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Hey, online journaling - that was a thing
Jan. 29th, 2025 05:21 pmI hopped back over here related to podfic bigbang and got amused at my DW "mini-bio." It's now duly updated since my kids aren't really "kids" any more and I am struggling to still call myself middle aged. Then, I got amused/sad about how many of my subscribed communities haven't updated in hundreds of weeks. Fandom, huh? We're real rolling stones.
Hit me up on Tumblr, Discord, or AO3 under the same user name. Fandom has changed. Yes, we're rolling stones - it's evolving and changing, the way things do, but nothing really matches the experience of the pre-AO3 LJ/DW days. I felt like I built relationships there more than I do now.. Discord does allow for that, too, but if you get tired of the subject matter, it's easy to feel like you've lost your community.
I'm working for the federal government now - please pray, consult the crystals, send me good thoughts and good vibes. I have been in flat disbelief since election day, but I don't have the luxury of completely tuning out - everything that Orange Julius Ceasar does now has a direct impact on me, personally. And, I know how much clueless privilege goes into turning away and not following the news. People are hurting. And that's the point of it all - the malice is the point.
I'm still obsessed with podfic. I had a bit of a hiatus from 2018 - 2021 related to *gestures around.* job changes - multiple since 2009, and a deeply painful one in July of 2020 that hurts to think about even now. Still struggling with food/binge eating/emotional eating, and I'm realizing that compulsive shopping is tipping over into the light orange. I feel like I'm being required to look at how I handle stress. I can't use my old coping skills if I want to survive the Regime with reasonable health and comfort.All in all, an obsession with podfic seems like a pretty benign coping mechanism.
Hit me up on Tumblr, Discord, or AO3 under the same user name. Fandom has changed. Yes, we're rolling stones - it's evolving and changing, the way things do, but nothing really matches the experience of the pre-AO3 LJ/DW days. I felt like I built relationships there more than I do now.. Discord does allow for that, too, but if you get tired of the subject matter, it's easy to feel like you've lost your community.
I'm working for the federal government now - please pray, consult the crystals, send me good thoughts and good vibes. I have been in flat disbelief since election day, but I don't have the luxury of completely tuning out - everything that Orange Julius Ceasar does now has a direct impact on me, personally. And, I know how much clueless privilege goes into turning away and not following the news. People are hurting. And that's the point of it all - the malice is the point.
I'm still obsessed with podfic. I had a bit of a hiatus from 2018 - 2021 related to *gestures around.* job changes - multiple since 2009, and a deeply painful one in July of 2020 that hurts to think about even now. Still struggling with food/binge eating/emotional eating, and I'm realizing that compulsive shopping is tipping over into the light orange. I feel like I'm being required to look at how I handle stress. I can't use my old coping skills if I want to survive the Regime with reasonable health and comfort.All in all, an obsession with podfic seems like a pretty benign coping mechanism.
