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my go-to lore

is that i won the spelling bee of canada championship in middle school - i think when u meet me it does kind of make sense that i was one of those kids

@ibi

Apr 22, 2024

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Well, I

Dropped out of college. Twice. (I was bored at 19 & bored at 23) Was scouted to be a model by the man/company who formed & funded BSB & NSYNC. Thank God my folks said no. Went to massage therapy school. Didn’t do a thing with it. Planted 1500 trees last spring during my internship with a local nonprofit. Wore big boots, drove a big truck, sometimes in the rain & mud, sometimes in 100 degree heat. I could go on, but I’ve shared enough lol

@midnitegroove

4d ago

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I was an idiosyncratic little dabbler which i guess i still an

I had a strict self-imposed morning routine starting in elementary school where I would set an alarm to wake up at 5:00 am, get up and go to the backyard where I would do circuits alternating between running laps, jumping rope, jumping jacks, push-ups, and crunches. Then I would sit and watch Pappyland, Golden Girls, and knitting shows until my dad made me breakfast and I would try to get to school very early just so that I could be there before other people were. I wanted to be a standup comedian when I was four, then a news broadcaster, then an author, to name a few. I wrote a novella in fifth grade and shared it with everyone I could. I loved agility training my dog Holly. I was a voracious reader and checked out every book out in my school library to the point my school librarian started bringing me her own books from home that she thought I would be interested in. I had approximately one million Barbie dolls and their associated accessories and I liked to make outfits for them and have them act out news broadcasts and murder mysteries. I would take roly polies from the dirt or crickets from the pet store and build habitats for them. I liked gardening with my dad, pulling weeds, propagating cuttings, and planting seeds. I loved going to the zoo and watching movies on TCM with my mom! My dad is an artist and taught me the fundamentals of art and to use all kinds of different mediums, but my favorite was oil pastel. I enjoyed doing still lives the most. I liked to rearrange and decorate my bedroom—once I made a closet breakfast nook that I was really excited about; I called it Dorothea’s Cafe after my late grandmother and decorated it with her embroideries. I loved Nancy Drew games and other computer games. At night I would take bubble baths in the dark and play whale sounds in my Barbie car that had a built in CD player. As I got older, I was in youth symphony orchestra (I played viola which is so me), choir, school musicals (wanted to be a Broadway star until I realized I couldn’t dance but also I kept getting cast as a boy), math club, and speech competitions (poetry readings and dramatic readings were my favorite). I liked to write original fiction and comics for my weird goth/emo/scene anime nerd friends to read. I did get into anime and manga at this time and I loved reading nonfiction to learn about as many things as I could. In high school I gradually retreated into my shell after a series of traumatic experiences, one of which I’m writing about now, until basically I stopped doing all extracurriculars except for Japanese Club (lol). I just really loved my Japanese language teacher and wanted to spend more time with her :-) by that time I would just read classic tones and furiously scribble poetry and drawings by myself. I also liked to collage and do photography and I unfortunately became a Tumblr user. That’s about it…

@taterhole

Oct 18, 2024

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Notion and Notion Calendar

Forgot to add this to my previous post, I guess I really like my non-socials haha, but also I am surprised I haven’t seen ppl mention it Notion: very helpful for organizing my life, both work and non-work, it is great for planning long-term projects or assignments, or birthdays and hobbies and budgeting. easy to use and fun when you really get the hang of things and use more features. if you have a student/school email, you get access to the premium-ish version. I’ve used my edu email for like 2 years now since graduating and I haven’t had any issues. Notion calendar: is a new separate, off-shoot app. I don’t use the phone app as much but the desktop app is 10/10. I’ve connected all my gmail calendars which makes managing everything all at once much easier than trying to connect them all through one Google/apple calendar. It looks cleaner and still sends reminders

@gladystobehere

Apr 17, 2024

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Chani & libby :)

CHANI: love learning astrology in very informative, justice-mindful ways. It’s quiet because there’s no adding friends or anything, really just focused on what’s happening and how it might affect us or the world around us. i pay for a monthly subscription because I liked the content I was getting as a free user, and I find everything helpful. Libby: I love connecting all my library cards to the app bc it makes it easier to have access to books and magazines! :’) I can read them on my kindle, but also I’ve been using the audiobooks lately and they are great when driving around. i was nervous to try audiobooks but the “reading speed” adjustment is very exacting and easy to handle. <3

@gladystobehere

Apr 17, 2024

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I love movies so

Trying out the different theaters here has been awesome! Faves so far have been the Beverly Cinema and honestly, rooftop cinema club is really fun to do at least once. Also Calic Bagel is not overrated at all I learned! fucking delicious ! Better Pound Wings <333333 for korean fried chicken wings burgers at the Win-Dow :) drinks at Las Perlas in WeHo Melrose Flea Market!!

@gladystobehere

Apr 14, 2024