Introduction

[jennova]

Well, well. Here I am at Dreamwidth.

I probably won't be importing my entries from LiveJournal (mostly because they're an epic mess) but I'll probably start cross-posting some entries. For now I think LiveJournal will remain my main journal, with this one as a back-up (unless I develop a better sense of organisation here).

Nevertheless here's a little about me:

1. I'm mostly multi-fannish - although my current love affair with Pundits may prove the undoing of that.

2. I'm Antipodean (born in NZ, raised in Australia, I identify as a Kiwi) and I live in the North-East of the UK.

3. I'm bisexual and completely open about it.

4. My greatest ambition is being a published author.

5. With regards to fanfic: I write mostly slash (I really wish I could write het or femmeslash but I fail utterly at describing the female body with anything other than clichés. Believe me - the irony of that does not escape me.) with a sideline in gen.

Comments

[loz]

Do you know I don't think I even realised that you were born in NZ? I knew you were there before Oz, but didn't know you were born there. I feel enlightened.

(Number one? Totally terrifies me. NO, Jen, NO. Put the Pundits down! Bad fangirl, no delicious pudding! In all honesty, I know what you mean. I never expected to become monofannish, but then I did, and it was weird, but I am back in poly-land now and it is fine.)

[jennova]

Wow, really? That's actually pretty amazing. At least now you know why I occasionally flail against Australians. (I love a lot of them on a person to person basis but, well, I'm guessing you know how they can be if you've ever told one where you're from)

(I can't help it, Loz! They're so...pretty and fun and heartbreaking! I could quit anytime I want. But I don't want to! I think it's just a case of having stretched myself over too many fandoms for the short three years I've been in fandom. I think I need a little break, you know?

That probably won't stop me from dipping into SPN, here and there, and anything else that takes my fancy. But, after I write your Sweet Charity fic? I think I might be done with LoM. It'll always be my first but - I feel like I've said everything I can about it. Pro Patria Mori is my magnum opus, I guess.)

[loz]

People can tell where I'm from. During University my English accent came back with a vengeance and now people are surprised I've been in Australia for 15 years.

Now I am sure buying you was the best. thing. ever. But, you know, this doesn't surprise me. I was totally going to stop writing LoMfic last year, and then... there's this one story that would be my magnum opus, but I am too afraid to start it.

[jennova]

Do you get, you know, attitude? I used to get it the instant I mentioned I was born in NZ - even though I sounded just as Australian as the rest of them.

You know - if you ever need a sounding board for something like a Magnum Opus, I'm always willing. I still love the show, of course, and my love for Gene will forever burn like a burning thing - but I think it's time to pass my meager space in fandom onto the next generation.

[loz]

I do get attitude from some people, yeah. The typical 'you're a pom' thing, which does tend to get my goat.

Hey, do you like Flight of the Conchords? Because their depiction of the Oz/NZ divide is hilarious.

This Magnum Opus is all about Sam (you're shocked, aren't you? Yeah I knew you would be.) Also, the next generation, by and large, seem to suck. Uh, did I just say that?

[jennova]

Oh, man, I tried really hard to like Flight of the Conchords - but I came to the conclusion that they're just not my style. Which I hate because, you know, Kiwi guys! Making it good in the big smoke! And all that. *sighs*

Sam? Never! Colour me surprised. :D And, yeah, I totally know what you mean. To be honest? I've not read anything in the fandom not by you in, well, a long time. Perhaps why it's a good reason for me to get out now. (Besides, it's not like any of them will care, given I'm not famous)

Okay. There was going to be a lot of self-indulgent 'nobody loves me' whining here but I decided to not bother. Needless to say - I feel a little better loved by other fandoms, right now.

[loz]

HEE. OMG, we're so similar. I find about 90% of FotC stuff not that awesome, but things like the Oz/NZ conflict had me continue watching the show. And some of their songs are amusing. I'm quite relieved I'm not the only one who wasn't completely enchanted and thought they were the best thing ever.

Dude, I totally had a 'why didn't more people comment on Pro Patria Mori????' spaz-out after you posted. I came to conclusion more people were IDIOTS. And the comments you did get were awesome. There are still some excellent writers. I highly recommend nepthys_uk, argyleheir and vermin_disciple. But - yes. I find the majority of LoM fiction either isn't technically bad, but doesn't interest me, or is technically bad and doesn't interest me. Once upon a time I could have confidently said there wasn't much bad!fic in the fandom, but now I can't. Sturgeon's Law prevails.

[jennova]

Yeah - so many people love them I'm like, well, yes Bret and Jemaine (ohgod, Jemaine, only in NZ I swear) are adorable but I just don't find the show particularly funny. I don't dispute their cleverness with lyrics, though.

Haha. Yes, that's exactly what my self-indulgent whining was about. We really are too similar sometimes. Those comments were utterly awesome, though. Sometimes I like to go back and reread them. And Janni also said the most amazing things about me when she recced it on Crack Van as well.

I'll try some of them out sometime, then. I guess, being multifannish, I've just not had the time to go searching, you know?

Shall I tell you something I've had to do deal with in Pundit fandom? My prejudice against LJ names with numbers in - because it turns out one of the best writers in the fandom has numbers in their name. It's such a weird prejudice for me to have, I know, and I couldn't even say why I had it.

[loz]

Huh. We really are so similar. My main complain about FotC was that I was lucky if I found one thing that made me laugh in each episode. I still kept watching, though.

I think the problem was that it was too good and people didn't know how to respond. I've been told that this occurs. People read something, love something, but don't think any comment they leave will do the eloquence and beauty justice. I don't think these people realise that most of us would be happy simply with 'I read this and loved it'.

Jen, I have a number in my name. :( :( :(

[jennova]

Yes, I know! But for some reason my prejudice never triggered on that respect. Possibly because I fell for you fannishly, like, instantly.

[adafrog]

Hi! *waves* commenting here rather than LJ because it took me so long to comment that LJ is now down. Hopefully not for long.

Glad to see you again.