That sweater is gorgeous! Someday, I'll do something that complicated. Someday. ;)
Huey and Louie, good friends to the end, having to coach Fraser through stealing the Milk Duds, and eventually having to actually shove them in his pocket.
And then Fraser thanking them profusely as they arrested him for it. God, I love that show.
Pot pie! I am severely in your debt for this recipe. The next blustery day to come around, it's going to be biscuit crust baking up in our crib. Yummy.
Fandom is often a more generous and nuturing place, but it's equally true that no fairy godmother is going to descend from the heavens and give you the fannish experience you want and believe you deserve; you can try to influence it, you can accept the things you can't change, and you can figure out what you like and what you don't, participate in the parts you like and try to ignore the rest.
(nods) I seem to have missed the kerfuffle, or at least missed wherever it's happening - all I know about it is from secondhand accounts, like this one. But it seems to have been about BNFs getting an unfair amount of attention? Huh.
That sweater is gorgeous. I'm nowhere near able to knit cables like that yet.
Oh yay! I'm glad you'll get use out of the recipe. (And if you think it's buttery now, you should see what I started out with...)
The kerfuffle was a variation on a decidedly familiar theme--the BNFs are sucking up all the attention that should be going to lesser-known writers. Same song, different fandom. But I'm interested in the idea that fandom should operate under different rules than life does; it's ultimately made of people, who behave like people do.
And cables are easy! They were probably the easiest part of the sweater. Heh.
But I'm interested in the idea that fandom should operate under different rules than life does; it's ultimately made of people, who behave like people do.
You said it. And also that you can get into different kinds of faux pas online than you get in real life, just because LJ is on all the time, even when you're not - I don't know how many times I've come across a conversation that I found wildly interesting, but that I was just too damn tired to deal with jumping into at that moment. And then, by the time I did feel up for it, the train had sort of moved on. A lively LJ life requires an amount of committment I'm not always completely there for; a lot of BNFs aren't just good writers, but prolific ones, who can keep up a constant hum of output that a lot of people can't match, either because of their general busyness or energy levels or whatever.
Oh, and I was going to post something about this in my LJ: I don't know if you have herself_nyc on your flist, but she's in town from New York, and there's a gathering of LJ peeps tomorrow night at
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I would love to try to make it, but because I'm trying to take Friday off to deal with some home repair stuff, I'm probably not getting out of the South Bay until at least 8. How long do you think you'll be hanging out there?
I'd be happy to show you how to do cables and anything else you're curious about (not that I'm an expert).
First, before I forget, your sweater looks lovely! Is that the same yarn you made the tank top thingy out of? Anyway, it's such a pretty color (makes me want spring!), and I love the pattern.
Possibly you'd rather not discuss this, but you opened the door and I'm walking through it: I know that love memes and the like don't really come easily to you, and if that's something you'd like to change, more power to you. But, though you are reserved in that way, your enthusiasm and affection comes through in a multitude of ways--your general friendliness and generosity, your support of the people in your fannish circle (whether through recs or beta-ing or feedback or comments or the like), your willingness to engage in conversation, to really listen and respond. (Do you need a paper bag? I'll send you one.) I am only saying this because I think you may be succeeding at the social adeptness better than you think you are. Not that we don't all have work to do in that area, I just wanted to tell you how it looks from the outside
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Anyway, it's such a pretty color (makes me want spring!), and I love the pattern.
I'm totally in love with both the yarn and the pattern, and fortunately, the huge mistake I made in the Van Dyke lace in the middle on the front is not too noticeable... (It's a 100% merino yarn and a neat middle point between blue and green; the tank top yarn was a cotton blend and more sagey. It's hard to tell on monitors.)
I am only saying this because I think you may be succeeding at the social adeptness better than you think you are.
Aw. Thank you. I don't think I'm awful, but I lurk a lot, and have an especially hard time approaching people I don't know, and I really don't do enough to let people know when they write posts that I like, or that make me think, or just that they make LJ a better place. So.
As funny as the episode is--and I giggle like a maniac through almost the whole thing, every time--this is actually one aspect of it that makes me terribly sad for some reason, watching Fraser try so hard to hold on when he's so helpless.
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Huey and Louie, good friends to the end, having to coach Fraser through stealing the Milk Duds, and eventually having to actually shove them in his pocket.
And then Fraser thanking them profusely as they arrested him for it. God, I love that show.
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And then Fraser thanking them profusely as they arrested him for it.
And then Louie pockets the Milk Duds! Hee.
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Fandom is often a more generous and nuturing place, but it's equally true that no fairy godmother is going to descend from the heavens and give you the fannish experience you want and believe you deserve; you can try to influence it, you can accept the things you can't change, and you can figure out what you like and what you don't, participate in the parts you like and try to ignore the rest.
(nods) I seem to have missed the kerfuffle, or at least missed wherever it's happening - all I know about it is from secondhand accounts, like this one. But it seems to have been about BNFs getting an unfair amount of attention? Huh.
That sweater is gorgeous. I'm nowhere near able to knit cables like that yet.
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The kerfuffle was a variation on a decidedly familiar theme--the BNFs are sucking up all the attention that should be going to lesser-known writers. Same song, different fandom. But I'm interested in the idea that fandom should operate under different rules than life does; it's ultimately made of people, who behave like people do.
And cables are easy! They were probably the easiest part of the sweater. Heh.
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You said it. And also that you can get into different kinds of faux pas online than you get in real life, just because LJ is on all the time, even when you're not - I don't know how many times I've come across a conversation that I found wildly interesting, but that I was just too damn tired to deal with jumping into at that moment. And then, by the time I did feel up for it, the train had sort of moved on. A lively LJ life requires an amount of committment I'm not always completely there for; a lot of BNFs aren't just good writers, but prolific ones, who can keep up a constant hum of output that a lot of people can't match, either because of their general busyness or energy levels or whatever.
Oh, and I was going to post something about this in my LJ: I don't know if you have herself_nyc on your flist, but she's in town from New York, and there's a gathering of LJ peeps tomorrow night at ( ... )
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I'd be happy to show you how to do cables and anything else you're curious about (not that I'm an expert).
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Possibly you'd rather not discuss this, but you opened the door and I'm walking through it: I know that love memes and the like don't really come easily to you, and if that's something you'd like to change, more power to you. But, though you are reserved in that way, your enthusiasm and affection comes through in a multitude of ways--your general friendliness and generosity, your support of the people in your fannish circle (whether through recs or beta-ing or feedback or comments or the like), your willingness to engage in conversation, to really listen and respond. (Do you need a paper bag? I'll send you one.) I am only saying this because I think you may be succeeding at the social adeptness better than you think you are. Not that we don't all have work to do in that area, I just wanted to tell you how it looks from the outside ( ... )
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I'm totally in love with both the yarn and the pattern, and fortunately, the huge mistake I made in the Van Dyke lace in the middle on the front is not too noticeable... (It's a 100% merino yarn and a neat middle point between blue and green; the tank top yarn was a cotton blend and more sagey. It's hard to tell on monitors.)
I am only saying this because I think you may be succeeding at the social adeptness better than you think you are.
Aw. Thank you. I don't think I'm awful, but I lurk a lot, and have an especially hard time approaching people I don't know, and I really don't do enough to let people know when they write posts that I like, or that make me think, or just that they make LJ a better place. So.
As funny as the episode is--and I giggle like a maniac through almost the whole thing, every time--this is actually one aspect of it that makes me terribly sad for some reason, watching Fraser try so hard to hold on when he's so helpless. ( ... )
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