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.
THIS. This is what was missing from my life too since SGA, and found again only while sitting in the theater with two guys I absolutely couldn't turn to and say THIS IS THE GAYEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IN ALL MY LIFE. I remember nothing of the month of June because literally every second that wasn't spent sleeping (which were too few) or working were spent in fic communities and Tumblr. Falling into a fandom like that is a little magical, which is what makes it so elusive. I truly hope you find it again soon.
I use tumblr because for me it's low-impact fandom.
I can see that, totally. There are fic recs, it's where graphics live, reblogging is essentially the "like" button of Tumblr, an easy way to give something a thumbs up without having to be clever enough for a comment. But it seems next to impossible to foster a community beyond a thumbs-up circle jerk - at least when I click on Notes, most of the time it doesn't take me to the entry but just back to the front page of the blog. Idk, I've tried using it, but mostly given up and picked a few blogs and tags to follow, and I'm going to let that be that.
[omg, if my enthusiasm for fandom could be redirected to real things, I might actually have some success in my life]
I think that much, at least, everyone in fandom has in common.
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Date: October 4th, 2011 12:27 am (UTC)THIS. This is what was missing from my life too since SGA, and found again only while sitting in the theater with two guys I absolutely couldn't turn to and say THIS IS THE GAYEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IN ALL MY LIFE. I remember nothing of the month of June because literally every second that wasn't spent sleeping (which were too few) or working were spent in fic communities and Tumblr. Falling into a fandom like that is a little magical, which is what makes it so elusive. I truly hope you find it again soon.
I use tumblr because for me it's low-impact fandom.
I can see that, totally. There are fic recs, it's where graphics live, reblogging is essentially the "like" button of Tumblr, an easy way to give something a thumbs up without having to be clever enough for a comment. But it seems next to impossible to foster a community beyond a thumbs-up circle jerk - at least when I click on Notes, most of the time it doesn't take me to the entry but just back to the front page of the blog. Idk, I've tried using it, but mostly given up and picked a few blogs and tags to follow, and I'm going to let that be that.
[omg, if my enthusiasm for fandom could be redirected to real things, I might actually have some success in my life]
I think that much, at least, everyone in fandom has in common.