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[milesy]

Name: Milesy

Age: 33

Location: PNW, near that mountain what likes to explode sometimes.

Five Sentences:

1. I'm a full-time YouTuber and Twitch streamer, and have very little coherent thought left because of it.
2. I do a lot of cross stitch, as part of the above, and have even less coherent thought left because of it.
3. I don't have kids, but I do have a husband and a pet shark, which is kind of the same - I'm always yelling at someone to stop beating things up or leaving socks around the house.
4. I painted the artwork in my icon for a birthday gift for my niece.
5. I had to learn how to cook because I'm allergic to everything under the sun and don't want to die.

Writing interests: Not so much these days.  Most of my written creativity comes in the form of RP.  I've tried my hand at some original horror, and used to write a LOT of fanfic.

What I write: Not a whole lot.  I wish I had the mental energy to write more, but it's not a hobby that can be multitasked very easily.

Most postings: Whatever, really.  My journal is pretty new.  It was a formality for an RP comm, but I want to actually start using it.  You'll get some random babbling, probably some YouTube videos and pictures of things I make.  Maybe I'll post some fic or something.

More: I was super hardcore active on LJ in the past, but between the numerous takeovers and my fandom of choice at the time getting incredibly toxic, I noped out pretty hard.  I tried Tumblr, but I hate it, so I fell out of fandom and online spaces pretty hard as well.  But I miss the journalling scene, and want to try to get back into it.

Comments

[gatheringrivers]

Complicated food issues, I know them.... :)

We seem to have different ones though, but I'm curious, do you have an allergy to gluten, or soy, or something else? (at least one of the former two seem to be in everything already...)

[milesy]

Oniony things and peppery things.  Not black pepper, but all the other kind.  Some are worse than others, but I tend to just avoid them all outright.  And they're always in everything you buy pre-cooked, so we don't really buy a lot of that stuff.

[gatheringrivers]

Have you had the same problem with organic onions or haven't you tried an onion that's "certified organic" yet?

Peppery things that you list are among the things that I have issues with.

[milesy]

It's any allium. Onions, leeks, garlic, etc. Capsicums too. Black pepper's fine, because it's a totally different plant, but even a bell pepper will ruin my day.

[gatheringrivers]

Peppers [bell/cayenne/etc] are a nightshade - do you have problems with other members of that family, such as things with tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, etc?

I asked about the onions (which in my usage, I do mean all allium members - it's just that "onions" are what come to mind the most for a lot of people), because SOME (ok, a LOT of, depending on the area) onions (and other alliums) on the market come from seed companies that wrap the seeds with a neonicotinoid coating - which will run afoul of a nightshade issue. Neonics are forbidden in "certified organic" foods.