Oh HAI flist!

[kerravonsen]

Stolen from astrogirl

I have 35 people on my flist, and I'm on other people's flists (44 of them). You folks range from close friends to people I've never so much as talked to on LJ once, with a big bunch falling somewhere in between. Hello! Welcome!

But y'know, I'm shy of friending people I don't know, and I feel awkward to just jump into and comment on friendsfriends even if they've said interesting things, because I'd just be a random stranger, yes? (Comments on fic is notable exception) And, even more embarrassing is when Person A (whom I think I don't know) turns out to actually be Person B whom I do know, but using a different nom-de-net. Very confusing.

So, what I'd really appreciate is if all of you flist folks, wherever you fall on the spectrum, would come on by and say "hi" here. (Re)-introduce yourself, maybe mention how you ended up friending me, tell me something random about yourself, whatever you like. And, if you're so inclined, let me know what you'd like from me as a, um, flist-person, whether it's "Don't mind me, I'm only here for the fic" or "Don't be such a stranger, come on over to my LJ and talk to me more!" or "Actually, we don't have any fandoms in common any more and I'd like to take you off my flist now" or "Hey, the only reason I haven't been commenting here is because I felt awkward about talking to you", or whatever. It's all good! I won't get offended or freaked out by any of it, I promise.

Comments

[wneleh.livejournal.com]

Hi!

I think I friended you first; I know you from your gen rec list, and we seem to have a lot in common wrt age, fic tastes, and profession, and have enough of a common religion (probably not the best way to put this!) that we at least understand where each other are coming from.

- Helen

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

And, even more embarrassing is when Person A (whom I think I don't know) turns out to actually be Person B whom I do know, but using a different nom-de-net.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that's happened to. :)

And, wow, I appear to have started a meme. Go, me! I'm really happy with how much response this has gotten on my LJ, and I hope it does prove to be a useful thing for other people to do, too.

Anyway, oh, yes. Hello! And you know I'm cool with being talked to when you feel like talking and with not being talked to when you don't. :)

[watervole.livejournal.com]

I'm Judith and you were one of the first friends I made in Blake's 7 fandom. If I hadn't given up air travel in an effort to protect the environment, I'd have flown to Australia by now in order to spend time with you again.

I curse the time zones which mean I almost never feel safe phoning you in case you're in bed!

Comment in my LJ as much as you like. I love hearing from you!

[kalinda001.livejournal.com]

Hello. I friended you after reading some of your B7 fic.

tell me something random about yourself
hmm...the only sports I am good at tend to be ones with some kind of fighting application (archery, fencing, martial arts...). I have NO idea why.

[izhilzha.livejournal.com]

I ran into you first in The Sentinel fandom, naturally; you were one of those who welcomed me to the Cascade Times list. So when I joined LJ and found you here, I was thrilled, and I believe you were one of the first people I ever friended on LJ.

I always enjoy hearing what you've got to say, especially regarding stories and Deep (sometimes Theological) Thoughts. We also have a ton in common, including our attitude towards the awesomeness that is genfic, and our view of God. I hope we stay friends for a long time!

[reapermum.livejournal.com]

I read your web-site for the B7 fic and sent an e-mail saying what I particularly liked about a couple of them. You were kind enough to reply so when I joined LJ and found you were here, I friended you because you seemed a nice person.

I haven't found any reason to change my mind.

[kalquessa.livejournal.com]

Hi!

Name, rank and serial number: Marie (Ri, Kal, the Cheese Elf), Empress of Penguins and Future Ruler of Your Trifling Planet, 8675309

I love having you on my friendslist almost as much as I love being on yours. I've really enjoyed your Doctor Who fic, thus far (Oh! I just finished S3! Does that mean I get to read your other Saving-the-day-without-Bad-Wolf fic, now?) and I love posting my impressions about various Who eps because I know you'll always have something amusing or interesting to say in response.

Also, you make kick-ass icons.

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

We both like Blakes 7.

We both like The Sentinel.

We both like... well, old Who :)

We both like playing with icons.

We both like gen.

What's not to like? :)

[kerravonsen]

And I friended you back with glee because I remembered you from your TS fic.

[kerravonsen]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that's happened to.

Yeah, it happened in particular with communicator, whom I didn't realize was Alison P (from the Lyst, but whom I'd also met at conventions in the UK back when I was travelling a lot). Not until someone else pointed it out to me.

And, wow, I appear to have started a meme.

Well, it's a good idea, and you expressed it in such a way that people are hopefully not shy about giving an answer.

[kerravonsen]

{hugs}

If I hadn't given up air travel in an effort to protect the environment, I'd have flown to Australia by now in order to spend time with you again.

{big hugs}

I've given up on long-distance air travel because it takes too much out of me and I can't seem to adjust to the timezone changes any more; New Zealand is about as far away as I'll go now.

I curse the time zones which mean I almost never feel safe phoning you in case you're in bed!

Weekends are probably the best time, there's a larger window of opportunity.

[kerravonsen]

Aw, thank you!

the only sports I am good at tend to be ones with some kind of fighting application (archery, fencing, martial arts...). I have NO idea why.

It's because they're all cool.

[kerravonsen]

{hugs}

I hope we stay friends for a long time!

Me too.

[kerravonsen]

Thank you! 8-)

[kerravonsen]

Oh! I just finished S3! Does that mean I get to read your other Saving-the-day-without-Bad-Wolf fic, now?

Er, no, because I've taken it down because it's undergoing a complete rewrite (stalled at the moment, because of Multiverse and other things).

Also, you make kick-ass icons.

So do you.

If I recall correctly, I friended you because we had some mutual friends in common, and I thought, hey, she's been friended by John C. Wright, she must be interesting, and we have stuff in common, let's give this a go, and I never regretted it for one minute.

[kerravonsen]

Indeed. 8-)

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

I didn't realize that until she pointed it out to me, um, yesterday!

[kalquessa.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we do have quite a few people in common now, don't we? I love that about LJ: it's like having various cliques of friends without the clique-y-ness.

(I still get a little fangirly and squeeful any time John comments on a post of mine. *grin*)

[kalquessa.livejournal.com]

Er, no, because I've taken it down because it's undergoing a complete rewrite

D'oh! Oh well, you'll post when it's up again, I'm sure. And then I'll get to read the new version, which will be even more awesome than the original version, no doubt.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

You know me! We met on the Lyst, but I can't remember who got here first and how we found each other. :-P

[sinanju.livejournal.com]

Frankly, I don't remember when or why I friended you. But the chances are good that if you write (or even just link to) interesting fanfic--interesting to me, that is--that that is why. I still have no clue about when.

I'm a fanfic junkie. Especially crossover fic. Oh yeah--now that I've looked at your info page, I remember. I've been looking at your Katspace fanfic reviews for years. I friended you when I realized that this was you!

[timewanderer.livejournal.com]

You know, I really don't remember why I friended you. In the past, I have friended people simply because I read one of their entries and thought, "Hmmm, this journal could be interesting. I think I'll friend them, so I can read their journal from my friends page." Heh...well, maybe my thoughts weren't that precise. More like, "Hmmm, interesting..." then my thoughts trail off as I click the Add this user to your friends list button and then surf on to the next journal or web page. :)

Our common interests are Billy Joel, books, chocolate, computers, House, movies, music, reading, science fiction, web design, and writing. I should probably update my interests because they wax and wane over periods of time and my list may be outdated. Most of our common interests are common between most people.

But I have to ask you why you like Billy Joel, because he is one of my all time favorite singer/songwriters. I've been to every album tour he has done since his Greatest Hits Tour in 1984.

Anyway, if you want to know more about me, you can read my Profile (http://timewanderer.livejournal.com/profile). I don't post nearly as often as I'd like to. That part waxes and wanes, too. But since I friended you, you can get more info about me in my "Friends Only" journal.

- Paul

[kerravonsen]

Me neither. But there were a bunch of Lystians who joined around the same time, I think.

[kerravonsen]

8-) My Net-Fic reviews does seem to have given me a rep...

[kerravonsen]

Well, I'm obviously not as into Billy Joel as you are, not having been to any of his performances, and not having a complete collection of his work. But what I have, I like. He's one of those who can write more than just love songs, and he also ranges from pounding beat to ballad, and he knows how to tool a piano, man. Some of my favourites songs of his are (goes and looks up discography):
- She's Always A Woman (The Stranger)
- Allentown (Nylon Curtain)
- Goodnight Saigon (Nylon Curtain)
- Falling of the Rain (Cold Spring Harbour)
- The Downeaster "Alexa" (Storm Front)
- Leningrad (Storm Front)
- And So It Goes (Storm Front)
- River of Dreams (River of Dreams)
- All About Soul (River of Dreams)
- Shades of Grey (River of Dreams)
- Honesty (52nd Street)
- Piano Man (Piano Man)
- Travelin' Prayer (Piano Man)