Trying out a move to dreamwidth....

[beckerbell]

In my long hiatus away from lj (while I was on tumblr), I think I finally broke myself of needing to come back to lj. It doesn't hurt that they've been monkeying around with stuff again and since I no longer feel that unwavering loyalty to them and more people have been making the jump, I think I may finally be ready. I'll still crosspost and

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[aeslis]

Oooh, I was wondering if you might try DW! I am there already, as aeslis, of course. :) Let us know when you make the move so we can add you! They are so SUPER SWEET there, I love it. ♥

[beckerbell]

I've actually had a dw for... *checks* Holy shit, two and a half years now?? I just never did much with it, aside from occasionally importing my posts/comments. I'm posting there now, crossposting over to here, but I haven't figured out how to get the extra comment on my lj entries about it being on dw first.

My big hold off with dw has been that most people were still on lj and that I've never been that fond of dw comment pages. But with tumblr having broken my habits now.... XD

[aeslis]

It's pretty easy! You go to "Manage Account" under the "Organize" tab, and the last tab within that page, "Other Sites," has the option for putting a footer on posts that are crossposted to other sites. :)

I knowww I was realizing I've had a DW for two years, myself! Crazy shiznit. I hadn't realized they'd been around quite that long, but I guess they're going strong, and just getting stronger! This time it's feeling a lot more like a true migration for me instead of people going "Well, maybe I'll back things up there." My friendslist is booming. And by the way, there was a multi-fandom friending meme so you should go peek over there and ask people to be friends! (Likely it's died down enough that you're not going to get too many hits if you put up your own advert, but you never know.)

[beckerbell]

Okay, I think I have it figured out now! We'll see next time I try to post something, anyway. :D

Yeah, this time it actually feels like there's a real migration going on, not just people using it as a backup that gathers dust. It'll probably still be quiet (as compared to how lj used to be) for awhile, but, hell, I'm not sure I could handle a lot of traffic anyway, since I'm already using up all my free time on-line already. XD

But as long as I can keep a good chunk of my flist, I will be totally happy there. ♥

[statr]

I have only started watching Parks and Rec last year but I skipped the first season. Season two's good so watch that as well after season 3. I love this show sfm!

[beckerbell]

I may yet someday go back and try the first season out and definitely the second season, but I think I've found that skipping ahead has definitely helped me in getting into it. It's so hilarious and they have all just found this great chemistry with each other and their reaction faces are perfect.

[statr]

They have such an amazing ensemble who are totally hilarious and have so much heart. Who's your favorite character so far?

[beckerbell]

Oh, that's so tough to choose! I enjoy seeing them all on the screen and they all have such amazing moments (Tom and Ron especially have moments where they make me laugh and Ann's friendship with Leslie is amazing) but I suppose I have to go with Leslie herself as my favorite. She's just so upbeat and enthusiastic! She's always trying to help! I love her!!

[blackmagie]

If I think of XMFC as some sort of AU about an arrogant, rich dude becoming BFFs with another dude with a tortured past, then I can definitely see how it works. Because I do think the relationship as presented in the movie is interesting. But when you compare it to the actual comic book canon... AUGH.

And well. We all know how I felt about Emma's movie counterpart. In the second half of the movie, it's like they literally forgot her character existed!

Also, obviously, I'm already on DW so if you do try it out, I'll see you there! A lot of fandom people are moving over, in a way they haven't previous times, so we'll see. CFUD IS moving to DW so I definitely think that's a major turning point.

[beckerbell]

If I weren't as heavily into Marvel as I am right now, I'd probably be able to look at it that way and really enjoy the movie and probably even read a ton of fic for it. (Well, as much as I read fic for anything lately. Damn tumblr. And damn on-line games.) And I can see how others got there already, too! I just... nope, too invested in the characters, sorry I'm such a wet blanket, fandom!

I'm especially frustrated at the waste of Emma's role in the movie because it's a chance to actually explore her character (versus how she all too often feels like an extension of Scott's character in the comics, for me) and then... this happened.

I've been trying it out! I actually posted this first on dw and used the crossposter and I think I've got it set up well! I just haven't figured out how to get the dw link on my lj posts yet....

[wintersjuly]

BECKY. I MISSED ALL THE BECKYS

i think the fact that i've read very little x-men meant i could enjoy the movie without wanting to shake it for all the non-canon things (i mean, it doesn't even jig with movie canon! i love how they basically went, "FUCK THE COMICS, FUCK THE MOVIES, FUCK EVERYTHING"), although i had a lot of issues with the movie in any case, despite really enjoying in (let's not even start with the treatment of minorities and women in it. it pisses me off when i think about it too much).

i think i mostly liked it because well, xavier and magneto are fascinating characters, and here they're being bff douchebags who tour america looking for mutants and use stupid one liners (it really felt like a Movie About How Magneto Needs A Lot Of Therapy -- he was kind of the anti-hero, which made me blanch because well, magneto and everything he advocates (it should alarm me i was fond of both him and loki because, two genocidal maniacs, anita, these are not good life choices D:). i bought into that so easily because serial nazi

[beckerbell]

AND I HAVE MISSED ALL THE ANITAS. ;__; I love tumblr, but I've never felt as truly satisfied with connecting with other people there as I do when I'm on lj. I actually know the people on lj (to a point) and feel connections with them.

Oh, Anitaface, someday I will get you into the actual comics because, okay, sure it's kind of hard to keep up with sometimes and there's a lot of work to keeping them organized, but it's such a passionate genre and there's so much canon that you pretty much never run out and there's always something worth reading and always always always a character that you'll connect with.

I... I don't want to be that fan who comes down on the movie and alienates her friends that liked the movie because I totally get it! And I don't judge those who liked it, honest! It's just... from what I was looking for from the movie, I didn't get it at all, and I was very disappointed. Especially so because Erik Lehnsherr is a fascinating character

[wintersjuly]

i think the parts of tumblr that i inhabit are the parts wherein you repost things that you like and often, it's too easy to press 'repost' and leave it at that so you don't put in your own thoughts or feelings and i kind of miss that on tumblr. i miss the conversation (i mean, i've seen people use it as a blogging device, but following the threads is such a pain

[beckerbell]

I completely agree on how different universes appeal to different people. Which is why I never want to seem like I'm coming down on those who enjoy the XMFC movie, because I've enjoyed a retelling of a story that other people have haaaaated and, fuck you, it was interesting and fun to me! There is a lot in there that's interesting! Just... I'm a 616 girl and canon stickler. I hated the first set of movies, too! So, apparently, I'm just crabby at the movies in general. XD (I loved the hell out of X:EVO, though, but maybe that's just an exception. I'm trying to watch the X-Men anime, but I'm having trouble getting past the fanservice, ugh. And I still have yet to watch Wolverine & the X-Men, sigh

[nicefinalbeam]

Helloooooo~ I am nicefinalbeam on DW as well! :D I'm very much over there, so :)

I marathon'd every season of Parks and Rec this holiday break! Definitely a slow start, but got SO good. :D

[beckerbell]

Hi! :D And you have been friended over there as well!

I'm glad it's not just me who found it to have a slow start then! Because I kept thinking that it was just me and maybe my sense of humor was broken. D: But I saw a lot of gifs on tumblr and they all looked hilarious, so I skipped ahead and voila! suddenly it worked much better. But either way I'm glad I've got the show to enjoy now. ♥