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[margaretdriscoll]

How very awkward...I guess it's best to cut to the chase. My main interest here at Dreamwidth is discussions about writing and/or reading. I don't journal all that much myself, or like to reveal a lot of personal information outside of PMs, chat, or e-mail but I certainly don't mind when other people post whatever's on their mind. Unless someone posts with a very high frequency (once a day or more) I generally comment on most of my reading list entries. I'm a fan of many things, but the obsessive escapism of fandom quickly gets on my nerves. Been there, done that...I don't judge, but I'm not interested.

I've recently turned forty. I don't know how much that affects discussions about reading, writing, movie recs, and general silliness, but the majority of people here seem to be around 20 and I don't want to lie by omission. Obviously I won't friend underaged people, but I welcome friends of any age over eighteen.

I don't view this as an application process of any sort. It's the internet. A three sentence comment won't tell me a whole lot about you, just like you really don't know anything about me. If you'd like to subscribe/give access please feel free and I'll happily return the gesture.

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[finch]

Adding you. My journal is full of Nano at the moment, hope you don't mind. ;)

[margaretdriscoll]

I'm adding you back, before you figure out you already know me and change your mind ^^;

And I love reading about your Nano progress. I generally take your word count goals, divide them by four, and use that as my own personal guideline.

"Margaret"s brief. Well...briefER.

[finch]

Oh-ho!

[margaretdriscoll]

Before I slip this mortal coil I had BETTER have a reason to comment-reply someone with a simple: Oh-ho!

That seriously made me laugh. Out loud.

(I'm using my brand new Kindle icon to taunt you).

[finch]

Damn you and your icon.

Not that I'm supposed to be reading anything until December anyway...

[margaretdriscoll]

If I were able to control other people by long-distance mind control (and frankly, it's unclear to me why this isn't the case) I'd have you halt everything--yuletide, going to work...well, not nano because I want to see what happens, but everything else--and read Gospel by Wilton Barnhardt.

That book's in my top five favorites, but hardly anyone I rec it to will read it because (1) it's long and (2) it starts with a "gospel" excerpt which isn't difficult to read, but it isn't Danielle Steel easy, either. After a few pages of that the present day story kicks in, so it's really not a big deal.

Isn't it great when I rec 788 page books to you while you're incredibly busy? =D In my defense, you are always incredibly busy! Maybe just pencil it into your "things to maybe read someday" list.

[finch]

Anything that's likened to In the Name of the Rose (and thankfully not to The DaVinci Code) is okay by me. I'll put it on my Amazon wishlist for now. ;)