Fannish House-keeping

[swirlsofpurple]

I’m relatively new to Dreamwidth and looking forward to taking part in the fun!

I have to admit though, that this first prompt left me feeling a little excited and a little melancholy. Because I’ve done the friending memes and the ‘about me’s’ and the masterlists, for years and years, I’ve poured my heart and soul into a community that’s now mostly gone. And I get that Dreamwidth is a fresh start, supposed to be a new and exciting one. But I can’t help but feel like an old-timer, staring up at a hill I once ran up, and it feels too unwieldy, too treacherous a path to start again from scratch.

I’m here, because I hope I can navigate the path anyway, and hopefully this will lead to some precious treasure like (or maybe unlike) before.

 

1)        Friending

Making friends is one of the things we’re here for isn’t it? I’m happy for people to friend and will usually friend back. Though I do tend to be a lurker; I don’t often post. And when I do it’s usually fanfic.

2)       Interests

I’ve been in various fandoms over the last seventeen years. My current obsessions are Brooklyn 99 and the MCU. (Good Omens is also definitely creeping up there). I like to write both fanfic and original fiction. Here’s a list of my favourite things: Youtubers- Vlogbrothers and screen junkies, Podcasts- Dear Hank and John and Welcome to NightVale, books- Discworld.

3)       Masterlists etc.

My AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/SwirlsOfBlueJay/works

My LJ: https://swirlsofblue.livejournal.com/tag/masterlist

 

Comments

[bleodswean]

*kiss kiss kiss*

I wrestled that demon to the ground this morning, myself, J. I know, I know. But if not here, where?

[badfalcon]

I have so many similar feels. My mental health has, recently, stolen my ability to maintain my DW. I want to get back into it but... I don't know how and it's scary and I don't know if I have the energy to try :/

[enemytosleep]

I followed your link from sunshine_challenge and it felt more appropriate to comment here. I, too, often look back at yonder years in fandom and miss the communities that enthusiastically existed at that time. The internet has certainly changed a lot in the last decade, and it's not the same sort of place that I called home back when I was far more active in creating and enjoying fanworks. That said, not too long ago I found my way back here and it has been good for me to write about my personal life again (I have a tendency to swallow things down and push through even though that's not always great). Anyway, I understand the melancholy, and I hope that you find some of what you're looking for here at Dreamwidth.

friends?

[oldtoadwoman]

Yes, the Internet is splintered over so many platforms that it doesn't have quite the same feel as back when I was a fandom newbie. But I'm enjoying being a fandom old, less drama then back then when I was far too hung up on the idea of wanting everyone to like me.

I also like Brooklyn 99, MCU, Good Omens, Discworld. I got super behind on Welcome to Nightvale and don't remember where I left off so I feel like I need to start over at the beginning.

Friends? I have a super-long "about me" page at the top of my journal.

I post probably too often, like nearly every day. Just random things that pop into my head plus artwork and, far more rarely, links to fic.