The Very Model of a Modern Major Slytherin

Because it pretty much has to be better than the last one, right??

My activity around here has slowed down again this past week or so... but I'm determined not to disappear so easily this time.

I started jumping back into things here when I did because some Life Stuff appeared to be more or less resolved. As it turns out, that Stuff wasn't as resolved as I thought it was. Actually, it's pretty much in "back to the drawing board" limbo.

...But I'm still here! It's still my plan -- call it a New Year's resolution if you like -- to be more present and active in fandom again. I'm going to thrash and claw my way back in if it kills me. ;) It just might be a little slower going than I had originally intended...

So, my goals for 2019? Hammer that Life Stuff into some semblance of order. Be active in fannish spaces, reconnect with friends, and enjoy being a geek among geeks again. Get back to writing.

Those are very simple goals, really, and my expectations for myself and Life aren't terribly high. I just hope the Universe at Large doesn't think I'm asking too much and is willing to throw me a bone this time around.

Yay 2019???

So what are all of your hopes and plans for the new year? Any resolutions? How are you feeling now? Optimistic? Pessimistic? Somewhere in the middle? How are you doing??

Also: I'm working on that comm and those chats I talked about before. They're gonna happen. Watch for announcements in the near future.

Well, it looks like more folks are still hanging around fandom on LJ/IJ/DW than I feared! Maybe I'm not too late to get back into things at least a bit, eh??

So, as I suggested in that earlier post, I'm thinking about putting together a little "fandom revival" comm where interested parties can be fannish together. Just a centralized gathering place where a few active (or at least semi-active or want-to-be-active) folks can interact a bit. At minimum, there can be weekly "check-in" posts, and I have a few ideas for other simple activities and discussions here and there. Anything that gets people talking and doing and sharing together in a group is good.

The question is, where should I host it?

Since I don't have a paid account on DW and can't post polls here... Please provide your input in the poll on either LiveJournal or InsaneJournal. (Or at least drop your answers in the comments here.)

I'll also definitely be starting up a chat or two. Since Discord keeps coming up in discussion and seem to be the Thing to Use these days, I'm leaning toward going with that. But if anyone has objections to Discord or has alternate suggestions, do let me know!

Actually, there's a poll question about that also.

(On a related note... Did anyone else get a huge, nostalgic sad over the announcement a while back that Yahoo! Messenger was going away? Or was that just me?)

All right, everyone! Speak now or you have no right to complain later!

So, I've just spent the last couple of days doing something that might be kind of weird and/or ridiculous, but that I felt like I needed to do in order to move forward in fandom again.

You see, I've been a bit of a terrible person in fandom these last few years. I kept trying to be involved and thinking I could do it but then falling short. As a result, there were a number of gift pieces created for me that I never managed to comment on properly. I know, I know; this condemns me to one of the deeper circles of Fandom Hell. Forgive me, Fandom, for I have sinned. A lot.

Anyway, I've gone back and left appropriately squeeful comments (and sincere apologies) on all of them. (Or all of them that I could remember/find, at any rate. If you know of one that I've missed, please let me know!) A couple of them date back FIVE and SIX YEARS. Holy crap. o_O

At this point, there's a high probability that the authors/artists don't have two flips to give about my comments. But the whole situation has been eating at me all this time. I had to do something about it if I'm going to keep showing my face around here.

I actually owe gift fics to a couple of people from way, way back too. I'd be very happy to finally deliver those (once I'm feeling confident in my writing again), but I'm not sure whether those people are still around at all. I might try to track them down in the near future...

Anyway, I just want to say this:

If you ever created anything for me for a fest or my birthday or just for the hell of it: I appreciate you.

If you ever did any kind of collab with me: I appreciate you.

If you ever recced one of my fics: I appreciate you.

If you ever commented on one of my fics unless it was to tell me that marble is an unsuitable material for a bowl: I appreciate you.

If you were ever one of the people who hung around, read, viewed, wrote, drew, commented, recced, participated, interacted, and just generally made fandom the amazing phenomenon that it is: I appreciate you.

I was just unable to properly tell everyone this for a (long) while.

If anyone knows of a fandom obligation that I've left unfulfilled and have forgotten, do point it out to me so I can make amends/self-flagellate more.

art by akatnamedeaster

Click the banner to go to the Kristmas Comment Kink event post!

We're halfway through the month and moving right along!

We expect some new prompts to show up over the next few days, so if nothing tempted you previously, do check back!

And remember, it only takes 200 words or a quick sketch to stuff a stocking!

( Masterlist of the Pieces So Far Under the Cut )

art by akatnamedeaster

It's that time of the year again! Preparations for Kinky Kristmas: Comment Kink are underway, and the event kicks off at noon U.S. Eastern time on December 2.

Remember, it only takes 200 words or a simple sketch to participate!

We've been working hard to get a good crop of new members on board and direct holiday traffic to the comm, so we hope to see lots of folks at the pervy party this year. Fishnet stockings, spiked eggnog, lampshades on heads, and spontaneous orgies welcome! Come join us!

And members! Be sure to get over to the event post and put in your prompts soon. Don't miss out!

As of this month, Daily Deviant is a dozen debauched years old!!



While prompt collection is ongoing, we'll host Dirty Drabble/Drawble Days from March 4 through 9. When drabbling/drawbling ends, so does prompt collection, then Wheel of Fornication begins on March 11.

Get over to the comm to give us your prompts and stay up to date on this year's celebration!

The good news: IJ seems to be up and running again after its unanticipated technical difficulties and down time!

The bad news: There appear to be a few glitches that have yet to be resolved...

Daily Deviant Members!: There are some announcements for you on the comm regarding above mentioned down time and glitches. Please go look as soon as you can so we can get everything sorted.

Everyone!: As soon as we get things under control, we will get new dates and info for the birthday celebration posted. The show party must go on!

And believe me, squees are a much-needed thing right now.

First and foremost: Kinky Kristmas 2016 underway!!! We're got five fab pieces posted so far with lots more great stuff on the way. Hie theyself over to daily_deviant to get in on (or at least read/look at) the awesome action!

Which leads me to the second thing: My own gift at Kinky Kristmas has been posted, and it is perfection!

The Fine Line Between Love and Hate
Snape/Sirius, Marauders Era, VERY NWS ART

Seriously, the artist hit so damn many of my bulletproof loves and kinks right on the head. I'd asked for rough sex/turning-each-other-black-and-blue-as-foreplay, and I most definitely got it. But in spite of that, there's an overwhelming tenderness about the piece. Teenaged Snape/Sirius rough sex that isn't at all non-con -- which is entirely too rare in my opinion. ;)

...And while you're over there, do browse through the other great stuff that's been posted -- and keep going back for more!

And thing the third: I've been completely out of the loop, so I only just stumbled upon the fact that lokifan has been (or was, given that it's almost three weeks old now...) a '2016 Sucks!' Multifandom Love Meme. Apparently a few people actually remember who the hell I am! LOL Much love to you folks. ♥ ♥ ♥ Even though I'm late to the party, I need to get over there and shower some adoration on a lot of awesome people. Y'all should do the same, if you haven't already. It's never too late to squee all over somebody, right?? ;D

Side note: If you don't like love memes? Go complain somewhere else. :P I hosted one once -- anonymously -- and got lambasted by people on my own flist who had no idea that I was the one running it. Pretty uncool. In spite of that, I'm still of the opinion that spreading love and admiration is a positive thing. So there you go. :P