Let's Be Friends

[cherrypixel]

Hiya. Scottish lady here. I'm 41 which seems ridiculously old but I feel the same inside as I've always done, I just know how to work a washing machine now.

Reading is my main passion in life but it's a solitary pastime. I'm an introvert currently unable to work due to crippling anxiety and OCD. I'm an optimist by necessity.

I like people who enjoy reading, writing, quizzing, swearing and not taking themselves too seriously. I'm not a fan of Dr Who unlike most people on here, but I don't mind if you do. However, if you post endless fanfic we probably wont have a lot to talk about.

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who? no dr. who....

[erisreg]

that's what i said,.. who?

seen two or three shows, at the pub, so of course i didn't get it,..

hello,..:)

Re: who? no dr. who....

[cherrypixel]

I like the themetune, I'm not a total hater.

like the themetune

[erisreg]

yeah, i seldom wath tv, once in a while someone will give me a dvd with odd shows on it,

seldom used to watch the tube much at the pub, except when it caught my eye,.. mostly i would set at the bar and draw,..never had to buy a drink,..:)

[ersatzkapitaen]

Hello! 39 yo German introvert here – who keeps reminding herself she'll be 40 this year because she so doesn't feel like it.

I like reading, I like writing (fanfics, but they don't end up on this journal, so no worries!), not exactly quizzing but crossword puzzles (close enough?), don't swear a lot but don't flinch when I do and can have a good laugh about myself.

The only Dr. Who who interests me is the one who had only one film. And that's only due to the actor, Paul McGann. So it's unlikely I bring that one film up on my journal. LOL

There's not much on my journal here yet, stuck on the import queue from lj, but my profile is up to date. Take a peek if you like.

Interested?

[cherrypixel]

I look forward to getting to know you :)

[mummimamma]

I've added you. Probably because of this sentence I'm 41 which seems ridiculously old but I feel the same inside as I've always done, which is true for me as well. Also because crocheting doesn't get the love it deserves in this knitting world.
(Although I must disagree on the dDctor Who thing ;)

[helvetica]

Hey!

I added you! You seem very nice =) Reading is my main passion as well, I could read for days! I used to like Doctor Who but I haven't watched it for a bunch of years!

[cherrypixel]

Haha I am very very nice :) Thanks for the add, I look forward to getting to know you.

[gwendraith]

You're not old, I'M old :)

I lived in Edinburgh for 6 years and loved it. I don't do fanfic. I do watch Dr Who but I'm not obsessive about it. I've added you :)

[cherrypixel]

Ah, you're as old as you feel. The older you get the more you realise how true that is. Youth is wasted on the young!

Added you back :)

[kayim]

Hi Scotland lady! I'm a little further South than you (Yorkshire at present, London in my heart) but also not especially a Who fan :)

(And also, I'm 42, which feels so much older than some people online, so it's nice to see more 'mature' people around!)

[cherrypixel]

I may be mature in years but I have the sense of humour of a twelve year old boy.

I love that you have the oxford comma in your interests, it's a favourite punctuation mark of mine. (Favourite? The interrobang, of course.)

I just finished reading The Husband by Dean Koontz and whilst it was engaging it was pure cheese. I read Intensity a while ago and it SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME. It was so good.

Thanks for the add, added you back :)

[kayim]

As they say, you can pry the Oxford comma from my my cold, dead, and stiff hands :)

And yeah, my sense of humour is down about that level too!

Some Dean Koontz stuff scares the hell out of me - Hideaway, for instance, just freaks me out. Have you read the Odd Thomas books?

[cherrypixel]

That oxford comma quote made me do an actual lol, I am definitely stealing that :D

The Husband and Intensity are the only Koontz books I've read. I've read quite a lot of Stephen King (though it feels like I've only just scratched the surface, the man is a machine) and thought I'd try some Koontz as he seems to be in a similar vein. I've not heard of the Odd Thomas books, I'll check them out.

I've gotten into audiobooks lately as I like to have something to listen to when I'm crocheting which I started this year and LOVE. I've been working my way through the audiobooks on youtube because free. It's nice to step out of your literary comfort zone and I've listened to a few books I might not have picked up otherwise and managed to finally get through Anna Karenina.

[kayim]

Stephen King is who I wish I could write like most. The Stand is my absolute favourite novel in the whole world.

I have a few audiobooks, but I only really get to listen to them when I'm out walking. Which I do a lot less regularly these days (Thanks, new job).

[cherrypixel]

I really enjoyed The Stand, most SK fans say it is their favourite. I really like The Dead Zone and Rose Madder (apart from the silly bit about the painting). In one of his books of short stories, can't remember which one, either Full Dark, No Stars or Bag of Bones there's a story about a 40-ish year old lady writer who goes to a library to do a book reading and on her way home it all goes very wrong. I stayed up til about 3am reading it as there was no way I was putting that book down until I knew she was ok. I was literally rigid with fear. It really stayed with me. *shudders*

[cdayzee]

Intrigued. Similar age, love reading, definite introvert, living with occasional anxiety. Add?

[cherrypixel]

Consider us new friends!

[mourningdove333]

Maybe we could be friends on Dreamwidth. At the moment, my LiveJournal is being imported over to DW so i don't currently have any journal entries. I also love cats, and i have a lot of anxiety...but i may not always be as optimistic as you. I live in Canada, but my paternal great-grandmother was Scottish. I am 42 years old, so our ages are similar, and i work in a library. Let me know if you'd like to be DW friends...

[mourningdove333]

P.S. I have also always loved to read, and i live with cats (no other humans).

[cherrypixel]

Happy to add you :)

[spilledpills]

Severe anxiety OCD and depression as well. I'm a writer who would love to be friends! 39/f/Seattle

[cherrypixel]

Added!

[cherrypixel]

Just looked at your profile and you are fabulous! We're going to get on famously.

[katiedid717]

I'll be your friend =)

[cherrypixel]

Hello! Added you.

[frostingpink]

I'd love to add you! :D

[cherrypixel]

Please do!

[princessofburundi]

Hello! I'm Allie. We have some things in common, so I've subscribed to you and granted you access to my journal.

Scotland is one of my favourite places in the world; it is magnificently beautiful. I'm going on a cruise around the British Isles in September and the ship will be stopping in Mull and in Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands - I'm excited about that! I read a crazy amount, I swear like a sailor, I love quizzes, and although I love Doctor Who, I don't post about TV stuff very often. I also don't work due to severe problems with depression and anxiety. I think you may be a Scottish version of me!

[cherrypixel]

Hi! Excited to meet you.

[princessofburundi]

And you! Thanks for adding me!

[buttonsbeadslace]

Hi! We have a few things in common (anxiety, books). I used to be a big Doctor Who fan but I don't follow it anymore, so it's not likely to come up on my journal. I mostly post about my everyday life and books I'm reading.

[cherrypixel]

Hi! Adding you back.