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Name: Senri

Age: 30s

I mostly post about: Books I read (a lot of this), fic I've written, cute, strange, and good things I have found on the internet. Life stuff (often under private lock). Fanfiction exchanges. I'm unpredictable and you never know what I might have in store for you!

My hobbies are: I'm rediscovering hobbies after having been in school (sometimes working alongside), but some things I want to pick up again and have liked in the past are: swimming, hiking, scuba diving, doing art (I was really into printmaking 10 years ago and would like to get back into it; also drew and painted), and writing (mostly fic but some original work and poetry). I enjoy trying new things and will do almost anything once.

My fandoms are: I love Attack on Titan inordinately and I will just be upfront about that. Also, the things I read fic for in 5th grade are things I still love now! Examples: Animorphs, Pokemon, Invader Zim, Young Wizards, Tanith Lee's books, Naruto, Blade of the Immortal, Gravity Falls, The World Ends With You, D.Gray-man, and Xiaolin Showdown. I have a soft spot for the Riddick movies. I read Dungeon Meshi recently and had a great time. I am following Blue Period and loving it, and another long-running series I'm looking to get into is Witch Hat Atelier. My favorite book I've read so far this year is called Venomous Lumpsucker. :D

I'm looking to meet people who: Are kind. Other fannish types are welcome, but we needn't share fandoms if we have other things in common (if you just want to booktalk you're so welcome on my blog!). Mostly my goal is to be kind to my f-list and make it clear that I enjoy having them in my reading circle. I'll enjoy reading about your niche hobby or your life or your day! Getting to know people in very different circumstances is one of the joys of having online friends imo

My posting schedule tends to be: Sporadic; at least a few times a month (I try). I read my list more often than I post to my own journal.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: No Republicans/convervatives/right-wingers/fash. If you harass or judge the morality of others based on their fictional tastes we should not be friends (my own journal content is pretty milquetoast and I tag my own writing pretty thoroughly but I dislike harassers on principle). While I said I try not to sweat the small stuff, I don't consider treating others respectfully to be small thing, concurrently sexism/racism/homophobia/transphobia/ablism/etc are not welcome on my blog and I try to push back on that kind of stuff in my space.

Before adding me, you should know: I have pretty strong political feelings and lean pretty left, but I don't tend to post about politics as when discussing politics with people I agree with, I end up often feeling pretty despairing haha, and when discussing politics with people I disagree with I end up angry. Also, I'm kind of shy, and if we connect I prefer that we just subscribe to each other until we see that we gel.

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I enjoyed reading your intro and am always so happy to see anime people around Dreamwidth :D Also a delight to see your note on kindness. Happy to do the subscribe-and-see-if-we-gel-or-not-over-time, let's see how things go!

We're around! I'm reeeeaaally choosy with new anime fandoms lately but I love the medium. I'll subscribe back to you. Welcome aboard :D

Oh man, Xiaolin Showdown! I just rewatched that over the summer. It's also nice to see some love for TWEWY, love your Joshua icon a lot. I'm glad to subscribe and see if we vibe :)

Chase Young and Omi were so formative for my love of evil mentorships. Kind of phenomenal that such a goofy show did such a good job with that arc imo. Anyway, glad to have you!

Hi Senri!
You sound like a really nice person & I think I'd like to get to know you better :)

A bit about me:
My name is Tina, I'm 36 years old & live in Germany. I am also left-wing politically and while I don't often post about it I understand not wanting to get into discussions with those who disagree. Also completely relate to being a shy person.

I am a huge book lover, also been wanting to get back into swimming regularly (alas, I have shamefully been lacking the motivation Dx)

and lastly, what convinced me most to ask to add you was this:
Mostly my goal is to be kind to my f-list and make it clear that I enjoy having them in my reading circle. I'll enjoy reading about your niche hobby or your life or your day! Getting to know people in very different circumstances is one of the joys of having online friends imo
I love kind people and try my best to be as kind as possible, as well.

So, want to give it a try? Just one heads-up: my last couple entries are a bit depressed since I've been going through a bit of a difficult time lately. However, most of my journal is NOT like that. If you would rather give me a pass though, no hard feelings would be had at all :)

Hi Tina! So glad to have you!

I'm gonna be honest, my motivation hack for fitness stuff has turned out ot be group exercise classes. I often end up feeling really self-conscious weightlifting alone, and when there's 5 other people doing it I can just blend in with the herd lol. Similar thing for swimming. I'm planning to join a master's team once I get my shit together because having a coach planning the workouts and a group that meets regularly I know will help me build the habit. Also, it's not like anyone would yell at me for skipping a day, but even the mostly-made-up accountability of joining the team and needing to show up will motivate me to actually get there.

Also I have had some people on my lifejournal, then dreamwidth, friendlist for probably nearing 20 years now, and I love it, idk!! There's something really special about online journaling friendships where you're just gently in each others' space as your lives proceed. I always love it when that happens.

You're welcome to follow me and also don't worry about going through downswings or posting sad stuff on my account. Your journal is your space imo and it's your right to put what you want there, and also it's so normal to go through hard times and need to vent about them. I've been in the same place. I'll subscribe to you :D

Also I have had some people on my lifejournal, then dreamwidth, friendlist for probably nearing 20 years now, and I love it, idk!! There's something really special about online journaling friendships where you're just gently in each others' space as your lives proceed. I always love it when that happens.
So true!

I've added you now :)

Looking forward to getting to know you!

Same here :)

Hi fellow reading, writing, Animorphs, and Riddick fan! Seems like we might gel if you're willing to try.

Animorphs AND Riddick! Animorphs was so formative for me and also, I just love Riddick. Those movies are so goofy and I can't help but love them. Pitch Black is a very soothing watch for me these days, actually, lol. I'll subscribe to you! Welcome :D

Hello! We share the Pokémon fandom and I also lean very much left politically. I'm also shy. So... if you would like to add me, feel free to do so! (If not that's okay as well tho!)

I'll for sure add you! The main draw of Pokemon for me is exploring the world of the games (though I've skipped a few gens now due to not having money to drop on new systems; I really want to play SuMo because that one seems like a real break away from the norm and one where, the human characters, might actually be compelling lol) and enjoying the monster designs. I also enjoy constructing my own fangames but only in my head so far (I have this fantasy of a game where you play as a Pokemon professor casing out a lake or whatever, documenting the Pokemon that live there and their interactions etc, maybe pulling in Pokemon's more fantastic elements by being able to shrink down and investigate microbe pokemon etc... like a slightly more sedate, adult, and concentrated version of the regular games). What about you, what's your draw to the series?

I haven't played all of the games either! I skipped one or two Nintendo consoles/handhelds as well. I've played Pokémon Moon tho and I agree with the people who told you that it's a bit different from the other games. It's rather long and it often steers away from the "go to gym, become master" plot. I can only highly recommend it if you're interested in the world of Pokémon and into actually interacting with a lot of the characters in the game!

What draws me to the franchise is probably a little bit of everything. I got into it through the anime, I saw the very first episode airing back then and Pikachu was so cute that I stuck with it and watched it and I was hooked from there on. Then I got Pokémon Blue and it made it all even better. So for me it's the Kanto region due to nostalgia but I'm always open for new regions and new games and new styles. I also absolutely adore the idea behind Pokémon GO (not the micro transactions of course tho).

I do really love the Kanto region too, and Blue was also my first of the games and to date the only game where I've ever completed the Pokedex (except for Mew). Though that's a much more daunting task than it was back when there was only 1 generation... lol.

I love Pokemon Go in theory but I've never really gotten into it personally. I'm a walker of my own volition I guess, so I tend to explore the area around me on foot naturally, and part of the draw of the games (for me) is getting into landscapes that are remote, beautiful, and hard to reach in the real world. I was abroad when Pokemon Go dropped and I do have fond memories of seeing many people out hanging around a train station at an unusual hour and realizing they were Pokemon Going though!

Same! Blue is the only game in which I've also completed the Pokédex! I never managed it again in any of the others. Lack of patience, most likely. Haha. I must admit I don't even know most of the newer Pokémon these days. Sure, the famous ones I know, but not every single Pokémon. It was so much easier when it was just Kanto! lol

Yeah the beginnings of Pokémon GO were awesome. People were super friendly and helping each other play. I ran into a rather helpless-looking older woman who was trying to catch her first Pokémon (she said she had her daughter's phone and really wanted to see what the hype was all about, lol) and I explained how to throw a Pokéball and helped her catch her first Pokémon. She was super nice. Those were the days! I miss them. These days the playerbase is down to the die-hards, I guess.

Hello! You sound like a pretty cool person. My ears perked up when I saw a TWEWY avatar on my feed, lol.

I will admit that most of what I post these days is Visual Kei and my personal life, but I am into a few of your fandoms from the side! (Invader Zim was particularly a passion of mine some years ago.) I hope you don't mind my subscribing to you.

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Aw you're welcome to subscribe! I enjoy getting a lil snapshot of what other people are enthusiastic about too. Mutual interests are not obligatory. Big ups for knowing TWEWY though, I started a replay like a year ago and then got super stuck on the reaper creeper minigame and haven't picked it back up yet.

I love to read as well! Do you have any favorite topics and authors?

I'm also a big Pokemon fan. Do you play Pokemon Go?
When it comes to anime my favorite is One Piece.

I consider myself a democrat. I'm pretty left leaning! I don't post a-lot about politics.

I'll add you back, I'm Jessie!

No particular topics (though I feel I should read more nonfiction for my own edification tbh, especially historical stuff) though I read a lot of science fiction, fantasy, and speculative lit in general. Most of my favorite authors are from childhood tbh... Diane Duane, Tanith Lee, K.A. Applegate, Vivian Vande Velde. I am far more likely to pick up a book as a one-off now and not return to the author for a long time if ever. That said I do enjoy Ann Leckie quite a bit, like Kameron Hurley's sci fi for the most part, and enjoy Elizabeth Knox's prose a lot.

I don't play Pokemon Go, mostly bc a big draw of the games for me is exploring these remote, gorgeous, unusual landscapes and I'm a walker of my own volition so I tend to explore the world around me on my own... also I eternally struggle with phone space heheh. I do enjoy the memes and screenshots I see of it though. Maybe someday!

I followed you back 😎

Thank you for the add back! :)

I haven't heard of the authors you listed, but I should check them out. Thanks for mentioning them. As I've gotten older I've found myself reading much more.

Yeah, it can be a bit much for a game... I do take breaks from playing it. And even when I am out in new areas I try not to focus on it too much. Because who knows if I'll be back in those new areas again to enjoy them.

Oh man, I've been seeing you around for a long time now, and always have been too shy to do something about it, so I'm now delighted that you're promoting yourself. :D

Fellow Blade of the Immortal fan here, also Invader Zim was probably more formative in my youth than healthy. xD

Sadly, I still don't have a proper sticky/introduction post, but you're welcome to check out my interests on my profile page. (Also, I'm

liriaen's spouse, so that's where you might know my name from!)

Hello! Us boti fans ought to stick together :D you are so welcome on my journal as I definitely recognize you having been peripherally around! Invader Zim was actually the fandom that got me started writing, ha, and ZADR an early ship to end all ships, so it'll always have a place in my heart even as I wander thither and yon.

Admittedly I've probably been too naive then to even consider ZaDR, but thank you for pointing them out. :D

Hi there. Wanna be friends? Here's my post: https://addme.dreamwidth.org/587003.html

Sure, let's give it a shot! I subscribed to you.

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