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[soricel]

Name: soricel

Age: 41

I mostly post about:
Books I've read and which I want to appreciate/understand better (if you want a sense of the type of books I write about, here are the last five books I read: Yanis Varoufakis' Technofeudalism, Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Maureen McLane's What I'm Looking for: Selected Poems 2005-2017, Tracy K. Smith's Eternity: Selected Poems, and Didier Eribon's Returning to Reims)

Life stuff (teaching, living abroad [currently in Eastern Europe after living and working in China for a few years], trying to make friends, trying to understand/express my thoughts and feelings more clearly)

Thinky stuff (often about gender [my own, and in general], social/cultural/political phenomena I'm concerned about, etc.)

My hobbies are: Reading, writing (mostly poetry these days), making little comics, studying tarot, walking and exploring, listening to podcasts, cooking and eating vegetarian and vegan food.

My fandoms are: NA

I'm looking to meet people who: Are introspective, curious, fairly down to earth, and interested in exchanging comments once in a while. I'm especially interested in people who are from, or currently living in, countries besides the U.S. Also especially interested in reading journals about experiences/perspectives that are very different from my own.

My posting schedule tends to be: Somewhat sporadic, with occasional bursts of very frequent posting.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: Nothing in particular...but that said, I feel like opening up journals to one another is a fairly significant thing. If I do so and either feel consistently uncomfortable with things I read in someone's journal, or which they comment on mine...or if I feel like we're not really engaging with each other's journals at all, I'll probably unfriend that person. I'd encourage/expect anyone who adds me to unfriend me if they feel similarly.

Comments

[lagertha_the_warrior]

Hi, Australian here. I'm in my late 30's and also post about life stuff (the good, the bad, the fun). I like reading sci-fi, horror, fantasy books, I like creating art and want to make a comic too... & I dip into spirituality sometimes. My profile is private but happy to give you access!

[soricel]

Awesome! I'll add you and we'll see!

[howsmyenglish]

Hey! I know we're already friends, but what you said in the last question is so 100% like what I feel about friends on DW that I'm feeling like adding you as a friend again XD

[soricel]

You're a good DW friend :))

[einhornmaedchen]

Hello there!
You sound like an interesting person and I would like to get to know you.
A bit about me: My name is Tina, 35 years old and I live in Germany. I also like reading, walking, podcasts and cooking & have been a vegan for close to five years now.

The contents of your journal sound very intriguing to me - as for myself, I have to admit that I haven't been posting a lot of substantial content this past month, but that's just because I have been either sick or working so I lacked energy and time to do so. I am hopeful for that to change though.

If you would like to give it a try, feel free to friend me :) If not, no offense taken ;)

[soricel]

Yay, let's give it a try. :)

[einhornmaedchen]

Awesome, I'm gonna add you :)

[lilyveil]

Hello! You sound interesting, and I'm particularly curious about the thinky and life stuff.

I'm a vegetarian who likes to take long walks through nature, especially to daydream. I would also definitely call myself an introspective person. I'm a Canadian with strong ties to the US, so I'm especially keen on the nuanced differences between the two countries (the similarities are probably obvious enough).

I've temporarily unlocked my introduction post if you want to read it before deciding whether to add me or not.

[soricel]

Hi, thanks for the comment! I'll add you and you can take a look at my journal to see if it's something you'd like to read.

[a_natural_beauty]

Ooooh, when you said you study tarot that caught my attention! I've been enjoying it for years now and want to get better and learn more about it. How long have you been interested in it?

I like to read as well but didn't recognize any of the books you mentioned.

It's nice to meet you! :-)
I'm somewhat new here on DW, but so far I enjoy being on here and writing about this and that.

[soricel]

Yay, thanks for the comment! I started studying/using tarot during the pandemic. I've gone through periods where I feel very connected to it, and periods where I hardly touch my cards...but it feels like a prety solid relationship at this point. :)

I'll add you back and we can see how we like reading each other's journals.

[a_natural_beauty]

That sounds similar to me. It's nice to meet you! :-)
Hope you are having a fantastic day ~

[dr_zook]

Ha, I like your eclectic taste in books! (Also reminds me about the disciplines I studied at university: had no idea what they were supposed to be about, so I took these courses, ahem.) Reminds me I yet have to read Dick & Eribon. :)

We're about the same age (I'm in my late 30s), and I'm from & living in Germany. Also, we do have a similar approach to adding/subtracting people it seems, so I'd like to add you to my circle! You're welcome to check out my profile page for more info, and then we'll see how much we click. :D

[soricel]

Cool! Let's give it a try. :)

[frogpondblues]

Hi! I'm looking for friends on here so I'll actually use it more, and I ended up seeing your post here. I'm in my late 30s, Canadian, and very into poetry, tarot, and exploring, so reading through this post really had me saying "wow, this really seems like a person I would love to have on my friends list." I also really like the approach to this site that you mention in the last point -- it feels like a very healthy way to exist here.

All that to say, I'd like to add you, if that's all right?

[soricel]

Let's do it :)

[soricel]

Cool! Let's give it a try. :)

New journal, old habits

[bast_magic]

60 here, female, Canadian. I intend to do a lot of posting on my journal. Former LJ user, man I miss that site.