So many cobwebs to clean out!
Jun. 22nd, 2013 06:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dragojustineSo. I went away due to law school, and I stayed away for too long. And then when I realized I needed to find an online community again, I found one that ended up being really psychologically not healthy for me. And so here I am, I guess, going… take me back? Please?
1. What can I be watching/obsessing about that has a good fandom right now?
2. Where is the action? Lots of things I liked are dead now and I’m just feeling a little bit… lost. Like, Sweet Charity is dead- where are the actions now? Are kinkmemes still a thing? I don’t even.
3. Is it possible to be all fannishly participatory on DW/LJ/AO3 alone, or am I now required to have a tumblr? Or is it something else entirely that I am too old and stupid now to know about?
4. Fandom specific
a. Oh my god did I have Strong Feelings about IM3. I'm weeks too late, but... it didn't leave much room for the Avengers fandom to breathe, did it?
b. My Little Ponies: This is a thing, right? I love the art on equestriadaily, but are there specific coms or people I should be following here for MLP?
c. Who are the big name people I should be reading for Game of Thrones, and/or where are the best recs?
d. Does anybody other than me care about The Borgias?
I feel so lost. It’s like when I first discovered fandom proper and have no idea how the hell to start, but now it’s sad because I used to. I will basically never have the time again that I did before but I am worse without a lot of those fannish habits so I need to figure out new ones I do have time for.
So... I got two cats. And graduated law school. And got married. In that order. Now I'm studying for the bar and there are some major medical things coming up and then I start my Big Girl Job.
The Big Girl Job is terrifying and I really want to just start it already, rather than worrying about my ability to be fit in/be taken seriously/handle the workload, but there has to be this weird three month limbo period before I can do that. And I guess I'm technically a newlywed but it doesn't feel any different than living in sin but maybe it will any day now. And the aforementioned looming medical stuff. And, you know, the bar.
The result of all this is that I feel a little bit like Wile E Coyote right in that moment between stepping off the cliff and looking down. Between two months ago (when I was a single law student) and three months from now (when I will be a married associate) my life is changing completely and totally in every single dimension in ways that I can't entirely be confident I can handle and I would very very much like to skip this scary transition bit and skip to the new status quo, please.
The wedding was good, though. Everything about the wedding was good. Except for my grandmother trying to take naked pictures of me- could have done without that. But it felt very right and like everything I hoped for and like a ridiculous crazy experience I'll remember with my best friend and like a solid foundation and Big Life Transition. Which may be why the current feeling that nothing has changed is a bit unsettling.
1. What can I be watching/obsessing about that has a good fandom right now?
2. Where is the action? Lots of things I liked are dead now and I’m just feeling a little bit… lost. Like, Sweet Charity is dead- where are the actions now? Are kinkmemes still a thing? I don’t even.
3. Is it possible to be all fannishly participatory on DW/LJ/AO3 alone, or am I now required to have a tumblr? Or is it something else entirely that I am too old and stupid now to know about?
4. Fandom specific
a. Oh my god did I have Strong Feelings about IM3. I'm weeks too late, but... it didn't leave much room for the Avengers fandom to breathe, did it?
b. My Little Ponies: This is a thing, right? I love the art on equestriadaily, but are there specific coms or people I should be following here for MLP?
c. Who are the big name people I should be reading for Game of Thrones, and/or where are the best recs?
d. Does anybody other than me care about The Borgias?
I feel so lost. It’s like when I first discovered fandom proper and have no idea how the hell to start, but now it’s sad because I used to. I will basically never have the time again that I did before but I am worse without a lot of those fannish habits so I need to figure out new ones I do have time for.
So... I got two cats. And graduated law school. And got married. In that order. Now I'm studying for the bar and there are some major medical things coming up and then I start my Big Girl Job.
The Big Girl Job is terrifying and I really want to just start it already, rather than worrying about my ability to be fit in/be taken seriously/handle the workload, but there has to be this weird three month limbo period before I can do that. And I guess I'm technically a newlywed but it doesn't feel any different than living in sin but maybe it will any day now. And the aforementioned looming medical stuff. And, you know, the bar.
The result of all this is that I feel a little bit like Wile E Coyote right in that moment between stepping off the cliff and looking down. Between two months ago (when I was a single law student) and three months from now (when I will be a married associate) my life is changing completely and totally in every single dimension in ways that I can't entirely be confident I can handle and I would very very much like to skip this scary transition bit and skip to the new status quo, please.
The wedding was good, though. Everything about the wedding was good. Except for my grandmother trying to take naked pictures of me- could have done without that. But it felt very right and like everything I hoped for and like a ridiculous crazy experience I'll remember with my best friend and like a solid foundation and Big Life Transition. Which may be why the current feeling that nothing has changed is a bit unsettling.
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Date: 2013-06-22 11:12 pm (UTC)Tumblr is hopping, but not necessary. I always boggle at people who say LJ or DW is dead. Not dead at all from my vantage point.
IM3 is very active. It didnt affect fandom's breathing room at all, as far as I can see. There are tons of comms for any pairing you want.
Teen Wolf is still the new shiny. There is also a lot of interest in Hannibal on my F list.
SPN is NOT DEAD. Nor is Vampire Diaries or Breaking Bad. Hocky RPF seems to be a big deal on my f list as well. Elementary is HUGE. Also Sherlock BBC is still very big.
There are also tons of small fandoms where AO3 is the best place to find them.
I'm still happy in closed canons. SG1, Due South, Leverage. Am watching Burn Notice but not really reading fanfic.
Avengers and all associated Marvel fandoms are going strong.
You'll find a lot to enjoy. I am happy to help you find people to follow. Just read your Network for a while and you'll know what to focus on.
Very good to see you.
ETA: Oh yeah, Person of Interest is still definitely A THING.
Congratulations on your marriage! And your shiny law persona! *confetti*
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Date: 2013-06-23 01:19 am (UTC)Sherlock BBC! That could work too.
I kind of feel like I should thank you personally for making sure no one forgets SG-1. And you wrote more Hometown Boy! That will have to be my treat for after I finish criminal procedure.
Nice to see you too.
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Date: 2013-06-24 01:34 am (UTC)I am stoked to see you back! I have been bouncing all about myself.
Now for the more important stuff - married! law degree! Congratulations! You will kick that bar's ass. You had my dying at Grandma and the please no naked me photos. Looking forward to seeing more from you in whatever form works best for you. I did notice you popping stuff up on A03 :)
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Date: 2013-06-24 01:58 am (UTC)And thank you much! Though you'd think "Grandma, put the camera down, I'm naked!" would have stopped her. Especially since I wasn't actually naked, I was in fancy wedding lingerie, garters and all, which is definitely worse than naked for Grandma-picture-taking-purposes. But the woman would not be deterred.