Hi everyone, this is my introduction to the Hive community!

in #introduceyourself3 years ago

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(Photo of me, photographed by me)

Hello all! My name is Spencer Graham, and this is my first post to the Hive community! I am a student at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA, and we are exploring Hive as part of an entrepreneurship class. I am very interested in this concept, and I am extremely excited to explore what the Hive blockchain has to offer! But first, I can tell you a little bit about me:

I was born in raised and Edmond, Oklahoma, USA. Growing up, I was homeschooled, and this enabled me to practice my communication skills such as speaking and writing. I am a Christian who loves Jesus, but no worries if that isn't your cup of tea. I don't know what I want to do with my life after college. The only thing I do know is that I will work whatever job necessary to provide for my family, and my only real dream is to have a wife and kids. My girlfriend's name is Kate, and I will marry her one day.

My two main passions are movies and music. I have loved watching and analysing films for as long as I remember. I believe they represent the pinnacle of storytelling (so far). Some of my favorite films are Schindler's List, The Prestige, The Peanut Butter Falcon, and the Shawshank Redemption. I, myself, have attempted to make short films many times in my life, and (while they never turn out like I expect) I have a blast doing it. A sub-hobby of mine is collecting Blu-Rays:

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(Some of my collection, photographed by me)

My other passion is music. I started my music journey at 16 years old, when I first picked up the acoustic guitar. Now, I play the guitar, bass guitar, piano, and ukulele, and I produce music on my computer. My brothers and I have performed for many audiences of varying sizes, and I enjoy being on stage.

I love storytelling, and I'll primarily be posting my attempts at bettering myself in things like music and video production, photography, and 3D rendering. So follow me along on this journey through the blockchain! Below are some more random pictures that I've taken, but first I want to hear from you! What is your favorite movie, and who is your favorite musical artist?

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(Sunset on campus, photographed by me)

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(An abstract screensaver made on Blender, designed/rendered by me)

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(Our stadium at night, photographed by me)

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(My roommate, photographed by me)

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(A local hawk, photographed by me)

Feel free to reach out and say hello, and if you have any helpful tips and tricks with getting started I would love to hear them. This is 100% a learning experience for me, so I will appreciate any help. Thanks!

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Welcome to the HIVE blockchain and THE TERMINAL in Discord! 😃

Dang. I did nothing this fun in college classes. Back when i was in college, the internet was called "books." :)
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You write that you like "movies and music." Three things you might consider on Hive: (1) joining the @hive-121744 community for cinema and tv. By posting/interacting there you can earn CINE tokens on Hive-Engine (a Hive sidechain or "2nd layer" chain). (2) checking out the @hive.pizza team. They are amazing...do tons of fun stuff and are big time into music (check their discord). (3) Thego-to place for anyone new to Hive is "The Terminal" on Discord. It's whole purpose is to help those new to Hive (very friendly people there): https://discord.gg/vU2prPVT

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Hello @sgraham2040! This is @indayclara from @ocd (Original Content Decentralized) team. We saw that you already posted your first blog here in Hive! Congratulations and welcome to Hive!

Wow! You are damn so sure marrying your girlfriend someday. Anyways, Hive is a great platform for you to share your talents and passion. If you want to share your photography, head to the Photography Lovers Community. If you want to do movie reviews, we have the Movies & TV series.

Make sure to share your future blogs in the appropriate Communities or you can check out the Communities Incubation Program.If you are looking for tips and information as a Hive newbie, click here: Newbie guide. This is also a dope guide you will like: How To Get A Great Start on the Hive Blockchain.

Also, letting you know since content on the Hive platform is monetized, using other people’s ideas or images could be considered as an offense and which is also viewed in a serious light on the blockchain. Here is a useful collection of resources about how plagiarism and abuse is viewed and handled on Hive.

If you have questions, you can hop into Discord server and we'll gladly answer your questions.

Hello @indayclara! Thanks for welcoming me to Hive, and thank you so much for the advice, I tremendously appreciate it! I have heard that the plagiarism checks are pretty stringent, which is something I think is great. I can already see how nice people are and it fills me with joy. It's good to see that the concept of decentralization is being used for good and positivity. I am excited to be a part of it all!