Hello!

[alightbuthappypen]

A little bit about me and this journal:

Who?
I started properly in fandom on livejournal around 2006. Before that I had been fannish about things but hadn't been involved online. When all my fandoms moved from livejournal to tumblr way-back-when I went with them, but I never really got the sense of community there that there had been at LJ. I'm still there until the gifmakers move elsewhere.

I have an office job and live in the Big City with my cat.

What I post
A bit of everything that comes to mind. I generally post anything fannish publicly, but anything too personal or identifying under a lock.

I make fanart and (sometimes) write fic - everything goes on AO3 and art also goes on tumblr.

Fandoms
I'm a fandom monogamist generally, so at the moment I'm all The Untamed, all the time.

I do sometimes dip my toes into other fandoms when they take my fancy, and I'm happy to chat about lots of stuff.

Former fandoms include Good Omens (book first, then show briefly), Dragon Age (mainly adoribull; fannishness for this is dormant but not dead), X-Men movieverse, and The Musketeers (the BBC show - for my sins).

I also play D&D and DM a homebrew campaign, and love Critical Role (but usually many episodes behind, so spoilers will not be welcomed!).

I don't have any kind of friending policy, I'm really just looking to connect with people! No obligation to friend/subscribe back, and I'm also happy to chat in public posts even if we're not subscribed to each other's journals.

Comments

[jo_lasalle]

Nice to read a little more about you :D I really love what I've seen of your art on Twitter and I hope to see lots more of it!

[alightbuthappypen]

Thank you :D I've been on leave the past couple of weeks so have been able to draw more frequently, this might slow when I'm back at work unfortunately. But I have pieces in the mdzs reverse big bang which will be posting in June, so at least there's that!

[curiosity]

Hallo. I am felinesomnambulist on tumblr and felidae_somni on Twitter. I mostly just post fics for MDZS these days. Saw your art and thought I'd stop by to say hi. *waves!*

[alightbuthappypen]

Hello! Sorry this is a rudely late reply, I keep intending to be on dreamwidth more often but that is...a work in progress. Always looking for more fandom people on here though :D

[sunshine304]

Hello there! I came over from the the Untamed comm because I recognised your name from tumblr! I see your art often on my dash, it's so soft and lovely! (❁´◡`❁)

Our fandom history is very similar. XD I started on LJ in 2005 I think because of PotC, then spent some great years there until the site went downhill and everyone moved to tumblr. I lurked around there for a long time and only started being really active in 2020 when I became aware of The Untamed. Now I've lost my heart to that fandom. (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)

I want to revive my DW because I like this kind of social media much better for discussions and, you know, actually being social. XD
I also post anything for fandom, movies etc openly, and more private posts are locked until I feel I know someone better (which doesn't mean I need to know every private detail XD, just that I get a useful impression of someone like, "They're genuine and won't come at me with harrassment if they don't like a post".)

Feel free to friend back, I'd also love to make more new friends over here! :D

[alightbuthappypen]

Hi! DW is definitely a more chilled out platform, and I do like not having to worry about character limit like twitter, or my posts being on the internet forever even if I delete them like tumblr 😁 It does take a bit more effort though, but I'm trying to lurk less.

[sunshine304]

or my posts being on the internet forever even if I delete them like tumblr 😁
Ah yes, tumblr is so very good at keeping long deleted blogs alive. XD

DW is definitely more time consuming, I've noticed that already. ^_^; But it's also quite fun and it feels like the feeback is more interesting, what with actual conversation happening (like in the Readalong post on the comm, that's great!). (❁´◡`❁)

[mekare]

Hi! Someone recced your art in c_ent yesterday and I was so pleased to find you had a Dreamwidth as well. So, hi I‘m not in The Untamed fandom but I loved your art. I‘m also a member of drawesome, a community for (fan)artists, maybe that‘s something to check out if you‘re interested. We are a friendly bunch and motivate each other with monthly challenges (which have no deadlines, so very low pressure).

[alightbuthappypen]

Hi, and thank you! I'm so happy and flattered that I was recced, it's always a nice surprise. drawesome looks great! I have been meaning to be more active on DW and this seems a good way of doing it :D

[mekare]

Hope to see you there!

[marydell]

*Wave* hiya! I'm Canary3d on Tumblr (best known for "Restless Rewatch"). Like every other fandom old, I have a dreamwidth and don't update it, but with the chaos in twitterland I'm poking my toe back in over here. I love your art!

[alightbuthappypen]

Hello, I know you! (in the social media sense of 'I see you around and recognise your name', ha). And thank you :D

I deleted my twitter accounts a few months ago and it seems you can't view any tweets without one these days, so I can't even rubberneck the chaos, but I imagine it's only become worse :( It's a different set of muscles using dreamwidth I've found, but I think it's worth the effort!

[marydell]

Yea, twitter is pretty depressing currently - every day seems to bring a new terrible idea. I mostly use twitter for looking at art--my main presence is on tumblr, with an occasional DeviantArt post when I remember that DA exists. I wish Dreamwidth would make it easier to put pictures into posts - if I could just drag images in, I'd post here all the time. Anyway, I do kinda miss old-school blogging...maybe it will make a comeback. Although my 15yo son and all his friends use Whatsapp and other group chat thingies for their social media...he's probably never heard of a blog, lol.