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

[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.

[swirlsofpurple]

You're right, the internet is fundamentally different. But then I suppose we're fundamentally different than when we were younger too. And I suppose I just need to get used to that and find my new place in it all.

I'm glad this has been a good place for you. And I hope I find something too, thank you :).