A little about me:

Personal

Bio

I went to school to become a crime tech, emphasizing in trace evidence and blood spatter analysis. Did a lot of physics and chemistry. Made it to senior year... and dropped out. As it turns out, when you have a mood disorder and you lose access to your medication, things tend to go poorly for you. Plus, I saw firsthand how law enforcement officers are trained in the US, so I was pretty disillusioned from the idea of working in forensics. So I switched professions, moved across the state, got married, and got my life back together. Beyond that, I'm just trying to find the things that make me happy and share them with the world.

Hobbies

• Sewing - started with clothes, moved on to quilting and embroidery
• Knitting
• Writing, especially science fiction and fantasy
• Gaming - primarily on the Switch, PS4, or PC
• Fan-fiction, both reading and writing
• Running and lifting (though I have bad joints so I can't do high-impact exercise every day anymore)
• Anime - I don't watch everything that's coming out each year, but I've got a few favorites
• Reading (just wish I had more time to do it)

Likes

I'm getting tired of lists, so until I figure out better coding, I'm just going to make this one a paragraph. My favorite color is gray. I'm into nature, symbology, chemistry, and writing. Definitely talk to me about gardening, pets, your newest exercise routine, and whatever you're into. I like seeing people passionate about their interests!

Don't Even Start With Me On

• Anti-science nonsense, including vaccination debates, climate change denial, or anti-GMO/"raw foods" rhetoric
• Race or sexuality debates. If I hear another bunk FBI statistic about race and criminality, I will throw my criminal law textbook at you and what you and one or more censenting adults do behind closed doors is no one else's business.
• In the same vein, the only reason a stranger should ask you what's in your pants is if they would like to get into them. Use whatever bathroom or pronouns you want. Just wash your hands.
• Law enforcement or corrections apologia. I spent three and a half years of my life training with future cops, judges, and techs. My spouse went through a policy academy. I am aware people make mistakes. If you're supposed to be the hero who puts away bad guys, you deserve to be held to a stricter standard than the rest of us. On that note, our punitive system in the US is garbage. Having a for-profit prison system is slavery with extra steps, the vicious cycle of poverty ensures that most felons will stay poor, and punishing someone for what they did wrong only works if you have a system to teach them what's right.
• Defunding public services is stupid. Charter/private schools are, by and large, a scam, and nobody should be asking why the post office isn't making a profit. It's a service, not a business. And if you're such a libertarian that you thing governments shouldn't run anything, get off the internet that the government pays for, stop using the electricity and water that is almost certainly run by your city, village, or town, and don't even think about using a public road when you next have to get groceries (many of which are subsidised by, you guessed it, the government!).
• Immigration and emigration are vital components to a functioning government. If you don't like illegal immigrants, make the process of doing it legally easier.