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multifandom questionnaire pt 2
This is the second part of the questions from the 72 Multifandom questions to ask a fangirl.
Fandom Participation:
1. Do you keep up with any official or fan-authored wikis or encyclopedias about your fandom?
I don't think so. I've definitely used them as resources when I want to write fic and I don't remember specific details or if I want to find out more about, say, DC fandom/characters when I was writing Smallville fic.
2. How do you stay updated with the latest news and information concerning your fandom?
I follow people who share my fandom on Tumblr and figure out things from others who post what is going on. Also sometimes, I follow the cast on IG and see if they post anything. Before, I used to be more active in reading fansites and the like, and take more of an initiative in posting news I find as well, but now I tend to take more of a relaxed stance. If I get really curious, I will look into things myself.
3. Are there any forums, social media groups, or online communities you frequent to discuss your fandom?
Back with Smallville, it was Livejournal. There were a lot of ship and fandom specific communities but mainly my journal and the journal of friends. Also, I used to go to some sites, like Divine Intervention, which was a Clois fansite. I was mostly a lurker at Kryptonsite.
These days, it's mainly Tumblr. I'm active on here, but I don't know how much I actively discuss fandoms. Not a fraction as much as I used to do on LJ for sure. I'm on Discord as well, but I tend to prefer one on one conversations. With servers, I tend to lurk more than actively participate.
4. How would you describe the overall atmosphere and culture within the fan community?
Good, as long as you know how to curate your experience. There are ups and downs to every type of fandom. There's drama and fighting, no matter how big or small the fandom is - it's just the type of fighting feels differently and I imagine it's more frustrating when you start out with fewer people and you have to block or worry about cliques since there is a chance of more overlap. It just depends what you want out of fandom and fortunately, there a lot of tools to help make it more pleasant and fun (blocking/muting/etc), which it should be.
5. Have you attended any fan conventions or meet-ups? If so, what was your experience like?
No, I used to want to, but I didn't want to go alone and since I've always tried to keep my online and real life separate, I didn't have anyone to go with.
6. What’s the significance of fan art, fan fiction, or fan videos in your community?
Really significant. I came to be part of fandom because of fanfiction - I had been reading it for years and then I eventually started writing. I started out writing for a very small ship in a big fandom and over the years, I've shipped bigger ships in bigger fandoms (MCU namely and I was able to see Sam/Bucky really grow into something bigger, which was nice). Now my main fandom is pretty big/active and there is a lot of content of all the above. I love looking at fanart and fan videos, though I do feel like I used to watch the latter more in the past. It seems a bit harder to find these days, unless you specifically search it out but the one way the algorithm on YouTube was useful is that if I find one I like, it starts to give me more so I have found some great creators that I wouldn't have otherwise, since I wasn't sure where to look.
7. Are there any charity or social causes your fandom community supports?
Currently, I've seen people participate in the Fandom Trumps Hate, which is obviously multifandom, and also, I think there's a 911forGaza one too.
8. How do fan theories or headcanons contribute to your enjoyment of the fandom?
As with fandom as a whole, there's good and bad. I like reading about other people's theories and headcanons and I enjoy coming up with my own. It's a fun surprise when you can theorize and speculate and end up being right - it has happened a couple of times over the years. However it is frustrating when a certain headcanon or theory can spread and take over and gets treated like canon. Sometimes, it's just mildly annoying because it's hard to avoid and others, when the fans get entitled and throw tantrums when they're not getting what they feel like they "deserve" or something happens that goes against their theory, it's downright frustrating.
9. Are there any rituals or annual events that your fandom community participates in each year?
There were plenty of ship specific events - I remember there being exchanges and the like for Clark/Lois in Smallville (and other ships but I can't tell you about those), both on a now deleted community and the fansite. Also there were Smallville fanfic awards with ship and general categories but that was in the later years. With my current fandom, I've seen annual events on Tumblr. Character/ship/theme specific weeks and a summer ship event that people are into. I haven't actually made anything for them yet but I'm still fairly new to 9-1-1 and am not yet comfortable with doing more than lurking.
10. What is the craziest or most dedicated thing you’ve done for your fandom(s)?
I don't think I've done anything too crazy. Online, I've ran communities and an exchange. Ran to the store to get a copy of the TV Guide that had Tom Welling & Erica Durance on it. Did the whole midnight bookstore visit to get my copy of the 7th HP book. Just fun stuff like that. Nothing too wild, or at least nothing I can think of.
11. Have you created any content or resources that have contributed to the fan community?
I've written fic and in the past few years, made some icons. Earlier on, back in Smallville fandom, since the ship I was writing for was so small and didn't have many other people writing for it, I did make a list of Clark/Oliver ships that I could link people when they expressed interest in the ship and didn't know where to find fic. I hope it helped.
12. Are there any well-known fan community leaders or content creators that you admire?
There are lot of great writers and vidders whose worsk I enjoy and subscribe to but I can't say I'm aware these days of who is "big" in fandom. Obviously you can tell by AO3 stats and who does numbers on Tumblr but I don't pay attention to that.
Fandom Participation:
1. Do you keep up with any official or fan-authored wikis or encyclopedias about your fandom?
I don't think so. I've definitely used them as resources when I want to write fic and I don't remember specific details or if I want to find out more about, say, DC fandom/characters when I was writing Smallville fic.
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2. How do you stay updated with the latest news and information concerning your fandom?
I follow people who share my fandom on Tumblr and figure out things from others who post what is going on. Also sometimes, I follow the cast on IG and see if they post anything. Before, I used to be more active in reading fansites and the like, and take more of an initiative in posting news I find as well, but now I tend to take more of a relaxed stance. If I get really curious, I will look into things myself.
3. Are there any forums, social media groups, or online communities you frequent to discuss your fandom?
Back with Smallville, it was Livejournal. There were a lot of ship and fandom specific communities but mainly my journal and the journal of friends. Also, I used to go to some sites, like Divine Intervention, which was a Clois fansite. I was mostly a lurker at Kryptonsite.
These days, it's mainly Tumblr. I'm active on here, but I don't know how much I actively discuss fandoms. Not a fraction as much as I used to do on LJ for sure. I'm on Discord as well, but I tend to prefer one on one conversations. With servers, I tend to lurk more than actively participate.
4. How would you describe the overall atmosphere and culture within the fan community?
Good, as long as you know how to curate your experience. There are ups and downs to every type of fandom. There's drama and fighting, no matter how big or small the fandom is - it's just the type of fighting feels differently and I imagine it's more frustrating when you start out with fewer people and you have to block or worry about cliques since there is a chance of more overlap. It just depends what you want out of fandom and fortunately, there a lot of tools to help make it more pleasant and fun (blocking/muting/etc), which it should be.
5. Have you attended any fan conventions or meet-ups? If so, what was your experience like?
No, I used to want to, but I didn't want to go alone and since I've always tried to keep my online and real life separate, I didn't have anyone to go with.
6. What’s the significance of fan art, fan fiction, or fan videos in your community?
Really significant. I came to be part of fandom because of fanfiction - I had been reading it for years and then I eventually started writing. I started out writing for a very small ship in a big fandom and over the years, I've shipped bigger ships in bigger fandoms (MCU namely and I was able to see Sam/Bucky really grow into something bigger, which was nice). Now my main fandom is pretty big/active and there is a lot of content of all the above. I love looking at fanart and fan videos, though I do feel like I used to watch the latter more in the past. It seems a bit harder to find these days, unless you specifically search it out but the one way the algorithm on YouTube was useful is that if I find one I like, it starts to give me more so I have found some great creators that I wouldn't have otherwise, since I wasn't sure where to look.
7. Are there any charity or social causes your fandom community supports?
Currently, I've seen people participate in the Fandom Trumps Hate, which is obviously multifandom, and also, I think there's a 911forGaza one too.
8. How do fan theories or headcanons contribute to your enjoyment of the fandom?
As with fandom as a whole, there's good and bad. I like reading about other people's theories and headcanons and I enjoy coming up with my own. It's a fun surprise when you can theorize and speculate and end up being right - it has happened a couple of times over the years. However it is frustrating when a certain headcanon or theory can spread and take over and gets treated like canon. Sometimes, it's just mildly annoying because it's hard to avoid and others, when the fans get entitled and throw tantrums when they're not getting what they feel like they "deserve" or something happens that goes against their theory, it's downright frustrating.
9. Are there any rituals or annual events that your fandom community participates in each year?
There were plenty of ship specific events - I remember there being exchanges and the like for Clark/Lois in Smallville (and other ships but I can't tell you about those), both on a now deleted community and the fansite. Also there were Smallville fanfic awards with ship and general categories but that was in the later years. With my current fandom, I've seen annual events on Tumblr. Character/ship/theme specific weeks and a summer ship event that people are into. I haven't actually made anything for them yet but I'm still fairly new to 9-1-1 and am not yet comfortable with doing more than lurking.
10. What is the craziest or most dedicated thing you’ve done for your fandom(s)?
I don't think I've done anything too crazy. Online, I've ran communities and an exchange. Ran to the store to get a copy of the TV Guide that had Tom Welling & Erica Durance on it. Did the whole midnight bookstore visit to get my copy of the 7th HP book. Just fun stuff like that. Nothing too wild, or at least nothing I can think of.
11. Have you created any content or resources that have contributed to the fan community?
I've written fic and in the past few years, made some icons. Earlier on, back in Smallville fandom, since the ship I was writing for was so small and didn't have many other people writing for it, I did make a list of Clark/Oliver ships that I could link people when they expressed interest in the ship and didn't know where to find fic. I hope it helped.
12. Are there any well-known fan community leaders or content creators that you admire?
There are lot of great writers and vidders whose worsk I enjoy and subscribe to but I can't say I'm aware these days of who is "big" in fandom. Obviously you can tell by AO3 stats and who does numbers on Tumblr but I don't pay attention to that.
kaffy_r (kaffy_r) wrote2025-06-09 06:36 pm
kaffy_r) wrote2025-06-09 06:36 pm
Dept. of The Fall of Empires
Jesus Fucking Christ
It's already been bad for days out in LA, and now the motherfuckers are deploying marines there? Marines? The actual military?
It's only a matter of time - days? - before they send them into my city. Fuck. My neighborhood might not be as heavily Hispanic as Pilsen or Humboldt Park, but Rogers Park has a big enough undocumented community that ICE thugs have already been reported hanging around; at least that's the report. Last week I hoped it was just a fear-fueled rumor. Now?
Sorry for the swearing; but not too sorry. The moment calls for it.
It's already been bad for days out in LA, and now the motherfuckers are deploying marines there? Marines? The actual military?
It's only a matter of time - days? - before they send them into my city. Fuck. My neighborhood might not be as heavily Hispanic as Pilsen or Humboldt Park, but Rogers Park has a big enough undocumented community that ICE thugs have already been reported hanging around; at least that's the report. Last week I hoped it was just a fear-fueled rumor. Now?
Sorry for the swearing; but not too sorry. The moment calls for it.
akash (আকাশ), meaning sky. (akash05) wrote2025-06-09 07:19 pm
akash05) wrote2025-06-09 07:19 pmEntry tags:
THE shopping trips
i've turned dressing myself into quite the debilitating drama this year. my lack of innate style and refusal to be girly and basic led me down towards some confusing outfits over the years. i now wish to be as girly as possible, thanks. i've been dissecting what i do look like vs what i want to look like and have found a few fixes.
1. losing weight helped, a lot. this is on the long-term side of things, but it really has. i am currently bmi 21.7.
2. on that note....wearing things that are actually my size: oh, i've been on a shopping SPREE and i've been trying on the smallest few sizes i can find to see if they actually fit or not. sometimes they don't -- sometimes they do. MUCH better than i expect. i've been dressing WAY too oversized for too long, hoping to hide my body. that's did not help my case.
3. playing with form and structure: since i'm someone who prefers not to have things cinch at the waist or flex my figure to make the outfit work (i do NOT feel comfortable), but doesn't want to look as damn frumpy as before -- i've realised that clothing with structure (like stiffer jackets and long coats, those boxy t-shirts and barrel joggers) suit both my figure and my style well. i have broadish shoulders, so fitting things well to my shoulders and my back naturally makes the outfit not drown me, makes me look slim without needing to be tight. again, i seriously underestimated wearing things in my proper size.
4. considering whether the outfit highlights my face or detracts from it. i've got sweet facial features when expressive. my resting-face is kinda ugly, but i'm banking on a good outfit to speak for me in those moments. do the colours and patterns wash me out? distract me? what compliments my face?
5. chunky shoes. firstly, i'm short. but more importantly, i realised that wearing the same damn black and white trainers with every single outfit has been nuking the overall look. i have not actually bought any new shoes yet, but i've been considering thick but inconspicuous hiking boots, and those black formal chunky ankle-boot shoes and maybe some more stylish, chunkier trainers.
6. so, interesting shoes - and an interesting bags. this is something that i HAVE been working on all year. i've got quite a few options, but i'm allowing myself (how embarrassing, right?) to consider handbags, or more traditionally female bag options. it's kinda insufferable that it's like that in my head, and i shouldn't be surprised that it looks good.
7. dialling down on patterns....dialling up on texture. good quality clothing taking a little higher priority. putting....down the obsession with overly-busy floral patterns. haha, it's a little sad, but it makes me look a lot older than my age.
8. which brings me back to general mindset: letting myself look my age. not dressing like a depressed teenager, always in hoodies and looking messy, and not like an old auntie, with too many weird cardigans and shapeless outfits. letting myself look like other 20-year-olds. i can indulge in a few trends. and this one is definitely not in my head, i've had people tell me i look fourteen and other times people mistaking me for someone's mother since i dress so much weirdly older for my age.
9. good bras, hell YEAH. a treat to myself. i had to go to the special shops to get ones in my band size (28/30) and that made me a little giddy. it was very cool and helped me realise that bras are also a structural thing, it helps you be better dressed to have one that fits you properly.
9. letting myself nerd the hell out and buy more anime t-shirts to sleep and lounge around in and wear at the gym. i'm basically collecting the entire uniqlo x anime collab t-shirts collection. but honestly, hell yeah pt.2. i feel so comforted by it, and with those barrel joggers, it's a good look.
ah, so i've spent a lot of money. i've got to refund some things, and judge which spends were not as worth it. at one shop, i said i was a little scared to what the total would be, and the guy behind the counter laughed and said he hadn't planned on commenting, but that we were about to find out. while scanning, he jokingly asked who's credit card i borrowed. i told him i'd been saving up. but the bigger issue than me buying new clothes is actually getting rid of my previous ones without guilt. the whole point of this is to downsize and upgrade my wardrobe completely, to let go of all the shitty clothes that made me look bad and stressed me out, but it's harder than i expected to tell myself that when i'm sorting through them.
i just keep thinking, oh what if it'll be useful somehow? or, what if my new purchases just make me look the same but different? not better? so--no. this is--- irrational. i'm donating them. out of site, out of mind. i'm doing all of this as a way of letting go and building myself anew. that's the point. i'll start with the clothes i want to KEEP. and then work from there. if it genuinely doesn't serve me, i need it out. carrying the weight of my past is all i've been doing. okay, we're doing this.
1. losing weight helped, a lot. this is on the long-term side of things, but it really has. i am currently bmi 21.7.
2. on that note....wearing things that are actually my size: oh, i've been on a shopping SPREE and i've been trying on the smallest few sizes i can find to see if they actually fit or not. sometimes they don't -- sometimes they do. MUCH better than i expect. i've been dressing WAY too oversized for too long, hoping to hide my body. that's did not help my case.
3. playing with form and structure: since i'm someone who prefers not to have things cinch at the waist or flex my figure to make the outfit work (i do NOT feel comfortable), but doesn't want to look as damn frumpy as before -- i've realised that clothing with structure (like stiffer jackets and long coats, those boxy t-shirts and barrel joggers) suit both my figure and my style well. i have broadish shoulders, so fitting things well to my shoulders and my back naturally makes the outfit not drown me, makes me look slim without needing to be tight. again, i seriously underestimated wearing things in my proper size.
4. considering whether the outfit highlights my face or detracts from it. i've got sweet facial features when expressive. my resting-face is kinda ugly, but i'm banking on a good outfit to speak for me in those moments. do the colours and patterns wash me out? distract me? what compliments my face?
5. chunky shoes. firstly, i'm short. but more importantly, i realised that wearing the same damn black and white trainers with every single outfit has been nuking the overall look. i have not actually bought any new shoes yet, but i've been considering thick but inconspicuous hiking boots, and those black formal chunky ankle-boot shoes and maybe some more stylish, chunkier trainers.
6. so, interesting shoes - and an interesting bags. this is something that i HAVE been working on all year. i've got quite a few options, but i'm allowing myself (how embarrassing, right?) to consider handbags, or more traditionally female bag options. it's kinda insufferable that it's like that in my head, and i shouldn't be surprised that it looks good.
7. dialling down on patterns....dialling up on texture. good quality clothing taking a little higher priority. putting....down the obsession with overly-busy floral patterns. haha, it's a little sad, but it makes me look a lot older than my age.
8. which brings me back to general mindset: letting myself look my age. not dressing like a depressed teenager, always in hoodies and looking messy, and not like an old auntie, with too many weird cardigans and shapeless outfits. letting myself look like other 20-year-olds. i can indulge in a few trends. and this one is definitely not in my head, i've had people tell me i look fourteen and other times people mistaking me for someone's mother since i dress so much weirdly older for my age.
9. good bras, hell YEAH. a treat to myself. i had to go to the special shops to get ones in my band size (28/30) and that made me a little giddy. it was very cool and helped me realise that bras are also a structural thing, it helps you be better dressed to have one that fits you properly.
9. letting myself nerd the hell out and buy more anime t-shirts to sleep and lounge around in and wear at the gym. i'm basically collecting the entire uniqlo x anime collab t-shirts collection. but honestly, hell yeah pt.2. i feel so comforted by it, and with those barrel joggers, it's a good look.
ah, so i've spent a lot of money. i've got to refund some things, and judge which spends were not as worth it. at one shop, i said i was a little scared to what the total would be, and the guy behind the counter laughed and said he hadn't planned on commenting, but that we were about to find out. while scanning, he jokingly asked who's credit card i borrowed. i told him i'd been saving up. but the bigger issue than me buying new clothes is actually getting rid of my previous ones without guilt. the whole point of this is to downsize and upgrade my wardrobe completely, to let go of all the shitty clothes that made me look bad and stressed me out, but it's harder than i expected to tell myself that when i'm sorting through them.
i just keep thinking, oh what if it'll be useful somehow? or, what if my new purchases just make me look the same but different? not better? so--no. this is--- irrational. i'm donating them. out of site, out of mind. i'm doing all of this as a way of letting go and building myself anew. that's the point. i'll start with the clothes i want to KEEP. and then work from there. if it genuinely doesn't serve me, i need it out. carrying the weight of my past is all i've been doing. okay, we're doing this.
kaberett (kaberett) wrote2025-06-08 11:57 pm
kaberett) wrote2025-06-08 11:57 pmEntry tags:
vital functions is struggling with time management and up way past curfew
Reading. FINISHED:
- Furiously Happy, Jenny Lawson. I can see why people like her! I have also remembered why I wound up unsubscribing from her blog. Very interesting proof of concept in re audiobooks, though.
- Prophet, Helen MacDonald and Sin Blaché. Very enjoyable reread in which many things landed differently, in service of...
- a word you've never understood, rydra_wong. EXACTLY the post-canon follow-up I wanted but would have absolutely failed to articulate. Have already tried to lure one more person into reading the book so I can then make them go read the fic. Now I just selfishly want Even More Of It.
- Pain is really strange, Steve Haines. Reread for the purpose of making notes, this time. Sparked at least one useful thought. Following up references is a work in progress.
- How to cook... Desserts, Leiths Cookery School. Read all the way through for the purposes of EYB indexing first pass! Go me.
STARTED:
- Adventures in Stationery, James Ward. Borrowed from library on a whim for low-brain non-fiction.
Writing. First pass through indexing a cookbook on EYB!
Some Actual Notes re pain for The Book, including (and I am very proud of myself for this) actually writing down my questions alongside the bare "here's what it contained".
Watching. Murderbot S01E01. I am dubious but expecting to keep watching. If you encourage me I might say more when it is not past curfew.
Cooking. ... apparently I have not managed Much Of Note this week.
Eating. POTATOES at the ALLOTMENT courtesy of ALLOTMENT FRIENDS. Also finished my choi sum and had my first AMAZING broad beans and nibbled kohlrabi speculatively, all on Tuesday.
Today I have nibbled: a cherry; the first few redcurrants; a pod's worth of Kelvedon Wonder peas; half a tiny tomato.
Making & mending. Made some progress on A's left glove. Realised, belatedly, that I'd done the same thing with picking up stitches unevenly along the two sides of the palm. Ripped back most of the way to where I started from and Sulked. BUT HEY I've remembered the pattern and where I'd stowed all the bits for it!
Growing. See Eating for my biggest excitements. Sugar Magnolia (purple sugar-snap pea) now setting pods; my main intention with it this year (given that I planted a whole packet of seeds and have wound up with ...fewer plants than that) is just to get myself sorted with a significantly larger number of seeds for next year, but hey, maybe they'll all be super productive and I'll actually get to eat some too.
Stockings now at the plot to go onto the cherry tomorrow, hopefully.
Tomatoes planted out when tiny not doing so great (i.e. have mostly disappeared). Tomatoes planted out when larger Actually Flowering. Desperately need to stake the lot of them.
Tiny single solitary surviving oca has started to Go.
V grumpy about how poorly the squash I got started A While Ago have coped with getting put outside given that they are in biodegradable fibre pots so I'm not even disturbing their roots. Getting the rest of them in the ground AND THEN SOWING MORE very much also high on tomorrow's priority list. (And the beans, augh.)
Observing. Met a neighbour!
kaffy_r (kaffy_r) wrote2025-06-08 04:23 pm
kaffy_r) wrote2025-06-08 04:23 pm
Entry tags:
Dept. of Putting It Out There
For the Millions Thousands Hundreds Dozens Handful of My Fans
I finally decided I might as well put this piece of RPF-adjacent fic up here. Alert the press.
Also, I'm putting the MV here (under a cut, I'm not subjecting folks to it if they don't want to see it), so that if you do want to read it, you have the MV there as proof of what sparked this ridiculousness creativity.
I finally decided I might as well put this piece of RPF-adjacent fic up here. Alert the press.
Also, I'm putting the MV here (under a cut, I'm not subjecting folks to it if they don't want to see it), so that if you do want to read it, you have the MV there as proof of what sparked this
( Watch )
With that handled, here's the story, under its very own cut.
Fandom: Stray Kids, Stray Kids "Escape" MV
With that handled, here's the story, under its very own cut.
Fandom: Stray Kids, Stray Kids "Escape" MV
Words: 1,826 per AO3
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kaberett (kaberett) wrote2025-06-07 11:57 pm
kaberett) wrote2025-06-07 11:57 pmsome joys of the day
- goslings! (Canadian; one still very yellow and fluffy, several more rather larger.)
- SNAILS. so many excellent snails. we went out on a couple of stupid little walks and saw MANY snails.
- ate the last of my birthday cake, with discounted raspberries courtesy of one of said stupid little walks. <3
- the post brought Several more books for me (two pain-related, ...some cookery) and I am very pleased with them. particularly looking forward to warm bread and honey cake, though given that I've still not actually read Salt Fat Acid Heat I don't rate my chances of getting to it any time soon...
- current borrowed-on-a-whim-from-the-library book: Adventures in Stationery, James Ward. First chapter was paperclips; current chapter is a whistlestop tour of The History Of The Pen, including a much more loving biography of the BIC Cristal than I am normally exposed to via fountain pen fandom!
Socchan (soc_puppet) wrote2025-06-07 12:21 pm
soc_puppet) wrote2025-06-07 12:21 pm
Entry tags:
Keeping up with chores
It's time for another episode of America's favorite game show: Rotate! That! Mattress!
Edit: And returning contestant Socchan has done it again! The mattress has been rotated 180°, and the sheets changed at the same time. This time around, Socchan notably chose not to move the dresser at the foot of the bed, seeming to save some extra seconds in the final time and some overall effort. Will Socchan continue this gamble in upcoming appearances? Only time will tell!
Today, as in every episode, Socchan walks away with a mattress that has been slightly rejuvenated and whose lifespan has been extended just a bit longer, as well as the feeling of sleeping on fresh sheets to look forward to.
Join us again in two months for another episode of Rotate That Mattress!
Edit: And returning contestant Socchan has done it again! The mattress has been rotated 180°, and the sheets changed at the same time. This time around, Socchan notably chose not to move the dresser at the foot of the bed, seeming to save some extra seconds in the final time and some overall effort. Will Socchan continue this gamble in upcoming appearances? Only time will tell!
Today, as in every episode, Socchan walks away with a mattress that has been slightly rejuvenated and whose lifespan has been extended just a bit longer, as well as the feeling of sleeping on fresh sheets to look forward to.
Join us again in two months for another episode of Rotate That Mattress!
fred_mouse (fred_mouse) wrote2025-06-04 10:46 pm
fred_mouse) wrote2025-06-04 10:46 pmEntry tags:
[backdated] daily notes
- working on Eldest's 21st quilt (yes, it is very overdue). Worked out what is needed, what I have, how the colours are going to be picked for the sections that I'm adding (because the original had a large square of white in the top left corner, so I've started the pattern at the third row, and have to add two rows at the bottom).
- today's goal was to identify pieces for four blocks (of the remaining 24), stretch goal to sew them, extra stretch goal to finish assembling that strip (combining rows 5/6 into a single piece). I stalled out at identifying what fabric was suitable for the current set of blocks -- there are so many pieces!
- Old Shanghai for the traditional post-con Wednesday gathering. There was some lamentation at the lack of pancakes, and conclusion that the last Pancake place had closed a decade ago.
fred_mouse (fred_mouse) wrote2025-06-07 08:44 pm
fred_mouse) wrote2025-06-07 08:44 pmEntry tags:
Habitica
With the dramatic change in how I spend my weeks upon me, I'm revisiting Habitica to see what needs doing. I did a bit of a tweak last week, working through my habits list and deciding what was good. I haven't posted that here, because it needed editing, and at this point it is unlikely that I will. However, what do I have in dailies, and how am I going to change it?
- Daily journal - this is going just fine, and it is important to my daily process for getting things done; keep
- progress at least one to-do - I haven't been making good use of the to-do list, so this has been an issue. Making it optional, possibly to delete.
- Tuesdays: weekly update on annual goals - I miss this as often as I achieve it, but it is a useful reminder; keep
- read things 'today' list - I haven't been doing this consistently, but it is useful when I do; keep
- update the 100 days document with today's small tasks - useful reminder; making it optional
- Minimum progress on current project; list of craft projects - delete; make a habit* for 'craft'. I want to keep it, I have a 67 day streak, but I just can't guarantee that I'll be doing it daily, and having it as an intermittent habit is better than beating myself up.
- read a book (physical, ebook, doesn't matter) - another one with a good streak, although only 36 days, but can't continue to commit, so moving it to habits.
- check notes files for anything I can progress - this is a valuable reminder; I don't want to move it to a habit, making it optional. This is because I have a long term goal of getting everything out of notes and into more sensible locations -- I use the notes app for whatever I need to record Right Now.
- Delete anything out of DW inboxes -- useful reminder, but I now at least look at the inbox every day, so deleting
- read three emails - useful reminder, does help a little. 53 day streak. Keeping for now, might make optional or delete if it is still too much
- update email and safari tabs spreadsheet - the spreadsheet was working as a motivation for while, but now it isn't. I still have it open, and maybe I'll update, but this isn't important. Delete
- read at least one page of a drawing book (optional) - I've kind of abandoned this at the moment. I might take the drawing journal to uni with me, and take it places on my lunch break, but I want that to be more relaxed. Delete.
- blog post (optional) -- I don't think that aiming to post daily is a good idea going forward. While I wasn't working/studying, it kept me focused on what I was doing, but I'll have other things for that. Delete.
That leaves 7 daily activities, of which journal, reading the to do list and checking emails are required. My notes suggested adding a zotero related task, but I think I'm going to put that in habits instead.
* The advantage of moving things to habits is that on days that I do a lot of whatever, I can tick them off multiple times.
fred_mouse (fred_mouse) wrote2025-06-07 02:55 pm
fred_mouse) wrote2025-06-07 02:55 pmEntry tags:
[100 days] Craft project update
I really haven't been putting much effort into tracking things here; my last post about it was 10th of May. At that point I had finished 2 projects of the 10 I'm hoping for, and made good progress on three. I've not finished anything else since, but I have made good progress on some
Previous good progress
- towel rail - has not been progressed. I need a day a) without rain and b) that I have multiple hours available and c) (most importantly) that I remember this needs doing
- door mat(s) - I've used up all the existing 'yarn' and I have half a rag rug. Every time I am surprised by how much 'yarn' it takes. I need to work out where I stashed the rest of the strips while we had a houseguest, and assemble more.
- Teach myself to draw - this has stalled. I keep misplacing my drawing book or the sketch book I'm using, or the pencil. I need to get a better process.
Progressed since
- pink / white / brown crochet blanket -- crochet finished, sewing in the ends. I think I'm half done on the ends?
- brown / green knit -- this gets 4-6 rows roughly every second Thursday (when we game online) plus I've sat and worked on it while listening to podcasts.
- T's jumper - a handful of rows. I need to make sure to do this every second day at least
- blue / white virus blanket - I've finished the first of the two balls I had left, now on to the last one. It is just shy of 70cm square, and I'm on the 13th repeat of the pattern. I suspect this is the last repeat, based on available yarn. Hopefully I have enough to finish.
- Eldest's quilt - I have laid it out, I have worked out what is needed to finish it. I have made and joined four blocks and worked out that I was doing something different from the book, and now those are going to be the front of a cushion, just as soon as they aren't attached to the quilt any more (basically, I'm adding 1/2" to each so the finished size is 9.5" rather than 9", but hadn't noted that down anywhere).
- Knitting for Kitties - using up a couple of balls of yarn; the green one is done, and we have handed three squares over to purrdence
I'm reasonably happy with this progress. It is possible that either the knitting for kitties or the virus blanket will be finished next, because those are relatively portable. The former lives in my handbag; the latter is going to go in my uni bag (it is possible I will mostly stop carrying the handbag, because it doesn't fit a lunch or a laptop)
svgurl (svgurl) wrote2025-06-06 11:51 pm
svgurl) wrote2025-06-06 11:51 pmEntry tags:
current fandom events
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kaberett (kaberett) wrote2025-06-06 11:53 pm
kaberett) wrote2025-06-06 11:53 pmEntry tags:
[pain] today's articulation
A significant part of the problem is that we only start saying "all pain is in the brain" (or "the tissue isn't the issue" or whatever) to people with complex or chronic pain.
And there's a good reason for that! It's the same reason that I need to have a much more detailed idea of the fine detail of what an atom is and how it behaves than the vast majority of the population, for whom the Bohr model is perfectly adequate!
... and we need to explain that, we need to explain why we don't tell people with simple acute pain that All Pain Is In The Brain -- it's not because it's any less true for them, it's just that for most people most of the time they don't need to worry about that level of detail. But if you don't explain that, it sure do sound a lot like "your pain isn't real (unlike those people over there)".
Lies-to-children. That. That thing. That's a thing I need to explain.
Raederle (seleneheart) wrote2025-06-06 03:18 pm
seleneheart) wrote2025-06-06 03:18 pm
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The Friday Five - Summer/Camping
1. Have you ever been to summer camp?
Every summer from the time I was seven until sixteen. The best two weeks of the whole summer. The camp was on land owned by the company my father worked for, and since it was one of the biggest employers in town, lots of kids I knew from school were there too and kids from some of the other schools in the area. It was in the middle of nowhere, had to take a bus most of the way there, and then walk the rest. One time, one of the girls in my cabin decided she was going to wear her swim suit the whole two weeks and not take it off. Not for horse back riding, not for archery, not for overnight camping in the woods. She did shower though. She was one of the cool girls, so she got away with it without much shame or harassment. Site of my first kiss. Where my counselor read us The Little Prince and I had to go find that book when I got home. Where we did crafts with substances that I think are illegal in this country now - I googled them a few years ago - wire dipping. And clacker balls. And so so many lanyards. But, yeah, I loved that place. You had to earn the right to come back as a counselor, which I did for one summer, but then I got involved in other stuff in high school that took up my summers, so I stopped. It closed down, and the company sold all the land. It's been clear cut and the cabins bulldozed. But there's a Facebook group keeping the memories alive.
2. Have you ever made a s'more?
Yes, many times.
3. Have you ever slept under the stars (no tent/tarp)? Yes, several times. Both at camp above and later in college.
4. Have you ever had a member of the opposite sex sleep over at your house?
What are we, twelve? Yes, yes I have.
5. What type of bed do you have (queen, twin, bunk, etc.)?
A queen bed. My cozy place.
Every summer from the time I was seven until sixteen. The best two weeks of the whole summer. The camp was on land owned by the company my father worked for, and since it was one of the biggest employers in town, lots of kids I knew from school were there too and kids from some of the other schools in the area. It was in the middle of nowhere, had to take a bus most of the way there, and then walk the rest. One time, one of the girls in my cabin decided she was going to wear her swim suit the whole two weeks and not take it off. Not for horse back riding, not for archery, not for overnight camping in the woods. She did shower though. She was one of the cool girls, so she got away with it without much shame or harassment. Site of my first kiss. Where my counselor read us The Little Prince and I had to go find that book when I got home. Where we did crafts with substances that I think are illegal in this country now - I googled them a few years ago - wire dipping. And clacker balls. And so so many lanyards. But, yeah, I loved that place. You had to earn the right to come back as a counselor, which I did for one summer, but then I got involved in other stuff in high school that took up my summers, so I stopped. It closed down, and the company sold all the land. It's been clear cut and the cabins bulldozed. But there's a Facebook group keeping the memories alive.
2. Have you ever made a s'more?
Yes, many times.
3. Have you ever slept under the stars (no tent/tarp)? Yes, several times. Both at camp above and later in college.
4. Have you ever had a member of the opposite sex sleep over at your house?
What are we, twelve? Yes, yes I have.
5. What type of bed do you have (queen, twin, bunk, etc.)?
A queen bed. My cozy place.
kaffy_r (kaffy_r) wrote2025-06-06 09:27 am
kaffy_r) wrote2025-06-06 09:27 am
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Dept. of Brief
Proof of Life
It's been a minute, so I decided to touch down for at least half of another minute.
In brief: before I even got past the third Dr. Who, and despite doing my damnedest to avoid any spoilers, I read the wrong headline *shakes fist at The Guardian*, so I'm avoiding actually watching the remaining episodes until I can bear to watch them. That's not logical in the least, but there you go.
Acting on advice fromlilacsigil , I adjusted my AO3 Stray Kids fanfic's fandom tag, taking it out of SKZ fandom and tagging it as part of music video fandom. I also cut my note so that it didn't sound so awfully condescending. That made me feel better. It also gave me the chance to do a bit of editing, and that was even better. I'm not sure I'll post it here. I have to see if my conflicting impulses eventually pan out that way.
We have one of our old bachelor friends coming over this afternoon; he wants help navigating his computer, which Bob will handle. He also wants help understanding his smartphone, and that's going to be my responsibility. This gentleman has previously had a flip phone, or some kind of dumb mobile; he really doesn't like mobiles, but I think he finally admitted that they're necessary in modern life, and so he got the smartphone, and now he needs help navigating it. We'll see if I can help him out.
I think that's all, but I hope to post again later today.
It's been a minute, so I decided to touch down for at least half of another minute.
In brief: before I even got past the third Dr. Who, and despite doing my damnedest to avoid any spoilers, I read the wrong headline *shakes fist at The Guardian*, so I'm avoiding actually watching the remaining episodes until I can bear to watch them. That's not logical in the least, but there you go.
Acting on advice from
lilacsigil , I adjusted my AO3 Stray Kids fanfic's fandom tag, taking it out of SKZ fandom and tagging it as part of music video fandom. I also cut my note so that it didn't sound so awfully condescending. That made me feel better. It also gave me the chance to do a bit of editing, and that was even better. I'm not sure I'll post it here. I have to see if my conflicting impulses eventually pan out that way.We have one of our old bachelor friends coming over this afternoon; he wants help navigating his computer, which Bob will handle. He also wants help understanding his smartphone, and that's going to be my responsibility. This gentleman has previously had a flip phone, or some kind of dumb mobile; he really doesn't like mobiles, but I think he finally admitted that they're necessary in modern life, and so he got the smartphone, and now he needs help navigating it. We'll see if I can help him out.
I think that's all, but I hope to post again later today.
kaberett (kaberett) wrote2025-06-05 11:11 pm
kaberett) wrote2025-06-05 11:11 pmvarious sizes of joy
- On Tuesday, I picked a kohlrabi. The stem itself got eaten at the plot; the leaves I brought home to cook and eat subsequently rather than compost them. I stuck them in a glass of water to keep them going while I work out what exactly it is I want to do, and -- they are stunning. I am enjoying them so much every time I go past them: dark blue-tinged green leaves, pink-purple stems and veins (the cultivar is Azur; I do not currently have photos but will attempt to get my act together tomorrow.)
- I have four spikes of ginger, one thoroughly unfurled into leaves, and at least one more thinking hard about it. I do not expect to wind up self-sufficient in ginger but I am very much enjoying the experiment.
- a word you've never understood (Prophet, 9k words). I did not read it all in one gulp -- I paused to take notes -- and I'm now on my second read through, which could in theory be more of a gulp but mysteriously I seem to be taking more notes and also remembering that I wanted to shake the internet for more information about the experience termed "aftersensations", for Book Purposes. (Also I think I've lured another person into at least starting the book...)
- Asparagus for lunch! Still in season; still delicious.
- My house once again contains Large Quantities of hazelnuts and pecans. I Monch.
Raederle (seleneheart) wrote2025-06-05 06:52 am
seleneheart) wrote2025-06-05 06:52 am
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Book Bingo: G2 | eBook/Audiobook | A Sorceress Comes to Call
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
Blurb:
I've had this on my 'Want to read' list for a while. I've previously read T. Kingfisher's The Halcyon Fairy Book, which is her annotations of various fairy tales, plus some bonus original fairy tales/retellings, so I was intrigued to read a full novel based on a fairy tale, in this case The Goose Girl.
A really great read - interesting to see all the elements of the original fairy tale woven into a full length book, including the geese. The horror elements in most Grimm fairy tales are fully fleshed out here, so be ready for that. It's hard to know when/where this is set. In the author's notes, she references the Regency Period, but it isn't really set in Britain. Some fantasy version of it, perhaps.
Blurb:
Cordelia knows her mother is unusual. Their house doesn’t have any doors between rooms, and her mother doesn't allow Cordelia to have a single friend—unless you count Falada, her mother's beautiful white horse. The only time Cordelia feels truly free is on her daily rides with him. But more than simple eccentricity sets her mother apart. Other mothers don’t force their daughters to be silent and motionless for hours, sometimes days, on end. Other mothers aren’t sorcerers.
After a suspicious death in their small town, Cordelia’s mother insists they leave in the middle of the night, riding away on Falada’s sturdy back, leaving behind all Cordelia has ever known. They arrive at the remote country manor of a wealthy older man, the Squire, and his unwed sister, Hester. Cordelia’s mother intends to lure the Squire into marriage, and Cordelia knows this can only be bad news for the bumbling gentleman and his kind, intelligent sister.
Hester sees the way Cordelia shrinks away from her mother, how the young girl sits eerily still at dinner every night. Hester knows that to save her brother from bewitchment and to rescue the terrified Cordelia, she will have to face down a wicked witch of the worst kind.
I've had this on my 'Want to read' list for a while. I've previously read T. Kingfisher's The Halcyon Fairy Book, which is her annotations of various fairy tales, plus some bonus original fairy tales/retellings, so I was intrigued to read a full novel based on a fairy tale, in this case The Goose Girl.
A really great read - interesting to see all the elements of the original fairy tale woven into a full length book, including the geese. The horror elements in most Grimm fairy tales are fully fleshed out here, so be ready for that. It's hard to know when/where this is set. In the author's notes, she references the Regency Period, but it isn't really set in Britain. Some fantasy version of it, perhaps.
svgurl (svgurl) wrote2025-06-04 11:03 pm
svgurl) wrote2025-06-04 11:03 pmEntry tags:
multifandom questionnaire pt 1
I found this via vriddy: maevedarcy adapted a fandom questionnaire and made it more multifandom friendly - Questionnaire: 72 Multifandom questions to ask a fangirl.
I'm going to do it by parts, 12 at a time. :D
Current fandoms and personal connection:
1. How did you first discover your main fandoms?
My original main fandom was Smallville and I had always seen the ads on TV and I started watching a few seasons in because I love Superman and well, my sister was into it at the time, so I figured why not. I found Smallville fandom by chance when I was reading fic for other fandoms and then stumbled across Livejournal when I was googling Clark Kent/Oliver Queen, realized that there was very little fic, and decided I was going to write my own.
With the MCU, I watched The Avengers, started shipping Steve/Tony, and checked out what was out there. While I've read a lot of fic, I didn't start writing it until I began to participate in exchanges. It really helped me get out of my comfort zone.
I don't know if I have a "current" fandom but my main interest these days is 9-1-1, the procedural about first responders that is on ABC. It was one of those shows that had been on my "to watch" list and I'd seen some gifs on Tumblr and I finally watched it when it was seven seasons in.
With Smallville, it was definitely mostly about Superman and on a shallow note, I had a crush on Tom Welling. And as I said above, I got involved in fandom because barely anyone else was writing the ship I was newly into. It's funny - I got a comment on one of my Clark/Oliver fics a few days ago and that person was all "you're carrying this ship" and to be told that in 2025 is not what I would've had on my bingo card but it kinda delighted me anyway.
The MCU I got into because "The Avengers" was the big thing and once I found a ship I liked, I had to look for content. The timing was perfect too because Smallville had ended and while I was still into it, it was nice to have something fresh to grab my attention.
As far as 9-1-1, I'm hit or miss on procedurals but it always did look fun. When I found out that one of the main characters recently realized they were bisexual, it finally pushed me over to check it out.
3. Can you recall a moment when you realized you were more than just a casual fan?
Probably when I started writing all the fic? It wasn't surprising for me - I tend to get obsessive and am either all or nothing when it comes to ... anything really.
4. How has your interest in fandom evolved over time?
I still love it but I am more careful these days about how I participate. I got into all sorts of fandom drama during my first run and it's something that I try to avoid. I was young, but also old enough to know better and I definitely was more than a little naive. Nowadays, I prefer to stay on the edge and keep my circle close and tight.
5. Is there anyone in your life that shares your passion for fandom?
In my real life, no. That's what DW and Tumblr are for! I was really lucky that one of my mutuals on Tumblr, who I was friendly but not close to, does really love 9-1-1 too so I have had someone to talk with about my newest obsession. Otherwise, getting into a new fandom/ship, especially one as big, would've been more awkward.
6. How does your fandom inspire you in your everyday life?
Weirdly, I can't think of anything off the top of my head. I'm sure it has, especially since there are some things I have learned about via people I've met online but nothing stands out right now.
7.Does the fandom influence your personal style, hobbies, or interests?
No, it's probably the other way around. I've definitely been introduced books and media through fandom that I wouldn't have thought of otherwise, if that counts.
8. Can you share a personal story related to your fandom that you cherish?
I don't know how personal it is, but I used to have this one song that I specifically associated with Clark/Oliver - "Everything" by Michael Buble" - and then for my birthday, one of my Livejournal friends made me a fanvid to that song, when she didn't even ship them, and it literally meant everything to me.
9. What valuable lessons have you learned from being part of fandom?
Oh, plenty. I think it taught me the importance of not trying to force yourself to be something or someone you're not, because it will backfire. Being edgy for the sake of it is also not cool. Seems obvious, but it really isn't. Also, there are also tools to curate your experience and it is up to you to use them, more so now than ever.
10. Have you met any of your closest friends through a fandom?
No. My real life and fandom life are very separated (I'm private and paranoid), but I do have some people here and Tumblr that I've known for a long time and I have extra fondness for them in the same way I do about the people I see in real life.
11. Are there any rituals or traditions you enjoy before new releases related to fandom?
I don't think so. Sometimes, I like to refresh my memory of what happened before, with my favorite clips or reading some summaries, but I wouldn't say that's a tradition or ritual because I'm not very consistent.
12. If you could introduce someone new to fandom, how would you describe it to them
I'd probably say it's passionate fans who have come together over a shared love of a particular type of media and they enjoy spending time discussing, creating, and engaging in works about it. Depending on how that goes, I would try to explain fanworks and shipping and the like.
vriddy: maevedarcy adapted a fandom questionnaire and made it more multifandom friendly - Questionnaire: 72 Multifandom questions to ask a fangirl. I'm going to do it by parts, 12 at a time. :D
Current fandoms and personal connection:
1. How did you first discover your main fandoms?
My original main fandom was Smallville and I had always seen the ads on TV and I started watching a few seasons in because I love Superman and well, my sister was into it at the time, so I figured why not. I found Smallville fandom by chance when I was reading fic for other fandoms and then stumbled across Livejournal when I was googling Clark Kent/Oliver Queen, realized that there was very little fic, and decided I was going to write my own.
With the MCU, I watched The Avengers, started shipping Steve/Tony, and checked out what was out there. While I've read a lot of fic, I didn't start writing it until I began to participate in exchanges. It really helped me get out of my comfort zone.
I don't know if I have a "current" fandom but my main interest these days is 9-1-1, the procedural about first responders that is on ABC. It was one of those shows that had been on my "to watch" list and I'd seen some gifs on Tumblr and I finally watched it when it was seven seasons in.
#2-12
2. What was it about the fandom(s) that initially captured your interest?With Smallville, it was definitely mostly about Superman and on a shallow note, I had a crush on Tom Welling. And as I said above, I got involved in fandom because barely anyone else was writing the ship I was newly into. It's funny - I got a comment on one of my Clark/Oliver fics a few days ago and that person was all "you're carrying this ship" and to be told that in 2025 is not what I would've had on my bingo card but it kinda delighted me anyway.
The MCU I got into because "The Avengers" was the big thing and once I found a ship I liked, I had to look for content. The timing was perfect too because Smallville had ended and while I was still into it, it was nice to have something fresh to grab my attention.
As far as 9-1-1, I'm hit or miss on procedurals but it always did look fun. When I found out that one of the main characters recently realized they were bisexual, it finally pushed me over to check it out.
3. Can you recall a moment when you realized you were more than just a casual fan?
Probably when I started writing all the fic? It wasn't surprising for me - I tend to get obsessive and am either all or nothing when it comes to ... anything really.
4. How has your interest in fandom evolved over time?
I still love it but I am more careful these days about how I participate. I got into all sorts of fandom drama during my first run and it's something that I try to avoid. I was young, but also old enough to know better and I definitely was more than a little naive. Nowadays, I prefer to stay on the edge and keep my circle close and tight.
5. Is there anyone in your life that shares your passion for fandom?
In my real life, no. That's what DW and Tumblr are for! I was really lucky that one of my mutuals on Tumblr, who I was friendly but not close to, does really love 9-1-1 too so I have had someone to talk with about my newest obsession. Otherwise, getting into a new fandom/ship, especially one as big, would've been more awkward.
6. How does your fandom inspire you in your everyday life?
Weirdly, I can't think of anything off the top of my head. I'm sure it has, especially since there are some things I have learned about via people I've met online but nothing stands out right now.
7.Does the fandom influence your personal style, hobbies, or interests?
No, it's probably the other way around. I've definitely been introduced books and media through fandom that I wouldn't have thought of otherwise, if that counts.
8. Can you share a personal story related to your fandom that you cherish?
I don't know how personal it is, but I used to have this one song that I specifically associated with Clark/Oliver - "Everything" by Michael Buble" - and then for my birthday, one of my Livejournal friends made me a fanvid to that song, when she didn't even ship them, and it literally meant everything to me.
9. What valuable lessons have you learned from being part of fandom?
Oh, plenty. I think it taught me the importance of not trying to force yourself to be something or someone you're not, because it will backfire. Being edgy for the sake of it is also not cool. Seems obvious, but it really isn't. Also, there are also tools to curate your experience and it is up to you to use them, more so now than ever.
10. Have you met any of your closest friends through a fandom?
No. My real life and fandom life are very separated (I'm private and paranoid), but I do have some people here and Tumblr that I've known for a long time and I have extra fondness for them in the same way I do about the people I see in real life.
11. Are there any rituals or traditions you enjoy before new releases related to fandom?
I don't think so. Sometimes, I like to refresh my memory of what happened before, with my favorite clips or reading some summaries, but I wouldn't say that's a tradition or ritual because I'm not very consistent.
12. If you could introduce someone new to fandom, how would you describe it to them
I'd probably say it's passionate fans who have come together over a shared love of a particular type of media and they enjoy spending time discussing, creating, and engaging in works about it. Depending on how that goes, I would try to explain fanworks and shipping and the like.
fred_mouse (fred_mouse) wrote2025-06-05 01:08 pm
fred_mouse) wrote2025-06-05 01:08 pmEntry tags:
Perspectives
This anonymous comment over on fandomsecrets made me laugh:
"But we didn't have cable growing up, just 4 or 5 channels on the TV and kids shows were only on at certain times, plus we just didn't watch much."
I grew up in the city. There were three channels (ABC, 7, 9), until 1986, when SBS launched here. The addition of channel 10 in 1988 brought us to 5. Cable television wasn't a thing for most of that time. I believe that the regional areas had two channels. I presume that most of the remote areas had none.
I have no idea how old that commenter was, but the idea of 4 or 5 channels still feels like luxury. Even though I've (yet again) been reminded about just how long ago 1988 actually was.
ETA: also, the part of the city I grew up in was really close to the transmitters for at least two of those stations. Because of physics, some of my school friends couldn't get at least one of those stations at home, because they lived too close to the transmitters (and sometimes because there was terrain in the way)