goodreads - bullet journaling - fandom nostalgia

[nanslice]

So I splurged a little bit and bought a Kindle paperwhite. :D I decided on a proper e-reader rather than a tablet because my phone is good for everything other than reading books. This, of course, means I'm more interested in keeping up with Goodreads. So, if we're not friends on there, I'm Nanners. Be my friend! :D Also if you have any ebook recs, let me know! I like horror and queer romance and young adult, because of course I do. XD

I also finally bought a bullet journal, by which I mean I bought a cute little journal with a magnetic latch and am tentatively using it for bullet journal-style....shenanigans. I do very much appreciate seeing things get checked up, even though I find it really, really easy to pass today's to-dos to tomorrow, haha. Oh well. I'm doing better than I was, anyway.

I really have a post on the horizon about fandom nostalgia, about stagnation, about the longing for the heyday of fandom and whether or not that's something that can ever be attained again, about the idea of growing up and moving on, but that's probably going to be an emotional post and I just don't have the oomph for that tonight. BUT IT'S ON THE HORIZON. Just like a half a dozen other posts, haha.

Comments

[dancing_serpent]

I'd love to read your thoughts on fandom nostalgia etc, because that's something I'm thinking about very often.

Btw, I found a deleted Sherlock scene on YT - why didn't I got looking for deleted scenes earler? Anyway, it was a very creepy "Magnussen visits Sherlock in hospital after the shooting and does inappropriate things to him", and now I'm looking for fanfic. *g* Yep, still firmly into Sherlock these days (and all thanks to you, because our comment exchange got me interested in watching again).

[prillalar]

I like my Paperwhite a lot. I hope yours works out well for you!

I'm really interested in your ideas about fandom nostalgia. I hope you get time to write that up!

[nanslice]

Oh jeez, it was definitely going to be some kind of maudlin thing. I'll try and get my thoughts in order and not have it be too much of a sentimental mess. XD

Haha! I really, really hate Magnussen but I can definitely see how he'd be great in non-con scenarios. If I see anything promising during my fic spelunking, I'll send you a link. :3

[nanslice]

So far, so good! I completed a book during lunch today (that I started yesterday) and I've not read an actually book in mumblemumble months, haha.

I'm going to try! It'll be utterly sentimental and maudlin because I really miss the way fandom used to be and I doubt it'll ever be that way again and I don't know if it's just because of platform shifts or because I've just grown up and life doesn't allow for that kind of obsession anymore. I don't know. It's depressing. I'll try and get it written tomorrow, maybe, haha. XD

[prillalar]

When I got my first ereader I found that I read more because it was so much easier. I tend to have more than one book on the go at once and being able to switch at a whim without dragging a ton of books around was so great. I also find the ereader a lot easier on my eyes than my tablet. So, good choice!

[dancing_serpent]

*snicker* Oh, it would be totally maudlin if I did that entry. Or a rant even. Like, so many people complain about empty communities. I stumble upon someone for posts intresting entries for a certain fandom, contact them and they agree to post to the comm, and actually do so - and nobody reacts. One, two, three, five entries, and the only comments come from me. It's no wonder people don't bother posting to comms any more when they get ignored anyway.

Spirits, yes, I hate Magnussen like burning! The whole family seems to have a talent for the creepy - the actor is Mads Mikkelsen's older brother. Still, the scene is great, and I wished they'd left it in. In case you haven't watched it... I've already tried reading some fic by now, but they weren't exactly quality stuff. *g*

[karanguni]

The paperwhite is excellent!

And man, fandom nostalgia, ha ha ha ha... ha... /hugs

[helvetica]

ohh congrats ony our e-reader ! Have you read Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill? It's a good horror book! anything by him really!

A bullet style journal is a really good idea!

[nanslice]

/flops on

Fandom nostalgia is rough because fandom was my life from like, 14 to 19. I was homeschooled and it was really my only line to the outside world (and the only one I wanted, honestly). So....yeah. XD

[nanslice]

Thank you! I want to say I started that one but I may not have finished it. Not because it was bad (I remember it being quite good!) but because for a while I was terrible at focusing on things. I'll have to pick it back up. :3