Hi there! I needz some friendz

[reijamira]

Name: reijamira (rei is also okay)
Age: 31 (but the 32 is close)
Country: Germany
Subscription/Access Policy: Friend away, really! I always welcome new friends! My journal is semi-friends only. But I only lock my rare rl posts. It would be great if we have a few things in common, though. :) Oh, and you must be at least 18.

Top 5 Main Fandoms: Supernatural, Harry Potter, Star Trek AOS, Gundam Wing, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Other Fandoms: Lots. Some of them are: Almost Human, Bates Motel, Bleach, Edge of Tomorrow, Hannibal, Star Wars
Fannish Interests: I read fic, I write recs, I comment, I squee, and I fangirl. I plan to write more meta and reviews in the future. A long time ago I used to make icons.
OTPs and Ships: Oh god, please, don't force me to write them all down here. :D I'm a hopeless multishipper with countless of ships and OTP's. Let me direct you to a list. I give you the ships for the fandoms I've mentioned above. Get ready, long list ahead!

Supernatural – Sam/Dean | Sam/Castiel | Sam/Gabriel | John/Sam
Harry Potter – Harry/Draco | Snape/Harry
Star Trek AOS – Kirk/McCoy | Kirk/Spock | McCoy/Spock | Pike/Kirk | Pike/Kirk/McCoy | Spock/Kirk/McCoy
Gundam Wing – Duo/Heero | Duo/Wufei | Duo/Trowa | Duo/Zechs
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Female Dragonborn/Farkas | Male Dragonborn/Farkas | Farkas/Vilkas | Female Dragonborn/Vilkas | Male Dragonborn/Vilkas | Female Dragonborn/Brynjolf
Almost Human – John/Dorian
Bates Motel – Alex/Norma | Dylan/Emma | Dylan/Norman | Alex/Dylan | Remo/Dylan
Bleach – Grimmjow/Ichigo | Ulquiorra/Grimmjow | Ichigo/Renji
Edge of Tomorrow – William „Bill“ Cage/Rita Vrataski
Hannibal – Hannibal/Will
Star Wars – Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan | Obi-Wan/Anakin

Favourite Movies: Oh, way too many. Among them are: The Alien franchise, The Terminator franchise, Dredd (2012), The Star Trek reboot franchise, Blood Sport (1988), Sense and Sensibility (1995), The Matrix (1999), No Retreat, No Surrender (1986), Avatar (2009), Gladiator (2000), 96 Hours (2008), The Hobbit film series, American History X (1998), Signs (2002), Highlander (1986), Coming to America (1988)

TV Shows: Some I really love are: Supernatural, Bates Motel, Grimm, Almost Human, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, American Horror Story, Orange Is the New Black, Preacher, Bosch, Smallville, Roswell, True Blood, X-Files, Farscape, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Game of Thrones, Queer as Folk (US), Hannibal

Books: "Harry Potter", "Ravished" by Amanda Quick. "Silver Lining" and "The Promise of Jenny Jones" by Maggie Osborne. I absolutely love historical romance novels so everything by Elizabeth Hoyt and Lisa Kleypas is an autobuy for me. "The Green Mile" by Stephen King. Generally most of the books by Joy Fielding and Mary Higgins Clark.

Music: I love music and I listen to almost every genre. Classical, rock, metal, ambient, alternative, music of all eras (especially 80s/90s. Those funny disco songs always crack me up lol), blues, even country, German Schlager, eurodance. I know no shame when it comes to music.

Games: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (It's my second life.), Alien: Isolation, Anno 1404 & 1503, BioShock, Dragon Age: Origins, Far Cry, Left 4 Dead etc.

Comics/Anime/Misc: Dragonball Z, Gundam Wing, Bleach, Death Note, Ranma ½, Inu Yasha,
Cowboy Bebop, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Banana Fish, Bronze/Zetsuai, Angel Sanctuary, Skip Beat and a lot more.

Other Info: I was sorted into Slytherin. The hat let me decide between that and Hufflepuff, so I told him that I liked green better. :D I'm an ISFJ. I love nature and animals. Long walks in the nature make me feel all happy and content. I could watch grazing horses or cows forever. I have four cats and wish I had a dog again. I have a sweet tooth. I love bodyweight excercises. I like to laugh until I cry and my belly starts to hurt.

My journal is 90% fannish stuff. You've probably noticed that I'm a slash fan. I also have a couple of incestuous ships. Just saying in case you didn't know and react shocked. I don't hate on ships.

I'm looking for other like-minded (fannish) people with whom I can squee and, if the occasion arises, have insightful discussions with. LJ was my main residence since 2006. But with the rescent ToS fiasco I don't feel at home there anymore. So I've decided to move into my DW and make myself comfy here. All that is missing is you. So, let's be friends! :)

I love reaction gifs, so I wrap this up with one, just because.



Crossposted, sorry for spamming your reading page

Comments

[nautalucis]

Heyo! Supernatural's my "main" fandom (for, uh, whatever value of "main" is possible, when I juggle so many at once, lol). We've also got Harry Potter, AOS, The Elder Scrolls, and quite of a few of the miscellaneous media you listed in common. Mind if I add? :D

That gif is a work of art.

[reijamira]

Hi there! No, not at all. Add away! I'm adding you right after I've sent this comment. :) So glad to meet another SPN fan! My flist is soreley lacking in that department. And you also like The Elder Scrolls. Perfect! I had a look at your profile and found an interesting comm I could join: ohsam. I didn't know there is a comm about hurt!Sam.

[flarelunari]

Hiya :D

We mostly have HP and some of the anime fandoms in common (apart from being German, 31 and close to 32, haha xD), but I'd love to friend you!

I've recently (like two days ago) made this DW account, because I want to get back into writing after years of writer's block and such.

I'd so discuss and squee with you!

(I think I really need to write one of those shiplists too, like ... now.)

[reijamira]

Hello! :)

I have like three Germans on m flist of which only one is still active. Great to have found another active German to add to the list. :) I'd love to add you! But now I'm curious: how far away are you from the 32? It's less than four weeks for me. :)

Yeah for getting back to writing and journaling. It's kind of the same for me. I've neglected my journal for far too long. I want to post more regularly. One of the many reasons is that it keeps my English from becoming rusty. And journaling is fun.

Looking forward to the discussing and squeeing!

(You should. It's really interesting to have them all in one place. Helps you keep track, too.)

[flarelunari]

Hey! :)

I just imported my LJ friends and such, but I doubt anyone there is even still active. So with you included, I have two friends now :D I'm 10 days away from 32, my birthday is July 19th.

I stopped writing around 2013 and I really miss it. :( For some reason I always lack the time/concentration/creativity since then, so I'm hoping to find that again. It's kinda odd for me, I talk in English all day (my husband is Norwegian and doesn't speak a lot of German) but writing is another matter entirely - at least when it comes to stories.

Yes, me too! :D

(I did after posting that comment ... But probably have to add in the future, haha.)

[reijamira]

Hi again. :)

I didn't import my LJ friends for the simple reason that a lot of them haven't updated in years. They don't even have a DW. So I just keep reminding the ones that are still active that I plan to move here permanently and they could add me on DW if they want. It seems to work.

Yay, keep looking. I'm sure it will be more soon!

Oh, you share your birthday with Jared Padalecki. The amazing actor who plays Sam Winchester, one of the main characters of Supernatural. (Now, is this the first sign you should check out this series or what? *lol*) I totally fangirl over him. So, you're a couple of days older than me. Muhahaha (just kidding). My birthday is August 6th.

I know. Living in Germany I naturally talk in German all the time. I mostly read English books/websites and watch movies/tv shows etc. in English. It helps me not forgetting my English. But when it comes to writing... it's an entirely different thing. Some days it's hard for me to write in English. The words just don't want to come. Other days it just flows. I guess that's part of the reason why I haven't updated my journal in so long. But I'm determined and I want to push through. So I totally get you. I wish you good luck with your writing!

(I've seen it. :) And I know, I always have to update mine, too, as I seem to discover new fandoms and ships on a regular basis.)

[flarelunari]

I think I'll just weed through them sometime and remove the inactive ones. (I have a few more from here now, yay!)

Oh, it's his birthday too? Haha, I didn't know (only that one of my favorite football players shares the day). Who knows, maybe it IS a sign! So you're a Leo then?

I always did the same things and now the whole talking all day comes on top of that. Sometimes it's really hard that I have no one to speak German to on a regular basis. Most of the hubby's family doesn't even speak English (or pretends not to -.-). I don't have an issue writing random posts and such, but stories ... I always feel like I'm still lacking in vocabulary and ways to phrase what I want to say. Probably need to find myself a beta at some point. And thank you, I'll need all the luck I can get!

(Yeah, fandoms are everywheeeere xD)

[reijamira]

Yay! Congrats! :)

Yes, it is! I totally think it's a sign. :D And yes, I'm a Leo. And you must be a Cancer. My granny's birthday is a day after yours. :)

Aww, that must be really hard. Don't you know any other Germans in Norway?
Oh yeah, the issue with the vocabulary. I know that, too. The only advice I can give you is just keep writing and reading in English. Like a lot. Things will start to get better with discipline, practice, and time.

(Indeed! :D)

[flarelunari]

Thankies :D

I am :D And my hubby's birthday is 4 days after yours, hehe.

Well, I know a few, but those are all co-workers of the hubby and I don't really see them a lot (or ever). The only person I talk to regularly, is my mom :/ But regularly is more like once a week or every two weeks.

Yeah, I'm doing that :) I think part of it is also, that I'm waaay to critical of anything I write. It's a bad habbit.

[reijamira]

Oh, our birthdays are all so close. :D

Well, I know a few, but those are all co-workers of the hubby and I don't really see them a lot (or ever). The only person I talk to regularly, is my mom :/
Oh, that sounds so sad. I hope you're doing okay. Who knows, maybe you'll find some other Germans who also live in Norway soon? (Wir können auch mal zu Deutsch wechseln, wenn du magst. Obwohl ich dann auf die ganze Grammatik achten müsste, was mir Englisch definitiv sympathischer macht. *lol*)

Tell me about critical of your own writing. I can tell you a thing or two about it. :) Argh, the self-doubt.

[flarelunari]

They sure are :D Do you think that is another sign?

Well, to be honest I'm doing so-so. We live in a really tiny town (1200 people) and I do feel lonely a lot, especially when the hubby is at work :( (Ja ja, Grammatik ist schon scheiße ... Und im Deutschen sind wir da ja mit reichlich 'gesegnet' xD Ab und zu ist es ganz schön mal auf Deutsch zu schreiben, aber die englische Sprache im Allgemeinen ist mir irgendwie sympathischer.)

Doubting yourself is really kinda bad for writing a lot :/ I think it might be a huge part of why I didn't try to get back into it sooner.

[reijamira]

Why not! :D

Oh, that's a small population. But you sure aren't the only German in Norway, right? Maybe you could find some other Germans in Norway online? There must be a solution somehow. (Man merkt es in Momenten wie diesen immer am besten. Wenn man zwischen Deutsch und Englisch wechselt. Es ist schon ein Unterschied. Im Englischen muss man wirklich weniger auf Groß- und Kleinschreibung sowie Zeichensetzung achten. Hach, das macht einem das Leben schon mal ein bisschen schwerer. Deutsch geht mir aber natürlich schneller von der Hand. Trotzdem mag ich Englisch lieber. Es ist eine flüssigere Sprache und man braucht weniger Wörter.)

I don't know why we can't just do without the self-doubt. It's so annoying. But apparently every writer has issues with that. Even (published) authors whose work I admire state that they compare their work to others and often think they aren't good at writing. LOL

[flarelunari]

Haha, true :D

Well, there is a FB group for people that moved here from Germany. Problem is, that 90% of those people are of the 'I'm better than you' variety. :/ I posted there sometime and they basically just made me feel like dirt under their shoes, because I didn't move here because I love Norway oh so much. And without being fluent in the language either ...

(Ja, das stimmt. Die Zeichensetzung ist echt schwer für mich, wenn ich schreibe. Im Englischen will ich immer tausend Kommas einbauen und bin dann unsicher, ob ich die überhaupt brauch D: Ich mag Englisch aus denselben Gründen wie du lieber, hehe :D)

I so do that ... Try to write, then take a break and read someone elses work. And then it's like 'this is so much better than yours - why do you even bother?'

[reijamira]

Urg, I hate snobbish people. I'm sorry you got treated like that. :(

(Ich will im Englischen auch immer voll viele Kommas setzen. Ich verstehe die deutschen Kommaregeln eigentlich ganz gut, aber die englischen finde ich verwirrend. lol)

Yeah, me too. I know that feeling. :D

[flarelunari]

Yeah, I do too. That's probably why I'm not looking for anyone German. I'd rather talk to Germans in Germany that don't think they're special because they live in another country x.x *huggles* ♥

(Ich muss die Hälfte immer wieder wegmachen, weil es mir sooo viel vorkommt. Aber ich hab auch im Deutschen Probleme damit. Alles so kompliziert x.x)

But gotta keep on writing, regardless :D I mean, someone has to keep the fandoms alive, right?

[reijamira]

I don't understand why some people feel the need to act as if they are more important than others. Don't like that at all. *huggles"

(Ich hab schon tausendmal nachgeschlagen, wie und wann man in Englisch Kommas setzt, vergesse es aber jedesmal wieder. Schlimm ist auch, dass ich deutsche Kommaregeln im Englischen anwenden möchte. *headdesk*)

YES! Always keep writing! Skill comes with practice, so write on! (I need a writing icon.)

[flarelunari]

I know, right? I don't understand it either.

(Das ist wahrscheinlich das Problem bei anderen Sprachen als der Muttersprache. Ich seh das auch bei Norwegisch immer wieder ... Der Satzaufbau ist eigentlich quasi wie im Deutschen - und was mach ich? Nehm die englische Variante *facepalm*)

I will try :D You can cheer me on, haha. (Me too, lemme know if you find good ones!)

[reijamira]

(LOL, irgendwie witzig, wie man die Sprachen vermischt. Ich frage mich auch oft, wie Menschen das machen, die neven ihrer Muttersprache noch drei andere Sprachen fließend sprechen. Wie geht das ohne durcheinanderzukommen?)

I'll do. :) I will go hunting for some in the next days. If I come across some good ones I'll let you know. If I don't find any I'll make my own. I always wanted to get back into icon making.

[flarelunari]

(Frag ich mich auch o.O Ich hab ständig einen wirren Mix aus drei Sprachen im Kopf und es ist NICHT schön.)

Unfortunately I forgot everything I learned about Photoshop in school, so I gotta rely on other people for icons D: But yay, I'm sure you'll make awesome ones! ♥

[reijamira]

(Das glaube ich sofort! :D)

You did learn about PS in school? That's awesome! We didn't. Uh, well, haven't made any icons in ages. I guess I have to start from scratch. o_o But thank you!

[flarelunari]

Well, yeah. I went to a school for business and administration and we learned to work with PS (as well as HTML) because we had to design a website. It was fun and I wish I remembered stuff (or had the materials still).

You can dooo it! ♥

[reijamira]

Ah, cool! I've learned everything by learning by doing.

Thank you! ❤