Enid

Hello Dreamwidth

I've been thinking about what to write as my first post for a while, overthinking it really.

Do I start with an introduction, write a little bit about myself - if so, what do I say? What's interesting about me as a hook? What's not enough or too much? Is it somehow pretentious to write an 'about me' or will people not bother reading if they don't know who I am?

Hi, I'm Enid, I'm 27, she/they, queer, autistic, Welsh and weird.

Or do I just jump straight in and start blogging? But will anyone bother reading, or care, if they don't know who I am.

I do know that if I don't break the thoughts chasing themselves that I'll never get round to publishing my first post. I've wanted to try blogging for a while, it's always looked like a fun hobby but I've never been brave enough to put my thoughts out there. I've never been very good at making friends, I've always been the weird kid (later diagnosed as having ASD which explained a lot of my 'quirks') and was always bullied. I thought university might be easier but it wasn't. I'm hoping online might be easier, that I can practice talking to people and making friends in a lower-stress environment.

This feels to be going very serious for my first post but probably gives you an idea of what things are going to be like around here. To paint the picture for you properly, my dog Moss (11 month old Collie) and I are stretched out on the couch, under a pile of blankets. I have a cup of tea and some biscuits and we're watching Vikings. It's my first time watching it, I'm on the second episode and I'm enjoying it a lot. It's making me want to know more about Vikings so I'm going to see what books are available in my local library.

I also realise that drinking tea and dunking biscuits makes me sound as old as people think I am when they hear my name. I'm not actually a pensioner!

I think for now though this is enough for a first post. I'm now going to explore Dreamwidth and see what else I can find going on in there here parts. Tan tro nesa