Challenge #1
The Icebreaker Challenge: Introduce yourself. Tell us why you're doing the challenge, and what you hope to gain from it.
Hi, I'm
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luthien. I'm 50-something and Australian. I found fandom in 1998 and have been writing fic since 1999. While I've had quite a few fandoms in the past, I don't have any really active fandoms atm. But I've just done yuletide for the -
counts - 12th time, so I'm still here and I'm still writing.
I've done the snowflake challenge quite a few times now. I find it's a really good way to plug myself back into fandom at what's otherwise a fairly quiet time of the year, particularly when there's no specific fandom making me engage on a regular basis. It's nice to stop and think about fandom and fannishness, to communicate, and to meet some interesting new people. It's also nice to be more active on DW. I miss the days when fandom was more conversation-driven, and snowflake tends to be a good entryway into all sorts of sometimes unexpected conversations.
Shows I've been watching over the past year include: Stranger Things (like everyone else I know), Pluribus (one of the best shows I've seen all year), the Gilded Age (which has beautiful costumes, Carrie Coon chewing up the scenery with gusto, and an absolutely fascinating look into the Black elite in 1880s New York as well as thinly disguised portrayals of the Vanderbilt family), Slow Horses (if you're not watching it, you should be), Severance (ditto) and I've yet to start on Heated Rivalry - a friend will be coming after me with a pitchfork if I don't start it very soon, though.
I like fine teas, especially Taiwan oolongs, interesting perfumes, especially Serge Lutens, and cats, of which I have three. Oh, and a very spoilt shetland sheepdog.
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fan_flashworks, using Challenge 470: Bright.
