2020 LJ Friending Frenzy

Jan 05, 2020 10:14

I did this a couple years ago and was super suprised when I got almost 3 THOUSAND replies. @_@. I have some friends who want to come back to LJ but need more friends, so I figured i'd do it again and see if we can at least get them some more LJ friends, if not others, too!


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Frenzy Promotion livejournal January 8 2020, 14:13:44 UTC
User majesticzaichik referenced to your post from Frenzy Promotion saying: [...] on right now. It doesn't have a lot of traction so far, so check it out! LJ 2020 Friending Frenzy! [...]

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pineapple_sour January 8 2020, 15:09:06 UTC

BASICS
Name, Age: Nicky, 34
Current Location: Illinois
Hometown: Chicagoland suburbs
Gender: Female
Orientation: Pretty much straight (but women are pretty)
Religious/Spiritual Identity: Spiritual. Dabbled/dabbling in paganism but settled into spirituality and appreciating nature and it's cycles.
Political Identity: Liberal
Significant other, kids?: 1 husband, and 1 kid in process (due April)
Job: Yes... I work for a university
Major in college, if applicable: Theatre

WHO YOU ARE
What are you passionate about?: equal rights for ALL, climate change, that the rich are too rich/I am becoming more anti-capitalist as I go along in life
What are you interested in?: gardening, outdoor stuffs, nature, biology
What are your hobbies?: I raise chickens, try to garden, knit, crochet, weave, kind-of-spin (haven't in awhile), I'm interested in picking up watercolors this year, baking, carpentry (though I haven't done THAT in awhile either), welding (also haven't done that in awhile)

LJ
How do you use LJ?: It's my journal on day-to-day stuff, I ( ... )

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velvetechos January 8 2020, 18:02:33 UTC
Mind if I add?

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pineapple_sour January 8 2020, 18:16:14 UTC
Go ahead! Mind if I add you back?

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velvetechos January 9 2020, 04:48:37 UTC
I don't mind at all :D

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eclips1st January 8 2020, 16:09:33 UTC

BASICS
Name, Age: Tanya, 39
Current Location: Quebec, Canada
Significant other, kids?: Married with 2 kids (9 and 6) 9 year old has ASD, 6 year old very likely has ADHD
Job: I teach English at the college level. Theoretically ESL, but I've been mostly teaching English Literature to the stronger students.
Major in college, if applicable: English Literature, Linguistics and TESL

WHO YOU ARE
What are you passionate about?: Learning
What are you interested in?:Culture, languages, arts, science... I mean honestly I like almost everything. Well I guess I'm not a sports person.
What are your hobbies?: Reading and Knitting.

LJ
How do you use LJ?: To be fair, I've been on Dreamwidth for almost 2 years, but I crosspost here. I still come by, but not as often as I used to. Might be more motivating if I had active friends. Because I come less often, I mostly post about work and life. I like to get to know people.
Do you comment?: Yes! Unless I see you never reply.
What kind of LJ friends are you looking for?: Active. Comment sometimes. LJ ( ... )

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lisabella January 8 2020, 17:22:12 UTC

I love having comment conversations. It’s how you get to know one another, I think! Friends?

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eclips1st January 8 2020, 17:48:07 UTC
Sure!

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velvetechos January 8 2020, 18:03:35 UTC
Fellow adult ESL teacher here (local community college as well) although my masters was in Literacy (and I might head towards teaching English 101 in the future). Mind if I add?

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velvetechos January 8 2020, 18:09:31 UTC
BASICS ( ... )

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lindahoyland January 11 2020, 11:16:03 UTC
Would you like to be friends? I see from your profile we have several interests in common.

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spiffikins January 12 2020, 03:35:37 UTC
Hello!

I have added you - looking forward to getting to know you!

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kirundo January 12 2020, 20:00:40 UTC
I just sent you a pm, has it really been two years? Wow, I guess then you still remember me as Suureal? Anyhow I updated in here as well, late and maybe last to the party but whatever ;)

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belleweather January 8 2020, 21:17:32 UTC

BASICS
Name, Age: Belle, 42
Current Location: Jerusalem. (Yes, that one.)
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Gender: Female
Orientation: Bisexual
Religious/Spiritual Identity: I'm a Jew-by-choice (ie. I converted to Judaism as a grown-up of my own free will)
Political Identity: I'm a 40+ year old, queer, college-educated white woman with three kids who likes education, health care and air you don't have to chew... I'm pretty sure you can figure out where I lean on the political spectrum. :)
Significant other, kids?: Yes, two of the first (open relationship) and three of the second.
Job: I work in international relations.
Major in college, if applicable: Philosophy, with a dual minor in Women's Studies and Photography.

WHO YOU ARE
What are you passionate about?: Indian food (by which I mean South Indian food. By which I mean Dosas), Photography, Emo bands of the mid-2000s, comic books, Romania/Romanian, concepts of justice and my job.
What are you interested in?: At the moment, learning Russian, organizing a cooking class, finding cool toys ( ... )

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likelydisaster January 10 2020, 13:23:24 UTC
I also love emo bands of the 2000s! Friends?

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belleweather January 10 2020, 16:20:23 UTC
I'd love to! Friending you now. :)

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keypike January 11 2020, 16:23:44 UTC
I think we use LJ the same way, and I'd love to get to know you. Mind if I add?

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