cut out the middleman

[cellio]

kayre had a good idea (which she in turn got from city_of_dis). My LJ friends come from a number of different and sometimes-intersecting circles. There are my local (and formerly-local) friends, the SCA folks, the filkers, the Jewish community, and several others. Many of you don't know each other but perhaps you should.

So this is your chance. If you feel inclined, say something about yourself here -- not addressed to me, but to the other readers of my journal who might turn out to be friends you didn't know you have.

Comments

[aliza250.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm Aliza, and this is all my fault. :-)

I've seen at least one con performance of Off The Mark, but I don't think I've ever spoken to cellio in person. So I certainly didn't meet her through Harold Feld. :-) I probably found her LJ through weirdjews, which I don't follow any more.

I used to be a hotshot Unix sysadmin on the US East Coast, but now I'm an unemployed statistic in Peachland, BC, Canada (nearest city on most maps: Kelowna, BC, airport code YLW) looking for any kind of gainful desk job, here or (more likely) elsewhere in Western Canada.

I take thousands of digital photographs but don't post nearly enough of them to my journal or anywhere else; I haven't been to an SF convention in far too long; I play KoL, and my favorite news source is Google News.

[rectangularcat]

Really? I'm in Sparwood BC!

I know Monica through the SCA. In fact she's the one who got me hooked on LJ! I had not met her then - but she's amazingly easy to befriend!

[cellio]

I got you hooked on LJ? I didn't know that. I mean yeah, I gave you an invite code, but I didn't realize I'd had a role beyond that.

If you end up meeting aliza250 in person, give her a hug for me. :-)

[rectangularcat]

Your LJ is part of the whole reason I started one. Back then I was researching the SCA and whether or not I wanted to get involved.. finding like-minded folks helped with the transition.

I love how your blog goes beyond your daily activities and the comments you get are so insightful! You rock! I want my blog to be like yours!

[cellio]

Back then I was researching the SCA and whether or not I wanted to get involved.

Bwahahaha -- snared another one! :-)

Thanks for the compliment. By some dint of luck, I've attracted a set of people who leave interesting and articulate comments, leading to interesting discussions. One thing I think is kind of neat about LJ (I presume blogging-with-comments in general, but I only know LJ) is that sometimes I end up playing host to an extensive conversation in which I'm not participating. So I get a front-row seat to a cool discussion. (And for those who've ever wondered if I mind, you can safely take that to mean "no, not at all".)

[aliza250.livejournal.com]

Hm, I've never been to Sparwood, the closest I've been was a short visit to Fairmont Hot Springs a few months ago. Do you ever get to the Okanagan?

[rectangularcat]

Sorry for taking so long to reply.

I find it funny that for such small distances across the province - getting from here to there takes so long. Since it takes about 7 hours to get to the Okanagan , we tend to not go often (and by-pass it to go to Vancouver where our family mostly lives). For shopping we tend to go to Calgary which is easier to get to (only one set of mountains to get through!).

Still, isn't BC gorgeous?