My Fannish Heart

[geoviki]

How did 11 months go by without me posting? Like this: whooooosh!So hi, everyone who still might be here. I never imagined myself turning into an LJ lurker, but apparently I have. I still click on my flist all the time, but I've just felt, I dunno, thinking that my fannish interests and little life stories would just be dull reading. But so many of

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[tipgardner]

Hiya! I read sometimes and I post almost never, but I'm glad I stopped by and saw this! :-) Alright?

[geoviki]

Yes, I notice it's been longer between posts for you than even for me! Time gets away from us.

I'm good, hope you are as well. I intend to post more in general. I will, I will!

[dbassassin]

Hey there!

Finding a new fandom is a weird process, isn't it? After HP, everything else seems pretty small. I can understand liking a show/movie/whatever and haveing zero interest in the fandom; I've had that experience with BSG and Life on Mars.

I suppose it takes more effort to maintain fandom frienships when you no longer share a fandom with people.

[geoviki]

Since HP, all of the fandoms I like have been small. And print, mostly. It's such a shock to discover that I can read all of the available fanfic in a week.

[pir8fancier]

Hugs! I think that the fandom culture under which we met is now dead. And I wonder if that doesn't play into the disconnect so many of us feel. It's impossible to connect because the culture has become too ephemeral, too limited. If it's all pretty GIFs (I'd be a millionaire if I got a dollar every time I'ver heard people say that very phrase to describe tumblr), then there is no "there" there. I'm SO glad that we connected when it was possible to connect with people. You know, form ACTUAL friendships. I can truly say those were the days.

[geoviki]

I really think you're right about the loss of our fannish culture, and I get really maudlin and emo about it on occasion. Still, it's better to have squeed and lost than never to have squeed at all, or something like that. It was a special thing, and a special time, with special people. I'm really glad we've managed to hang on to part of it, anyway, and it really comes down to the people when all is said and done. *mwah*

[dracofiend]

Hi hi hi! Quick check of the flist after the Snarry Games mini reunion email! Sounds like things are going well; still got that zest for fandom, which is fantastic! I also miss the height of HP fandom - those were fun times! But it's so great to know that anytime, you can jump back in and find funny, interesting, romantic, dramatic, engaging fic on here, in just about any fandom that you happen to be into at the moment, and chat with folks. Love it! :)

[geoviki]

It's been way too long since I've seen that distinctive Draco icon of yours, and it made me quiver! I see you're in White Collar fandom these days. photoash, above, is a big fan too and I even went so far as to watch an episode or two, which is a big step for me. Sadly, lightening failed to make an appearance, as usual.

So nice to chat with you anytime, of course!

[snottygrrl]

nice to see a post from you. i don't think there are many of the old fandom gang left in hp (some, i know, but not many). still i cherish post on lj from those i met at the first conferences and shared hp love with.

i miss a lot of what we had, though am grateful for what has changed and what i've gained.

i'm off wandering around superheroes these days, when i even have time to read anything. working in publishing means i am never in need of something to read!

[geoviki]

All the cool kids are hanging with superheroes, it seems.

I think I've seen more of the old gang posting lately (in the last 6 months, say). Not a lot, just enough to let me know they're not all gone entirely. So I thought I'd make a little noise, too.