hoursgoneby | The Fandom Snowflake Challenge: Day 8

Day 8

In your own space, create a love meme for yourself. Let people tell you how amazing and awesome and loveable you really are. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so. Surf the comments and find people to give love to.

Oh, this is a hard one. Really. Bit outside my comfort zone but I hold that doing things outside one's comfort zone can be healthy. ("I'm a little nervous, but I'll push through" as opposed to someone shoving you when you're going "no, please, I really really can't.") So.

I'm a little shy about reaching out, more than a touch introverted, but I do like to talk with people. Kind of the entire purpose of fandom, right? So drop me some love. Heck, go ahead and ask questions: this is a relatively new journal that's just ramping up but I've been a fangirl for a loooong time. We might have something in common. ^_^

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Hi there! You're a wonderful person for reaching out and commenting to a perfect stranger (that's me!) and posting this challenge to your journal. Well done, you! <3

Thank you! ^_^ This was a tough one, I think we deserve cookies. *nods*

It was really hard, wasn't it? But I absolutely agree that sometimes it's good to push the comfort zone (not to the breaking point, but... to spread one's wings). I don't know you, but I know know that you were brave to try and that you are super sweet to go about, sprinkling love on other people's journals, even when you don't know them. That's pretty incredible to me. ♥

Thank you very much! <3

Hello! I don't know you at all, but I'm so happy with the comment you left me and I wanted to return the favor. Fandom is a wondrous place and being a fangirl is fun. Sending virtual affection!

<3

(green on DW)

That icon is adorable. Virtual affection right back at you!

I leave you lots of kudos and many hugs. For having the courage for doing something that goes beyond what you feel comfortable and that tells me you are a strong person in mind and spirit :D

*hugs back* Thank you!

*beams* Look at you, conquering that nervousness and reaching out to people, and also kicking ass at the Snowflake Challenge*, I'm so proud of you ♥

* I saw that you've participated almost every day since Day 1 when I clicked over from your comment on my DW *two thumbs up*).

Thank you for the lovely comment! :D

Hi,

I don't know you (yet?) so I can't really describe in detail how wonderful you are (though you totally are, I'm sure of it!).

But I can say that I love the design of your journal, so light and clean, and the sentiment expressed in your journal title and username, all those precious moments of the hours gone by. That's so lovely, and I think you're lovely, too!

Anyway, I figured that I'd use this love meme to spread positive vibes by sharing encouraging quotes because I believe that all of us have the potential to be amazing and awesome beyond our wildest dreams and worst fears. This is the quote I picked for you:

“How does one become a butterfly? They have to want to learn to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.”
― Trina Paulus, Hope for the Flowers

♥ Live out loud!

We may get to know each other yet, yes: I see we have a fandom or two in common. :)

This is a wonderful comment and quote. Thank you so very very much! ^_^

Hi there! i'm here from the Snowflake Challenge. Well done you for being brave enough to take part in this particular challenge.

I love your journal layout - so simple and clean and bright.

Love is like the wild rose-briar; Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, but which will bloom most constantly? - Emily Bronte

Thank you for the comment and the lovely quote!

So many of us seem to be introverted but yes, fandom can help reach out to people!
I was scrolling a little and saw your rant and thought YES! Because those things irritate me too - don't ask me what to do/how something works if you're going to ignore it. If you are having issues with moderator duties which I'm guessing at, I sympathise and say this is why I'm reluctant to take on too much responsibility. I don't have the strength to deal with drama and to lay down the law when it needs to be laid down! So whether it's modding or managing in the real world, I salute you for sticking to your principles!

Indeed! In a lot of ways, the very nature of the internet has been a boon to fans: you can go online and interact at your own speed, when and how you want, then just leave or go quiet when you've reached your quota.

The rant is RL work-related. I put it up because I needed to vent and wasn't actually expecting to use this journal to interact with people. One challenge later... :) But thank you very much!

Hi, we don't share fandoms so haven't run into each other prior to this challenge but well done for taking part, makes you pretty awesome in my book :)

*Hugs*

Thanks! *hugs back*

Thank you so much for dropping a little love on my entry yesterday! I really appreciated it. <3 <3 By the way, I'm "old" by fandom standards (although not as old as some), but fairly new to being a fan. Merlin bit me hard. Haven't totally fallen for anything since though.

You're welcome! Thanks for stopping by here.

I just finished watching through Merlin last week. How much of it have you seen - don't want to risk giving you spoilers.

LOL. No spoilers for me. I watched the whole thing! It broke my heart, but that's a tale for another day. Did you like it?

I did like it, although I thought the storylines in the last two seasons were a bit convoluted. The ending was so sad though. Poor - well, everyone.

LOL. I actually LOVED s4. It's my favorite. Don't ask. I know it's not rational. Then ending is completely heartbreaking. I was so sad for like 6 months, I tried to quit Merlin, but I couldn't. Now I seem to be able to podfic in Merlin so I'm going with that. Hoping to get back to a few stories I started last year.

What are your favorite fandoms?

How favorite anything is can depend on my mood - if I've been in a favorite for a while I'll often start to drift away. But here's what comes to mind with random association:

Star Trek
Babylon 5
Sherlock
Stargate
Stargate: Atlantis
Lord of the Rings & the Silmarillion
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

I would be part of the fandoms for Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, and The Kingkiller Chronicles but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot out there for them that catches my interest. (MS&T dates from the 80s, Kingkiller Chronicles is relatively new, so that's probably why.) I like the Iron Elves trilogy, but...I seem to be the only one who's heard of it. (Elves. Magic. US Civil War-era tech. What's not to love? Though I grant you the writing is rocky in places. Ah well.)

I think I've heard of the Iron Elves, but that's as far as it goes, alas. It does sound wonderful!

Have you been watching Almost Human? I am loving it, although not fannish about it yet.

Then I encourage you to give it a try. :)

I'm on the fence about Almost Human. On the one hand, I like paranormal stuff. On the other, it looks a bit sitcom-y for my taste. I'm willing to give it a shot, just need to get a few things off my plate first!

:D

Almost Human is straight scifi. It has sitcomy moments, especially when Dorian and Kennex are in the car (OMG), but overall, it doesn't have a sitcommy feel. I can't tolerate sitcoms. (If you want some spoilers for the car convos, you can check out my actual dialogue tag on tumblr (http://jelazakazone.tumblr.com/search/actual+dialogue).

OMG. I was thinking of Being Human! Yes, Almost Human is the one with Karl Urban and the android, isn't it? Yes, that one is DEFINITELY on my radar! I tend to wait until seasons are done, then marathon them all at once. Helps with those pesky cliffhangers. :)

LOL. Being Human is too... freaky for me to consider. :D

Yes! Almost Human has Karl Urban and Michael Ealy and they are FABULOUS together. I recommend it!