Love Meme from nebulein

[paraka]

So a while ago nebulein did this love meme, where she posted a random poll, and then whomever voted on the poll, she did a write up of why she finds them awesome. I thought that that was a *great* idea, so decided to do it as well. So in the order in which they answered:

aurora_84
So I don't actually remember friending aurora_84, I had always assumed that it was during snowinandblowin but she recently corrected me. I *do* however remember that she was the first person on my flist to make the transition from QaF to SGA, and I remember having fun squeeing over fandom again. I think the day I *really* fell in love with her though, is the day she pointed me towards her memories, and all that fics there. She's also great to come to people's help when they ask questions (for example she's the one who pointed me to the multi-journal-posting-thingy program I'm using now)
*hugs* You definitely make my flist a funner place to be. :P

anoel
anoel was one of those people that I friended because they friended me first, and my LJ was locked at the time, but made me feel all guilty at the time. I knew she was friending me because of QaF, but by the time she did, I was about as far out of that fandom as I'll probably ever be (I'm drifting back a bit), and I felt bad that she was friending me thinking I was *interesting* or something crazy like that :P
We may not always share all of our fandoms, but there's one big one that we always seem to squee together over; Vidding. anoel is one of those people that I talk to, and suddenly want to vid. She gets my creative juices going, and we have great discussions about vidding. She did a great review of one of my vids. And when I called her for my RL meme, we talked for *hours* (seriously at one point I had to call her back because my portable phone was dying).
I really love anoel because of how she make *me feel*.

ana_grrl
I remember friending ana_grrl because of this awesome fic. It was so awesome, and got me reading a pairing I had never really been interested in that it managed to motivate me to get off my rear, and actually leave a comment. They I ended up reading her other fics, and how can you not like Zombie!John/Rodney OTPs?
For all that I friended ana_grrl for her fic, I love her because she's just plain *fun*. I mean, come on! She helped make Lantisjournal! And even though I don't actually know where she lives, we have fun laughing over Canadian in-jokes (ParticipAction!), actually one of our conversations had me start writing my very first fic. Granted I didn't get very far, and it will never see the light of day, but still. Much love for ana <3

singlewoman
In all honesty, I can't actually remember why/when I friended singlewoman (I felt really dumb having to ask her, but since she didn't respond, I'm going to say that she doesn't remember either, so we're even :P). I think I probably friended her first, since according to my LJ flist colour scheme, I firended her for Snarry (so I was very confused when I first really started talking to her, and it was over QaF :P). For all that we both don't post very much, so don't get as much interaction is, I always have fun when one of us makes a comment. It's fun listening to her recount stories of what her son is doing now, and her reactions to it. And sometimes, even though we don't post that often, we'll manage to work up a good conversation in the comments somewhere which can last for quite a bit.

somedayvet
It's funny, I've had at least two people in RL read her name and mistake the vet part of her name for veteran, which gets some weird looks. :P
somedayvet is another one whose original friending had me filled with shame, because I was doing nothing QaF related at the time. However we quickly started bonding over House, and, well, RL stuff. It's always interesting hearing her stories about what's going on at the clinic, and what kind of animals she's come across. I've genuinly missed her since she hasn't really been on LJ much lately. Also, her recent posts about how thoughtful her boyfriend is makes me very jealous :P 'Cause he sounds like a great guy, and I'm happy for her.

keewick
She's probably going to laugh at me for this, but she's one of the only people on my flist that I get a little intimidated talking to because in my head (and probably others as well) she's a BNF. She was one of the first vidders I ever came across, back when I discovered vidding, and QaF vids. I had been downloading B/J vids like crazy, but she was the first vidder that I watch that made a non-OTP vid (I don't think gen exactly fits QaF). I fell so in love with her Who Will Save Your Soul vid. I love all her vids, and if I squeed about all of them we'd be here for a while. But there were two instances that I really remember from her, that really make me think she'll laugh at me for being intimidated. 1. Way back in 2004, I made a list of QaF vids and places to download them incase I ever lost mine, and a few weeks later keewick, wither went friends only, or made a flist cut, and I timmidly spoke up asking to be left on, and she replied that I was her hero for the week because of that list I made. I was increadibly new to fandom at that time, and was just so *shocked* that she even recognized my *name* I nearly *died* (ahh newbies :P). The other thing that keewick did to make me really happy was back in March of this year, when she was finishing up her Club Vivid vid, Battleflag I helped beta it. Again she's just one of my favourite vidders, and I'm so awed by her talent, that to think I had anything to add blew me away (I love vidding, but I don't really think of myself as a good vidder, so...).

pbanda
You know I think this is one of the first times I've actually written out her name, and I just realized that I've been calling her PB Panda in my head the entire time I've known her. Huh.
Anyways, pbanda is one of the few QaF in this meme, whom I *don't* feel guilt for friending, because I actually was in the QaF fandom when we met :P And really my big love for her comes down to two words: QaF. Sims. I never understood why people would find Sims appealing, until I found qaf_sims and then I realized it was *fun* I've still never played myself, and I may not watch that community anymore, but it made me very happy when a few days ago pbanda posted some pics of her games. :)
We also share a deep love of Timmies, and she uses my icon, which makes me very happy. :D

teary_eyed2
How can anyone *not* love teary_eyed2 and her crazy manips. Why without her, I never wouldn't have seen close ups of the boys bits. Or learned the really important fandom lessons such as "Who's Bigger? Gale or Randy? and How to appreciate hip Vs. Those are the two that I remember best. Although I'm not sure if I have the correct link to the Hip Vs post, I could have sworn she actually used the term V, because it was the first time I had heard it used. Oh teary_eyed2, you taught me some very valuable life lessons. :)

I love my flist! :D

Comments

[ana-grrl.livejournal.com]

Your random poll motivation was super-sneaky! I never suspected a thing. Clearly you were channeling ninja. I shall use my appropriate icon.

Hee! Accidental!slavery!Lorne! And zombie!Sheppard. Both fics that I had a blast of a time writing. I'm glad you liked them so much! And it was awesome to meet you through them!

I am Canadian! And I live in Canada. Wacky. ParticipAction! The Littlest Hobo! Stephen Harper is the devil!

[anoel.livejournal.com]

I actually friended you because you were a QaF vidder who seemed interested in Vidding. I don't care about *interesting* so much (although you are!) but just interested in one of my favorite passions.

I'm so glad I inspire you to vid! It was definitely awesome to talk to you :) Thank you so much for saying such nice things about me, it makes me happy :D

[singlewoman.livejournal.com]

To be honest, I don't remember when we friended each other either. I think we did talk about this once but my brain has been such swiss cheese lately that who knows!

I started out in the HP fandom and still participate, but B/J are the ultimate OTP. And canon to boot. But a good Snarry makes me so very happy.

I really only post about RL, I am not a writer except for a couple of drabbles, and am certainly not talented enough to be a vidder. But I do enjoy yours.

*Hugs*

[keewick.livejournal.com]

You're right; I'm totally laughing. I've never in my wildest dreams considered myself a person who others might be intimidated by, let alone a BNF. To this day I continue to be pretty darn shocked every time someone actually seems to remember me or my vids on lj.

I think the fact that I was introduced to vidding via QaF probably made my username a little more familiar in those parts than it has proven to be in other corners of fandom (HP, SGA, etc) since I vidded up a B/J storm in that first year alone.

Looking back I'm amazed at the output I was capable of, and kind of nostalgic because I miss vidding with that level of urgency and joy and ease. I mean, I still love vidding, but now I also have to deal with the practical side of learning and appreciating the art of it. There wasn't much attention to detail in my newbie days of vidding, so sometimes I'll go back and watch one of my earlier vids, and all I'll be able to see is how I should've cleaned the transitions up or streamlined the message I was trying to impart (and that's not even going into the questionable quality of my source *cringes*). And honestly, that's kind of sad because I remember how utterly proud I was when I finished each of my first few vids, and I hate that my perfectionist streak doesn't let me revel in the vids that led me to where I am today.

Okay, rambling, sorry. I just wanted to add one final thing: If I didn't make it clear when I emailed you back last spring that I really, really appreciated your comments on Battleflag, I wanted to do so now. A lot of the things you brought up in your review were things I'd already been kinda iffy about or things that I'd thought were clearer because I was making the connections in my head, just assuming that everyone else would be able to read my mind or something. Anyway, your indepth feedback really helped shape my vid up and I hope that in the future you might be open to betaing for me again.

PS I'm really glad you and aurora_84 are both fannishly interested in SGA; it really brightens up my flist whenever I read a post from one of you about it. :D

[aurora]

Awww, thank you so much!! I'm still trying to find out the exact moment I friended you: I'm pretty sure it was vid-related, but I also remember contacting you before that about qafdownloads, to talk about security issues (right before it got shut down. :D)

I'm really glad you're in SGA too and feel free to always browse my memories, it's what they're there for.

[pbanda.livejournal.com]

Awww!! I wondered what that weird random poll was about, but never suspected anything like this. You're sweet like a Timbit omg. ♥ I think I might have friended you around the time of the qaf set sale, because I remember reading your posts about it and loving all the pics. I even used one of those pics to make a shirt for sim!Debbie! I love having you on my flist. :D

PS: ParticipAction! Hahaha! Ha! Haha! *gigglegiggle*

[paraka]

Your random poll motivation was super-sneaky! I never suspected a thing.
I know! I wish I could take credit for it, but Neb did it first. It's a good way of going about it though. I mean I couldn't do it for everyone on my flist, but this way I don't have to feel guilty for missing people. :P

I am Canadian! And I live in Canada
Oh, I've figured that much out, I just have fun trying to guess which *part* of Canada you're from. Which, sounds slightly stalkerish to say out loud....

Stephen Harper is the devil!
Hmm, must have missed those conversations. Not that I don't agree. I'm still kicking myself for not being able to vote in the last election :( There's one person on my flist who always makes posts about how you *know* the man is evil since his hair never moves :P

[paraka]

I don't care about *interesting* so much (although you are!)
Part of my guilt was that I had gone friends only, so people couldn't tell how boring I was before they friended me. Also, a lot of people friended me just after the end of season 5, and I was falling out of the QaF fandom, and was off the internet for a long time while in China, so not only was I not talking about QaF, I wasn't talking about *anything* :P

I'm so glad I inspire you to vid!
You do! And it's a great feeling.

[paraka]

To be honest, I don't remember when we friended each other either... I really only post about RL, I am not a writer except for a couple of drabbles, and am certainly not talented enough to be a vidder.
Yeah, I don't really remember either, maybe you friended me when I made Snarry.net?

I started out in the HP fandom and still participate, but B/J are the ultimate OTP. And canon to boot.
Heh. I remember when I first heard about slash. I was a teenager and one of the older women at work was talking about Cassandr Clair, and about how Sam and Frodo were so in love. I remember rolling my eyes and then saying to my mom when I got home that it was a sad world we live in when two characters can't be close without people saying they're doing it. :P
I probably never would have gotten into slash if it weren't for QaF. QaF totally spoiled me. It got me loving slash, and made it easy. It also made it easy to make OTP vids, since it *is* cannon. I can't imagine trying to make a Snarry vid for example. The source materials just not really there.

But I do enjoy yours.
*blushes*
Thank you. I really need to get my rear in gear and finish off some of the vids I'm working on.

[paraka]

Ah, hahah, did you see this? Speaking of Canadian in-jokes. :P

[ana-grrl.livejournal.com]

Haha! Yes, I did :)

[ana-grrl.livejournal.com]

Hmm, must have missed those conversations.

No, we haven't had them! I just randomly mention it on my journal sometimes ;)

[paraka]

You're right; I'm totally laughing.
:P I know that it's stupid. When I first started on LJ, I was totally afraid to so much as *comment* on peoples LJ. I've gotten better, and at least I realize when I'm being stupid :P

I've never in my wildest dreams considered myself a person who others might be intimidated by, let alone a BNF
Yeah, I think BNFdom is really in the mind of the fan more than in the BNF. I mean if someone goes on about how they're a BNF or whatever, chances are they aren't. Also who one person considers a BNF, could be a total unknown to much of the rest of the fandom. But I think you were at the very least a BNF in the QaF fandom.

Looking back I'm amazed at the output I was capable of, and kind of nostalgic because I miss vidding with that level of urgency and joy and ease.
I think that's common. I was like that too. When I started I'd have like a vid a month, and then it slowed down, to the point where now it's like a year between vids :S

There wasn't much attention to detail in my newbie days of vidding, so sometimes I'll go back and watch one of my earlier vids, and all I'll be able to see is how I should've cleaned the transitions up or streamlined the message I was trying to impart (and that's not even going into the questionable quality of my source *cringes*).
Yeah, I find it's much easier to be proud of my vids when I don't actually *watch* them. As for going back and changing things... probably one of my favourite vids of mine is Otherman, which was a POV vid that I did before I even knew what a POV vid *was*, so I randomly change POVs for some lines. *headdesk*. Also, all of my QaF vids were done with the 50MB episodes :S

If I didn't make it clear when I emailed you back last spring that I really, really appreciated your comments on Battleflag, I wanted to do so now.
No, I did get that, which was what made it so awesome; that it actually helped.

I hope that in the future you might be open to betaing for me again.
Sure, I'd love to. I actually love beta'ing, and I always love yours. :)

PS I'm really glad you and aurora_84 are both fannishly interested in SGA; it really brightens up my flist whenever I read a post from one of you about it. :D
Isn't it great when people change fandoms with you? I always feel sad when you get close to someone, and then you both go in different fandom directions. I have a couple people on my flist like that, whom I love and still talk to, but not nearly as much since we're just in different fandoms.

[teary-eyed2.livejournal.com]

We go back a long way together (although I'm sure you were in fandom before me!) - in fact all the way to my first QaF twisted faerie rhyme posts (which was long before I got my hands on Photoshop) ♥ My original V post is there somewhere but dear Photobucket deleted even some of those pics 2 years later :( And you have one of the most moving vids in fandom: Hurt ;)

[somedayvet.livejournal.com]

Aww, that was very sneaky.

Heh, I haven't really thought about people thinking veteran instead of veterinarian, but I can see how that would earn some very weird looks. I swear, someday, you and I will actually be active on lj at the same time!

[paraka]

I'm still trying to find out the exact moment I friended you: I'm pretty sure it was vid-related, but I also remember contacting you before that about qafdownloads, to talk about security issues (right before it got shut down. :D)
Hmm, well if you added me *for* the yahoo group, you didn't mention it (I just went trolling through all the posts and comments from that time period. Is it bad that there were people on my flist, who were leaving me comments, whom I don't even remember anymore?) I'm glad they now put a little note in you message settings whenever someone friends you now, so much easier to keep track of these things :P

I'm really glad you're in SGA too
Yeah, I still don't have all that many SGA *people* on my flist. And I really should change that, but in the mean time I do love those that I already have :) *hugs*

feel free to always browse my memories, it's what they're there for
Oh I do. But honestly, could the SGA fandom get any more productive? I have over 50 fic tabs up right now, and that's just what I get off my flist. Not that I'm complaining or anything :)

[paraka]

This is kind of random, but I was going through my message centre, and apparently you friended me 45 weeks ago, which was the week of October 9th 2006. I looked back in my journal to see if I said anything about it, but wow, I said absolutely nothing that week. In fact, I only made one post that entire month. :P It's still a toss up as to why we friended each other, but hey, at least now we have a when :P

[paraka]

Actually....

Since, I'm *that* persistent, I guess it *was* around the time of the yahoo group. May 6th was the day I created the group.

[paraka]

Awww!! I wondered what that weird random poll was about, but never suspected anything like this.
It *was* really sneaky. I know that when Neb did it, I didn't suspect a thing. And when she did her love meme, she had everyone under one big cut. I was really behind on reading my flist that week, and almost didn't click the cut, since I didn't think I'd be on it. I love meme's like this though, it just gives you that warm fuzzy feeling to know that people care, and remember and... yeah. :)

You're sweet like a Timbit omg. ♥
Yum :P

I think I might have friended you around the time of the qaf set sale, because I remember reading your posts about it and loving all the pics.
Well I was able to find this comment during that time period. It would have had to be before April 13th 2005 unless I friended you first, because that's when I went friends only, and I don't see a comment from you. It's been kind of fun looking back to see when people were friended. Also kind of fun to find out why we friended each other.

I even used one of those pics to make a shirt for sim!Debbie!
I remember that!

I love having you on my flist. :D
Aww, Thanks! I love you too.

S: ParticipAction! Hahaha! Ha! Haha! *gigglegiggle*
Have you seen Stargate Atlantis? It's awesome, and one of the main characters, who's the resident genius, is Canadian, and they've started adding all these little Canadian jokes, like ParticipAction, and in the next ep coming up there's a joke about Cliff/Coles Notes.
Actually I find it funny, because we had met the character before, but we only found out that Rodney was Canadian in the first ep when he was talking about the Zed Pee Em (ZPM). Now in fanfics, whenever Rodney is talking about ZPMs, authors often spell it out as ZedPM. I think at the very least if they're going to write it out ZedPM when Rodney's talking, they should spell it out ZeePM when everyone else is talking :P

[paraka]

We go back a long way together (although I'm sure you were in fandom before me!) - in fact all the way to my first QaF twisted faerie rhyme posts (which was long before I got my hands on Photoshop) ♥
Wow, now that you mention it, I totally remember that, but I don't think I would have remembered on my own. Actually I can't remember when I friended *anyone* I've been searching through past entries (I started in LJ back in 2004, but was in the fandom before that).

My original V post is there somewhere but dear Photobucket deleted even some of those pics 2 years later :(
Wow that really sucks, and you didn't have back ups on your computer?

And you have one of the most moving vids in fandom: Hurt ;)
Awww, thanks so much!

[paraka]

Aww, that was very sneaky.
I know :P To be fair though, it wasn't my idea. It's part of the meme.

Heh, I haven't really thought about people thinking veteran instead of veterinarian, but I can see how that would earn some very weird looks.
I know! I didn't ever think veteran until someone said so.

[aurora]

Hah, well I'm pretty sure I didn't add you FOR the yahoo group, but it might have been the first time we talked directly. I'd seen your vids and you around before that. :))

But honestly, could the SGA fandom get any more productive?
God, I know! Sometimes I miss QAF, with its two or three good fics per week.

[paraka]

God, I know! Sometimes I miss QAF, with its two or three good fics per week.
God, I don't. At *all*.
I actually have this fear of letting people know what fics I read because I'm afraid people will mock me for my tastes. The reason I have this fear was because after a while in QaF I ran out of good fic, and started reading the bad ones, but I loved QaF so much that I didn't let it bother me. I'd sometimes tell raxhel what I was reading and she'd sigh and roll her eyes, and generally mock my tastes. Also, the reason I really left QaF is because I ran out of fics to read.

[pbanda.livejournal.com]

Oh, no I've never seen Stargate! Now I need to check it out... that sounds funny. And I totally agree about ZeePM. LOL. :D

*tries to convert you to my fandom* *evil laugh*

[paraka]

*cough*

Also the show is really slashy. *points to icon* :D

Re: *tries to convert you to my fandom* *evil laugh*

[pbanda.livejournal.com]

LOL thanks! Slashy is good. ;)

Re: *tries to convert you to my fandom* *evil laugh*

[paraka]

Granted it's not quite as slashy as that pic suggests (although, it is from canon), I find it telling though that the first on screen kiss between main cast members was between two guys. Also, you'd never be able to tell that it wasn't a slash show from the fandom :P In the past 3 years this show has been airing, I think the fandom has managed to produce way more fic than QaF has in the past 7.

[aurora]

God, EVERYONE in QAF read bad!fic. I was trolling bjfic.net practically every day, because everything was always so calm on the good fic front. I've read the most horrendous things in QAF. :))

As for SGA, I mostly don't have time to find the bad!fic myself, but I do follow links from storyfinders now and again.

[paraka]

God, EVERYONE in QAF read bad!fic.
Although, you've got to admit, QaF has some really good badfic mixed in with the bad badfic. On my drive home from work yesterday I had the sudden urge to reread that Amish!Justin fic. It was gone by the time I got home though. Or remember that one author who was Queen of the cracky AUs and had story lines like MofiaBoss!Brian, and RomanSoldier!Brian, which CelticWarrior!Justin? And all the prostitution fics. Good times QaF, good times. :P

I've read the most horrendous things in QAF. :))
I know *is sad* I also had this thing where I felt if I started reading a fic, I *had* to finish it. It didn't matter if Justin was a cutter, Brian was dropping to his knees and proposing, and Michael had a secret plan to murder Justin, while Melanie plotted the same for Brian. If I read that first sentence, I would *make* myself read the rest.

As for SGA, I mostly don't have time to find the bad!fic myself
I know, I always have like 50 million fics on my to-read list for SGA, I love it. :D

I do follow links from storyfinders now and again
I do too, and that's where the "getting over the need to finish a fic" comes in handy. Half the descriptions given to find the fic make it sound really good, and then you start reading it, and realize that Rodney's a drug addict (that happened to me last night :( )

[aurora]

cracky AUs and had story lines like MofiaBoss!Brian, and RomanSoldier!Brian, which CelticWarrior!Justin? And all the prostitution fics.
God, I loved Celtic!Justin!! I think there even were illustrations to that story. And yes, all the hooker!fic was strangely fascinating.

I know *is sad* I also had this thing where I felt if I started reading a fic, I *had* to finish it.
Me too! But I've become quite proficient in the art of skimming.

I always have like 50 million fics on my to-read list for SGA, I love it. :D
My 'to read' folder will never not be full of stories, seriously.

and realize that Rodney's a drug addict (that happened to me last night :( )
Yikes!! (Link plz? I have no shame.)

[paraka]

And yes, all the hooker!fic was strangely fascinating.
I remember reading once in qaf_coffeeclub, happier_bunny said "One of my early faves is 104!Justin: "I'll go to New York and sell my body to gross old homos." And thus a million hustler!Justin fics were born. ;)"
And it's soooo true. I mean when canon hands you an opportunity like that, fans just can't resist.

Yikes!! (Link plz? I have no shame.)
Crap, I got it off of sgaficfinders but I can't even check my history since I sent that computer in for repairs. Let me look around.

[paraka]

Here ya go. Although please remember, it's *bad*. Let me know if the end gets any better. :P

[aurora]

Aha! I'm adding this to my 'to read' list, because I cannot resist a good train wreck. Thank you for finding it again. :D