I've been reminising about the old days lately. Or really, for a while. 2006 seems to be that halcyon year - SGA was booming, I was in a job that was crap so I had a lot of time to invest in reading and whatnot. I was having epic and lovely email discussions with close friends regarding fandom and life and it was WONDERFUL. Even my LJ entries were entertaining.
Then I lost my job, and immediately (like, within 2 days) fell into bandom. It was so large, and had a weird learning curve, and was already fairly well established that I lurked, and lurked and lurked. I wasn't writing, I wasn't participating. I WAS posting massive amounts of fic and picspams to delicious (at one point my collection was being rec'd as a starter point - omg).
I've felt that I've been without a real fandom since SGA. You're right, I've taken fannish polyamory to new heights. I've never been mono-fannish, but something happened around the time of bandom -- I felt scared to stick myself out there. At the same time, a lot of the things I continued to watch and/or love had non-existent or very small fanbases. I've been able to pimp a few people into a few things, but they tend to people like me...relatively quiet in our output.
I dream of a day when I can be truly part of a fandom again. Have something that sparks my interest enough to stick my neck out. Until then I retain my tiny circle of LJ friends (most carry overs from YEARS ago, so I'm more invested in them as people than in a simple fannish context), but I'm starting to venture out little by little. The fact that it still feels like posting into the ether is kind of hard, but I'm working on it.
I use tumblr because for me it's low-impact fandom. I've seen some people over there that are using it like LJ, posting stories and running their fandoms entirely from tumblr. That's WEIRD to me in so many ways. I have a twitter account, but really only interact with a few people, so it's kind of useless.
In short, I feel your pain, and I've been consistently around for all the years you've been sort of absent. I'm into long dead shows, Fandoms of Three People, and friggin' Korean dramas. I've become the fandom equivalent of that weird, artsy chick in high school, or something. I don't mind that really, but it's hard to look back and see what it used to be like.
I've hung to you for this long, so I'm not letting go and will welcome whatever participation with open arms. :)
[omg, if my enthusiasm for fandom could be redirected to real things, I might actually have some success in my life]
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Date: September 29th, 2011 04:56 pm (UTC)I've been reminising about the old days lately. Or really, for a while. 2006 seems to be that halcyon year - SGA was booming, I was in a job that was crap so I had a lot of time to invest in reading and whatnot. I was having epic and lovely email discussions with close friends regarding fandom and life and it was WONDERFUL. Even my LJ entries were entertaining.
Then I lost my job, and immediately (like, within 2 days) fell into bandom. It was so large, and had a weird learning curve, and was already fairly well established that I lurked, and lurked and lurked. I wasn't writing, I wasn't participating. I WAS posting massive amounts of fic and picspams to delicious (at one point my collection was being rec'd as a starter point - omg).
I've felt that I've been without a real fandom since SGA. You're right, I've taken fannish polyamory to new heights. I've never been mono-fannish, but something happened around the time of bandom -- I felt scared to stick myself out there. At the same time, a lot of the things I continued to watch and/or love had non-existent or very small fanbases. I've been able to pimp a few people into a few things, but they tend to people like me...relatively quiet in our output.
I dream of a day when I can be truly part of a fandom again. Have something that sparks my interest enough to stick my neck out. Until then I retain my tiny circle of LJ friends (most carry overs from YEARS ago, so I'm more invested in them as people than in a simple fannish context), but I'm starting to venture out little by little. The fact that it still feels like posting into the ether is kind of hard, but I'm working on it.
I use tumblr because for me it's low-impact fandom. I've seen some people over there that are using it like LJ, posting stories and running their fandoms entirely from tumblr. That's WEIRD to me in so many ways. I have a twitter account, but really only interact with a few people, so it's kind of useless.
In short, I feel your pain, and I've been consistently around for all the years you've been sort of absent. I'm into long dead shows, Fandoms of Three People, and friggin' Korean dramas. I've become the fandom equivalent of that weird, artsy chick in high school, or something. I don't mind that really, but it's hard to look back and see what it used to be like.
I've hung to you for this long, so I'm not letting go and will welcome whatever participation with open arms. :)
[omg, if my enthusiasm for fandom could be redirected to real things, I might actually have some success in my life]