Hi!
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Hi! I’m new here. I’ve tried Mastodon a couple times but maybe third time’s the charm! I have become increasingly disillusioned by mainstream social media and I’m searching for ways to connect with other people outside of an algorithm.
I teach high school English and I read a lot. Currently at book 92 of a read around the world project. I was a teen in the 90s and still trying to keep my grunge phase alive. I love art and film too.
Hope to meet some likeminded people!
@imaginaryuncle welcome! I suggest following at least 100 people to make your timeline personalized and active. That helped me on my second try here.
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@imaginaryuncle
Welcome! I'm still new here as well and remember the 90's with great fondness. I've added another few tags that may apply to your #introduction.The world needs more teachers, it's one of those professions I've always respected. Thank you.
I hope some people latch on to your introduction. There have to be some #90s #GenX'ers around.
90s was the best
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Hi! I’m new here. I’ve tried Mastodon a couple times but maybe third time’s the charm! I have become increasingly disillusioned by mainstream social media and I’m searching for ways to connect with other people outside of an algorithm.
I teach high school English and I read a lot. Currently at book 92 of a read around the world project. I was a teen in the 90s and still trying to keep my grunge phase alive. I love art and film too.
Hope to meet some likeminded people!
@imaginaryuncle welcome!
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@imaginaryuncle welcome! I suggest following at least 100 people to make your timeline personalized and active. That helped me on my second try here.
@abetterjulie thanks for the tip!!
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Hi. The read around the world project will be followed by many here if you post on that. I enjoy being a bookstore tourist and reading translated fiction, especially classics. Reading in languages other than English mostly limited to reading to my grandchildren.
@Minnesota411988 I’m glad people will find that interesting! I’ll post about that here for sure and I’ll link my tracker in my profile too. I love the idea of a book tourist. I guess that’s what I am too!
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@imaginaryuncle welcome! I'd love to hear more about your read the world challenge, I am doing similar, although no where as concentrated as you! I made several reading challenges this year, but the only one I've kept to
is rereading Terry Pratchett, one a month.
I've just started The Rabbit Factor by Antti Tuomainen - really liking it so far!@peatbogfaery hello to a fellow reader! I decided to do this challenge after feeling sort of burnt out and it’s been fortifying. I’ll link my tracker in my profile if you’re interested and I’ll also post about the books I read for the challenge from now on. I’ll have to check out The Rabbit Factor!
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@imaginaryuncle I enjoy Mastodon when I do, but it's so difficult for me to navigate. Hope you find something amazing!
@thalassophobic what navigation difficulties did you face?
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Hi! I’m new here. I’ve tried Mastodon a couple times but maybe third time’s the charm! I have become increasingly disillusioned by mainstream social media and I’m searching for ways to connect with other people outside of an algorithm.
I teach high school English and I read a lot. Currently at book 92 of a read around the world project. I was a teen in the 90s and still trying to keep my grunge phase alive. I love art and film too.
Hope to meet some likeminded people!
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@imaginaryuncle
welcome!
I find a lot of people through just following hashtags. Oh and I also make art and repost art stuff and interesting things...@TripTilt thanks for the tip! And much respect to you as an artist!
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my favorite horror film is The Haunting (1963) [I don't like inferior remakes], based on the Shirley Jackson book: The Haunting of Hill House (love Shirley Jackson)
I did quite enjoy The Shining.@libramoon @Immy I love a good haunted house story! I just watched Obsession. It’s very Gen Z but a really good horror film.
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Remember, you can get a direct link to any post, an "http" one that people can open in their browsers. (How to get it depends on what app you're using. For me it's on the posts "..." menu.)
I'll send them, (usually pictures of owls), to friends who aren't on Mastodon. I consider it part of a long-term strategy to get them over here.
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@imaginaryuncle Ooooh, the Shining is a good choice! I really like that one, among other Kubrick films.
Personally my favourite film is Stalker, I find it unbelivably interesting in concept and execution. Tarkovsky's other films are excellent too.
@Immy I don’t know this one! I’d have to check it out!
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@imaginaryuncle Hi Liz! I like to track my reading via Bookwyrm - and since that project is federated via ActivityPub, you could follow Bookwyrm users via your Mastodon accounts. (Or create your own Bookwyrm account, of course.) The tricky bit would be to find Bookwyrm users that are interesting for you.
(My apologies if you already know all of that.)
#Bookwyrm@JonasJRichter I track on StoryGraph now and it’s been ok but I don’t really have friends on it. I should check out Bookwyrm! I tried out Fable when a friend recommended it but it’s so full of teens.
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@imaginaryuncle Hi Liz! I’m working as an auditor and love to listen to music, currently prefer dub and reggae - and some thrash metal, shouldn’t be boring…
I was a teen/teen in the 80s, still trying to keep my punk/ska phase alive and, as a boomer, love my analog life but enjoy exchanging opinions in the fediverse, too.
By the way, I’m not a native English speaker, so I beg your pardon for all the mistakes you’ll find in my posts
@nobrainnopain definitely not boring! And don’t apologize for language errors! The fact that you’re posting in a language that’s not your first is more than most people can do!
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@imaginaryuncle@masto.nu Yup, math!
@2something I have such respect for math teachers. Mostly because I was always so terrible at the subject!
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@imaginaryuncle And planners and journals
@selenacht I spend sooo much money on fancy stationery!
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@imaginaryuncle 🫡Greetings fellow English teacher.
@trezzer hello! Finally an English teacher!
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@imaginaryuncle Welcome! I boosted your post for more visibility.
@kateiacy thank you!
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They're sometimes around but the nature of the fediverse makes a lot of the usual toxins hard to spread since everyone can just kind of snip the wires and defederate.
this is it. this is our bastion where we can post. pure and free and beautiful.
@TheEntity @KnaveMurdok I love this!
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@imaginaryuncle omg 🤯 let me know your thoughts on Du Maurier’s writing – I’m a bit partial 'cause she’s my favourite author, but I absolutely love her; imo she was a true master! and I read it translated, in english it must be even more evocative!
@sans_serif_girl I will! 🩷
