The Man wants me to put a subject in here
Yesterday we went to a toys/collectibles show in Kitchener. There used to be several of these shows a year and they all kind of sucked to be honest, but now there seems to be only one a year and they're much better (it also helps that we went early this time rather than not long before closing). I was surprised by how many dealers were selling comics, and pissed that I didn't bring my have/want list. There were also a lot more dealers selling coins than usual, and hello, comics and coins are two of my main interests. Sadly I didn't bring my coins have/want list either! (it's not very complete anyway) But I did get a few nice items, notably one Roman coin for very cheap.
It was weird how much WWII Nazi stuff was there, though. I find it interesting to look at for the historical value, but it's very creepy to make money off it and not something I'd buy.
Been battling a cold since Tuesday, having definitely caught it at the UW show last weekend. I also battled some dudes on Wednesday who were (in retrospect) clearly trying to scam me; they didn't really set off alarm bells until they started pressuring me to sign something, and then I balked. I'm actually rather proud of that, because I'm unfortunately quite trusting and have a very hard time saying no to people (and have gotten burned many times, which is why I'm trying to get better at it now), and they were in my house. Fortunately my innate stubbornness kicked in when they just would not give me any leeway and insisted I HAD to sign the documents right then (and quickly, because they were in a hurry etc), so finally I told them no and to leave. It's not uncommon for people to take advantage of Aspies' trusting behaviour, and I'm pretty sure I must give off huge vibes of it because everybody makes a beeline straight for me. Now that I'm aware of this vulnerability, I worry I'm going to become too cynical in an attempt to protect myself, which is not the way I want to be.
So as always, I go through regular angst cycles about the lack of interest in my fanfic. This isn't new. Anyway, recently I've been writing rough drafts and then just sitting on the stuff because it's tough to motivate myself to edit them; it's tedious work and hardly anyone will read them anyway. Then I stumbled across this (I was Googling "Top/Golden Glider" for the first time out of sheer boredom). A stranger recc'd one of my fic series! That's never happened before, and it really means a lot to me. So if you're reading this, thank you, Kilgore Trout.
Also I found somebody calling himself 'Len Snark' who claimed a couple of years ago to be "the Internet's leading provider of Top/Glider fan fic", and wish to state for the record that we are not the same person. I don't know who he is, it's the first I've heard of him. But he obviously likes spankingfemme's art too.
And if he's reading this, please feel free to send me your fic. I want it because of reasons.
It was weird how much WWII Nazi stuff was there, though. I find it interesting to look at for the historical value, but it's very creepy to make money off it and not something I'd buy.
Been battling a cold since Tuesday, having definitely caught it at the UW show last weekend. I also battled some dudes on Wednesday who were (in retrospect) clearly trying to scam me; they didn't really set off alarm bells until they started pressuring me to sign something, and then I balked. I'm actually rather proud of that, because I'm unfortunately quite trusting and have a very hard time saying no to people (and have gotten burned many times, which is why I'm trying to get better at it now), and they were in my house. Fortunately my innate stubbornness kicked in when they just would not give me any leeway and insisted I HAD to sign the documents right then (and quickly, because they were in a hurry etc), so finally I told them no and to leave. It's not uncommon for people to take advantage of Aspies' trusting behaviour, and I'm pretty sure I must give off huge vibes of it because everybody makes a beeline straight for me. Now that I'm aware of this vulnerability, I worry I'm going to become too cynical in an attempt to protect myself, which is not the way I want to be.
So as always, I go through regular angst cycles about the lack of interest in my fanfic. This isn't new. Anyway, recently I've been writing rough drafts and then just sitting on the stuff because it's tough to motivate myself to edit them; it's tedious work and hardly anyone will read them anyway. Then I stumbled across this (I was Googling "Top/Golden Glider" for the first time out of sheer boredom). A stranger recc'd one of my fic series! That's never happened before, and it really means a lot to me. So if you're reading this, thank you, Kilgore Trout.
Also I found somebody calling himself 'Len Snark' who claimed a couple of years ago to be "the Internet's leading provider of Top/Glider fan fic", and wish to state for the record that we are not the same person. I don't know who he is, it's the first I've heard of him. But he obviously likes spankingfemme's art too.
And if he's reading this, please feel free to send me your fic. I want it because of reasons.