Post by galdrofnaumkeag on Feb 11, 2015 19:27:22 GMT -6
Hello. I'm Joanie. You can find me as gothicflamingos basically everywhere. (Twitter, Tumblr, Instragram, Neopets?)
I'm from Boston, and grew up in a HEAVILY Catholic family. As in both my parents are on several committees, my mother runs the choir, I went to a catholic music camp three years in a row, there are 27 crosses in my house (My brother and I counted), etc. My faith sort of faded after high school, but I have yet to fully distance myself from Catholicism. Mostly because I'm still living with my parents and getting getting guilted or bribed into things.
Anyways, I got interested in polytheism a little over a year ago. Interest in my ancestors is kind of what triggered it. I did a massive genealogy search last spring. And since I'm German and Irish, my focus has been on the Germanic and Gaelic branches. Although, I've done more research into Gaelic than Germanic. It's just so hard to search for anything without stumbling upon neo-nazis. I'm also still in the 'I don't really know what I'm doing' phase. My journey has been kind of slow. Maybe part of that is the recovering catholic thing, but also I want to make sure that I'm not doing this because I want to believe, but that I actually do believe. So I'm kind of easing myself into it.
About Me: I'm real life friends with Ashley (saintfelicity). We've been friends since high school. 10 years! I'm an Industrial Designer, and also a musician on the side. My main instrument is singing (Soprano FTW), but also play bass guitar and a little bit of piano, trombone, and violin. I'm a tea and a wine enthusiast. I live vicariously through my Sims (because being an adult is the worst). I watch an obscene amount of TV shows. My faves are historical dramas like Vikings, Da Vinci's Demons, Black Sails, etc.
I'm from Boston, and grew up in a HEAVILY Catholic family. As in both my parents are on several committees, my mother runs the choir, I went to a catholic music camp three years in a row, there are 27 crosses in my house (My brother and I counted), etc. My faith sort of faded after high school, but I have yet to fully distance myself from Catholicism. Mostly because I'm still living with my parents and getting getting guilted or bribed into things.
Anyways, I got interested in polytheism a little over a year ago. Interest in my ancestors is kind of what triggered it. I did a massive genealogy search last spring. And since I'm German and Irish, my focus has been on the Germanic and Gaelic branches. Although, I've done more research into Gaelic than Germanic. It's just so hard to search for anything without stumbling upon neo-nazis. I'm also still in the 'I don't really know what I'm doing' phase. My journey has been kind of slow. Maybe part of that is the recovering catholic thing, but also I want to make sure that I'm not doing this because I want to believe, but that I actually do believe. So I'm kind of easing myself into it.
About Me: I'm real life friends with Ashley (saintfelicity). We've been friends since high school. 10 years! I'm an Industrial Designer, and also a musician on the side. My main instrument is singing (Soprano FTW), but also play bass guitar and a little bit of piano, trombone, and violin. I'm a tea and a wine enthusiast. I live vicariously through my Sims (because being an adult is the worst). I watch an obscene amount of TV shows. My faves are historical dramas like Vikings, Da Vinci's Demons, Black Sails, etc.