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So, I've basically been going insane for the past few weeks, trying to finish up the school semester. Podfic is one of the only things getting me through this past month. Which leads me to the purpose of this entry.
Dear Bandom friends (you know who you are Twitter peeps),
I hate you all1. *glares* I have been successfully avoiding bandom for 2 years now, ever since![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
klb tried to convert me. But apparently knowing all the bandom podficcers on Twitter, I've learned a lot through osmosis. And when I asked for podfic recs 12 days ago on Twitter, I got some bandom recs (big surprise). I've now listened to about 40 hours worth of bandom podfic in the, like, 2 weeks since I asked for podfic recs.
I've really been enjoying listening to so much podfic. In the past I listened to podfic a lot at work, so would be listening on a computer. Since I went back to school I haven't had nearly as much podfic listening time since I wasn't at work with the podfic sitting there. But part of how I managed to listen to that much podfic (when really, I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off for school/work) is because I've finally started putting podfic on my mp3 player. It's pretty awesome being able to listen for the 10 minutes between classes, in the car, while cooking dinner, while falling asleep, etc.
I've come to the realization that, you know how a lot of non-podfic listeners say they don't listen because they can read faster? That is totally not true for me. I can listen to a podfic soooo much faster than I can read the fic. Like, I'm sure if I were to read the equivalent of that 40 hours I've gone though, it would have taken me at least 5X as long.
I've also realized that I would happily substituted all my fic reading for podfic listening (well, except, how would I ever find fic to record myself then? Hmmm, dilemma).
But, yes, I've got a foot in the door for bandom now and am trying to enjoy that new fandom love, by consuming all the awesome things (which is such a nice relief after struggling for months to find things I want to read in AI fandom - though, it is weird to see Adam showing up in bandom things. In one story he was even the bad guy! :P).
1 Except not really, please send fic recs! (I don't really need podfic recs; at this point I'll probably listen to them all. I've been trying to contain myself to MCR and really like the stories where they're fighting for a greater good or something [Like I Gave Been All Things Unholy or The Fall and Rise of the Black Parade]. Please and thank you!).
Dear Bandom friends (you know who you are Twitter peeps),
I hate you all1. *glares* I have been successfully avoiding bandom for 2 years now, ever since
klb tried to convert me. But apparently knowing all the bandom podficcers on Twitter, I've learned a lot through osmosis. And when I asked for podfic recs 12 days ago on Twitter, I got some bandom recs (big surprise). I've now listened to about 40 hours worth of bandom podfic in the, like, 2 weeks since I asked for podfic recs.I've really been enjoying listening to so much podfic. In the past I listened to podfic a lot at work, so would be listening on a computer. Since I went back to school I haven't had nearly as much podfic listening time since I wasn't at work with the podfic sitting there. But part of how I managed to listen to that much podfic (when really, I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off for school/work) is because I've finally started putting podfic on my mp3 player. It's pretty awesome being able to listen for the 10 minutes between classes, in the car, while cooking dinner, while falling asleep, etc.
I've come to the realization that, you know how a lot of non-podfic listeners say they don't listen because they can read faster? That is totally not true for me. I can listen to a podfic soooo much faster than I can read the fic. Like, I'm sure if I were to read the equivalent of that 40 hours I've gone though, it would have taken me at least 5X as long.
I've also realized that I would happily substituted all my fic reading for podfic listening (well, except, how would I ever find fic to record myself then? Hmmm, dilemma).
But, yes, I've got a foot in the door for bandom now and am trying to enjoy that new fandom love, by consuming all the awesome things (which is such a nice relief after struggling for months to find things I want to read in AI fandom - though, it is weird to see Adam showing up in bandom things. In one story he was even the bad guy! :P).
1 Except not really, please send fic recs! (I don't really need podfic recs; at this point I'll probably listen to them all. I've been trying to contain myself to MCR and really like the stories where they're fighting for a greater good or something [Like I Gave Been All Things Unholy or The Fall and Rise of the Black Parade]. Please and thank you!).
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It's a great way.
Oh man, you've just started doing srs podfic listening via mp3 player? That's so WILD. I can never listen to podfic via computer b/c there are all these things to DO when I'm near a computer that I pause my podfic for. My best podfic listening times are when I'm driving and thus am only doing two things, 1)driving 2)listening. Differences are fascinating!
(It is so amusingly WEIRD when Adam is the bad guy!)
Like I said on twitter THIS is my favorite reclist for MCR-centric-ish bandom. But to go further,amazonziti and turlough are my two favorite pinboard accounts for fic - they have GREAT tagging systems.
You should always feel free to tweet at me what kind of settings/tropes/lengths you like so I can name you thingsssssss.
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I probably could have resisted if it weren't for Twitter. :P
Oh man, you've just started doing srs podfic listening via mp3 player? That's so WILD.
Well, I pretty much only listened to podfic at work (I would deliberately not listen at home, because I didn't have enough podfic to fill my time at work), so would just download it onto the computer there. And I'm such a multi-tasker that being able to listen to podfic while I went over pricing spreadsheets or cross referencing would keep distracted enough to concentrate on one thing (if that makes sense).
My best podfic listening times are when I'm driving and thus am only doing two things, 1)driving 2)listening. Differences are fascinating!
My commute to work is only ~10 minutes, so not really long enough for podfic and my commute to school is only a little longer (30 mins).
Thank you for the recs! I started in on the first fic in the one you suggested on Twitter (although I'm still super busy so haven't finished it yet). I will definitely hit you up for more recs once I'm through all the ones I've got already :D
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We will spread the bandom love to everyone. You cannot resist! XD
(Also, didn't realize you weren't on my circle yet. *adds you*)
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*adds you back*
I don't really update much here though (mostly just podfic announcements or the occasional thing that is too long for twitter).
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1. The rest of Unholyverse (which started with I Have Been All Things Unholy -- I'm guessing you listened to that already?) is AMAZING. It was one of the first things I read in Bandom. Totally awesome.
2. Purgatorio by
3. Everyone Comes to Pan's by
4. Can Never Wrong This Right by
5. Run by
6. A World So Small by
I also want to second the recs for King and Country and (To Die Will Be) An Awfully Big Adventure. Both are great. (
There are SO MANY MORE amazing AU stories but I will stop now.
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A few general Frank/Gerard recs of AWESOME.
1)
2) James Cameron Got it Wrong by
Summary: In which 2005!Frank and Fun Ghoul get it on. Then Frank accidentally winds up in 2019.
3) King and Country by
Summary: Today, they'd woken up and Gerard was King of Illyria. Frank hasn't really been a stable boy since he ended up in the archduke's bed, but now Gerard's exile is over and he's king. Frank has to survive court, politics, and scheming nobles to figure out exactly what he is now.
4) Unequivocal by
Summary: this is how it would have happened.
5) Distance in the Afterlife by
Summary: Gerard comes out.
Also, because you've given me the PERFECT opportunity can I suggest you check out the Podfic BBB wave 2 sign ups ;)
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Thanks for the fic recs, I'll definitely check them out. :D
And BBB, oh man, I'm having such confused thoughts/feelings wrt podfic and bandom. I have no internal voices for the many (many, many) members of bandom and I'm not sure how comfortable I feel trying to voice them. I discovered how discombobulating it was for me to read them for the #informaltwitterpodficexchange (and, man, I'm so lazy at watching interviews or whatever to develop internal voices :P). I'm sure I'll get over it though.
But I'll admit, Bandom's enthusiastic embracing of podfic (things like BBB and BRBB making room for podficcers, the wide range of voices, all my twitter friends, etc.) was a huge part of what eventually drew me to it. American Idol is pretty good at receiving podfic (my download counts were always pretty high and I even received a fair number of comments) but it it was never a very big community of creators. Like, over half the total number of hours of podfic is all from one podficcer. I'd spend a lot of time and energy trying to entice people into podficcing for AI or making podfics myself so I'd have something to listen to. Which is all to say, I'm looking forward to being in a fandom where, if I want more podfic, I don't have to work for it.
I totally have the BBB rules open right now
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There are SO MANY awesome things in bandom, I don't even know where to begin with recs. Though these are some of my favourite MCR fics (that haven't been podficced):
For a Different View by
Waking Life by
It's Warmer When the Rum's Gone by
(To Die Will Be) An Awfully Big Adventure by
And the Static That Glows by
the last gentleman in new jersey by
Any Place You'll Allow (Rogues and Queens) by
(also the Gabe/William prequel >.>)
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Thanks! I'll definitely check them out. :D
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