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[flyakate]

Two funny things from the past:

Intros from 80s cartoons.

And then? Intros of many 90s cartoons.

There was a cartoon in the 90s called "Sherlocks Holmes in the 22nd Century". How did I miss that???


Today was a slow paced day because Younger Sister was in bed sleeping off a stuffy nose (she just got over a cold and doesn't want it for Thanksgiving). We're either driving down tomorrow or the next day to the grandparents near San Luis, which will be the first time I've been to the "big" family holiday thing since I was... six? One of the sucky things about living on the other coast from a lot of your extended family. BUT, it's awesome to have extended family. Or any family at all. So it's definitely a thing to be thankful about.

I was thinking about this, and while there are definitely people I'm thankful about, and stuff (i.e., having a job, even though it's not full time, because the people are all awesome), there is stuff in fandom that makes me happy too. So first, the serious, and then the fantastic.

I'm so grateful that I have still have friends from grade school and high school that I keep in touch with, friends who are like family (rhymester, capedcrusader92, kumquat_queen, looking at you). And the highly awesome group of people from college, from my big-sister-in-English-majorness friede, my pals winkingstar, trifes and sadcypress to the newly-Mawrtered setissma XD

THEN, right at the divide between real life and the virtual joy of fandom are the people I've gotten to know through their stories and art, such as aesc (I was reminiscing about your Without a Trace fic the other day), sheafrotherdon, beadattitude and the_oscar_cat.

But I'm also thankful for the fact that Rodney always will use his hands when he explains, no matter the weird looks that John gives him. That whenever Sam's in trouble, Dean's got his back. That Captain Jack Harkness will flirt with everyone, and sometimes, everybody lives. I'm thankful the fanfic I've read recently, that makes me laugh, grin uncontrollably, or get all sniffly by turn. I'm incredibly thankful for the highly talented people who have recorded podfics (I have several gigs worth on my iPod), because there's something about hearing our boys just be themselves that puts a stupid grin on my face. I'm finally thankful that, for most of my fandoms, there are green ships and red ships, but no ships like partnerships.


Off to switch my laundry, but tell me: what are YOU thankful for, in life and in fandom?

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[trifles.livejournal.com]

I'm thankful that I did know about "Sherlocks Holmes in the 22nd Century" when it was on -- I think there was a robot-Watson! And someone may have had a go-go-gadget arm! AWESOME.

*happy*

[kumquat-queen.livejournal.com]

Thanks!! I was actually having the "who are your close friends" conversation w/ a new buddy, and I was trying to explain the Quadrumplets & the history (including us three going from high school to college) and it wound up as a "you had to be there.... for all seven years". *grin*

So right back at you! (I definitely want to try to come out to the West Coast this coming summer - I will alert you when I have any idea of when/where etc!)