Some things about me

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I met new people! Hi! I love meeting new people :)

I thought I could maybe post a short "about me" intro, but this is harder than I thought.

Me: I'm 23, female, from and currently living in Vienna. I still live with my parents, in a small house with a small garden in an outer district, but I'm planning to move out in the next few months. I have a little brother, LB, who I get along with very well (mostly.) No pets: we had two mice once, but they started fighting all the time.

I used to read a ton of books - I'm a very fast reader -, nowadays I mostly read fic. I'm a member of a debating society, I sing in a choir, and I volunteer for the OTW. I wouldn't describe myself as an especially athletic person, but I started playing hockey three weeks ago and it's very exciting. I like baking, worldbuilding, spaceships, and sleeping in. I know some Russian, but I should practice more.

I'm currently finishing my bachelor's degree in socioeconomics. I've been trying to do that for over a year, but I'm currently recovering from depression so it took longer. I still have a huge procrastination problem, but I'm getting better.

My fannish history: I started writing self-insert Star Trek, One Piece, and Beyblade fanfic when I was quite young, and in hindsight I'm glad I didn't know you could post stuff like that on the internet. (But I'm happy I wrote it! Yay idfic.) I discovered there's such a thing as online fandom via sites like animexx.de. Later I found ff.net, through that personal fic sites, and then Lj. That was - wow, over five years ago.

My first big fandom was SGA. It set my standard for crackfic, after that every other fandom has been disappointing in that regard ;) (Ketchup/pea. How to even top that.) Then I flirted with many fandoms, most of them I was only "active" in for a few months or only follow passively. Some of the latest are Young Avengers, Vorkosigan Saga, and Babylon 5.
To my great surprise, during the NHL lockout 2012 I somehow fell into Hockey RPF as my new "main" fandom. Now I'm probably even more a fan of the game itself than of the fic, but the fic is a great bonus. The Pens are my team, but I'm fond of a few more players, especially Habs.

I have many story ideas, many that I don't write down, or only write down an outline or a scene and never finish. You can find most of the finished ones on AO3. I want to write more: currently I'm writing my Yuletide fic and it's going well, so I'll see :)

I consider dreamwidth my main platform at the moment, it's certainly my favorite. I try to post regularly, at least once a week, and most times I succeed. I'm still on Lj for my flist, and I'm on Tumblr for the pretty pictures and sometimes the links.
While I love the feature, I still don't know how best to use access lists. I mostly post personal stuff under lock, like health or family stuff or rants, and I'm not sure if people are interested: if you want to read that kind of stuff I'd be happy to give you access.

If you have any questions you can ask here or on the December posting meme.

Comments

[jae]

Okay, I actually did know you were in Vienna, but it had slipped my mind. I'm going to be there for a few days for work in February, and will have a couple of days mostly free before the real work part starts. Want to have lunch or something?

-J

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I'd love to! Just tell me when, I'm still planning my holidays :)

[jae]

You have holidays in February? Cool!

I arrive on the morning of the 20th (which is a Friday) and it looks like I will have most of that weekend free (apart from a working dinner Sunday night).

-J

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If I'm lucky I'll have time to go skiing! But around the 20th should be fine. Looking forward to it :)

[beatrice_otter]

Hello there! Nice to meet you!

"Sportive" isn't really a word in English, but I knew what you meant; "athletic" is the way we would put it. Though in books about upper-class England of previous generations--cozy mysteries, Jeeves and Wooster, etc.--I have sometimes called athletic girls called "sporty," though I don't think I've seen it used to refer to a guy. In America, "sporty" would be more likely used to describe a car. Aren't languages fascinating?

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Languages are extremely fascinating. Since I know English well enough to distinguish nuances I'm very wary of translations.

I thought "athletic" was more "someone with an athletic body" than "someone who does sport", but I could be wrong about that. The German word I was thinking of kind of has both meanings as well.

[beatrice_otter]

If it has to do with body type, that would be a secondary definition to me: an athletic person is one who participates in athletics. Therefore, they would tend to be in better shape than a non-athlete, so you could use it to describe their body, but the primary thing is their normal activity level, not what it does to their bodies. IMHO.

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That makes sense! Fixed it.

[snickfic]

I know some Russian, but I should practice more.

Ooooh. What a useful skill as a hockey fan. :D

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Indeed! I enjoy reading Geno's Russian interviews :)

[vicki_rae]

My favorite SGA crack fic is the girl scout cookies :)

Same for me on Dreamwidth, Livejournal, and Tumblr.

Fic got me into hockey but I quickly become a fan of the actual game. Also the players and the fic, but the things I love about the game mean it will still be a passion long after all the players I'm cheering for now have retired. And that makes me really happy.

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The girl scout cookies fic is amazing. There's even a podfic/vid/thingy!

On the one hand I don't think I would enjoy the game as much if I don't cheer for/like the players. But on the other hand when some of my favorite players now retire I'll have other favorite players, so I don't think it'll be a problem :)

[weird_one]

I used to read a ton of books - I'm a very fast reader -, nowadays I mostly read fic.

This is me as well!

I think maybe after getting so immersed in my various fandoms I had a hard time just getting to read about characters for the handful of hours it took for me to finish a book.

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I think a lot of it is about accessibility. I don't have an ebook reader, and I can get fic much faster than books via the library. But yeah, the advantage with fic is that you know much more about what you'll get and it's easier to guess if you'll like it.