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

[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? ^_^;