So glad to have discovered the world of Steamit and thought by way of appreciation I'd take some time to introduce myself (add a tiny steemit poem) and generally explain my reasons for being here.
My name is Pereptualflaws and I live in beautiful Devon,UK . After lurking for the last few days I’ve decided it’s time to jump both feet in and reveal myself to an unsuspecting steamit! Written this out a couple of times and each time I read it back it sounds more and more like a dating profile, not that I while away my hours reading dating profiles or anything (my wife wouldn’t approve) but power to you if you do!! They do say third time lucky so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this makes the grade.
Anyway I've digressed, where was I?? Oh yes, my name is Perceptualflaws (think I covered the Devon part) business owner, husband and father to two beautiful children. I run a green cleaning agency (to keep the wolf from the door) but poetry, writing social and political commentary, Gold & Silver, Cryptocurrency, music, film, the countryside, trekking, hiking, attending festivals with family and friends and generally keeping a smile on my face .. are my main passions! So I hear you all ask, why am I here? the truth is that I’m an aspiring poet and writer (difficult to tell at the moment but stick around I may surprise you) so have been drawn towards the creativity and non-conformity that exudes from every well-earned steam dollar!
My aim is to fill steamit with a wide range of poetry (and occasional commentary) encompassing everything from social issues, spirituality, politics and to generally start knocking on the doors of preconception, perception (hence the name) and indeed the very foundations and understanding regarding the world and multiverse that surrounds us. In a slight break from tradition, my first steamit poem will be a farewell to facebook (cunningly titled Goodbye Facebook) and I will also use this poem to direct everyone I know to the wonderful world of Steam-it!
I intend to spend some time uploading pictures of my hiking trips/adventures and travels with my Australian Cattle Dogs Echo & Boomer! Now I’m no professional photographer and I also spend my time seeking out the remotest places I can find, so an old point and click is about as high tech as it’s going to get, but I hopefully you’ll be cool with the general idea. Big fan of music and festivals so may also spend a bit of time sharing and reviewing obscure bands that have yet to have their moment in the sun (who says men can’t multi-task) and whilst I aim to keep the quality high I also understand that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, well that’s what I say when looking in the mirror!
Everything I write will be 100% original (for my sins) as I’m a huge fan of authentic thought, ideas, concepts and individuality. My observations of Steamit thus far are that in a sea of conformity, distraction and distortion this site offers a shining beacon of hope for a balanced world in which the power (and responsibility for that power) is given to the people. And that my friends, is something worth fighting for! .. 100% steam power with this introduction!
I would love to hear your comments but if I don't reply straight away I'm not being rude, I'm just off on a two day hiking trip but upon my return will get back to anyone that feels compelled to comment.
If your facebook page resembles a cacophony of screams Steamit has the power to empower your dreams If the life that you want is so close you can dream it, then this is your moment and that moment is steamit.
hola @perceptualflaws bienvenido a Steemit, te doy un voto y te sigo. sígueme en : https://steemit.com/@jhelbich.
Thanks for your much-appreciated comment jhelbich,
Welcome to Steemit, Doug!
Beautiful shots from the british countryside.
Glad to hear that you decided to publish your first steemit post - it might seem quite intimidating at first, but steemit is an awesome community!
Thanks for your much-appreciated comment. Just finding my feet at the moment but loving both steemit and it's diverse inhabitants so onwards and upwards!
Welcome.. Check out earlier posts to see my poetry and follow me @secter
Thanks secter, and a big hello to you .. consider yourself followed! just realised my little poem at the bottom is spaced incorrectly so I may even pick your brains on how to achieve the correct format!
Hello and welcome! Fabulous pictures you have there!!
Thanks, havok777! much appreciated and a big hello to you!
Hi Doug! Welcome to Steemit :) I hope you enjoy your hiking trip!
Thanks goldenroom, The weather is looking like it'll be on my side so I'm chomping at the bit!
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Welcome to steemit Doug! Hope you find stuff you like here and share more of your poems and thoughts.
Thanks for your warm welcome justtryme, it's much appreciated. Just finding my feet at the moment and working out the correct writing formats on here .. but I've a mind of ideas and looking forward to sharing them.
It takes a little while to get formatting the blogs down... at least it did for me. But things become pretty intuitive in time.
Welcome to the Steemit community I hope you all the success. @perceptualflaws
Hope we can connect :)
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Thank you for your kind comment my friend, I have followed you and wish you equal success on here. Have a lovely weekend.
Welcome to Steemit Land Doug!
Thanks daveks, Your comment is much appreciated, I have followed you and look forward to your future posts.
Thank you for the follow @perceptualflaws!
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Welcome on Steemit Doug! Have fun!
Many thanks for your kind welcome teamsteam, I will be following your posts and invaluable advice from now onwards
Awesome!
Welcome to steemit @perceptualflaws. You will do great here
Thanks for your kind comment. Just finding my feet at the moment but relishing the opportunity that steamit offers! have a lovely weekend.
beautiful pics. Welcome and followed. Please do in kind
Thanks for the comment, and consider yourself followed. Hope you have a great weekend!
A big Steemit welcome! :-)
Thanks flatrider, great to be here and sharing the platform with people like your good self!
Likewise and for that reply, I just followed you. ;-)
Thanks flatrider also following your good self :)
You're welcome and thank you.
Hello and welcome! I'm looking forward to seeing your posts. I like your photos, they look pretty good to me. I hope that you enjoy yourself here.
Thanks eccentrally, equally looking forward to seeing your posts and your warm welcome is very much appreciated.
Welcome to Steemit @perceptualflaws :) enjoy + explore!
Thanks voroni, I'm definitely enjoying and also looking forward to exploring steemit and getting to know the many interesting people that make it what it is. Thanks for your warm welcome and all the best to you.
Now that is how to get rolling on Steemit, great introduction...consider yourself followed by me, look forward to seeing what you do next. Wishing you great success with us here at Steemit
Thanks for your kind words my friend. And equally, consider yourself followed by me! very interested to read your postings. A fellow horror aficionado here so will have an extra keen interest in your feed. Have a great weekend.
That is awesome lol...finally more horror buffs making their way here. I run Where Horrors Dwell on Facebook actually, pretty huge horror community and trying to move them over here to my new other profile @horrordwell but moving 18K horror fans who are stuck on FB is going to be a huge huge job lol....slowly but surely. I try to resteem a few of the articles I write on that other profile but if you wanna keep up with my horror stuff feel free to add that because it will always have a bit more than what I post on my personal one here. Really awesome to meet you, hoping you have great success here on Steemit!
That's great, I've been a big fan of the genre ever simce I was a child watching the old Hammer Horrors! (actually I think the studio is once again making films) so have added your other profile and will take great interest in your posts. Thanks again and equally great to meet you!
Actually your right, HAMMER is back. Not the same old crew but more or less a revamping of the studio out of homage but some key players from the original days are getting back on board thankfully. I love old HAMMER films, the atmosphere they had is just not matched to this day by any film. Really appreciate the support. Look out for an announcement I am about to make in my next post on this profile, I am putting together something for Steemit users to get them more upvotes with some effort on my side, could use support from as many of the community as I can. I should have that post up very shortly
Yes I thought they were, I think they have a couple of films out already but they seem to have slipped my memory. I'm wth you on the Hammer front as they were a genre within themselves! I've only just noticed your message so will have a look straight away. Thanks for the effort and good luck on the venture.
I am in hopes they still retain the Vampriella rights lol....they made a movie of that comic book character towards the very end of the Hammer Studios fall out in the 70s and it be wicked to see them do a new feature in a more modern style fitting the comics better, an very untapped character and I believe they hold the rights to the films still...maybe...something I need to look into and write about lol. Wishing you great success here on STEEMIT, I will be sure to look out for your posts and hook you up with some upvotes when they hit the streets
Very Much welcome to Steemit, sir
Poetry coming out of a mind as yours should be a treat for an unusual reader as me.
Following is a Must! Don't let us down
Thanks my friend, Consider yourself followed and I hope to provide some inspiration for your thoughts.
UPVOTED, Welcome to steem man excited to see you steem things up. If you can stop by my intro page and help spread the steem and drop a comment!
https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@adriansky/intro-now-i-know-what-the-hype-is-all-about
Thanks for the vote and the comment dude. I will certainly be doing my very best, just back from a long hike and replying to messages but looking to popping over to your intro page when I get a minute.
welcome to steemit!
Thanks for your comment. I have started following you :)
Wow congrats on your into, that was big mate. Here is me trying to leech some follows.... At least I was up front about it, lol. Great post though toss me a follow back @tokar854
Thanks for your comment mate and no problem we're all here for the same thing so consider yourself followed.
Love the dog pictures @perceptualflaws which one is Echo and which one is Boomer?
SDG
Thanks for the comment. In answer to your question Boomer is the red cattle dog and Echo is what's known as a blue .. hope that's self-explanatory. Have a lovely weekend.
Looking forward to reading some of your stuff
Welcome.. I'm new here myself
It's a great platform
Following
Thanks Jonny, Really nice to receive such a warm welcome. I'm looking forward to your posts so consider yourself followed.
Appreciated
Looking forward to yours as well
so retro
Thanks kryriacos, I'm a fan of retro so your comment is appreciated. Although equally, my intro might not be as indicative of all my future postings as first appearances may suggest. Have a great weekend.
nice one. Do you enjoy new-retro wave music as well?
I have a very diverse range of musical tastes but yes loving the synth new retro wave style at the moment. Also a big fan of the musical creativity that defined the late 60's early 70's, which itself is also experiencing a revival. I guess music is as much a slave to the cyclical nature of reality as the humans that play it.
excellent choices
I liked the poetry at the end, looking forward to reading more.
Thanks for your kind comment Sophia, It's much appreciated and never taken for granted. Looking forward to posting some new poetry and hopefully catching your imagination in the process. Have a lovely weekend.
people that love life, people that like love <3
Thanks Julie, Being a big fan of both I much appreciate your comment. Hope you have a lovely weekend
Nice to have you on board! Follow me at https://steemit.com/@bitgeek
Thanks for your comment. It's much appreciated and I look forward to following you. Have a great weekend.
I agree with you on following our dreams (in spite of ur sins and mistakes)
In life there's always a chance to get better!
Welcome to steemit!
Thanks for the comment, Yes we're all slaves to circumstance, but equally the majority of the limits we have are placed by ourselves and so there is always the possibilty of a dream becoming a reality .. with the right mindset of course.
And that is where your name comes from :D