hildigunnur

When my flist exploded this weekend in reactions to that finale of Doctor Who, I just reclined in my metaphorical recliner and watched the commotion. I didn't feel envy or anything over not being a part of such a far reaching fannish happening.

I'm seeing posts here and there about people getting ready to go to Portus. I do hope they have fun, as much fun as I had at the only con I've been to. But I'm not burning to go like I've been over most cons.

Maybe I have reached some kind of a fandon zen so to speak which I find hilarious because once I just had to know everything - I had to know who this or that was and I had to be on top of every fandom rumour. Now I let one of my best friends and the person with whom I "grew up with" in online fandom, run wild in fandoms I've no intention in entering because I don't care for the source material. I remember agonising over the fact she might be into the CSI fandom at one point and I was fretting over all the seasons I would have to watch. (BTW, why do American TV series have to have so many episodes per seasons? Or am I just being lazy?)

I've been on the look-out for a new fandom for a long while - not because I don't like the Harry Potter fandom anymore, it's just I'm allowing myself to be really picky. That's proved to be a luxury for me - not worrying about this or that fest and not feeling like I'm missing the boat when I'm not regularly reading fic. As for a new fandom, I haven't found anything I've wanted pursue further than to examine the source.

Now you might ask, dear reader, why do I don't face that fact that I'm fed up with fandom. The answer would be that I don't think I am, I'm just enjoying it differently. I find myself in the role of the onlooker - a very aware onlooker who knows how it feels - every squee and every woe. And since I put myself into that metaphorical recliner in the beginning of the entry, I might add another metaphor. If fandom was a swimming pool, I'm lounging poolside, occasionally dipping my toes in but I haven't been submerged for quite some time now and I'm just fine with that 'cause I'm still friends with so many I've met through fandom despite the fact fandom-wise we have gone our separate ways lone time ago. And I think that's what matters to me.

It's very fitting to finish off a lazy weekend with a bunch of memes (even one that I've done before).

This is from thistlerose

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This is from agatha_s

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I wrote a long and boring entry about why I'm just not that into the Harry Potter films. Then I realised that no one would be interested. So all I'll say about my new GoF DVD is "Yay! Extended scene with the Weird Sisters! I ♥ Jarvis Cocker!"

( A meme - how popular is my LJ? )

So there have been discussions about JKR's handling of the romance in HBP. While I was extremely satisfied with how everything turned out, I'm fully aware that there are lots of people who aren't. I saw a discussion where it was mentioned that a lot of people had been longing for character-driven romance when JKR delivered plot-driven romance. That remark reminded me of something that I said about H/G at some point. With the help of the search option of gmail, I found what I said and where I said it.

( Cut for your convenience )

And I think I should got to bed now.

I've been wanting to write down some predictions for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince but there's one problem I've encountered. As we come closer to the end, there are things that need to be resolved and some of them will start to come to pass in HBP. It can prove problematic trying to figure out what they are.

So I figured if I did the predictions and theorizing in parts, then I might have chance to get something out there.

( A cut for those who are avoiding speculations and such )