DPP: "We're all friendlies. So, let's just... be friendly!!" FRIENDING MEME take 2!

[thegreenkitty.livejournal.com]

Happy Monday Shipper Nation!! I'm Liz and I'm excited to be your DPP driver this week. I've got games, memes, ficlets, and other goodies planned so I hope you'll drop by throughout the week.

First, a huge shout-out to sci_fi_shipper for an amazing week full of insightful discussion, gorgeous and adorable artwork and scenarios for happy pilots, comment!fic, pilots playlists, and loads of fun!! Great work, hon!!

And now, I'd like to introduce the Return of the Friending Meme!!


shah_of_blah had a lovely idea about two months ago to host a "friending meme" DPP. During my time in K/L fandom, I've been continually impressed by how wonderfully kind and supportive everyone here has been. It's an absolute pleasure to be part of this community. When I saw Shah's meme, I thought to myself that we should really do that on a regular basis to renew old friendships, get to know more about one another, and welcome newcomers to the community. I've also been chatting with some new (to me) people recently and realized that a number of you aren't on my flist. This problem must be rectified!!

In that spirit, I've put together some "getting to know you questions" so we all can introduce or reintroduce ourselves. I encourage using this opportunity to add fellow shippers to your flists. (p.s.--You'll notice I've tried to make the questions short and sweet (when vs. why, etc.) since we've had many discussions of why we're here or why K/L is our OTP. While you are certainly welcome to include that info, I am hoping the quick answer format will encourage participation...and friending...of old, middle, and new guard shippers since posting should be a quick, painless five minutes.

The questions:
1. Your username, callsign if applicable, +/- anything else you prefer (or don't mind) being called.
2. When did you start watching bsg?
3. When did you enter fandom?
4. Is K/L your first/only fandom or are you a multi-fandom type?
5. Have you done things you never dreamed you would in order to participate in fandom? Examples?
6. Any current projects you want to advertise?
7. If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have 5 bsg episodes, which would you take? I'll allow an arc to count as one entry to make things a little easier.
8. What do you do in the few minutes that you aren't obsessing over K/L?

Now, go on, friend, chatter, and be merry!!

Comments

[antismiles.livejournal.com]

I AM A CRAZY MOFO AND THINK SNARK IS THE SHIT.

1. Your username, callsign if applicable, +/- anything else you prefer (or don't mind) being called.
pali167, Pali, Crack, bitch, slut, pigeon, best/favorite/most awesome person ever. You know, whatever.

2. When did you start watching bsg?
It was sometime during the midseason hiatus of S2. I mainlined the first season and got S2.0 for Christmas (haha, my family never saw me after that). I know I was done by the time Pegasus first aired. (Which was soooooo exciting, seriously.)

3. When did you enter fandom?
It was after Scar aired, and I started lurking in people's LJs (latte, wisteria, a few others). I got obsessed with LJ during S3 and stalked followed a bunch of other people, but it wasn't until really S4.5's "Faith" that I actually entered the fandom. (Hate is such a powerful motivator.)

4. Is K/L your first/only fandom or are you a multi-fandom type?
While it was my first fandom, it's not the only one. Anyone who knows me knows I have become obsessed with Supernatural. Right now that is my primary fandom, although I am still a lurker there. I don't really watch a lot of shows anymore, so I don't really have any other fandoms. I had passing flings with shows like Bones, XF, Buffy/Angel, and Gossip Girl. But nothing concrete. However, if you're a fan of a show, chances are at some point I've seen an episode.

5. Have you done things you never dreamed you would in order to participate in fandom? Examples?
Not particularly, except for maybe cons. And, y'know, getting off my ass and actually creating an LJ, and starting to comment on posts. The first few times are somewhat terrifying, but after that it's all old hat. Of course, then you get a new fandom and have to go through the process all over again.

6. Any current projects you want to advertise?
Well, right now I'm working to free Willy from his evil captors in Springfield, Illinois (damn you, Homer!) who wish to destroy him, and also building robotic sheep to jump over my electric fence I've installed in my room in order to help me sleep. I'm also working on developing a hybrid involving Slim Jims and other assorted snacks. Another I'm considering is climbing a tree to steal a bird's eggs and replace them with colorful Easter eggs. But that seems like a bit too much work.

7. If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have 5 bsg episodes, which would you take? I'll allow an arc to count as one entry to make things a little easier.

33
Scattered/Valley of Darkness
The Son Also Rises/Crossroads 1&2 (really just the stuff with Romo and the trial)
Revelations
Blood on the Scales

8. What do you do in the few minutes that you aren't obsessing over K/L?
I obsess over SPN and Dean and Jared and boyyyyyyyys. Oh my god, there's this one guy on my floor who's ridiculously attractive and built jfc (martial arts black belt). He walks around shirtless ALL THE TIME and omg he TOTALLY knows what he does to all of us. Although he cut all his hair off the other day WOE D:

Oh, I also sometimes do schoolwork and hang out with friends. (Yesterday we gave a friend a bunch of balloons for her birthday. The bag advertised "fun shapes! kid-friendly!" and they ended up looking like dildos something very interesting.)

*coughs* was that inappropriate? Whatever, I don't care.

[antismiles.livejournal.com]

Also LJ ate my original comment (FU LJ!) so there was other stuff in there. I'm just too lazy to type it up again.

ETA: And I'm sorry, it wasn't Pegasus, but Resurrection Ship Part 1. Meaning... Holy crap Batman! That aired January 6, 2006. (I can't believe it's been that long. So... December-ish 2005. Hot damn.)

[stripes13.livejournal.com]

PALI!! My best/favorite/most awesome person ever!!!!

[antismiles.livejournal.com]

Stripes! My partner in snarky hijinx!!!

[thegreenkitty.livejournal.com]

Pali, you rock the crazy and the snark better than anyone else on LJ (at least in this fandom). I aspire to be you when I grow up. ;)

In fairness, I think I'm way more snarky in r/l than on LJ. LJ is my happy place with marshmallows and lollipops.

Hah! I would pay you to exchange the bird eggs with Easter eggs. You would have to raise the hatchlings and pay for the mother bird's subsequent therapy though.

How did you choose your epi list? It's crazy random other than 33 and the Romo stuff. Did you mean for it to be random or do you have an evil plan?

LMAO at you and shirtless guy!! It's too bad abduction is frowned upon b/c it has some advantages IMHO.

Inappropriate? Us? We are all angels. Never inappropriate.

I'll tell you what's inappropriate: Pigeon angels. Angel pigeons. That shit will piss peeps off. Balloon dildos? Not a problem.

[antismiles.livejournal.com]

Awwww, that is very sweet of you to say. I, of course, already knew this fact, but I am gladdened to see you have reached the same conclusion. I mean, I already knew that my snark brings all the fangirls to the yard, and y'all like, envy me from afar. Damn right, you should envy me from afar (and close!) I could teach y'all, but I'd have to charge. And you can't afford me.

As for the ep list, I chose the ones I genuinely enjoyed. 33 was a magnificent hour (well, 42 minutes) of television with great interactions between characters and a tight storyline. Scattered and Valley of Darkness have a lot of delicious Lee action, along with the aftermath of the crazy cliffhanger. Also, Tigh is very interesting (I don't like the flashback parts, but whatever). Revelations and Blood on the Scales are there for a variety of reasons, such as being some of the few well-done eps of S4 (imo) and for a focus on characters I love. (Although I hate the episodes that follow each, for the most part.)

And it doesn't help that it's fucking hot as hell here. Everyone's dressing in as little as necessary, so he's walking around shirtless CONSTANTLY OMG.

And pigeons are angels, and are never inappropriate. It pisses me off that you would dare insult them. (But yes, the balloon dildos were hilarious. Especially considering we had a bunch of guys helping to blow them up.)

[nazkey.livejournal.com]

Oh I'm in the yard Pali. I'm in the yard. And I'm drinking the milkshake .... Okay, I just kind of grossed myself out there.

Hey, I'm with you on the pigeon. What's with all the animosity towards the damn bird? So what if he's gray, ugly, dirty and looks like a rat with feathers, but seriously, why all the hate? It has wings, hence it can be easily mistaken for an angel ... or dinner, well, if you're like a coyote or something. Those of us in California are in love with all animals. And trees. We love trees. We do have some reservations when it comes to people though. Pigeons, yes. People? Hmm..

PALI!!!!!!! (I don't know why I just did that. But every time I see you log in, that's my immediate reaction)

[thegreenkitty.livejournal.com]

I will have you two crackwhores know that I spent a large amount of time in Trafalgar Square on my first trip to the UK. (I was an 18 year old dirty hippie so I wanted to commune with nature in the midst of the concrete.) I attempted to bond with the pigeons. I fed them seeds that cost 50 pence a cup.

They tried to attack me for the seeds once they realized that I loved them and would not shoo them away for sitting on my shoulder and my head. I am thankful none of them shat on me but I did not appreciate the lack of courtesy with the seeds.

They got greedier and more aggressive the longer I stayed. I think I spent a good 10 pounds on pigeon food. WTF? Eventually I just had to say "FRAK YOU pigeons!!", distract them with more seeds that I threw far away from me, and run before they followed me with their sharp, pecky beaks.

I thought the British were supposed to be more polite than us. If/when I meet Jamie, I am gonna ask him what's the matter with their pigeons. He side-stepped the real question when he discussed the angel pigeon of doom at Con with Callis, but he has not addressed the pigeon question in general. Why are British pigeons so rude? I need to know these things. :P

(See, pigeons and I go way back. I'm gonna sue RDM for inducing PTSD with his pigeon insanity.)

(Author's Note: Pali, you are the exception to the rule. You are a lovely pigeon, my dear...AKA don't send the Eugie after me b/c I insulted pigeons...b/c I made an exception for HER pigeon.) ;)

Love,

Crackwhoar#8

[kdbleu.livejournal.com]

lol.

[koolaidmom11.livejournal.com]

I love to refer to myself as a mofo too!!! I'm a badass mofo though!

[antismiles.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm plenty badass. But I'm more crazy than I am badass. 8D

[koolaidmom11.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA...you seem pretty young whereas i'm quite old as this point. I started out crazy and ended up crazier ... not a combo of both. Good luck with the rollercoaster ride of being a mofo.

[antismiles.livejournal.com]

It's a hard life but someone's gotta be better than y'all.