Fannish 50: Post 5!

"'What is your plan with these things anyway?' Adam asked.

Ronan smiled his lizard smile. 'Ramp. BMW. The goddamn moon.'

This was so like Ronan. His room inside Monmouth was filled with expensive toys, but, like a spoiled child, he ended up playing outside with sticks."

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Snowflake Challenge #13, 14, and 15

#13: TALK ABOUT A COMMUNITY SPACE YOU LIKE.

A bit of a basic answer, but I'd have to say DW in general. I started using it in a not-very-social way, just as a sort of semi-public journal, and eventually started exchanging comments with people; more recently I've started joining communities and participating in events and challenges and whatnot. Interestingly, I think I'm actually posting less frequently than I ever have before...maybe because I have other ways of processing my thoughts and feelings, maybe because I have this feeling that posting more often would somehow burden or bore the people on my f-list, or maybe because I've started seeing this more as a place to participate in community events and whatnot rather than a place to share personal stuff. I'm not sure...but in any case, this place has felt like my home on the internet for a few years now. I appreciate the things I've learned, and the connections I've made, from reading about other people's day-to-day lives, and I even find some comfort in seeing familiar icons of people I recognize but who I don't follow. And yeah, I find it comforting to scroll through my reading page or the Latest Things and just see what people are up to, or what they've created, or what they're excited about, especially when there's so much horror happening in the world. 

#14: In your own space, create a promo and/or rec list for someone new to a fandom.

I'm just going to say something short and sweet about two small fandoms that scratch a similar itch for me: Sense8 and Becky Chambers' Wayfarers series. I'd recommend checking them out if you're looking for a little hope or comfort in these dark times.

#15: How Did the Fandom Snowflake Challenge Go? 

I think I started off pretty enthusiastic, but that enthusiasm has waned a bit lately, as evidenced by this catch-up post. I enjoyed reading and commenting on people's posts, but I think doing so underscored for me the fact that while I quite like the *idea* of fandom, I don't think I have as much intrinsic motivation to engage with it as others seem to. There are plenty of stories and characters I like, and have thoughts about, but I don't think that feeling has ever really crossed over into the kind of "fannishness" that I think a lot of other people in this space have for the stuff they love. That said, there's a lot that I like about fandom world, and I think I'll continue engaging with it for a while, but I can also sense that I've been sort of forcing it or faking it to some extent so far, hoping that doing so might spark some of the enthusiasm that I see and admire in others. But yeah, overall, I've enjoyed reflecting on this stuff this month through all these prompts, and I'm curious to see how my feelings about some of this stuff might have evolved by the time I do it again next year.