New year, new friends

[decemberthirty]

Hello, all! I know I'm a little late to really consider this a new year's post, but here I am looking to meet a few new people nevertheless.

About me:
My name is Katie. I'm 47 years old, and this summer will mark my 25th year of journaling on LJ/DW/both.

I'm a writer by profession, primarily of literary fiction with occasional book reviews for variety. I live in Philadelphia with my partner of 27 years (she's a high school physics teacher). We have a pair of eight-month-old kittens named Oscar and Zorro. I'm the oldest of three sisters in a pretty close-knit family. My sisters have five kids between them, and being an aunt is basically my favorite thing.

I love books and am always reading. Favorite authors include E.M. Forster, Marilynne Robinson, Leo Tolstoy, Virginia Woolf, Ursula K. Le Guin, Lauren Groff, Andrea Barrett.... The list could go on and on. I also love the outdoors and learning about nature. I've been a birdwatcher for years; more recently I've gotten into things like butterflies and insects, reptiles, wildflowers, and more. In summer, my favorite thing is finding wild orchids. My partner and I like to travel, and when we do, I use it as an opportunity to learn about the amazing variety of nature in other places.

In case you haven't already guessed, I'm a very introverted person. I spend most of my time at home, where I keep myself busy writing, reading, or in the kitchen. I like cooking, baking, and food preservation, and I'm always working on some sort of kitchen project or trying to teach myself a new skill.


About my journal:
My journal began as a place for me to keep track of my reading, and that's still the subject I write about most often. Other frequent topics include the interests mentioned above: writing, nature, cooking and baking. I tend to post more about what I'm thinking than about what I'm doing at any given time, although I do sometimes use my journal to keep track goals or record projects that I'm working on. I often include photos. I would say I post about once a week...but realistically it's probably a bit less than that.

If you're looking for a friend who comments on every single post, I'm probably not the right person for you. I do like to interact and I always read my friends page, but I prefer to comment only when I have something worth saying. Also, I've found over the years that I don't mesh well with extremely prolific posters. Once a day is fine, but if it's more than that I have trouble keeping up.

My journal is friends-locked for privacy, but I will be happy to add anyone who's interested in checking it out. And I won't be offended if it turns out that it's not your style.

Say hello if you think we'd get along!

Comments

[lovelyangel]

Hello! I normally just skip by anyone who has a friends-locked journal because I don't like the administrative fuss and awkwardness of requesting access then possibly leaving immediately. (And this is why my own journal is fully public – no access request needed.) But your summary does sound interesting, so I'd like to at least look. I do try to keep my reading circle under control, though - so it's nothing personal if I don't stay.

[decemberthirty]

Hello! Thanks for your interest. I've granted you access, but don't worry--I will not be offended if it turns out that my journal is not of interest. I understand the wish to keep your reading circle tight.

Your journal looks interesting and I hope we hit it off, but even if we don't I might steal that idea for a "now" post. I hadn't encountered that before and it's smart!

[decemberthirty]

Hi! I've added you. Let's see how well we click! :)

[grimmrow]

You suit me just fine. I tend to write about what I'm reading too. Along with other things I'm working on. I'm going to add you, I look forward to reading your posts.

[decemberthirty]

Hello! I've added you so you can check out my journal and see if it actually does suit you fine. :)

[grimmrow]

It does. Suits me wonderfully. You're a pretty interesting person, hon.

[yourivy]

Hello Katie :)
My name is Tina, I'm 37 and from Germany. Fellow lover of books, nature travelling, and I have one cat of my own. (Her name is Lucy and she's a little grandma at 17 years old but still very fit ;)) I think I'd love to see pictures of your little ones and hear about their adventures :)

Oh and Virginia Woolf is one of my favourite authors too! Her works are one of a kind.

Friends?

[decemberthirty]

Hi! Sounds like we definitely share some common interests! I've added you--feel free to take a look at my journal and see if you think we're a good match. :)

[yourivy]

Great! I've added you back :)

[dark_heroine]

I think we have similar interests. I just renewed my passion for reading!

[decemberthirty]

Wonderful! I've added you. If you like what you see in my journal, stick around! :)

[solstice_lilac]

Hello!
Thanks for your introduction. My journal is friends locked also but I wonder if we might click--it seems like we have more than a few things in common and are also both long-time LJ/DWers. Adding you if you'd like to come and see. :)

[decemberthirty]

Thanks for adding me! I think you're right that we might get along, and I've added you back so we can test that theory. :)

[keplers_angels]

Hi there.
I'm interested but not sure how it'll go... I post a lot (at least lately) but... I'm down to give it a go. I feel like we have a nice set of intersecting interests and similarities...

[decemberthirty]

Hello! I'm happy to give it a try, and if your posting frequency is overwhelming for me I'll just slip away into the night. In the meantime I've added you so you can see if my journal is the sort of thing you're looking for. :)

[acet]

Hi I'm Ace and would love to be added :)

[decemberthirty]

Hello! I've added you. Let's see if we hit it off!

[soricel]

Hi! I just took a glance at some of your public posts, and I think I'd enjoy seeing your book-thoughts popping up on my Reading Page once in a while! I also tend to post about books and culture and whatnot, usually in the form of weekly wrap-up posts. My journal is locked, but if you'd like to try following each other, I'd be happy to add you. No pressure though! :)

[decemberthirty]

Hello! Thanks for commenting! It's funny because you mentioned public posts, and I thought I didn't have any of those. Hmmm.... I'll have to figure that out. Anyway those posts are all really old, but I added you so you can have a look at the more recent stuff too. I always love to have another person posting about books on my reading page!

[soricel]

yay, thanks! and feel free to un-add me if you want at any point...no pressure. :)

[gremdark]

Hello! You seem like just my cup of tea.

[decemberthirty]

Hello! Thanks for commenting. I've added you so you can see whether I actually am your cup of tea. ;)