[Public] Journal Entry: Introduction: Daniel Jackson

[om_thoth]

Hi, everyone. I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Daniel Jackson. I'm what you could call a New York native, although I've only been living here permanently for the last few years. Before that, I spent most of my life in and around archaeological digs throughout the world, though my parents' specific expertise was in the Old Kingdom era of Egyptian history. Think pyramids.

I'm in my sophomore year of high school, though from what I've heard, this school doesn't necessarily have 'grade levels'. At least not how most American schools seem to.

If anyone is interested in history, anthropology, archaeology, or linguistics, I've also got a Tumblr [link] that I update pretty regularly.

Comments

[om_thoth]

Ectoplasm?

[om_ghost]

It's that gooey stuff ghosts have in the movies and such. I don't think it's real.

[om_hawkeye]

Huh. The history stuff's pretty cool I guess. I never knew most of that. I kind of take issue with some of it, but it makes for a good video? Maybe get people interested in the trickier shit. It's more fun to go see it live, if you ask me - get them to go to the sideshows again.

[om_thoth]

What do you take issue with? And sideshows? Like in carnivals?

[om_thoth]

Oh. I don't think I've ever seen those movies.

[om_hawkeye]

Carnivals, circus acts, yeah. And I dunno. If you think some of that is hard, you should see what I can do. ;D

[om_thoth]

Well, I don't know where the archery range is. Maybe you can show me where those are and you can explain why you weren't impressed?

[om_hawkeye]

115 West. Stop by anytime. If I'm not there, Alex'll probably have a good idea where I am.

[om_thoth]

Deal.

[om_cypher]

Wish I knew. There's a psi component - has to be - but basically, someone starts talking and I sort of intuit the rest of the language by the end of the first five minutes? So, also available for Latin practice, or whatever other language you're studying - you can usually find me down in my lab. Stop by sometime!

[om_ariel]

That phrase is inadequate.

I feel them.

[om_thoth]

And you remember the languages after? I'll definitely be stopping by.

[om_thoth]

So like an empath might feel emotions, but you feel thoughts instead? It almost sounds as if you're talking about something similar to the way someone with synesthesia sees numbers as colors. You're not experiencing thoughts as words, but as feelings. Is that analogy close?

But then, our thoughts are usually only complete words and sentences when we talk to ourselves.

[om_anole]

Hi Daniel, I'm Victor an heads up I'm a green kid (standard generic warning :D)

I'm on tumblr too, not sure it'll be your kind of blog though, looking forward to meeting you.

[om_ariel]

Everything's tangled together. Can't tell the ones apart from the others. Feel them, sense them, experience them.

Yes.

[om_thoth]

Hi, Victor. Green is fine with me. What kinds of things do you post?

[om_anole]

All sorts of stuff, mostly LGBTA+ stuff tbh, mutant things and then whatever takes my fancy. Sometimes there's history stuff but I wouldn't want to make any promises!

[om_ghostwriter]

Hi there! I'm Becky!

It sounds like you had SUCH a cool childhood! (LOL we're totally not children anymore :P ) Did you ever see any mummies?? Are there really curses and all of that stuff?

I'm a Sophomore, too, (for what it's worth here) so I'm sure we'll see each other around all the time!

I also have a Tumblr [link], but it's split between pictures of attractive guys, social justice issues, and fanfiction. Feel free to follow me if that's your thing! :D

[om_thoth]

Amazing. I'm just glad my mind's not too chaotic for you.

[om_ariel]

There's no storm in you.

[om_impulse]

What's that?

Oh, I'm two and a half, but we think I'm maybe fourteen, physically.

[om_thoth]

Hi, Becky.

I never saw any in the field, though I saw a few being repaired behind the scenes in museums. And no, there are no curses. Just work that's already dangerous along with people who might be too eager to get to what they're looking for.

Sure, I'll follow you.

[om_thoth]

Then I'll definitely follow you and you'll have things to link.

[om_thoth]

I wonder if there's a difference when I'm researching. You'll have to let me know.

[om_thoth]

And fourteen mentally or somewhere in between?