Snowflake Challenge
Jan. 25th, 2022 03:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hilsChallenge 13.
In your own space, share a favorite memory about fandom: the first time you got into fandom, the last time a fanwork touched your heart, wild times with fellow fans (whether on-line or off-line), a lovely comment you’ve received or have left for someone. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
Oh, gosh, there's so many. I've mentioned a lot of my past excellent irl fandom experiences over in my Intro Post but I shall try and think of something more recent.
Okay, there's a couple. Fandom has been a real lifeline during the pandemic, especially when we were fully locked down and I was having minimal human contact. I'm an introvert so generally I like quiet time but this was too much.
Anyway, on my birthday in 2020 pretty much everyone from one of my Twitter group chats rallied on Zoom and we had a really fun evening chatting, laughing, watching terrible TV shows and excellent kpop videos. I ended up staying up until 3am and it felt just as good as an in person fandom gathering.
Similarly in Christmas of 2020 everyone rallied around when they found out I was going to be home alone at Christmas due to lockdown not allowing me to visit my parents. Several people over the Christmas break zoomed with me and we watched things and chatted. Really stopped me from feeling alone for the holidays and I'm so grateful.
In your own space, share a favorite memory about fandom: the first time you got into fandom, the last time a fanwork touched your heart, wild times with fellow fans (whether on-line or off-line), a lovely comment you’ve received or have left for someone. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
Oh, gosh, there's so many. I've mentioned a lot of my past excellent irl fandom experiences over in my Intro Post but I shall try and think of something more recent.
Okay, there's a couple. Fandom has been a real lifeline during the pandemic, especially when we were fully locked down and I was having minimal human contact. I'm an introvert so generally I like quiet time but this was too much.
Anyway, on my birthday in 2020 pretty much everyone from one of my Twitter group chats rallied on Zoom and we had a really fun evening chatting, laughing, watching terrible TV shows and excellent kpop videos. I ended up staying up until 3am and it felt just as good as an in person fandom gathering.
Similarly in Christmas of 2020 everyone rallied around when they found out I was going to be home alone at Christmas due to lockdown not allowing me to visit my parents. Several people over the Christmas break zoomed with me and we watched things and chatted. Really stopped me from feeling alone for the holidays and I'm so grateful.