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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world to c/general@lemmy.world

New around here? Want to introduce yourself? Here's a thread! Or if that whole practice makes you want to disappear, uh...Make someone up, or introduce your pet instead!

Whatever floats your boat, and hey, if you have a boat, introduce that boat!

Oh, and before I forget (again), I've written a relatively brief FAQ to help folks find their way around here.

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[-] xNekoyaki@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hello! I'm also from Reddit, for like 11yrs. I usually don't post anything online ever, but I am going to try to contribute here sometimes. :) My hobbies/interests are anything Pokémon, arts and crafts, reading, TV, gaming, cats, cooking, plants, Critical Role and paranormal/true crime podcasts. I have 2 doofy cats, Loki and Xandis. Currently, I am super duper excited for Baldur's Gate 3! Also excited to make hopefully the best potato salad I've ever made tomorrow.

[-] CaptObvious@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Any suggestions for paranormal podcasts?

[-] xNekoyaki@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yess! :) Astonishing Legends is what really got me into paranormal podcasts! They have good host chemistry, it's fun to listen to them. They go on tangents a lot. Highly recommend the Mothman, Black Eyed Kids and Vertical Plane episodes! And That's Why We Drink is fun, it's a couple of friends, one tells a paranormal story, one tells a true crime story. This Paranormal Life is sillier, they take turns telling each other paranormal stories, then they vote on whether they think it's real or not. Haunted Road - host tells a story about a place, then speaks to someone who works there and they discuss what they've experienced there, or what guests have experienced. Scared To Death - a couple tell each other scary stories, and try to scare each other. Spooked - different people telling their paranormal stories every episode. This one is usually really well made, the stories are really interesting! Used to be mostly a premium subscription podcast, but is now free!

[-] CaptObvious@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks!

I know And That's Why We Drink and Haunted Road. They've gotten off the radar in a podcatcher move a couple of years ago. I'll have to check out the others.

Do you ever catch The Ghost Story Guys or Unexplained? Wild Thing is also pretty good; it's produced by a couple of former NPR reporter/producers. For true crime, what do you think of The Opportunist?

How's the potato salad? ;)

[-] xNekoyaki@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Awesome! Haha, I haven't heard of The Ghost Story Guys or The Opportunist, but I'm going to check them out! :) any episode recommendations? I do have Wild Thing in my subscribed podcasts, but I don't know if I've listened yet, going to download some eps! It turned out great! Homemade mayo! :D

[-] CaptObvious@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Season one of The Opportunist is a multipart documentary about a single person. It would be hard to make episode recommendations, although any of the one- and two-shot stories in the second season are good. The Ghost Story Guys best episodes are late season one and anything up to the end of 2020. In January 2021, one of the hosts was replaced and the show format became a lot looser and much longer.

Homemade mayo is the best! Especially if it's made with bacon grease rather than another oil. :)

[-] xNekoyaki@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Awesome! :) I'm listening to the Gayle Palmer episodes now, very interesting! Thanks for the recommendation!

Oooh, I haven't tried bacon grease before, that sounds amazing! Gotta put that on my to-do list, haha.

[-] CaptObvious@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You’re welcome.

We found bacon grease mayo by accident when we discovered that there was no olive oil in the pantry. It’s one of the go-to versions now.

[-] cshock@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I was an 11 year Reddit member, deleted my account yesterday.

Been here for a few hours and my nerves have already calmed, this feels like home!

[-] TheCannonball@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Hello all! Was a reddit lurker for most of 13 years. Now I'm a new dad trying to find time for my hobbies (video games, drawing badly, and TTRPGs). I just moved back to the US after living in China for almost 9 years as a teacher.

[-] velvet_vessel@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Hey everyone, velvet here :) I am a developer with a revolving door of interests and hobbies. Lately I've been interested in true crime/horror, the Sims, aerial sports, and hanging out with my cat and two aussie pups! This is my first time joining the Fediverse after 12 years on Reddit, nice to meet you all!

[-] xodiak@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hello! I'm 58 from Missouri and I just signed up here tonight. I'm fairly techy. I remember connecting to various BBS while in school with my 24k modem on my Tandy 1000 from Radio Shack. But this is all a bit overwhelming and a little confusing. I'm committed to getting the hang of it all and ditching the other place. Picture of my dog that likes to sit on rocks.

[-] CaptObvious@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I honestly miss all the local BBSs and FIDOnet. Life was much simpler.

[-] idealotus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Hi! I'm both a Reddfugee and genuinely curious about the fediverse / Lemmy.

But enough about me, I wanted to introduce my pet boat....uh.... Boaty McBoatface. She's pretty cool, especially since she's floating in some water in some location.

[-] knowsomeofit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Hey. I'm a Reddit refugee, long time internet lurker, and general weirdo. This is my absolute first Lemmy comment, so um... hi. Here's my dog as toll.

[-] knowsomeofit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Also why is Jack sideways I am so confused.

[-] bobroberts@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I’m new here and just wanted to try to post something to see if I understand the process. (I’m an old man who thinks and moves slowly)

[-] ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Welcome! Looks like ya have the commenting down!

[-] bobroberts@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the feedback. When I tried to post that first comment I got a “Failed to post “ notification in red at the bottom of my screen, so I had thought I had failed. So, good to know that it did work. Thank you.

[-] trouser_mouse@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Wow it's crazy having an intro thread - it's like a forum from 25 years ago! I love Lemmy feeling quite small and welcoming like this, awesome.

I am in the UK, have followed through various platforms since the 90s. I am old and sensible as my grown up screen name suggests.

I write and play a lot of table top roleplaying games (TTRPGs)!

[-] ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Wow it’s crazy having an intro thread - it’s like a forum from 25 years ago!

*crumbles into dust*

I kid, but welcome! Speaking of TTRPGs, have you seen where some of these are on Itch.io these days? I've never gotten into them myself (not much for RPGs personally, and I don't have a tabletop group to play with), but I've found some of the art & settings interesting!

[-] trouser_mouse@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

There are so many on itch - I have my games on there! The indie TTRPG scene is thriving and bigger than ever - I play mostly online, and Discord is a huge part of that nowadays. Very active communities!

[-] InevitableCriticism@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Hello there! I'm a fellow Reddit refugee that quit after 10 years when Apollo shut down. I've got two very silly pups named Pippin and Sunny, a tortoise named Bowser, and a gerbil named Oreo.

I've been gaming since the 80's and haven't slowed down a bit. I'm currently playing WoW, Diablo 4, Tears of the Kingdom and Final Fantasy 16. I'd have to say that my favorite games of all time are Portal 1 and 2. I'm a big nerd and I love Legos, movies, books, art and ice cold martinis.

I'm very happy to be here :)

[-] crucifix_peen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Hello folks.

Reddit veteran since around 2010.

Likes - Guitar-playing, kayaking, hiking, fishing, cooking, craft beer, camping, photography, cursed memes

Dislikes - Steve "the sleeve" Huffman

[-] BuffSugden@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Hello Lemmy! I have joined this community due to the current API crisis and the increasingly worse experience I've been having on Reddit recently. I hope I can permanently settle down in this place and call it home from now on! Too bad there aren't any communities for some of my niche interests atm though. 😢

[-] ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

And now I just realized I've cursed myself with this thread to introduce myself...

So, hey! I'm an internet person that's floated around etherspace awhile, not that long, but at least long enough that I remember ol' forums and stuff like StumbleUpon. I've moderated a couple forums before and typically take a more hands-off approach to things.

I'm into some webcomics and really enjoy reading, but I'm also really bad/good about both getting a bunch of books & making lists of books to read and just kind of sporadically reading some of them. I dabble in a lot more, but this is me trying to keep it brief, so I'm stopping here. 😜

[-] ulu_mulu@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

introduce your pet instead!

You asked for it :D

My cat

[-] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Gorgeous cat! Looks super happy and content with you and with life.

[-] ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yess! They're so fluffy! Thanks!

[-] catatomic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hello!! I just signed up! I'm still trying to figure everything out over here. Been on reddit for 10 years or so and thought I'd check out all this.

Not much to say about myself really... I'm quite boring.

[-] LongPigFlavor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Hello. I'm a a Reddit refugee, I mostly lurked though. I'm in my mid 20s. Here are my birds.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Hello world.

I mostly do tabletop hobby projects, I’ve got both a huge backlog to post and some new stuff coming up. I also do generally creative projects including worldbuilding a little scifi space adventure universe that I started way back when I needed to keep myself sane at work.

I’m here to add as much original content as I can for quality.

[-] tobor@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Hey, I'm Tobor. Migrated from another instance and I like it here! My interests are all over the place, but at the moment: Zelda, drawing, poetry and plants. Nice to meet you all 🍃

[-] MarcSalonga@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Hello! Been here a week and still does not know how posting works.

[-] Kuma@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Hello 👋 I will first introduce my 10 year old cat Simba. He loves going outside and smell trees and flowers. He do not like to play for long because he hates losing. Loves cuddles and is very social with everyone. He sleeps a lot too close by 😂

And my self (with out Pic).

I am a developer. I like reading Manga and manhwa, play games, do any kind of physical activity with others. I also seem to like lemmy a lot because I have never written this much publicly before.

Thanks for having me :D

[-] dingus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Snazzy looking keyboard as well! Are you a mechanical keyboard enthusiast?

[-] Kuma@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I am all about it in a reasonable budget. It can be so extremely expensive very easily 😂 It should feel great but it doesn't have to be perfect. These are ec Sakura from varmilo :D they are great!

[-] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Simba's beautiful, and that's a cute pic. That's how my and my significant other's cat is, he loves to lay on our keyboards when we're working or gaming. There's nothing quite like having a pet in close proximity to spam the F1 Help button when they're sleepy.

[-] Kuma@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

oooh he helps me deleting and writing a lot. He really likes laying his head on the keyboard so i put my hand under his head acting like a pillow. I have become pretty fast at writing with only one hand because of that 😂

[-] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Ha ha. Cat owners unite! I appreciated reading that and experiencing it vicariously. He sounds like a good boy!

[-] Kuma@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

He is the best of boys! Pukes only in the bathroom and sit down and wait until i tell him he can eat. He pees weird but that is fine because i bought him a huge liter box so it will stay inside haha

[-] MrsDoyle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Hi! Here are a few of my wee friends - they're very hard workers and I'm very proud of them.

Crappy photo because it's hard taking a photo in a bee suit and gloves. :-)

[-] Mostly_Frogs@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Hi I'm a guy with four cats who's just here to see cat pictures mostly. My cats just want to sleep, so I get on here to watch other people's cats do fun stuff.

[-] CaptObvious@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Well ok… I’m an old timer who’s been around the ‘net since the days of dialup, when FIDO and local BBSs were the Next Big Thing. I’ve always preferred to avoid corporate services, and the Late Unpleasantness on the alien site and the bird site have only made me more sure that’s the right stance.

Other than that, I’ve been a Trekkie forever. I love sci-fi, fantasy, and the paranormal. I enjoy a good ghost story, a smooth scotch, and a vintage fountain pen. Coffee is liquid gold. Everything else is subject to change without notice.

[-] positiveWHAT@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Hello. Was on Reddit for 10 years and been here six days now. I'm here mostly for science, news, fiction, games and finding new stuff. Got over the urge to look at Reddit already, but am taking this new poison. The fediverse with its different instances gives a feeling of smaller communities comming together which is both true and nice.

[-] nihilist_hippie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm @nihilist_hippie, I came here to scroll. I was on Reddit from 2011 till today. I'm hoping Lemmy takes off, and some of the interface kinks get ironed out. I'm considering trying to get more people to come aboard. I like techie stuff, and music, and news, and memes.

[-] Rogue_General@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh hey there. Reddit user of 9 years, migrating for obvious reasons. Just want to introduce my little community, if any of y'all enjoy playing old-school forum games:

!forum_games@lemmy.world

I'm really liking the friendly vibe here and hope it continues as the community grows!

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