Hello? I'm. Super new.

I'm Tania and seriously, I am super new, not only to Kintsugi (or is it spelled in lower case?) but to forums in general. Seriously, I don't think I've ever, ever been on a forum, not even in the ff.net ones during the formative stages of my fic 'career'. (Yes, I call it that. I'm not cool.)

I'm autistic, have dyscalculia, and also have a couple of severe mental illnesses here and there. I'm also chronically ill (chronic pain plus a bunch of other concerning neurological symptoms, including really upsetting memory problems) and working on being diagnosed with literally anything (right now there are only theories, most of them mine, because doctors are cagey bastards), which is rough. I'm hoping I'll find a community here.

I study History with a concentration on Western American History and also a particular interest in neuroatypical historical characters and disability in general. I also really, really, really like pop culture, especially movies and TV.

I'm also a fic writer and a fandom person and have been for a long time. My biggest fandoms right now are The Magnificent Seven (2016) and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (I'm most focused on the characters seen on Captain America: Civil War), but I have a bunch more, and I watch a lot of movies and TV in general even if I don't write for them. If any of you want to talk about that or any fandom stuff, I'd be so thrilled. I love talking about movies and TV.

I also write original fiction and poetry. Yes, I am hoping to be a successful pro writer someday.

I am someone who left Tumblr because of a really terrible experience I had that I will probably vent about at some point. It...well, "scarred me emotionally" might be a little overdramatic, but it scarred me emotionally. I am slightly bitter.

Sorry about the rambling--I am very 'talkative', both in writing and in real life. In any case, I'm really hoping to find a good place here where I can talk about things without having to be worried about Being Wrong And Being Good And Right All The Time And Getting Hurt and so on. I miss having a community. I'm really excited to discover this place!

Anyway, I have to go to my terrible job now, but it's not so bad, because it's a job and I only have to be there for three hours today!

 

Hiya, fellow American history nerd! Do you have a particular time period of interest?

 

Haha, oops. It must be the 'i'. Everyone gets thrown that my name has an 'i' instead of a 'y'. (I mean, a lot of people in the U.S. at least.)

Is that fixed now?

 

Hey there! I know there's a couple MCU threads around, and I know I definitely have some friends who are very invested in Bucky so you're in good company here. It's lovely to meet you!

 

Hiya! Welcome to Kintsugi! It's usually spelled with an uppercase K, to answer your question. Happy to have you!

 

Hey, Tania! My girlfriend majored in history too--her focus was Cold War history, but Western American history also sounds hella rad!

 

Fancy seeing you here ;)

 

hey friendo, welcome to kintsugi!! i hope you find the various communities to your liking (⋈•ᴗ•)

 

Interesting. How does the software determine that? And also, how many spammers actually try to register?

 

sleeper scammer
they come in and become mods
then start spamming when you least expect it

 

Hi again! What specifically do you like about pop culture? Or is it just the concept in general? :3c

 

hi!

 

this didn't redirect me to rickroll and i feel almost disappointed now.

RELATEDLY @Tania how do you feel about memes, are they a part of the appeal of pop culture?

 

Yay, awesome! Sorry I didn't answer for so long, I was at work and it was super busy and I did awesome...right up until the end when I had some kind of spell and looked like an idiot in front of my coworkers, not moving or speaking for like...seventy years. (Thirty seconds.) And then I felt bad physically and was tired.

Anyway, sorry about the TMI, but I'm so happy about the MCU threads! And sadly I am less invested in Bucky than a lot of other people in the fandom (my faves are Sam, Scott, and Peter), but I do love him a lot and have written about him, my memory-impaired son.

Lovely to meet you too!

 

Sorry for not replying for so long.

Ahhhh, my period of interest is the "Old West", as in, from antiquity to around the very early 1900s. One of my favorite parts is Lewis & Clark. They were the special interest that got me into the West in the first place!

When it comes to historical characters, I am interested in all eras and all places.

How about you?

 

Thank you! That's good to know

*guest on a early morning talk show voice* Happy to be here!