The Basics
Name:Opal
Pronouns:she/her
Age:50s
Location:Texas, US

Getting to Know You
What are your hobbies?reading, writing, sewing, gardening, vegetarian cooking, Postcrossing, music, watercolors, stickers
Are you involved in fandom? If so, what fandom(s)? How do you participate in fandom?Not much anymore, but there's always the chance I'll fall into a new one. I mainly read (and still sometimes write) fic. I still dip into Marvel and Star Trek.
Tell us about your pets:Ella, my beautiful boxer dog, is perfect.
How do you spend your days?I teach middle school English.

Journal Info & Friending
What is the story behind your username?It's a Tom Waits album, and I've had the name since my livejournal days.
How long have you been on Dreamwidth?My profile says I created my journal in 2009.

What do you post about?Life, teaching, my dog, my wife, projects, books, my cheese quest, music
How frequently do you post?I roll along with daily updates for a while and then I disappear for a few weeks when life gets in the way.

What do you like to read about on your friends page?I'm interested in what other people find interesting.

What are you looking for in a Dreamwidth friend?People who live different lives to mine are always interesting.
Do you have any Dreamwidth friend dealbreakers?Bigots

Favorite communities on Dreamwidth:beautifulmechanical, makezines, journalsandplanners

Currently…
Reading:One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg
Watching:Shrinking
Listening to:Philip Glass
Playing:A Gentle Rain (Bloom Edition)
Looking forward to:Thai food tomorrow
Thinking about:My mom and how life has changed now that she's gone.