arenee1999 | Hello Friends, Old and New

Fandom seems to have come full circle. After the mass exodus from LJ we scattered, some here to DW, many to Tumblr, some to Facebook and some to various other sites. Now with Tumblr doing it's best to commit suicide many of us that took refuge there are migrating back to where we should have been all along. My main reasons for not staying here after leaving LJ were 1) only a small portion of fandom migrated here 2) I was disenchanted with the LJ/DW style blogs. My fandoms were changing rapidly and my flist didn't/couldn't keep up. 3) I couldn't (and still can't) host my graphics here. I had over 2500 images hosted on LJ and only a handful (literally) will fit within the limited space available here. *sigh*

So while I migrated to Tumblr and Facebook for my fannish endeavors, it only took a few years for me to become disgusted with how fandom evolved on those sites. It became a toxic dumpster fire, with more ship wars and vitriol than I had ever seen; and considering my fandoms, I have seen some pretty nasty stuff. So, I pulled away from fandom and just skirted the fringes for the last two years or so. But I have recently decided, I miss fandom. More specifically, I miss how fandom worked on LJ. So, I've come home.

Expect few posts in the coming days. I have things to say about Doctor Who, David Weber's Honor Harrington series and Stargate.

To new friends, feel free to browse through my old posts or even take a look through my Tumblr (arenee1999) to get a sense of who I am. My Tumblr will tell you exactly who I am, the wide mix of content creates a rather complete picture of my personality. I also have some of my graphics posted there. My favorites will probably get posted here eventually. I also have a small amount of fic posted on AO3 (arenee1999). Most of it's crap, but it's there if you're curious.

ETA:
I have once again signed up for

fandom_stocking after a two year hiatus. For those that don't know what that is: It's a gift exchange. You post a wishlist and other people fill them. You can get/give fic, art, graphics, recipes, recs, general greetings. You're not required to gift to everyone but are encouraged to gift to a few people. I always try to gift to at least a few people with small/obscure fandoms listed, as they tend to get the fewest gifts.