GenX and looking for more peeps to add to my circle

[coffeetime]

Name: You can call me coffeetime. Note: please do not call me ma’am…I do not feel old, and I cringe when I get called that.

Age: 58! And as I said, I feel not so old, but it’s true I get in cheaper at the community pool as a “senior,” haha.

I mostly post about: My life. Sometimes just wacky stuff I see/hear/read. Some photos. Random and unplanned, usually, though I try to post my 1 Second Everyday video diary at the end of each month. My journal is locked, so comment if you’d like to be added.

My hobbies are: I’m awesome at starting projects I never finish. Right now I’m into cactuses, my loudmouth cat Nandor the Relentless, biking (not in the winter, not super hardcore), travel, food (it’s complicated), and I cannot stop watching TikToks about big change haircuts, fails, meows that get sampled into songs, food too complicated for me to make, aspirational plant spaces. And puzzles: I’m on a trivia team that plays every two weeks, my favorite puzzle is worldledaily.com, and it takes me months to finish a Sunday NYT crossword because I only start working on it about 5 minutes before I fall asleep. Don’t ask me to tackle sudoku, my brain is bad at mathy things.

My fandoms are: I’ve never been a superfan. I do have favorite podcasts, does that count?

I'm looking to meet people who: Post often about their lives (not just fandom and games, sorry, I’m not into these), enjoy conversation, are not racist/sexist/anti-queer/anti-science. Over 18 only, and over 40 would be welcome, since it's harder to meet peers at this age.

My posting schedule tends to be: weekly/monthly but sometimes more, sometimes less. In 2024 I'm trying to do at least weekly.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: Terrible spelling, right-wing views, religious talk, "spiritual" things, Tesla enthusiasts

Before adding me, you should know: I used to have a livejournal, but I’m in favor of not giving money, clicks, etc. to them. I live where it's cold, but not like Svalbard cold. I don’t get enough vegetables for Complicated Reasons. I still wear a mask to the grocery store. I can’t sing. I like ironing. Thrifting is a lifelong passion. Unlike Mr. Jeremy Fisher, I do not live in a little damp house amongst the buttercups. I’m not ashamed of the bologna sandwiches of my youth, but I won’t be eating any henceforth. I work out a lot and if I post about that, it's not a judgment of people who don't work out. "A lot" is two words.

Comments

[loganberrybunny]

Hello! A minor New Year's Resolution of mine is actually to reply to posts in here sometimes, so here goes. I'm a 40-something guy from England, and I'm really not spectacularly interesting! 90% or more of my journal is public, so you can easily see what it's like for yourself if you wish.

I do post about fandom from time to time (and games more rarely), but my journal is a long way from being devoted to either of those. The rabbit icon comes from a time when I was moderately involved in the furry fandom, but that's almost entirely a thing of the past now, bar still knowing a few of the friends I made along the way.

I shall not be the slightest bit offended if you decide mine isn't a journal you're interested in reading, or indeed if you decide simply to ignore this comment. :)

Tesla enthusiasts

Not that I am one, but I'm curious about this. You don't have to answer, of course, but I'll ask anyway: is this because of Elon Musk, or is it something to do with Tesla in and of itself?

[coffeetime]

I'll give it a go, why not?

I've yet to meet a Tesla driver who wasn't preaching the Gospel of Elon. Where I live they also tend to be young, arrogant as hell, and living beyond their means. Life is too short for me to wait for them to grow up, if indeed they ever do.

Fun fact: my ex-husband used to think a Tesla would be amazing. That was before Elon got really...obvious about who he truly is. And also before all the splashy news stories about Teslas killing and injuring people. My ex no longer wishes for a Tesla.

[loganberrybunny]

I've added you back. As I say to everyone who adds me: if ever you feel you want to stop reading my waffling, then please do so with my good wishes. I'm not someone who asks for reasons. Sometimes it just doesn't feel right. But as you say, let's give it a go.

My neighbour has a Tesla, and she's a very sweet person -- but quite possibly things are different over here. She's also a sample size of one in terms of people I actually know who own them, so it could be that I'm just very lucky! I really, really don't want to have anything to do with Musk, though. He does have one good feature, in that he's a big reason I've almost completely stopped using Twitter.¹ I should have done that long ago.

¹ There are a few companies who make it nearly impossible to contact them any other way, otherwise I'd close the account entirely.