@julie@merida.hair

julie

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A she/they weirdo dad who may be a forest princess and/or woodland elf. #Cybersecurity professional, theme park fan, beginner archer, #Pathfinder nerd, ham radio operator (KE8URJ). My middle name is Merida and I've made it everyone's problem and my entire personality.

Formerly @robotfactory

For some reason I run the characters.cafe roleplaying instance- @ortwyn

Standard, boring social media disclaimer: My employer is cool but I do not speak on their behalf. Posts, thoughts, opinions, etc are mine, not my employer's.

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User pic: Princess Merida blowing her hair out of her face
Profile banner: "Can you believe this is OHIO?" from a 2000s Cedar Point ad

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pseudonymsupreme, to bookstodon
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Huh. It just occurred to me that not everyone reads all the time. Like, there’s a bunch of people without books they’re reading right now. That concept is so bizarre to me. I’ve always got several books going. Ebooks, audiobooks and physical copies of books. If you don’t read anymore, when and why did you stop? No judgement. I’m genuinely curious. @bookstodon #bookstodon #books #reading #amreading

julie,

@pseudonymsupreme @bookstodon Hi, Bookstodon group!

I'm not much of a reader now at 40, but as a kid I was definitely that weirdo with a book all the time. I was one of those kids who would use any source of light available to read after bedtime. Pretty sure I read at least one of the Boxcar Children books by the light of my 90s LED alarm clock.

Now, though, I just feel like I don't have the available brain cycles to do it. It's either that my brain is done by the end of my work day, I'm too tired, or I just run out of time in my day.

I think I've been following the typical progression of a "90s Gifted Kid" with ADHD whose spirit was crushed in the late 90s/2000s by grownups who wanted me to fit in to whatever mold they cut for me. The cognitive load of masking all the damn time left nothing to spare for reading.

I've become a reader again, off and on, in my adult life but like anything else I do, it never sticks for long.

In other words, while ADHD drives many people to read VORACIOUSLY, it is probably what keeps me from reading, despite loving stories.

Likewise, to bookstodon
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In case anyone is wondering if there is any engagement on here— this is the list of every book recommended after I asked if you’d share one book you enjoyed this year. You can scroll underneath the post to see these, but I think seeing them all together shows the true awesomeness of the people on here.

Thanks for being pretty darn great ❤️
@bookstodon

A continuation of the handwritten list of all the books recommended.

julie,

@Likewise @bookstodon I have gotten two jobs because of DIRECT referrals from random people in the Fediverse. Engagement here is way more meaningful than I ever found on the birdplace.

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