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vestigialwords) wrote in addme2012-11-05 07:14 pm
Heya~
I'm Becca. I graduate from Uni this coming spring (autumn if you're in the Southern Hemisphere), and I'm currently finishing up a semester abroad in Australia. I'm studying psychology and linguistics, which, contrary to popular belief, means that I'm one of the last people who's going to be a stickler about grammar. If I could only have one type of fruit for the rest of my life, it would be avocados (two types: + strawberries), and I love a good brew pub. I love blasting classic rock while driving, my favorite season is autumn, and if I came up with one more non sequitur, you'll probably think I've lost it.
I try not to take myself too seriously because I never want to be the kind of person who can't laugh at themselves. At the end of the day, if I have one guiding principle, it's "don't be a douchebag."
My journal consists mostly of things that are happening to me in real life (i.e., my upcoming transition from student to "adult"), my musings on things that I see fit to muse about (don't ask me to get more specific than that, I couldn't even if I wanted to), and reactions to various media that I consume. I'd love some active friends to talk to. I don't necessarily need/expect comments on my entries, because you don't owe me anything and I know that sometimes there's just nothing to say, but interaction somewhere is nice (I mean, that's why we're here, right?). Also, it's not possible to tl;dr at me about anything, I love it.
Hobbies: Knitting is a big one. I have busy hands, and if they're not doing something at all times, I literally start destroying things. (Seriously, just ask every single play/concert program I've ever gotten, OH WAIT YOU CAN'T, I MANGLED THEM.) I also spin, which means I make my own yarn as well. I could tell you that it's because it's cheaper, but that would be bald-faced lie.
There's a bunch of other things I want to get into as soon as I can, like rowing (well, back into rowing. I rowed in high school and I miss it a lot for some masochistic reason), archery, and rock climbing, but the start-up costs are a bit steep for a student budget.
Fandom: I'm prone to squee and flail, but my favorite fandom interactions actually involve picking things apart and over-thinking everything. If I ever criticize something, it means I care. I'd say I'm a step up from a casual fan but I'm also hardly hardcore into fandom. Most of my fannish interaction is confined to my friends list though, so it will show up in my journal. Sorry! I can't abide character/ship bashing, and you can bet that if I don't like a character, there's a damn good reason for it that's deeper than them getting in the way of my favorite ship or daring to disagree with my faves.
For the sake of full disclosure, I do write fic, and I do write about writing fic. But that's more for me than anyone else. It's more of a psychological trick I play on myself than anything else. I tend to stay motivated when someone else might know that I'm working on something. I don't post finished products on my personal journal, and I certainly don't expect anyone to keep up with my work.
Right now, I'm ~obsessed with the MCU films, especially Captain America. I'm wading into the comics (starting in the Winter Soldier/Black Widow/Hawkeye/Mockingbird corner - the new Hawkeye comics give me life and my love for Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes in any universe really cannot be overstated), and as soon as I have disposable income again, I'm going to move into Ms Marvel/Iron Man/Deadpool/Everything-I-Can-Touch territory.
As far as other fandoms go, given that I'm abroad and have bandwidth restrictions I don't at home, I've had to whittle my TV consumption down to Once Upon a Time and Supernatural (along with Merlin and Doctor Who, but those also air on TV promptly over here). I also love The Losers far more than a camptastic action film from 2010 probably deserves, but there you go (the comics were pretty rad too).
I also enjoy: Cabin Pressure, Psych, Lie to Me, The X-Files (in my heart forever), Merlin, Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Harry Potter, The History Boys, Lost, Sherlock, Luther, Kings, Firefly, Buffy, Parks and Recreation, Community, Elementary, The Princess Bride, The Vampire Diaries, New Amsterdam (does anyone but me and my dad remember that show?), Game of Thrones, Dexter, etc., etc.
I am also adverbedly at tumblr and vestigialwords at livejournal, if you're so inclined. If you want to try this friends-thing out, lemme know either here or at my journal. I ain't picky!
I try not to take myself too seriously because I never want to be the kind of person who can't laugh at themselves. At the end of the day, if I have one guiding principle, it's "don't be a douchebag."
My journal consists mostly of things that are happening to me in real life (i.e., my upcoming transition from student to "adult"), my musings on things that I see fit to muse about (don't ask me to get more specific than that, I couldn't even if I wanted to), and reactions to various media that I consume. I'd love some active friends to talk to. I don't necessarily need/expect comments on my entries, because you don't owe me anything and I know that sometimes there's just nothing to say, but interaction somewhere is nice (I mean, that's why we're here, right?). Also, it's not possible to tl;dr at me about anything, I love it.
Hobbies: Knitting is a big one. I have busy hands, and if they're not doing something at all times, I literally start destroying things. (Seriously, just ask every single play/concert program I've ever gotten, OH WAIT YOU CAN'T, I MANGLED THEM.) I also spin, which means I make my own yarn as well. I could tell you that it's because it's cheaper, but that would be bald-faced lie.
There's a bunch of other things I want to get into as soon as I can, like rowing (well, back into rowing. I rowed in high school and I miss it a lot for some masochistic reason), archery, and rock climbing, but the start-up costs are a bit steep for a student budget.
Fandom: I'm prone to squee and flail, but my favorite fandom interactions actually involve picking things apart and over-thinking everything. If I ever criticize something, it means I care. I'd say I'm a step up from a casual fan but I'm also hardly hardcore into fandom. Most of my fannish interaction is confined to my friends list though, so it will show up in my journal. Sorry! I can't abide character/ship bashing, and you can bet that if I don't like a character, there's a damn good reason for it that's deeper than them getting in the way of my favorite ship or daring to disagree with my faves.
For the sake of full disclosure, I do write fic, and I do write about writing fic. But that's more for me than anyone else. It's more of a psychological trick I play on myself than anything else. I tend to stay motivated when someone else might know that I'm working on something. I don't post finished products on my personal journal, and I certainly don't expect anyone to keep up with my work.
Right now, I'm ~obsessed with the MCU films, especially Captain America. I'm wading into the comics (starting in the Winter Soldier/Black Widow/Hawkeye/Mockingbird corner - the new Hawkeye comics give me life and my love for Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes in any universe really cannot be overstated), and as soon as I have disposable income again, I'm going to move into Ms Marvel/Iron Man/Deadpool/Everything-I-Can-Touch territory.
As far as other fandoms go, given that I'm abroad and have bandwidth restrictions I don't at home, I've had to whittle my TV consumption down to Once Upon a Time and Supernatural (along with Merlin and Doctor Who, but those also air on TV promptly over here). I also love The Losers far more than a camptastic action film from 2010 probably deserves, but there you go (the comics were pretty rad too).
I also enjoy: Cabin Pressure, Psych, Lie to Me, The X-Files (in my heart forever), Merlin, Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Harry Potter, The History Boys, Lost, Sherlock, Luther, Kings, Firefly, Buffy, Parks and Recreation, Community, Elementary, The Princess Bride, The Vampire Diaries, New Amsterdam (does anyone but me and my dad remember that show?), Game of Thrones, Dexter, etc., etc.
I am also adverbedly at tumblr and vestigialwords at livejournal, if you're so inclined. If you want to try this friends-thing out, lemme know either here or at my journal. I ain't picky!
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I also have a Navajo spindle at home that I love (aesthetically), but for some reason I just cannot seem to master keeping it spinning and drawing out the fiber. It doesn't help that I'm so used to top-whorl spindles that bottom-whorls confuse me. :\
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I still think wheels are cool too and if I spun a lot of bulkier yarns I would probably be looking into them. Instead I have been eying support spindles. Last knitter's faire I got sucked into another top whorl though.
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Really!? I didn't know that a spindle could be faster than a wheel. That's awesome! I suppose this is the point where I completely reveal myself as self-taught/kind of a novice but that just kind of illustrates my point (re: technological "advances"), doesn't it? I've only been at it about a year, and feel like I have a lot to learn.
Fiber Festivals are awful (and by awful I mean incredible). It's a bonding activity between my mom and I, and it always ends in ridiculous amounts of money being spent and lots of geeking out about sheep.