Fandom Poll - all ticky boxes, all the time.

[mijan]

As many of you have noticed, a lot of us that came in under the same fandoms have drifted over time. That's normal, especially as fandoms shift, canons close, and people move on. I'm just curious though - what fandoms do you now claim as home? I'm kinda curious to see where my friends have found themselves in their fandom lives. So... a poll![Poll #1471249][Poll #1471249]

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[vixys.livejournal.com]

My active fandom: work. Therefore the classical world. Which makes me geeky beyond belief. *headkeyboard*

But everything else is awesome, too.

And no getting sick again! *hugs* And yes, I got your email/comment today, but I fail at replying in more than one place. This'll do. :D

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sick again, I think. I think someone who came to my geeky meetup/gathering last weekend must have been carrying a bug because now a lot of us from that gathering are getting sick. Either that, or it's just going around. *sigh*

It's good to see that you're still alive out there! And yay for the classical world! I should read some of the old classics... do I need to learn Old English for that? Or Greek? Or Latin?

[vixys.livejournal.com]

:( *hugs* There's always something going round this time of year. It kinda sucks. Be well soon, mmkay?

:D You can read them in translation. But yeah, the learning of Greek and Latin takes up a fair chunk of my time. And what I'm supposed to be doing at the moment but aren't because I'm lazy and it's in for Friday anyway? Translating a poem about a man castrating himself.

It's quite strange at times. :D

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Yep, definitely sick. *sigh* I'm at home today because I don't want to give this to anyone else. My lungs hurt. Not pleased with this. Mmmm... more tea.

Translating a poem about a man castrating himself? Dare I ask? Yes, strange, but most stories really are strange, if you look at them closely.

So, when do you get some breathing space from school? Winter break between semesters?

[vixys.livejournal.com]

*sighs* You get sick far too much. I think I must be having some sort of malign influence. :( *hugs* *gives much tea*

It's one of Catullus' poems - number 63, I think. I haven't got much further than that (*is a lazy arse*), but it's kinda odd - especially considering after he's castrated himself, all the adjectives/whatnot that agree with him (in terms of word endings and the like) become feminine. Which I like, in a geeky sort of way. /ranting geekery :D

Breathing space? Quite soon, actually. :D We have half term in a little under a week, which means I get a week and a half off, in which I am just going to sprawl. Good tiiiiiimes. :D

[mijan.livejournal.com]

*sighs* You get sick far too much. I think I must be having some sort of malign influence. :( *hugs* *gives much tea*

I think it has more to do with the fact that several nasty viruses are going around right now, that I was in close-contact with a whole bunch of people this past weekend, and that I got just a little bit hypothermic on Saturday because I was outside in windy conditions with temperatures barely above freezing for about three hours wearing nothing but a ripped t-shirt. Hehe... my bad. :D

/ranting geekery

I like the geekery. I'm gonna go look it up. :D

And OMG YAY FOR YOU HAVING BREATHING SPACE!!! You sprawl and relax and... maybe... spend some time on LJ with all of your geeky friends?

And now... I'm gonna continue enjoying my large mug of Earl Grey tea and watching the Search for Spock. :D

[vixys.livejournal.com]

I got just a little bit hypothermic on Saturday because I was outside in windy conditions with temperatures barely above freezing for about three hours wearing nothing but a ripped t-shirt
Dude. Not clever. *gives jumper*

And if we're on the subject of recommending Latin poetry, Catullus 16. :D Especially the translation given on the Wikipedia page. Ah, that man's very, very rude.

spend some time on LJ with all of your geeky friends?
God, I hope so. It depends, though - my parents/brother are going away for a bit at half term, but I'm staying at home, so I think basically all my RL friends are pitching up at my house and camping out for a few days, but I should be able to be online-sociable for a bit. *dances*

... and is it bad that you say Earl Grey and I think Picard? :D

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Dude. Not clever. *gives jumper*
No, it wasn't clever. But... but... it was awesome, because I was a ZOMBIE REDSHIRT!!! We had three of us done up as zombie redshirts! It was a charity walk to raise hunger awareness and for people to donate non-perishable goods to a local food pantry charity. Zombie walk for hunger. And what better to make a zombie than a redshirt, or a whole squad of them? :D

Pictures soon, I promise.

And if we're on the subject of recommending Latin poetry, Catullus 16. :D Especially the translation given on the Wikipedia page. Ah, that man's very, very rude.
Sounds delightful! *goes hunting*

God, I hope so. It depends, though - my parents/brother are going away for a bit at half term, but I'm staying at home, so I think basically all my RL friends are pitching up at my house and camping out for a few days, but I should be able to be online-sociable for a bit. *dances*

Have fun with your RL friends, too, of course. I just hope to get to see you, too. I'm greedy like that. :D

And no, it's not bad to think Picard. I used to watch a whole VHS of TNG episodes every time I was sick, and I'd accompany that with several cups of Earl Grey tea throughout the day. And yes, blame Picard for that. I like good tea anyway, but it was a fun excuse for it.

And gods, I had forgotten how much I loved the TOS crew's interactions, in the series or the movies. I just love those guys. It had been too long since I'd seen them.

[vixys.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll give you that one: zombie redshirts would be kinda cool. And yes, I think pictures are definitely in order. :D

I'm greedy like that. :D
:D Greedy is not a bad thing. But, alas, there are not enough hours in the day for everything I want to do. *angry face* Stupid time, with its linearness.

It had been too long since I'd seen them.
You been rewatching, then? Or just in general? Eh, that's another thing I want to do when days lengthen to forty hours each: watch TOS. *glares at to-do list*

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Yes, zombie redshirts are VERY cool. We had a lot of people take pictures of us. :D

Yes, stupid linearness of time. I've considered trying to alter it, but there's that whole time-space continuum thing with its risk of destroying reality. I also thought about slowing the rotation of the earth, but then we'd cause planet-wide cataclysm and destruction of all life on the planet, so I scratched that idea.

And yeah, I'm re-watching all of this. TOS, the movies... I'd always loved them, but I just hadn't seen them in so long. I love the new movie for so many reasons, but not the least of which is that it's making me remember what I loved about the originals all over again. :D

[vixys.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Enough time to do everything I want to do, or destroy the world. Tricky choice. :D

Also, that icon confuses me. I mean, I get what it means, but it seems to imply a certain negativity towards the new film which you don't seem to have, so... *is confused*

[mijan.livejournal.com]

I made that icon the evening after seeing the film for the first time. I had a hard time accepting the new canon, the changes they'd made, and so on. So, I made this GIF.

I don't still have that negativity. I've got a lot of love for the new movie. It just took me a while. I don't use that icon anymore, really. But I thought it was well made, how I matched up the images.

But no, I'm not negative to the new movie anymore at all. :)

[vixys.livejournal.com]

No, I noticed you're not exactly negative anymore. :) I was just wondering. It is a shiny icon, but the sentiment seemed a little at odds with what I thought your opinions are.

Basically, I'm being wonderfully nosy. :D *hugs*

[mijan.livejournal.com]

I like it when you're wonderfully nosey. It means I get to keep chatting with you. :D

Yeah, shiny icon from the few weeks when I was still having a hard time wrestling with the changes to canon and my beloved characters. And now, I've just come to the conclusion that I have new beloved characters!

Also, the more I watch Shatner's Kirk in TOS and the old movies, the more I see the parts I loved so much coming through in Chris Pine's incarnation of Kirk. :)

[vixys.livejournal.com]

Obviously I'm no expert on TOS!Kirk and whatnot, but I do think it's quite good that all the actors say they went and watched TOS, and that they're not just reading the lines. That's dedication, and it's respect for the franchise and the fans.

And now, I've just come to the conclusion that I have new beloved characters!
:D The best way to think about it, I think, because otherwise your brain will just implode. Which would be bad. *hugs*

[mijan.livejournal.com]

They really did go back and study their old characters. The more I look at it, the more I respect how wonderful of a job they did. We CAN'T ask for a perfect replica, and we shouldn't want that. This really does take the best of the Star Trek tradition and build on it. I'm still ticked that they destroyed Vulcan, and I'm not thrilled with Nero's character, but I love what they've done overall.

And yes, if I didn't think about it that way, my brain WOULD implode, and that would be messy. Like Vulcan. Imploding things is bad.

Now, I'm watching "The Voyage Home." I think I'm just gonna watch them all. :D

I SHOULD do some more fanfic work, but... meh, MOVIES!!! It's tradition for me to watch Star Trek when I'm sick. I feel like a kid again! Granted, the sore throat and aching lungs suck, but I think I'm kinda having fun. :D

[vixys.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the destruction of Vulcan... It is kinda ticked-worthy, but I kinda respect the balls it took to do that - and I like how it really does set the nu!Trek verse up to be wholly different to TOS!Trek, because of the outreaching effects of a new, shiny black hole where Vulcan used to be. But yeah.

And feeling like a kid is not a bad thing. :D Especially when you're sick, methinks. And feel better soon, mmkay? Being sick is no fun. Although, to be honest, you can still be achey when you're well. *pulls face* I was vaccinated against cervical cancer today, and my arm hurts. Goddamnit. *pokes arm*

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's exactly it. I respect the balls it took, but... it's VULCAN, man! VULCAN! It's... GAH! *pulls hair* See what I mean? I was a Star Trek fan for so long that it's like a fixture on the face of reality (gods, I love that phrase an unseemly amount), and changing so much was a massive shock the system.

You're right - it's not such a bad thing to feel like a kid when you're sick. And I don't think I'm going to get too sick this time. Keeping my fingers crossed (however illogical that might be), I think this is just a mild respiratory bug. I hope.

And ouchie! Shots suck. I was *supposed* to go get my flu shot today, but they say they won't give it to you when you're sick. I dunno... maybe I can sneak in and get it done anyway. I promised my wife I'd get it done. Granted, I really don't want to. I hate needles. Hate 'em, hate 'em, hate 'em. *shudders*