9 Years: A Reflection
I got a notification from LJ today that it's been nine years since I joined there. It doesn't seem long enough. Like...only nine?
At that point, I'd only been writing fanfic for three years. I was posting solely on fanfic.net back then, the Alice fandom giving way to Sentinel and Stargate Atlantis and Hawaii Five-0. (SGA still prevails as my main fandom). It was
taste_is_sweet who convinced me to join LJ, which also coincided with sign-ups for SGA Secret Santa, my first writing challenge, and the last year of the WriSoMiFu.
I was off and running after that. Nine years in, I have two writing comms (
ushobwri and whatif_au), I have 847 works posted on AO3, and I've participated in countless challenges and exchanges. I've made so many new friends, been inspired into different fandoms, and attended two Stargate conventions. I've seen AO3 grow, and LJ get smaller. I separated from my husband, got my boy through high school and his first year of college, and put some blue back in my hair.
The last nine years have been pretty full. I can only imagine what the next nine might bring.
Thanks for being my friend then, thanks for being my friend now, and thanks to anyone I befriend in the future! This wouldn't be as fun without you!
At that point, I'd only been writing fanfic for three years. I was posting solely on fanfic.net back then, the Alice fandom giving way to Sentinel and Stargate Atlantis and Hawaii Five-0. (SGA still prevails as my main fandom). It was
taste_is_sweet who convinced me to join LJ, which also coincided with sign-ups for SGA Secret Santa, my first writing challenge, and the last year of the WriSoMiFu.
I was off and running after that. Nine years in, I have two writing comms (
ushobwri and whatif_au), I have 847 works posted on AO3, and I've participated in countless challenges and exchanges. I've made so many new friends, been inspired into different fandoms, and attended two Stargate conventions. I've seen AO3 grow, and LJ get smaller. I separated from my husband, got my boy through high school and his first year of college, and put some blue back in my hair.
The last nine years have been pretty full. I can only imagine what the next nine might bring.
Thanks for being my friend then, thanks for being my friend now, and thanks to anyone I befriend in the future! This wouldn't be as fun without you!