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Created on 2017-04-13 13:25:27 (#3062564), last updated 2025-08-22 (2 days ago)
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Fall 2024 update..
Ok.. here's the short version, with the![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
addme style info below.
I haven't updated this in probably a dozen years.. so lets.
My journal is quite old now. I guess I'm proud of that? I sometimes cringe when I read old entries. I sometimes feel like the whole thing is absent of content in spite of the large number of entries. I realize that in modern times, when the interaction of early-LJ went away, this became kind of a combination complain-place and woe-is-me log, but I think that those things are valid documentation none the less.
About me? I grew up in the midwest, and that's where I am now. I used to think I was pretty smart, but have always been privy to the lower-brow parts of culture. Music has always been something of an outlet, and something of a hope, but now that I'm older, I'm not exactly sure what role, if any, it plays in me, or I play in it.
My third and fourth decades were spent largely in academia, which I know to have had a great impact on my personal identity. I _was_ an "IT Guy" for a long time, until I wasn't.. then I wasn't anything for a while. I thought I was a "designer" for a bit,and I suppose technically, I kind of am, but now I'm back to not being sure what I am. A caretaker of cats? Cancer survivor, I guess. Out here trying to be curious about the future while being really sad about the present. lol.
I have hobbies. I ride bicycles a lot. For some reason I am concerned with going fast, but I'm not fast enough that I should worry about such things. I try to make things. I don't like how they turn out. I forget to do them. I have an MFA, that was interesting, and kind of useful as social currency for a minute.
Fall 2024 status: Laid off again. In the middle of a divorce I started and then tried to cancel. Down to 2 cats. Uncertain.
Spring 2025 status: In a frustrating job. In a distance marriage. Back to 4 cats. Somehow more uncertain than before, but about different things.
Name:
Jesse
Age:
46 at time of this writing
I mostly post about:
What's going on in my life. A lot of this is in a struggle-y narrative. Big topic categories include frustrations with tech work, relationships, housing situation, (I've had a weird series of housing events the past few years) and projects and special interests. Sometimes I try to post dreams when I remember them. Sometimes I post "memoirs" - things I remember from my past. Occasionally there is some personal introspection. I like to be handy, and I like to be creative, but life has taken me away from those and I post a lot about trying to get back to it.
My hobbies are:
Music - listening and making it. (I play drums, guitar and bass. interested in songwriting. currently playing in a cover bandand taking lessons again. have been a recordist, still dabble) Cycling - former bike mechanic and ride road and mountain.. big nerd for equipment and tools. I guess also sci-fi in general.. I like books, especially William Gibson, movies and tv in this genre. I guess self improvement too, now, though I'm really bad at it, but I've become pretty deep into reading stuff to try to figure out all my weirdness.
My fandoms are:
I don't really do this. I get into things, but not the way people who use the word fandom do. I know a lot about, and am happy to talk about star trek / wars, stargate, other sci-fi stuff, fringe, uh.. IDK.
I'm looking to meet people who:
Are interested in short but meaningful async conversations. I also enjoy reading from people who do interesting things. projects, special interests. Also cool with other tech workers / design folks.
My posting schedule tends to be:
I try to roll things into a weekly update, but in times where I'm dysregulated, I may post daily.. Thinking about filtering those dailies, but I haven't yet looked into if dreamwidth can do that the same as LJ.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are:
Meanness. And I mean, I may make you frustrated, and it's ok to be short with me in those cases. No racism or hatefulness please. I don't want to even get into politics, but I'm probably not going to get along with you if you're into trump. I guess I also am really looking for folks who are around the 30-50 age range. No offense to anyone younger, but it's just a different headspace and it can kind of frustrate me.
Before adding me, you should know:
I'm non neurotypical.
Sometimes my journal can come across as a complaint-log. I recognize that some people are very sensitive to this. It's just how I communicate.
Also, I generally don't take unsolicited advice well.. and it's not that I don't appreciate it. Happy to talk more about this in specificity if you'd like to be mututals.
Ok.. here's the short version, with the
addme style info below. I haven't updated this in probably a dozen years.. so lets.
My journal is quite old now. I guess I'm proud of that? I sometimes cringe when I read old entries. I sometimes feel like the whole thing is absent of content in spite of the large number of entries. I realize that in modern times, when the interaction of early-LJ went away, this became kind of a combination complain-place and woe-is-me log, but I think that those things are valid documentation none the less.
About me? I grew up in the midwest, and that's where I am now. I used to think I was pretty smart, but have always been privy to the lower-brow parts of culture. Music has always been something of an outlet, and something of a hope, but now that I'm older, I'm not exactly sure what role, if any, it plays in me, or I play in it.
My third and fourth decades were spent largely in academia, which I know to have had a great impact on my personal identity. I _was_ an "IT Guy" for a long time, until I wasn't.. then I wasn't anything for a while. I thought I was a "designer" for a bit,
I have hobbies. I ride bicycles a lot. For some reason I am concerned with going fast, but I'm not fast enough that I should worry about such things. I try to make things. I don't like how they turn out. I forget to do them. I have an MFA, that was interesting, and kind of useful as social currency for a minute.
Spring 2025 status: In a frustrating job. In a distance marriage. Back to 4 cats. Somehow more uncertain than before, but about different things.
Name:
Jesse
Age:
46 at time of this writing
I mostly post about:
What's going on in my life. A lot of this is in a struggle-y narrative. Big topic categories include frustrations with tech work, relationships, housing situation, (I've had a weird series of housing events the past few years) and projects and special interests. Sometimes I try to post dreams when I remember them. Sometimes I post "memoirs" - things I remember from my past. Occasionally there is some personal introspection. I like to be handy, and I like to be creative, but life has taken me away from those and I post a lot about trying to get back to it.
My hobbies are:
Music - listening and making it. (I play drums, guitar and bass. interested in songwriting. currently playing in a cover band
My fandoms are:
I don't really do this. I get into things, but not the way people who use the word fandom do. I know a lot about, and am happy to talk about star trek / wars, stargate, other sci-fi stuff, fringe, uh.. IDK.
I'm looking to meet people who:
Are interested in short but meaningful async conversations. I also enjoy reading from people who do interesting things. projects, special interests. Also cool with other tech workers / design folks.
My posting schedule tends to be:
I try to roll things into a weekly update, but in times where I'm dysregulated, I may post daily.. Thinking about filtering those dailies, but I haven't yet looked into if dreamwidth can do that the same as LJ.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are:
Meanness. And I mean, I may make you frustrated, and it's ok to be short with me in those cases. No racism or hatefulness please. I don't want to even get into politics, but I'm probably not going to get along with you if you're into trump. I guess I also am really looking for folks who are around the 30-50 age range. No offense to anyone younger, but it's just a different headspace and it can kind of frustrate me.
Before adding me, you should know:
I'm non neurotypical.
Sometimes my journal can come across as a complaint-log. I recognize that some people are very sensitive to this. It's just how I communicate.
Also, I generally don't take unsolicited advice well.. and it's not that I don't appreciate it. Happy to talk more about this in specificity if you'd like to be mututals.
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