Hello!

[wolffe]

I love new friends! I subscribe to people that I think look interesting, or whom I have a lot in common with, or that I see commenting elsewhere and like the sound of, so if that happens to be you this post is an introduction of sorts. Of course you can read my profile, but this is extra stuff I guess?

Anyway, I'm 44 years old. Married to Jason who I met in the dark ages college. We have two sons, Jake and Erik. We have a cat, Pilsbury, and a dog, Mouse. I take a lot of pictures. I'm an LJ refugee. I started over there in 2001 and survived all sorts of drama but decided to make the switch in January 2017 because of the lack of secure pages and all that mess over there.

I post about all sorts of stuff. I battle depression, and anxiety. I'm an introvert but am pretty good at socializing when forced. I write paranormal/sci-fi/fantasy romance and urban fantasy.

I can't think of anything else you might want to know. That's me in a nutshell. Stick around if you like, no worries if you don't. :)

Comments

[twotone]

It always makes me happy to hear that boys are watching and enjoying Steven Universe. Sure, it features a boy as a main character, but my perception of its fanbase is "women 18 to 35" so I always worry about whether or not it's actually appealing to the audience that Cartoon Network wants to capture.

There have been Stories about how Cartoon Network (and other TV networks, I'm sure) will drop shows if they're not reaching the audience that they want or are advertising to... the most famous example was the Young Justice cartoon, which supposedly got good viewership numbers but skewed more towards "female" than "male". Since male children were the target audience, the story goes, Young Justice was dropped in 2013 after 2 seasons. (In good news, I've heard that a 3rd season is now under production and Netflix might be airing it.)

[wolffe]

I can see where they might do that. I wouldn't have ever thought about Steven Universe being skewed female and older, but as I've poked around on the net I've discovered that to be true. I find most of my animated shows through the boys, and they usually find them by stumbling on random YouTube vids or games or such. (See also: Mixels which the youngun is currently obsessed with watching over, and over, and over...)

Hey, did you watch Star Wars Rebels? I've set it to record on my DVR after watching Rogue One and just wondered how it is. I looked briefly at The Clone Wars but I honestly don't think I'd be able to handle it any better than the movies. :P

[twotone]

Ah! The Clone Wars TV series is, in my mind, actually better than the movie prequels. It makes a convincing argument as to how Obi-Wan (in Episode 4/A New Hope/the first Star Wars movie) could possibly look so nostalgic and fond as he reminisces about Luke's dad, because in the Clone Wars TV series you actually get to see Anakin Skywalker as a good general, a good friend, etc. Of course, the Clone Wars TV series had many more seasons and episodes in which to round out the characters... and there are some story arcs that weren't the best. (Plus it's an anthology series, so some of the arcs aren't broadcast in chronological order. That can get a bit confusing.)

Star Wars Rebels is skewed a little younger than the Clone Wars TV series (which is a good thing, because Clone Wars could go a little heavy and dark sometimes... the episodes that focus on the Clones have more of a Rogue One vibe sometimes, in terms of being about comrades in arms and the human cost of war). I enjoy Rebels, although I liked the Clone Wars TV series a bit more (and for kid-friendly Star Wars stuff, I enjoyed LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures).

There is a distinct possibility that I prefer Clone Wars because it had a snarky female teen (Ahsoka, Anakin's apprentice) as one of the main leads. Rebels has a snarky male teen lead, and those are dime-a-dozen in a lot of the shows we watch.

I really do love Ahsoka, though. And they eventually eased up on the cutesy nicknames she gave people.

[wolffe]

Hunh. I should definitely give Clone Wars a try then. I've heard of Ahsoka and I like the idea of her. For some reason I thought she was in Rebels.

What's your list of currently watching shows? You always watch good stuff.

[pearlnecklace]

I am single with no kids. I'd have to get off all of my meds including my anti psychotic ones to become pregnant. Not worth it. I can adopt.. but not have one of my own.

Count me as your friend. :-)
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[wolffe]

I spent both of my pregnancies on antidepressants. My OB said that it was better for me to stay on. I don't think I would have done it had I been unable to stay on my meds. I totally get the "not worth it".

[pearlnecklace]

Why have the pain of childbirth when there are needy children waiting to be adopted?

[wolffe]

That's just not the route we took. :)

[pearlnecklace]

I figure that there are needy children waiting for some love, y'know?

[elysiangirl]

I'm stickin'!

[wolffe]

Me too! :D

[anotherheather]

We certainly have a few things in common, including depression unfortunately. I don't post about mine much unless it is bothering me. I also have two kids.

Nice to meet you. :)

[wolffe]

Yeah, depression is a dick.

Nice to meet you as well! :)

[crazyscot]

Hello! rustica's other half here, saw your comment on her journal.

[wolffe]

Hello other half! Nice to meet you. :)