I was on CTH but missed the discord (thank heavens, I hate trying to use that thing) but heard about chapo.chat elsewhere on Reddit. So I’ve been here since almost the beginning.

I like tabletop gaming, both rpg and board/card games. I’m in a DnD campaign now and playing a bard for the first time, which is fun. Some favorite board games are: King’s Dilemma, Quacks of Quedlinburg, Clank, The Captain is Dead: Dangerous Planet, Furnace, Spyfall, Azul: Summer Pavillion, Eclipse, Dune: Imperium, and many more.

I like needlecrafts. Primarily I crochet and embroider. I learned how to knit, but I can never remember how to cast on or cast off and have to relearn it each time, and that got annoying. Also, crochet is more forgiving because you can’t drop stitches and end up with a hole in your work. My project now is to finally get around to making a dice bag for my current DnD character.

I like music. I love to sing, but my voice pretty average–I’m in the “valued member of choir” range, not the soloist range. But I sing a lot for pleasure, while doing chores or driving, that kind of thing. My favorite music to sing around the house is folk music, since it still sounds like music unaccompanied and it’s fun to sing. I also have a good memory for music–it’s just about the only thing I can remember–so it’s fun to sing a story in 20 verses. Jean Ritchie is my favorite folk singer.

I like it when you guys make me laugh, make me think, and help me blow off steam. Care-Comrade

  • RedQuestionAsker2 [he/him, she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Tillie is a super cute name. I haven’t met anyone named Tillie.

    I love to sing, but my voice pretty average–I’m in the “valued member of choir” range, not the soloist range. But I sing a lot for pleasure, while doing chores or driving, that kind of thing

    I’m here, too. Im currently trying to lower my singing voice to a more natural octave. I think I’ve been singing an octave too high my whole life. But it’s hard and I keep missing notes because I’m not used to it lol

    • TillieNeuen [she/her]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Thanks! Tillie isn’t my real name. I couldn’t think of anything cool when I was picking a username, so I gave up and just used the first name of one dead relative and the last name of a different dead relative and called it a day. This is the same reason why I don’t have an avatar; no idea what to pick. I didn’t know any people named Tillie either, until recently. I’ve met a few children named Matilda, since old lady names are cool again.

      If you’re trying to find your vocal range, sometimes I check out Ramsey Voice Studio on YouTube. I think he’s pretty good at explaining things and I keep thinking I should try following and practicing with his videos, since singing is something I enjoy and it would be enjoyable to get better at it, but so far I haven’t made the time. I wish social singing was still a common cultural thing. Gathering around the piano to sing a few tunes in the evening sounds great to me!

      ETA: I just realized I should use this opportunity to crowdsource an avatar image I can use, since I have no bright ideas. Hexbear users, what avatar should I start using?

      ETA 2: I also realize that asking for suggestions opens me up to boaty mcboatface-tier suggestions, but I’ll take the risk.