Friending Post

[mcmurphy79]

My LJ has gone a bit odd and it's a bit quiet. I know a couple of you are finding the same thing, so I thought I might attempt to make a public post and a sort of friending frenzy (this may or may not work especially as I am posting this on a Monday morning). So yeah, you know the drill. If you want friends feel free to make a comment telling us all about yourself and have a look through to see if there is anyone you think you might like to be friends with.

Can I ask that you make a post on your LJ and link to this (if you are so inclined)

I'll start

My LJ  friends describe me as follows

resuscitation
A lovely person with a good sense of humour and great personality. Her journal is easy to read and mcmurphy79 is also a regular commenter. Definately someone to add if you get the chance.
lucybutler
Lip-smackin'...Derren-kidnapping...car-naming...dog-walking...youth-working...hell-raising...shed-prepping...fucking-swearing...friend-loving...Godot-waiting...thirst-quenching...mcmurphy79........
idiosyncrasique
Tina writes with unflinching honesty about all aspects of her life. She is open, non-judgmental and supportive; and someone you won't regret adding to your friends list!
stpdsxyflndrs:
mcmurphy79 is ardently kind and fervently passionate about everything lucky enough to be in the scope of her life. She is fun, raw, honest, and open; she is beautiful without realizing the true extent of her radiance. Her posts make me laugh, cry, think, and reflect, and her comments are always comforting and understanding. I feel quite honored to know her, and if you add her, you will too!
ellierachael
My friends list wouldn't be the same without mcmurphy79. Funny, genuine and honest, she's someone I regard as a true friend


I'm a 32, female and live in Kent with my partner (we are engaged - am avoiding using the word fiance!) We have 2 rescue greyhounds who are ex-racers and occasionally foster lurchers for a charity we work with.

I'm a youth worker a job that I love but am still inclinded to occasionally whine about.

Current obsessions - Dogs, Ian McKellen, Derren Brown, Morrissey, The Smiths, Manic Street Preachers,

Comments

[claireylouisa.livejournal.com]

I'll give it a go, my flist is quite quiet these days too!

I'm Claire, 28 years old, living in the north of England. I'm an analytical chemist (read crazy chemist) and work providing chemistry support to power stations for one of the big 6 UK energy suppliers. I absolutely love it and the small department I work in means it feels less like selling out. There's a lady I work with, who I get on really well with, but she tries to shut me out of the work, so I'm dealing with that and posting about it at the moment.

I have a boyfriend, Rob, who does marketing for the same energy supplier. We're currently long distance, he's about 100 miles away. He's the woman of our relationship bless him! He's lovely and the sweetest man I've ever dated, but I'm terrible with relationships, not very romantic, and overanalyse everything (via my journal)!

Sadly I also have a massive crush on my bad-boy boss (I should write that it's never going to happen, nor would I actually want it to), and I write about this quite a lot. Trying to get my head around ignoring my stupid brain and doing what's best for me and also for Rob.

Other things I like are: salsa dancing, going to the cinema, I've just bought a new flat and I'm going to be working on making that my own, girly gossiping, drinking/going out on a Friday (I promise all my entires don't start with "oooo I was soooo wasted"), I'm a runner and am currently training for a 10k, I do talk about work a bit and sometimes I get to travel round the country to different power stations.

I'm pretty practical but think my journal probably gets my hormonal woman side, so I probably would fit with either side. I always read my flist and comment quite a lot (I usually have something to say!). I think my journal has been a bit difficult to comment on at the moment, especially if you don't know me, but I appreciate people reading, and like reading people's journals in return. I don't mind people telling me I'm an idiot so would welcome brutally honest friends!

[dr98emd.livejournal.com]

Hi Claire, I like your intro can I add you :)!

[claireylouisa.livejournal.com]

Aw thanks! That sounds lovely, shall add you now.

[silviarambles]

Hello Claire! Friends? 80% of my friends are chemists (I'm not!), so I'm fully aware of what I'm getting myself into... ;)

[claireylouisa.livejournal.com]

Hey Silvia, they would be lovely yes! I think my facebook is probably worse for awful chemistry jokes than my lj so you'll be fine :)

[hallonlakrits.livejournal.com]

I 'know' you. You went to a uni group with my friend/former housemate.

[claireylouisa.livejournal.com]

How spooky! You must mean Rich yes? Small world...

[hallonlakrits.livejournal.com]

yep!

[claireylouisa.livejournal.com]

Ok, random question, how did you pick me out from that description?!

[hallonlakrits.livejournal.com]

I think I have possibly seen you around on Rich's journal, PLUS I remember him once saying he had a friend from group (called Claire) who's a scientist and on LJ. When I saw your info page, I kinda put two and two together.

[claireylouisa.livejournal.com]

Nice detective work :)