I was just coming to post a cute plug for Tim's Expo DVD.
Why am I not writing? I need to be writing. Inspire me. Why do I love fandom, again?
Gabriel: Are you trying to destroy this family? Simon: I didn't realize it would be so easy.
'Safe'
The Minearverse 4: Support Group for Clumsy People
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Allyson - Apr 22, 2006 7:45:30 pm PDT #9491 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
tiggy - Apr 22, 2006 7:52:11 pm PDT #9492 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
Why do I love fandom, again?
because we're cute and fluffy. and sometimes crazy.
Strega - Apr 22, 2006 7:55:53 pm PDT #9493 of 10001
Jesus, don't look at me.
I assume you really mean fandom, not fans? I can say nice things about fans.
Betsy HP - Apr 22, 2006 7:57:35 pm PDT #9494 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Um, because sometimes when misfits get together they turn out to be kind and surprisingly powerful? (As opposed to all the other times they get together, when they turn out to be insane and annoying.)
Allyson - Apr 22, 2006 8:01:44 pm PDT #9495 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
I'm writing about that, now, Betsy. But my metaphors are like melting cotton candy. It's a sticky mess with no substance.
I'll get it. I swear.
Give me something to snark about...
Allyson - Apr 22, 2006 8:02:46 pm PDT #9496 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
This is awesome. Strega, tell me nice things about fans. I'll be right back. I think a paragraph just happened.
Allyson - Apr 22, 2006 8:36:50 pm PDT #9497 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
What was the final airdate for Buffy?
I know. Google is my friend.
Strega - Apr 22, 2006 8:54:46 pm PDT #9498 of 10001
Um. Every once in a while they give me presents. Oh, nice things that aren't All About Me? Damn.
Hm. The nice things about fans are the nice things about people. Or about communities. When you least expect it, they demonstrate the power of groups to do far more than an individual can. They can be shockingly welcoming and generous, just because they happen to share an interest. I suppose it's the demonstrations of trust that I find the most lovely, because I have trust issues anyway.
It is extraordinarily cool that a person who dozens of people only know as "someone who watches that TV show I like" can ask for help with a real-world issue, and get it.
There are friends who I trust as much as I'm capable of, who I only know because of fandom. So I guess that's something nice I could say about both fandom and fans.
Now I'm getting sappy. Er, the presents are pretty cool, too.
Allyson - Apr 22, 2006 9:04:14 pm PDT #9499 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
Yeah, that's exactly what I'm writing about. Moving to LA, being terrified and lonely, and then Polgara and Kristen sort of took me in and were kind to me.
I was lonely and bored that I threw myself into all sorts of fandom projects to give me some sense of accomplishment that had real world effects. Most of my post-college jobs have been in some sort of social benefit area: civil rights/EEO law, non-profit, research and technology development (aerospace). Fandom fulfilled that need to do something that made the spaces I don't occupy a little nicer. Which is selfish, but if you're gonna be selfish, might as well raise some funds for charity/give someone else comfort at the same time.
tiggy - Apr 23, 2006 2:06:09 am PDT #9500 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
What was the final airdate for Buffy?
May 20, 2003.