Looking for friends

[33rpm]

NAME: Michael
AGE:45
INTERESTS & HOBBIES: Collecting Vinyl, Playing music, photography, DIY art & crafts
ANYTHING ELSE?:
I've officially changed over to DW from LJ, so I'm looking for people to add and get to know a bit.

About Me: I'm 45 and live a very DIY lifestyle. I grew up in the 80s post-punk scene and I've held those ideals and the subculture close to my heart for over 30 years. I enjoy listening to punk rock & post-punk (goth) on vinyl while drinking my morning coffee and I tend to avoid government-controlled media. I am a practicing Buddhist with very left politics. I have no desire to fight or argue with people from behind a screen, I only mention it because it's relevant to people getting along these days.

I have always used my journal as a place to vent or rant, often about work or just about life in general. I am not all about sunshine and butterflies, and sometimes my rants do focus of the bad shit instead of a balance of good and bad. With that said, I hope to be far more positive as I interact with others who bring about positivity. I am a single parent and often post about my kid.

Comments

[theoryoferin]

you sound like someone whose journal i would very much enjoy reading.
[i'm a 30-something high school teacher who also uses her journal to talk about life in general, though, admittedly my journal does tend to focus on the negative, rather than the positive -- something i'd like to change in 2019.]

friends?

[howsmyenglish]

Hi! I liked what I read about you.
Nice to meet you! :)

(btw, what kind of Buddhism?)

[33rpm]

Theravada

[howsmyenglish]

good. the real one :D

[falena]

Hi, you seem like my kind of DW person.

I'm a thirtysomething teacher and a mother of two. I post mostly about my daily life, with some meme and book or TV show review to mix things up. I quite often post pics, because I love photography even though I'm very much an amateur.
I usually post at least once a week, though now that I am on maternity leave post more often than that.

I'm going to subscribe to your journal. Let me know if you want me to grant you access as my journal is mostly locked.

[sparkythegeek]

First, very cool user name! Sounds like we have a similar spiritual outlook (I'm Zen Buddhist/Taoist leanings), also liberal, and 41. I looked at your about me and we have some interests in common. I can't say I know what the 80s post-punk scene is because I grew up on oldies (Thanks, Dad!) and didn't discover modern music until the early 90s. LOL

[33rpm]

I grew up on Oldies as well, thanks to my parents.. But in my rebellious phase, I gravitated towards the music that I felt was opposite of everything they wanted me to be.

[zesty_pinto]

Hi, you sound cool.

I know those words are rarely used in tandem without sounding sarcastic these days, but I'm seriously being sincere.

I used to do concert photography and I always appreciated the punk scene for being the more authentic/willing to shrug the small crap group of folks for the most part, so kudos for keeping with it.

I appreciate folks who use their blog to vent and post about real life: I use mine just to archive my life and try to talk about my life without it sounding boring. I also obsess over hobbies, so you'll more likely than not see a string of posts about some project or another (usually cooking these days though atm I've got to brainstorm some roleplaying things, so I'll probably be working around that).

If that's cool with you, I'd be happy to connect.

[imarcy]

Hi Michael! Welcome 100% to DW :P You sound interesting. My journal is pretty much public if you would like to take a peek. If interested, friends?! Let me know :)

[aeonwren]

Hi there! I've taken the liberty to add you because I also love and collect music, although it's not something I've posted about yet. I also like late 70s/early 80s post-punk (bands like Gang of Four, Au Pairs, The Raincoats etc), and I'm interested in activism and DIY ethics, especially how that intersects with stuff like mental and physical health.

[divinepearl007]

Hi. I liked what you had to say and enjoy a new perspective of things. I'm like yesterday new to this site but am formally from the Livejournal. I'm very open minded, would like to be added. Thank you!