An Anniversary

[bubosquared]

Ladies, Gentlemen

I propose a toast. A toast to the barely eighteen-year old girl I was three years ago. That girl started a list called RareSlash, three years ago today, because she was fed up with the way non-mainstream fandoms were consistently ignored on multi-fandom slash lists. That girl conciously and explicitely allowed people under eighteen on said list because she didn't like the way she had been treated in fandom mere months before, having to lie about her age or not join any lists at all.

That girl was angry about a lot of things. That girl was me. Ladies, gentlemen, today is the third anniversary of my BOFQ-ness.

Cheers.

Now let's get drunk!

(* BOFQ: Bitter Old Fandom Queen)

Comments

[lido-kitty.livejournal.com]

Aaawww, honey. Don't you feel old, now? ::pats, pats:: The fandom-world would be a scarier place without you. Or something, you get my point.

Now let's get drunk!

Yay! Tequila shots, eh?

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Aaawww, honey. Don't you feel old, now? ::pats, pats:: The fandom-world would be a scarier place without you. Or something, you get my point.

Right. Because I make a difference in fandom. I'm not even in fa,dom as much as standing on the outskirts looking in and making cynical and/or cracked-out observations.

Yay! Tequila shots, eh?

I'll have Guinness, ta. Or vodka, to keep my image up. For I am a big, scary, lesbian punk girl!

JC: "Aieeee! A punk!" *runs away*
Lance: "Whatever."
Joey&Justin&Chris: "Wooo punk dyke!" *glomp*

Hm, suddenly I'm feeling a lot less bitter.

Lance: "I'm not."

Lane is a BOFQ. QED. :D

[lido-kitty.livejournal.com]

Right. Because I make a difference in fandom. I'm not even in fa,dom as much as standing on the outskirts looking in and making cynical and/or cracked-out observations.

Sure, now you are, but that doesn't change things. Plus, this

JC: "Aieeee! A punk!" *runs away*
Lance: "Whatever."
Joey&Justin&Chris: "Wooo punk dyke!" *glomp*

alone makes fandom a brighter place to be. Or at least this fandom.

And fine, you can be scary lesbian punk with your vodka. See if I ever offer to get drunk with you again, now. ::sulks:: I'll go be trendy bisexual chick on my own with my Tequila, thank you very much. ::stomps away::

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Actually, I'm almost always been like that. But it's a fun place to be.

And hey! Just cause I don't like Tequila doesn't mean we can't get drunk together. In fact, at least now you know I won't steal your booze.

Wheee drunk!

- whee?

[rsadelle]

Don't sell yourself short. You've done a lot of great stuff for fandom, like RS-X and femgeeks.net.

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Well, yes, but how many people actually know I'm behind that? I mean, *ticks off on fingers* RareSlash is three now, and bigger than AllSlash; the RSA is still there, and rather impressive (to me); there's RS-X, the first (?) multi-fandom RPS list, as well as one of the first really "public" RPS lists; femgeeks, etc.

But no one actually connects me to that, which I usually find quite pleasant, but sometimes I'm all "Respect me, dammit, RESPECT ME!"

I'm just having a Justin moment, here. It'll pass. :)

[rsadelle]

I connect you to it, and I respect you. Does this mean that I'm having a Britney moment?

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Ah, but you know me personally. Ask anyone on RS who started the list, and maybe five of the 800+ members will know.

And hee! I hope not, since they're rumoured to have broken up.

[leici.livejournal.com]

Salut!

[museaway.livejournal.com]

Happy anniversary, you. ^_____^

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Thanks. ^_^

<i>Les Mis</i> quotage

[simplelyric.livejournal.com]

Everybody raise a glass! (Raise it up the master's ass!) Everybody raise a glass to the master of the house!

Re: <i>Les Mis</i> quotage

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

WoooHoo! Thank you!

[arami.livejournal.com]

Yay!! Congrats to you Melle *hugs*

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Ta, babe. :)

Happy anniversary!

[coneyislandbaby]

Melle, never doubt that you have some influence. If it weren't for you just mentioning RS-X when I was looking for lists to join almost two years ago now, I wouldn't be writing RPS at the frantic pace that I am now. I owe all my RPS experiences to you, and I love you for it.

And Rareslash is a pretty wonderful place too. It's my favourite FPS list because it's so fun and open to the unusual.

*hug*

Re: Happy anniversary!

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)