Questions answered....

[fajrdrako]

First, the parameters of the question game, which I got from sarahcascade:

Interview Meme
The rules:
1. Leave a comment saying you want to be interviewed.
2. I'll reply and give you five questions to answer.
3. You'll update your LJ with the five questions answered.
4. You'll include this explanation.
5. You ask other people five questions when they want to be interviewed. And it just keeps going, and going, and going.


So my first interviewee is halloftwotruths.



I hang out in the Hall of Two Truths along with my stuck-up cousin Ma'at, but you can call me Sesh ;-)

And I volunteered for this, Cap'n.... Questions courtesy of user

(1) What has been the best thing about fandom for you?

The sense of community, without question. The acceptance and encouragement I've received, and most of all, the friends I've made. The realization that there are kindred spirits out there, and I'm not a total freak ;-) Validation as a female, too, I think.

(2) How has your love of history affected your participation in fandom, and vice versa?

Hmm....I don't really know if I'm drawn to historical fandoms because of my interest in history...I don't think so. I'm drawn to fandoms because of the characters & the actors, not because of the time they're set in. Having said that, though, once I am involved in a historical fandom, I love reading all about the era, and striving to "get it right" in my fic. I also think that in some ways, writing either historical fic or sci-fi fic is easier (for me at least) than writing in a contemporary fandom, and I wonder if that's a cop-out on my part. Hm... Every time I think about writing in a contemporary fandom, I chicken out. I guess I feel more comfortable putting my characters in another time or place, for some reason. Don't really know why.

(3) If you could, with a magic wave of your hand, change one major thing in your life, what would it be?

It'd be easy to say that I want to be rich (who doesn't?). Money woes are certainly the biggest ones in my life currently, and have been for what seems like forever. But if I was totally honest, I'd wish that I was in a situation where I had family and close friends/significant other nearby or living with, so that I felt I had a loving support system. I'm increasingly depressed about the fact that I will be a solitary and lonely old bat without anyone around who gives a fig what becomes of me, when I need support.

(4) Imagine you could have the prefect chef prepare for you the perfect meal: what would it be?

I love so many different kinds of food! It would have to include lobster. Lots of lobster & melted butter. Avocado/guacamole is another must. Fresh fruit - strawberries & whipped cream, berry creme brulee. Sweet & pungent shrimp. Beef satay with peanut sauce. Donuts! (Me & Homer Simpson!) Notice the dearth of healthy things.. ;-)

(5) Do you have a favourite fannish artist, and if so, who is it?

Even though I'm not a K/S fan, I've always admired Gayle Feyrer's work because I'm kinky enough to love Beardsley. Love the humor & cleverness in her work. I'm also partial to Jean Kluge. Nobody, however, seems to be into doing the actors or fandoms I'm potty over. Sigh...

Comments

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

you can call me Sesh

Thanks, Sesh! What interesting answers.

Of course I agree about community, and especially about " Validation as a female, too, I think." Yes. And the ability to share an enthusiasm that runs deep to a visceral level.

Very interesting thoughts about history. I'm trying to sort that out in my own head.


I'm increasingly depressed about the fact that I will be a solitary and lonely old bat without anyone around who gives a fig what becomes of me,

Me too. We can be lonely depressed old bats together.

Lobster! Ooh! Frogs and lobsters. (Yeah, I know you'll get that.... Hee! LFG! See, it always comes back to slash.) Yum. I'v been fantasizing about lobsters for about two weeks now. You know, the last one I had was with you - right after Escapade.

I too love the works of Gayle Feyrer and Jean Kluge. One of the reasons I want to go to ZCon is to see if there's Jack Sparrow art.

[moonchildetoo.livejournal.com]

Sorry I muddied up your journal with all my screw-ups! I was a bit zombified last night when I replied.

Yes, I'd have to say that being in our local fannish group and just being exposed to the strength there in general, and to the self confidence, has been very good for me. Makes me feel I'm not alone. And we have periodic, only half-kidding discussions about 'the old slashers home', since so many of us are either unmarried or without close family. If I ever won the Lotto (and somebody else won the 90+ million last night, dammit), I'd buy an apt building & make an Old Slashers Home for real.

Ah yes, Frogs & Lobsters. I do love a man in a red U-nee-form, esp if he has lovely blonde curls and snapping brown eyes. THUD. I can only afford lobster about once a year, and it frequently coincides with Escapade for me too!

Gayle's name came up in our discussion today, believe it or not.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Not a problem! You read my comments in return?

Makes me feel I'm not alone

Yes. Sometimes being afan - having the reactions of a fan - makes a person feel set apart from others. They have what interests them - sports or whatever - and don't understand the passions a fan feels or the ways they feel them.

I agree with all your comments about lobsters, human and otherwise. Tho' I think I only get lobster about once every five years, which isn't nearly enough. I should make myself a lobster fun and indulge more often.

[moonchildetoo.livejournal.com]

You read my comments in return?

Yep - my comments above reflected that - the frogs & the lobsters, fannish acceptance and validation, & all that good stuff ;-)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I think I read things backwards. Lobsters... nice thought.

So is fannish acceptance. You know, it's funny, but sometimes.... Much as I love *all* my friends, I feel there is so much I can't talk about with my non-fannish friends. Even if fannish friends don't share the same fandoms, they share the same attitudes.

[moonchildetoo.livejournal.com]

Much as I love *all* my friends, I feel there is so much I can't talk about with my non-fannish friends. Even if fannish friends don't share the same fandoms, they share the same attitudes.

Exactement. I don't experience this with friends, because literally all my friends are fannish/slash fannish - but it's definitely true of co-workers and casual acquaintances I talk to, and family. There's a general open-mindedness amongst fannish folks, about almost anything/everything.

Is This How It Goes...?

[walkingowl.livejournal.com]

Interview Meme
The rules:
1. Leave a comment saying you want to be interviewed.
2. I'll reply and give you five questions to answer.
3. You'll update your LJ with the five questions answered.
4. You'll include this explanation.
5. You ask other people five questions when they want to be interviewed. And it just keeps going, and going, and going.

I think I would like to be interviewed. (That's 1., right?)

Re: Is This How It Goes...?

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Yup. Stand by and I'll come up with questions for you - after the cleaning is done!