devon: from LARP attack - see 08jul2005 on my LJ (Default)
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So I'm doing a combo of Snowflake Challenge #7 and also More Joy Day, which I only just learned about!

More Joy Day:
https://sdwolfpup.dreamwidth.org/665072.html
"In the interest of spreading more joy, I’m proposing that on January 13, 2023, we each engage in one act, either online or physical space (or both!), which brings joy to another person, in the hopes that that person will spread that joy further, and exponentially onward."

Snowflake Challenge #7:
"In your own space, interact with a community or a fic."

Snowflake Challenge promotional banner with image of snow-covered trees and an old barn in the background. Text: Snowflake Challenge January 1-31.
devon: (Bloody Kiss)
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So runpunkrun did a Q/A for the OTW about running [community profile] fancake recently, and she linked to this 2013 hilarious and deeply moving talk/essay about fandom from the guy (Maciej Cegłowski) who created the tagging site Pinboard. He helped fandom migrate there from Delicious when Youtube bought and basically destroyed Delicious. I never used Delicious, but I knew about it and wondered what happened to it. I only got halfway through this talk before I started sobbing from joy. Sometimes that happens to me; I read or see something that makes me feel too much for my dry, shriveled heart. It's like the Grinch at the end of the movie. I have a lot of feels about fandom as a community and how generous and giving everyone is, and this talk just hits it dead on, from an outsider's perspective. Probably none of it will be surprising to anyone here, which is part of what's so remarkable about fandom. I mean *fanfic* fandom specifically (which of course includes other fanworks) vs other media fandoms which have historically been different.

https://idlewords.com/talks/fan_is_a_tool_using_animal.htm

(also, the OTW Q/A here: https://www.transformativeworks.org/otw-guest-post-runpunkrun/ )
devon: from LARP attack - see 08jul2005 on my LJ (Default)
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xposted to addme

NAME: devon
AGE: 35+
INTERESTS & HOBBIES: Fandoms include MCU, SGA, Teen Wolf, Firefly, and lots of others! I like Gen, Slash, and Het. I don't keep up with anime or webcomics, but please feel free to ask!
LOOKING FOR: I'm actually looking for chats. I have a fair amount of free time during the day, and I'd love to connect with more fans. My IRL friends are not into fanfic for the most part.
ANYTHING ELSE?: Don't worry about my age. I am very easy-going and really non-judgemental. I'm non-binary, queer, and I enjoy my body art and my dog!!
ALSO KNOWN AS: [archiveofourown.org profile] greyhat but I don't write/ post, so all I have there are bookmarks.

Dog pic and more fandoms )
devon: from LARP attack - see 08jul2005 on my LJ (Default)
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How in the heck am I just learning about the FanWorks Convention?! It's less than an hour from where I live! https://fanworkscon.com/

Too bad I can't go because they're SOLD OUT! I signed up for their email list; maybe they'll keep the same location next year? IDEK.

To anyone who can help - where can I find fannish chats? They have some programming about new chat programs that I'm sure I could learn to use. I love chatting about fandom! I'm not a published author (3 mini stories, none on AO3 because they're *actually* not very good.) I want to talk about stories, characters, MCU, etc., etc.!

If you want to chat one-on-one, the easiest for me is Google chat bc I can access it through Adium (on Mac.) PMs or emails are welcome! devon@dreamwidth.org
devon: from LARP attack - see 08jul2005 on my LJ (Default)
Hey, I know most of you don't interact with me much because I hardly ever post, but I'd like to start posting more.

Would you like to ask me some questions? It would help me out.

(If something is too invasive, I'll just PM you and ask for a different question, but let me reassure you now that it's pretty hard to offend me. I am an over-sharer at this point in my life.)

cut for the list of remaining dates )
devon: from LARP attack - see 08jul2005 on my LJ (logic: chicks dig it)
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Also, old school Star Trek fans who have seen the movie or are worried about the movie sucking should read [profile] taraljc's entry here. No major spoilers. If you like her stuff, she has some other smart entries about the movie.
devon: (I'm not mean)
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OMG, best/worst story summary I've come across in a long time. It's not simply badly spelled, because that would be easy to dismiss. It's cavalier! It's cruel! It's needy! I'm not linking to the story because that would just be cruel ... to you, the potential readers. I read the first couple of pages, and it is worse than it sounds.
Notes: There are dark themes in this, but the violence and nastiness mainly happens off-stage. John owns Rodney, who disgraced himself five years ago and nearly caused the deaths of members of SG1. Rodney has been a slave belonging to the International Committee that runs the SGC for five years and has never known the security and protection of having an actual owner.

I’m an Atlantis fan rather than SG1, so I have played around with the history and I’m told that Jack is a little OOC – it’s an AU, so he’s going to behave the way I see fit! Anyway, he’s not important!

This is about recovery and not about dystopia-style world-building – slavery exists in this world and there’s no real effort to change that – besides, they’re all off to Atlantis!

My plan is to post what I’ve got in lj-sized chunks and then to add to it as I work through re-watching the Seasons.

This has been read and beta’d by my brother and, most especially, by the great and glorious [name].

Please be gentle with me as I have never posted anything quite like this before, but I really, really want to know if you like it or not!
I'm not gentle with the people I know and love - I don't think I'm capable of being gentle with a stranger I pity and scorn.

p.s. Thanks to [personal profile] cimorene for inspiring me by posting her own collections of badfic headers and summaries!

(crossposted from LJ)
devon: from LARP attack - see 08jul2005 on my LJ (zombie girl)
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OMG, Vividcon is coming up ... sometime. I can't attend, but I would love to have a copy of the official vid DVDs. Does anyone want to get an extra and send it to me? I can paypal you or mail you a check. Thanks!
devon: from LARP attack - see 08jul2005 on my LJ (kirk spock japanese)
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Because I am in a sharing mood, and because I want to pimp both "Wolverine" and "Star Trek," I have a couple of reviews for you.

Bitchy Jones' mini-review, non-spoilery, of "Wolverine: Origins". Very funny, makes me want to see the movie.

[personal profile] cesperanza's totally spoilery review of Star Trek, containing both squee and fail. I just saw Star Trek, so it was neat to read things I agreed with along with things I disagreed with. Lots of good comments, here.

Also, [personal profile] rheanna's review which hit on some new points, and has an old school Star Trek fanfic rec at the end.

Also also, [livejournal.com profile] taraljc has a really nice rebuttal to the "female characters are not treated well by the movie" theme that's going around.

(crossposted to LJ)
devon: from LARP attack - see 08jul2005 on my LJ (Default)
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So, I posted this over in [community profile] drawthecircle - they posted in several fannish communities, but I think a lot of people missed it. I thought it might serve as a fannish intro to those of you who don't know me very well. I hardly ever write, so my name doesn't get circulated much, but I read voraciously in my chosen fandoms, so many of your names are intimately familiar to me. Feeling stalked, yet? ;>

DW calls me Devon
Age? 40

Favorite fandoms? SGA, Merlin, new Star Trek, Iron Man
Other fandoms? X-Men, SPN, Firefly, X-Files
Favorite type of fic? Slash, first time, sex change, parody, crack fic, *kink*
Favorite Actor/Actress? David Hewlett, Vin Diesel, Zachary Quinto, Robert Downey Jr., Jason Statham (I chose "favorite" to mean "hottest")
RPS/RPF? I'm indifferent. Sometimes it's hot, but I skip most of it.
Pairings? SGA: McShep, John/Lorne, Rodney/Cadman, John/Atlantis, Rodney/Radek, SPN: Sam/Dean, IRON MAN: Tony/Pepper, X-MEN: Wolverine/anyone, NEW STAR TREK: Kirk/Spock, Kirk/anyone, Spock/Uhura, FIREFLY: Mal/anyone, Simon/anyone, Jayne/anyone, NCIS: those two hot guys

First fandom? Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan and the Sith Academy (Maul/Obi-Wan)
Do you do do art/graphics/fic?: I rarely write fic for challenges.
And what is your journal about? Mostly personal angst or fannish squee.
Locked or public? I got nuthin' to hide.

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