Hello

[amberdine]

Starting today, I guess, I'm trying out Dreamwidth, after so many years of just sitting on this account.

I gave up on Facebook years ago. I'm tired of how Twitter has turned out. I just want somewhere to occasionally say some things, and also connect with folks that I choose, without the content of that feed being manipulated outside my control.

Current status: my writing career (meager as it was) collapsed despite my great hopes and decades of effort. At the same time, the rest of my life turned out great, despite my never expecting anything. Now it's 2020 with all that entails (including dealing with month three of a-virus-attacked-my-heart fallout) and I can't figure out who I am or what I should be doing.

But I have a new MacBook, and I'm organizing my vast music library anew on it, and maybe that will give me some reminders and ideas.

Hi. :)

Comments

[gregvaneekhout]

Hey! I hope this catches on!

[amberdine]

Do I still have the ability to notice things that don't buzz or beep for attention? WE WILL SEE.

I'm pretty confident that my procrastination skills are up to it.

[dragonoflife]

Well hi, you!

[amberdine]

OH HEY THERE :D

[sartorias]

Long time no see!

[amberdine]

Hello! So glad to see some familiar folks still around.

[queenoftheskies]

I'm so glad you decided to give this a try.

There are some great people here that were on LJ. It's kinda quiet, but if more people come over, maybe we can build back up some of what we had over there.

I'm really sorry to hear that you've been sick. Things are so upside down right now.

[amberdine]

Thanks for the encouragement on Twitter. I think it'll be fun, even if it's not super popular. And yeah, if a few of us post more regularly, it might build up some more.

[queenoftheskies]

We can do it!

[ckd]

Hi! It's good to see you again.

[amberdine]

Hey! I was happy to see you were still around. You and some admin messages were about my whole reading list, hah.

[asakiyume]

Hi! Good to see/hear from you!

When you say virus-attacked-my-heart, was that the infamous COVID-19?

Good luck with the music organization. I have certain songs that I got because of you, back in the day, and whenever I happen to hear them, I think of you.

[amberdine]

I don't know for certain. It's something I caught in late February/early-March, it caused what very clearly seems to be viral myocarditis, and by the time we all figured out that Covid-19 attacked hearts and other organs, it was long past the time I'd likely test positive, and also I was too sick to go out anywhere.

However, given the timing, Covid-19 seems like a good guess. I doubt very highly anyone else will have similar symptoms, though, as what I went through would have immediately killed most people. I have a weird genetic thing where I don't clot right, so I was okay, if very unsettled and uncomfortable!

[asakiyume]

Whoa. Being saved by a blood anomaly is pretty cool... if painful.

[clhollandwriter]

Hi. I hope you're doing better now. :)