Wholeness & separation
So a few weeks ago, I met a lot of people through various friending memes....and then I just disappear off the face of the Internet, without even so much as leaving comments on the journals of the new friends I've made.
Oops. Sorry about that.
Anyway, I figure this time's as good as any to write a new intro post, since I haven't done that in a while:
I'm James (
quadruplify), I'm 22 and I live in Connecticut. I graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont this past May with a bachelor's in environmental studies, and unfortunately I haven't found any stable employment since then. Because of that, I'm currently living at home with my parents, 14-year-old sister, and grandmother. Right now I'm in a rather annoying rut, and because of that not much is really going on in my life, so I won't be posting very often around here in the near future. I was diagnosed with depression last year, and I'm in therapy for it right now; please be aware that I will be writing about mental health issues on occasion, as it's a big part of my life right now.
I tend to be on the shy and introverted side, and I don't always like being the one initiating a conversation, so yeah, there's that. ^_^; I don't always comment on people's entries (sometimes because I don't have anything to say or don't know what to say), but I do take the time to read all of them, and just because I don't talk to you that often doesn't mean I won't feel some concern for you if you're going through a hard time.
Politics are very important to me, and I'm interested in keeping up with current events. My politics can be best described as being leftist/left-of-center; much of the Democratic Party and mainstream "progressives" tend to be too conservative/right-wing for my tastes, but I don't see myself as a radical/communist/anarchist either. I'm sympathetic with so-called "social justice" movements (feminism, anti-racism, LGBTQ rights, indigenous rights, disability activism, etc.) and their basic tenets, so you'll occasionally see me talk about those kinds of things here. I enjoy thoughtful, nuanced discussion of social and political issues (especially when they relate to people's personal lives) and wanting to get to the bottom of why things are the way they are, and hopefully I'll start doing some activism and volunteer work in the near future.
I'm also gay (though I'm not really out to anyone IRL except for a select few) and an atheist (but not one of those douchey Richard Dawkins/Christopher Hitchens-type atheists; I find them to be really annoying and intolerant), which also influences my views, I guess. :3
Music also plays a pretty big role in my life; I tend to gravitate toward "indie," post-rock, electronica, shoegaze, post-punk, and anything that leans toward the experimental side. My current favorite band is The National, and if you browse my Last.FM page or my music tag, you can get a better glimpse of the stuff I like more than I could explain on my own. XD
And yes, I'm a fandom person as well! I'm a big anime fan, and my favorites right now include Durarara!! (I help mod durarara, actually), Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Legend of the Galactic Heroes; other fandoms I'm into include Avatar: the Last Airbender, Community, and BBC's Sherlock. And I'm very much a fan of slash as well -- all kinds of slash! :D That said, I tend to be more of a dabbler/lurker in fandoms than an active participant; I prefer geeking out with a few people I know well over putting myself out there. Don't expect me to talk too much about them, but I do like discussing my favorite shows/movies/fandoms when I feel like it. ;-) (I also don't have any real celebrity crushes, although Tom Hardy certainly comes close. 8D)
I enjoy reading, writing, learning languages (especially Italian and Japanese), travel, and tai chi -- all of which I don't do nearly enough of, of course. ^_^; And some cool things that have happened in my life thus far include being in Italy when the Italian national team won the World Cup in 2006, being interviewed by Radio Taiwan International, and taking classes with professors who have made appearances on The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and the New York Times bestseller list. :D
And this is what I look like. Obviously I'm not the best at taking pictures of myself, but there you go. :P
Here are some other places you can find me:
Dreamwidth:
quadruplify -- I'm trying to start using this more often as opposed to LJ, though I crosspost everything to both places so you won't be missing much. I have three invites, in case anyone wants one.
Tumblr:
sarcasmisdead -- This is actually where I am most of the time, mostly because IT'S JUST THAT ADDICTIVE. :PPP My Tumblr is mostly a collection of what's going on in my headspace at any given time: things I like, things I find interesting or thought-provoking or hot or beautiful, things that are important, and things I find just plain cool. I tend to use my Tumblr more for link-dumps, music sharing, and fandom, while my LJ/DW is more for IRL goings-on.
Plurk:
democracies -- For anything that's too short to be put onto my LJ/DW. ^_^;
Twitter:
quadruplify -- I use this mostly for following interesting accounts and talking to friends. I do post on here occasionally, though mostly I just crosspost from Plurk.
Last.FM:
naok31 -- To keep track of the music I listen to
Goodreads: HERE -- To keep track of the books I read
Also, my AIM screenname is mecteol, my username on Skype is subterraneanhomesick, and if you search for mecteol@gmail.com on MSN I'm available there too. Mostly, though, I'm most active on Tumblr, Plurk, and Twitter these days, so if you contact me through those you'll get the fastest response.
So that's pretty much it -- sorry if this is tl;dr, but I tried my best, right? XD Anyway, if you have any questions, feel free to ask them. Nice to meet you all! *waves*
Originally posted at http://quadruplify.dreamwidth.org/127594.html || Comments on original post:
Oops. Sorry about that.
Anyway, I figure this time's as good as any to write a new intro post, since I haven't done that in a while:
I'm James (
quadruplify), I'm 22 and I live in Connecticut. I graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont this past May with a bachelor's in environmental studies, and unfortunately I haven't found any stable employment since then. Because of that, I'm currently living at home with my parents, 14-year-old sister, and grandmother. Right now I'm in a rather annoying rut, and because of that not much is really going on in my life, so I won't be posting very often around here in the near future. I was diagnosed with depression last year, and I'm in therapy for it right now; please be aware that I will be writing about mental health issues on occasion, as it's a big part of my life right now.
I tend to be on the shy and introverted side, and I don't always like being the one initiating a conversation, so yeah, there's that. ^_^; I don't always comment on people's entries (sometimes because I don't have anything to say or don't know what to say), but I do take the time to read all of them, and just because I don't talk to you that often doesn't mean I won't feel some concern for you if you're going through a hard time.
Politics are very important to me, and I'm interested in keeping up with current events. My politics can be best described as being leftist/left-of-center; much of the Democratic Party and mainstream "progressives" tend to be too conservative/right-wing for my tastes, but I don't see myself as a radical/communist/anarchist either. I'm sympathetic with so-called "social justice" movements (feminism, anti-racism, LGBTQ rights, indigenous rights, disability activism, etc.) and their basic tenets, so you'll occasionally see me talk about those kinds of things here. I enjoy thoughtful, nuanced discussion of social and political issues (especially when they relate to people's personal lives) and wanting to get to the bottom of why things are the way they are, and hopefully I'll start doing some activism and volunteer work in the near future.
I'm also gay (though I'm not really out to anyone IRL except for a select few) and an atheist (but not one of those douchey Richard Dawkins/Christopher Hitchens-type atheists; I find them to be really annoying and intolerant), which also influences my views, I guess. :3
Music also plays a pretty big role in my life; I tend to gravitate toward "indie," post-rock, electronica, shoegaze, post-punk, and anything that leans toward the experimental side. My current favorite band is The National, and if you browse my Last.FM page or my music tag, you can get a better glimpse of the stuff I like more than I could explain on my own. XD
And yes, I'm a fandom person as well! I'm a big anime fan, and my favorites right now include Durarara!! (I help mod durarara, actually), Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Legend of the Galactic Heroes; other fandoms I'm into include Avatar: the Last Airbender, Community, and BBC's Sherlock. And I'm very much a fan of slash as well -- all kinds of slash! :D That said, I tend to be more of a dabbler/lurker in fandoms than an active participant; I prefer geeking out with a few people I know well over putting myself out there. Don't expect me to talk too much about them, but I do like discussing my favorite shows/movies/fandoms when I feel like it. ;-) (I also don't have any real celebrity crushes, although Tom Hardy certainly comes close. 8D)
I enjoy reading, writing, learning languages (especially Italian and Japanese), travel, and tai chi -- all of which I don't do nearly enough of, of course. ^_^; And some cool things that have happened in my life thus far include being in Italy when the Italian national team won the World Cup in 2006, being interviewed by Radio Taiwan International, and taking classes with professors who have made appearances on The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and the New York Times bestseller list. :D
And this is what I look like. Obviously I'm not the best at taking pictures of myself, but there you go. :P
Here are some other places you can find me:
Dreamwidth:
quadruplify -- I'm trying to start using this more often as opposed to LJ, though I crosspost everything to both places so you won't be missing much. I have three invites, in case anyone wants one.
Tumblr:
sarcasmisdead -- This is actually where I am most of the time, mostly because IT'S JUST THAT ADDICTIVE. :PPP My Tumblr is mostly a collection of what's going on in my headspace at any given time: things I like, things I find interesting or thought-provoking or hot or beautiful, things that are important, and things I find just plain cool. I tend to use my Tumblr more for link-dumps, music sharing, and fandom, while my LJ/DW is more for IRL goings-on.
Plurk:
democracies -- For anything that's too short to be put onto my LJ/DW. ^_^;
Twitter:
quadruplify -- I use this mostly for following interesting accounts and talking to friends. I do post on here occasionally, though mostly I just crosspost from Plurk.
Last.FM:
naok31 -- To keep track of the music I listen to
Goodreads: HERE -- To keep track of the books I read
Also, my AIM screenname is mecteol, my username on Skype is subterraneanhomesick, and if you search for mecteol@gmail.com on MSN I'm available there too. Mostly, though, I'm most active on Tumblr, Plurk, and Twitter these days, so if you contact me through those you'll get the fastest response.
So that's pretty much it -- sorry if this is tl;dr, but I tried my best, right? XD Anyway, if you have any questions, feel free to ask them. Nice to meet you all! *waves*
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