About Me
A long time nerd, recent gamer
A long time nerd who leans towards obsessiveness when it comes to things that I enjoy; video games never really were a thing for me.
That all changed when I met my partner, who encouraged me to try some new games; even still, I was a bit resistant until the pandemic hit in 2020.
By mid 2020, I had become addicted to VR gaming; and by late 2020 I had begun streaming on Twitch.
Who is Nixx?
I’m based in Australia; in the outer suburbs of Melbourne.
I live with my amazing partner, NicTea, and our gorgeous cat, Rory. NicTea will often pop up in chat with a pun, amusing joke, or tech talk; while Rory knows he’s got the run of the house and will often appear in stream whether getting cuddles from me or zooming around my feet.
For a living, I create websites (mainly in WordPress) within my own business.
When you see me in person, I will usually have bright coloured hair.
Where does your name come from?
My name cames from an amalgamation of two words.
Nixx comes from my childhood nickname. After my father passed away in 2020, I wanted to honour his memory in a small way.
The mer comes from mermaid. It’s pretty obvious that I have a love of mermaids and so it made perfect sense for me to utilise part of the word for my streaming name.
Why mermaids?
I’m very much a water baby.
Growing up my sisters would joke that I would swim in Antarctica in the middle of winter because any time we would be near water, I would want to jump in.
A couple of years back I made a comment to Nic about wishing I could have a mermaid tail after seeing a mermaid blanket; which lead to Nic finding out that there were shops that sell mermaid tails for adults.
That lead me to finding out about professional mermaids! Since then, it had become a goal of mine to be able to swim as a mermaid. I currently have three tails and two monofins but don’t get much of a chance to swim in them.
I know due to health issues that becoming a professional mermaid is low, but I just love the aesthetic around it all.