A bit about me
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1. First Name: Jessica
2. Age: 37
3. Location: North East Ohio
4. Occupation: I'm a housekeeper at an acholic and drug rehabilitation
5. Significant Other: My boyfriend Mike
6. Kids: None; never wanted any
7. Brothers/Sisters: I have a full blooded sister, 6 half brothers and 4 half sisters. I also have sort of a step brother on my mom's side. I'm the youngest.
8. Pets: A beta fish named Sapphire and dog named Wiley
9. List the 3 biggest things going on in your life:
3 - Making and keeping time up to work on my hobbies which can be difficult depending on the day
2 - Helping my parents (partially my mother who's health has gotten worse as of lately)
1 - Getting used to having someone live with me again and sharing my space/home
10. Where and for what did you go to school? I graduated from high school, also I took classes for two years in the graphic arts field. Later on I took classes and became a state tested nursing assistant.
11. Parents: My parents are still here thankfully. I am pretty close to them and am grateful to them each day.
12. Who are some of your closest friends? I have a few close friends who I talk to a few times a month, sometimes we are luckily enough to see each other. But my social life has gotten pretty quite as of the last few years.
1. First Name: Jessica
2. Age: 37
3. Location: North East Ohio
4. Occupation: I'm a housekeeper at an acholic and drug rehabilitation
5. Significant Other: My boyfriend Mike
6. Kids: None; never wanted any
7. Brothers/Sisters: I have a full blooded sister, 6 half brothers and 4 half sisters. I also have sort of a step brother on my mom's side. I'm the youngest.
8. Pets: A beta fish named Sapphire and dog named Wiley
9. List the 3 biggest things going on in your life:
3 - Making and keeping time up to work on my hobbies which can be difficult depending on the day
2 - Helping my parents (partially my mother who's health has gotten worse as of lately)
1 - Getting used to having someone live with me again and sharing my space/home
10. Where and for what did you go to school? I graduated from high school, also I took classes for two years in the graphic arts field. Later on I took classes and became a state tested nursing assistant.
11. Parents: My parents are still here thankfully. I am pretty close to them and am grateful to them each day.
12. Who are some of your closest friends? I have a few close friends who I talk to a few times a month, sometimes we are luckily enough to see each other. But my social life has gotten pretty quite as of the last few years.
Just some rambles.....
Jul. 8th, 2025 07:50 pma_natural_beautyI can't believe we are already halfway through 2025... It's been quite the first 6 months. Some things I feel like I've been able to keep up with and work on and enjoy while other things are just sort of on the back burner. It's funny how interests can change overtime, even over the span of a few weeks.
Like last year for example I feel like I was on comic fury all the time, putting more effort into my comic and I think I was working on my stamps more. My stamps are pretty much where I want them. I have a few new ones I need to sort but other than that my collections are stable. But my interest in comic fury still sort of surprises me. I used to go on there so much and do so much reading. Now it's hard to get motivated anymore. And same goes with my comic. Maybe that passion will pick back up again someday.
I do find myself wanting to work in my adult coloring books again. How many of you guys used to or still do adult coloring books or sheets? I got a few of them back when they were all the range and have a good number colored in most pages. It would be a calm and enjoyable activity while I would have YouTube on or music. I'm going to get those out to color again soon.
Another activity I want to do again is my puzzles. Mike and I are going to clear off the kitchen table soon and get one started again. Gosh, I have sooo many. Our collection has grown over the last few months because of the library having a nice selection out with their book sales. Another peaceful thing to do while listening to music or a podcast.
As I get older I feel I am becoming more of an introvert and that's totally fine.
What have you guys been doing this first half of the year? Hopefully you all have been doing well. The world seems to be going through so much right now... the unknown, hate, fear, misinformation, worry... But trying to focus on the good we are able to in our lives and in our control helps. It may not fix anything but for some time it can help ease all of the bad out there.
Like last year for example I feel like I was on comic fury all the time, putting more effort into my comic and I think I was working on my stamps more. My stamps are pretty much where I want them. I have a few new ones I need to sort but other than that my collections are stable. But my interest in comic fury still sort of surprises me. I used to go on there so much and do so much reading. Now it's hard to get motivated anymore. And same goes with my comic. Maybe that passion will pick back up again someday.
I do find myself wanting to work in my adult coloring books again. How many of you guys used to or still do adult coloring books or sheets? I got a few of them back when they were all the range and have a good number colored in most pages. It would be a calm and enjoyable activity while I would have YouTube on or music. I'm going to get those out to color again soon.
Another activity I want to do again is my puzzles. Mike and I are going to clear off the kitchen table soon and get one started again. Gosh, I have sooo many. Our collection has grown over the last few months because of the library having a nice selection out with their book sales. Another peaceful thing to do while listening to music or a podcast.
As I get older I feel I am becoming more of an introvert and that's totally fine.
What have you guys been doing this first half of the year? Hopefully you all have been doing well. The world seems to be going through so much right now... the unknown, hate, fear, misinformation, worry... But trying to focus on the good we are able to in our lives and in our control helps. It may not fix anything but for some time it can help ease all of the bad out there.
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Do your best, zenigotchas! Is what I will say to myself as I go on this enormous journey
Jul. 2nd, 2025 05:43 pm
Art Books: Edgar Degas
Jun. 30th, 2025 09:25 pma_natural_beautyhttps://www.wikiart.org/en/edgar-degas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Degas
I just finished this book this morning! And I wanted to write about him and his works while it was still fresh in my mind. He was born July 19th, 1834. My personal thoughts I feel that Edgar Degas was best known for his ballerina oil paintings and paste works. All sorts of different scenes just from this one topic. Like before while taking a stretch to during a play - each one I enjoyed and felt like he captured a-lot of emotions related to that activity, those have been my favorite. I thought it was interesting also how he was a photographer. And he did some sculptures which turned out quite well. Edgar was an impressionist (I feel most if not all of these books they are impressionists which I'm okay with!). His life seemed to be quite and towards the end lonely. He believed an artist couldn't' have a personal life. In fact this caused other friends to distance themselves from him.
Have any of you heard of Edgar Degas and have seen his works?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Degas
I just finished this book this morning! And I wanted to write about him and his works while it was still fresh in my mind. He was born July 19th, 1834. My personal thoughts I feel that Edgar Degas was best known for his ballerina oil paintings and paste works. All sorts of different scenes just from this one topic. Like before while taking a stretch to during a play - each one I enjoyed and felt like he captured a-lot of emotions related to that activity, those have been my favorite. I thought it was interesting also how he was a photographer. And he did some sculptures which turned out quite well. Edgar was an impressionist (I feel most if not all of these books they are impressionists which I'm okay with!). His life seemed to be quite and towards the end lonely. He believed an artist couldn't' have a personal life. In fact this caused other friends to distance themselves from him.
Have any of you heard of Edgar Degas and have seen his works?
Rebuilding journal search again
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dw_maintenanceWe're having to rebuild the search server again (previously, previously). It will take a few days to reindex all the content.
Meanwhile search services should be running, but probably returning no results or incomplete results for most queries.
Meanwhile search services should be running, but probably returning no results or incomplete results for most queries.
