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grammarwoman) wrote2022-03-28 04:45 pm
grammarwoman) wrote2022-03-28 04:45 pm
Meme! (and a birthday)
I took today off from work as a birthday present to myself and had ambitious plans to Get Shit Done - and then I realized I haven't read DW in a long while and have been playing catch-up all day. Ah well.
1. Name: Hm. I feel like I should be internet safe here and not share my RL name, but if you don't know and want to, PM me.
2. Age: 49 as of today - it's my actual-factual birthday!
3. Location: Central Illinois, a town with the feel of a suburb without the urb.
4. Occupation: Software engineer for a company with dental and veterinary divisions.
5. Significant Other: My husband. We met in high school, rotating on opposite sides of a friend group but never really interacted (he thought I was functionally mute, because that's my default behavior in a crowd), then hooked up several years later. We've been married now for (gulp) almost 22 years.
6. Kids: One headstrong teenager formerly known as the Emperor, now a high school junior who is taller than I am and catching up to his dad.
7. Brothers/sisters: I had one brother, but fuck cancer. I'm going to bawl if/when I make it to 50, because he never did.
8. Pets: We have a delightful Lab/German Shepherd doggo who is a goober and devoted to her humans, with me as her favorite.
9. List the 3 biggest things going on in your life: Trying to mold the kid into a happy, healthy, independent adult and feeling like it's never gonna happen. Dealing with aging parents. Feeling out of control all the damned time.
10. Where and for what did you go to School for?: Michigan State for Computer Science, with an unofficial minor in English. I'm one of the few people I know who is actually employed in a job that corresponds with my major.
11. Parents: *knock on wood* Still have both of mine, thank goodness; I got to see them yesterday, and they took me out for a birthday dinner. The husband's parents are around as well, though not as in good health.
12. Who are some of your closest friends?: My best friend had to move away for a job, and I haven't seen her in person since the pandemic started. We have good friends in town, too, but we try to be safe and only meet up outdoors; we have a thriving chat on Discord, including our D&D campaign.
1. Name: Hm. I feel like I should be internet safe here and not share my RL name, but if you don't know and want to, PM me.
2. Age: 49 as of today - it's my actual-factual birthday!
3. Location: Central Illinois, a town with the feel of a suburb without the urb.
4. Occupation: Software engineer for a company with dental and veterinary divisions.
5. Significant Other: My husband. We met in high school, rotating on opposite sides of a friend group but never really interacted (he thought I was functionally mute, because that's my default behavior in a crowd), then hooked up several years later. We've been married now for (gulp) almost 22 years.
6. Kids: One headstrong teenager formerly known as the Emperor, now a high school junior who is taller than I am and catching up to his dad.
7. Brothers/sisters: I had one brother, but fuck cancer. I'm going to bawl if/when I make it to 50, because he never did.
8. Pets: We have a delightful Lab/German Shepherd doggo who is a goober and devoted to her humans, with me as her favorite.
9. List the 3 biggest things going on in your life: Trying to mold the kid into a happy, healthy, independent adult and feeling like it's never gonna happen. Dealing with aging parents. Feeling out of control all the damned time.
10. Where and for what did you go to School for?: Michigan State for Computer Science, with an unofficial minor in English. I'm one of the few people I know who is actually employed in a job that corresponds with my major.
11. Parents: *knock on wood* Still have both of mine, thank goodness; I got to see them yesterday, and they took me out for a birthday dinner. The husband's parents are around as well, though not as in good health.
12. Who are some of your closest friends?: My best friend had to move away for a job, and I haven't seen her in person since the pandemic started. We have good friends in town, too, but we try to be safe and only meet up outdoors; we have a thriving chat on Discord, including our D&D campaign.