to meet you.