I'm staring at the asphalt wondering what's buried underneath

[blamethewizard]

Well, now that I got my political irritation out, I will say "Hello" to the lovely new people from the Merlin Friending Meme.

My name is Alissa, and I currently live in Cambridge, MA. I am 26 and work part-time at a pizza place while I look for full time work (victim of the economic downturn, but that's okay) and ponder a return to school. I have my B.A. in Geology but I'd be going back for Environmental Science.

Anyway, I generally use this journal for fandom-related things, like my recent forays into writing fic. I still find the fact that I am actually writing anything rather funny asI had long labeled myself Not A Writer. Having been around various fandoms, on and off, for 10+ years mostly as a lurker, my level of participation in Merlin related stuff still surprises me (in a good way). The first fic I ever read was in 1999, just after Star Wars: The Phantom Menace came out, so that's where I started out.

Anyway, I also love to read, am a pretty avid sea kayaker (out of season right now, though) and really enjoy  just walking around the city. I'm not a photographer in the sense that I've had training, but I also like to take pictures while doing one of several outdoor sports (hiking, paddling, etc) or of interesting things I find around my hometown.

So I hope that is enough of an intro. It's hard to pin oneself down in a post, and I am out of practice! I did have an LJ that I kept for years, so maybe I just need to get back into the swing of things.

Oh, and I'm DarthRocky over at Twitter if you're into that kind of thing.

Comments

[sevvysnack.livejournal.com]

Well there's no better way to learn then to actually do something! I just plain can't write fic! Back when I actually tried, which was years ago, I'd outline the entire thing and then get bored by the third chapter, so I'd never actually post anything, lol.

I have been to the sea before and I find it very calming and I love the smell of it. =]

[blameitonmerlin.livejournal.com]

I love the ocean. Times that I've lived inland I have missed it. The smell and the sound of the ocean are indeed nice, although not so much in certain parts of Boston Harbor at low tide :P