Dear Flist

[moonshayde]

Taking a page out of astrogirl2's book...

I've actually wanted to do this for a while, but now that astrogirl2 has done it, I can be a lemming instead :)

While my flist is not ginormous, it's pretty big and I don't get to talk to half as many people as I would like. Most of the time it's because I'm really bogged down with RL stuff, but sometimes it's because I don't know you very well and I'm a little too shy to just start posting whatever all over your space.

I also wonder, like astrogirl2 whether people are just here for fic or basic fandom and don't want to move into a "friendship" or if there are people on my flist that really would like to chat? If you're just here for fic, that's cool. I have no problem with that, though I don't write as much as I used to. But if you're looking for more and I haven't been talking to you much, I'd love to know. Actually, I enjoy meeting new people and talking about a range of things, so if I know you're open to various discussions, then I'll be more inclined to do so if I know that I'm not bugging you.

Also, the nature of fandoms are ever changing. We move onto to new stuff, we hold onto the old, and we develop new opinions and interests. Maybe some of you are here because you feel bad about defriending. Maybe some of you don't know me very well and are too shy. Maybe some of you are new and we haven't really had a chance to talk yet.

I ask because I go through the same thing. Sometimes I wonder if I should comment or not. And there are some people I've drifted away from fannishly. I wonder if people would feel weird if I started engaging them in a more personal or friendly manner or if people would rather keep it "strictly professional." And if I feel that way, I'm sure others do as well.

So in this post, please feel free to reintroduce yourself. Feel free to tell me to please go away or to talk more or to post on your LJs. Really. Or if you feel the need to take me off your flist, no hard feelings. (Unless I've like known you for a long time and we've talked alot, then *sniff* but I know people change.)

Or just go about your own business.

I just like to talk is all ;)

Comments

[autumndandelion.livejournal.com]

Well as you can see, I haven't been geeking out about Stargate anywhere near how I used to. That's not to say that I won't in the future, but right now, the ninja turtles have pretty much taken over. I know it's pretty clear out of nowhere, but I've always felt that you appreciate fandom for what it is and accept that people get obsessed over various things. At the core though, we're geeks, and it's comforting that we understand each other.

When we post about fandoms that the other isn't into, I figure the other just glosses over those posts. Like I doubt you read my NASCAR posts, and my NASCAR peeps don't read my sci fi posts. That's to be expected. I do enjoy your personal posts and hope we keep up with each other that way too.

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

Cool. And indeed. That is the nature of fandom. We jump back and forth, and go with the flow of fandom.

Thanks for the input :) I hope you're enjoying your TMNT. I always loved Leonardo the best :)

[autumndandelion.livejournal.com]

See, you understand how fandom works. The vast majority of people I know in real life don't get it, label me as weird, and go on with their lives.

I am VERY much enjoying my Ninja Turtles! It's what's getting me through work and general life stress at the moment. Leonardo is also my favourite.

= D