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.
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.
Any suggestions for paranormal podcasts?
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!
Thanks! <madly scribbling on the podcast list>
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? ;)
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
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. :)
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.
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.
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)!
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!
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!
Gorgeous cat! Looks super happy and content with you and with life.
Yess! They’re so fluffy! Thanks!
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!
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!
Horror in which medium?
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.
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 :)
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.
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.
I honestly miss all the local BBSs and FIDOnet. Life was much simpler.
Hey all! I live in the Southern US. I’m an IT director. Hobbies include lifting weights, manga/manhwa/manhua, RPGs (currently running a D&D 5E campaign and playing in an OSRIC campaign), and cooking.
I deleted my Reddit account a few days ago, including all my posts and comments. I’m all in. Lemmy has been fantastic.
Isn’t Lemmy great? I feel so positive about the Internet for the first time in years. Welcome.
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)
Welcome! Looks like ya have the commenting down!
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.
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.
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.
Also why is Jack sideways I am so confused.
I unfortunately don’t have any answers as to that, but Jack’s lookin’ good from all angles! 😂
If you’re using Jerboa I was having the same problem. I think lemmy might do that if you upload directly to it on desktop too. You have to upload images to something like imgur so it doesn’t happen.
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
Snazzy looking keyboard as well! Are you a mechanical keyboard enthusiast?
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!
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.
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 😂
Ha ha. Cat owners unite! I appreciated reading that and experiencing it vicariously. He sounds like a good boy!
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
Hiya, thanks for visiting!
Also let's be real for a moment here...
You’re really Simba, aren’t you!? =P
Damn you got me! And I even did such a perfect fake sleep photo too!
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. 😢
It’s time to create those communities! Be the change you want to see!
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