# The Blackwood Collective

Hello! I'm (b0) one members of the Blackwood Collective! Mostly this gemlog is maintained by me but more of us might start posting at some point. (That's why this post is called "Who am I?" rather then "Who are We?")

(b0): she/her
I'm a queer woman who enjoys reading, writing, programming, and generally making/consuming artistic works. I have some professional experience as a Software Developer but I'm definitely still learning.

(b1): she/her
Don't really want to write a bio but here's something. I mostly just read books and work on projects right now. Also a soft dev but I am currently mostly focused on Mechatronics, Architecture, and UX design stuff.

=> gemini://gemlog.blue/users/Blackwood/ Posts list
=> gemini://gemlog.blue/users/Blackwood/1678494180.gmi Posting conventions for this gemlog
=> gemini://gemlog.blue/users/Stack/1644803695.gmi The Stack (Where files get stored for this gemlog)
=> gemini://gemlog.blue/users/Blackwood/1643831417.gmi Currently empty book list!

=> gemini://gemlog.blue/users/Blackwood/1643783938.gmi Optimizing gemlog.blue for an optimal posting experience o(＾▽＾)o

### Stuff all of us enjoy to some extent:
* Mechatronics
* Human Sexuality
* Sex Education
* Queer Theory and more broadly Critical Theory 
* Architecture
* Philosophy 
* Poetry
* Indie publishers (Check out AK Press, Radix Media, Verso Press, and Feminist Press)
* Indie Comics (Check out Liz Suburbia, Benji Nate, and Michael Sweater)
* Indie Games (Check out Secret Little Haven, Gone Home, Depression Quest) 
* Zines (I always fuck this up but it's pronounced like maga-zine not like z-eye-ne)
* The history and legacy of the Riot Grrrl scene

### Stuff (b0) is planning to do on this blog:
* I have plans to do some book reviews and some zine reviews.

### Gemini Blue wishlist:
* The ability to download posts for archival and backup purposes
* The ability to rename posts (PLEASE)
* The ability to change the appearance of your default user page or simply set a blog post as your main user page. 
* Maybe a contact page for the creator(s) of this site?

### Links to check out:
=> https://webring.xxiivv.com/ The Mervilles Webring, a bunch of interesting people's sites
=> https://wiki.xxiivv.com/site/home.html The XXIIVV Wiki, effectively the homepage of Devine Lu Linvega
=> https://www.akpress.org/ AK Press, a fantastic anarchist book publisher
=> https://www.versobooks.com/ Verso Books, an enormous radical book publisher that I really love
=> https://store.silversprocket.net/ Silver Sprocket, an great place to find indie comics

### Where you can find us:
If you decide you want to contact me just go to my first post on the Midnight Pub, titled "hello folks!", leave a reply there (If your cool with your message being public and you have an account)


=> gemini://midnight.pub/posts/777 Here's where you can find that post 
=> gemini://midnight.pub/~blackwood Our page on the Midnight Pub
=> https://matrix.to/#/!lOfHyKHtihXlDsIoYt:matrix.org?via=matrix.org You can also find (b0) in the Midnight Pub Matrix Room