tag:dreamwidth.org,2015-10-30:2457109storieshapedwhat shaped you?storieshaped2015-11-05T03:48:30Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2015-10-30:2457109:964late night2015-11-05T03:48:30Z2015-11-05T03:48:30Zwondaland by janelle monaepublic0 Still trying to figure out how I want to handle this journal. <br /><br />Feels weird to be back to blogging in a fannish sphere after so long in not doing so. <br /><br />Sure, I've got my tumblr and twitter but (at least until recently with twitter) they've not been really a fannish space for me. More like a fannish lurking place. <br /><br />I really do want to try to connect with fandom again but I don't feel like I know how to do so. <br /><br />I've been posting on <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/longformfandom" target="_blank">longformfandom</a> but I'm not really connecting the way I remembered doing so in my younger fannish years.<br /><br />Which is frustrating as there are so many lovely seeming people out there. Also, I see people who I remember from when I use to be an active from my fandom past 9not close fannish friends just people active back then) and it's comforting to see them but it feels like such a weird thing to reach out and say, "Hi, remember [insert fandom here]?" when it's obvious we've both moved on. <br /><br />Also, my definition of "fandom" is so much more than just movies, tv, and books. <br /><br />Like warcraft. That's a big fannish love of mine but it's not one where I have "fanfic" needs. More like, this is what I love let me drown you in it!, rather than oooh STEREK!<br /><br />Does that make sense? Is this what getting back on the date wagon feels like? <br /><p>The joys of a middle-aged fan. :P</p>In other news, I really need to remember how to do the mood icon thingy.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=storieshaped&ditemid=964" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments