Hello, and Welcome to Books, Bards and Baseline

[booksbardsandbaselines]

 Well... here we are. First blog post!

Welcome to Books, Bards and Baseline - a corner of the internet where I plan to ramble joyfully about the things I love: books I can’t put down, myths I can’t stop thinking about, music that makes everything feel a little more magical, and tennis matches that make my heart race (and occasionally break).

My name’s Danielle. I’m curious, affectionate, and probably thinking about five things at once at any given moment (thank you, ADHD). I started this blog because I wanted a place to gather all my thoughts - the joyful ones, the nerdy ones, the slightly chaotic ones - and share them in case they resonate with someone else out there. If you’re the type to fall in love with fictional characters, yell at the TV during a Grand Slam final, or cry at a song lyric… hello, friend. You’re in good company.

You can expect a bit of everything here:

• Mythology musings (Greek myths are my personal obsession)
• Book thoughts and recommendation
• Tennis rambles (Sabalenka, Sinner, and Paolini stans, I see you)
• Playlists, journaling ideas, joyful chaos
• Random reflections on life, love, and possibly bees

I don’t have a grand plan - just a lot of enthusiasm and a slightly overstuffed notes app. If this sounds like your cup of tea (or your courtside Aperol spritz), I’d love for you to stick around.

Thanks for being here. Let’s see where this goes ✨

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Comments

[grimmrow]

I don't want a lot of tennis, but when I do? I usually get into it pretty good. :D Were you a tennis player in your youth? or recent years?

Hello!

[ysabetwordsmith]

>>Welcome to Books, Bards and Baseline - a corner of the internet where I plan to ramble joyfully about the things I love<<

Cool!

newcomers has lots of resources about how to use Dreamwidth and where to find things you'll enjoy here. If you're coming from Tumblr, soc_puppet is posting tutorials for that angle.

The Follow Friday Master Post has lists of active communities by topic where you can look for some based on your interests. Many bloggers use recurring posts to pin down their key interests and maintain activity, which is also a good source of inspiration if you aren't sure what you want to post yet. The next big event will be the sunshine_challenge in July.

>>Mythology musings (Greek myths are my personal obsession)<<

We watched Blood of Zeus recently, which is gory but interesting.

>>Book thoughts and recommendation<<

See books and book_love.

>>Playlists, journaling ideas, joyful chaos<<

For journaling ideas, see allbingo, goals_on_dw, and journalsandplanners.