venetia_sassy | Fandom Snowflake Challenge

Day 14

In your own space, ask for help. Need a beta? Always wanted to learn how to make a vid? a fanmix? icons? Maybe you’d want to have someone cheering for you while you work on an upcoming big bang or fannish bingo?

Already asked. *g* And thank you so much to the people who responded!

Day 15

In your own space, share a favorite memory about fandom: the first time you got into fandom, the last time a fanwork touched your heart, crazy times with fellow fans (whether on-line or off-line), a lovely comment you’ve received or have left for someone.

I still remember my sheer delight at finding Dark Angel fanfic. That must have been ... 2002? 2003? Not sure when it aired here. Good grief, where did the time go ... I'd gone online hoping that what I'd heard about cancellation wasn't true. Well, it was but I found someone writing a virtual Season 3. And there was Max/Alec fic! And then I found fanfic for the promising but infuriating Roswell (including Michael/Liz fic!) and fanfic for the awesome but horrifically programmed Farscape ...

It took a good 3-4 years before I worked up the nerve to interact with any of these crazy-talented people who all seemed to know each other. And I've always had a tendency to drop back into lurkerdom. But fandom's been a part of my life for about a decade now (ye gods) and I still remember how amazing it was to find out that other people made up their own stories based on tv shows. Holy shit! It's not just me!

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” ~ C. S. Lewis

Imagination. Enthusiasm. Encouragement. Delight. That says fandom to me.