Welcome to the show!

     I have made many attempts in the past to keep a blog. I'm gonna try again and keep one now. I blame my previous attempts on the fact that they may just have been to narrow in scope, considering I have a shortish attention span when it comes to topical conversation and contemplation. But this is going to be a blog about "ALL the things". And, to introduce the things, I'd like to draw your attention to the title of this blog.

Gimpy- 

     I am living in a body that has its own mind. I may want to be active, but frequently, my joints, my feet, and my energy levels say, "yeah, no, not for you. Sit your fat ass back down and deal with it." As a much younger person, I was a little dynamo. I walked all over my hometown, I took dance classes, I ran around the yard when the excitement of a favorite TV show was too much. I'm not kidding. I totally did. It was usually Power Rangers. Yes, I was a teen at the time. But, bad choices and bad accidents have come back to haunt me. Dance classes with knee and floor work and knees that are naturally hyperextended haunt my love of walking everywhere. My love of steel toed boots with my flat feet have given me a nigh-permanent case of plantar fasciitis. My skin has a habit of deciding it needs new sweat glands. Where there were never meant to be any. My reproductive system tries to kill me at least four times a year. And, its not just physical. I've been living with clinical depression since I was nine, and am pretty plainly non-neurotypical (why exactly is still debatable). So, yeah. I'm living with a crapton of invisible issues, many of which I will probably discuss on here. The gross, potentially triggering, or NSFW stuff I will do my best to label. But consider this a blanket warning. If discussions of suicidal tendencies, real-world body horror, or living as an adult with said issues bothers you, you might not want to read this here blog, or at least not the stuff marked as such.

Geeky- 

      Back when nerds were still "uncool", I was one. I still am. I like Classic Doctor Who, science fiction, fantasy, horror, superheroes, and the finer points of MMORPGs. I've been gaming since I was eight and I am a fierce supporter of Apple products, mostly because as nerdy as I am, I am fairly computer illiterate. I have never killed a Mac. I have never wanted to throw one into a tank of acid because the damn OS was designed by lobotomized domestic turkeys. There will be discussions of fan fiction, television, music, movies, history, books, tech and roleplaying games here, as well as links to my review show (once it's off hiatus). So, be prepared for rampant geeking-out.


Girly- 

     I am a total chick. I consider myself a Post-Modern Southern Belle. Even though my body says, "T-shirts and jeans are all you have the energy for, neener neener," I have a passion for fashion. The glitzier and frillier, the better. I especially love Lolita fashion and I'm starting out on the path to being a Lolita. I will have more discussions of what this is and what it isn't later. I might review makeup and other beauty products here, too. There might also be rants and essays on feminism, sex-positivity, and what it's like for an invisibly disabled, mixed-race, intellectual, femme feminist and equal rights supporter in the former Capitol of the Confederacy (hint: it's easier than you might think). Thanks for joining me on the ride!