Feeling overwhelmed

I do love how the Merlin fandom has literally exploded in the few weeks since the show started. I've never been in a fandom since the beginning so this is a new and quite exciting experience that has allowed me to make lots of new friends.

I'm finding it quite difficult to keep up though. There is new fic and icons being posted all the time, which is awesome, but I just don't have time to read and look at it all. Considering I have LJ on in the background for the 8 hours I'm at work and then pretty much every evening too I don't know how the rest of you are managing.

I think my plan is to just keep my head down and read when I can, comment when I can, and write when I can. This is why I will never be BNF material. LOL!

The first Merlin fic awards have just opened. I haven't been in a fandom with fic awards since Buffy. I have never quite been able to work out whether I approve of these sorts of things. It's nice to recognise good work, of course, but at the same time it tends to always be the same people who get nominated and I feel bad for all the people who have clearly worked just as hard but don't get recognised.

Feeling overwhelmed

I do love how the Merlin fandom has literally exploded in the few weeks since the show started. I've never been in a fandom since the beginning so this is a new and quite exciting experience that has allowed me to make lots of new friends.

I'm finding it quite difficult to keep up though. There is new fic and icons being posted all the time, which is awesome, but I just don't have time to read and look at it all. Considering I have LJ on in the background for the 8 hours I'm at work and then pretty much every evening too I don't know how the rest of you are managing.

I think my plan is to just keep my head down and read when I can, comment when I can, and write when I can. This is why I will never be BNF material. LOL!

The first Merlin fic awards have just opened. I haven't been in a fandom with fic awards since Buffy. I have never quite been able to work out whether I approve of these sorts of things. It's nice to recognise good work, of course, but at the same time it tends to always be the same people who get nominated and I feel bad for all the people who have clearly worked just as hard but don't get recognised.

Rambling stuff really

jacqui_hw started sorting through our Christmas decorations yesterday and we put a few things up. We're going to finish over the weekend.

I've got a huge pile of presents to wrap up which I need to do today so Mum-Ra can take the family ones (and the couple that have arrived for me) home with her tomorrow so I don't have to carry them when I travel.

Oh, and this reminds me, something arrived from Amazon for me yesterday which I wasn't expecting so I can only assume it's something from my wishlist. I'm not sure if it's from anyone on here but I tend to save my presents until Christmas so I haven't opened it yet. Hope that's ok. If you'd rather I opened it now for whatever reason just let me know and I'm sure I can be persuaded ;)

I can't believe it's December on Monday. Where has this year gone? I need to buy an advent calendar tomorrow. Anyone got any nice ones to recommend? I was thinking of maybe getting one from Thorntons.

I am sad there's a Merlin meetup happing in London today and I can't afford to go :(

I'm trying to decide whether to spend the day typing up my merlin_the_elf fic or catching up with my shows. I actually thought all the shows had finished until January but it seems it's only Smallville and Supernatural who have done that. Oh, and True Blood which has finished now.

Right, I'd best crack on I guess.

Rambling stuff really

jacqui_hw started sorting through our Christmas decorations yesterday and we put a few things up. We're going to finish over the weekend.

I've got a huge pile of presents to wrap up which I need to do today so Mum-Ra can take the family ones (and the couple that have arrived for me) home with her tomorrow so I don't have to carry them when I travel.

Oh, and this reminds me, something arrived from Amazon for me yesterday which I wasn't expecting so I can only assume it's something from my wishlist. I'm not sure if it's from anyone on here but I tend to save my presents until Christmas so I haven't opened it yet. Hope that's ok. If you'd rather I opened it now for whatever reason just let me know and I'm sure I can be persuaded ;)

I can't believe it's December on Monday. Where has this year gone? I need to buy an advent calendar tomorrow. Anyone got any nice ones to recommend? I was thinking of maybe getting one from Thorntons.

I am sad there's a Merlin meetup happing in London today and I can't afford to go :(

I'm trying to decide whether to spend the day typing up my merlin_the_elf fic or catching up with my shows. I actually thought all the shows had finished until January but it seems it's only Smallville and Supernatural who have done that. Oh, and True Blood which has finished now.

Right, I'd best crack on I guess.

For kelene

True Blood

( True Blood 1.12 )

True Blood

( True Blood 1.12 )

Chuck

( Chuck )

Chuck

( Chuck )

Nearly time

My pre-Merlin jitters have started so I'm going to watch Strictly Come Dancing and not think about it. See you on the other side (or during the show if you're at the merlinxarthur reaction post)

Nearly time

My pre-Merlin jitters have started so I'm going to watch Strictly Come Dancing and not think about it. See you on the other side (or during the show if you're at the merlinxarthur reaction post)

Guh!

Austin Healey's Paso Doble did things to me that no dance routine should do ;)

Len Goodman has clearly lost the plot. That dance deserved an 11

Merlin now. WHEE!

Guh!

Austin Healey's Paso Doble did things to me that no dance routine should do ;)

Len Goodman has clearly lost the plot. That dance deserved an 11

Merlin now. WHEE!

Merlin

( The Labyrinth of Gedref )

Merlin

( The Labyrinth of Gedref )