JuliesBits 🇺🇲 🍑<p>What is the c.im instance's identity?</p><p>Please forgive my ignorance - I am new to the Fediverse and originally joined it in November via another instance that, after a few weeks of observation, I decided was poorly moderated, so I migrated over here several days ago.</p><p>I never want to offend so I generally start off in new social settings by observing how things are going and, once I have a handle on things, I will start to engage with people. I have learned that different mastodon instances have different personalities, interests, and foci.</p><p>So what are c.im's predominent personality, interests and focus? As with any community, its members, especially those who engage and interact within the community, make up a large portion of the community's personality.</p><p>Please tell me the things that brought you to this particular community and the things you like about it that keep you here.</p><p>Let me start off by introducing myself. </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a></p><p>I found this instance after I discovered some of the people I already knew on other social media venues whose posts I'd seen and enjoyed had moved over here. What I have seen so far in the c.im neighborhood feels pleasant, safe and interesting.</p><p>I am an <a href="https://c.im/tags/informatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>informatics</span></a> analyst at a biomedical company and spend my working hours "mining" large medical datasets. I've had a great year! I have co-authored 3 peer-reviewed articles that are now published in medical journals that documented the results of my data mining efforts and analysis and I'm currently exploring other areas of the data for additional research and, hopefully more published articles.</p><p>I'm a bit of a nerd, love all things mobile, and was awarded Microsoft's MVP award in windows phone for 8 years (which regrettably is now defunct).</p><p>I love <a href="https://c.im/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cats</span></a>. I currently have two dogs, Charlotte (yellow lab) and Raven (black german shepherd mix). I lost my beloved cat several weeks ago and am awaiting the arrival of my next cat(s) (the universe brings them to me when they turn up at my house in the woods)</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Singing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Singing</span></a> and playing <a href="https://c.im/tags/guitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guitar</span></a> gives me great joy. I've been singing with a community choral group for the past 20 years and have played guitar since I was 12 years old. </p><p>I am a prolific <a href="https://c.im/tags/reader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reader</span></a> (mostly fiction), love to <a href="https://c.im/tags/hike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hike</span></a> in the <a href="https://c.im/tags/woods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woods</span></a> with my dogs, and I enjoy all kinds of <a href="https://c.im/tags/needlework" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>needlework</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/sewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sewing</span></a>.</p><p>Thanks for having me. I look forward to getting to know you in the coming year.</p>