Thank you! Phase One closing-down commences and a friending meme to stay in touch

[magnetic_pole]

Here at covidcoffeecorner, we start to close down as other parts of life open up. We've reached the end of May, and as many parts of the world are beginning to open their doors again, we're closing ours. We're going to shut down our virtual coffee machine, lift the chairs onto the tables, wipe down the floors, and count our blessings.

It's been a comfort for me to have somewhere to turn for conversation while isolating in my apartment and a joy to meet new people and learn so much from your topics of conversation. I hope you all feel the same way.

A huge thank you to everyone who volunteered to host a conversation and kept us going for these past two and a half months: smallhobbitt, lashlarue, usedsongs, liv, ng_moonmoth, tozka, cabepfir, tielan, glass_icarus, liseuse, verdande_ni, redbird, brumier, pensnest, z_badfaith, glinda, mothwing, dine, kat_lair, aome, rosefox, write_out, tjs_whatnot, shadowhive, highlyeccentric, wpadmirer, and therealsnape.

Thank you, too, to everyone who kept us going by stopping by to comment. I'm not going to list names here because I don't want to leave anyone out, but you've all been amazing--thoughtful, funny, bringing to so much life experience, large and small, to our conversations.

Thanks to light_of_summer, who had the brilliant idea of a post to collect conversation topics, and octahedrite, who made our banners.

And so much appreciation to co-mod therealsnape, whose comments about sociability got us going, who lent us the name for the comm, and who's been a key source of moral and practical support and level-headed good sense.

We're going to close down conversation here for the moment and hope (hope!) there will be no reason to reopen. But if any of you live in places that start go through a second wave, drop on by, let us know, and we'll re-open the cafe.

Your mods,
magnetic_pole and therealsnape

ETA: an old-fashioned friending meme. Folks, I didn't think of this earlier when I was posting, but because many of us didn't know each other before chatting here, perhaps we'd like to stay in touch? Please feel free to add a comment if you're looking to connect with others on DW. I'll leave a text box below to make it (hopefully) less awkward.

I'm looking for connections on DW! I tend to post [how often] about [fill in the blank].

Comments

[smallhobbit]

Thank you for opening the café - it was a great, and very timely, idea!

[magnetic_pole]

And thank you for being such a fabulous conversationalist and host!

I'm a bit terrified that this is not a reliable opening (in RL) or closure (online), but one day at a time, I suppose. Finger crossed that the universe smiles on us. M.

[shadowhive]

Thanks for doing this, it’s been a really nice thing to do

Hope everyone stays safe!

[magnetic_pole]

And thanks for your help! I'm a homebody who hasn't had too much trouble staying in her apartment all the time, but this comm has been more of a lifeline than I'd realized--it wasn't so much staying at home that was hard as it was feeling isolated. Thanks for helping with that. M.

[redbird]

Thanks for having us.

Massachusetts is still in phase 1, "safer at home" but reopening some businesses, so there's still not much going on, and I really hope they are timing this based on the science.

Everyone is welcome to stop by my journal, though I can't promise such interesting topics.

[magnetic_pole]

And thanks for hosting and chatting!

You know, I'd love to add you--and I think I'll add an option to the post to make sure others can do the same thing, too. Thank you. M.

[magnetic_pole]

I'm looking for connections on DW! I tend to post weekly or bi weekly about...well, mostly the minutia of my life. (I've been active in HP and Sherlock Holmes fandoms in the past, but I'm very quiet fannishly these days.) Would love to get to know some of you better! M.

[octahedrite]

Hi! Thanks for organizing this comm, it's been fun. I've subscribed to you :)

[jenett]

Thanks so much for everyone who made this happen.

My journal is almost entirely access-only, but I am generally glad to add anyone.

Most of the time it's daily life stuff, with a side of what my friends delight in calling "librarian-smash", where I deconstruct other people's bad research, plus bits of witchy goodness and my writing projects (writing stuff is mostly filtered: let me know if you want to be on that. I don't post long text, it's more "here's how the writing stuff is going" with word counts and sales as relevant.)

[magnetic_pole]

Thanks for dropping by and chatting!

And YAY, librarians! :) M.

[cynthia1960]

Hi, always looking for new folks to read here.

[magnetic_pole]

\o/! And thanks for dropping in, C.

Hope you're well! (In the most local sense--none of us are really well in the global sense right now.) M.

looking for more online friends

[redbird]

I'm looking for connections on DW!

In normal times I tend to post a couple of times a week; now, it's just about every day.

A bunch of that is day-to-day stuff like gardening and trying out new recipes. I also post about health/medical stuff (though some of that is access-locked), what I'm reading, socializing/relationships, politics, and what I'm reading.

Re: looking for more online friends

[magnetic_pole]

Looking forward to it! M.

Thanks again for running this!

[ng_moonmoth]

I really enjoyed participating, and especially enjoyed the days I got to start the conversation.

I'd enjoy getting into contact with others who participated here. As of now, I only post sporadically, mostly memes and signal boosts, with occasional forays into things that don't conveniently fit into a comment. But I'm a frequent commenter, and promptly respond in kind to anyone who subscribes and/or grants access. There's bits of stuff about me in some of my recent posts and friending memes, but maybe I'll be motivated to put something up so people who link up can leave a comment.

Re: Thanks again for running this!

[magnetic_pole]

Thanks so much for hosting and participating! I've appreciated your schedule-flexibility, too. Looking forward to getting to know you a bit more at your journal. M.

[althea_valara]

Thanks for opening this community, and thanks to everyone who hosted and participated.

I would love new people to read! I post on a regular basis, at least once a week but often several times a week. I read my reading list numerous times a day. I'm not always great about commenting due to social anxiety, but I'm working on getting better at that.

My journal is a good part squeeing about video games. I play three ongoing games: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, War of the Visions:FFBE, and Final Fantasy XIV. I also knit and crochet, and do a monthly round-up post to show off what I've worked on during the month.

The other main part of my journal is introspection as I ponder my therapy sessions (I'm mentally ill). There's also talk about family.

My journal's adding policy is pretty open: anybody is welcome to add me/give access at any time. I'll likely add you back. Anybody is also free to remove me at any time; I don't make drama when I am removed (though I might get confused for a minute, but I usually just shrug and go on with my life.)

[magnetic_pole]

Thanks for participating! Looking forward to getting to know you better. M.

[therealsnape]

It was such marvellous fun to have this community, and to have the daily conversations and interesting things to read. Thank you, dear Maggie, for putting in so much effort to make this happen!

[magnetic_pole]

<3 <3 <3 Thank you. M.

[pensnest]

Thanks for creating and maintaining this community. I've read almost every post, and most of the comments, even when I haven't necessarily commented myself. It's been varied, interesting, and well worth while.

Anyone wants to take a look at my journal, you'll be welcome—I am a bit of a flibbertigibbet and mostly frivolous, though I will get querulous about misuse of the English language at times. I'm likely to reciprocate any new Subscribes, but I don't grant Access because I really don't put up locked posts (on the very rare occasions when I do, they are restricted to people I've known for years).

[magnetic_pole]

I'm so glad you've enjoyed! Thanks for hosting, and thanks for reading along. M.

[write_out]

Thank you for creating this space! I've been more of a lurker than active participant, but I've enjoyed reading all of the great posts here.

I'm always open to making new friends; most of my posts are locked, but I'm happy to add people to my list. I tend to ramble on about life stuff. I am HUGELY into BBC Sherlock (I'm a lifelong Sherlock Holmes fan), but I do most of my fangirling over on Tumblr.

[magnetic_pole]

Thanks so much for playing along, A! Glad it's been fun. <3 M.

[author_by_night]

I'm looking for connections on DW! I tend to post 2-6 times a week depending on the week about... lots of stuff? Fandom (multifandom anymore, but especially Buffyverse and Harry Potter), rants about the world, lighthearted snark about the world , a bit of real life, random topics that pop in my head.

I should be forward and say that I'm not a "day to day" blogger. It's a nerdy and somewhat old school LJ-esque account. If you miss LJ in 2005, we'll probably get along, because I'm stuck in 2005 as far as LiveWidth is concerned. Also, I'm the kind of person who made up a portmanteau for "Livejournal and DreamWidth." That tells you a lot about me. ;)

[magnetic_pole]

If you miss LJ in 2005, we'll probably get along

Hee! I do. We will.

Thanks for participating! M.

[kelly_chambliss]

Thank you, Maggie and TRS! And thanks to all the lovely hosts and commentators. I'd hoped to participate more, but I thoroughly enjoyed the small part I did play. You performed a real service.

[magnetic_pole]

And thank you, K, for participating! M.

[tielan]

I'm looking for connections on DW!

I tend to post several times a week about life, the universe, sometimes politics - Australian and American, social justice, my own personal faith, my garden and how it grows or doesn't, my cats, my family, my work, and musings on life the universe and everything.

It's pretty much my space for posting things that I don't post on Twitter or FB, or my blogs. A general dumping ground for my thoughts.

There's marginal fannish stuff (although I'm presently running a fannish meme), my most recent fandoms were MCU, Pacific Rim, and Rogue One but before that and generally mixed in there were Stargate Atlantis, Justice League (cartoon series and marginally/generally the movies - specifically WW and Justice League), Star Wars (originals, prequels, sequels), Stargate SG1, Merlin BBC, Battlestar Galactic, Harry Potter, Firefly, Jupiter Ascending, NCIS, Buffy (S1-4), Angel and a lot of other little bits and pieces.

I'd love it if there's anyone interested in connecting!

[aome]

You sound very interesting! I've added you to my flist. :)

[gatheringrivers]

With all the protests, there may be a surge in COVID cases in the next 2 weeks. Basically, means things that have opened, may not stay opened.

[magnetic_pole]

I'm worried about that, too, on a number of RL fronts. But luckily we can always reopen our virtual doors here at the comm... M.

[singedsun]

Thanks for this. I may not have been here as much as I'd liked due to some IRL things, but it was nice to know this opportunity for daily connection was here.

[magnetic_pole]

And thank you for dropping by and enjoying the comm! M.

[octahedrite]

I'm looking for connections on DW! I tend to post a few times a month about anime, science, and writing. More info at my sticky post for the curious :)

Thank you magnetic_pole and therealsnape for organizing the comm! I didn't participate as much as I wanted to but I enjoyed reading everyone's comments.

[magnetic_pole]

Such is the appeal of DW for me--lurking on an evening when I'm feeling tired is always an option. Thank you for the banners, and I look forward to chatting again soon. M.

[verdande_mi]

I was really happy to find this community and have loved taking part in the conversations. A very lovely idea to join together in such times. Thanks for hosting :)

I'm looking for connections on DW! I tend to post more than once each week, I've been quiet lately because of studies, but those days are over now :) I talk about a mix about real life, what I read and watch, I share of my hobbies, like, photography and I have a dwellpositivity post every month where I post about good, wise, happy and beautiful things.

[magnetic_pole]

Thank you for some lovely conversations, yourself!

I'm happy your days of study are over. One good thing at an otherwise difficult time. And I'm excited to see what you mean by good, wise, happy, and beautiful things. M.

[zhelana]

I'm looking for connections on DW! I tend to post [daily] about daily life. Look, I think this closing this thing down is premature. Cases are still rising here, and while certain things have opened, nothing I actually do is open or available. So what do I talk about? Well, daily life. Since quarantine that has included deepening my faith (Judaism), reading a lot, and some SCA stuff that we can do online. When we're not on quarantine, I talk a lot about swords and sword fighting. I haven't done that since March, and I really miss it. I don't anticipate doing it for another several months, either. Not until gatherings of 10 or more are okay again. i do a lot of artsy things, and talk about that some. I post a Reading Wednesday and an Art Saturday post.

[aome]

My husband has three battle-ready (sharp) swords, although he's never done any fighting with them. He just liked using them with RenFaire costumes, and putting them up for display, except the bastard sword which he keeps next to the bed in case of intruders. (And possibly boys wanting to date our daughter, lol.) He's also got a Viking sword (I think?) and the long sword Mel Gibson used in Braveheart.

[aome]

Thank you SO MUCH for running this com. I had a great time sharing and conversing here, and helping out a few times. So many fun and interesting topics, and it was great to leave behind the stress of Real Life for a little bit.

I'm looking for connections on DW (and/or LJ)! I tend to post an average of once a week - sometimes a bit more or less often - about stuff I've done, my teenagers (high school senior daughter, sophomore trans son) and other family members, a venting place if I need to rant about annoyances, and work when I have work (substitute teacher and library volunteer when school is normal). Am applying to library school right now. I like fantasy books, cozy mysteries, m/m romance, Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes (multiple canons), MCU, and random other bits and bobs. I bake, knit, sew/quilt, read, write (occasionally), draw (occasionally), do Paint Nites ... stuff like that. Bored yet? ;-)

[magnetic_pole]

And thank you SO MUCH for hosting and participating!

Library school! Librarians are the best. Good luck. M.

[luckyzukky]

this was really fun, i'm glad to have been a part of it!!!! <3

(p.s., i am looking for new friends so if you're good with idols, anime, and fangirling, consider checking out my journal 👀)

[magnetic_pole]

Thank you so much for participating! And I love the enthusiasm of your icon. :) M.

[secretsolitaire]

Thanks so much for this comm! I was kind of in and out, but I really enjoyed it when I stopped by. :)