Name: Amber
Age: almost 37
Sex: Female
Location: Northwest Indiana, about an hour from Chicago
How long have you been on LiveJournal? My original was from February of 2004 (
xtangledechox), but I moved to this one in 2010.
What do you/will you write about? I tend to treat LJ as a place to talk about my family, my fears, and life in general. I do discuss my faith (but I'm not preachy, and never will be, and a lot of my friends do not believe as I do), my health issues, and complain frequently. I also cuss a lot haha.
What particular qualities do you look for in a friend? Kind, smart, funny, not racist/homophobic/transphobic/sexist/hat
eful. Generally someone who is a good person, with some common interests (although not required).
What would cause you not to add someone as a friend, or to delete them? If they are racist, homophobic, transphobic, sexist, hateful, or just an awful human being.
Favourite films or TV shows: Oh so many! Bob's Burgers, Roseanne, Daria, Community, Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order: SVU, NCIS, Criminal Minds, Better Call Saul, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the Harry Potter movies, LOTR, Twilight (judge away!), Meet Me in St. Louis, 10 Things I Hate About You, and just so many more.
Favourite books: Harry Potter, Keepers of the Ring series, Demon Cycle series, A Wrinkle in Time, and pretty much any and all historical fiction or fantasy.
Favourite foods: All of them? I love Mexican food, and I love cheese. I also love fresh veggies straight from the garden.
Favourite drinks: I love seltzer water, plain water, water with lemon, Stiegl Radler, Diet Dr. Pepper, Coke Zero, tea (iced or hot).
Favourite bands and musicians: twenty one pilots, Hanson, The Beatles, Coheed & Cambria, Francesca Batistelli, The Killers, Dave Matthews Band, Kings Kaleidoscope, Fiona Apple, My Chemical Romance, The Used, Taking Back Sunday, Incubus....okay, I love music in general (but not country).
Hobbies and pastimes: Once upon a time I made subpar jewelry. When we moved, that ended up in the basement and I haven't gone back to it. One day? I also crochet, and plan to attempt knitting. I love to cook, and have recently started to get really into baking breads and whatnot. I also spend a lot of time reading. In my dreams, I'm a writer.
How would you describe your style? Unkempt haha. I wear leggings and cami tanks, and shirts. Lot of flip flops, Crocs (I KNOW, but my feet hurt and they help), Chucks, and almost everything is black. I prefer to be comfortable, so nothing is too tight or too short. In the summer I'm mainly in bike shorts and flowy tank tops (or the pool). I love makeup, and have a ton, but I rarely do mine anymore. I have about 3 strands of hair, and it's naturally curly, but I tend to just braid it at night and wear it up in the day.
Anything else you'd like to tell us? I love to garden, and write about that. I am also into food preservation, so there's a bit of that, too. People tell me I have Granny hobbies/interests, and I'm okay with that. My husband and I are in the process of adopting an 11 year old from foster care. We have been trying to conceive for 4 years now with no luck (although we could probably do a better job of trying). I have always wanted to adopt, so we started the process in 2020, were matched with him at the beginning of 2021, and we're hoping to finalize it sometime in March. We also love to travel and want to move to Germany one day. We have two dogs and two cats; husband is a software developer, and I quit my job in May, making me a housewife. We're somewhat frugal, but still buy stupid shit a lot of the time. LJ used to be my happy place, but then my friends all disappeared, and while we're friends on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter, it's not the same as LJ.
As a side note, I also make dead dad jokes. Mine died when I was 14 (he was 41), and that's how I cope. I didn't know how to properly process it at the time. I do not think it's funny he's gone, or that anyone who has lost their father (or anyone they love) is funny - but, coping mechanism for my situation alone.
I'd love to have new friends on here, so if you think I sound cool (okay, not cool, but like you'd like to get to know me), add me!