my journal 101

[poppyseedheart]

Welcome! :) This is a quick intro to me and this journal. I had a different sticky post here but it was three years old so this is my refreshed version!

Some info about your journaler:

• i am an adult in my late 20s
• my pronouns are she/they
• my timezone is PST/PDT depending on the time of year
• i work weird hours
• i like to write :) i am on ao3
• i also participate in fandom by creating podfics, occasionally running events (fests, exchanges, etc), co-hosting the fic clique podcast, and whatever else piques my interest

Some info about the journal itself:

• this is a fannish journal! i'm mostly in kpop rps fandom (skz, zb1, svt, random other groups including the girls) but also post about books, and occasionally podcasts and tv/film. though let's be real it's v rarely tv/film
• about 50% of my posts are access list only — i'm a little picky about my access list, but if we interface semi-regularly i'll probably add you to it!
• feel free to subscribe/comment even if we don't know each other (i like making friends!)
• you always welcome to comment on anything i post; if i didn't want any interaction or feedback i'd just put that entry in my physical journal that's just for me
• my entries are a mix of: writing updates, extended author's notes, media reviews, open-ended questions, reflections on a day or week, meta about fandom or writing, fic rec posts, and the occasional prompt meme

I've seen other folks do this in their intro posts so I'm going to as well: if you've read this and subscribe to my journal, I'd love to hear in the comments an answer to any of the following questions:

• how did we first come across one another?
• what's a piece of media you're loving lately?
• what kinds of dw posts do you love reading?
• what is your favorite way to participate in fandom?
• how long have you been in fandom?

Comments

[poppyseedheart]

oh i loved that essay on private notebooks! "When we think no one listens, we relax into the genuine." i've been getting back into a journaling practice more consistently this year and realized how far i've roamed from the younger me that was so unselfconscious in my personal reflections. i have to really resist the idea that someone is going to read what i've written in a journal — or, more insidiously, the idea that i'll someday want to pilfer it for the "most authentic" writing i'm capable of; which, obviously, then waters down the authenticity in the first place. really interesting to think about and reminds me of quantum theory & observed electrons behaving differently.

and i love that lurking is a primary source of enjoyment for you! i've been doing more of that as of late and enjoying it too. just hanging out watching people make and talk about cool stuff, and really trying to spend time inside of myself integrating it all.