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Happy Birthday Dean!
Jan. 24th, 2024 08:59 pmFor Snowflake #11 and ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
fandom_empire, in honor of Dean's birthday today.
( A rated-Gen ficlet under here )
fandom_empire, in honor of Dean's birthday today.( A rated-Gen ficlet under here )
Fandom Empire
Nov. 22nd, 2023 11:17 pmHere are all of the icons I've made for various challenges during fandom_empire Bingo and Powerball. The newest are on top and the oldest are at the bottom. I think I've improved a lot!
Fandoms include Supernatural, Roswell, Roswell New Mexico, The Falcon & The Winter Soldier, Halloween Stock, Demi Lovato, and Mulan.
( 22 icons under here )
fandom_empire Bingo and Powerball. The newest are on top and the oldest are at the bottom. I think I've improved a lot! Fandoms include Supernatural, Roswell, Roswell New Mexico, The Falcon & The Winter Soldier, Halloween Stock, Demi Lovato, and Mulan.
( 22 icons under here )
Not So Long Ago, I was the Villian
Apr. 20th, 2022 07:52 pm
My favorite female character on Supernatural is Rowena MacLeod! I wrote some meta about why she's my favorite for the
lands_of_magic challenge: character study.( Three Reasons I love Rowena )
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And a fanmix tribute to the Queen of Hell!
Playlist on Youtube
( Tracklist under the cut )
To Build a Home
Nov. 29th, 2021 08:25 pmApparently it's Supernatural feels hour because I saw this music video and I want to gush about it. The comparison between the Impala and the Bunker is so well-done. Maybe I'm being an old SPN fan but the implication is clear - the bunker is new and shiny and has so many great things, but the Impala was truly their first home. This is a great example of a fan essay through video, plus it mixes old and new scenes very well.
Speaking of, I need to finish the last season.
Speaking of, I need to finish the last season.
Reflections on Supernatural
Mar. 13th, 2021 08:18 pmWhen Supernatural ended, there was an explosion of meta about the show as a whole, from old and new fans alike. I also recently read this article on Vox about pandemic grief and fandom-related mourning. I've wanted to collect my thoughts for awhile, but the marchmetamatterschallenge pushed me to start. I do feel a certain kind of grief about SPN ending, but I think this is really the show's second death for me. The first death, the painful break-up, happened years ago.
My Experience with SPN
I was a fan when the show first premiered, because it was on after Smallville and my VHS tape recorder was already running. Plus, I was a fan of Jensen Ackles from Smallville, so I wanted to watch. I've been looking at my old Livejournal posts, and I used to jot down my SPN-related thoughts after watching an episode each week or so. Apparently I was really into season 5? I stopped being so serious about this during Season 7, which is interesting because that was 2012 - the year I graduated from college. Maybe my fandom life in general changed at that point and I didn't realize until now. But 2012 was the year I started to really let SPN go.
I posted a couple of times about s11 in 2016, but I stopped watching altogether sometime during that year. The show changed dramatically, and the fandom along with it. I don't really know what's going on with SPN fandom these days but because of the finale, I'm re-dedicated to finishing it and I'm on s13.
The Good
I am definitely someone who liked the earlier seasons better, and I feel nostalgic about them. 2 of my sisters are much younger than me, and started watching the show way later - and they love Supernatural for different reasons (and they like the Angel storylines). So I have personal experience with the newer v. older viewers debate.
( More thoughts under here )
marchmetamatterschallenge pushed me to start. I do feel a certain kind of grief about SPN ending, but I think this is really the show's second death for me. The first death, the painful break-up, happened years ago.My Experience with SPN
I was a fan when the show first premiered, because it was on after Smallville and my VHS tape recorder was already running. Plus, I was a fan of Jensen Ackles from Smallville, so I wanted to watch. I've been looking at my old Livejournal posts, and I used to jot down my SPN-related thoughts after watching an episode each week or so. Apparently I was really into season 5? I stopped being so serious about this during Season 7, which is interesting because that was 2012 - the year I graduated from college. Maybe my fandom life in general changed at that point and I didn't realize until now. But 2012 was the year I started to really let SPN go.
I posted a couple of times about s11 in 2016, but I stopped watching altogether sometime during that year. The show changed dramatically, and the fandom along with it. I don't really know what's going on with SPN fandom these days but because of the finale, I'm re-dedicated to finishing it and I'm on s13.
The Good
I am definitely someone who liked the earlier seasons better, and I feel nostalgic about them. 2 of my sisters are much younger than me, and started watching the show way later - and they love Supernatural for different reasons (and they like the Angel storylines). So I have personal experience with the newer v. older viewers debate.
( More thoughts under here )
Fall Equinox Favs + Fic in a Box PH
Nov. 22nd, 2020 08:28 pmFall Equinox vids are live! These are my favorites:
⭐Baby Outlaw | Charlize Theron Multifandom Appreciation | I realized I should be more of a Theron fan, because this vid is badass!
⭐Whatta Man | George of the Jungle (live action) Appreciation Vid | This is the perfect song for this film! This vid is totally heartwarming and fun.
⭐Vampire Heart | SPN, Benny/Dean | Oof, right in the feels! This reminded me of how tragic Benny and Dean are - maybe that's why I shipped them in the first place.
I got to write two pinch hits forficinabox - I think I'll be brave enough to give it a go next year:
• The Dragon Egg | Merlin, Gwaine/Merlin | Teen
This is a canon divergence AU of 4.04, featuring a magic reveal and some fluff with Aithusa.
•Risk and Needs Assessment | 13 Reasons Why, Bryce Walker | Mature (with warnings)
The request for a psychological evaluation for this fandom gave me the opportunity to put some of my work research to use. I'm not a psych, but I did go through the juvenile sex offender assessment. I love when fandom presents opportunities to incorporate RL things to existing characters.
Also, sign-ups forfandomtrees are open. I think this is the newest replacement to fandom_stocking?
⭐Baby Outlaw | Charlize Theron Multifandom Appreciation | I realized I should be more of a Theron fan, because this vid is badass!
⭐Whatta Man | George of the Jungle (live action) Appreciation Vid | This is the perfect song for this film! This vid is totally heartwarming and fun.
⭐Vampire Heart | SPN, Benny/Dean | Oof, right in the feels! This reminded me of how tragic Benny and Dean are - maybe that's why I shipped them in the first place.
I got to write two pinch hits for
ficinabox - I think I'll be brave enough to give it a go next year:• The Dragon Egg | Merlin, Gwaine/Merlin | Teen
This is a canon divergence AU of 4.04, featuring a magic reveal and some fluff with Aithusa.
•Risk and Needs Assessment | 13 Reasons Why, Bryce Walker | Mature (with warnings)
The request for a psychological evaluation for this fandom gave me the opportunity to put some of my work research to use. I'm not a psych, but I did go through the juvenile sex offender assessment. I love when fandom presents opportunities to incorporate RL things to existing characters.
Also, sign-ups for
fandomtrees are open. I think this is the newest replacement to fandom_stocking?Snowflake Challenge #2: Fannish History
Jan. 3rd, 2020 09:37 pmFandom started for me when I stumbled onto some reruns of Smallville Season Two (or three?) on ABC family. Clark Kent was exactly my type in High School - kinda nerdy, kinda shy, hick kid who worked on a ranch, totally heroic, longer brunette hair, blue eyes. SIGN ME UP. I also related a lot to Lana because of the nerdy country-girl-next-door with big dreams vibes. I immediately spent any extra money I had on VHS tapes and learned how to set our recorder so that I could record episodes of Smallville and rewatch them. I was very religious about setting the recorder once the new season came back on, especially in the event that I had an event or family dinner etc. I wrote labels on all my VHS tapes, and recorded over episodes I liked the least (and sometimes it was hard to choose which episodes to tape over).
My family definitely thought I was being too obsessive, but by that time we had a family computer. I found some Smallville forums and almost exclusively engaged in het 'ship talk (and was relieved to find other people who loved the show the way I did). Looking back, I realize that I was definitely one of those "bad" shippers, but over time I learned a lot about relationships, and how to be a good internet user and fandom participant (and I became much more tolerant of other people's ships). To jump to the end, I had a really rough break-up with Smallville when Lana and Lex left, but I am now a proud multi-shipper.
( The rest of the story under here )
My family definitely thought I was being too obsessive, but by that time we had a family computer. I found some Smallville forums and almost exclusively engaged in het 'ship talk (and was relieved to find other people who loved the show the way I did). Looking back, I realize that I was definitely one of those "bad" shippers, but over time I learned a lot about relationships, and how to be a good internet user and fandom participant (and I became much more tolerant of other people's ships). To jump to the end, I had a really rough break-up with Smallville when Lana and Lex left, but I am now a proud multi-shipper.
( The rest of the story under here )
Sunshine Challenge Prompts One and Two
Jul. 11th, 2019 08:28 pmFinally getting in on the sunshine_challenge!
Prompt One - Housekeeping
Truth be told, I know nothing about customizing DW. I did add more tags to my profile, and I'll probably add a little blurb under the 'about me' section. Does anyone know how to make multi-level tags?
Prompt Two - Fannish Identity
I picked this name when I first joined Livejournal, because I was obsessed with Supernatural and thought I would be in the fandom forever. Now that I'm older I wish I would have picked something that wasn't fandom specific. I haven't been reading or writing in SPN fandom ever since I fell behind on the episodes. It also bothers me that I put a gender marker in my username. I think it was just available so I went for it, but I like how online we can be whatever or whoever we really want to present as. Things like money and gender and real names don't matter so much. I want to be immersed in the online Utopia that is (sometimes) fandom! I'm on the hunt for a new username. Can you believe happinessbegins is available on DW and LJ? I'm super tempted because it's the name of the Jonas Brothers Album, but then again it doesn't really make much sense as far as usernames go.
sunshine_challenge! Prompt One - Housekeeping
Truth be told, I know nothing about customizing DW. I did add more tags to my profile, and I'll probably add a little blurb under the 'about me' section. Does anyone know how to make multi-level tags?
Prompt Two - Fannish Identity
I picked this name when I first joined Livejournal, because I was obsessed with Supernatural and thought I would be in the fandom forever. Now that I'm older I wish I would have picked something that wasn't fandom specific. I haven't been reading or writing in SPN fandom ever since I fell behind on the episodes. It also bothers me that I put a gender marker in my username. I think it was just available so I went for it, but I like how online we can be whatever or whoever we really want to present as. Things like money and gender and real names don't matter so much. I want to be immersed in the online Utopia that is (sometimes) fandom! I'm on the hunt for a new username. Can you believe happinessbegins is available on DW and LJ? I'm super tempted because it's the name of the Jonas Brothers Album, but then again it doesn't really make much sense as far as usernames go.
★Atmosphere | MCU, Thor/Heimdall
Not my usual ship, but the details are so vivid and heart-wrenching in this. Heimdall helps Thor deal with his new powers after Ragnarok.
★Buried Night | GenKill, Brad/Nate
A super sexy curse means that Brad appears in Nate's bed, but Nate doesn't know who he is. I love how Brad is both selfish and self-sacrificing in this. And Nate is pretty fuckin' smart, too.
★Hell Sick | Original Fiction
A super low-level but hilarious demon locks himself out of hell. This fic chronicles his random shenanigans as he tries to get back. The prose is sharp and witty and I would literally read a book about this demon.
★The King Under the Mountain | Agent Carter/Indiana Jones Crossover, No ships
This case fic is super interesting, and fits right into both canons! I love the nods to Cap, and how a lot of the Howling Commandos' personalities shine through. Plus, Peggy is commanding but not above asking for help and Indy is understandably smitten without being an ass.
★The Moon is the Same Everywhere | Teen Wolf/SPN Crossover, No Ships
A moody gothic piece. Dean's voice is so great in this. He's surprised by Scott and Beacon Hills, but he doesn't want to get too wrapped up in their business. And Scott really gets to shine as the new protector of Beacon Hills.
Not my usual ship, but the details are so vivid and heart-wrenching in this. Heimdall helps Thor deal with his new powers after Ragnarok.
★Buried Night | GenKill, Brad/Nate
A super sexy curse means that Brad appears in Nate's bed, but Nate doesn't know who he is. I love how Brad is both selfish and self-sacrificing in this. And Nate is pretty fuckin' smart, too.
★Hell Sick | Original Fiction
A super low-level but hilarious demon locks himself out of hell. This fic chronicles his random shenanigans as he tries to get back. The prose is sharp and witty and I would literally read a book about this demon.
★The King Under the Mountain | Agent Carter/Indiana Jones Crossover, No ships
This case fic is super interesting, and fits right into both canons! I love the nods to Cap, and how a lot of the Howling Commandos' personalities shine through. Plus, Peggy is commanding but not above asking for help and Indy is understandably smitten without being an ass.
★The Moon is the Same Everywhere | Teen Wolf/SPN Crossover, No Ships
A moody gothic piece. Dean's voice is so great in this. He's surprised by Scott and Beacon Hills, but he doesn't want to get too wrapped up in their business. And Scott really gets to shine as the new protector of Beacon Hills.