Snowflake Challenge Day 11 and Day 14

Day 11

In your own space, make a list of at least 3 things that you like about yourself.

1. My creativity. I always say it the best part of me and I don't know how to exist without it.

2. I read, and I watch, and I analyse, and I have an eye for detail. There's no point creating something if there's never any audience for it. And the more impressed I am with you, the more I get to know you, the more detailed the comments I will give; and I will be honest. Possibly more detailed and honest than you'd like but that's another matter. If you want encouragement *and* concrit tell me and I won't hold back. If I beta read, I do it whole-heartedly.

3.I have eclectic tastes and know random facts about a variety of topics. I don't know everything about everything but I often know something about many things. And I will share my knowledge and link you to articles or recs. I will even do some research for you if the subject takes my fancy. It ties in with creating and reading, the last part of the triad is disseminating and repackaging information, bringing creators and consumers together.

Day 14
In your own space, share your love for something fannish: a trope, cliché, kink, motif, theme, format, or fandom.

Hurt/Comfort is my bread and butter. I could say more but I talk about it often enough that it seems redundant, though clearly I need better tags since I can't find specific posts to link to at this moment.

Snowflake Challenge Day 15

Day 15
In your own space, talk about what you're taking away from this challenge. Did you learn something? Did you interact with new people? Or did you try out different fandoms or formats or relationships? What's changed between Day 1 and Day 15 of this challenge?

I remembered how much I love this challenge.

I discovered that people have a lot of Feelings about podfic :)
I got to squee about hurt/comfort fic and men with long hair.
I got to read a lot of entries and spread the love, and occasionally get a little love or a response to question in return.

It reminded of me of the better days at LJ/DW, when you could connect with people more easily and find friends and share both your fannishness and your personal life (no way I'm posting personal photos on Tumblr or talking as openly as I do under my f-list/access filter). These days it's hard to find anyone to squee with, it's a joy to get more than one comment on an entry, and it can be like pulling teeth to find a beta reader.

I almost wish we had something mid-year, a grain of sand challenge, to enjoy this outpouring all over. But I think it might be too much, like wishing for Christmas every day. It's all the more special for only being once a year.

It's been great and I want to thank the mods for running the challenge. I'm just sorry it's over for another year.