You bet, Deb, and a fab essay it is, too, but Kat & Lori didn't meet each other because of Buffy. I suspect there are folks in love out there who never would have met except for fandom activities and those might make a good essay.
Sir? I'd like you to take the helm, please. I need this man to tear all my clothes off.
Zoe ,'Serenity'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Scrappy - Jun 04, 2006 7:07:31 pm PDT #6989 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Allyson - Jun 04, 2006 7:16:17 pm PDT #6990 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
They met because of Ani DiFranco fandom.
deborah grabien - Jun 04, 2006 7:17:40 pm PDT #6991 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
(edit: for Robin) Oh, the actual meeting coming through fandom? Right, different thing. Remember Penny B? She and Larry hooked up online; she was a Buffy fan, he wasn't. First meeting, he proved his love by showering her with Buffy-themed stuff.
They've been married six years this coming October. So, yeah, those stories are definitely out there.
Scrappy - Jun 04, 2006 7:57:22 pm PDT #6992 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
True, Allyson, but not in YOUR fandom, if ya know what I mean. If you email "interview" Penny B and Lattu that Deb mentions, and any others you hear about, it could be an interesting piece and you could use other peoples' words to add to your word count. The subject matter may not do it for you, so,you know, only if it it's intriguing to you!
Steph L. - Jun 04, 2006 8:12:43 pm PDT #6993 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Oh, the actual meeting coming through fandom?
Hec and JZ met through b.org, and IIRC, their wedding cake had the monkeypants dialogue (mostly monologue) written on it in frosting.
Pix - Jun 04, 2006 9:45:10 pm PDT #6994 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
I met D. because of b.org, but not until after Buffy was gone.
sj - Jun 05, 2006 7:18:14 am PDT #6995 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Sneaking in one more Comfort foods drabble.
Food is memory. French toast is Saturday morning cartoons at Nana and Papa’s house. Chinese food is hiding in the halls during a drama club meeting, trying to avoid the janitor seeing that we brought food into the school and him threatening to expel us for doing so. Del’s frozen lemonade is summer in a paper cup. Pizza is laughing and eating too much with friends after a long day of school. Mornings smell like a cup of freshly brewed tea. Family gatherings smell of coffee and anisette. Elderflower presse tastes like England and gelato of Italy. Pasta is love.
P.M. Marc - Jun 05, 2006 7:28:22 am PDT #6996 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Allyson, do you have a piece that serves as a real companion to your Safe Harbor from Ann Arbor piece? A full flesh out of your Escape to L.A.?
Because I've found myself wondering about that. It shows up in drips and dabs in other essays, but I still want to know how you did it.
deborah grabien - Jun 05, 2006 7:42:45 am PDT #6997 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
sj owns this drabble topic.
SailAweigh - Jun 05, 2006 7:44:53 am PDT #6998 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
sj owns this drabble topic.
Indeed she does! And I'm going to just sit back and enjoy it.