Bring tissues. Lots of them

[jadesfire]

Apologies for spamming today but. Fannish folks, if you haven't read the following article, click the link below and have a look.

Dances with Penguins.

I didn't know tv_elf but as in all fannish circles, she was a friend of a friend. The article is about her, and all of us and encapsulates completely my experience of fandom.

As a demonstration of this, I picked up the link from cryptictac, having been directed there by topaz_eyes for

The Fandom Appreciation Meme: My Thread

Clicking the link will take you to my thread on the post, but take the time to scroll through all the comments. There are lots of people jumping in to share appreciation for folks they don't know, and for me, that's one of the real joys of fandom. I met a whole bunch of you through memes like this.

Go on. Have a click. You never know who might be out there.

Comments

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

I might share that article with my mom one of these days. She's well aware of how real my online friends are, and she's lovely about it, but I think she might like to understand better.

[dune-drd.livejournal.com]

This article shows exactly why I love LJ so much *sniffles*

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*nods* It's really hard to explain, like we speak a language with the same vocabulary as other people, but a completely different grammar. They know all the words, but it doesn't make any sense.

I've never read a better 'this is fandom' post - am going to make it a permanent link from my profile and just sort of wave my hands at it every now and then.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*nodnodnod* THIS!

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

I might share that article with my mom one of these days. She's well aware of how real my online friends are, and she's lovely about it, but I think she might like to understand better.

[dune-drd.livejournal.com]

This article shows exactly why I love LJ so much *sniffles*

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*nods* It's really hard to explain, like we speak a language with the same vocabulary as other people, but a completely different grammar. They know all the words, but it doesn't make any sense.

I've never read a better 'this is fandom' post - am going to make it a permanent link from my profile and just sort of wave my hands at it every now and then.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*nodnodnod* THIS!