Alex's This and That

Thought I'd put this here too:

Names I go by: alexcat, alex
Livejournal: alexcat (Dreamwidth too)
Twitter: alexcat
Tumblr: N/A
Facebook: Alex Cat
Pinterest: N/A
Instagram: N/A
Delicious/Pinboard: N/A
AO3: alexcat

The fannish platform(s) I am most active on is/are:
Livejournal
Dreamwidth
Ao3(just fic posting)

My main contribution(s) to fandom is/are: writing, reading, betaing, art, modding.

Link(s) to my Masterlist(s):
aO3
Of Elves and Men
Alex's Story Book - You may have to friend it to read.


Fandom(s) I enjoy:
Tolkien, Babylon 5, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Stargate: SG1, Sherlock Holmes, Alexander the Great, Firefly, Supernatural, Star Wars

My favorite people/characters in this/these fandom(s) are:
Tolkien - the old elflords
Babylon 5 - Londo and G'kar
Marvel - Captain America
Stargate: SG-1 - Jack O'Neill
Sherlock Holmes - Holmes
Alexander - Alexander
Firefly - Malcolm Reynolds and maybe Jayne
Supernatural - Dean Winchester

Pairing(s)/grouping(s) I ship within this/these fandom(s) is/are: Not so much of a shipper. Way more into friendship and bromance.

The type(s) of fanwork(s) I consume the most is/are: I really don't read much fanfic these days. I probably spend more time with source material.

Fanwork tropes/clichés I enjoy are: I love humor and friendship.

Non-fandom things I enjoy: I read and love movies and tv, love history and I rant about politics a lot
I post/want to post mostly about: Politics

One thing I am good at:
I try to keep the peace in fandom. I like harmony. IRL, I'm good at cleaning.

Other things I want to share about myself:
I am late 50s, married to the same man for 37+ years, had one child who died at 16 in a car crash, love classic rock and roll, live in the country, love cats and dogs but am allergic to both, liberal, love quilts and crafts, love country cooking, can be fierce when angry, can be sweet when not, always try to have an open mind but I hate bigotry and sexism.

If you want to know more, just ask me. :)
Oh, and my real name is Susan.

Day 15

In your own space, write a love letter to Fandom in general, to a particular fandom, to a trope, a relationship, a character, or to your flist/circle/followers. Share your love and squee as loud as you want to. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so

Dear fanworld,

I want to thank you for all you've done for me... let me count the ways.
You gave a platform to write and to learn to write. I am not a master yet but I am better than when I started.
You gave me new worlds to live in. I have traveled the roads of Middle Earth, seen how big the TARDIS is inside, hung our with men of super powers, and solved mysteries with the best detective ever. None of those things were possible without fandom and imagination.
You gave me friends from all over the world. I have traveled to South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana and Germany to see and hang out with fandom friends. I've had guests from Iowa, Massachusetts, Germany, Wyoming, and Colorado visit me in my home. The world is open to me and it opened my eyes.
You taught me that no matter where, when or who we are, we all want the same things: Better lives, love, acceptance and friendship.
And most of all, you keep me dreaming of better worlds when this one is dismal and scary.

Love, Alex

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Day 13:
In your own space, set some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.



Writing Goals (from Get Your Words Out):

1. I'd like to get more short works done: 500 - 2000 words.
2. I'd like to write more longer works as well, fanifc or original doesn't matter.
3. I'd like to begin an edit and rewrite of Nano from several years ago.
4. I'd like to do more exercises in writing as well.
5. Would like to spend more time brainstorming/researching.

Real Life Goals:

1. Read more, 35 - 50 books.
2. Lose weight.
3. Have some medical tests done that I don't want to do.
4. Make it through another year.

Day 11

Share a book/song/movie/tv show/fanwork/etc that changed your life. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Star Wars: A New Hope (which was not called A New Hope until many years later). I am one of those old enough to have seen it in the theater in 1977. I was 17 years old. Years later, when I became very ill, Star Wars and the others in the trilogy became my constant companions as I watched them over and over while I was unable to get out. I also read the many novels in what was renamed 'Star Wars Legends' by Disney when it threw out a great body of work for the repetitive things they are now making. While I am glad that the franchise goes on, I am saddened that Disney has turned it into a 'Disney princess' thing.

In your own space, post a rec for at least three fanworks that you have created. It can be your favorite fanworks that you've created, or fanworks you feel no one ever saw, or fanworks you say would define you as a creator. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Til the End of the Line - Avengers MCU - Tony/Steve

Lingering Shadows - Babylon 5/Crusade - and end to the Drakh Plague

In the Garden of Midas - Alexander the Great historical fiction

Day 7:

In your own space, create a love meme for yourself. Let people tell you how amazing and awesome and loveable you really are. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so. Surf the comments and find people to give love to.


What is it you love/like about me? Meme me the ways.

Day 5

Recommend a fannish or creative resource. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

One of my favorite fannish resources is for the Babylon 5 fandom. It is a site called The Lurker's Guide to babylon 5. It's an old site with episode guides that are complete with commentary by the creator of B5 and notes on all matter of thing.

Day 3

In your own space, post recs for at least three fanworks that you did not create. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

My recs are all gifts for me from various challenges and in no particular order.

1. Too Little To bite by Dargaer, Alexander 2004 fiction. A Yuletide fiction.

2. Sharing is Caring by Amatara, Boston Legal. Another Yuletide gift.

3. Forever - Give or Take by IgnobleBard, Tolkien. Slashy Santa

Day 1

In your own space, talk about why you're participating in Snowflake and, if you’ve participated in the past, how the challenge has affected you. What drew you to it? What did you take away from it? What do you hope to accomplish this year? Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I ran across this challenge several years ago and it was fun... it made me more engaged in fandom than I had been for a while and it also allowed me to meet a few new people each year. Some have stuck around and some not but I always like to get new friends.

It also is a great way to start the new year with a bang! The enthusiasm carries over way past the 15 days of the challenge. I may not carry through with all the plans I made during Snowflake but I do some of them.

This challenge is one of the nicest things I've run across in fandom - something all inclusive and welcoming.