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sga_squeePart of my horoscope for this week reads:
... "My family would be supportive, -- "if I
said I wanted to be a Martian, wear only banana skins, make love to
ashtrays, and eat tree bark." ...
... Redefine what"community" means to you.
I immediately thought of all of you. You never blinked an eye at Blowjob Friday, or when paired with my brain twin,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
neevebrody we launched ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
brendan_vincent, or my current endeavor - hosting romancingmcshep
You kindly ignored my failures and supported this comm, created withmischief5's help and talents (okay, she did alll the heavy lifting - I just looked pretty)
That's a big bunch of banana-skin wearing Martians munching tree bark. You my, lovely, supportive SGA fandom are the best, most supportive family a girl could ask for.
... Redefine what"community" means to you.
Yeah, I've got that one covered. *g*
Just so this post isn't all about me, how has your SGA family supported you? Care to share?
... "My family would be supportive, -- "if I
said I wanted to be a Martian, wear only banana skins, make love to
ashtrays, and eat tree bark." ...
... Redefine what"community" means to you.
I immediately thought of all of you. You never blinked an eye at Blowjob Friday, or when paired with my brain twin,
neevebrody we launched brendan_vincent, or my current endeavor - hosting romancingmcshep You kindly ignored my failures and supported this comm, created with
mischief5's help and talents (okay, she did alll the heavy lifting - I just looked pretty) That's a big bunch of banana-skin wearing Martians munching tree bark. You my, lovely, supportive SGA fandom are the best, most supportive family a girl could ask for.
... Redefine what"community" means to you.
Yeah, I've got that one covered. *g*
Just so this post isn't all about me, how has your SGA family supported you? Care to share?
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Date: 2014-01-23 03:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-23 03:04 am (UTC)eeeeeeeeeeeeee! *twirlsyou*
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Date: 2014-01-23 05:40 pm (UTC)WORD. Which is probably why so many of us identified with the show in so many ways. ♥
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Date: 2014-01-23 08:34 am (UTC)I know that you would support me in whatever I decided to do, and I love you for that *FAMILY GROUP HUG*
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Date: 2014-01-24 12:00 am (UTC)I know that you would support me in whatever I decided to do...
We might even make some wicked suggestions *waggles eyebrows*
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Date: 2014-01-24 01:12 am (UTC)I laughed out loud at this! Yes indeed, we can definitely count on you for that!
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Date: 2014-01-24 08:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-23 08:36 am (UTC)Yes, I do have RL-friends but interacting with them was - for practical reasons - a big part of the problem back then.
Now the problem is - well, not solved but waaaaay better - and im still in fandom because SGA and it's fandom is an amazing thing I don't want to miss anymore. :-)
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Date: 2014-01-23 05:42 pm (UTC)THIS. *smishes you*
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Date: 2014-01-23 07:54 pm (UTC)Right back! *g*
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Date: 2014-01-24 12:03 am (UTC)100 times this. You were there when my husband had multiple stays in the hospital. You were there when he passed, and thank god, you were there when I started picking up the pieces.
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Date: 2014-01-23 11:47 am (UTC)Some friends I've had since the days of newsletters and fanzines. I joined LJ because my X-Files friends tempted me with stuff you couldn't put on the yahoo lists. Then I found the SGA communities. I still read, and write, in both these fandoms (plus a few others) and I felt AT HOME.
Other things i've enjoyed in SGA fandom, is ths SGA_santa gift exchange, in ehich I have taken part for a few years now. The challenges that are put forward, some I've taken up, others I simply hadn't got the time to spare. I managed tofinish the icon_100 table challege, the Hewligan_100 challenge is still (slowly) being worked through. I've also found that other fans a very friendly. I travelled to Manchester in 2006, to see Joe Flanigan, and I was sitting alone in the bar when I was suddenly surrounded by SGA fans. They'd seen me in the queues for Joe and decided to keep me company for a while. It was fun.
P.S. Should I tell you about the convention I'm attending in April?
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Date: 2014-01-23 07:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-23 08:29 pm (UTC)The Guests of interest are Joe Flanigan, Rachael Luttrell, Corin Nemec and Martin Wood.
This is their Website (http://massiveevents.co.uk/chevron81/#.UuF6PbTFKM8)
I wonder if anyone will bring up the fact that Joe and Corin were in a film together some years' ago.
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Date: 2014-01-24 12:06 am (UTC)You have excellent friends *g*
P.S. Should I tell you about the convention I'm attending in April?
Yes! I can be insanely jealous and happy for you at the same time. It's a gift.
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Date: 2014-01-23 12:36 pm (UTC)It always amazes me how much love and fun and creativity went into this fandom; the sheer joy in every story; the hard work as well. Everyone here is so smart! (Well, not everyone: We've all backbuttoned out of a few doozies in our time. Happens in every fandom. *eyeroll*) But mostly, there's always been a shared sense of generosity, with words, and art, and fic finding, and fact finding; and there's something for everyone in SGA, from the thinky to the kinky, from canon to the absurd -- sometimes, all within the same story. *grin*
But a fandom is only as good as the people who create it, and this one is rock solid. A lot of folks have drifted but the foundation of fun remains. The best friends I have I've made right here in SGA. I think that's why it's so hard to move on. This is home.
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Date: 2014-01-24 12:11 am (UTC)I am equally grateful. I don't always comment, but I see you there fandom, and I am paying attention with all my heart.
It always amazes me how much love and fun and creativity went into this fandom
And still is. I can say this with absolute confidence because I just sent you one of those stories to edit. Heee.
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Date: 2014-01-23 01:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-23 05:44 pm (UTC)This is so true. Fandom is strong only so long as there are people who love it and encourage everyone else to do the same. :-)
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Date: 2014-01-24 12:12 am (UTC)What a marvelous way to say this. ((hugs))
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Date: 2014-01-23 05:51 pm (UTC)My fandom friends know more about what's going on in my life on a daily basis than my RL friends--mostly because trying to coordinate a gathering between RL friends is like negotiating at Middle East Peace Talks--everyone's so busy and on such different schedules!
Fandom is the gif that makes me smile when it arrives unexpectedly in an email. The Tweet from a friend. The shared glee over a new moment or an old one revisited. Most days, it is the thing that makes the day more palatable, more bearable. It is the adopted family whose bonds are stronger than those of flesh and blood because it is the family of your own choosing.
It is the thing you look forward to sharing--the date marked on the calendar, the yeast to an otherwise unleavened dough. SGA has spoiled me for all other fandoms, TBH. The depth and breadth of talent here will be hard to beat.
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Date: 2014-01-23 08:03 pm (UTC)23rd Jan, 2014 20:03 (UTC)
>>Most days, it is the thing that makes the day more palatable, more bearable. <<
Oh, YES! That!
>>It is the adopted family whose bonds are stronger than those of flesh and blood because it is the family of your own choosing.<<
And I think that a lot of SGA-fans think similar and that's why they like the "team"-aspect of SGA so much. "Team" is one of the most important focuses of SGA fandom and I bet that's why so much of us love that scene from "Sateda" in which John tries to explain to Teyla what they mean to him.
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Date: 2014-01-23 10:39 pm (UTC)I know that's one of the reasons the show really resonated with me--the idea that a bunch of Misfits in Space could together be greater than their individual selves, and that the Family-of-Your-Choosing can be so important. :-)
I bet that's why so much of us love that scene from "Sateda" in which John tries to explain to Teyla what they mean to him.
I so need to re-watch that again--like this weekend!
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Date: 2014-01-23 10:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-24 01:15 am (UTC)See, I couldn't even *write* those words before fandom! Now I can write them, mean them, and actually *gasp* GIVE them. :D
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Date: 2014-01-24 12:16 am (UTC)My fandom friends know more about what's going on in my life on a daily basis than my RL friends--mostly because trying to coordinate a gathering between RL friends is like negotiating at Middle East Peace Talks-
This speaks to my heart. I love my RL friends but I can't share the same way. Oh, they'd listen, they just wouldn't 'get' it.
Fandom is the gift that makes me smile
And I, m'dear, am grinning from ear to ear.
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Date: 2014-01-24 01:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-27 07:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-27 08:15 pm (UTC)April convention
Date: 2014-01-24 04:51 am (UTC)The Guests of interest are Joe Flanigan, Rachael Luttrell, Corin Nemec and Martin Wood.
This is their Website (http://massiveevents.co.uk/chevron81/#.UuF6PbTFKM8)
I wonder if anyone will bring up the fact that Joe and Corin were in a film together some years' ago.
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Date: 2014-01-24 03:03 pm (UTC)Re: April convention
Date: 2014-01-25 03:57 pm (UTC)Re: April convention
Date: 2014-01-27 07:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-27 06:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-28 12:18 am (UTC)Me too! I don't know where the courage came from but I'm so glad I did!