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Day 2

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. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Okay. I've got this one.

So, back in the early 90s there was Psuvm.psu.edu, and this is the place where the fandom listservs lived. One of these listservs was duesouth-l. This listserv sent out everything from fanfiction to organizing the routing of vhs tapes around North America. It also contained the people that organized RCW139 in 1996. RCW139 was a Due South fan convention that took place in Toronto. This was my first convention, and I flew to another country to attend.

(Somewhere I have photographs from that trip that include me sitting on the Riv, posing in front of the coroner's office sign (because I was also a Forever Knight fan), and pictures from the party we threw at the Royal Ontario Museum.)

We went to Stratford and saw King Lear. We went to the Zoo they filmed an episode at. And best of all? We got a sneak preview of the soundtrack. Why was that the best? Well, I'll tell you.

No shit there we were in the Royal Ontario Museum special event room. Rows upon rows of people. All of whom were intently listening. In the back of the room, the catering staff went quietly about their business until, we got to the song "Ride Forever." When the song reached the chorus, suddenly all the attendees burst into song.

The catering staff were not expecting this (possibly because we were not Mounties. Who can say?) And they jumped, startled. I don't remember anything falling, but the look they gave us was pure incredulity.

It was hilarious.

This convention is also why I know the words to O Canada, but that is a story for another time.

The holidays might be behind us, but that doesn't mean that we can't get some neat prezzies. *g*

Could it be that you've always wanted to have icons for a favourite character or ship? Maybe a cool header or fabulous style for your journal/Twitter/Tumblr? Perhaps you're looking for recs on a favourite trope/bulletproof kink/favourite character and/or ship?

Let's have fun today and talk a little about our fannish wishes, yeah?

Day 10

In your own space, create a list of at least three fannish things you'd love to receive, something you've wanted but were afraid to ask for - a fannish wish-list of sorts. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your wish-list if you feel comfortable doing so. Maybe someone will grant a wish. Check out other people's posts. Maybe you will grant a wish. If any wishes are granted, we'd love it if you link them to this post.

1) Anything awesome related to Kili/Tauriel. (Art? Fic? Podfic? Icons? etc…) I have a tiny new obsession. (You can find some prompts here if you want to make something…)

2) Cover art for a podfic of Welcome to Halloween Town (as there is a podfic of this in the works)

3) Podfic, as enumerated in my Dear Podficcer Letter

Day 9

In your own space, rec at least 3 fanworks you thought you wouldn't like (because they weren't your fandom or they pushed against your boundaries or you thought you just wouldn't be interested) but you ended up loving. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I don't push my boundaries very often, but…

1) [Podfic of] When Fics Take on a Life of Their Own ([0:28:32] A fanfic writer and Feminist Ryan Gosling discuss celebrity culture, gender and theory, and the political perils of Fassavoy fic. (Dual-voice podfic by Cath and Klb) ) - So…I heard about this story in the Resonance podfic podcast. I don't generally listen to podfics that I haven't read the story for, and especially not ones for fandoms I don't romp about in. …But this one sounded interesting, so I gave it a try…and I really enjoyed it! If you like well-voiced fandom meta at all, give this podfic featuring Feminist Ryan Gosling a try.

2) Letters, the Writing Of by earlgreytea68 - Okay. I think that everyone knows that I love earlgreytea68's fic. Like, a lot. But I am not that big a fan of angst generally and I knew that this one would be painful. I tried it anyway…and I loved it so much that I ended up podficcing it. It's a Sherlock BBC fic with this summary: "While he's dead, Sherlock writes John letters." Yeah. It's ouchy, but so very good.

3) This cover of Far over the misty mountains cold by str8voices. You know what? I'm really picky about cover versions of songs. In fact, the first time I heard this I wasn't sure I liked it. But then? I listened again…and now I love it. So there.