I do hope we'll see you in Mune and Muly, and Mugust, too! After all, it's the ten's Anniversary since the Destruction of Sunnydale! And Buffy's Saying the Words! and Hands of Fire!
Your fandom post made me all nostalgic-like and weepy for days of yore. I really miss the Buffy fandom with Crumbling Walls, Bloody Awful Poet Society and WeBoB. I made such wonderful friends there and have kept so many over the years. I've been involved in other fandoms since, but none that had a wonderful dysfunctional family such as the Whedonverse did.
I love your knitting photos. The tea cozy is so cute! As is the cardigan, booties and the cross-stitch. I haven't done any cross-stitch since I had Boo -- seven years ago now. Crazy, I know.
So lovely to see you too! I'm so glad that even ten years after the show ended, friends remain. And Boo is seven - that's practically grown-up! Where has the time gone?
I've been involved in other fandoms since, but none that had a wonderful dysfunctional family such as the Whedonverse did.
So true! There may have been squabbles along the way, but it was such fun to be involved, and an experience I really treasure.
I fail at Twitter and Facebook. Hee! I am in awe of multi-taskers with their virtual fingers in all kinds of online pies, but my hopes of keeping up anywhere are slim! (On Facebook I am Anna Rebecca, one of millions, probably! But I've never got round to actually updating).
And thank you - the tea cosy was about twelve times neater in the pattern, but my version looks bright and cheerful at least and (most importantly) keeps tea warm. I'd actually copied the cross-stitch pattern and bought the thread ten years ago, but a new niece was a good motive to finally get round to doing it. :)
Hee! Graphs are so helpful - they can say whole paragraphs of things without requiring much in the way of words at all.
Fandom now has the opportunity to sit and reflect, and look at the show in its wholeness, which brings so much goodness. The "whose wild speculation will turn out to be right" guessing game we played when the show was first airing was fun too!
I am such a slow knitter that I made the cardigan two sizes too big, and now have the luxury of waiting for my niece to grow into it. I was afraid it would be the other way round. ;)
Hello! I'm late, but life is eating me alive. And I wanted time to actually read your post, rather than just skim it...
Your knitting skills are much, much in advance of mine (I can knit, it's patterns that are a problem). Am v. impressed.
And oh, the cross stitch... I used to read those books to the girls when they were little. Those drawings are so ridiculously good, I always felt very jealous - had no idea you could actually buy the toys! I'm sure your creation will be treasured for years to come.
Am wondering how I never saw your Venn diagram before - it's genius! Could have used that back when I was arguing with people in the comments to AO3's reviews. *g* (It probably wouldn't have made a difference, knowing them, mind you.) Oh fandom. ♥
Helloooo!! I'm so glad to see you and hope that being eaten alive is more enjoyable than it sounds!
Sometimes I think there is a rule with knitting patterns that says that ambiguity should be included wherever possible, and obfuscation is a must. :) I stick to fairly straightforward ones that are written with a gentle underpinning of clarity and logic (ie foolproof!).
The Jane Hissey books are such a happy combination of sweet, funny stories and delightful pictures. I have a lovely signed copy of her book "Ruff". When my Granny first met my Grandpa, she was writing children's books of her own and thought his surname was the perfect name for the dog in her book (not knowing then that it would eventually become her own!). She wrote to Jane Hissey to tell her the story and received such a nice letter in reply, along with the book.
Hee! Sometimes all fandom debates need is a bit of junior school maths. :)
Helloooo!! I'm so glad to see you and hope that being eaten alive is more enjoyable than it sounds! Oh yes, everyone is well and GROWING and busy. :)
I stick to fairly straightforward ones that are written with a gentle underpinning of clarity and logic (ie foolproof!). Sounds sensible. I just make it up as I go along...
She wrote to Jane Hissey to tell her the story and received such a nice letter in reply, along with the book. That is a truly wonderful story in every way! <3
Hee! Sometimes all fandom debates need is a bit of junior school maths. :) If only! Although I might try that next time. (Well, I don't tend to argue, but I'll pass on the tip.)
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Your fandom post made me all nostalgic-like and weepy for days of yore. I really miss the Buffy fandom with Crumbling Walls, Bloody Awful Poet Society and WeBoB. I made such wonderful friends there and have kept so many over the years. I've been involved in other fandoms since, but none that had a wonderful dysfunctional family such as the Whedonverse did.
I love your knitting photos. The tea cozy is so cute! As is the cardigan, booties and the cross-stitch. I haven't done any cross-stitch since I had Boo -- seven years ago now. Crazy, I know.
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I've been involved in other fandoms since, but none that had a wonderful dysfunctional family such as the Whedonverse did.
So true! There may have been squabbles along the way, but it was such fun to be involved, and an experience I really treasure.
I fail at Twitter and Facebook. Hee! I am in awe of multi-taskers with their virtual fingers in all kinds of online pies, but my hopes of keeping up anywhere are slim! (On Facebook I am Anna Rebecca, one of millions, probably! But I've never got round to actually updating).
And thank you - the tea cosy was about twelve times neater in the pattern, but my version looks bright and cheerful at least and (most importantly) keeps tea warm. I'd actually copied the cross-stitch pattern and bought the thread ten years ago, but a new niece was a good motive to finally get round to doing it. :)
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And it's so interesting to hear about fandom back in the day. Thanks for sharing.
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Fandom now has the opportunity to sit and reflect, and look at the show in its wholeness, which brings so much goodness. The "whose wild speculation will turn out to be right" guessing game we played when the show was first airing was fun too!
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I liked the diagram a lot, and the little cardigan is beyond cute.
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I am such a slow knitter that I made the cardigan two sizes too big, and now have the luxury of waiting for my niece to grow into it. I was afraid it would be the other way round. ;)
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Your knitting skills are much, much in advance of mine (I can knit, it's patterns that are a problem). Am v. impressed.
And oh, the cross stitch... I used to read those books to the girls when they were little. Those drawings are so ridiculously good, I always felt very jealous - had no idea you could actually buy the toys! I'm sure your creation will be treasured for years to come.
Am wondering how I never saw your Venn diagram before - it's genius! Could have used that back when I was arguing with people in the comments to AO3's reviews. *g* (It probably wouldn't have made a difference, knowing them, mind you.) Oh fandom. ♥
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Sometimes I think there is a rule with knitting patterns that says that ambiguity should be included wherever possible, and obfuscation is a must. :) I stick to fairly straightforward ones that are written with a gentle underpinning of clarity and logic (ie foolproof!).
The Jane Hissey books are such a happy combination of sweet, funny stories and delightful pictures. I have a lovely signed copy of her book "Ruff". When my Granny first met my Grandpa, she was writing children's books of her own and thought his surname was the perfect name for the dog in her book (not knowing then that it would eventually become her own!). She wrote to Jane Hissey to tell her the story and received such a nice letter in reply, along with the book.
Hee! Sometimes all fandom debates need is a bit of junior school maths. :)
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Oh yes, everyone is well and GROWING and busy. :)
I stick to fairly straightforward ones that are written with a gentle underpinning of clarity and logic (ie foolproof!).
Sounds sensible. I just make it up as I go along...
She wrote to Jane Hissey to tell her the story and received such a nice letter in reply, along with the book.
That is a truly wonderful story in every way! <3
Hee! Sometimes all fandom debates need is a bit of junior school maths. :)
If only! Although I might try that next time. (Well, I don't tend to argue, but I'll pass on the tip.)
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