Non-Geeks Need Not Apply
First, a HUGE thank-you to everyone who responded to my last post! Seriously, the pick-me-ups were soooo appreciated. I was a hateful, sniffling zombie for much of Monday, and ended up taking a 2-hour nap in order to teach class that night. I plan to finish responding to comments when I get home tonight.
Of course, I had a repeat of insomnia last night, but at least I managed 4 hours this time. I DON'T WANT TO KILL ANYONE TODAY. I'LL TAKE IT.
So, call me crazy, but I'm seeeeriously considering signing up for
startrekbigbang. It sounds like a LOT of fun. To be honest, my main deterrent isn't that I can't come up with any story ideas that could surpass 20,000 words (I have PLENTY), but I'm still working on finishing Pretty Human... which is only on Chapter 2. (FML.) I would be worried about finishing up THAT first, and then if 3 months would be enough time to do justice to the story that's been lounging on the big couch in the corner of my brain since I found myself in this fandom. It's just... sitting there, drinking and taking up half the space in the room, waiting patiently, because it knows I'm going to have to write it sooner or later and it's going to haunt my nightmares till I do. Sigh.
OKAY! Forget all that musing, because it's either sit here and navel-gaze about all the fuckery going on in meta-fandom at the moment (published authors bitching about fanfiction and its "legitimacy", what else is new?). LET'S HAVE A POLL. I KNOW YOU ALL LIKE POLLS! It's a FANDOM-POLL, EVEN.
Aaaaand that's all, folks. Gotta get going. \o/
Of course, I had a repeat of insomnia last night, but at least I managed 4 hours this time. I DON'T WANT TO KILL ANYONE TODAY. I'LL TAKE IT.
So, call me crazy, but I'm seeeeriously considering signing up for
startrekbigbang. It sounds like a LOT of fun. To be honest, my main deterrent isn't that I can't come up with any story ideas that could surpass 20,000 words (I have PLENTY), but I'm still working on finishing Pretty Human... which is only on Chapter 2. (FML.) I would be worried about finishing up THAT first, and then if 3 months would be enough time to do justice to the story that's been lounging on the big couch in the corner of my brain since I found myself in this fandom. It's just... sitting there, drinking and taking up half the space in the room, waiting patiently, because it knows I'm going to have to write it sooner or later and it's going to haunt my nightmares till I do. Sigh. OKAY! Forget all that musing, because it's either sit here and navel-gaze about all the fuckery going on in meta-fandom at the moment (published authors bitching about fanfiction and its "legitimacy", what else is new?). LET'S HAVE A POLL. I KNOW YOU ALL LIKE POLLS! It's a FANDOM-POLL, EVEN.
How long have you been in your current fandom? (If you're in more than one, pick your "main" one.)
1-6 months
2(11.1%)
6-12 months
7(38.9%)
1-2 years
3(16.7%)
3 years or more
3(16.7%)
Since I knew what fandom was
3(16.7%)
Two years before they invented sliced bread
0(0.0%)
How many fandoms do you consider yourself "active" in right now?
Just one - I'm a serial monogamist
10(55.6%)
A handful; 2-3
4(22.2%)
3-6 (enough to carry up the steps in one trip)
3(16.7%)
6-12 (I need a suitcase, okay)
0(0.0%)
12 or more (don't judge me)
1(5.6%)
I refuse to answer on the grounds I may incriminate myself
0(0.0%)
How long do you usually stay in a fandom? (Check all that apply)
A few months
2(5.4%)
A year, give or take a few months
3(8.1%)
As long as the show is running/movies are still coming out
3(8.1%)
As long as there's an active fandom and it's not still just me in my corner
10(27.0%)
Until the creators smoke too much crack and the show/book/movie jumps the shark
6(16.2%)
You'll have to pry it from my COLD DEAD FINGERS
7(18.9%)
Until the authorities show up at my house informing me of copyright infringement
1(2.7%)
Until Gozer tells me I can leave
2(5.4%)
Until I manage to misplace the fourth wall
3(8.1%)
What theme song would you like to play every time you enter the room?
"Return of the Mack," by Mark Morrison
3(13.6%)
"We Are the Champions," Queen
3(13.6%)
"Never Gonna Give You Up," Rick Astley
4(18.2%)
"It's Raining Men," The Weather Girls
1(4.5%)
"Man Eater," Hall & Oates
0(0.0%)
"Hit Me Baby One More Time," Britney Spears
1(4.5%)
"I Am The Walrus," The Beatles
2(9.1%)
"Like A Virgin," Madonna
0(0.0%)
"Bad," Michael Jackson
1(4.5%)
SOME OTHER SONG I WILL RELAY IN THE COMMENTS, PHILISTINE
7(31.8%)
Do you ever make permanent, RL friends with people you meet through fandom?
No, not usually.
2(5.1%)
Sometimes, but only in special circumstances
8(20.5%)
Um, ALWAYS?
2(5.1%)
I went out drinking with a bunch of them last Saturday!
2(5.1%)
I'm living with/rooming with/married to one
3(7.7%)
It depends on the fandom (and how much crazy there is in it)
4(10.3%)
I think you need more sleep, dude
3(7.7%)
Also, why are you listening to "Party in the USA"?
5(12.8%)
TICKY-BOX
10(25.6%)
At your most active, what things do you seek out/participate in when you're in a fandom? Check all that apply
Reading fic
17(13.9%)
Writing fic
11(9.0%)
Participating in meta discussion in fan forums
8(6.6%)
Spamming my friends with pictures of the actors/characters
10(8.2%)
Drawing/seeking out art of the characters/actors
8(6.6%)
Stalking associated Twitters/Myspaces/Facebooks of the creators/actors
6(4.9%)
Making videos
2(1.6%)
Watching videos
5(4.1%)
Naming my pets after main characters
5(4.1%)
Going to conventions
4(3.3%)
Joining RP comms for the fandom
5(4.1%)
Buying Pon Farr perfume
4(3.3%)
Wondering what I used to do before X fandom entered my life
8(6.6%)
FILLING OUT RETARDED POLLS ON THE INTERNET, APPARENTLY
15(12.3%)
Son of ticky-box!
14(11.5%)
What does every fandom need?
A heist AU!
6(6.7%)
A vampire AU!
4(4.4%)
Unicorns!
4(4.4%)
A high school AU!
6(6.7%)
WTF LEAVE OFF WITH THE AUS ALREADY
4(4.4%)
Terrible pairing names (i.e. "Spork" and "Bike")
9(10.0%)
Glittery aliens from the planet Fierce
9(10.0%)
Horrible peen-gate fiascos (we're looking at you, Wentz)
3(3.3%)
Fandom buddies you can drunk-text at 3 in the morning
12(13.3%)
Actors/musicians who have mad amounts of bromance
16(17.8%)
100,000-word epics with associated hotass fanart
13(14.4%)
Some CLEARLY VITAL item this list is missing that I will educate you about in the comments below
4(4.4%)
Aaaaand that's all, folks. Gotta get going. \o/