2020 Friending Meme

[st_aurafina]

This helped me a lot in early 2017 when Trump had just been elected, and I am hoping we can get the same feeling going again, after the UK election was such a shock.

Connections are important when it feels like the world is getting darker. Fandom is a huge and strong network of people. We don't always get along, but we're stronger together.

Make new friends, reconnect with those who have drifted, enlarge your circle, and know you are not alone.

To play, cut and paste this text into a comment, fill out the details and tell us about yourself. Then go find new people to add.

<strong>DW username</strong>: <strong>Preferred pronouns:</strong> <strong>Other platforms (tumblr, twitter, etc)</strong>: <strong>Active/primary interests or fandoms</strong>: (keep this fairly short, so people will read it!) <strong>If you've seen me around, it's probably because</strong>: (how might people have seen you online / in fandom?) <strong>I post about</strong>: (fandom, real life, or a combination) <strong>I post/check my feed</strong>: (daily, weekly, twice a year, etc) <strong>I want to find people that post about</strong>: (specific fandoms, fandom in general, books, RL, SJ, etc) <strong>I am most interested in interacting with people on:</strong> (DW, Twitter, Tumblr, etc) <strong>My blog is</strong>: (public, selectively public, friends-only) <strong>Anything else you need to know about me:</strong> (A good place to talk about your fandom shipping preferences, characters, type of fic/art/etc you like. Or link to your intro post. Or put a cute photo of your cat.)

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Play nice.

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<a href="https://st-aurafina.dreamwidth.org/287751.html"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ooqK0gK.png" alt="Let's Stick Together: a friending meme for a new year. Image is two giraffes, one leaning almost at right angles to put their head on their friend's neck."></a>

ETA on Sat morning AEST: This text box was functionally busted a few hours ago, so if you grabbed the code then, you might have an image with no link. It's fixed now, with all new alt text for screen readers. If your promo link is just an image, please replace the code with what's in the box now. Thanks for all the posts, btw! Giraffes popping up everywhere.

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[paulamcg]

DW username: paulamcg
Preferred pronouns: she
Other platforms (tumblr, twitter, etc): live journal, AO3: PaulaMcG
Active/primary interests or fandoms: Harry Potter is my only fandom. But I’m also interested in fandom in general, reading and writing fiction in general, languages (having e.g. translated poetry from Modern Greek into Finnish, decades ago but anyway), learning, education (working as Kindergarten teacher also for children with special needs), theatre (acting in a small community theatre troop), art and activism, mental health problems (due to someone in the family), (left-wing) politics, queer issues...
If you've seen me around, it's probably because: In 2003 – 2010 I published fic – gen and subtle slash – mainly about Remus and Sirius on FictionAlley and live journal, and enjoyed discussing fic (not only mine), composing long comments on fic of various kinds. (This year I'm back, addicted to my fictional universe, and now seeking more interaction.)
I post about: At the moment not much yet on DW – just a bit about writing fic and participating in challenges. But I could write more about fandom and writing in general and about my other interests, in addition to posting all my fic, and even something about real life, in case I get more friends to share it all with.
I post/check my feed: I post now perhaps monthly but check my feed at least once a day.
I want to find people that post about: First of all, people who are still (despite any disappointments) interested in Harry Potter fanfic but also people who share any of my interests and who have wider interests (in fandoms) than I have.
I am most interested in interacting with people on: DW, lj, AO3
My blog is: At the moment public – selectively once or if I start posting about real life
Anything else you need to know about me: I’ve got three adult sons but figured out ten years ago that I’m queer. Or perhaps you didn’t need to know that. Anyway, I love fiction and all art as interaction and as a means to develop our understanding of what it means to be human. I tend to get solemn at times, for instance when defending the active recipient’s right for interpretation and extrapolation.
https://paulamcg.dreamwidth.org/profile
https://archiveofourown.org/users/PaulaMcG/works
https://paulamcg.livejournal.com/profile

[chez_jae]

I saw your comment in my inbox at this journal, which is my non-fandom one. I added you here, but I'll also add you at enchanted_jae, which is where my fanfic lives. If you'd rather not bother with this journal, let me know. Personal posts are the same, but I have book reviews here, and fanfic on enchanted_jae.

[paulamcg]

Thank you for adding at both! I love both fanfic and book reviews, although so far I’ve posted only (about) the former at my journal.

[ng_moonmoth]

Like you, I also came late to understanding I'm not straight.

My intro comment is over here.

[paulamcg]

It’s good to know I’m not the only one. Thanks for adding, and I’m adding you back!

[ng_moonmoth]

I suspect there are more of us out there than we let on -- probably because it conflicts with the default narrative of figuring it out early. And being able to survive the discomfort of acting straight until all of a sudden we can't. Does any of that ring a bell?

[paulamcg]

Yes, you must be right. In my case, however, somehow… well, the show just goes on and people hardly notice that I’ve stopped acting. I’ve simply got divorced, but I’ve got the (now adult) children and I hardly dare hope to find a new partner because I’m (homoromantic) asexual.