delphipsmith | Entries tagged with fandom

I do still exist!

I've been almost entirely absent from LJ/DW for the past year for a variety of reasons, most connected with family matters, which has meant I have had to carefully ration my mental and emotional capital so as to be able to deal with all the things that needed dealing with. Some of the things had an ending but left us working through the aftermath; others have subsided for the time being or even faded away; one will, I fear, extend the unwanted stress-testing into January. But it has, without question, been a tough year at the Psmith household.

That said, I'm definitely feeling better/a little more myself as the year draws to a close, and am hopeful that 2023 will be the Year of Living Normally again. As part of that I aim to be back here more regularly, because I've missed y'all. I spent today getting caught up with

mywitch's always-delightful annual 25 Days of Christmas artfest, and am looking forward to

hoggywartyxmas (surely the rumor it will be the last is, in fact, only a rumor??) and

snapecase.

I hope all of you have a relaxing holiday filled with pleasant people, comfortable surroundings, good fellowship, and delicious noshes and sips :)

Where am I? squishy sofa

I hope everyone is having a safe, relaxing winter holiday, despite its being not at all what we would have expected a year ago. If you're looking for an excellent way to pass some time,

hoggywartyxmas is now posting and once again the stories are a true delight -- original, creative, well-written, and jolly good fun. Madam Malkin has a starring role in several of the offerings posted thus far, including a lovely exchange of letters with Madam Pince in which both young witches are finding their professional feet, as it were. The description of the National Library of Magic is bewitching :) If you haven't yet visited, now is the time!

How am I? bouncy

sshg_giftfest,

hoggywartyxmas, and

snapecase are all posting right now, and I am as happy as a very happy thing that is happy! Everyone has outdone themselves this year -- hoggywarty has some fabulous stories about Garrick Ollivander in particular, while over on the giftfest someone actually wrote original music to go with their story -- ye gods!!

My gifts were so wonderful, too: Someone wrote me a very funny, distinctly clever, and rather sweet Discworld crossover featuring the Librarian from Unseen University along with Nanny Ogg and the rest as visiting lecturers at Hogwarts (Ook), while some amazing artist created these rather snarky and entirely adorable christmas cards exchanged between Snape and Minerva.

Go, read, enjoy, and leave all these amazing gifted creators some love :)

How am I? ecstatic

As of Friday I'm off work until Jan 2, and today I feel well-rested for the first time in about two weeks. And what am I doing with all this leisure, you ask? Good stuff, let me tell you!

For one thing, I'm reading stories about some of my favorite people, written by some of my favorite people, in the company of some of my favorite people.

sshg_giftfest and

hoggywartyxmas are both currently posting, and both are crammed with amazing creations, whether you like sexy or silly, funny or fantastical, heart-breaking or heart-warming. There is even a set of dress-your-own Albus, Minerva, and Severus paper dolls!

I've also given in to the forces of pop culture and am watching The Mandalorian (friends had warned me that resistance was useless, and so it proved...). With Baby Yoda we have indeed reached Peak Cuteness. Behold my favorite meme:

Even more than that, though, I love how the series so perfectly evokes the feel of the original 1977 movie, from the music to the alien races that get background cameos, from the color palette to the look and feel of the tech, right down to the goofy "wipes" used in scene changes. I'm sure I'm not the only one who noticed that the encounter in the Mos Eisley cantina maps almost gesture for gesture with the original, where Luke and Ben meet Han for the first time.

And today I get to go out to lunch with Mr Psmith for the first time in ages, and I think we're going to shoot a little pool! I got him this cool thing for Christmas so he can play again.

Best of all, I'm paying no attention whatever to politics.

Ah, life is good :)

How am I? relaxed

snapecase is looking for authors! Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on. You know you want to.

How am I? frisky

Welp, I've signed up for sshg_giftfest again! My prompts are here, and I'm kind of pleased with them :)

Signups are open until Sept 1, so if you're thinking about it now is a good time to Apparate on over...

How am I? energetic

"4.7 million fanfics are now Hugo winners, thanks to AO3 and the transformative culture that built it..."

You guys, THIS IS SO AMAZING!!!!! Best part: Every fanfic writer in the audience was asked to stand and jointly accept the award :)

More here and here, and there is also an NPR piece. I am as happy as a very happy thing, also I may have cried just a tiny bit :D

How am I? high
Where am I? 7th heaven
What's that noise? weeeee are the champions, my friends...

sshg_giftfest rides again! Broomsticks, of course ;) If you want to play, sharpen those quills and start thinking about prompts...

How am I? bouncy

In case you hadn't heard, Archive of Our Own (or AO3 to those of us who know and love her) has been nominated for a HUGO AWARD. Oh nothing, only the most prestigious SF award out there, I mean HOLY COW REALLY?!

This is so cool, y'all.

Slate has a great piece on why the nomination is a big deal, not just for AO3 and for fan culture but specifically for women in fandom/tech. I am gobsmacked with delight.

Many thanks to

squibstress for posting about this and totally making my night :)

How am I? jubilant

Well now, this is fun: The Department of Special Collections at Marquette’s Raynor Memorial Library, which is home to much of Tolkien's original papers, is creating a collection of interviews of Tolkien fans. Their goal is to collect 6,000 audio interviews. Why 6000, you ask? One for each of the Riders of Rohan that Théoden mustered and led to the aid of Gondor, of course:

[S]ix thousand spears to Sunlending,
Mundburg the mighty under Mindolluin,
Sea-kings' city in the South-kingdom
foe-beleaguered, fire-encircled...

Find out more here ==> https://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/Mss/JRRT/fandomoh.php.

How am I? jubilant

sshg_giftfest is winding down with its final post coming on Saturday, while snapecase has begun posting and continues until our favorite anti-hero's birthday on January 9th. Both fests are, as always, filled with meticulous crafting, lovely art, and extraordinary writing. Whether your catnip is angst or AU, humor or hawt, there is something here for everyone. Stop in and indulge your love of all things Snape :)

Also, of course, the best holiday party anywhere is going on over at hoggywartyxmas. Everyone is there, from Neville to Irma Pince (and more than a few are taking a dig or two at a certain twinkly Headmaster!). Do not miss this, whatever you do.

How am I? enthralled
Where am I? Leaky Cauldron
What's that noise? Celestina Warbeck

sshg_giftfest has begun posting, and WOW what a kickoff! A beautiful vignette, told in lush, sensual artwork. Go ye and marvel.

How am I? ecstatic

Come and play!

How am I? giddy

sshg_giftfest is still open for signups!! We'd love to get more artists/crafters, so if you're interested please come over and check us out: ( rules and timeline ) ( artist/crafter signup ) ( author signup )