December Question Meme

[resonant]

muccamukk reminded me that it's time once again for the only time of year when I actually participate in DW life!

Here's how it works. Choose a date in December. Ask me a question. I'll make a post about your question on the date you choose.

Seems like these last few years I always introduce December with an explanation for how very disengaged I've been from fandom. My current theory is that starting a new life in a new city and a new job in a new field, while conducting a commuter marriage and getting ready to be kidlet-less when it's college time, is possible only by pretty much using my full supply of emotional energy with no reserve.

Not gonna lie: it sucks.

But I want to participate on the level that's doable for me. So bring on the questions! And let me know if you're participating so I can ask you things too.

Comments

[kass]

What do you enjoy most about parenting a kidlet of this age?

(Or, if you prefer a fannish question: what fannish character is bringing you the most joy right now?)

How about December 18?

[reginagiraffe]

Dec 11th. It's MrGiraffe's birthday so... what was the best birthday present you ever got? (You can supply your own definition of "best".)

[princessofgeeks]

I am a bear of very little brain these days but I always enjoy your post and list.

[zulu]

December 16, the end of the semester--best vacation/break you ever had?

[muccamukk]

27. Moments in canon that still emotionally resonate with you, many years later.

[grammarwoman]

December 5th - what's a go-to comfort meal for you?

[monanotlisa]

What's the hardest thing to write for you, and how do you get around it and yet write it?

[china_shop]

Thoughts about writing original fic vs writing fanfic, whether it's different processes, different feelings (or the same process, and the same feelings), or whatever. :-) Dec 9th.

[resonant]

Assigning this one randomly to December 8. I like eights.

[resonant]

You can have the 18th and the 19th both!

[mific]

Dec 3rd and 13th? Either order.

Do you enjoy Christmas more, or less, now the kidlet's older?


If you had to give up one of your 5 senses (you know, to save Atlantis or Benton Fraser's life, or suchlike), which would it be and why?

[armadillo1976]

Dec 4. From the perspective of a parent of a big(ish) kid, what do you remember most/best from the time your kid was 1-2?
(Asking as a mom of a 1.5 year old, terrified that she is going to forget all the love and beauty and mess of these times...)

Fandom object --- your pick for date

[jesse_the_k]

What's a garment that's well-loved by fandom, to the point of fanonization, that you really don't care for.

Examples might be Fraser's hat; Ronon's gun; Sherlock's coat...

[julad]

What was publishing Exog like for you? The good, the not so good, the unexpected.

[james]

Is there a tv show or movie that you would pay a billion dollars to get either a re-working of an episode or a sequel to? (It might not cost that much. Millions.) Because sometimes fanfic isn't enough, you just need to see it on-screen.


Which (if any) Harry Potter book is the best totally on its own, with no meta or context or fanfic to bolster it up?


Who is the most obscure composer, band, or individual musician that you adore?

[likeaduck]

Is tomorrow taken yet? If you do get more engaged with fandom again at some point, how do you think that might be similar to or different from your past fannish periods? What will changes in source, medium, fan culture, etc. mean for you?

[wanted_a_pony]

I'd like to ask the question on Dec. 29th! (or later, if someone else got here first)

Are there fandom(s) for which you *only* enjoy fanworks, but you don't intend to (or actively dislike) the canon whatever-it-is? What is/are they?

[tao]

So! What are you listening to these days?