General meta-ish-ness

[daemonluna]

I've been thinking about lj lately. Half the people on my friends list are there because I know them--either in rl or from Bindlechat or afsm or such. The other half is generally people whose fanfic I enjoy and admire, and who generally have interesting things about life, the universe, and everything. Of course, that's not to say there isn't any crossover between the two lists. *g*

My journal entries generally run towards the mundane and trivial. Random links, what I've been reading lately, and anecdotal, day-to-day stuff. No metaphysical discussions on gender, slash, and fannishness, no regular posting of WIPs or drabbles. Sometimes, I feel vaguely apologetic about it. However, I figure that the people who've friended me, for the most part, have done so because they actually know ME, and have some sort of vague interest about what I'm reading and what's happening in my life.

I've never been a Big Name Fan. I've never really been any sort of recognizably-named fan. I'm not horribly argumentative and tend more towards lurking on lists. In fact, I'm not really on any mls (discounting half a dozen professional library-related lists which I'm weeks behind on because I then just tend to mope about not working in a public library right now) or lj communities other than a couple recs ones.

What fanfic and miscellany I do produce is incredibly sporadically, and for the most part, really short. My story ideas tend to have a ridiculously long gestation period. Like, a year or more in some cases. At the moment, whatever writing I do (almost all fanfic) is just because I feel like it. Good thing I'm not planning on making money off it, hey? *g*

I think one of my general aimlessness at the moment is because I don't really have a current fandom. I'm not terribly impassioned about anything series or movie wise (other than Brother Dear Brother, but that's just me all by my lonesome making icons and pondering fanfic in various embyonic states--fandom of one, anybody?) I've been on a Harry Potter kick, but the fandom's like this huge, vast, looming thing it's so large and I wouldn't quite know where to start. HCL fandom's kind of faded away, sigh, and I'm as guilty as any. I'm not necessarily upset with my current fannish orphan status, but just occasionally slightly wistful for Bindlechat and the like.

Anyhow. Enough from me. Go look at this cool link! And maybe I'll go write a drabble or two.

Comments

[zulu.livejournal.com]

And what've you been thinking about it?

[daemonluna.livejournal.com]

I've been thinking that I shouldn't pop keys out of the keyboard mid-post because they're sticking, and then end up hitting many keys I shouldn't and doing strange, unintentional things. ^_^; (The strange, deliberate ones are another story.)

[zulu.livejournal.com]

I often feel the same way. I've recently been going around livejournal and friending people because I like their fics, but looking at how much they produce reminds me of how little I've written recently. And my day-to-day life, while not exactly "Like sand through the hourglass," is nevertheless important to me...so, overall, I think we're in the same boat. But it's a good ship. Lollipop.

Let me read your drabbles when they're written. Grin.

[daemonluna.livejournal.com]

Ooh, lollipop! I meant to try for some drabbles, but then got distracted by text-based hamlet. Heh. Maybe now that I beat the stupid thing.... now to pick a fandom. Decisions, decisions.

[tekenduis.livejournal.com]

I can sympathise with your Fandom Orphan status. I'm not actively involved in anything at the moment, my passion for certain fandoms having faded after Yet Another Flamewar. I suppose I really shouldn't let that sort of thing get to me, but the GW fandom was absolutely seething with flamewars that were just about to break the surface.

Utena, on the other hand was like a calm placid lake. And about as boring usually. At least, my little corner of it was. :P

HP is not for the faint of heart. In fact, if not for Harry Potter, I begin to wonder if the Fandom_Wankers would have anything to do. The eruptions over in HP are absolutely legendary.

And, as for "Not a BNF". Remember I was telling you about that person whose Utena fic I'd read, who was local? It was YOURS! "Broken Swords, Bloody Roses". I didn't realise it until waaay later when I was checking out your webpage for the first time, but it sure made me laugh. ^_~

[daemonluna.livejournal.com]

I think I need to make some "fandom orphan" icons.

... *snerk* Obviously, the way to have people recognize your fanfic is write in a rather small fandom. That's just too funny. I actually ended up meeting a couple of other friends because they'd read that particular fanfic. (Hi, Amy!) Finding this all quite ironic. *g*

[dine.livejournal.com]

while I love LJ in all its ability to connect with the 'real people', I must admit I miss Bindlechat as well - that list (and group of people) was fabulous. the lunacy never ended, and the willingness to play with fannish conventions broadened (at least my) views on what was good and proper (meaning at this point I have few boundaries and almost no squicks), which served me well when I sequed into boyband RPS, that red-headed bastard step-child of slash.

[daemonluna.livejournal.com]

What, you mean other people would consider actorslash and necrophilia and incest and turtles squicky? *g* I miss the lunacy too... but I'm glad I was finally talked into doing the lj thing because it's given me a chance to reconnect with some of the very cool people from bindle! *hugs Dine* Thank you for repeatedly saying "Gee, you should get a lj..." It did take a few repetitions, didn't it? ^_^;

[alessar.livejournal.com]

I haven't been in any "fandom" in particular in so long, I kind of know how you feel. I'm seriously thinking I may gravitate into Mirage of Blaze fandom but then I'm also wondering if any ficcing for that might not just be an exercise in futility. Ah well.

[daemonluna.livejournal.com]

I'll just have to watch the rest of MnoB then. ;P And why futile? That whole thirty-book series thing? (Doesn't stop the Master and Commander fic...) Y'know you want to... tempt, tempt...

[placidia.livejournal.com]

he days of Bindlechat were the good old ones, in many ways. For one thing I wasn't working half of the Friday nights in a month and I could actually figure out when I was going to be online to keep in touch with people. I miss being able to go online and ramble on about Joe Dick the travelling flower salesman, or even what would happen if Turnbull should run into Caspian on a dark and stormy night. The people at work just look at me funny when I go about such things. In Bindlechat people would at least pay me the courtesy of spitting their tea on their screens :)

[daemonluna.livejournal.com]

Oh Bindlechat, sweet Bindlechat... How we miss you and your Naked-Chainsaw-Wielding-Paul-Gross... and I'd forgotten about Florist!Joe! How could I? Maybe we should stage a reunion. And hope it doesn't end with somebody shooting themselves in the fucking head. *g* Or start a Bindlechat!Reunion LJ group or something.