You sound like a very wonderful person.
I too am a writer. These days I don't write stories as often, however I do enjoy writing articles. I used to write and illustrate graphic novels, but never really released or published any.
I love your dream jobs, they all sound fantastic. I think I heard you mention about the service dogs in another three once before. That would benefit a lot of individuals, so good luck ~!
The ferret sanctuary is also another fantastic dream.
Dreaming is fun. I do hope some of your dream jobs come true.
These days, I mostly get my writing fix by (roleplaying as I mentioned, and) helping people understand service dog laws/process and educating them on animal care! I really like to help people so it's fun because I usually end up writing good long posts and )most of the time) they're really grateful for the help.
I'd love to turn some of my stories and stuff into graphic novels! I have a FANTASTIC artist friend(she drew this pic of my OC and several of his Pokémon)
And we've talked several times about making comics together. We work really well together so hopefully some day we'll make something cool
Yes, I've mentioned service dogs a couple times on here! They've sort of become my passion; a
special interest. I could honestly go on about them for hours if you let me (shy) (We actually left Christmas dinner way late because I started talking to my gramparents about autism service dogs).
They'd just help SO MANY people and there are ZERO programs in the USA that will place service dogs with autistic adults! There are a few programs that train autism service dogs for 'kids', but they have REALLY dehumanizing beliefs and they more or less train the dog so that the parent of the autistic child has to do less work.
It's really disgusting.
A ferret sanctuary would be so nice! Ferrets are my 1000% #1 most important special interest and I just get HUGE amounts of calming energy when I'm around them; they can calm me down from anything less intense than a panic attack and they just make me feel so warm and gooey and fuzzy on the inside. I'll definitely feel better mood-wise once I have my own ferrets, and I would really love to help get ferrets out of less than ideal situations; I have a hard time thinking of something better to do.
Those pictures were a real treat. You're a lovely person and it's great to know more about you.
Dreams do come true and your posts have shown that you are a very good writer.
Keep on writing and I know that you can make all of those dreams come true.
Thank you! I've been trying to accept my body more
Just because I'm not a slim trim super model doesn't mean I can't be attractive. Hopefully I'll be able to take more pics of myself without deleting 99% of them some day!
Writing is honestly a big passion of mine; I honed my skill over MANY years of writing unfinished stories, roleplaying with friends, and just reading books like it was going out of style. The problem is- I don't see my skill! I have this problem where I read something I wrote and I think 'That's terrible. I should stop right now', even if people tell me it's really good!
The main problem with writing right now is my mental illnesses; I have a SUPER hard time sitting down and just writing! It's like there's a dam blocking off my thoughts and I'm lucky if I can get a little trickle to pop through. It's something I'm working on, though!
unclejoe Nice to meet you too!!
Yay for photos! I'm really camera shy which is why my display pic on the forum is from 2009
I'd rather just post photos of my fuzzies!
I love the photo of you feeding the birds - that looks like so much fun! I tried fishing once but just caught a leech (which ate the worm but stayed on the hook) so I tried to use the leech to catch fish... Without success. Most of the people I know who like fishing are workaholics so they like the "boring" aspect of it because it's pretty much the only time they're not working or worrying about work.
I love the Virginia/bamboo picture too because it actually looks really tropical and exotic and not at all how I imagine Virginia to be!
I'm glad you took the time to write the "about me" post. I know they can be difficult and I try to avoid them at all costs (although I did have to make one for the "meet your mentor" thread). But it's always so nice to learn more about the people on the forum!
Oh, I totally understand! For YEARS I was really bogged down in that "If you aren't under X-weight you're hideous and should hide your face at all times" mentality that comes from Western culture but I've been trying to free myself of that toxicity(for the sake of my mental health and self esteem, honestly!) and some days I actually think I look pretty cute
Honestly if your camera shyness comes from that sort of self-consciousness, it can be SUPER freeing to acknowledge that you're CUTE AS HECK, even if you can only do it for a couple minutes. Put on pretty clothes, hold yourself like you're a warrior princess about to knock some heads together. It'll feel good!
If you have stairs in your house, put on a super flow-y skirt/dress and descend them as if you own the entire world. Back straight, chest out, and just think
murder. That sort of body language helps get through crowds, too!! It's very empowering.
Oh, yeah! It was a blast! I LOVE the New Port Aquarium--and pretty much anywhere else that has animals, bones, and general nifty things like that! My parents and I actually used to go fishing fairly often(2-5ish times a year) and it WAS pretty fun but I'm always afraid of hooking myself when I cast my line
and I can't touch slimy things. I Thiiiink that was the biggest fish I ever caught, but I've caught a fair number of smaller blue gill and carp and I think a couple bass. I just can't stay calm and focused for the length of time you usually need! It's very hard for me to sit still.
I know!! I almost lost my mind when I saw all that bamboo, it was great. I tried to take a sprig home but I left it in the hot car too long and it baked
You're a great person
never give up on dreams even if they seem unreal or too big, you never know, it might happen one day
Thank you!
They might! Or they might not. I've had a history of my hopes turning to dust so I try not to get too excited about things most of the time
I feel like the service dog training thing is pretty realistic, though!