My name is a bit of a silly play on "Biggie Smalls" in my native language. But that has nothing to do with me as a person besides highlight the fact that I really dig golden era hip-hop.
I wanted to introduce myself because I haven't been using reddit for years now and I'm really looking for some kind of an online community to feel a part of. I lurk on MetaFilter but besides that I don't really have a home-base so I'm hoping I can find it here. Once I figure out how Fediverse works properly, which is a bit of a pain in the ass, but in a good way. It has made me a little excited about the future of the internet in a way I haven't been in almost a decade. Mainly because I feel this is a bit of a more of a private space. That's a reason why I'm keeping the introductory post vague. Although if you're truly interested in any of what I've written it's not like I'm keeping state secrets so feel free to ask.
And now, for me is the best time to explore Fediverse because I'm taking a little breather back in my hometown, somewhere far on the Eastern flanks of Europe, before I make a move to the Mediterranean in my 20+ year old Golf. So, if you've got any tips on exploring Fediverse and/or cool places to be in in the Balkans, I am all ears (eyes?).
As for my education and interests, I'm a jack of all trades, master of none. I mainly make my living with graphic design now and I'm planning to continue doing that. I currently work with small commercial projects and NGOs but my lil' dream is to be self-sufficient as a professional artist in a niche space. My education is in philosophy and politically I lean quite far left, my field of interest being more historical than philosophical, which is to say I really like finding out more about the history of anarchism (and history in general). I also really like cars and If anyone knows of a space on Fediverse dedicated to DIY projects dealing with cars or home improvement please point me in the right direction. I also care about science and the Earth, I'm a bit of an unrealized hippie and the older I get the more I try to care about the earth. In general, I guess I'm a bit of a walking cabinet of curiosities. Oh and I almost forgot that I once almost went the path of a professional photographer. I still really enjoy photography, but I'm not as focused on it anymore. On the more underground side of things, I've been doing graffiti for almost 17 years now and I'm going through my second most active period since my early teen years now.
So by now I've probably either lost your attention or captured it, in either case, I'm battered because I've been dealing with moving myself and my stuff around the country and it's my time to go cleanse myself and fall into a heavenly, deep sleep.
It's nice to meet y'all and I'm looking forward to living here.
P.S. If anyone knows if/how I can connect to Mastodon with the account I've made here then that would be interesting to know. I'm new to both spaces although I've known about Mastodon for much longer.
