red's orb (planet/dimension/space)

first post: intro to RED!

Hello internet! (danisnotonfire reference) Here's my first post, which I have no outline for at all. I was browsing the web, as one does, and found myself reading ArtIcles (art articles...) on Rhizome again (one of my fav art websites). Then I became inspired to perhaps publish my own articles about art and theory and such! Immediately after this thought, I realized I don't actually write that much. And then, I remembered this little blogging site I discovered a few weeks ago, and decided I shall start publishing there. The stakes are low, and I can get my ideas out there, even if they aren't super well formed. Some topics I am interested in include:

WHO IS RED?

Red is Me. I chose it because red is my favorite color. Also because I used to be very into faerie lore, and according to that, red protects against enchantment. I read a book once where a character named themselves Red as protection and I guess I subconsciously copied that many years later. I don't use that name in real life but in many ways it feels more genuine to me than my legal name. The main name I go by online is WillowRed. Willow is my avatar. They are an elf angel (a 'species' which I have not yet named). Elf angels are my interpretation of the ideal spiritual self. I will have to write a whole post about this, but I thought I'd give a little overview because this is a huge part of my art practice. And art is my greatest passion ! But anyways, WillowRed is just the combination of my physical and spiritual self, therefore representing me as a whole, properly. This naming convention would be really cool to use as a society. I'm sure many people can relate to having multiple levels of self-awareness and consciousness.

WHAT DOES RED DO?

I am a student studying art and computer programming. I am an artist, designer, and programmer! Conceptually, I find this kind of incredible because in current times, knowledge of code is basically like having the building blocks for creating our world as we know it (with tech taking over life). But then art is having the ability to create worlds in the spiritual sense (again, non-physical). So I guess I have the power of a god. Theoretically. In reality, I just code silly little games on the web LMFAO. Maybe one day I will make something impactful though. Speaking of games, I make games ! Or, Game. I am working on an idle game with my friends, which I will talk more about once it's not super bare bones. I am a radio DJ at my university, which is hashtag awesome. I hold not one, not two, but THREE jobs at my university as well. To be fair I don't do too many hours a week in each but it's still kinda crayzee. Despite this, I still have not been able to get an internship... and if you're experienced in being a college student in America, you know internships are all the rage. It's almost like being in college is all getting a job and no learning and discovery teehee! I might have to make a post about this too, but yeah I do work.

WHAT DOES RED LIKE?

I really love music!! My fav artists include:

WHAT IS RED LIKE?

I Don't Know. JK! Partially. I think I am pretty chill... I feel like I'm weird but I think everyone feels that way about themselves. I don't see people with personalities I relate to very often though. I would say I'm an introvert but I actually really enjoy social events, if I have control over them. That's to say, if I'm at a party and I am with people I find easy to talk to then I think it's super awesome and I don't want to leave ! But if I start feeling weird and awkward, it's not good. I love concerts and shows, and don't feel bothered by the crowds at all. Do introverts hate crowds? I guess technically they just "feel drained" by social interaction but I feel like introverts typically do not like parties or crowded places. So I'm not really sure. I don't know the difference between shyness and social anxiety, but I feel like I have one of them. I just feel like speaking is a huge weakness for me and it has made it difficult to make friends at university. Most of my friends are online at this point, since I had to move from my home town for school. I have also met some awesome people online (i.e. my BF!!!). I really hope to meet more! A little side note... I tried out BumbleBFF (which is like the dating app but for friends), and tell me why as soon as I start trying to talk to people who MADE AN ACCOUNT + PROFILE WITH THE INTENTION OF MAKING FRIENDS MIND YOU, proceed to ignore me. Like I get if you don't Vibe but I swear the people I talked to seemed like they were looking for friends like me and they seemed excited at first and then POOF! Ghosted. I don't really understand why people go out asking to be friends and then vanish when someone tries to do just that. I might have to make a post about that too LMAO. But anyways, I will set up something for people to contact me on here, if you like what I have to say and maybe we can be friends for real :).

CONCLUSION

Maybe you now have a good idea of me! Maybe not! Again, there is more to come so don't worry ! (Literally nobody is worried LMAO, I am delusional and talking to probably no one rn but it's fun to pretend you have a loving audience. Kind of like when you pretend to be making a YouTube Get Ready With Me video when you're getting ready in the morning. Like no one on planet Earth is watching you but it's fun to Pretend.) HAHAH I need to wrap this up cause I'm having way too much fun. I spoke so much about myself and I feel sort of weird now. But I hope someone out there relates! Oh also, my blog looks Fugly right now, so I will try to spruce it up and make it a cute place. Goodbye all!

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