2013: Best Laid Plans....

[schneefink]

This was a strange year. Not my best. It didn't turn out the way I hoped it would, at all. But it still had its good moments.


What I wrote:
Five times Natasha and Clint's vacation was interrupted and one time it wasn't (544 words) by schneefink
Just a short commentfic that barely counts.

Smile When We Play Together (5048 words) by schneefink
Written for the Hockey RPF Holiday Exchange. My first hockey fic, and my first fic finished in about a year. I felt good writing it, and I'm quite happy with how it ended up.


I finally definitely fell out of SGA fandom. It just doesn't grab me anymore. I had some great times, the fandom was amazing and I met so many wonderful people through it :)

Instead I completely unexpectedly fell in love with hockey. I'm still not sure how it happened. Sure, there's some good fic, but by now I'm at least as invested in the sports aspect of it. (Pens lead the Eastern Conference by 7 and the Metro Division by 15 points over halfway through the season, despite having the league-most injuries! Now if the defense keeps it together and the bottom six pick it up...)

Hockey led to me stalking twitter more (I don't have an account yet because I can't afford the time waste, but I said the same thing about Tumblr, so we'll see *sigh*) and it also led me to reddit, where I enjoy r/hockey and sometimes check out other subreddits. And Tumblr, of course. Pretty pictures.

I've also read fic in many other fandoms: Teen Wolf, Avengers, One Direction... basically anything that was on top of the list of pinboard.in/popular/fandom. And in-between I had short crushes on canons like Cabin Pressure, Teen Wolf, Lost Girl, recently The Fast and the Furious, and some others.


Offline I'll remember this year as the one in which my depression got worse, then I realized that I had depression and went into therapy, and now things are slowly getting better (I hope.) During that time I failed to finish my Bachelor's degree or get my driving license. I quit choir and went to barely any debate tournaments (or training sessions.)

But I also realized how many good friends I have. Both online and offline, people have been amazing and very supportive. My family, too. I couldn't have done it on my own.
Of course I wish it didn't become so bad, but I learned some things and hopefully it'll be good for me long-term.

Thank you all so much for being around, for encouraging and helping, for talking with me, for your comments and posts, for the postcards, and for all the virtual hugs. <3
I wish you and your loved ones all the best for 2013.

Comments

[dhampyresa.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're getting better. I'm sorry I haven't been commenting so much, but I have issues similar to some of yours and sometimes your posts hit too close to home.

*hugs*

[schneefink.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

No need to apologize! I do the same thing a lot, I don't comment as much as I feel I should because I'm not feeling up to it, and others have told me to stop feeling guilty for it.

I hope things are getting better for you too!