A Good Time Was Had By All

[hils]

Had dinner with achray and elenothar last night and it was totally worth shoving a swab up my nose and down my throat multiple times beforehand to make it possible.

I've generally found that when I meet people in person after first meeting them online we get along well, and this was no exception. We all got along really well and we had a lovely evening chatting about studies, travel, and Zhu Yilong's face. We also realised that fangirlishness is the person who brought us all together.

Everyone on our small DMBJ server is slowly convincing me to watch The Rebel. I was so sure I didn't want to watch depressing Chinese propaganda even with Zhu Yilong being in it but apparently it's very good. We shall see.

Everyone was making fun of me at work this morning because one of my colleagues agreed to cover being on-call for me so I didn't have to worry about work phoning me in the middle of dinner. I told him I'd probably be home by 9 because the restaurant outdoor area closed at 8. But then while we were walking back to the station we found a nice outdoor bar so we stopped to have a glass of wine and talk about Zhu Yilong's face some more. I eventually got home at 10:30 and texted the work group chat to say I felt like a kid sneaking in after curfew :D

It was a really nice evening and the only sad part was not being able to hug either of them just in case.

I can't wait until it's safer to travel because I hadn't met any of my new cdrama fandom friends since I got into it at the start of lockdown. Eventually I am going to go and visit anyone who will have me.

Comments

[laireshi]

I love meeting internet friends, it's the best thing!

[elenothar]

Still very glad we managed to make it happen! It was such a lovely evening <3

[rebeccama]

That is great. In-person socializing is even more fun after we have been through so long without being able to do them.

[fangirlishness]

<3<3<3<3

I feel so lucky! *HUGS*

I was so sure I didn't want to watch depressing Chinese propaganda even with Zhu Yilong being in it but apparently it's very good. We shall see.

Hard same. And I haven't even talked about it, because I kind of feel ashamed for starting to watch it, but he is so good (well duh) and so far it's really engaging, and the propaganda hasn't made me go uuuugh yet, either.


It was a really nice evening and the only sad part was not being able to hug either of them just in case.

More virtual hugs, then! *HUGS*

Eventually I am going to go and visit anyone who will have me.

Seriously, the offer with the cat feeding very much stands.

[nia_kantorka]

How awesome that you got to meet more fandom friends in rl (it’s honestly such a great experience 😊).

I was also musing why I know one of your friend’s name (Elenothar) until I took a look at their fics. They brought me much joy with their Hobbit fics some years ago. I love when this happens - fandom is such a big place and yet it is also small at times.

Hope you have a good Sunday!