Welcome to Raised by Sitcoms :)
My name is Erica, though I go by Cat (for reasons which I am sure will be divulged in later posts). This blog was really inspired by my interest in learning how to work Blogger itself. When I was younger, I was a prolific journal keeper, but it seems like over the past decade or so, my resolve has faltered for reasons unknown. Even in making this blog, I created about 3 others, made a first post, and deleted them. I agonized for days over the name, since I had a bunch of great ideas that were all taken. So much for originality, eh? Eventually I came to Raised by Sitcoms while watching Frasier with my husband, because seriously? I love sitcoms. There's just something so soothing and comfortable about them.
I was inspired to learn Blogger after being invited to be a contributor to Nerd Rendezvous, a crafting blog made by a wonderfully talented friend of mine. Realizing I had no idea what I was doing, I decided to make my own blog, and see if I could make it look nice and operate well. I don't have any ambitions of external success, fame, or fortune, but I figure as long as I can make Raised by Sitcoms something I can look at and be proud of, I can feel accomplished.
For a little background on myself, I'm married to a Canadian programmer, Matt, who was pretty much cut from the same cloth as myself. We are the best of friends. I am unemployed due to a disability, but I have spent a lot of time in a marine sciences program, studying research, and I am most of the way to a general associate's degree. I am an avid crafter, and will work with ANYTHING, though I'm terrible at sewing, and even worse at drawing anything coherent. I love to work with polymer clay (think Sculpey or Fimo), and I am always looking for new crafting obsessions. Every time I step foot in the craft store, I see a new thing that I've "always wanted to try" - last time it was jewelry resin! I think it was Mod Podge before that. My most recent project was a costume based on Mrs. Foster, from a game called Killing Floor. It turned out pretty well, and I took it out for a spin at C4, the Central Coast Comic Con (of California, not Canada - that's a lot of Cs!). When I was younger, I had aspirations of being a sound engineer for video games, which I guess is still on the table. When I'm not crafting, I enjoy photography, writing, reading, gaming, music, and tea. Matt shares my time with our cat Meows, chinchilla Misty, and plecostomus Paul (and other shrimp, snails, and tetras).
Hopefully that answers any questions my nonexistent readers might have. If you, my nonexistent readers, have any questions, feel free to comment or e-mail. Hopefully there will be some actual content soon. Thanks! :)
My name is Erica, though I go by Cat (for reasons which I am sure will be divulged in later posts). This blog was really inspired by my interest in learning how to work Blogger itself. When I was younger, I was a prolific journal keeper, but it seems like over the past decade or so, my resolve has faltered for reasons unknown. Even in making this blog, I created about 3 others, made a first post, and deleted them. I agonized for days over the name, since I had a bunch of great ideas that were all taken. So much for originality, eh? Eventually I came to Raised by Sitcoms while watching Frasier with my husband, because seriously? I love sitcoms. There's just something so soothing and comfortable about them.
I was inspired to learn Blogger after being invited to be a contributor to Nerd Rendezvous, a crafting blog made by a wonderfully talented friend of mine. Realizing I had no idea what I was doing, I decided to make my own blog, and see if I could make it look nice and operate well. I don't have any ambitions of external success, fame, or fortune, but I figure as long as I can make Raised by Sitcoms something I can look at and be proud of, I can feel accomplished.
For a little background on myself, I'm married to a Canadian programmer, Matt, who was pretty much cut from the same cloth as myself. We are the best of friends. I am unemployed due to a disability, but I have spent a lot of time in a marine sciences program, studying research, and I am most of the way to a general associate's degree. I am an avid crafter, and will work with ANYTHING, though I'm terrible at sewing, and even worse at drawing anything coherent. I love to work with polymer clay (think Sculpey or Fimo), and I am always looking for new crafting obsessions. Every time I step foot in the craft store, I see a new thing that I've "always wanted to try" - last time it was jewelry resin! I think it was Mod Podge before that. My most recent project was a costume based on Mrs. Foster, from a game called Killing Floor. It turned out pretty well, and I took it out for a spin at C4, the Central Coast Comic Con (of California, not Canada - that's a lot of Cs!). When I was younger, I had aspirations of being a sound engineer for video games, which I guess is still on the table. When I'm not crafting, I enjoy photography, writing, reading, gaming, music, and tea. Matt shares my time with our cat Meows, chinchilla Misty, and plecostomus Paul (and other shrimp, snails, and tetras).
Hopefully that answers any questions my nonexistent readers might have. If you, my nonexistent readers, have any questions, feel free to comment or e-mail. Hopefully there will be some actual content soon. Thanks! :)
