I've been around a while...

Cuusardo

Farmer
...And I never introduced myself. I'm sure by now a lot of you know my spouse @imnvs who is my favorite person in the world. We've been together for over half our lives.

I am a neurodivergent crafter, artist, performer, gamer, and music lover. I sew, knit, crochet, and occasionally draw/paint. I love music so much that I'm Ticket Services Supervisor and Group Sales Specialist for the Minnesota Orchestra. Before that I spent about 9 years as the front of house manager for a small theater in downtown Minneapolis because I also love the theater. I've done burlesque, drag, cabaret, and belly dance performance for nearly 20 years although I am on a performance hiatus due to COVID.

As for gaming, it's obvious that I love Stardew Valley. A colleague from work turned me on to the game, a friend bought it for me, and I introduced it to @imnvs . I also love D&D, and I've got a game that I've run for several years. (Currently on hiatus while I work on the end of an adventure.) I've enjoyed a lot of other video games over the years. Besides SDV my favorites have been Paperboy (yes, the old Nintendo game), The Sims, Myst & Riven, Muppets Party Cruise (similar to Mario Party but with Muppets), and Goldeneye/Perfect Dark (because they're basically the same game).

Random fact about me: I experience multiple partial joint dislocations on a daily basis because I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
 
...And I never introduced myself. I'm sure by now a lot of you know my spouse @imnvs who is my favorite person in the world. We've been together for over half our lives.

I am a neurodivergent crafter, artist, performer, gamer, and music lover. I sew, knit, crochet, and occasionally draw/paint. I love music so much that I'm Ticket Services Supervisor and Group Sales Specialist for the Minnesota Orchestra. Before that I spent about 9 years as the front of house manager for a small theater in downtown Minneapolis because I also love the theater. I've done burlesque, drag, cabaret, and belly dance performance for nearly 20 years although I am on a performance hiatus due to COVID.
YOU ARE HOT.....

@imnvs is your spouse !!!! That's double HOT.

 
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Wow, wicked craftsy abilities! As someone who prefers crochet to knitting, what's your preference? I can knit but am forever having gauge problems :hmph: mean while I make my own crochet patterns. I think more people need to be able to create and appreciate handmade items, even if it's a digital "handmade" item. They both take skills, time and effort to make.
It's so awesome how active you must be! Belly dancing in my opinion is a fun way to stay in good physical shape.
It's neat that both you and @imnvs are together and enjoy the same game.
 

Cuusardo

Farmer
Wow, wicked craftsy abilities! As someone who prefers crochet to knitting, what's your preference? I can knit but am forever having gauge problems :hmph: mean while I make my own crochet patterns. I think more people need to be able to create and appreciate handmade items, even if it's a digital "handmade" item. They both take skills, time and effort to make.
It's so awesome how active you must be! Belly dancing in my opinion is a fun way to stay in good physical shape.
It's neat that both you and @imnvs are together and enjoy the same game.
I'm honestly not sure which I prefer out of knitting or crocheting because I love them both. So far the largest projects I've made have been crocheted, but the most complex ones have been knitted. (Like a set of 3 cat toys I made from a project kit I found at Target.) Getting the hang of gauges has taken practice, and I have a small collection of gauge squares that I want to use for something eventually some day. My favorite thing I've made is probably the gigantic scarf I crocheted in the zig-zag pattern -- it's super long, inspired by the 4th Doctor's scarf.

As for belly dancing, I don't think words can express how much I enjoy it. It's wonderful for core strength, which I need. (I've had to make some adaptations due to a torn labrum in one of my hips.) I am also an avid bicyclist, which is great conditioning for dance and all around lovely low-impact cardio. Biking is part of my physical therapy to maintain strength in my hips, which helps with the torn labrum and other things. I also bike almost exclusively for transportation.
 
I'm honestly not sure which I prefer out of knitting or crocheting because I love them both. So far the largest projects I've made have been crocheted, but the most complex ones have been knitted. (Like a set of 3 cat toys I made from a project kit I found at Target.) Getting the hang of gauges has taken practice, and I have a small collection of gauge squares that I want to use for something eventually some day. My favorite thing I've made is probably the gigantic scarf I crocheted in the zig-zag pattern -- it's super long, inspired by the 4th Doctor's scarf.

As for belly dancing, I don't think words can express how much I enjoy it. It's wonderful for core strength, which I need. (I've had to make some adaptations due to a torn labrum in one of my hips.) I am also an avid bicyclist, which is great conditioning for dance and all around lovely low-impact cardio. Biking is part of my physical therapy to maintain strength in my hips, which helps with the torn labrum and other things. I also bike almost exclusively for transportation.
You must be really FIT !!!!
I admire that...
 

Lew Zealand

Helper
So... this one I thought about a bit more, and I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it a few times, even tagged Cuusardo a couple times. Just saying: we haven't been hiding. 😉
Ah, this mentioning and tagging is no match for my innate "thick as a brick" head and penchant to forget important things. This is not an exaggeration-- I was in a weekly livestream where someone else in chat was trying to subtly give me a link to his Discord and I was completely clueless what he was trying to convey. Many, many attempts. Many, many huhs? It took 3 of those livestreams until I got it figured out. Put another way: I'm known at my job for writing clear IT instructions for regular users to follow.

Because I need to follow them in 6 months when I forget everything. The instructions are for me.
 
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